Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Kurt Volker refutes whistleblower claim he pressed ‘quid pro quo’ in Kyiv
Former Special Ukraine diplomat Kurt Volker, a key witness in the Trump impeachment proceedings, is directly rebutting the whistleblower's allegation that he pressed the president's supposed "quid pro quo" in Kiev. Published November 6, 2019
Anti-Trump chronology: D.C. establishment plot culminates with impeachment
ANALYSIS: Democratic operatives, the press and the FBI have worked daily from his 2016 anti-Washington candidacy to his third year in the Oval Office to disable and cast aside Donald Trump, a chronology of events shows. Published November 4, 2019
Sidney Powell, Michael Flynn lawyer, puts Obama Justice Department on trial
Sidney Powell, the Dallas defense lawyer who rode into Washington determined to exonerate retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, specializes in unearthing stashed evidence and prosecutorial misconduct. Published October 30, 2019
Michael Flynn: Prosecution says no new evidence to help him
The Justice Department rejected Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn's newest bid to gain more evidence, saying on Tuesday there is nothing more in the file that relates to his December 2017 guilty plea to lying to FBI agents. Published October 29, 2019
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi tried to stay healthy in Syria, companion says
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi tried to stay healthy as he moved around Syria to evade death at the hands of U.S. military and allies, a onetime traveling companion says. Published October 28, 2019
Joseph Mifsud gave deposition to John Durham in ‘Russia-gate’ probe
A new question about the mysterious Maltese professor Joseph Mifsud is: What did he say on a taped deposition handed to the team of special Justice Department investigator John Durham? Published October 27, 2019
Pentagon accused of leaking Flynn phone calls to Washington Post, fueling Trump-Russia probe
The attorney for former Trump National Security Adviser Michael Flynn says a senior Pentagon official "is believed to be" the person who leaked the Flynn-Sergey Kislyak phone call transcripts to The Washington Post. Published October 25, 2019
FBI ambushed Michael Flynn, then celebrated
The FBI under James B. Comey "unilaterally" made the decision to interview retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, excluding input from the Justice Department, ignoring the White House counsel and leading Flynn to believe agents were arriving as friends to discuss terrorism, his lawyer says. Published October 25, 2019
Michael Flynn insider narrative emerges in federal court documents
The first insider's narrative on the travails of retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn has been filed in federal court amid a battle over access to multiple pieces of evidence. Published October 22, 2019
Joseph Mifsud identity called Trump-Russia probe origin key
A seemingly unrelated criminal case in Washington has reopened a popular Trump-Russia guessing game: Who is Joseph Mifsud? Published October 20, 2019
John Durham, AG Barr’s special Russia investigator, obtained BlackBerrys tied to mysterious prof
It was special investigator John Durham who acquired two BlackBerrys used by Joseph Mifsud, the Maltese professor who jumped-started the FBI's long Russia probe into President Trump's campaign. Published October 17, 2019
DOJ has phones of man that sparked FBI’s probe of Trump: Flynn lawyer
The Justice Department has recently come into possession of two BlackBerry phones used by Joseph Mifsud, the mysterious Maltese professor who triggered the long FBI probe into President Trump and aides. Published October 16, 2019
Donald Trump’s pro-military base backs Syria decision
President Trump's grassroots military supporters, as opposed to neoconservatives who have long opposed his agenda, appear to be supporting his abrupt decision to withdraw all U.S. troops from Syria. Published October 14, 2019
Adam Schiff’s Trump-Ukraine impeachment probe follows Russia inquiry playbook
Clues into how Rep. Adam B. Schiff is secretly running the Democrats' Ukraine impeachment inquiry are contained in his 2018 Russia report in which he demanded at least 60 more witnesses while venturing down scores of investigative alleys. Published October 13, 2019
Adam Schiff credibility crumbling amid Donald Trump impeachment push
Rep. Adam B. Schiff, now leading the closed-door impeachment inquiry, has left a trail of anti-Trump allegations that remain unproven or conflict with the official record, an analysis shows. Published October 8, 2019
Rod Rosenstein-Robert Mueller emails reveal Trump-Russia probe secrecy
Then-Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was determined to keep his big secret about a pending special counsel right up to the day his top candidate, Robert Mueller, sat down with President Trump in the Oval Office. Published October 7, 2019
John Dowd clients Lev Parnas, Igor Fruman helped Rudy Giuliani probe Biden, Ukraine
John Dowd, President Trump's attorney during the Robert Mueller Russia investigation, has reentered the legal fray, this time representing two South Florida businessmen who have helped Rudy Giuliani investigate Ukraine and Joe Biden. Published October 3, 2019
John Durham probe goes worldwide to examine spies and their Trump targets
Attorney General William P. Barr's ongoing inquiry into the origins of the Trump-Russia saga is taking investigators to Australia, Ukraine, Italy and the United Kingdom to examine spies and their Trump targets. Published October 3, 2019
Whistleblower’s statements about Rudy Giuliani raise questions
The unidentified whistleblower at the CIA makes scores of references to Rudolph W. Giuliani in the complaint against President Trump, with most of the information coming from Mr. Giuliani's own public statements and news reports. Published October 2, 2019
Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei ordered Saudi oil strike, exiles say
The largest resistance group to the Iranian regime said Monday it had evidence that Tehran carried out the devastating Sept. 14 attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities from a base inside Iran. Published September 30, 2019
