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 Barr says FBI’s Russia investigation was based on ‘bogus narrative’ By Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Attorney General Barr leveled blistering criticism at how the Russia investigation was conducted, saying it was based on a “bogus narrative” that the Trump campaign might have conspired with Russia during the 2016 presidential election. Continue reading
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 Watch 7:23 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Warren vs. Buttigieg, candidates of color NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including campaign sparring between Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg and which candidates might leverage it, how much transparency matters… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch 8:58 How ‘Deep State’ book disputes accusations of Trump bias at FBI, DOJ In a new book, Pulitzer winner James B. Stewart explores two controversial recent investigations by the FBI and the Justice Department: Probes into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server when she was secretary of state and Russian interference… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 7:37 Why Barr asking foreign leaders for help in probe of U.S. agencies raises concerns According to The Washington Post, Attorney General William Barr has been personally visiting with foreign leaders to encourage them to help out with an investigation that President Trump hopes will discredit special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe. William Brangham talks… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch 7:43 Lewandowski frustrates Democrats with short responses in House Judiciary Committee hearing Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Ahead of his appearance, the White House had instructed Lewandowski to discuss only matters covered in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report -- and indeed, Lewandowski… Continue watching
Sep 14 AP Fact Check: Trump, Dems and their tale of 2 countries By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press The country described by the Democrats running for president is mired in child poverty, riven with economic unfairness and broken in its approach to health care, crime and guns. The country presented by President Donald Trump is roaring and ascendant. Continue reading