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WATCH: FBI director Christopher Wray testifies before House committee – New York Daily News | ||||
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Lawmakers press FBI on alleged bias in Clinton, Trump cases – Reuters | ||||
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FBI Director Defends Bureau’s ‘Brave Men And Women’ After Trump Twitter Attack | ||||
“There is no finer institution than the FBI, Director Chris Wray told Congress. |
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Russia-NATO Cold War Leads Finland to Build Military 100 Years After Independence – Newsweek | ||||
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The 7 facts (and 27 footnotes) that prove the Trump campaign colluded with Moscow – Macleans.ca | ||||
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Russia-Trump: FBI chief Wray defends agency – BBC News | ||||
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Argentine judge issues arrest warrant for Cristina Kirchner over terror attack cover-up – Telegraph.co.uk | ||||
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Ex-intelligence chiefs probed over worst type of betrayal: Polish defence minister | ||||
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Paweł Kononczuk 07.12.2017 13:13 Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz has said that former heads of Poland’s Military Counterintelligence Service (SKW) are suspected of “the worst type of betrayal a Pole can commit.” Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz. Photo: PAP/Rafał Guz
Warsaw prosecutors are conducting a probe into suspicions that former heads of Poland’s Military Counterintelligence Service overstepped their powers, including allegations that they cooperated with a foreign country without the consent of the Polish prime minister.
‘Illegal cooperation with Russian spies’ “This is about fully conscious and illegal cooperation with Russian spies, about the worst type of betrayal a Pole can commit,” Macierewicz told public broadcaster TVP Info on Wednesday. “We are dealing with people who have very serious allegations against them,” he added. Asked if former Prime Minister Donald Tusk knew about cooperation between the SKW and Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), Macierewicz replied that “at some stage he certainly gained some knowledge.” Macierewicz was speaking after Piotr Pytel, a former head of Poland’s Military Counterintelligence Service was detained on Wednesday. Macierewicz said Pytel “is being charged in connection with illegal collaboration with the FSB.” The FSB is Russia’s principal security agency and the main successor agency to the KGB. Relations between Moscow and Warsaw are tense while Russian intelligence services are widely seen in Poland as hostile to this country. After emerging from a prosecutor’s office on Wednesday, Pytel said he had refused to testify. He told reporters that the case against him was politically motivated. Poland’s Gazeta Polska Codziennie daily reported last year that Poland’s Military Counterintelligence Service and the FSB struck a deal in April 2010, just after the crash of a Polish presidential plane in western Russia, on cooperation regarding threats faced by either of the sides. Gazeta Polska Codziennie reported that a former SKW head and Pytel, his successor, had been accused of overstepping their powers. Tusk, now European Council head, in April appeared before prosecutors in Warsaw as a witness in a probe into suspected collaboration between Russian and Polish intelligence services. (pk/gs) Source: IAR/TVP Info |
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Ex-intelligence chiefs probed over ‘worst type of betrayal’: Polish defence minister – thenews.pl | ||||
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The Early Edition: December 7, 2017 | ||||
Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Heres todays news. |
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Mike Flynn – Google News: Mike Flynn and the Russians: Was he reckless, greedy or hopelessly corrupt? – Salon | ||||
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The FBI’s constant bungling is an American embarrassment – The Hill | ||||
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5:23 PM 12/6/2017 FBI and DOJ have Been Under Investigation Since January American Lens | ||||
Mike Novas Shared NewsLinks Mike Nova’s Shared NewsLinks FBI and DOJ have Been Under Investigation Since January American Lens Peter Strzok Photo: See First Image of the FBI Agent fbi criticism – Google Search How Nonpartisan and Independent Was the FBI’s Leadership in 2016? DANA MILBANK: Latest fallback: Who cares if Trump colluded with Russia? … Continue reading“5:23 PM 12/6/2017 – FBI and DOJ have Been Under Investigation Since January American Lens” |
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Gregg Jarrett: FBI Has Become “America’s Secret Police,” Mueller Using FBI As “Political Weapon” | Video | ||||
FOX News’ Gregg Jarrett on Wednesday night said the Federal Bureau of Investigation has become “America’s secret police” and that special counsel Robert Mueller is using the government entity as a “political weapon.”
