Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Andrew McCabe FBI leaks, secretive media campaign, cover-up detailed in IG report
A Justice Department inspector general's report is the driving force for possible criminal charges against former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, as his attorneys and the department square off in a legal and media showdown. Published September 17, 2019
Michael Flynn, Sidney Powell resume House GOP probe to prove feds withheld evidence
Retired Army Gen. Michael Flynn is picking up where Republicans left off last year as he tries to turn the FBI inside out to find new evidence. Published September 15, 2019
Rod Rosenstein plotted Trump coup, Judicial Watch says
Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein acknowledged he discussed with the FBI of wearing a wire when talking to President Trump but insisted the comment was in jest amid tumultuous times at the Justice Department. Published September 11, 2019
Al Qaeda’s chilling 9/11 reminder: Keep killing Americans
Al Qaeda is remembering September 11 as might be expected, with calls to keep killing Americans. Published September 11, 2019
Obama burned CIA asset who pinpointed bin Laden’s location in Pakistan
Reports that the CIA in 2016 decided to extract a Kremlin agent out of Russia came after the Obama administration lost another key spy years earlier and badly misjudged the loyalties of an al Qaeda informant. Published September 10, 2019
Steele dossier played role in launching Trump probe
An examination of available testimony runs contrary to FBI hierarchy which has said it officially started investigating Trump campaign aides free of any dossier presence. Published September 8, 2019
James Comey wanted Donald Trump to offer up evidence for probe after dossier briefing, says report
Former FBI Director James B. Comey's motives for briefing President-elect Trump on the Democratic Party-financed dossier included that Mr. Trump might offer up evidence that would help the bureau's probe into the Republican's campaign and Russia, a Justice Department report says. Published September 2, 2019
Sidney Powell: Evidence in Michael Flynn case to reveal Clinton-FBI alliance in Russia probe
The new attorney for retired Army Gen. Michael Flynn is putting the scandal-marred Trump-Russia investigation on trial in a bid to make federal prosecutors produce more evidence. Published September 1, 2019
Charges against Tech. Sgt. Keith A. Snyder dismissed
A military judge has bucked a two-star general by throwing out a sexual assault case against a sergeant at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. Published August 25, 2019
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
