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Jeff Mordock

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

Rod Rosenstein standing with William Barr leaves Richard Blumenthal feeling betrayed

Sen. Richard Blumenthal feels betrayed by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, for whom Democrats spent more than a year defending as the bulwark against an unruly president and the overseer of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.

April 30, 2019

Randy Credico subpoenaed to testify in Roger Stone trial

Randy Credico, a former Roger Stone associate, has been subpoenaed to testify in Mr. Stone's upcoming November trial, The Hill reported Tuesday.

April 30, 2019

Rod Rosenstein resigns as deputy attorney general

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who appointed special counsel Robert Mueller to investigate Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, resigned Monday, ending a turbulent two-year run as the Justice Department's second-in-command.

April 29, 2019

Chuck Schumer: William Barr mischaracterized Mueller report

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Monday accused Attorney General William Barr of mischaracterizing special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian meddling in the 2016 election and whether President Trump obstructed the investigation.

April 29, 2019

Maria Butina, Russian agent, sentenced to 18 months in prison

Maria Butina, the Russian woman who failed to register as a foreign agent and plotted to infiltrate conservative U.S. political groups, was sentenced to 18 months in prison by a Washington, D.C., federal judge on Friday.

April 26, 2019

Chuck Grassley, Ron Johnson: FBI spying on Trump campaign may have continued after election

Two Senate committee chairmen say text messages between anti-Trump FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page may be evidence the bureau spied on Trump campaign officials after the election.

April 25, 2019

Christopher P. Hasson, Coast Guard officer accused of terror plot, to be released on bail

The U.S. Coast Guard officer accused of plotting a massive terrorist attack on left-leaning politicians and journalists will be released on bail, a federal judge in Maryland ruled Thursday.

April 25, 2019

Ben Carson encourages sexual harassment reporting under Fair House Act

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson and Assistant HUD Secretary Anna Maria Farias both grew up in public housing and witnessed their mothers being harassed by their landlords.

April 24, 2019

Candace Marie Claiborne pleads guilty to concealing contact with Chinese spies

A former State Department official pleaded guilty Wednesday to concealing her contacts with two Chinese spies who showered her with gifts and benefits worth tens of thousands of dollars in exchange for access to sensitive diplomatic data.

April 24, 2019

Former GE engineer indicted in scheme to steal trade secrets on behalf of China

A former General Electric Co. employee is charged with stealing trade secrets from the conglomerate to benefit two Chinese competitors -- a scheme that was bankrolled by the Chinese government, according to an indictment unsealed Tuesday.

April 23, 2019

Don McGahn subpoenaed by House Judiciary Committee

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed former White House counsel Don McGahn on Monday, requiring he appear in front of Congress by the end of next month.

April 22, 2019

Doug Collins, top Republican on Judiciary panel, views less-redacted copy of Mueller report at DOJ

The highest-ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Committee viewed a less-redacted copy of special counsel Robert Mueller's report at the Justice Department on Monday.

April 22, 2019

John Dowd: Robert Mueller understood why president called probe a ‘witch hunt’

A former attorney for President Trump said Monday that special counsel Robert Mueller understood why the president repeatedly blasted his investigation and labeled it "a witch hunt."

April 22, 2019

Doug Collins accuses Jerry Nadler of ‘wildly inaccurate’ Mueller report claims

The ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Committee on Monday blasted Chairman Jerrold Nadler, accusing him of making "wildly inaccurate claims" about the Mueller report.

April 22, 2019

Chelsea Manning loses appeal in Assange case, will remain in jail

Former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning must remain in jail for refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.

April 22, 2019

Redactions next Mueller report battle for Democrats

Nearly 1,000 black marks dot special counsel Robert Mueller's report, each a redaction of information the Justice Department says shouldn't be made public -- tantalizing morsels about what else might be lurking.

April 21, 2019

Mueller report produces damning exoneration of Donald Trump

Special counsel Robert Mueller's 22-month investigation produced a damning exoneration of President Trump, finding that he did not conspire with Russia to subvert the 2016 election but did repeatedly attempt to shape the follow-up probes themselves with threats to fire investigators or cajole witnesses.

April 18, 2019