Comey Tells Senate He Believes Trump Wanted to Stop Flynn/Russia Investigation
But is it obstruction? That's a tougher question.
But is it obstruction? That's a tougher question.
Comey stood up to the Bush administration over illegal snooping, but as FBI director he defended surveillance.
The Senate Intelligence Committee releases Comey's prepared statement in advance of tomorrow's hearing.
A surprise tweet to announce a thoroughly conventional new FBI director
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The charge implies that the president realized he was doing something wrong.
Unnamed sources tell The Washington Post that Trump approached the director of national security and head of the NSA to publicly denounce FBI's Russia probe.
That's 332 times as many sex workers arrested in the stings as people indicted on federal charges involving a minor.
The research over whether the president attempted to block an FBI investigation kicks in.
Maybe the president doesn't know enough to break the law.
The impeachment cries will grow louder. The White House denies allegations.
Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch discuss Comey, Trump, Sessions, and the Rock.
Republican senators say they want the probably nonexistent recordings of the president's conversations with James Comey.
The president abandons a cover story that made liars of his spokesmen.
The president's ham-handed efforts to stifle interest in Russia's election meddling have only drawn more attention to it.
By firing the FBI director who was in charge of the Russia investigation, Trump fed the flames licking at his administration.
And why they're worried about what might come next
"I think a lot of the uproar is concocted," the libertarian senator tells CNN.
When the president reprised his you're-fired shtick last night, this wasn't the outcome he expected.
Actions by the FBI director that the attorney general recently described as unavoidable are suddenly grounds for dismissal.
This all looks very bad for Trump. He deserves to be treated as innocent until proven guilty, but he should lose the benefit of the doubt with Congress.
"My staff and I are reviewing legislation to establish an independent commission on Russia," Amash tweets.
Rather than smearing Comey, Clinton should be thanking him for not suggesting she be indicted.
The government's top domestic spook says that transparency is a bad, bad thing.
FBI got warrant to monitor Carter Page's communications.
And then showed up on the scene right before the attack
Legislators aren't so sure that's a good idea. The FBI has been using facial recognition software for years without filing mandatory disclosures.
An Israeli Jew is accused of making frightening phone calls that were attributed to a post-Trump rise in anti-Semitism.
With sweeping "sex trafficking stings," the FBI returns to its roots as the nation's vice squad.
Government can "invade our private spaces" if it has a "good reason."
The 'fake news' fight a way to try to downplay embarrassing information coming from within.
Q&A with Bloomberg View columnist Eli Lake.
The alleged misconduct could cast further doubt on U.S. attorney Preet Bharara's campaign against "insider trading."
A 2011 "terrorist plot" in Kentucky is oft used to warn against Muslim refugees. But the only terrorists in this case were manufactured by the FBI.
ICP's fans say they've been profiled, harassed, and discriminated against over identifying as Juggalos.
They take $5 billion and give back $100 million to crime victims. These numbers don't add up.
More federal employees will have access to raw intel data gathered without warrants.
The bureau releases preliminary crime numbers for the first half of 2016.
The FBI hopes to track gang members with bio-metrics, but may be tracking innocent people too.
How to dodge responsibility, whether you're a candidate or a cop.
The examination of Huma Abedin's emails was legally justified, but it could have been faster and quieter.
U.S. intelligence agencies (not to mention Congress) have little to no credibility with public. They should heed Justin Amash's call for transparency.
One warrant and one judge can lead to untold numbers of system intrusions.
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