Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Fusion GPS allegations spur FEC push for NRA-Russia probe
The Federal Election Commission chairwoman wants to start a probe into the National Rifle Association and Russia based on allegations pushed by Fusion GPS, the investigative firm that created the discredited anti-Trump dossier. Published August 21, 2019
Concord Management and Consulting LLC disputes Mueller indictment election meddling claims
The Russian consulting firm accused of bankrolling social media meddling in the 2016 presidential election spent less than $5,000 on candidate ads and rallies that would be subject to government auditing, the company argues in a court filing. Published August 20, 2019
Stefan Halper’s Pentagon contracts investigation shows office’s loose standards
Stefan Halper, the professor who became an FBI informant to spy on the Trump campaign, failed to document the research he did as a contractor on four Pentagon studies worth $1 million, an investigation found. Published August 18, 2019
Investigation clears analyst accused of leaking data, but officials never told man’s defense team
A confidential counterintelligence investigation cleared suspended Pentagon analyst Adam S. Lovinger on allegations of leaking data to the news media, but officials never told his defense team. Published August 14, 2019
Bruce Ohr gave FBI false information on Trump, Judicial Watch says
Hillary Clinton operatives fed the FBI false information on President Trump and his aides in the months following his election, according to an analysis of an FBI agent's interview with a key conduit. Published August 11, 2019
John Durham pressed to probe Robert Mueller and his Democrat-aligned prosecutors
Some Trump campaign associates have sent letters to the Justice Department's special Trump-Russia investigator, complaining about how former special counsel Robert Mueller and the FBI conducted the nearly three-year investigation. Published August 6, 2019
ISIS shares shocking video of beheading as children cheer
The Islamic State in Afghanistan today shared shocking images of its fighters beheading a Taliban as children watched and cheered. Published August 1, 2019
John Ratcliffe, Trump DNI nominee, vows to expose Russia probe origins
Rep. John Ratcliffe promises as the nation's top spy to accelerate President Trump's effort to find out how the FBI began investigating him, aided by the unfounded Democratic Party-financed dossier. Published July 30, 2019
Iran uses fake Maryam Rajavi tweet in Israel cyberwar
Iran launched an operation against the West this month, but not by menacing an oil tanker or targeting a U.S. drone. Published July 28, 2019
Robert Mueller draws blank on Fusion GPS
Former special counsel Robert Mueller drew a blank on the Democrats' opposition research firm Fusion GPS, which penetrated the upper reaches of the FBI to feed the Trump-Russia conspiracy theory. Published July 25, 2019
Mueller criticized for relying heavily on New York Times, Washington Post during testy Hill hearing
A Republican congresswoman on Wednesday challenged former special prosecutor Robert Mueller for relying heavily on press reports for his 448-page Russia report instead just facts. Published July 24, 2019
Robert Mueller citation of New York Times, liberal media sources draws pushback
A defense lawyer is criticizing former special counsel Robert Mueller for including in his report a citation of a New York Times story about his client that he says is wrong. The Times story is one of more than 100 news articles Mr. Mueller cited to bolster his 448-page narrative -- to the chagrin of Republicans, who say those same media outlets promoted a Trump-Russia conspiracy that didn't exist. Published July 23, 2019
Robert Mueller, William Barr rebuked by judge in case of Russia company Concord
A federal judge has chastised former special counsel Robert Mueller and Attorney General William P. Barr for stating that the Russian government was behind election year social media trolling when there is no evidence presented by prosecutors. Published July 21, 2019
William Barr probe pits Obama intelligence chiefs against Trump-aligned dissenters
Attorney General William P. Barr's review of the Obama-era conclusion that Russia interfered in the election to help Donald Trump sets up a struggle between the nation's top spies and Mr. Trump's skeptical Republican allies. Published July 18, 2019
Jeffrey Epstein donations favored Chuck Schumer, Chris Dodd, other Democrats
Convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein handed out thousands of dollars in the 1990s, mostly to Democrats and their party, but he stopped campaign donations in the early 2000s as Florida was probing accusations involving teenage and underage girls. Published July 11, 2019
Stefan Halper, Trump-Russia figure, to skip public appearance
Scholar Stefan Halper, one of the more mysterious figures in the Trump-Russia affair, has bowed out of making his first public appearance since the news media exposed him as an FBI spy. Published July 10, 2019
Kim Darroch dossier deepens Donald Trump’s suspicions about British government
ANALYSIS: Now there are two British-produced anti-Trump dossiers, deepening the president's suspicions about the U.S.-U.K. "special relationship." Published July 9, 2019
Sergey Kislyak conspiracy theories undercut by Mueller report
The rumpled, jowly image of Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in Washington came to personify a number of unverified Trump-Moscow stories. Published July 8, 2019
Robert Mueller maligned Trump associates ask ‘why’
Trump associates who believe they were unfairly maligned in Robert Mueller's Russia report want lawmakers to ask one question -- why? -- when the former special counsel testifies July 17. Published July 4, 2019
Robert Mueller pressed to break ‘Mueller rule’ in July 17 testimony
Robert Mueller says his 448-page report is his testimony, but that's not stopping lawmakers from signaling they will try to coax the former special counsel to break the "Mueller rule" when he arrives July 17 on Capitol Hill. Published July 1, 2019
