Dan Boylan
Articles by Dan Boylan
Bill Browder stands by claims that Russia paid firm behind the anti-Trump dossier
A key witness' to a recent Senate Judiciary Committee hearing exploring Russian meddling in the 2016 election has reaffirmed his testimony that the secretive Washington firm, Fusion GPS, which commissioned the sensational anti-Trump campaign research dossier, received payment from the Kremlin. Published August 17, 2017
Pentagon eyes bitcoin blockchain technology as cybersecurity shield
Used by terrorists, drug dealers and money launderers, the shadowy online currency bitcoin may soon be drafted by the Pentagon as a way to shield U.S. military technology, communications and purchases. Published August 17, 2017
Trump dossier probe still alive as shown by investigators’ trip to meet Christopher Steele in London
Efforts by congressional investigators to contact Christopher Steele, the former British intelligence agent who prepared the salacious dossier on Donald Trump's supposed activities in Russia, appear to be bearing fruit with the news that two House intelligence committee staffers recently traveled to England to try and meet with Mr. Steele at his office in London. Published August 15, 2017
National security chiefs tamp down ‘fire and fury’ rhetoric
Senior national security leaders in the Trump administration are systematically walking back the president's hard-line rhetoric toward provocations by North Korea, advocating over the past several days an approach that is less fire and fury and more of a pragmatic approach to Pyongyang's saber-rattling. Published August 15, 2017
Donald Trump’s aides tamp down North Korea rhetoric
Senior national security leaders in the Trump administration are systematically walking back the president's hard-line rhetoric toward provocations by North Korea, advocating over the past several days an approach that is less fire and fury and more of a pragmatic approach to Pyongyang's saber-rattling. Published August 14, 2017
China to enforce U.N. sanctions against North Korea, will block coal, iron ore, fish imports
China said Monday it will begin enforcing tough new U.N. economic sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear and missile programs, announcing its will start blocking imports of coal, iron ore and other goods early next month. Published August 14, 2017
North Korea rhetoric remains sharp but shows signs of cooling
The White House significantly scaled back its rhetoric against North Korea on Sunday, with both the national security adviser and the nation's top spy saying the U.S. is no closer to war with the communist nation, despite the president's vow to unleash "fire and fury" against the North should it lash out militarily against America and its Pacific allies. Published August 13, 2017
Bitcoin value surge sign of criminal activity
The value of the shadowy digital currency known as bitcoin has jumped to record highs this month, sending shock waves through America's defense and intelligence agencies, which fear its growth signals a surge in use by terrorists, drug kingpins, white-collar criminals and Russian cybercriminals who don't want to be tracked by the world's governments. Published August 10, 2017
Former attorney for Loretta Lynch now working for congressional probe of former AG
A Democratic attorney on the Senate Judiciary Committee looking into former Attorney General Loretta Lynch's possible effort to influence the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton helped edit the media talking points about the infamous tarmac meeting last year between Bill Clinton and Ms. Lynch while working for the Obama administration. Published August 9, 2017
Russian hacking targets internal White House strife
A former FBI special agent-turned disinformation expert says a propaganda tracking tool he helped develop took less than a week to pinpoint evidence of Kremlin efforts to exploit current White House political divisions at the highest levels of national security. Published August 8, 2017
Susan Power faces tough questions over ‘unmasking’ requests
Former United Nations Ambassador Samantha Power will become the latest Obama-era official to meet with congressional investigators probing a vastly different side of the Russian election meddling story, the possibility the previous White House spied on Trump campaign and transition personnel, when she gives private testimony Friday before a congressional panel. Published July 27, 2017
Anti-Trump dossier firm did work for corrupt regimes, rights group claims
The secretive Washington firm that commissioned the sensational anti-Trump campaign research dossier also advised corrupt Venezuelan officials accused of conducting a lucrative money laundering scheme, a respected international human rights group told lawmakers probing the Russian election-meddling scandal. Published July 26, 2017
Jared Kushner, Paul Manafort Russia collusion testimonies sought by different Senate committees
A turf war has broken into the open between two Senate committees doing the deepest digging into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Published July 25, 2017
Jared Kushner returns to Capitol Hill for day two of Russia questions
One day after he issued a lengthy and detailed rebuttal to charges the Trump presidential campaign somehow colluded with Russia, White House aide and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for a second day of private meetings with congressional investigations into Russia's role in the 2016 election. Published July 25, 2017
Jared Kushner denies collusion with Russians to Congress, public
In a lengthy and detailed rebuttal, White House aide and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner made a public and private declaration of his innocence and said the charges of Russian collusion with the Trump presidential campaign were intended solely to ridicule the president's millions of supporters. Published July 24, 2017
Jared Kushner a Jewish-American paradox, traditional presidential family adviser
Prominent Jewish Americans have expressed remorse over Jared Kushner's perceived failings, but some White House historians say executive branch operators require discretion. Published July 23, 2017
Glenn Simpson, key figure behind sensational anti-Trump dossier, to plead the Fifth before Congress
The co-founder of the Washington-based firm that commissioned the explosive and largely unsubstantiated anti-Trump campaign research dossier will reject a Senate subpoena to testify before Congress next week and invoke his Fifth Amendment rights, according to the heads of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Published July 22, 2017
Susan Rice questioned by Senate Intelligence committee in Russian election meddling probe
Obama-era national security adviser Susan Rice, who has faced allegations of spying on the Trump campaign last year, met privately on Friday with the Senate Intelligence committee in its ongoing investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Published July 21, 2017
Robert Mueller’s investigation of Donald Trump’s business deals worry supporters
The threat of an expanding special counsel investigation into President Trump's finances has rattled his conservative base with fears that the New York billionaire could be brought down by shady business deals -- not collusion with Russia. Published July 20, 2017
Charles E. Grassley postpones anti-Donald Trump dossier hearing
Senate Judiciary Committee members seeking to to shine light into one of the sleaziest, darkest corner of the Russian election meddling saga will have to wait a little longer. Published July 18, 2017
