Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Kansas is ground zero of illegal voting, yet federal judge issues reprieve
Hundreds and perhaps thousands of non-citizens are illegally registered to vote in Kansas, a state that is at ground-zero in the conservative effort to police voter rolls and the liberal campaign to protect them. Published June 23, 2018
Carter Page, subjected to FBI’s ‘reign of terror,’ offers to lead agents’ anti-bias training
Much-investigated Carter Page is volunteering to help the FBI conduct its planned nation-wide anti-political bias training, saying he is an expert on the bureau's "reign of terror" against him. Published June 19, 2018
Christopher Steele, Trump dossier writer, grilled by authorities as part of lawsuit
Anti-Trump dossier writer Christopher Steele on Monday underwent his first adversarial questioning since his unverified charges were posted by BuzzFeed in January 2017. Published June 18, 2018
Peter Strzok’s Donald Trump messages trouble Michael Horowitz
FBI agent Peter Strzok put the Trump-Russia investigation on a fast track during the 2016 election season at the same time he was sending text messages to his lover condemning the Republican presidential candidate as an "idiot" and vowing to "stop" him. Published June 17, 2018
Senate Security director leaked anti-Page information, says indictment
Former Trump campaign volunteer Carter Page has been pursued by Christopher Steele and his dossier, the FBI, Democrats and Russia collusion-minded media. He has proclaimed his innocence throughout the two-year inquisition. Last week, he learned he had another adversary, this one hidden. Published June 10, 2018
A Washington story of a fast-tracked reporter, her source and their secret romance
Reporter Ali Watkins, age 22, made an immediate imprint on Washington journalism in 2014, helping McClatchy News win Pulitzer honors for an insider story about the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. But today her reputation, and possibly her career, is in tatters due to revelations of sleeping with a source. Published June 9, 2018
Paul Manafort’s bail hinges on witness messages’ content
Whether Paul Manafort remains in home confinement or goes to prison rests on the content of several brief communications he conducted last winter with a former business associate. Published June 7, 2018
Trump lawyers point to NBC interview in Russia probe
Among the collection of what President Trump calls "fake news" about the Russia probe, his lawyers point to one in particular: a prime-time White House interview with NBC News anchor Lester Holt on May 11, 2017. Published June 5, 2018
Fred Fleitz, John Bolton recruit, in SPLC ‘smear campaign’
The White House is strongly defending Fred Fleitz, a former CIA analyst picked for the pivotal role of National Security Council chief of staff, in the face of strident criticism from what conservatives say are left-wing, pro-Obama pressure groups. Published June 3, 2018
Glenn Simpson accused of lying to Congress by Sen. Charles Grassley
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley is suggesting Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson uttered an "outright lie" when he testified to panel staffers. Published May 31, 2018
Comey violated FBI’s own rulebook by using Trump campaign ‘spy’
The FBI's own guidelines restrict the deployment of informants to spy on Americans, such as the bureau's decision to plant a human source among Donald Trump's presidential campaign aides. Published May 30, 2018
Democrats’ and media’s Trump-Russia collusion narrative falls apart
The narrative at the heart of the Democrats' and media's Trump-Russia collusion charges has all but collapsed, according to an examination of the year-old official public record. Published May 27, 2018
Stefan Halper FBI informant revelation underscores MI6 ties to shadowy Trump investigations
Britain's spy service's connections to shadowy investigations into Donald Trump have grown stronger with the revelation that academic Stefan Halper was spying on the president's campaign and doing it on British soil. Published May 21, 2018
Paul Manafort team wants probe into Andrew Weissmann, a Robert Mueller prosecutor
Paul Manafort's attorney on Monday asked a federal judge to allow an investigation into whether special counsel prosecutor Andrew Weissmann illegally leaked confidential grand jury testimony to the press. Published May 21, 2018
Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump attorney, says he understands president
NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW: Rudolph W. Giuliani says he can get the best out of Donald Trump as he vigorously defends him and lashes out at his enemies, allowing the president to focus on landmark achievements. Published May 20, 2018
Rudy Giuliani eviscerates James Comey, says ex-FBI boss won’t be ‘worth anything’ as witness
Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's friend and lawyer, says that James B. Comey has revealed himself to be a leaker of confidential material. Published May 17, 2018
Robert Mueller agrees to narrow scope of questions in bid to interview Donald Trump
Rudy Giuliani, President Trump's lawyer, says that special counsel Robert Mueller has agreed to avoid a "fishing" expedition by narrowing the subject of questions in an effort to get the president to submit to an interview with the prosecutor. Published May 17, 2018
Mueller moves to muscle out Manafort’s lawyers from grilling prosecutors
Robert Mueller filed papers in U.S. District Court in Virginia opposing a request from Manafort attorney Kevin Downing to hold an investigative hearing into the rash of press reports on Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign manager. Published May 16, 2018
Senate demands transcript of Russian wiretaps, FBI interview that nabbed Michael Flynn
President Trump's former attorney says there are "reports" that retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn referred to his own wiretap when he was interviewed by two FBI agents in January 2017. Published May 14, 2018
Obama allies spread Donald Trump, Russia collusion stories to undermine transition
Republican-driven investigative reports on Russia have provided an unanticipated view into secret anti-Trump maneuvers by Obama loyalists during the span of the presidential transition. Published May 13, 2018
