Feb 14 Watch 10:58 2 former Justice Department officials on Trump, Barr and the rule of law President Trump is apparently ignoring Attorney General William Barr’s appeal for an end to public statements and tweets about the Justice Department, insisting he has the right to intervene. Also, former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe will not be charged… Continue watching
Feb 14 U.S. closes case against ex-FBI deputy director McCabe with no charges By Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The decision resolves a criminal investigation that spanned more than a year and began with a referral from the Justice Department’s inspector general. Continue reading
Jan 16 FBI arrests 3 white supremacists ahead of pro-gun rally By Michael Kunzelman, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press A former Canadian Armed Forces reservist and two other men who are linked to a violent white supremacist group were believed to be heading to a pro-gun rally next week in Virginia’s capital. Continue reading
Jan 02 Kentucky attorney general asks FBI to probe former Gov. Bevin’s pardons By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press The pardons have drawn criticism from both sides of the political aisle after media reports highlighted some that went to convicts who had wealthy or politically connected families. Continue reading
Dec 15 Comey: ‘Real sloppiness’ in Russia probe but no misconduct By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Former FBI Director James Comey acknowledged Sunday that a Justice Department inspector general report identified “real sloppiness" in the surveillance of a former Trump campaign aide and said he was wrong to have been “overconfident" about how the Russia investigation… Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 5:11 What Michael Horowitz told the Senate Judiciary Committee about Russia probe By William Brangham The origins of the Russia investigation were under the microscope on Capitol Hill Wednesday. Michael Horowitz, inspector general for the Department of Justice, sat for a day-long hearing with the Senate Judiciary Committee about his recent report examining accusations of… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 10:19 2 law enforcement experts on what Horowitz report and testimony mean for the FBI In 434 written pages and more than five hours of live testimony, Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz shared his perspective on how the FBI conducted itself in the early stages of its Russia investigation. How serious are his findings,… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch 5:47 News Wrap: Despite IG report, Barr says Russia probe based on ‘bogus narrative’ In our news wrap Tuesday, Attorney General William Barr blasted the FBI’s probe into links between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign. The Justice Department’s internal watchdog found that the investigation was flawed but not motivated by political bias. Meanwhile,… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 11:22 DOJ inspector general finds Russia probe was appropriately opened — but Barr disagrees A long-awaited report into the origins of the Russia probe found no evidence of a political conspiracy against President Trump. But the Justice Department’s inspector general criticized the FBI’s handling of wiretap applications used in the early stages of the… Continue watching
Dec 09 Read the full DOJ inspector general’s report on the FBI’s Russia probe By William Brangham, Nsikan Akpan A watchdog report on the Russia probe, by the Justice Department inspector general, finds no evidence of political bias but says 17 "significant errors or omissions" occurred during the Russia investigations. Continue reading