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On June 28, 2018, the NSA made the following announcement:
Consistent with NSA’s core values of respect for the law, accountability, integrity, and transparency we are making public notice that on May 23, 2018, NSA began deleting all call detail records (CDRs) acquired since 2015 under Title V of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)Continue Reading
In response to my Rosenstein article, I received a simple question from someone I respect:
Why did you focus on “media reports” regarding the FISA application?
This was in reference to the questioning of Rosenstein by Matt Gaetz:Continue Reading
A quick update. Devin Nunes has sent a letter to Chairman Gowdy and Chairman Goodlatte.
In it, Nunes refers 17 highly recognizable names to the joint task force of the Committees on Oversight & Government Reform and the Judiciary for interviews.Continue Reading
Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein & FBI Director Chris Wray testified before the House Judiciary Committee today. It proved interesting. Very interesting. And informative.
Note: For an elaboration on the Gaetz/Rosenstein exchange see:
On March 23, 2018 I wrote about a letter – and a subpoena – sent by Bob Goodlatte to Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein.
You can find his press release here. A pdf of his letter and subpoena here.Continue Reading
Day Two of the Inspector General’s Testimony proved far more crucial than Day One. Many new details were revealed.
The following are testimony highlights (tweet source links below):Continue Reading
My apologies for the lack of recent posts. We are in the midst of a meaningful extended family event that has been planned for well over a year. Family remains more important than politics.
Inspector General Horowitz testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday. His Opening Statement can be found here.Continue Reading
Here is the Inspector General’s long-awaited Report:Continue Reading
No one is entitled to surreptitiously fight their battles in the media by revealing sensitive government information. – AG Jeff Sessions
The indictment of former Senate Intelligence Committee staffer and long-time Security Director for the Committee, James Wolfe, is a welcome event. His indictment and arrest was the culmination of a lengthy investigation.Continue Reading
There are two legal version of events relating to George Papadopoulos.
One from the July 28, 2017 Affidavit signed by FBI Agent Robert M. Gibbs (Gibbs Version). Gibbs notes this interview is recorded. It is not clear that Gibbs is conducting the interview. There are at least two FBI Agents present.
One from October 5, 2017 Statement of the Offense signed by Robert Mueller – undersigned by Jeannie S. Rhee, Andrew D. Goldstein and Aaron S.J. Zelinsky – The Special Counsel’s Office (Mueller Version).
To the casual eye these documents appear to provide a relatively similar version of events. But there are some differences.Continue Reading