Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
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
Hope Hicks questioning exposes Democrats’ drive to impeach Donald Trump
Democrats' questioning of Hope Hicks provided the first look inside the drive to impeach President Trump. Published June 26, 2019
Adam Lovinger, Trump supporter stripped of Pentagon security clearance, loses appeal
Adam Lovinger, the Trump-supporting Pentagon analyst stripped of his security clearance, has lost his appeal. Published June 20, 2019
Hillary Clinton campaign payment to dossier author Christopher Steele broke election laws: lawsuit
A conservative nonprofit has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the Hillary Clinton campaign of violating election laws when it paid British citizen Christopher Steele to gather Kremlin-provided political dirt on candidate Donald Trump. Published June 19, 2019
Trump campaign aides sought Russian business deals, Mueller report says
The Robert Mueller report is not just a tale of Trump-Russia links but also a depiction of how political operatives try to cash in on a presidential campaign. Published June 16, 2019
Nunes slams Mueller ‘dossier,’ says findings were based on a ‘feedback loop’ of false reports
Rep. Devin Nunes is hitting the Robert Mueller report, dismissing it as a 'dossier' of misinformation based on a 'feedback loop' of now-discredited media reports. Published June 15, 2019
Hillary Clinton, like Donald Trump, endorsed idea of political dirt from overseas
Hillary Clinton has endorsed the idea of obtaining political dirt from overseas, saying her campaign's Kremlin-sourced dossier was "part of what happens in a campaign." Published June 13, 2019
Robert Mueller exploited cellphone GPS to track Trump associates
Robert Mueller says he was able to pinpoint security company executive Erik Prince's precise location for several hours in January 2017 by matching his mobile phone signal to a cell site near Trump Tower in New York City. Published June 9, 2019
Roger Stone restaurant assault claim disputed by D.C. police, Italian eatery RPM
The Metropolitan Police Department said Thursday it never received a complaint from Roger Stone about being accosted last week at a D.C.-area restaurant, and the restaurant's manager says the embattled Trump associate embellished his encounter with other patrons. Published June 6, 2019
FBI wiretap petitions for Trump campaign contained key errors
Four FBI wiretap applications targeting a Trump campaign volunteer were more inaccurate than previously known based on subsequent investigative information, an analysis shows. Published June 6, 2019
William Barr seeks dossier’s influence on FBI’s Trump-Russia investigation
Attorney General William P. Barr has made it clear he wants to know just how far Christopher Steele's discredited dossier took the FBI into the depths of a nearly three-year investigation into President Trump. Published June 2, 2019
Robert Mueller report downplays key conclusion: No Trump-Russia collusion
Special counsel Robert Mueller's exhaustive report on Russian election interference marginalizes its most important finding: There was no Trump-Moscow conspiracy. Published May 29, 2019