“The FBI is a shadow government now,” Jarrett declared. “It has become highly politicized.” “I think we now know that the Mueller investigation is illegitimate and corrupt,” Jarrett told Sean Hannity. “And Mueller has been using the FBI as a political weapon. And the FBI has become America’s secret police. Secret surveillance, wiretapping, intimidation, harassment, and threats. It’s like the old KGB that comes for you in the dark of the night banging through your door.” Jarrett on Wednesday night’s Hannity:
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7:56 AM 12/7/2017 FBIs Crisis and Peter Strzok My Bullet Points by Michael Novakhov | ||||
Michael Novakhov My Bullet Points: Stop this hysteria, and stop scapegoating Peter Strzok. The political attitudes, and expressing them, on the part of the FBI agent, might or might not be ethical, depending on the circumstances (office email to a colleague and lover probably is not), but it is not a crime. Mr. Muellers … Continue reading“7:56 AM 12/7/2017 – FBI’s Crisis and Peter Strzok – My Bullet Points – by Michael Novakhov” |
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FBI Director Christopher Wray to testify amid turbulence over Russia …Los Angeles Times–2 hours ago
Flynn admitted to lying to the FBI about his contacts with the Russian ambassador during the presidential transition, and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. Wray probably will face questions about the conduct of FBI agents assigned to the Mueller inquiry. One agent was removed from the case after he …
Director Defends FBI After Trump Says Bureau Is in ‘Tatters’
Highly Cited–New York Times–Dec 4, 2017 Who is FBI Director Christopher Wray?Fox News–Jun 7, 2017
Wray was formally installed as the new director of the FBI on Sep. 28, after he was confirmed by the Senate on a 92-5 vote in August. All five nay votes came from Democrats. He was unanimously approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee in July, after he appeared before the committee. President Trump …
Ceremony Held to Recognize Appointment of Eighth FBI Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation (press release) (blog)–Sep 28, 2017 FBI Director Chris Wray sends internal email to boost employee …CBS News–Dec 4, 2017
FBI Director Chris Wray sent an internal email to FBI employees Monday amid concerns about morale. On Sunday in a tweet President Trump had disparaged the Bureau as having a reputation “in tatters — worst in history.” In the email, which was obtained by CBS News, Wray told staff Monday morning that …
FBI Director Christopher Wray stands by staff after Trump attacks …Washington Examiner–Dec 4, 2017
FBI Director Christopher Wray told his staff Monday it was “truly an honor” to represent them after President Trump took the agency to task for being the “worst in History” and leaving its reputation in “Tatters,” according to a report. Wray told 35,000 agents and support staff he was “inspired by example after …
Trump, Defending Himself After Flynn Guilty Plea, Says FBI Is in …
In-Depth–New York Times–Dec 3, 2017 Trump Says FBI Credibility Is in “Tatters,” Denies Telling Comey to …
Blog–Slate Magazine (blog)–Dec 4, 2017 FBI Director Tells Agents to ‘Keep Calm and Tackle Hard’ After …Newsweek–Dec 5, 2017
FBI Director Christopher Wray said in an internal memo to FBI employees Monday that they should “welcome” people asking “tough questions” about how they use their power—after President Donald Trump claimed in a tweet over the weekend that the agency was in “tatters.” In the email, which was …
FBI Director Defends Agency After Trump Says It’s ‘In Tatters’: ‘Truly …Mediaite–Dec 4, 2017
As President Trump continues to trash the FBI and talk about how their reputation is “in tatters,” Director Christopher Wray says the agency is doing just fine. The New York Times picked up on an internal memo Wray sent out to the bureau’s staff this morning. While the statement doesn’t address Trump by …
Law enforcement officials are warily eyeing the White House as …
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette–Dec 5, 2017 |
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On Strzok, Let’s Wait for the EvidenceNational Review–12 hours ago
I’m taking a “wait and see” attitude on FBI agent Peter Strzok, who is now enmeshed in a political storm involving both the Clinton and the Trump investigations. You know why? Well . . . it’s because I can’t stand the Clintons. What difference does that make? Well, because I didn’t like them any better in 2001.
