Articles by Jeff Mordock
A former Air Force intelligence analyst was arrested Thursday and charged with leaking classified documents about U.S. military campaigns against al Qaeda to a reporter.
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May 9, 2019
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President Trump asserted executive privilege Wednesday to block Democrats from obtaining the full special counsel's report, and the House retaliated by taking the first step to hold Attorney General William P. Barr in contempt of Congress as the clash neared the realms of a "constitutional crisis."
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May 8, 2019
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The House Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General William P. Barr in contempt for refusing to comply with a subpoena demanding the full, unredacted Mueller report and underlying evidence.
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May 8, 2019
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The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved a new amendment to its contempt report against Attorney General William P. Barr that responds directly to President Trump invoking executive privilege.
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May 8, 2019
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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said Wednesday he's not interested in viewing confidential grand jury information redacted in special counsel Robert Mueller's report because disclosing it would violate the law.
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May 8, 2019
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A Republican on the House Judiciary Committee said Wednesday the panel is asking Attorney General William P. Barr to commit a crime by turning over special counsel Robert Mueller's unredacted report and the supporting evidence.
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May 8, 2019
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The top-ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Committee accused Democrats of putting President Trump into a corner, forcing him to pull the trigger on executive privilege to block access to the Mueller report.
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May 8, 2019
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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said Wednesday he is "ready, willing and able" to negotiate with the Justice Department even after President Trump invoked executive privilege to block access to special counsel Robert Mueller's full report and the underlying evidence.
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May 8, 2019
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President Trump asserted executive privilege Wednesday, moving to block House Democrats from trying to get the full unredacted report and supporting evidence compiled by special counsel Robert Mueller.
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May 8, 2019
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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said Wednesday he has rejected an offer from the Justice Department to allow more lawmakers to view a less-redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report and will now move forward with a contempt vote against Attorney General William P. Barr.
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May 8, 2019
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The top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee said late Tuesday Chairman Jerrold Nadler will move forward with a scheduled vote to hold Attorney General William P. Barr in contempt of Congress on Wednesday.
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May 7, 2019
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The White House intervened on Tuesday to block former White House counsel Don McGahn from complying with a congressional subpoena, suggesting President Trump might assert executive privilege to shield the documents.
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May 7, 2019
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A federal judge on Tuesday ordered strict bail conditions for a U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant accused of plotting a massive terrorist attack but stopped short of releasing the defendant so the government could appeal the plan.
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May 7, 2019
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The White House on Tuesday instructed former administration attorney Donald F. McGahn not to comply with a subpoena from House Democrats as the fight over investigations into President Trump reaches a crescendo.
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May 7, 2019
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A former FBI translator was indicted Monday on charges he covered up extensive personal contacts with the subject of a terrorism investigation.
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May 6, 2019
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Attorney General William P. Barr blew through a second deadline Monday to turn over more of special counsel Robert Mueller's report, as Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee scheduled a Wednesday morning vote to hold him in contempt of Congress.
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May 6, 2019
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A top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee Sunday walked back comments he made earlier in the day about an agreement to have special counsel Robert Mueller testify before the panel.
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May 5, 2019
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Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham on Friday sent a letter to special counsel Robert Mueller asking him if Attorney General William Barr misrepresented their phone call in his Senate testimony.
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May 3, 2019
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President Trump said Thursday he may block former White House counsel Don McGahn from testifying before Congress because the attorney has already spoken with investigators on the Russia probe.
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May 2, 2019
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The FBI used a female informant to try to pry information from a Trump campaign adviser during the 2016 elections, The New York Times reported Thursday, fueling allegations that the Obama administration spied on a political opponent.
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May 2, 2019
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