‘Viva Le Resistance’: Mueller Team Attorney Sent Anti-Trump Texts

An FBI attorney who worked on the special counsel’s Russia investigation until earlier this year sent anti-Trump text messages to a colleague, including one exclaiming: “Viva le Resistance.” The attorney’s comments are revealed in a Justice Department inspector general’s report released on Thursday. The lawyer is not identified, but he worked on the Hillary Clinton […]

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Sports Tickets, Other Freebies for FBI Leakers Raise ‘Bribery’ Issues, Legal Experts Say

The Justice Department’s internal watchdog is investigating FBI leakers, as legal experts say revelations about gifts in an inspector general’s report this week raise new legal and ethical issues. “We will separately report on those investigations as they are concluded,” @JusticeOIG says. The Justice Department’s Office of Inspector General noted that “dozens” of FBI agents […]

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Report From Watchdog: FBI Official Texted That ‘We’ll Stop’ a Trump Presidency

The Justice Department’s internal watchdog has found that FBI official Peter Strzok, a main player in the investigation of Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server as secretary of state, texted about stopping Donald Trump from becoming president, Bloomberg News first reported. The report due out Thursday from Michael Horowitz, the Justice Department’s inspector […]

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5 Key Questions Inspector General May Answer About Clinton Email Probe

The Justice Department’s internal watchdog is set to release a scathing, 500-page report Thursday addressing unanswered questions about the FBI’s probe of Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while secretary of state. “It should have something for both sides,” @TomFitton says. Michael Horowitz, the Justice Department’s inspector general, released a report in April […]

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5 Key Questions Inspector General May Answer About Clinton Email Probe

The Justice Department’s internal watchdog is set to release a scathing, 500-page report Thursday addressing unanswered questions about the FBI’s probe of Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while secretary of state. “It should have something for both sides,” @TomFitton says. Michael Horowitz, the Justice Department’s inspector general, released a report in April […]

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Nearly a Dozen More States Win an Injunction Against Obama’s Water Regulation Rule

A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction to 11 more states against former President Barack Obama’s Waters of the United States rule Friday, Politico reported. A federal judge in North Dakota exempted 13 other states from the rule in 2015 after the rule was finalized. Friday’s wave of injunctions, issued by U.S. District Court Judge Lisa Godbey […]

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