Jeff Mordock

James Comey lambastes William Barr’s CBS News interview

Former FBI Director James B. Comey denounced Attorney General William P. Barr's appearance on CBS News as irresponsible.

June 3, 2019

Trump lawyer wanted ‘heads-up’ on Mueller probe, voicemail to Flynn shows

An attorney for President Trump asked former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn for a "heads-up" if he planned to tell special counsel Robert Mueller's investigators damaging information about the president, according to a full transcript of the voicemail released by federal prosecutors Friday.

May 31, 2019

Adam Schiff demands intel chiefs notify him of AG Barr’s probe into origins of Russia investigation

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff demanded Friday that U.S. intelligence chiefs inform Congress of any effort by Attorney General William Barr to declassify classified national security material over their objections.

May 31, 2019

Doug Collins: FBI official who leaked classified documents should be prosecuted

The top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday demanded to know why there was no prosecution of an FBI official who was found to have illegally leaked sealed court filings.

May 30, 2019

Sixteen women sue the FBI alleging sexual harassment, gender discrimination

A group of former and current female FBI recruits on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the bureau alleging gender discrimination in how it trains and evaluates women candidates.

May 30, 2019

Judge may order prosecutors to give redacted portions of Mueller report to Roger Stone

A federal judge on Thursday suggested she may order the Justice Department to turn over redacted portions of special counsel Robert Mueller's report to Roger Stone's attorneys.

May 30, 2019

Robert Mueller statement in line with William Barr summary, Justice Department says

Special counsel Robert Mueller pointedly said Wednesday he could not exonerate President Trump of criminal wrongdoing but charging him was never an option because of Justice Department regulations.

May 29, 2019

Robert Mueller on Trump: No exoneration

Special counsel Robert Mueller delivered a valedictory statement Wednesday before he resigned from his two-year investigation into President Trump, saying he could not exonerate the president of criminal wrongdoing.

May 29, 2019

Robert Mueller to speak Wednesday on Russia investigation

Special counsel Robert Mueller will make a statement Wednesday morning to talk about his findings from the investigation into the 2016 election.

May 29, 2019

Alabama protests have been peaceful since abortion ban, police say

Fears that protests over Alabama's new abortion ban would turn violent have proven unfounded, police departments in the state say.

May 28, 2019

James Comey, in Washington Post op-ed, dismisses Trump FBI spying claims as ‘dumb lies’

Former FBI Director James B. Comey on Tuesday pushed back on claims by President Trump and his allies that the bureau spied on the Trump campaign in 2016.

May 28, 2019

Julian Assange indicted in Chelsea Manning classified material leak

A federal grand jury handed up a new 18-count indictment against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Thursday, accusing him of a much more active role in one of the largest leaks of classified information in U.S. history.

May 23, 2019

White supremacist domestic terrorism rising, FBI says

The FBI has seen a "significant" rise in white supremacist domestic terrorism since the fall, a senior bureau counterterrorism official said Thursday.

May 23, 2019

Julian Assange, Wikileaks founder, indicted on 18 charges

A federal grand jury in Virginia handed up a new 18-count indictment against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Thursday, accusing him of a much more active role in one of the largest leaks of classified information in U.S. history.

May 23, 2019

Stephen Calk, Chicago banker, indicted on bribery charge connected to Paul Manafort loans

A Chicago banker who approved $16 million in loans to Paul Manafort in exchange for a post in the Trump administration was indicted on a bribery charge Thursday.

May 23, 2019

FBI says number of white supremacist terror suspects on rise

The FBI has seen an increase in white supremacist terror suspects since the fall, a senior bureau counterterrorism official said Thursday.

May 23, 2019

Jonathan Xie plotted Trump Tower bombing, DOJ says

A 20-year-old New Jersey man is facing federal terrorism charges for threatening to blow up Trump Tower and the Israeli Consulate, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.

May 22, 2019

Mark Steven Domingo, Army veteran and convert to Islam, indicted for plotting L.A. terrorist attack

A federal grand jury Wednesday indicted a U.S. Army veteran on terrorism charges for allegedly planning a large-scale terror attack in Los Angeles.

May 22, 2019

President Trump honors police, firefighters with nation’s highest honor for first responders

President Trump Wednesday presented the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor, to about a dozen police officers and firefighters across the nation.

May 22, 2019

Justice Dept. to give less-redacted Mueller report to Senate Intelligence Committee

The Justice Department intends to make a minimally-redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's available to all members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, according to a Wednesday court filing.

May 22, 2019