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Andrew McCabe, the onetime FBI deputy director long scorned by President Donald Trump and just fired by the attorney general, kept personal memos detailing interactions with the president that have been provided to the special counsel's office and are similar to the notes compiled by dismissed FBI chief James Comey, The Associated Press has learned. The memos could factor into special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation as his team examines Trump campaign ties to Russia and possible obstruction of justice.
I found this run-down over at Lawfare helpful, especially this section on the professionals who recommended his dismissal: The FBI takes telling the truth extremely seriously: "lack of candor" from employees is a fireable offense-and people are fired for it. Moreover, it doesn't take an outright lie to be dismissed.
Actress Cynthia Nixon's announcement sets up a race pitting an openly gay liberal activist against a two-term incumbent with a $30 million war chest and possible presidential ambitions.
An FBI official on Monday pleaded with whoever is responsible for a series of bombings in Austin, Texas, to come forward. "We would like him to reach out and talk to us," said Christopher Combs, special agent in charge of the FBI's San Antonio division.
President Trump stepped up his attacks against Robert S. Mueller III on Sunday even as some Republican allies cautioned the president against any move to fire the special counsel, who is carrying out a broad investigation arising from Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election. Tensions over the Mueller probe gained intensity from the firing late Friday night of Andrew McCabe, the former deputy director of the FBI.
President Donald Trump on Sunday took out his frustrations over the intensifying Russia investigation by lashing out at special counsel Robert Mueller, signaling a possible shift away from a strategy of cooperating with a probe he believes is biased against him. In a series of weekend tweets naming Mueller for the first time, Trump criticized the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and raised fresh concerns about the objectivity and political leanings of the members of Mueller's team.
Personal memos kept by sacked former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe detailing his interactions with President Donald Trump have been provided to special counsel Robert Mueller's office, it has been revealed. The memos could factor into Mr Mueller's investigation as his team examines Trump campaign ties to Russia and possible obstruction of justice.
In what President Donald Trump called "a great day for Democracy," Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired Andrew McCabe, a former FBI deputy director long scorned by Trump, two days before McCabe's scheduled retirement date, acting on the recommendation of bureau disciplinary officials.
Donald Trump took to Twitter on Sunday morning to lash out at special counsel Robert Mueller's team, as well as former FBI director James Comey and Andrew McCabe, who was fired on Friday as the FBI deputy director. U.S. President Donald Trump is reviving concerns that special counsel Robert Mueller's team, which is investigating Russian election interference, may be biased against him.
Officials say they arrested, Michael B. Hari, 47, Joe Morris, 22, Michael McWhorter, 29, and, Ellis Mack, 18, all of Clarence, Ill. That's just 35 miles north of Champaign-Urbana.
Andrew McCabe, the onetime FBI deputy director long scorned by President Donald Trump and just fired by the attorney general, kept personal memos detailing interactions with the president that have been provided to the special counsel's office and are similar to the notes compiled by dismissed FBI chief James Comey, The Associated Press has ... (more)
Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe appears before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 7, 2017. The former deputy director of the FBI , Andrew McCabe, has been fired - just two days before he was set to retire from government after nearly 22 years in federal law enforcement, and McCabe is pushing back, claiming he's been caught up in a politically-motived effort to hurt the Russia investigation.
International organized crime and drug trafficking groups were dealt a blow by the takedown of an encrypted communication service they used to plan and commit their crimes, the FBI and its international partners announced yesterday. Canada-based Phantom Secure was a criminal enterprise that provided secure communications to high-level drug traffickers and other criminal organization leaders.
FILE PHOTO: Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S., June 7, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein/File Photo WASHINGTON: U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday fired Andrew McCabe, the FBI's former No.
Then-Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill on May 11, 2017, soon after James Comey's abrupt firing by President Trump. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption Then-Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill on May 11, 2017, soon after James Comey's abrupt firing by President Trump.
An official who supervised the FBI's Section 215 warrantless phone surveillance program revealed by Edward Snowden in 2013 says he warned then-Director James Brien Comey Dopey Russian ads didn't swing voters - federal coverups did Assessing Trump's impeachment odds through a historic lens Drama surrounding Shulkin - what is the future of VA health care? MORE Retired Special Agent Bassem Youssef, the chief of the FBI's Communications Analysis Unit, said in an exclusive interview with The Hill that no action was taken by Comey in response to the concerns he raised.
Talk about a well-deserved promotion: Missy Peregrym is trading in her Rookie Blue uniform for a spot at the F.B.I. Peregrym has been tapped to star in the Dick Wolf-created series, which - as the title suggests - focuses on the men and women in the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, our sister site Deadline reports. Peregrym will play Special Agent Maggie Bell, a highly protective and deeply committed Midwest native whose family has been in law enforcement for generations.
In this June 7, 2017 file photo, FBI acting director Andrew McCabe listens during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Justice Department is reviewing a recommendation that it fire former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe ahead of his forthcoming retirement.
USDC rules that government has met its burden to demonstrate that STRmixa "has been tested for the purpose relevant here, that such tests have been peer-reviewed and published in scientific journals, and that its analyses are based on calculations recognized as reliable in the field." A U.S. District Court judge in New Mexico has denied a defense motion to exclude expert testimony provided by an FBI DNA analyst in an aggravated sexual abuse case.