A few posts back I noted that Goodlatte’s House Judiciary Committee was expected to issue a subpoena to the Justice Department this week.

On March 22, 2018, Goodlatte did so.Continue Reading

The House Intelligence Committee just released its final Report on its Russia Investigation:

This report, based on 70-plus witness interviews and more than 300,000 documents collected, provides specific findings and recommendations to improve our election security before the mid-term elections. The report, which will include minority views if the minority submits them, presents the comprehensive results of what the Committee has learned during its fourteen-month-long investigation, and will be useful in thwarting any attempts by Russia or other foreign powers to further meddle in U.S. elections.”Continue Reading

Don’t make the mistake of thinking you’re Facebook’s customer, you’re not—you’re the product. Its customers are the advertisers. – Bruce Schneier

Facebook is coming under heavy fire. And Congressional inquiry:Continue Reading

Devin Nunes held an impromptu interview on Hannity. The entire segment was only seven minutes in length but covered a surprisingly wide range of topics.

Nunes provided updates on where the House Intelligence Investigation is at, obstacles encountered, where they are headed and the types of charges being considered.

Nunes also discusses overlay with Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and the Inspector General’s Investigation.Continue Reading

The Senate Judiciary Committee, led by Chairman Chuck Grassley and Lindsey Graham joined the growing chorus of Republican Congressman calling for the appointment of a second Special Counsel.

The argument is fairly straightforward.Continue Reading

Attorney General Jeff Sessions formally fired Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe on Friday, March 16, 2018.

From Sessions statement:

After an extensive and fair investigation and according to Department of Justice procedure, the Department’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) provided its report on allegations of misconduct by Andrew McCabe to the FBI’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR).

The FBI’s OPR then reviewed the report and underlying documents and issued a disciplinary proposal recommending the dismissal of Mr. McCabe.  Both the OIG and FBI OPR reports concluded that Mr. McCabe had made an unauthorized disclosure to the news media and lacked candor − including under oath − on multiple occasions.Continue Reading

My frustration is not that the reporting on Trump has been too tough, but that the reporting on the Obama administration has been way too soft or in some cases nonexistent. – Peter Schweizer

In December of 2013, Vice President Biden and his son Hunter Biden flew to China on Air Force Two.

Ten days after the trip, a subsidiary of the Bank of China signed a deal with Hunter Biden’s investment firm, Rosemont Seneca Partners, to form a $1 billion joint-venture investment fund called Bohai Harvest RST.

The deal was later increased to $1.5 billion.Continue Reading

I’ve seen some folks noting that McCabe could be fired as soon as today. Whispers of charges being brought are out there as well.

In The Strange Timing of Andrew McCabe’s Potential (& Deserved) Firing, I ran through some background on McCabe and why he’s so deserving of an ignominious close to his career.Continue Reading

The New York Times is reporting that former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe may be fired by Jeff Sessions days before he is allowed retirement benefits.

The Times’ story fails to mention most of the underlying details involving McCabe.Continue Reading