Judge Amy Berman Jackson: "Court is one of those places where facts still matter."
Eric Tucker
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Eric Tucker
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I cover national security at the FBI and Justice Department for The Associated Press in Washington
Washington
Joined May 2010
- New: Peter Strzok has sued the FBI and the Justice Department over his firing, saying they were influenced by "unrelenting pressure" from the president to force him out
- Mueller's team, like the rest of the planet, has caught notice of Papadaopoulos' tweets. "Following the defendant’s sentencing," they note, "he made a variety of public statements that appear to be inconsistent with his stated acceptance of responsibility at sentencing."
- MOSCOW (AP) — An organization established by an exiled Russian tycoon says it has obtained emails showing collaboration between Russian government officials and the Russian lawyer who met with Donald Trump Jr. in 2016.
- A week before she was killed, Sgt. Nicole Gee cradled a baby in her arms at the Kabul airport. She posted the photo on Instagram and wrote, “I love my job.”
- Acting AG Matt Whitaker had breakfast at the Willard Hotel this AM with former AG Ed Meese, who tells me Whitaker told him John Huber continues his investigation into various FBI-related concerns raised in the last year by GOP lawmakers, including claims of improper surveillance
- Two important appeals court cases are being argued today in DC: one about whether former White House counsel Don McGahn can be made to testify before Congress, the other about whether Congress can have access to Mueller grand jury material. Follow @shermancourt and me for updates
- SCOOP from me and @ChadSDay: At a July 2016 breakfast between Chris Steele and Bruce Ohr, Steele told him that Russian intelligence believed it had Trump "over a barrel." Details of that breakfast were shared this morning in a private interview with lawmakers
- NEW YORK (AP) — Sally Yates, the former acting U.S. attorney general, says President Donald Trump would lose the "moral authority" to lead the nation should he refuse to be interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller. via @sppeoples
- Attorneys for George Papadopoulos have filed motion to withdraw from the case.
- NEW: Justice Dept is preparing to announce big counterintelligence case involving a former diplomat. Two sources tell @AP the FBI has arrested Manuel Rocha, ex-US ambassador to Bolivia. He’s accused of serving as agent for Cuba. W/@APjoshgoodman
- “The White House’s contention that so much of the book was classified appeared to be a tacit admission that many of Bolton’s allegations were accurate — as inaccurate information could not be classified.”
- (AP) _ Sen. Mitch McConnell is warning Democrats to think carefully about "presidential harassment" if they win majority of the House. The Kentucky Republican told AP that threats to investigate Trump's finances and businesses would "help the president get re-elected" in 2020.
