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May 29, 2019

Andrew McCarthy: Mueller makes impeachment tightrope tougher to walk for Dems

Bob Mueller decided to shoot up the town before he rode off into the sunset.

May 28, 2019

Carter Page alleges extensive contacts with alleged FBI informant, as Strzok-Page texts draw renewed scrutiny

Following President Trump's decision to allow the declassification of key Russia records at Attorney General Bill Barr's discretion, former Trump campaign aide Carter Page told Fox News his contact with alleged FBI informant Stefan Halper at a pivotal period in the Russia probe was more extensive than previously reported.  

May 24, 2019

Trump gives AG Barr authority to declassify documents related to 2016 campaign surveillance

President Trump on Thursday night issued a memo giving Attorney General William Barr the authority to declassify any documents related to surveillance of the Trump campaign in 2016.

May 22, 2019

Assistant Attorney General Williams: Violent crime is declining -- DOJ is working to make America even safer

New FBI statistics show a sustained reduction in violent crime, and with new effective programs, the Department of Justice is working hard to ensure the trend continues.

May 20, 2019

AG Barr: 'I felt the rules were being changed to hurt Trump'

Attorney General William Barr told The Wall Street Journal in an interview published Monday that his handling of the Mueller report and its aftermath is rooted in a desire to defend the power of the executive branch rather than personal support for President Trump.

May 16, 2019

Obama spymasters point fingers amid Russia probe review: ‘Throwing each other under the bus’

The launch of a formal inquiry into the origins of the Russia investigation -- being led by one of the Justice Department’s toughest prosecutors -- has touched off a new round of behind-the-scenes finger-pointing among Obama administration officials who could have some explaining to do about efforts to surveil the Trump campaign.

May 16, 2019

Howie Carr: US attorney investigating origins of Russia probe will be 'very hard to smear'

Radio host Howie Carr said U.S. Attorney John Durham will be very hard for to “smear as a partisan” as he conducts a review of the Russia probe's origins.

May 15, 2019

New probe of the FBI: Long overdue or Trump's payback?

It's not hard to conjure an image of a general surviving a military coup and then ordering the plotters jailed.

May 14, 2019

Karl Rove says John Durham could probe Comey, McCabe, Strzok role in Russia probe origins

Fox News political contributor Karl Rove said Tuesday that U.S. Attorney John Durham could extend the investigation into the Russia probe's origins well beyond the scope of Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz's powers.

May 13, 2019

'Not looking good' for Comey, Rosenstein 'absolutely right to slam' ex-FBI director, Hannity says

Sean Hannity said in his "Hannity" Opening Monologue on Monday that former FBI Director James Comey "abused his power" and that there has been "mounting" evidence to that effect.