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Jeff Mordock

jmordock@washingtontimes.com

Jeff Mordock is the White House reporter for The Washington Times. A native of Newtown, Pennsylvania, he previously worked for Gannett and has won awards from both the Delaware Press Association and the Maryland Delaware D.C. Press Association. He is a graduate of George Washington University and can be reached at jmordock@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Jeff Mordock

President Donald Trump's former chief strategist Steve Bannon speaks with reporters after pleading not guilty to charges that he ripped off donors to an online fundraising scheme to build a southern border wall, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

Steve Bannon fraud trial set for May

Former White House adviser Stephen Bannon and three co-defendants are scheduled to stand trial in May on charges of defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors who contributed to a private campaign to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

August 31, 2020
In this June 20, 2020, file photo, Geoffrey S. Berman, then-U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, speaks to reporters as he arrives at his office in New York. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen, File)

Southern District of New York probes restricted ‘October surprise’ rules

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has a reputation for targeting conservative and Republican political figures, but a review of federal cases by The Washington Times revealed that plenty of Democratic players also feel the sting of the office's aggressive prosecutions.

August 23, 2020
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C. right, adjusts his mask while talking to Vice Chairman Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., at the conclusion of a nomination hearing to consider Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, to be Director of National Intelligence, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)  **FILE**

Senate Intelligence Committee finds no collusion between Russia, Trump campaign

The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence found no evidence that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election, but campaign members' frequent contact with people linked to the Kremlin raised counterintelligence concerns, according to a bipartisan report released Tuesday.

August 18, 2020
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., speaks with members of the media before meeting with the Middleton Chamber of Commerce at Serendipity Labs in Madison, Wis., Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. (Amber Arnold/Wisconsin State Journal via AP) **FILE**

Ron Johnson says Republicans blocking subpoenas of Comey, Brennan

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson said Wednesday that fellow Republicans on his committee are blocking him from subpoenaing former FBI Director James B. Comey, former CIA Director John O. Brennan and others to discuss the Russian collusion probe.

August 12, 2020