Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Lanny Davis pushes Donald Trump’s removal from office via 25th Amendment, cites Bustle.com article
While Lanny Davis promotes Michael Cohen as the man who could bring down the president, the Democratic operative also has made an argument for the removal of President Trump. Mr. Davis, long a fierce defender of Bill and Hillary Clinton, said Mr. Trump is -- in a word -- nuts. His argument is based in part on a women's magazine article by Brandi Neal, a self-described storyteller who also writes about pet psychology. Published September 4, 2018
John Dowd slams Bob Woodward’s book as full of ‘misrepresentations’
John Dowd, President Trump's former attorney, hit back hard on Tuesday against a new Bob Woodward Book that said Mr. Dowd referred to the president as a "liar." Published September 4, 2018
Michael Cohen denied Donald Trump-Russia collusion to Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen emphatically stated a year ago that he saw no evidence that the president colluded with Russia during the campaign. His words to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Sept. 19, 2017, have important meaning today. Published August 27, 2018
Adam Lovinger’s security clearance case unusual at Pentagon
The yearlong move to strip Trump-supporting defense analyst Adam Lovinger of his top-secret security clearance and end his career attracted the unusual involvement of top-level Pentagon officials, his attorney says. Published August 26, 2018
Iranians charged with spying on Jews in U.S. raise specter of assassination plots here
The Justice Department has charged two Iranians with spying on Jewish and opposition groups in the U.S., and the court documents suggest Tehran's hard-line Islamic regime is hunting for bombing and assassination targets. Published August 21, 2018
Adam Lovinger loses security clearance after Stefan Halper complaints; Judical Watch sues Pentagon
A conservative watchdog group has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Adam Lovinger, the Trump-supporting Pentagon analyst whose security clearance was revoked. Mr. Lovinger had complained internally about lucrative contracts going to Stefan Halper, the FBI informant who spied on the president's campaign. Published August 20, 2018
John Dowd says Don McGahn didn’t implicate Donald Trump in Robert Mueller interviews
President Trump's former attorney, John Dowd, says White House counsel Donald McGahn didn't implicate the president in any wrongdoing when he sat down for extensive interviews with the special counsel Robert Mueller's team. Published August 19, 2018
Don McGahn leak shows Robert Mueller team ‘panicking,’ Rudy Giuliani says
Trump attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani refuted speculation Sunday that White House counsel Donald McGahn had flipped on President Trump, accusing "desperate" investigators of leaking information about the attorney's cooperation with the special counsel in order to lure the president into a perjury trap. Published August 19, 2018
Maltese professor questioned in Russia probe eluded arrest thanks to Papadopoulos: Court filing
FBI agents in the Russia probe had thoughts of arresting a mysterious Maltese professor, but he left the United States before they had gathered sufficient evidence, according to a court filing by special counsel Robert Mueller. Published August 18, 2018
Richard Burr blasts John Brennan for Russian collusion claim
Sen. Richard Burr, who leads the Senate Selective Committee on Intelligence, issued a sharp rebuke of former CIA Director John Brennan, saying that if he has evidence of Russian collusion he should have presented it to his panel. Published August 17, 2018
Adam Lovinger, Pentagon analyst, lost security clearance after Stefan Halper complaints
A Trump-supporting Pentagon analyst was stripped of his security clearance by Obama-appointed officials after he complained of questionable government contracts to Stefan Halper, the FBI informant who spied on the Trump presidential campaign. Published August 15, 2018
Peter Strzok became the face of Mueller’s Trump-Russia probe
Fired FBI agent Peter Strzok became the public face of a two-year Russia investigation that President Trump loyalists say is filled with biased investigators and bogus charges. Published August 13, 2018
Peter Strzok fired from the FBI for anti-Trump texts
FBI agent Peter Strzok became a face of anti-Trump resistance within the government. It's now cost him his job. Mr. Strzok confirmed Monday that he had been fired from the FBI, months after an internal watchdog revealed damning text messages he exchanged with paramour and fellow FBI employee Lisa Page vowing to "stop" Donald Trump's rise to the White House. Published August 13, 2018
Bruce Ohr called on Christopher Steele talks
Republicans in a joint session of House committees are set to interview former Associate Deputy Attorney General Bruce Ohr this month to gauge whether a complex conspiracy against Donald Trump existed among Hillary Clinton loyalists and the Justice Department. Published August 12, 2018
Christopher Steele broke FBI media rules after being ‘admonished’: Documents
The FBI formally admonished ex-British spy Christopher Steele in early 2016 before he began investigating candidate Donald Trump, according to new documents. Published August 4, 2018
Ex-Trump adviser bemoans ‘smear campaign’ against GOP, NRA over Maria Butina connections
President Trump's former campaign national security adviser is decrying a "Trump-Russia smear campaign in miniature" that has erupted in the media over Republican contacts with accused Moscow agent Maria Butina. Published August 3, 2018
Peter Strzok, anti-Trump FBI agent, allowed to declassify documents after joining Mueller probe
New internal emails show that anti-Trump FBI agent Peter Strzok demanded to preserve all the powers he held as a deputy assistant director as he agreed to move to special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe in 2017. Published August 1, 2018
FBI investigation of Trump, Russia dossier in third year
Two years ago on July 31, 2016, the FBI took the momentous step of opening a counterintelligence investigation into Donald Trump's presidential campaign. Published July 30, 2018
James Comey ordered to preserve his government documents
The Department of Justice has ordered former FBI Director James B. Comey to preserve any government records in his possession, a watchdog group says. Published July 29, 2018
Judge orders Fusion GPS deposition in libel suit against BuzzFeed
Fusion GPS, the impresario of the infamous Christopher Steele dossier, must undergo a deposition in a libel suit brought by a Russian entrepreneur, a federal judge ruled this week. Published July 28, 2018