Intelligence chiefs ‘naïve’? President says public assessment at odds with Iran policy is ‘wrong’

Intelligence chiefs ‘naïve’? President says public assessment at odds with Iran policy is ‘wrong’

by WorldTribune Staff, January 30, 2019 U.S. President Donald Trump suggested his intelligence chiefs might want to “go back to school” following their assessment of the threat from Iran, which included the chiefs’ insistence that the Islamic Republic is currently not taking steps toward becoming a nuclear state. The president tweeted on Jan. 30: “The […]

Grassley grills FBI over raid of whistleblower on its Clinton-Russia-Uranium probe

Grassley grills FBI over raid of whistleblower on its Clinton-Russia-Uranium probe

by WorldTribune Staff, December 4, 2018 Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley demanded FBI Director Christopher Wray explain why the bureau raided the home of a recognized whistleblower who had reportedly provided documents to the Department of Justice related to the Uranium One scandal. The whistleblower, Dennis Cain, reportedly produced documents regarding the FBI’s failure […]

FBI’s Wray: China ‘most significant threat’ to U.S. national security

FBI’s Wray: China ‘most significant threat’ to U.S. national security

by WorldTribune Staff, July 20, 2018 China poses “the broadest, most challenging, most significant threat we face as a country,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said after a week of drama in Washington about the U.S.-Russia summit in Helsinki. FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks at the Aspen Security Forum. The U.S. is investigating economic espionage linked to China […]

Trey Gowdy to Rosenstein on Russia probe: ‘‘Finish it the hell up!’

Trey Gowdy to Rosenstein on Russia probe: ‘‘Finish it the hell up!’

by WorldTribune Staff, June 29, 2018 The so-called Trump-Russia collusion investigation is ripping the country apart, Rep. Trey Gowdy told Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on June 29. Gowdy called on the DOJ official to “finish it the hell up!” “If you have any evidence of wrongdoing by any member of the Trump campaign, present […]

‘It’s not going to be pretty’: Congress-DOJ showdown this week

‘It’s not going to be pretty’: Congress-DOJ showdown this week

by WorldTribune Staff, June 26, 2018 Lawmakers on two House committees are threatening punitive action against Department of Justice and FBI officials this week. At issue are allegations of anti-Trump bias in the FBI, the agency’s mishandling of the Trump-Russia investigation, and the continued failure by the DOJ and FBI to release subpoenaed documents. Deputy […]

Under heavy pressure from House Intel committee, DOJ finally releases Russia document

Under heavy pressure from House Intel committee, DOJ finally releases Russia document

by WorldTribune Staff, April 12, 2018 Under warning of impeachment, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on April 11 provided the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence a two-page document that helped initiate special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. In an April 10 interview on Fox’s “The Ingraham Angle”, Intel Committee Chairman Devin Nunes threatened to […]

U.S. intel chiefs emphatic: Don’t buy Chinese phones

U.S. intel chiefs emphatic: Don’t buy Chinese phones

by WorldTribune Staff, February 15, 2018 The directors of the CIA, FBI and NSA are recommending that U.S. citizens avoid buying smartphones from China’s tech giants, who may be “maliciously” modifying the phones. The intelligence officials told the Senate Intelligence Committee that it was not a good idea for Americans to buy Huawei or ZTE […]

Reports: White House could order FBI chief to give Congress access to FISA warrant

Reports: White House could order FBI chief to give Congress access to FISA warrant

by WorldTribune Staff, December 12, 2017 President Donald Trump has the lawful authority to force FBI Director Christopher Wray to provide Congress access to a confidential FISA warrant that gave permission for the surveillance of Trump campaign team members, reports say. In testimony before the House Judiciary Committee last week, Wray said he could not […]