Rowan Scarborough

Michael Flynn, Carter Page see wiretap abuse report as aiding in vindication

The Justice Department's wiretap abuse report is providing new arguments for two Trump associates and a Russian entrepreneur trying to clear their names but suffering court setbacks, so far.

February 2, 2020

Shifa al-Nima, ISIS leader, confessions provide look into atrocities

The arrest of an obese Islamic State leader -- his girth loaded by Iraqi forces onto a pickup truck -- produced a number of confessions on how the captive unleashed a wave of terrorism in occupied Mosul from 2014 to 2017.

January 26, 2020

Adam Schiff fudged facts eight ways in prosecuting Trump’s impeachment

Rep. Adam B. Schiff arrived in the Senate this week as an impeachment trial manager, leaving the House with a trail of inaccuracies, conspiracy theories and attempts at obstruction, the record shows.

January 25, 2020

Adam Schiff, impeachment manager, has history of inaccuracies

Rep. Adam B. Schiff arrived in the Senate this week as an impeachment trial manager, leaving the House with a trail of inaccuracies, conspiracy theories and attempts at obstruction, the record shows.

January 23, 2020

William Barr: No repeat single-sourced Crossfire Hurricanes

Attorney General William P. Barr has tightened the procedure for opening a criminal probe into a presidential campaign after the Justice Department inspector general found the FBI's momentous decision on July 31, 2016, to target Trump aides never reached the top.

January 22, 2020

Lev Parnas, anti-Trump witness, promoted by Adam Schiff despite denials, lawsuit

Rep. Adam B. Schiff is promoting a new anti-Trump witness whose public allegations have been met with vehement denials and at least one lawsuit.

January 19, 2020

Qassem Soleimani was kept on U.S. sanctions list, but not Europe’s

Social media is wondering how the late Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani ended up in the 2015 U.S.-Iran nuclear deal as someone granted sanctions relief.

January 15, 2020

FBI Crossfire Hurricane probe source for Trump conspiracy was dossier

The long FBI probe into a purported Russia election collusion was absent of any direct conspiracy evidence against a Trump associate except for the discredited Democratic Party-financed dossier and its impresario, Fusion GPS.

January 12, 2020

Qassem Soleimani role in Aleppo siege illustrates iron hand in Middle East

Photographs of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani surveying bomb-scarred Aleppo in September 2016 underscored how far the terrorist master was willing to go to extend Tehran's iron hand across the Middle East.

January 9, 2020

Qassem Soleimani adviser Iraj Masjedi has history of targeting U.S. troops, says opposition group

The late Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani leaves a legacy in Iraq of more than 100,000 Shia militia loyalists and one of his closest advisers, a Quds Force general who serves as Iran's ambassador in Baghdad.

January 6, 2020

Bruce Ohr hid mission to spread anti-Trump Steele dossier

Bruce Ohr, the highest-ranking Obama Justice Department official to involve himself in distributing the anti-Trump dossier, carried out his freelancing through numerous meetings, phone calls and emails as a link between the FBI and Hillary Clinton forces.

January 5, 2020

Iran proved vital to al Qaeda’s safe passage, according to bin Laden records, 9/11 commission

Iran "facilitated" the movement of al Qaeda terrorists through its country, including September 11, 2001 attackers and for years was a critical channel for money and arms, according to the 9-11 commission report and internal Osama bin Laden documents.

January 4, 2020

Horowitz report jolts BuzzFeed dossier libel case

A Russian entrepreneur accused in the anti-Trump dossier is citing the Michael Horowitz report in a bid to convince an appeals court to allow new evidence in a libel case against BuzzFeed.

December 31, 2019

Hunter Biden file: A brief Navy career

Navy Ens. Hunter Biden received a fitness report after his first two weeks as a public affairs officer, his personnel file shows.

December 30, 2019

Two government investigations leave Steele dossier in shambles

Two official government reports have exonerated President Trump and his associates of the serious Russia allegations in the Democratic Party-financed dossier written by Christopher Steele and his handler, Fusion GPS.

December 30, 2019

Trump conspiracy theories by Christopher Steele exceeded dossier

British ex-spy Christopher Steele spread other accusations against President Trump not included in his well-publicized election dossier, according to the Justice Department's recent report on FBI misconduct.

December 25, 2019

FBI targeted Trump associates with informants

The FBI informant assigned to spy on Trump associates came up empty, according to the Justice Department's inspector general report, which for first time discloses snippets of secretly recorded conversations.

December 23, 2019

FBI had spies inside Trump campaign: IG

The FBI had operational informants inside the Trump campaign and among Trump associates, according to the Justice Department's inspector general report.

December 20, 2019

Peter Strzok ignored Christopher Steele ‘bias’ fears in fight for Carter Page FISA: IG report

The Hillary Clinton presidential campaign and its possible links to Christopher Steele were discussed inside the FBI's top echelons before it obtained court authority to wiretap a Trump associate based largely on Mr. Steele's Democratic Party opposition research, according to the Justice Department's inspector general report.

December 19, 2019

FISA court raps FBI’s faulty affidavits for Trump wiretaps: ‘Serious misconduct’

In a rare order, the chief judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court condemned the FBI on Tuesday for misleading the court in its application to surveil former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page, saying the sheer number of problems with the petition raises questions about other filings by the law enforcement agency.

December 17, 2019