Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Qassem Soleimani adviser Iraj Masjedi has history of targeting U.S. troops, says opposition group
The late Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani leaves a legacy in Iraq of more than 100,000 Shia militia loyalists and one of his closest advisers, a Quds Force general who serves as Iran's ambassador in Baghdad. Published January 6, 2020
Bruce Ohr hid mission to spread anti-Trump Steele dossier
Bruce Ohr, the highest-ranking Obama Justice Department official to involve himself in distributing the anti-Trump dossier, carried out his freelancing through numerous meetings, phone calls and emails as a link between the FBI and Hillary Clinton forces. Published January 5, 2020
Iran proved vital to al Qaeda’s safe passage, according to bin Laden records, 9/11 commission
Iran "facilitated" the movement of al Qaeda terrorists through its country, including September 11, 2001 attackers and for years was a critical channel for money and arms, according to the 9-11 commission report and internal Osama bin Laden documents. Published January 4, 2020
Horowitz report jolts BuzzFeed dossier libel case
A Russian entrepreneur accused in the anti-Trump dossier is citing the Michael Horowitz report in a bid to convince an appeals court to allow new evidence in a libel case against BuzzFeed. Published December 31, 2019
Hunter Biden file: A brief Navy career
Navy Ens. Hunter Biden received a fitness report after his first two weeks as a public affairs officer, his personnel file shows. Published December 30, 2019
Two government investigations leave Steele dossier in shambles
Two official government reports have exonerated President Trump and his associates of the serious Russia allegations in the Democratic Party-financed dossier written by Christopher Steele and his handler, Fusion GPS. Published December 30, 2019
Trump conspiracy theories by Christopher Steele exceeded dossier
British ex-spy Christopher Steele spread other accusations against President Trump not included in his well-publicized election dossier, according to the Justice Department's recent report on FBI misconduct. Published December 25, 2019
FBI targeted Trump associates with informants
The FBI informant assigned to spy on Trump associates came up empty, according to the Justice Department's inspector general report, which for first time discloses snippets of secretly recorded conversations. Published December 23, 2019
FBI had spies inside Trump campaign: IG
The FBI had operational informants inside the Trump campaign and among Trump associates, according to the Justice Department's inspector general report. Published December 20, 2019
Peter Strzok ignored Christopher Steele ‘bias’ fears in fight for Carter Page FISA: IG report
The Hillary Clinton presidential campaign and its possible links to Christopher Steele were discussed inside the FBI's top echelons before it obtained court authority to wiretap a Trump associate based largely on Mr. Steele's Democratic Party opposition research, according to the Justice Department's inspector general report. Published December 19, 2019
FISA court raps FBI’s faulty affidavits for Trump wiretaps: ‘Serious misconduct’
In a rare order, the chief judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court condemned the FBI on Tuesday for misleading the court in its application to surveil former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page, saying the sheer number of problems with the petition raises questions about other filings by the law enforcement agency. Published December 17, 2019
Emmet Sullivan rejects Michael Flynn bid for exoneration
A federal judge this week rejected retired Lt. Gen. Michael's Flynn's bid to have his guilty plea throwing out, saying supposed exonerating government evidence either doesn't exist or is not relevant. Published December 17, 2019
Christopher Steele, Trump dossier author, rebuts IG report in statement
Christopher Steele has released his first on-the-record statement on how he investigated Donald Trump, but he does not specifically defend his dossier's list of disproved felony allegations against the then-candidate. Published December 16, 2019
Trump campaign wiretap sparked by anonymous call with Christopher Steele source
The Justice Department's report on the FBI's Crossfire Hurricane probe is the first official account of sources relied on by Christopher Steele to write a dossier that damaged President Trump, energized the FBI and ultimately proved to be untrue. Published December 15, 2019
Obama Justice Department declined ‘defensive briefing’ for Trump campaign on Russia
The Obama Justice Department and the FBI twice debated whether to give the Trump campaign a "defensive briefing" on Russia but decided not to, according to the department's inspector general report. Published December 12, 2019
Kevin Clinesmith, FBI attorney, hid Carter Page CIA informant role, IG report shows
The FBI's four wiretap affidavits to a federal judge in 2016 and 2017 deliberately hid a part of Trump campaign volunteer Carter Page's professional life that would have revealed his patriotic role as a CIA informant instead of the bureau's nefarious depiction, the Justice Department inspector general's report shows. Published December 11, 2019
Michael Horowitz IG report debunks media, Trump foes’ conspiracy theories
The Justice Department inspector general's report rebuts a number of Trump-Russia assertions made by key players, including the news media, former FBI Director James B. Comey and Rep. Adam B. Schiff, a leading conspiracy proponent. Published December 10, 2019
FBI misled judges on Christopher Steele’s truth record
One of the FBI's big selling points for the Democratic Party-financed Steele dossier is that its creator, former British spy Christopher Steele, had proven his veracity in previously providing information on an international soccer scandal. Published December 9, 2019
Adam Schiff claims Devin Nunes, White House collusion with phone record release
Rep. Adam B. Schiff subpoenaed thousands of pages of phone records of Rudolph W. Giuliani, President Trump's personal attorney, and a Giuliani associate -- and in the process scooped up calls made by the congressman's chief political rival, Rep. Devin Nunes. Published December 8, 2019
Michael Horowitz report follows extensive FBI misconduct in Trump era
The FBI already has amassed a record of misconduct by top officials leading up to Monday, when the Justice Department inspector general is scheduled to release conclusions on whether agents also abused the bureau's intrusive wiretapping powers. Published December 4, 2019
