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Don’t Look Now but President Trump Named a New FBI Director
Yesterday, President Trump announced on Twitter that he plans to nominate Christopher Wray as the new Director of the FBI. The FBI is currently being led by Acting Director Andrew McCabe, whom the New Yo... -
Rational Security: The "Door By the Grandfather Clock" Edition
It’s been a huge two days for news on the Trump/Russia/Comey front. We round it up. There’s a new crisis in the Persian Gulf. And just when you thought it was safe to go back to the polls, there are new... -
Highlights on the Russia Investigation from Today's Senate Intelligence Committee Hearing
This morning’s Senate Intelligence Committee hearing was ostensibly on the topic of FISA Section 702, but given the witnesses before the Committee—Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, NSA Directo... -
Two Reflections on the Comey Statement
Though I agree with much of what Ben says about James Comey’s statement, I find myself in greater agreement with David French’s account. -
Theresa Maybe: A Primer on the Upcoming UK General Election
This Thursday, while Americans watch former FBI Director James Comey’s Senate Intelligence Committee testimony, citizens in the United Kingdom will be making their way to the polls to select members of P... -
What Does Comey's Statement Tell Us about Obstruction of Justice in the Flynn Investigation?
It is hazardous to do too much reading between the lines of former FBI Director James Comey’s written statement to the Senate Intelligence Committee, released today in advance of his testimony tomorrow. ... -
Denmark Criticizes Trump
Don’t look now but the United States is now publicly being criticized by one of its closest allies. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Former FBI Director James Comey will testify that President Trump pressured him to publicly disclose that the FBI was not investigating Trump personally, The New York Times reports based on Comey’s prepa... -
Initial Comments on James Comey’s Written Testimony
James Comey’s seven-page written statement, released by the Senate Intelligence Committee this afternoon in connection with Comey’s impending testimony tomorrow, draws no conclusions, makes no allegation... -
Takeaways From Comey's Prepared Testimony for the Senate Select Intelligence Committee
The Senate Intelligence Committee has released the prepared testimony of former FBI Director James Comey in advance of tomorrow’s highly-anticipated hearing. Below is an overview of some of the more sign... -
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Releases Prepared Comey Testimony
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has released James Comey’s prepared testimony in advance of tomorrow’s hearing, scheduled for 10 a.m. The full text can be found below. -
Recent NSA Leak Arrest: A Few Observations and a Lesson
Reality Leigh Winner, a recently separated Air Force linguist and a new hire by Pluribus International Corporation as a support contractor with a Top Secret clearance, allegedly searched for and printed ...
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