House Intelligence chair to cite FBI, DOJ for contempt over ‘hiding documented political bias’

House Intelligence chair to cite FBI, DOJ for contempt over ‘hiding documented political bias’

by WorldTribune Staff, December 3, 2017 The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said he has instructed committee staff to draw up contempt of Congress charges for Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray for their failure to reveal why special counsel Robert Mueller removed a key FBI agent from the Trump-Russia […]

Opposition research firm that bought Russian dossier fights bid to ID payments to journalists

Opposition research firm that bought Russian dossier fights bid to ID payments to journalists

by WorldTribune Staff, November 7, 2017 Fusion GPS, which used funds from the Democratic Party and the Hillary Clinton campaign to pay for the discredited Trump dossier, is attempting to block a House committee’s subpoena seeking the names of journalists who may have been on Fusion’s payroll. Rep. Devin Nunes, California Republican and chairman of […]

One congressman turned the Trump-Russia collusion ‘narrative’ on its head

One congressman turned the Trump-Russia collusion ‘narrative’ on its head

by WorldTribune Staff, October 30, 2017 Two moves by the Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee turned the Russia “narrative” away from President Donald Trump and toward Democrats, a veteran Washington reporter said. The first move by Rep. Devin Nunes was to expose the “unmasking” of Trump associates by the Obama administration. The second […]

Team Obama made ‘hundreds’ of unmasking requests in 2016, House Intelligence chairman says

Team Obama made ‘hundreds’ of unmasking requests in 2016, House Intelligence chairman says

by WorldTribune Staff, July 28, 2017 During President Barack Obama’s last year in office, his aides made hundreds of requests to unmask the names of Americans in intelligence reports, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said. The requests during an election year, which included Trump transition team officials, were made without specific justifications on […]

FBI balking on documents request from House Intelligence Committee

FBI balking on documents request from House Intelligence Committee

by WorldTribune Staff, April 27, 2017 The FBI has thus far refused the House Intelligence Committee’s requests for documents that could explain the “unmasking” of Americans in a spying operation during the Trump transition, a report said. FBI spokesman Andrew Ames would not say why the bureau has not met the House committee’s document request. “The FBI […]

Intel official who ‘unmasked’ Trump associates said to be ‘very high up’

Intel official who ‘unmasked’ Trump associates said to be ‘very high up’

by WorldTribune Staff, April 2, 2017 A very senionr official in the intelligence community is responsible for “unmasking” associates of President Donald Trump, according to a March 31 report. Several sources said House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, California Republican, knows who is responsible for the disclosure of classified names, Fox News reported. The official […]

Trey Gowdy defends Intelligence Committee Chairman Nunes with gusto

Trey Gowdy defends Intelligence Committee Chairman Nunes with gusto

by WorldTribune Staff, March 30, 2017 Rep. Trey Gowdy delivered a strong defense of House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Democrats demanded Nunes resign from the panel. Gowdy said in an interview with Fox News’s Martha MacCallum that Nunes hasn’t done anything wrong in his efforts to […]

Intelligence directed against Trump focuses attention on Obama’s role

Intelligence directed against Trump focuses attention on Obama’s role

by WorldTribune Staff, March 24, 2017 Newly disclosed intelligence reports indicate the Obama administration used the cover of legitimate surveillance on foreign targets to spy on President Donald Trump and his transition team and improperly unmasked the identity of Americans swept up in the spying. “What I’ve read seems to be some level of surveillance […]

House intel chair on Trump campaign ties to Russia: ‘There’s nothing there’

House intel chair on Trump campaign ties to Russia: ‘There’s nothing there’

by WorldTribune Staff, February 28, 2017 The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said “there’s nothing there” on allegations that President Donald Trump’s campaign advisers had improper contact with Russian agents prior to the election. Rep. Devin Nunes, California Republican, told reporters on Feb. 27 that “as of right now, of the initial inquiries I’ve […]

Intelligence war: Are U.S. agencies using major media to target a sitting U.S. president?

Intelligence war: Are U.S. agencies using major media to target a sitting U.S. president?

by WorldTribune Staff, February 15, 2017 Intelligence agencies, national security honchos and former Obama administration officials used leaks to the major media to bring down a man, Michael Flynn, who had the audacity to blow the whistle on U.S. intel failures, analysts say. Sen. Chuck Schumer last month warned the Trump administration what would happen […]