Gutfeld: The Real Collusion Between the FBI and Clinton CampaignFox News Insider–Dec 5, 2017
Greg Gutfeld discussed the FBI official who was reassigned from the Mueller investigation after sending politically-charged texts to his mistress. Gutfeld said Peter Strzok showed evidence of “bias and stupidity” when it was revealed he sent the messages critical of President Trump and supportive of Hillary …
FBI agent Peter Strzok’s anti-Trump texts demanded by SenateWashington Times–13 hours ago
Charles Grassley wrote to FBI Director Chris Wray on Wednesday to ask that the bureau address a series of questions about counterintelligence investigator Peter Strzok. The deputy assistant director in the FBI’s counterterrorism division was removed both from that position and the Mueller team over the …
FBI agent dismissed from Mueller probe changed Comey’s …CNN–Dec 4, 2017
Electronic records show Peter Strzok, who led the investigation of Hillary Clinton’s private email server as the No. 2 official in the counterintelligence division, changed Comey’s earlier draft language describing Clinton’s actions as “grossly negligent” to “extremely careless,” the sources said. The drafting …
Why Mueller removed a top FBI agent from the Russia inquiry
Opinion–The San Diego Union-Tribune–Dec 4, 2017 Top FBI official assigned to Mueller’s Russia probe said to have …
In-Depth–Washington Post–Dec 2, 2017 Trump Says FBI Credibility Is in “Tatters,” Denies Telling Comey to …
Blog–Slate Magazine (blog)–Dec 4, 2017 |
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Five Things to Know About Anti-Trump FBI Agent Peter Strzok | ||||
Here’s what you need to know about Strzok:
Strzok Was Demoted Over the Texts Strzok, who the New York Times reported is “considered one of the most experienced and trusted F.B.I. counterintelligence investigators” and was a top investigator in Mueller’s Russia probe, was demoted to a human resources position after the discovery of the texts — which were sent to an FBI lawyer with whom he was having an extramarital affair. Strzok Was Involved in Softening Comey’s Language on Clinton’s Email Use CNN reported that Strzok was involved in changing the language FBI Director James Comey used in his July 2016 statement to describe Hillary Clinton’s handling of classified information. The language was reportedly changed from “grossly negligent” to “extremely careless.” The subsequent language is softer and therefore was less damaging to Clinton — who was at that time locked in a bruising presidential campaign with then-candidate Donald Trump. CNN noted that federal law carries penalties for gross negligence in the handling of classified material. Strzok Interviewed Michael Flynn, Top Clinton Aides Strzok was reportedly involved in the interviews of Michael Flynn in January for the probe into Russian interference, as well as Clinton aides Huma Abedin and Cheryl Mills concerning the Clinton email scandal. Those interviews are now being scrutinized as Flynn was charged for lying during that interview about his contacts with Russian officials, but Abedin and Mills were not charged for saying they did not know about Clinton’s private email server until 2013 — when there were emails from earlier suggesting they do. Strzok’s roles in both interviews have stoked concerns about bias and double standards in the FBI’s probes. Strzok Is Not the Only One Strzok is not the only agent accused of having a left-leaning bias. Documents obtained by Judicial Watch show that the prosecutor now serving as Mueller’s top deputy sent an email in January gushing over then-Acting Attorney General Sally Yates’ refusal to enforce President Trump’s travel ban. “I am so proud. And in awe. Thank you so much. All my deepest respects,” said Andrew Weissman in the email, one of a number of supportive emails Yates received from DOJ colleagues. Congress Wants Answers Strzok’s potential bias has caught the attention of Republicans in Congress. Rep. Peter King (R-NY) toldthe New York Post Tuesday that he and fellow members of the House Intelligence Committee want to review Strzok’s “text messages, e-mails and contacts.” They also want to know his impact on the findings of the investigation into Clinton’s email use and why he was questioning Michael Flynn. He also said the FBI and Justice Department have been “stonewalling” them. “I think we should definitely question him. In fact, he’s one of the people we’ve been trying to get information on for the last several months,” King said. Adam Shaw is a Breitbart News politics reporter based in New York. Follow Adam on Twitter: @AdamShawNY. |
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Mueller Removed Top Agent in Russia Inquiry Over Possible Anti-Trump Texts | ||||
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Trump, Russia And Beyond: 3 Tough Questions As FBI Director Heads To Congress – NPR | ||||
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Government Documents Show FBI Cleared Filmmaker Laura Poitras After Six-Year Fishing Expedition – EFF | ||||
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Republicans hammer Mueller, FBI as Russia investigation intensifies – Washington Post | ||||
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Whistleblower: Flynn Signaled End to Russia Sanctions Minutes Into Trump Presidency – Voice of America | ||||
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Whistleblower: Michael Flynn told business colleague on inauguration day that Russia sanctions would be ‘ripped up’ – Business Insider | ||||
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Trump’s Attacks Put New FBI Director in Tough Spot – U.S. News & World Report | ||||
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