Feb 28 Trump calls Sessions' handling of Russia probe 'disgraceful' By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump renewed his attacks on his attorney general Wednesday, describing as "disgraceful" his handling of Republican complaints that the FBI abused its surveillance power during the early stages of the Russia probe. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch 5:38 What the House Democratic memo means for the Russia probe By PBS News Hour Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee released on Saturday a memo that rebuts key claims made in a Republican memo that alleged federal law enforcement abused its powers when it sought so-called FISA wiretaps on a former Trump campaign aide. Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 6:33 Pre-9/11 drama 'The Looming Tower' explores the failure of intelligence when division gets in the way By PBS News Hour, Frank Carlson A new drama takes viewers back to the events that led to the 9/11 attacks. Hulu’s "The Looming Tower," based on Lawrence Wright’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, retells the true story of the hunt for Osama bin Laden in the years… Continue watching
Feb 18 Trump vents frustration over Russia probe, rails against FBI By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press While the nearby town of Parkland, Florida, continues to mourn a deadly school shooting that left 17 dead, Russia was clearly top of mind for the president. Continue reading
Feb 17 Meddling 'incontrovertible' to U.S., 'just blabber' to Russia By David Rising, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Top Russian and American officials exchanged barbs Saturday in Germany over the U.S. indictment of 13 Russians accused of an elaborate plot to disrupt the 2016 presidential election. Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch 5:39 Why did a Florida shooter FBI tip fall through the cracks? By PBS News Hour The FBI says it got a tip about the man accused of murdering 17 people in Parkland, Florida, but never investigated. Director Christopher Wray said on Friday that a caller warned the bureau of Nikolas Cruz's desire to kill people. Continue watching
Feb 16 Florida governor calls on FBI director to resign after agency's failure to act on tip about school shooter By Associated Press Rick Scott on Friday sharply criticized the federal law enforcement agency, saying in a statement that the "FBI's failure to take action against this killer is unacceptable."… Continue reading
Feb 07 FBI texts reflect admiration of then-director James Comey By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Among the thousands of texts, the dialogue about Comey is especially striking because it further calls into question White House characterizations of an FBI in "tatters," where "countless" agents complained about their director before his removal. Continue reading
Feb 06 WATCH: Paul Ryan briefly addresses classified memo By Associated Press Previously, the president has said the memo "totally vindicates" him. When House Speaker Paul Ryan was asked about Trump's comments in today's conference, he didn't directly answer whether the memo vindicated the president. Continue reading
Feb 05 House panel votes to release Democratic memo on Russia probe. It now goes to President Trump By Mary Clare Jalonick and Catherine Lucey, associated press The Democratic document aims to counter the Republican document, which accused the FBI and Justice Department of abusing their authority in monitoring a onetime Trump campaign associate. Continue reading