Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Richard Grenell says Democrats lied about Trump
Former acting chief of U.S. intelligence Richard Grenell this week launched a pointed defense of his short, but activist tenure, accusing one Democrat of repeatedly lying to America about President Trump and Russia collusion. Published May 29, 2020
Washington Post, leaker reignited Michael Flynn FBI probe, James Comey transcript reveals
Not much was going on in the Michael Flynn probe until The Washington Post and a leaker reenergized the FBI, according to a newly disclosed transcript of closed-door testimony by former bureau Director James B. Comey. Published May 27, 2020
Top Mueller prosecutor Andrew Weissmann focused on Paul Manafort before Russia investigation
Former Trump-Russia prosecutor Andrew Weissmann, who emerged last week as a fundraiser for Joseph R. Biden, is a sidelight in the Justice Department inspector general's report on FBI wiretap abuse. Published May 24, 2020
Documents show Trump right about FBI, FISA warrants
When the Justice Department released heavily redacted FBI wiretap applications to spy on Trump campaign volunteer Carter Page in July 2018, the media generally panned President Trump's response. Published May 20, 2020
Intel chief orders same threat briefings for Trump and Biden
Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell has moved to "streamline" briefings to political campaigns on foreign threats to make sure each side receives equal treatment, an official told The Washington Times. Published May 19, 2020
Coronavirus appears to have peaked in U.S. in April
The rate of increase for new confirmed cases has stayed below 2 percent for the past nine days, according to a Washington Times analysis of numbers tabulated by John Hopkins University. New case growth has stayed below three percent for 22 of the past 23 days after averaging over 5 percent in early to mid-April. Published May 19, 2020
Michael Flynn adversary’s law firm backs Democrats: FEC records
The law firm of the retired Clinton-appointed judge who will argue against dismissing the case of Michael Flynn is a hotbed of Democratic Party financial supporters, Federal Election Commission disclosures show, although the retired jurist himself has no record of such donations. Published May 16, 2020
House documents: John Podesta met with former Senate aide connected to Fusion GPS
Newly declassified House transcripts show that Hillary Clinton presidential campaign chairman John Podesta met with a former Senate Intelligence Committee aide who joined forces with dossier impresario Fusion GPS for the post-election phase of trying to dig up dirt on President Trump. Published May 13, 2020
Liz Cheney says Communist China spread virus on purpose
China has issued no apologies and gone on the attack via its global propaganda machine. Chinese social media blames the U.S. for planting the virus and mocks President Trump's response. Published May 12, 2020
Adam Schiff transcripts show Loretta Lynch uninformed as FBI probed Trump campaign
Newly released documents show FBI agents operated on autopilot in 2016 and 2017 while targeting President Trump and his campaign with little or no Justice Department guidance for such a momentous investigation. Published May 10, 2020
Democratic lawyer Michael Sussman took debunked Russia Alfa Bank conspiracy to CIA
A Democratic Party law firm pitched to the U.S. intelligence community a now-debunked theory that the Trump Organization maintained a secret computer link to a major Moscow bank run by Vladimir Putin allies, according to a newly declassified transcript. Published May 8, 2020
Obama discussed Flynn probe with Comey at White House meeting
President Obama talked with then-FBI Director James B. Comey and Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates about former Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn's infamous telephone calls with the Russian ambassador, according to a court filing Thursday. Published May 7, 2020
Rod Rosenstein targeted Carter Page after dossier fell apart
Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein put Trump campaign volunteer Carter Page under special counsel investigation after a year in which allegations against him in a Democratic Party-financed dossier had fallen apart. Published May 7, 2020
Richard Grenell calls on Adam Schiff to honor his promise to release transcripts of investigations
Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell is calling on Rep. Adam B. Schiff to honor his pledge upon taking control of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence to release transcripts of investigations. Published May 6, 2020
U.S. allies report China deliberately destroyed laboratory evidence, made whistleblowers disappear
Communist China deliberately covered up the outbreak of COVID-19 in December-January by destroying laboratory evidence, and then silencing and "disappearing" whistleblowing physicians, according to an Australian newspaper based on a Western intelligence report. Published May 5, 2020
Pentagon official spoke regularly with Washington Post columnist, records show
Newly released records show that a senior Pentagon official engaged in regular conversations with The Washington Post's David Ignatius, the columnist who put his mark on the Trump-Russia affair by disclosing top secret intercepted telephone calls by retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn. Published May 3, 2020
COVID-19 no match for youth, CDC numbers show
At the coronavirus pandemic's three-month mark in America, statistics show COVID-19's death stare spares the young. Published May 1, 2020
Department of Justice investigations: Flynn didn’t conspire with Russian election interference
Two lengthy Department of Justice investigations show there never was evidence that retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn conspired in any way in Russian election interference, a fact now coming into play in his bid to have a federal judge throw out his false statements case. Published April 30, 2020
Michael Flynn’s ex-defense counsel failed to turn over thousands of files
A federal judge has ordered the former attorneys for retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn to search anew for case documents after their firm acknowledged failing to turn over thousands of emails and other materials to his new defense counsel. Published April 29, 2020
U.S. military’s Northern Command moves to new ‘stabilize’ phase in COVID-19 fight
U.S. Northern Command, which is overseeing the military role for fighting COVID-19, has shifted to a stabilizing effort with an eye to scaling down anti-virus support activities, a Pentagon source said on Monday. Published April 27, 2020
