Jeff Mordock

Julian Assange’s attorney calls Roger Stone’s arrest ‘intimidation’

An attorney for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Friday that the arrest of longtime GOP operative Roger Stone was an attempt to intimidate his client.

January 25, 2019

Warren Clark, Texas man arrested in Syria, accused of offering to teach English to ISIS members

A Texas man who traveled to Syria so he could teach English to members of the Islamic State was arrested Thursday, the Justice Department announced.

January 25, 2019

FBI director Wray says he’s ‘angry’ over shutdown in video for employees

FBI Director Christopher Wray said he is as angry as he's been in a "long, long time," over the government shutdown in a video to employees posted on the bureau's site Friday.

January 25, 2019

Roger Stone calls Mueller a ‘rogue prosecutor’ and America the ‘new Soviet Union’

Roger Stone on Friday slammed special counsel Robert Mueller as a "rogue prosecutor," comparing his tactics to strong-arm methods used by the Soviet Union.

January 25, 2019

Paul Manafort trial: Federal judge orders sealed hearing over allegations he lied to special counsel

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Friday ordered a sealed hearing on Feb. 2, to resolve allegations that former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort lied to prosecutors working with special counsel Robert Mueller.

January 25, 2019

Roger Stone, Trump associate, arrested in Fla., faces obstruction charge

Roger Stone was arrested Friday morning after a grand jury indicted the longtime associate of President Trump on charges brought by special counsel Robert Mueller.

January 25, 2019

Lanny Davis says Michael Cohen will comply with Senate subpoena

Michael Cohen will comply with a Senate subpoena, his attorney Lanny Davis told CNN Thursday night.

January 24, 2019

Michael Cohen subpoenaed by Senate Intelligence Committee

The Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday subpoenaed Micheal Cohen to testify sometime in Mid-February.

January 24, 2019

Andrew Stettner, Jerome Corsi’s stepson, appears before Robert Mueller’s grand jury

The stepson of conservative author Jerome Corsi appeared before special counsel Robert Mueller's grand jury on Thursday, according to a report.

January 24, 2019

Paul Manafort attorneys dispute Robert Mueller’s claim he lied to federal investigators

Attorneys for Paul Manafort on Wednesday disputed allegations he intentionally lied to investigators working with special counsel Robert Mueller.

January 23, 2019

Michael Cohen cites Trump threats in postponing congressional testimony

President Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen said he is postponing his much-anticipated testimony to a House panel next month, citing "ongoing threats" from the president and his personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani.

January 23, 2019

Matthew Whitaker, acting attorney general, to testify before Congress on contacts with Trump, Cohen

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker will face questions from House lawmakers next month about whether he discussed special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe prior to succeeding ousted Attorney General Jeff Sessions last year, according to one top Democrat.

January 23, 2019

Julian Assange, Wikileaks founder, to fight extradition to U.S.: Report

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is reportedly seeking to head off extradition to the United States by demanding prosecutors unseal any evidence they have against him.

January 23, 2019

Mueller looking into Trump-NRA ties, former campaign aide says: Report

Special counsel Robert Mueller is inquiring about the Trump campaign's relationship with the National Rifle Association during the 2016 presidential election, a former Trump aide told CNN Tuesday.

January 22, 2019

Three Michigan residents charged with conspiring to support ISIS

Three Michigan residents have been charged with conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.

January 22, 2019

Ohio father-son duo accused of illegally operating slaughterhouse

An Ohio man and his son face multiple federal charges for a bizarre scheme in which they illegally operated a slaughterhouse and sold the uninspected lamb meat at Cleveland-area gas stations in exchange for food stamps, according an indictment lodged Tuesday.

January 22, 2019

FBI agents group warns that government shutdown is hampering investigations

Even as President Trump asks for border wall money to stop MS-13, one FBI agent says the partial government shutdown the wall fight caused has undercut an MS-13 gang investigation because they can't find anyone who speaks Spanish and can communicate with informants.

January 22, 2019

ACLU demands Justice Department records on facial recognition technology

The American Civil Liberties Union is demanding the Department of Justice release any records on its use of facial recognition technology, the civil rights group announced Tuesday.

January 22, 2019

Supreme Court grants appeal in mystery case linked to Robert Mueller

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday granted an appeal to be filed in a mystery grand jury subpoena believed to be tied to special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling and possible collusion with the Trump campaign.

January 22, 2019

James Baker involved in FBI Carter Page FISA warrant

A former top FBI lawyer told House lawmakers last year he personally involved himself in the warrant application to spy on then-Trump campaign aide Carter Page, admitting it was an "unusual move," Fox News reported Monday.

January 21, 2019