• FBI lawyer suspected of altering Russia probe document

    FBI lawyer suspected of altering Russia probe document

    Nov 22, 2019 09:25 PM EST

    ... touted news reports about the allegations to assert that the FBI had tried to “overthrow the presidency.” The allegation is part of a Justice Department inspector general investigation into the early days of the FBI’s Russia probe, which was ultimately taken over by special counsel Robert Mueller and resulted ...

  • Epstein’s death was a ‘perfect storm of screw-ups,’ says AG Barr

    Epstein’s death was a ‘perfect storm of screw-ups,’ says AG Barr

    Nov 22, 2019 05:14 PM EST

    ... by the numerous irregularities at the New York jail where Epstein was being held. But he said after the FBI and the Justice Department’s inspector general continued to investigate, he realized there were a "series" of mistakes made that gave Epstein the chance to take his own life. “I ...

  • Trump defends rank of Navy SEAL acquitted of murdering a militant captive

    Trump defends rank of Navy SEAL acquitted of murdering a militant captive

    Nov 21, 2019 04:43 PM EST

    ... This case was handled very badly from the beginning” and he urged those involved to “Get back to business!” Gallagher filed a complaint with the inspector general accusing a rear admiral of insubordination for defying Trump’s actions. Rear Adm. Collin Green is the Naval Special Warfare commander. Two U ...

  • AP Fact Check: Impeachment hearings and that Trump tweet

    AP Fact Check: Impeachment hearings and that Trump tweet

    Nov 16, 2019 10:16 PM EST

    NUNES: “The whistleblower was acknowledged to have a bias against President Trump.” — hearing Wednesday. THE FACTS: That may or may not be so. Whatever the whistleblower’s political beliefs, though, the whistleblower’s complaint was deemed credible by the inspector general who received it. Moreover, the July 25 phone conversation ...

  • News Wrap: Gunman kills 2 at Southern California high school

    News Wrap: Gunman kills 2 at Southern California high school

    Nov 14, 2019 11:50 PM EST

    ... says Trump administration officials removed an Iran expert from her post over her Iranian background and her work in the Obama administration. The department's inspector general says Brian Hook, who is the special representative on Iran, made the reassignment. Hook says that he didn't consider any improper factors ...

  • What William Taylor and George Kent shared during public impeachment hearings

    What William Taylor and George Kent shared during public impeachment hearings

    Nov 13, 2019 11:55 PM EST

    The other thing to note is that the president is now looking into the intelligence community's inspector general, Michael Atkinson. There are reports that he wanted to dismiss him. Today at the White House, the president said he wanted to dig into his actions. This is a person that ...

  • Memos show Trump officials weighed how migrant crackdown might affect 2020 race

    Memos show Trump officials weighed how migrant crackdown might affect 2020 race

    Nov 07, 2019 10:17 PM EST

    ... Political Aims Trumped U.S. National Security and the Safety of TPS Recipients." Menendez on Thursday also sent a letter to the State Department's Inspector General asking him to investigate the extent to which electoral considerations played a role in terminating the TPS programs. Tillerson's policy staff of ...

  • Whistleblower willing to take written questions, lawyer says

    Whistleblower willing to take written questions, lawyer says

    Nov 03, 2019 05:26 PM EST

    ... while leveraging power in conducting foreign policy.The whistleblower has become a central focus for Republicans, and in particular the president. The intelligence community's inspector general has said the person could have an "arguable political bias," but he nevertheless found the whistleblower's complaint to be "credible." The president ...

  • Shields and Brooks on Trump's judicial picks, Bill Taylor's testimony

    Shields and Brooks on Trump's judicial picks, Bill Taylor's testimony

    Oct 25, 2019 10:30 PM EST

    ... was specific. It was factual. It was compelling. And what I found most revealing about this is, I went through Michael Atkinson, who was the inspector general, Michael McKinley, 37 years of service at the State Department, Ambassador Taylor, Marie Yovanovitch, Laura Cooper, Fiona Hill, 163 years of public service ...

  • Turning to Putin, Erdogan ignores U.S. agreement for northeastern Syria

    Turning to Putin, Erdogan ignores U.S. agreement for northeastern Syria

    Oct 22, 2019 10:50 PM EST

    ... know what was going to happen to those prisoners. And it's just a good reminder that ISIS remains a threat. The Pentagon itself, the inspector general just a few months ago said there were 18,000 ISIS members across Syria and Iraq and in Syria still establishing resurgent cells ...