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Federal Bureau of Investigation

Mar 2020

DoJ IG: FBI problems on FISA warrants “far beyond” Crossfire Hurricane — and FBI leadership was well aware of it

Ed Morrissey Mar 31, 2020 2:01 PM

“[W]e do not have confidence that the FBI has executed its Woods Procedures in compliance with FBI policy.

Trump: You’d better believe I’m considering a pardon for Flynn

Ed Morrissey Mar 16, 2020 8:01 PM

Has the FBI “lost” its Flynn records?

Politico: FBI raid, Middle East mystery money, and Biden’s brother all raise questions

Ed Morrissey Mar 09, 2020 8:41 AM

“It was all smoke and mirrors.”

New IG report: FBI still deficient on investigating home-grown terrorists despite repeated failures — and deaths

Ed Morrissey Mar 05, 2020 2:01 PM

Same ol’, same ol’.

Consequences: FISA court disqualifies FBI agents linked to Carter Page warrants

Ed Morrissey Mar 05, 2020 8:41 AM

Deadline.

Feb 2020

Uh oh: Does new Varsity Blues discovery release exonerate Aunt Becky?

Ed Morrissey Feb 27, 2020 8:41 AM

“Singer’s notes indicate that FBI agents yelled at him and instructed him to lie…”

Jan 2020

Third time’s the charm? Carter Page sues DNC, Perkins Coie over Steele dossier and FISA surveillance

Ed Morrissey Jan 30, 2020 8:01 PM

“This is only the first salvo.”

Epstein prosecutor: Prince Andrew has provided “zero cooperation” even after FBI request

Ed Morrissey Jan 27, 2020 6:01 PM

Plus: Why would Ghislaine Maxwell visit Buckingham Palace four times in a day?

House Republicans to FISA court: When will you penalize attorneys who misled you on Carter Page warrants?

Ed Morrissey Jan 17, 2020 9:21 AM

And why did you appoint an FBI apologist to investigate?

Hoo boy: DOJ looking at James Comey for possibly having leaked classified information

Allahpundit Jan 16, 2020 7:21 PM

Soon.

Report: Three federal agencies investigating Ilhan Omar

Ed Morrissey Jan 16, 2020 3:21 PM

” … the worst-ever crime spree by an elected US official”?

Bad faith? Flynn lawyers file motion to withdraw guilty plea — and claim gov’t pressured Flynn to lie in court

Ed Morrissey Jan 15, 2020 10:01 AM

“Michael T. Flynn is innocent.”

Dec 2019

Epstein investigators haven’t killed case against his enablers … yet

Ed Morrissey Dec 28, 2019 1:01 PM

But Prince Andrew off the hook?

Hot Air’s top 50 countdown in 2019: 31-40

Ed Morrissey Dec 27, 2019 4:01 PM

Watch your … what?

WaPo media critic: Maddow has a lot to answer for with Steele dossier obsession

Ed Morrissey Dec 27, 2019 10:01 AM

“She was there for the bunkings, absent for the debunkings — a pattern of misleading and dishonest asymmetry.”

Barr fires back at Comey: FBI’s “unexplained misconduct” can’t be explained away as mistakes

Ed Morrissey Dec 20, 2019 2:01 PM

“There are episodes there that simply cannot be squared with innocent mistakes.”

NYT: Durham probing Brennan’s role in Steele dossier assessment

Ed Morrissey Dec 20, 2019 8:41 AM

Should Comey be more worried?

Joe Manchin: I don’t understand why House Democrats didn’t call the most important witnesses

Allahpundit Dec 18, 2019 10:41 PM

Uh oh.

Page explains: “Insurance policy” was, er, in case Trump won

Ed Morrissey Dec 18, 2019 12:31 PM

“By ‘we’ he’s talking about the collective we.”

Say, does anyone remember Nadler calling Page “an agent of a foreign power”?

Ed Morrissey Dec 17, 2019 10:01 AM

“The chairman has no credibility left.”

Schiff: Hey, how could I know that the FBI’s FISA applications were so bad?

Ed Morrissey Dec 16, 2019 6:01 PM

Nunes: “your rehabilitation will be a long, arduous process.”

Loughlin: Prosecutors are covering up evidence of our innocence

Ed Morrissey Dec 16, 2019 2:01 PM

“The Government’s failure to disclose this information is unacceptable …”

Comey: Let me tell you all the ways that Horowitz actually vindicated me

Ed Morrissey Dec 16, 2019 8:41 AM

“The Inspector General did not find misconduct by any FBI people”?

