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Trump Awards Rep. Devin Nunes With Medal of Freedom

President Donald Trump on Monday gave the Medal of Freedom to Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), who helped break open the Spygate scandal. The White House said in a statement that Nunes “began to unearth the crime of the century” when as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee in 2017 he began probing possible misconduct by…


Trump Awards Medal of Freedom to Rep. Nunes

President Donald Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) during a White House ceremony on Jan. 4. The White House said in a statement that Nunes “began to unearth the crime of the century” when, as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee in 2017, he began probing possible misconduct by…


Trump Signs Order Authorizing Durham to Use Classified Material

Attorney General William Barr’s special counsel appointee investigating the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation has been granted the authority to use classified information “as he deems necessary” in his investigation, the White House said on Dec. 22.  John Durham, the U.S. attorney probing the flawed counterintelligence investigation into Trump’s 2016 campaign, is now authorized to…


Trump: Classified Material Can Be Used in Probe by Durham

Attorney General William Barr’s special counsel appointee investigating the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation has been granted the authority to use classified information “as he deems necessary” in his investigation, the White House said on Dec. 22.  John Durham, the U.S. attorney probing the flawed counterintelligence investigation into Trump’s 2016 campaign, now is authorized to…


Trump Officially Pardons Former Campaign Aide George Papadopoulos, 14 Others

President Donald Trump on Tuesday officially pardoned George Papadopoulos, his former campaign aide who pleaded guilty as part of the probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. In a wave of pre-Christmas pardons, the president pardoned Papadopoulos, 33, as well as 14 others, including several former GOP congressmen. The White House said in…


FBI Listened to Papadopoulos’s Call on Elusive Grounds, Documents Indicate

News Analysis The FBI was listening to at least one phone call of former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos, according to a recently released text message of Peter Strzok, former head of FBI counterintelligence operations. The text raises the question of what authority the FBI had to conduct such surveillance, particularly because, based on the…


Nunes Plans Criminal Referrals After Release of Internal FBI Messages

Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) said Sunday that “somebody needs to pay a price” for the improper investigation into Donald Trump and his campaign. Senators last week released a new batch of text messages sent in 2016 by then-FBI Deputy Assistant Director Peter Strzok. “These are kind of the text messages that we’ve all been waiting for,…


Nunes Plans New Criminal Referral After Internal FBI Texts Released

Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) said on Dec. 20 he’s calling for a criminal referral because “somebody needs to pay a price” for the improper investigation into then-candidate Donald Trump and his campaign. Senators last week released a new batch of text messages sent in 2016 by then-FBI Deputy Assistant Director Peter Strzok. “These are kind of…