In the summer of 2016, Robert Hannigan, head of Britain’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) traveled to Washington D.C. to meet with then-CIA Head John Brennan regarding alleged communications between the Trump Campaign and Moscow.

That summer, GCHQ’s then head, Robert Hannigan, flew to the US to personally brief CIA chief John Brennan. The matter was deemed so important that it was handled at “director level”, face-to-face between the two agency chiefs.

The meeting between Hannigan and Brennan appears somewhat…unusual.Continue Reading

It’s important to differentiate between the Trump-Russia Investigation started by the FBI in July 2016 and the October 21, 2016 FISA Warrant granting surveillance on Carter Page.

On April 4, 2018, Devin Nunes sent a letter to Deputy AG Rosenstein and FBI Director Chris WrayContinue Reading

John Carlin was an Assistant Attorney General – and Head of the Department of Justice’s National Security Division (NSD).

On September 27, 2016, Carlin announced his resignation. He formally left the NSD on October 15, 2016. Carlin had been named Acting Assistant Attorney General in March 2013 and was confirmed in the spring of 2014.

Carlin had previously served as chief of staff to then-FBI Director Robert S. Mueller.

Carlin was replaced with Mary McCord – who would later accompany Acting Attorney General Sally Yates to see White House Counsel Don McGahn regarding General Michael Flynn.

Carlin announced his resignation exactly one day after he filed the Government’s proposed 2016 Section 702 certifications.Continue Reading

Jill McCabe, the wife of fired former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe, wrote an editorial in the Washington Post, The President Attacked My Reputation. It’s Time to Set the Record Straight.

Her editorial may have raised more questions than it answered.Continue Reading

On March 17, 2018, I wrote about this letter from Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd. A letter he sent on November 13, 2017:Continue Reading

On February 27, 2018, Jeff Sessions held a press conference on the Opioid Crisis.

The Conservative Treehouse caught a notable response by AG Jeff Sessions to a question on FISA abuse:

We believe the Department of Justice must adhere to the highest standards in the FISA Court. And yes, it will be investigated. I think that’s just the appropriate thing. The Inspector General will take that as one of the matters he’ll deal with.

On March 28, 2018, the Office of the Inspector General released a second Initiation of Review – dealing specifically with FISA abuses:Continue Reading

Devin Nunes was on with Maria Bartiromo on March 25, 2018. Nunes is refreshingly candid which makes his interviews worthwhile.

While much was covered, there was one short comment by Nunes that specifically grabbed my attention:

Remember the IG report is only looking at how they handled the Clinton email investigation, so we really need that report.

“The IG report is only looking at how they [DOJ & FBI] handled the Clinton email investigation…”Continue Reading

The Moscow Project recently made some headline grabbing claims about the House Intelligence Committee’s investigative work.

We found there were at least 70 known contacts between Trump’s team and Russia-linked operatives during the campaign and transition, including 22 meetings. In 81 percent of these cases, House Intel obtained either no or partial info from the relevant Trump representative.
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— The Moscow Project (@moscow_project) March 22, 2018

On March 22, 2018, I examined the House Intelligence Committee’s newly released Final Findings and Recommendations on its Russia Investigation.Continue Reading