Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Mike Morell says more information than Nunes’ memo should be released
A former CIA acting-director and adviser to Hillary Clinton says that if the Nunes memo is to be released there should be more information added, not less as advocated by liberal lawmakers. Published February 2, 2018
Cody Shearer, Sidney Blumenthal emerge in Russia dossier case
A shadowy figure tied to the Clintons has suddenly emerged in the Trump-Russia collusion saga. Published January 31, 2018
Devin Nunes exposes extent of Democrats’ Trump surveillance
Through targeted subpoenas and threatening letters, Rep. Devin Nunes has forced into the open a fuller story of how the Obama administration investigated suspected Russian ties to the Trump campaign and monitored people connected to the presidential candidate. Published January 30, 2018
John Heilemann suggests Devin Nunes is a Russian agent
A member of the mainstream media punditry on Tuesday seriously suggested that Rep. Devin Nunes, California Republican, has been compromised by the Kremlin and is now a traitor. Published January 30, 2018
Women-packed court gets Coast Guard rape conviction overturned
The nation's highest military court has thrown out the 2012 rape conviction of a Coast Guard enlisted man because admirals and prosecutors packed the seven-member jury with five women, four of whom held jobs as advocates for victims of sexual assault. Published January 28, 2018
Team Trump claims unprecedented cooperation in Robert Mueller’s probe
President Trump's lawyers say they have provided the most transparent response in the history of independent and special counsels investigating an administration. Published January 25, 2018
Michael Cohen, Carter Page, linked to Russian spies, pressured further by Democrats
Nearly a year after their probe began, Democrats are not giving up on insinuating that Trump attorney Michael Cohen and former campaign volunteer Carter Page played spy games with the Russians. Published January 23, 2018
ISIS shifts tactics to guerrilla warfare to reclaim caliphate territory
Islamic State is far from defeated in Iraq and Syria, actively sending out messages to its extremists to revert to the terrorist group's tactics of assassinations, bombs and ambushes. Published January 21, 2018
Fusion GPS, Democrats credit anti-Trump dossier for non-existent scoops
Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson is defending the Democrat-financed Russia dossier by crediting its author with turning up facts that can be found on the Internet. Published January 20, 2018
Iran tortures, kills protesters; 8,000 citizens arrested
Iran's rulers have inflicted death by torture and gunfire on citizen protesters in a crackdown since the Dec. 28 street uprising erupted, the main opposition group said Tuesday. Published January 16, 2018
Glenn Simpson upset New York Times passed on Trump-Russia story before election
Glenn Simpson, whose investigative firm Fusion GPS produced the unverified Democrat-financed dossier, bemoaned the fact he could not persuade The New York Times to run a Trump-Russia conspiracy story days before the Nov. 8, 2016, election. Published January 14, 2018
Glenn Simpson retracts claim FBI had a mole inside Trump team
Glenn Simpson, the Fusion GPS founder who sponsored the unverified anti-Trump dossier, claimed in August and again Jan. 2 that the FBI has a source inside the Trump camp who lent credence to the document. Published January 13, 2018
Glenn Simpson praises Christopher Steele work on Trump dossier
A released Senate transcript shows dossier paymaster Glenn Simpson had pure praise for the work of dossier writer Christopher Steele -- an assessment disputed by intelligence professionals who have studied the product. Published January 10, 2018
Trump dossier publication by BuzzFeed one year ago changed Washington
One year ago, BuzzFeed took the momentous step of posting an unsubstantiated, 35-page scandal sheet against then-President-elect Trump -- and Washington hasn't been the same since. Published January 9, 2018
Christopher Steele described Trump-Russia dossier to ‘Collusion’ author
Christopher Steele, the former British spy who wrote the discredited Russia-Trump dossier, has told friends that his 16 memos -- 35 pages in length -- were close to flawless. Published January 7, 2018
Fusion GPS, anti-Trump dossier producer, forced to hand bank records over to Congress
Fusion GPS, the producer of the discredited Trump-Russia dossier, has failed in a bid to keep its bank records off limits to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Published January 5, 2018
Liberal leaders back away from anti-Trump dossier
Washington's liberal establishment suddenly is running from the Democratic Party's Russia dossier, which for months was fodder for Democrats to hurl charges against President Trump and his campaign. Published January 3, 2018
Paul Manafort files lawsuit charging Mueller probe is illegal; says he was double-crossed
Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort is directly challenging special counsel Robert Mueller, charging in a lawsuit filed on Wednesday that the prosecutor lacked the legal authority to investigate and indict him on pre-2016 money laundering charges. Published January 3, 2018
Mainstream media, Twitter slammed for promoting Iran’s hardline leaders as ‘moderates’
Twitter restricted the account of a prominent London-based dissident who has been sending a steady stream of video images of protests across Iran. Published January 2, 2018
Devin Nunes expands Russia probe to use of dossier to snare Donald Trump
The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence has expanded its 2016 election investigation from a starting point of Russian interference to an end-game that focuses on federal law enforcement and how it conducted a drive to snare President Trump and his people. Published January 1, 2018
