Nunes speaks at CPAC about investigating use of FISA court
Anti-Trump dossier raises questions about possible abuse of the FISA court system by the DOJ and FBI; California Congressman Devin Nunes explains at CPAC 2018.
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The Latest: GOP House chairman criticizes Democratic memo
The Latest on the Democratic memo that aims to counter GOP allegations that the FBI abused government surveillance powers in its investigation into Russian election interference : The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee is dismissing a memo about the Russia election probe that has been declassified by Democrats. In a statement, Republican congressman Devin Nunes of California reiterates his allegation that the FBI abused a secret surveillance process to spy on a campaign adviser to President Donald Trump, Carter Page.
Rep. Adam Schiff expects resolution on Democrats’ Russia memo within days
Rep. Adam Schiff said Tuesday that he expects to reach an agreement in the next day or two with Justice Department officials on public release of a Democratic memo about surveillance and the Russia investigation. Schiff , the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, prepared the document as a rebuttal to an earlier memo drafted by aides to Rep. Devin Nunes, the panel's Republican chairman.
Will Durst: Republicans Adept at Cherry Picking
We all know what "cherry picking" is. Sifting through available evidence to pluck out the bits and pieces that support one particular narrative while ignoring everything that reinforces the contrary.
How Russia Exploited Black Lives Matter, Sean Hannity, and Mass Shootings
On Friday, special counsel Robert Mueller indicted thirteen Russian nationals for attempting to sabotage the 2016 US elections. The 37-page indictment alleges that Russians working for the Internet Research Agency, a Kremlin-linked troll farm, engaged in a multiyear campaign to spread misinformation and actively supported Donald Trump's bid for the White House.
House looks for way to compel Bannon to talk
Former top White House strategist Steve Bannon arrives Thursday on Capitol Hill for questioning by the House Intelligence Committee in its investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Bannon presented a list of 25 questions he would be willing to answer, all reportedly scripted by the White House and all with the answer "no."
Republicans can’t quit fake news
Last fall, Arizona Senate candidate Kelli Ward touted an endorsement from the Arizona Monitor on her Facebook page . Ward's campaign must have really liked the endorsement because it reprinted it in full on her campaign website.
House panel weighs contempt if Bannon fails to show for Thursday hearing
The House Intelligence Committee has scheduled a Thursday meeting to hear testimony from Steve Bannon -- but it's an open question whether President Donald Trump's former chief strategist will even show up. The White House sent a letter to Capitol Hill late Wednesday laying out its explanation for why Trump's transition period falls under its authority to assert executive privilege, a move intended to shield Bannon from answering questions about that time period, according to a person familiar with the discussions.
Democrats could turn to this obscure method in a last-ditch…
Rep. Adam Schiff has been stonewalled by President Donald Trump on the release of the Democratic Russia memo that aims to refute the controversial memo released earlier this month by GOP Rep. Devin Nunes. If Trump does not agree to declassify the memo, Schiff could potentially use a House of Representatives override vote to release the memo despite Trump's objections.
Kamala Harris Asks FBI Director If Trump Should Recuse From Trump-Russia Intel
HARRIS: If the president asked you tomorrow to hand over to him additional sensitive FBI information on the investigations into his campaign, would you give it to him? WRAY: I am not going to discuss the investigation in question with the president, much less provide information from that investigation to him. HARRIS: And if he received that information and wanted to declassify it, would he have the ability to do that from your perspective? HARRIS: And do you believe the president should recuse himself from reviewing and declassifying sensitive material related to this investigation? WRAY: Happily, I am no longer in the business of doing legal analysis.
The Dumb Controversy over the Schiff Memoby Andrew C. McCarthy The…
Substantively, the Schiff memo is unlikely to do Democrats much good, since the Nunes memo's principal allegations have been corroborated - namely: The Obama administration used the unverified Steele dossier to get a FISA warrant on former Trump-campaign adviser Carter Page and did not tell the FISA court that the dossier was a Clinton-campaign product. Democrats nevertheless appear to have laid a trap to try to goad Republicans into objecting to their memo.
WND Cranks Out Puff Pieces on Devin Nunes
WorldNetDaily has done puff pieces on other Trump administration officials, so why not the guy behind the infamous memo about the Trump-Russia investigation? Art Moore does the deed in a Feb. 1 article , with the added hook of a sales opportunity in the fact that WND published a book Nunes wrote in 2010: But with his leading role in the Trump-Russia probe over the past year and with the imminent release of a four-page document he spearheaded that is said to allege politically motivated intelligence abuses "worse than Watergate," the 44-year-old Republican congressman from California's San Joaquin Valley is in the spotlight.
Memo still in Democrats’ plans
Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee are prepared to black out parts of their memo about the FBI's Russia investigation to ensure there's no harmful spilling of secrets, then try again to get President Donald Trump to let it come out. A White House aide said on Sunday that he's confident it will be released once Democrats "clean it up."
Democrats Will ‘Clean Up’ Their Blocked Memo Into the Russia Investigation
Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee are prepared to black out parts of their memo about the FBI's Russia investigation to ensure there's no harmful spilling of secrets, then try again to get President Donald Trump to let it come out. A White House aide said Sunday he's confident it will be released once Democrats "clean it up."
The “Steele Dossier” on a Me:Why I won’t praise the FBI lie & spy machine
Do we hate Trump so much, we'll cheer FBI perjury, cheer the monstrous FISA star chamber and the surveillance horror show exposed by Ed Snowden? Like it or not, that creepy little GOP shill Rep. Devin Nunes, revealed facts that should scare us. First, FBI agents failed to tell the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court that the file it used to justify spying on a US citizen, the "Steele dossier," was paid for by Hillary Clinton's campaign.
Devin Nunes Descends Further Into the Fever Swamps
Rep. Devin Nunes, President Trump's lead lackey in the House, has started his own "news" website, called "The California Republican." The site is paid for by Nunes' campaign, and claims to contain "the best of US, California, and Central Valley news, sports, and analysis."
Devin Nunes’ campaign has a ‘news’ site
The campaign committee for House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes has been funding a website billed as a local news outlet. The site, CARepublican.com, features headlines ranging from national politics stories to state and local matters and college football.
Devin Nunes Hates the Media So Much He Made His Own News Site
According to a Politico report , Nunes' re-election campaign owns a site that looks and functions as a conservative news outlet-except for the fine print at the bottom: "Paid for by the Devin Nunes Campaign Committee." Resembling a local, conservative news site, "The California Republican" is classified on Facebook as a "media/news company" and claims to deliver "the best of US, California, and Central Valley news, sports, and analysis."
Aerial bombardment: The pro-Trump campaign for hearts and minds in Russia affair
Much attention was paid to a recent poll that suggested Republicans no longer trust the FBI - as it investigates President Donald Trump's Russia ties, the federal police force is now viewed favourably by just 38 per cent of voters of the traditional law-and-order party. In that same survey, 33 per cent of Republican respondents expressed "some" confidence in the FBI to investigate Trump-Russia matters, more than the 27 per cent of Republicans in that same Axios survey whose confidence measured "a great deal" or "a lot."
Cold temperatures, partly sunny skies expected for Tulsa on Sunday
If you're going to be out on the roads Sunday morning make sure to leave a little extra time for the journey. "Cloudy and very cold Sunday morning," Corfidi said.