Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Trump avoids CNN award for reporting on dossier by skipping correspondents’ dinner
By again skipping the White House Correspondents Association dinner this year, President Trump will not have to honor an award-winning story he and Republicans believe was part of a set up. Published April 7, 2018
FBI showdown over Trump data
The FBI is refusing to disclose additional information about its decision to begin investigating then-candidate Donald Trump in July 2016, prompting Rep. Devin Nunes to threaten a showdown in federal court. Published April 5, 2018
Robert Mueller authorized to probe Manafort on allegation found in anti-Trump dossier
Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed court papers late Monday that showed he was authorized to investigate an allegation against Paul Manafort that is found in the infamous anti-Trump dossier. Published April 3, 2018
Hollywood, Nancy Pelosi, George Soros gang up on Devin Nunes
Rep. Devin Nunes, whose investigation revealed that the Democratic Party funded the Christopher Steele dossier and that the FBI used the unverified charges to spy on a Trump volunteer, says Hollywood and George Soros are combining to try to take his congressional seat in November. Published March 31, 2018
NRA says it didn’t receive any illegal foreign money for 2016 presidential race
The National Rifle Association says its review has found no evidence that the gun rights group received illegal foreign money, including from Russia, for the 2016 election in supporting Donald Trump. Published March 26, 2018
Judge throws out Carter Page defamation lawsuit
A federal judge has thrown out former Trump campaign volunteer Carter Page's defamation, terrorism and fraud lawsuit against a media giant whose news story was rooted in the infamous Christopher Steele dossier. Published March 25, 2018
Obama-era sequester decimated U.S. military; Air Force short 2,000 pilots: report
The House Armed Services Committee on Thursday publicized statistics it says show the sorry state of U.S. armed forces aviation units and "mold-ridden" barracks. Published March 22, 2018
Christopher Steele, anti-Trump dossier author, to be deposed in libel case: Court
A London court on Wednesday ordered Christopher Steele, author of the anti-Trump dossier, to submit to questions from American attorneys suing him for libel on behalf of a Russian entrepreneur. Published March 21, 2018
Frank Vargas military court-martial tainted by conspiracy to fire judge
A military appeals court has thrown out the sexual assault conviction of an airman after discovering that Air Force legal officers and victim advocates had conspired to fire a military judge who they thought was too lenient. Published March 20, 2018
Chuck Grassley, Lindsey Graham suspect James Comey of lies, Trump setup
A plan of action for how a second special counsel can investigate the FBI and Justice Department is spelled out in a point-by-point letter submitted by two Republican senators. Published March 18, 2018
After guilty plea, Gen. Flynn emerges to praise Trump; stumps for longshot GOP House candidate
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn made his first public speech on Friday since striking a plea deal and he didn't sound like a man who has turned on President Trump. Published March 17, 2018
Donald Trump grew wary of Andrew McCabe in wake of debunked New York Times story
The White House's suspicions over the motives of besieged FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe go back at least to the first months of President Trump's presidency. Published March 14, 2018
Obama aide started Christopher Steele-FBI Alliance
A senior Obama State Department official gave the green light to an FBI agent in 2016 to meet with dossier writer Christopher Steele, a new book says. Published March 13, 2018
Democrat leaks on Trump-Russia dossier mislead media
Democrats have marked the first year of the House's investigation into Russian election meddling by promoting conspiracy tales in the Christopher Steele dossier and leaking to the press more than two dozen stories, some of which Republicans contend were way off base. Published March 11, 2018
George Soros, liberal megadonor, is bankrolling Fusion GPS, claims Russian billionaire
A Russian billionaire writes that George Soros, a major financier of liberal causes, is funding Fusion GPS, the firm that orchestrated the Christopher Steele dossier. Published March 10, 2018
Donald Trump on Mueller probe: No president ‘more cooperative or transparent’
A member of the president's legal team on Thursday strongly defended the "disciplined" way President Trump has handled his job and personnel contacts amid a probe by special counsel Robert Mueller. Published March 8, 2018
Christopher Steele knew Democrats funding Trump dossier before FBI sought FISA warrant
Christopher Steele learned he was being paid by Democrats soon after beginning work on his unverified anti-Trump dossier, a timeline element that may contradict the FBI's warrant application to spy on Trump campaign volunteer Carter Page. Published March 6, 2018
Christopher Steele, Russia dossier writer, same source for Yahoo News, FBI
Two pieces of evidence that have come together prove anti-Trump dossier writer Christopher Steele was the key source for a Yahoo News story that the FBI cited to support its wiretap application. Published March 4, 2018
Nunes: FBI on shaky legal ground with use of Dem-funded dossier to wiretap Trump campaign
Rep. Devin Nunes says the FBI violated its own rules, and may have skirted federal law, by using a Democratic Party-bought dossier to spy on a Trump campaign volunteer. Published March 2, 2018
FBI-debunked Russia-Trump story helped New York Times win journalism award
One of the stories for which the New York Times won a coveted George Polk Award was a Russia-Trump report that was repudiated by former FBI Director James Comey. Published March 1, 2018