Sunday morning talking heads

Allahpundit Dec 15, 2019 8:01 AM

Hot seat.

Should we dump FISA — and put Congress in charge of surveillance oversight?

Ed Morrissey Dec 14, 2019 1:01 PM

Accountability.

WaPo: Say, about that Schiff rebuttal to the Nunes memo …

Ed Morrissey Dec 13, 2019 9:21 AM

Vindication.

Mike Huckabee: Trump will be eligible for a third term due to the illegal attempt to oust him as president

Allahpundit Dec 12, 2019 7:21 PM

Okay.

NYT: Now we know that FISA surveillance is ugly, right?

Ed Morrissey Dec 12, 2019 6:01 PM

Plus: Horowitz vindicated Comey’s firing, not Comey’s work.

Gowdy to Comey: Don’t write any more ethics books, pal

Ed Morrissey Dec 12, 2019 2:01 PM

“If he wants to take a victory lap because he not indicted, more power to him.”

Cruz to Horowitz: Did an FBI attorney defraud the FISA court? Horowitz: Yup

Ed Morrissey Dec 11, 2019 6:01 PM

“This wasn’t Jason Bourne, this was Beavis and Butthead.”

Clint Eastwood’s ‘Richard Jewell’ Indicts the Media and an Atlanta Newspaper Reaction Proves Him Correct

Brad Slager Dec 11, 2019 4:16 PM

Pushing back the pushback.

Graham: Horowitz report shows Crossfire Hurricane akin to resurrecting J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI; Horowitz rebukes Comey: What we found vindicates no one; Update: “Don’t know” if political bias played a role

Ed Morrissey Dec 11, 2019 12:01 PM

“Holy God, what a clown show the Trump-Russia investigation was,” says … Rolling Stone?

Barr: Sure seems like the FBI acted in “bad faith” in Operation Crossfire Hurricane

Ed Morrissey Dec 10, 2019 2:01 PM

“…a completely bogus narrative that was largely fanned and hyped by a completely irresponsible press.”

Trump blasts FBI director: What report was he reading, anyway?

Ed Morrissey Dec 10, 2019 8:41 AM

Barr: Ahem.

Comey takes victory lap over IG report: You’re welcome, America

Allahpundit Dec 09, 2019 7:31 PM

“The FBI fulfilled its mission — protecting the American people and upholding the U.S. Constitution.”

Horowitz report: Sufficient predicate for Crossfire Hurricane — but probably not the Page FISA warrant;More: Ordering audit of all FBI FISA warrant processes; Rips Ohr; Update: Durham dissents?

Ed Morrissey Dec 09, 2019 2:01 PM

Plus: Steele discussed working for the Trumps a few years earlier?

Beltway battens down hatches for the Horowitz Report — and new reveal on Christopher Steele?

Ed Morrissey Dec 09, 2019 12:01 PM

As read by Adam Baldwin!

Andrew Yang, campaign staff receive death threats in New Hampshire

Karen Townsend Dec 05, 2019 11:01 AM

Increased security measures

Nov 2019

NYT: Draft IG report on Russiagate finds that FBI didn’t spy on Trump’s campaign

Allahpundit Nov 27, 2019 7:01 PM

“But Mr. Horowitz will sharply criticize F.B.I. leaders for their handling of the investigation in some ways…”

Bharara on altered FBI FISA application: “Doesn’t get a lot more serious than this”

Ed Morrissey Nov 22, 2019 12:01 PM

CNN: The “Republican pounce” potential looks very serious indeed.

Smoking gun? DoJ misidentified agent authors for Flynn 302s

Ed Morrissey Nov 06, 2019 2:01 PM

Or an easy out?

Oct 2019

Media honey trap? DoJ indicts intel analyst for leaking to journalist lover; Update: Journalists identified?

Ed Morrissey Oct 09, 2019 4:01 PM

Again?

Hmmm: Durham expanding scope of Operation Crossfire Hurricane probe to include … Mueller?

Ed Morrissey Oct 09, 2019 2:01 PM

“Detailed” IG report to be released later this month?

Who’s up for a four-hour miniseries about the life and times of James Comey starring Jeff Daniels?

Allahpundit Oct 07, 2019 10:41 PM

Hoo boy.