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8 Jun 2017, 4:50 pm by Benjamin Wittes
Talking about Comey and his choices won’t change the fundamental problem, which is about the Trump presidency, not about the former FBI director. [read post]
8 Jun 2017, 1:37 pm by Alex Potcovaru, Matthew Kahn
Former FBI Director James Comey testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee in his first public appearance since his firing on May 9. [read post]
8 Jun 2017, 5:30 am by Chris Mirasola
” While on the Enron Task Force, according to Politico, Wray came to know Andrew Weissman, who later served as general counsel at the FBI and is now a top deputy to Special Counsel Robert Mueller in his investigation regarding ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. [read post]
7 Jun 2017, 7:38 pm by Quinta Jurecic
We all know now in March then-Director Comey testified about the existence of an ongoing FBI investigation into links between the Trump campaign and the Russian government. [read post]
6 Jun 2017, 3:58 am by NCC Staff
On Thursday, former FBI director James Comey is set to testify before the Senate about President Donald Trump’s alleged requests related to Comey’s investigation of Russia’s role in the 2016 presidential campaign. [read post]
2 Jun 2017, 1:27 pm by Matthew Kahn
Special Counsel Robert Mueller will investigate former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s relationship with the Turkish government as part of the FBIs probe into Russian election interference, reports Reuters. [read post]
2 Jun 2017, 11:59 am by Helen Klein Murillo, Benjamin Wittes
Attorney’s Manual makes the blanket concession that “investigations by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are not section 1505 proceedings”—an interpretation that may well guide Special Counsel Robert Mueller in the conduct of his duties. [read post]
1 Jun 2017, 1:31 pm by Aditya Bamzai
In my first post on this topic, I explained that the Department of Justice’s regulations governing the appointment of a “Special Counsel” (what I have called the “Part 600 regulations”) are a poor fit for the investigation that Acting Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appears to have delegated to former FBI Director Robert Mueller. [read post]
1 Jun 2017, 11:49 am by Jack Sharman
Talk of President Trump and impeachment seems to have subsided for the moment with the appointment of former FBI Director Robert Mueller as a Special Counsel to investigate potential links between the Russian government and the Trump campaign. [read post]
1 Jun 2017, 6:14 am by Nora Ellingsen
Director Comey, building on the work of Director Robert Mueller, had articulated that intelligence was at the core of everything the FBI did, and had prioritized making intelligence a true profession within the FBI. [read post]
31 May 2017, 1:43 pm by Mike Flowers
With the appointment of former FBI director Robert Mueller as special counsel to investigate—among other matters—whether the Trump transition team improperly dangled sanctions relief in front of Putin’s Russia, the role of U.S. sanctions in domestic politics has taken center stage in Washington. [read post]
27 May 2017, 7:53 am by Quinta Jurecic
Jack Goldsmith pushed back on the White House’s suggestion that former FBI Director James Comey “grandstanded” and “politicized” the Russia investigation. [read post]
26 May 2017, 6:51 am by Aditya Bamzai
Ever since Acting Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as a Special Counsel to investigate allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 election, commentators have raised questions about the investigation’s scope. [read post]
24 May 2017, 5:53 am by Staci Zaretsky
Moreover, is anyone really surprised that he'd further complicate hiring Joe Lieberman as FBI director by doing so? [read post]
22 May 2017, 9:19 am by Quinta Jurecic
Rosenstein, a career prosecutor within the Justice Department, was previously respected widely across party lines and had built a reputation for independence—and since the Comey firing, he has renewed many people’s confidence in him with his decision to appoint a special counsel and his choice of Robert Mueller to serve in that role. [read post]
22 May 2017, 7:15 am
At the time, FBI Director Robert Mueller asked agents to come forward if they witnessed anything unethical or unlawful during counterterrorism cases. [read post]
22 May 2017, 5:59 am by Staci Zaretsky
* Joe Lieberman is senior counsel at Kasowitz Benson, one of President Donald Trump's go-to law firms, and now that he's considered to be a frontrunner for FBI director, someone has been desperately trying to edit the firm's Wikipedia page to remove Trump from its list of notable clients. [read post]
21 May 2017, 10:37 am by Steven D. Schwinn
Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein's press release announcing the appointment of former FBI Director Robert S. [read post]