Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Devin Nunes slaps CNN with $435 million defamation lawsuit
Rep. Devin Nunes filed a defamation lawsuit Tuesday against CNN for its Nov. 22 "demonstrably false hit piece" that said the California Republican traveled to Vienna in 2018 to dig up dirt on former Vice President Joseph R. Biden. Published December 3, 2019
Mark Sandy House testimony used to down Trump Ukraine bribery claim
Republicans are citing new House testimony from a White House budgeteer to shoot down Democrats' allegation that President Trump committed bribery in temporarily withholding Ukraine security aid. Published December 1, 2019
Mike Bloomberg touts taxing the poor: ‘Do you want to pander to those people?’
Former New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, the latest entry in the Democratic presidential race, has argued in favor of taxing the poor. Published November 29, 2019
FBI file: Lev Parnas’ Rolex watches, $5,000, Trump mementos
When the FBI arrested Lev Parnas at Washington Dulles International Airport, his belongings told the story of a wannabe Washington operator. Published November 26, 2019
New book by dossier promoters spreads ‘fake news’ on Devin Nunes
The two former Wall Street Journal reporters who promoted the discredited anti-Trump dossier are out with their own book on Tuesday and already a key item is being challenged. Published November 25, 2019
Devin Nunes to sue CNN, Daily Beast over Vienna stories
Rep. Devin Nunes on Sunday ramped up his attack on allegations in CNN and Daily Beast stories, saying he will file a lawsuit in federal court accusing them of being accessories to a conspiracy to obstruct justice. Published November 24, 2019
Devin Nunes plans to sue CNN, Daily Beast over Vienna stories
Rep. Devin Nunes said on Saturday he plans to sue CNN and the Daily Beast for stories that accused him of meeting with a former Ukraine prosecutor in a hunt for dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden. Published November 23, 2019
Andrew Weissmann floats new Trump-Russia collusion theory
Former Robert Mueller Russia probe prosecutor turned MSNBC analyst Andrew Weissmann says President Trump thinks that he and Vladimir Putin are "on the same team" for the 2020 election. Published November 22, 2019
Jim Jordan hammers Democrats, says they sought foreign interference with Steele dossier
House Republicans used Thursday's impeachment hearing to drum home a message that the Democrats sought foreign interference in the 2016 election by funding and distributing a Kremlin-sourced dossier. Published November 21, 2019
Adam Schiff saw Ukraine as a source for dirt on Trump
Democrats have portrayed Ukraine as innocent of 2016 election interference but the lawmaker spearheading impeachment saw Kyiv as a source for dirt on President Trump in 2017. Published November 21, 2019
Devin Nunes lists past Democratic false charges
Rep. Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House intelligence committee, on Wednesday listed what he said were 10 bogus allegations made by panel Democrats since 2017 against President Trump. Published November 20, 2019
White House analyst Kashyap Patel files lawsuit against Politico, reporter
A White House analyst filed a defamation lawsuit Monday against Politico and a reporter for two stories the complaint says falsely accused the analyst of hijacking Ukraine policy-making and intervening with President Trump. Published November 18, 2019
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, NSC’s Ukraine director, to testify of ‘outside influencers’
The public on Tuesday will get its first look at Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman in action. And if he follows his closed-door testimony, he will knock his commander in chief while retelling his version of potentially damning conversations with a Trump ambassador. Published November 17, 2019
Attorney General Barr indicts progressives’ anti-Trump ‘resistance’
Attorney General William Barr lashed out at the Democratic Party "resistance" against President Trump, saying it is a "incendiary" and "scorched earth" movement signaling that America is ruled by an occupying military power, not an elected executive. Published November 16, 2019
Alexander Vindman claims Obama, not Trump, gave Javelins to Ukraine
Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a main accuser in the Democrats' impeachment drive, wrongly credited President Obama for sending advanced anti-tank weapons to Ukraine when President Trump was the first. Published November 13, 2019
Obama National Security Council ‘detailees’ led Trump opposition
Trump backers say the president has strong opposition from his National Security Council because he chose foreign policy experts instead of his loyalists as top advisers in the beginning and the staff was full of Obama supporters. Published November 12, 2019
Donald Trump aides fight over Ukraine policy
House impeachment transcripts show an internal White House struggle over Ukraine policy, with National Security Council staffers taking aim at President Trump and his political appointees. Published November 10, 2019
Impeachment Democrats worry about ‘BleachBit’ repeat
Democrats are being sticklers for State Department impeachment witnesses preserving their internet messages, rekindling memories of the Hillary Clinton "BleachBit" saga at the same agency. Published November 9, 2019
Impeachment testimony jabs Adam Schiff on Trump-Russia dossier
During House Democrats' impeachment probe interview of National Security Council staffer Fiona Hill, Rep. Adam B. Schiff got slapped down for championing the unsubstantiated Russia-collusion dossier on President Trump. Published November 8, 2019
Astan-e Quds Razavi, Iranian religious foundation, funds terrorism, spies: Report
A supposed Iranian religious foundation is in fact secretly funding terrorism and spies, such as the recruitment of former Air Force intelligence specialist Monica Witt, who defected to Iran in 2013 with valuable security secrets, a dissident group is claiming in a new report. Published November 7, 2019