Rowan Scarborough

The curious political cases where Democratic AGs jumped in to meddle

Democratic attorneys general have a history of meddling in politically sensitive cases, the official record shows.

February 22, 2020

Justice Department worker contributions favor Clinton, Democrats over Trump, GOP

Justice Department employees overwhelmingly contribute to Democrats, a trend that has become even more lopsided since Barack Obama's presidential inauguration, according to a campaign finance research organization.

February 17, 2020

Democratic AGs have history of meddling in politically sensitive cases

Democratic attorneys general have a history of meddling in politically sensitive cases, the official record shows.

February 17, 2020

Secret letter to William Barr set stage for independent Michael Flynn review

The unusual move by Attorney General William P. Barr to open an independent review of the prosecution of retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn came after months of legal broadsides from defense attorney Sidney Powell.

February 16, 2020

Rudy Giuliani stocks personal website with anti-Joe Biden content

Rudolph W. Giuliani has been barnstorming TV and social media in recent weeks trying to sell his findings that the Bidens are corrupt and Ukraine interfered on behalf of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election.

February 12, 2020

Bombshell IG report gives fresh ammo to target ‘reckless’ Christopher Steele

Three Russian oligarchs are targeting the Christopher Steele dossier with new evidence they say shows the British ex-spy displayed "recklessness" in accusing them.

February 8, 2020

Mueller prosecutor Weissmann says look to Italian model to oust ‘amoral’ Trump

Former senior Trump-Russia prosector Andrew Weissmann says Democrats should mimic Italian politics for the way to "get rid of" President Trump, whom he called a "demigod" and "amoral."

February 7, 2020

Second impeachment could be on horizon for Donald Trump

Democrats already have lined up possible charges if they choose to pursue impeachment 2.0.

February 6, 2020

Three Russian oligarchs target Steele dossier, say spy ‘reckless’ in accusations against them

Three Russian oligarchs are targeting the Christopher Steele dossier with new evidence they say shows the British ex-spy displayed "recklessness" in accusing them.

February 5, 2020

Michael Flynn, Carter Page see wiretap abuse report as aiding in vindication

The Justice Department's wiretap abuse report is providing new arguments for two Trump associates and a Russian entrepreneur trying to clear their names but suffering court setbacks, so far.

February 2, 2020

Shifa al-Nima, ISIS leader, confessions provide look into atrocities

The arrest of an obese Islamic State leader -- his girth loaded by Iraqi forces onto a pickup truck -- produced a number of confessions on how the captive unleashed a wave of terrorism in occupied Mosul from 2014 to 2017.

January 26, 2020

Adam Schiff fudged facts eight ways in prosecuting Trump’s impeachment

Rep. Adam B. Schiff arrived in the Senate this week as an impeachment trial manager, leaving the House with a trail of inaccuracies, conspiracy theories and attempts at obstruction, the record shows.

January 25, 2020

Adam Schiff, impeachment manager, has history of inaccuracies

Rep. Adam B. Schiff arrived in the Senate this week as an impeachment trial manager, leaving the House with a trail of inaccuracies, conspiracy theories and attempts at obstruction, the record shows.

January 23, 2020

William Barr: No repeat single-sourced Crossfire Hurricanes

Attorney General William P. Barr has tightened the procedure for opening a criminal probe into a presidential campaign after the Justice Department inspector general found the FBI's momentous decision on July 31, 2016, to target Trump aides never reached the top.

January 22, 2020

Lev Parnas, anti-Trump witness, promoted by Adam Schiff despite denials, lawsuit

Rep. Adam B. Schiff is promoting a new anti-Trump witness whose public allegations have been met with vehement denials and at least one lawsuit.

January 19, 2020

Qassem Soleimani was kept on U.S. sanctions list, but not Europe’s

Social media is wondering how the late Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani ended up in the 2015 U.S.-Iran nuclear deal as someone granted sanctions relief.

January 15, 2020

FBI Crossfire Hurricane probe source for Trump conspiracy was dossier

The long FBI probe into a purported Russia election collusion was absent of any direct conspiracy evidence against a Trump associate except for the discredited Democratic Party-financed dossier and its impresario, Fusion GPS.

January 12, 2020

Qassem Soleimani role in Aleppo siege illustrates iron hand in Middle East

Photographs of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani surveying bomb-scarred Aleppo in September 2016 underscored how far the terrorist master was willing to go to extend Tehran's iron hand across the Middle East.

January 9, 2020

Qassem Soleimani adviser Iraj Masjedi has history of targeting U.S. troops, says opposition group

The late Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani leaves a legacy in Iraq of more than 100,000 Shia militia loyalists and one of his closest advisers, a Quds Force general who serves as Iran's ambassador in Baghdad.

January 6, 2020

Bruce Ohr hid mission to spread anti-Trump Steele dossier

Bruce Ohr, the highest-ranking Obama Justice Department official to involve himself in distributing the anti-Trump dossier, carried out his freelancing through numerous meetings, phone calls and emails as a link between the FBI and Hillary Clinton forces.

January 5, 2020