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August 20, 2020

Missing Kansas mother Marilane Carter's preliminary cause of death released

A woman believed to be missing Kansas mother of three Marilane Carter likely died from asphyxiation due to carbon monoxide poisoning based on initial evidence, the Crittenden County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. The body has yet to be positively identified by the Arkansas State Crime Lab.

August 19, 2020

Ex-FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith pleads guilty in first criminal case arising from Durham probe

Former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to making a false statement in the first criminal case arising from U.S. Attorney John Durham’s review of the investigation into links between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign.

August 18, 2020

Sally Yates, top DOJ official fired by Trump, tells DNC president has ‘trampled the rule of law’

Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates said President Trump has "trampled the rule of law" and accused him of using the Department of Justice to wage personal vendettas during her Democratic National Convention address on Tuesday.

August 18, 2020

Gregg Jarrett: Trump didn’t collude with Russia to get elected, Senate panel belatedly concludes

It took the committee three years to figure out the obvious: there is “absolutely no evidence that then-candidate Donald Trump or his campaign colluded with the Russian government to meddle in the 2016 election.”

August 18, 2020

Carter Page reacts to Durham FBI indictment: 'First step on the road to justice'

Former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page called the recent indictment of former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith the "first step on the road to justice."

August 18, 2020

Senate Intel says FBI gave 'unjustified credence' to Steele dossier, Russia 'took advantage' of Trump transition team

The Senate Intelligence Committee found that the FBI gave the unverified anti-Trump dossier “unjustified credence,” and that Russia “took advantage” of members of the Trump transition team’s “relative inexperience in government” in its final report as part of its years-long bipartisan Russia investigation.

August 17, 2020

Dan Bongino: Media pushes false talking point with guilty plea expected in Durham probe

Former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith, who is expected to plead guilty to making a false statement in the first criminal case arising from U.S. Attorney John Durham’s review of the investigation into links between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign, was not “a low-level guy,” contrary to claims made by the left-wing media, Dan Bongino, a Fox News contributor, said Monday.

August 16, 2020

Rep. Nunes on former FBI lawyer Clinesmith's guilty plea in Durham probe: ‘This is a good first step’

Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., said he hopes former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith's expected guilty plea will be the first of many resulting from the Durham probe.

August 15, 2020

NYC man wanted for torching NYPD car busted after taunting feds

A Queens man wanted for allegedly torching a cop car had spray-painted “TOO LATE!” on his wall to taunt the feds — but he didn’t flee fast enough and FBI agents nabbed him anyway, Brooklyn prosecutors said.

August 14, 2020

WSJ's Bill McGurn suggests FBI lawyer's plea deal in Durham probe will prompt others to come forward

Former FBI attorney Kevin Clinesmith's plea agreement could motivate other figures in the Russia investigation to come forward, Wall Street Journal editorial board member William McGurn said Friday.