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Lack of FISA court hearings on Carter Page warrants sparks fierce debate
The court overseeing Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act didn’t hold any hearings on the applications targeting onetime Trump campaign aide Carter Page. But does that matter? According to President Trump’s allies, it is a big deal. A bevy of legal experts, some of whom are anti-Trump, disagree. After his conservative watchdog…
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Judicial Watch: Justice Department Discloses No FISA Court Hearings Held on Carter Page Warrants
‘[N]o such hearings were held with respect to the acknowledged FISA applications. Accordingly, no responsive hearing transcripts exist.’ (Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch today announced that in response to a Judicial Watch Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit, the Justice Department (DOJ) admitted in a court filing last night that…
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Tom Fitton: No One has Ruled Out if Clinton’s Email Server was Compromised
August 29, 2018- JW President Tom Fitton appeared on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” on the Fox News Channel to discuss A Daily Caller report that a Chinese state-owned company hacked former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private server and may have had real-time access to her emails.
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Justice Department official in Trump’s crosshairs to face lawmakers Tuesday
Bruce Ohr, the career Justice Department official targeted by President Donald Trump as a “creep” and a “disgrace,” will face a grilling by Republican lawmakers Tuesday on Capitol Hill. The closed-door session is expected to focus on Ohr’s relationship with Christopher Steele, the British spy behind the dossier that included…
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Chris Farrell: Bruce Ohr is the Linchpin of the Steel Dossier Controversy
August 24, 2018- JW Director of Investigations and Research Chris Farrell appeared on “Lou Dobbs Tonight” on the Fox Business Network to discuss Bruce Ohr and Fusion GPS.
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Does Hillary Clinton have a security clearance? Those who know won’t say
President Trump revoked the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan last week after ordering a review of nine people — one current and eight former officials — who he considers political adversaries. One name not on the publicly announced list: former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the 2016 Democratic candidate…
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Tom Fitton: Mueller’s Investigation has Relied on Steele Dossier
August 18, 2018- Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton appeared on “Justice with Jeanine” on the Fox News Channel to discuss Bruce Ohr and Fusion GPS.
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Chris Farrell: Michael Cohen Lawyer Lanny Davis Should be Ignored
August 22, 2018- JW Director of Investigations and Research Chris Farrell appeared on “Lou Dobbs Tonight” on the Fox Business Network to discuss Michael Cohen’s plea deal and President Trump’s reaction to it.
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Chris Farrell: Brennan used Security Clearance as a ‘Club Card’
August 20, 2018- JW Director of Investigations and Research Chris Farrell appeared on “Daily Ledger” on OAN to discuss Hillary Clinton’s emails and President Trump revoking former CIA Director John Brennan’s security clearance.
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WATCHDOG SUES PENTAGON ON BEHALF OF WHISTLEBLOWER WHO QUESTIONED CONTRACTS TO ‘SPYGATE’ FIGURE
The watchdog group Judicial Watch is suing the Department of Defense on behalf of a Pentagon analyst who said he was stripped of his security clearance after raising concerns about contracts given to Stefan Halper, the FBI informant who spied on the Trump campaign. Adam Lovinger, a former analyst at…
