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May 7, 2019

Karl Rove: Barr exposed tone-deaf Dems in embarrassing Judiciary hearing

The attempted Democratic takedown of Attorney General William Barr last week during his Senate Judiciary Committee appearance was a thing to behold.  The gruff, direct, seemingly unflappable bear of an AG batted away each assault, question after question, hour after hour. But a second impression also emerged: the tone deafness of so many Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats.  Some seemed unaware of the full import of their questions and complaints.

May 7, 2019

Kamala Harris calls Trump, Barr liars, accuses them of 'feeding hate'

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris called President Trump a liar, accused him of "feeding hate" and pushed the urgent need for new leadership during a speech before thousands of people in Detroit. 

May 6, 2019

Hundreds of ex-prosecutors claim Trump would have been indicted if not president

Hundreds of former federal prosecutors have attached their names to a statement saying they believe President Trump would have been indicted in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe for obstruction of justice if he weren't president.

May 6, 2019

Former FBI linguist charged with lying to authorities about contact with terrorist

A former FBI linguist is expected to appear in a Virginia courtroom Monday afternoon after being arrested on charges he lied to investigators by denying he had contact with a suspect in a terrorism investigation. 

May 6, 2019

Michael Cohen swipes at Trump as he reports to prison: ‘There still remains much to be told’

Michael Cohen, the president’s former lawyer who publicly turned on his ex-boss while under investigation, reported to federal prison Monday for a three-year sentence -- while taking a few more swipes at President Trump and teasing future revelations about his conduct en route to the slammer. 

May 3, 2019

Trump-Russia conspiracy created by top Obama-era officials to 'justify' investigation of Team Trump: Andrew McCarthy

The coming weeks will expose to all Americans the true genesis of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation -- and just how it is tied to some of the highest Obama-era officials.

May 2, 2019

White House rips Mueller in letter to DOJ, says team ‘failed in their duty to act as prosecutors’

The White House tore into Robert Mueller and his investigators in a recent letter to Attorney General Bill Barr that argued the special counsel's team included "political statements" in their Russia report and "failed" to act as traditional prosecutors -- while stating President Trump reserves his right to invoke executive privilege on matters related to the report.

May 1, 2019

Barr accuses Dems of using criminal justice process as ‘political weapon,’ as hearing tensions flare

Attorney General William Barr fired back Wednesday at Democrats who for weeks have called his integrity into question over his handling of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report, suggesting during a testy Capitol Hill hearing they were only using the issue to score political points ahead of the 2020 election -- and advising that the DOJ's role in the controversy is now "over."

May 1, 2019

Barr hearing: AG reveals tensions with Mueller team over Russia probe conclusion, obstruction punt

Attorney General William Barr, in highly anticipated Senate testimony Wednesday, revealed tensions between the Justice Department and Robert Mueller’s team over the special counsel’s final report on the Russia investigation, pointedly saying he was surprised Mueller didn’t come to a conclusion over whether President Trump obstructed justice.

May 1, 2019

AG William Barr testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee over Mueller report handling -- live blog

Attorney General William Barr testified Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee.