by WorldTribune Staff, December 27, 2017 A year-and-a-half into the FBI’s investigation of the Trump campaign and no “collusion” with Russia has been found. So, the question is “are the investigators after the truth, or are they after Trump?” Pat Buchanan asked in a Dec. 26 column. “Set aside the Trump-Putin conspiracy theory momentarily, and […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 26, 2017 The FBI is not abandoning the Russian dossier on which it relied to launch an investigation into the Trump campaign. At the same time the agency admits the Democratic Party-funded dossier is largely unverified. FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, who testified in a closed session before the House Permanent […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 22, 2017 The “trusted” sources Christopher Steele said he used in composing the Trump “dossier” have become a lot less reliable since the ex-British spy was called to defend himself in a libel lawsuit. While Steele in 2016 seemed confident that collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government took […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk WASHINGTON ― Here’s a target the deadliest, most accurate missile isn’t going to touch: the computers in North Korea that are responsible for wreaking havoc around the world. It’s all very well to talk about “the military option” or even a “pre-emptive attack” on a North Korean nuclear and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty U.S. Amb. Nikki Haley urged the United Nations Security Council to punish Iran for what she called “destabilizing behavior” and “dangerous violations” of UN arms embargoes, but Russia ruled out sanctions and said dialogue is needed. Speaking before the council late on Dec. 19, Haley said […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty WASHINGTON — The United States has concrete evidence that Iran was supplying weaponry to the Houthi rebels in Yemen, in violation of United Nations sanctions, the U.S. ambassador to the world body has charged. At a Dec. 14 news conference held at a Washington-area military warehouse […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 15, 2017 Then-FBI Director James Comey’s original draft statement on Hillary Clinton’s mishandling of classified material was revised to eliminate references to “criminality,” a senator with knowledge of the original statement said. Sen. Ron Johnson, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, sent a letter to the FBI on Dec. 14 […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 14, 2017 A pair of FBI agents working on special counsel Robert Mueller’s team exchanged text messages in which they appear to discuss how to prevent Donald Trump from being elected president. In an Aug. 15, 2016 text message, FBI agent Peter Strzok writes to FBI lawyer Lisa Page: “I want […]
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 […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 8, 2017 During a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Dec. 7, FBI Director Chris Wray was grilled by Rep. Jim Jordan on a former FBI agent’s role in a FISA application that Jordan said “became the basis for a warrant to spy on Americans.” Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, pressed Wray […]
