Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Paul Manafort confidant Konstantin Kilimnik not proven to be Russian spy, says judge
Special counsel Robert Mueller hasn't provided evidence to the federal judge overseeing the case of Paul Manafort that his confidant in Ukraine is a Russian spy or tied to its intelligence apparatus, according to a new court transcript. Published February 17, 2019
Paul Manafort lawyers: Ukrainian employee was U.S. asset, not a Russian spy
Paul Manafort's legal team is trying to show that his longtime Ukraine employee was a U.S. asset and not necessarily a Russian spy, as portrayed by special counsel Robert Mueller, a court filing shows. Published February 14, 2019
Adam Schiff to probe Trump, family money laundering
ANALYSIS: Rep. Adam Schiff in 2017 kicked off the House's most publicized hearing into Russia election interference by leveling a number of felony charges against President Trump's associates, citing news reports and a former British intelligence officer's dossier on the Trump campaign. Published February 10, 2019
Not one Republican senator asked intel chiefs about border crisis during ‘threats’ hearing
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats provided a pessimistic picture of continuing flows of illegal immigrants to the southern border during his appearance before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. But while Republicans asked him a series of questions about Russia, China and cybersecurity under the hearing's agenda of "Worldwide Threats," none brought up what President Trump calls a border "crisis." Published February 6, 2019
House Dems will reinvestigate 2016 election, Russia-Trump allegations
The House intelligence committee announced a wide-ranging probe into President Trump's administration Wednesday, questioning whether he, his children or his businesses have been compromised by foreign agents who have "leverage" over him. Published February 6, 2019
Gina Haspel: Intelligence community ‘pleased’ with Trump’s decision to expel 61 Russian officers
The intelligence community is "very pleased" with President Trump's decision to expel 61 Russian intelligence officers last year, assessing the evictions had "tremendous impact" on Moscow's "ability to hurt us," CIA Director Gina Haspel says. Published February 4, 2019
Roger Stone will face jurors from America’s most anti-Trump electorate
Republican operative Roger Stone is vowing to fight federal charges, meaning he is on course for a courtroom trial whose jurors would come from an electorate hostile to his longtime friend and boss, President Trump. Published February 3, 2019
Texas finds 95,000 noncitizens on voter rolls
Voter integrity hawks are hailing an investigation by the Texas secretary of state that uncovered 95,000 noncitizen residents who illegally registered to vote. It was one of the largest discoveries of non-eligible voters by any one state. Published January 30, 2019
Pennsylvania admits to 11,000 noncitizens registered to vote
A top Pennsylvania lawmaker called on the state Wednesday to immediately expunge the names of 11,198 noncitizens whom the state confirmed are registered to vote, despite not being eligible. Published January 30, 2019
Media that bashes Roger Stone went wild over Russian-stolen emails
Trump adviser Roger Stone wasn't alone in 2016 as he furiously tried to find out when WikiLeaks would dump the next tranche of hacked Democratic Party emails. Published January 27, 2019
Liberals like Bill Maher pour contempt on Covington kids, despite discredited narrative
The Kentucky diocese which immediately condemned Covington Catholic students for supposedly taunting Native American Nathan Phillips has admitted it overreacted and issued an apology, as have numerous conservative pundits who jumped the gun. But that hasn't stopped liberals like Bill Maher from pouring contempt on the teenagers caught up in the maelstrom. Published January 26, 2019
Don Shipley finds Nathan Phillips stayed in U.S. during Vietnam War, went AWOL three times
A prominent hunter of "stolen valor" fraudsters has released two pages of Nathan Phillips' Marine Corps personnel record that show he stayed in the United States during the Vietnam War and went AWOL three times. Published January 24, 2019
Hillary Clinton operatives pushed now-debunked Trump-Alfa server conspiracy, testimony reveals
The Clinton campaign's operation to spread a now-debunked story on a Russian bank-Donald Trump computer linkage went further than previously known, according to new congressional testimony. Published January 23, 2019
Michael Cohen to provide only ‘anecdotes’ about Trump in House testimony, lawmakers say
Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen will refuse to answer questions about ongoing investigations but is willing to tell anecdotes about working for President Trump when he appears on Capitol Hill, two Republican lawmakers said on Tuesday. Published January 22, 2019
Ben Smith, BuzzFeed editor, stands by Donald Trump, Michael Cohen report
A peek inside the BuzzFeed newsroom and the decision-making process of editor Ben Smith is contained in a federal court record in Florida. Published January 21, 2019
Bruce Ohr, Adam Schiff differ on Trump-Russia dossier points
Senior Justice Department official Bruce Ohr has provided a point-by-point narrative of his actions promoting the 2016 Democratic Party-financed dossier that conflicts with Rep. Adam B. Schiff's official version, according to a comparison of the two. Published January 20, 2019
Rudy Giuliani: Trump Tower Moscow talks likely lasted until end of campaign, Michael Cohen ‘key guy’
Trump personal attorney Rudy Giuliani said Sunday that negotiations about building a Trump Tower in Moscow likely extended until the end of the 2016 presidential campaign. Published January 20, 2019
Christopher Steele sought out by FBI bosses in Trump-agent probe
After FBI chieftains targeted President Trump as a possible Russian agent in May 2017, they also reached out to an old informant, ex-British spy Christopher Steele, creator of the much-disputed election-year dossier, according to new congressional testimony. Published January 16, 2019
Donald Trump campaign sided with Ukraine over Russia
To Trump campaign veterans, the stories surrounding the 2016 Republican Party platform debate on Ukraine have fed a myth as large as the Christopher Steele dossier's unproven anti-Trump allegations. Published January 15, 2019
Anti-Trump FBI operatives viewed then-candidate Trump as national security threat
The FBI's hostility toward Donald Trump during the Obama administration has come out in new testimony from Lisa Page, the former bureau lawyer who had an affair with investigative partner Peter Strzok. Published January 12, 2019