The US Justice Department on Wednesday appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special counsel to oversee a probe into Russia's alleged meddling in the 2016 US presidential election and possib ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-18
... from the FBI was because of the bureau’s investigation into links between Trump’s 2016 campaign associates and Russia. When spoiled brats get mad, they throw their toys out of the pram but if you are ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-17
... May 9 of FBI Director James Comey, whose agency was investigating potential ties between Russia and Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. The Senate Intelligence Committee has asked the White House for ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-17
US President Donald Trump ran into resistance for calling ousted FBI chief James Comey a "showboat", an attack that was swiftly contradicted by top US senators and the acting FBI leader, who pledged t ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-12
FBI Director James Comey, days before US President Donald Trump fired him, sought to expand his agency's probe into possible collusion between Trump's presidential campaign and Russia to sway the 2016 ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-11
(Updated: First posted at 7:49 a.m.) US President Donald Trump ignited a political firestorm on Tuesday by firing FBI Director James Comey, who had been leading an investigation into the Trump 2016 pr ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-10
... nal said. FBI offices in Los Angeles and New York have been leading an international investigation into the February 2016 incident, in which hackers breached Bangladesh Bank's systems and used the SWI ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-23
... irmed the FBI has been investigating since July possible Russian efforts to interfere in the election, including any cooperation between Trump's campaign and Moscow. He said that while the Russian gov ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-21
... es as the FBI’s point of contact in Moscow on cyber crime matters, is beyond the pale,” acting assistant attorney general Mary McCord was quoted as saying at a press conference announcing the charges ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-16
... , and the FBI specifically aim to discredit these organizations in advance of further revelations regarding the Trump-Russia dealings. Those of us who lived through Watergate remember how difficult it ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-02
... lowing an FBI-ordered raid on his Auckland mansion. The Auckland High Court upheld the decision by a lower court in 2015 on 13 counts, including allegations of conspiracy to commit racketeering, copyr ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-20
The US Justice Department said on Thursday that it will probe a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) decision to announce an inquiry into Hillary Clinton's emails shortly before the November presiden ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-13
... tions and FBI Director James Comey’s unconscionable "announcement" (of what amounted to nothing) just days before the vote. Putin got what he wanted. Comey? I don’t know. Copyright: Project Syndicate ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-29
The United States FBI and CIA have both concluded that Russia ran a hacking and disinformation campaign aimed at influencing the US presidential election in Donald Trump’s favor. We may never know how ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-28
... ainty The FBI has found no criminal wrongdoing in new Clinton emails, which should increase the odds of a Clinton victory. Nevertheless, there is still uncertainty about the final outcome and whether ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-08
The US dollar surged in Asia on Monday after the FBI said an expedited review did not find anything to warrant charges in the case of Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server. The dollar climbe ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-07
... es of the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security could not immediately be reached for comment. A US intelligence expert on Russian cyber activity said that Fancy Bear primarily works for or on be ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-02
November is shaping up to be an eventful month. First there's the US presidential election. Hillary Clinton could lose support as a result of FBI's decision to reopen its investigation into her emails ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-01
... ether the FBI inquiry will upset the balance in the race, Reuters noted. Clinton has held a lead averaging four to seven percentage points in polls in recent weeks as the Trump campaign wrestled with ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-31
... es by the FBI", the company immediately fired the employee and offered full cooperation to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The same month Martin was arrested, some of the NSA’s most sophisticated ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-06
