Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Hunter Biden left laptop at repair shop, owner tells Senate panel
Hunter Biden left his laptop at a Delaware repair shop whose owner eventually gave the hard drive's material to the FBI and later to President Trump's attorney, Rudy Giuliani, the shop owner has told a Senate committee. Published October 18, 2020
How a scandal-plagued Hunter Biden tried to disappear — only to see his past dominate campaign
At the time Hunter Biden's laptop reportedly sat unclaimed at a Delaware repair shop, the son of Democratic presidential candidate Joseph R. Biden was living a tumultuous life, including facing a paternity lawsuit from an exotic dancer. Published October 18, 2020
Hunter Biden’s business partner played key role in meeting between Chinese businessmen, Obama staff
A high-powered delegation of Chinese communist industrialists was able to gain access to senior Obama White House officials during a 2011 U.S. visit thanks to Devon Archer, Hunter Biden's principal business partner, newly disclosed emails show. Published October 17, 2020
Hunter Biden’s forgotten laptop mirrors troubled life
At the time Hunter Biden's laptop reportedly sat unclaimed at a Delaware repair shop, the son of Democratic presidential candidate Joseph R. Biden was living a tumultuous life, including facing a paternity lawsuit from an exotic dancer. Published October 15, 2020
Hunter Biden demanded Chinese billionaire pay $10 million for ‘introductions alone’
Hunter Biden was receiving a $10 million annual fee from a Chinese billionaire who has been accused of corruption and with whom he sought to increase the cash flow with a joint business ownership, an August 2017 email from Mr. Biden shows. Published October 15, 2020
Hunter Biden New York Post report undercuts father, upends campaign
President Trump's reelection team seized on a news report Wednesday alleging that Joseph R. Biden, while vice president, was more involved in his son Hunter Biden's lucrative overseas business dealings than he has acknowledged. Published October 14, 2020
Joe Biden’s denials about Hunter’s business ties under scrutiny
Hunter Biden arranged for a Burisma Holdings big shot to meet with his dad, Vice President Joseph R. Biden, in Washington in April 2015, a year after he joined the corrupt firm's board of directors and garnered millions of dollars in payments from a Ukraine oligarch, an email shows. Published October 14, 2020
Christopher Steele received failing grade in FBI spreadsheet
The FBI could not verify a Christopher Steele dossier item that fed off an explosive New York Times report on Ukraine and hidden cash during the 2016 election, a newly declassified bureau document shows. Published October 13, 2020
Hunter Biden probe report reveals Democrats sabotage efforts
The Senate Republicans' explosive report on Hunter Biden's oligarch-linked finances includes a side narrative on how Democrats, the senators say, tried to sabotage the investigation and protect Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden. Published October 11, 2020
How CIA tried to wave FBI off Trump-Russia conspiracy as it pointed the finger at Hillary Clinton
The CIA wrote a highly classified three-page memo to FBI Director James B. Comey and agent Peter Strzok telling them that 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton had approved a plan to blame Russian computer hacking on rival Donald Trump. Published October 11, 2020
John Durham looking at discredited Alfa Bank-Trump claim promoted by Hillary Clinton: report
Special investigator John Durham is looking at the origins of persistent anti-Donald Trump stories that the president's land development company maintained a secret communication link with Alfa Bank, one of Russia's largest, according to a magazine report. Published October 9, 2020
Hillary Clinton behind plan to tie Trump to Russia, CIA warned FBI’s Comey, Strzok
The CIA wrote a highly classified three-page memo to FBI Director James B. Comey and agent Peter Strzok telling them that 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton had approved a plan to blame Russian computer hacking on rival Donald Trump. Published October 6, 2020
Study shows hydroxychloroquine benefits that would help Trump: author
A new study has found that the drug hydroxychloroquine reduces the rate of hospitalization and death for COVID-19 outpatients. Published October 6, 2020
Poll that correctly forecast 2016 presidential election shows Trump-Biden race tightening
Some reliable national polls have the presidential race tightening, but not the Wall Street Journal/NBC News survey released over the weekend and celebrated by liberals. Published October 5, 2020
FBI whistleblower doubted Flynn-Russian agent rumor
The FBI whistleblower who is cooperating with a Justice Department probe of the bureau was an early skeptic of false reports that said retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn had done something inappropriate with a Russian-born scholar at Cambridge University in England. Published October 4, 2020
How Treasury Dept. tracked overseas cash pocketed by Hunter Biden
Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden flatly denied at Tuesday night's debate that his lawyer son took huge sums of money from corrupt oligarchs and Chinese communists during his vice presidency, but Treasury Department reports show that Hunter Biden did receive the money. Published October 4, 2020
Trump wrong on ‘dishonorable discharge’ for Hunter Biden
President Trump was inaccurate Tuesday night when he said Hunter Biden, the former vice president's son, received a dishonorable discharge from the Navy for drug use. Published October 2, 2020
Crossfire Hurricane probe going nowhere until Trump fired Comey: FBI agent
The FBI investigation into President Trump and his campaign was "winding down" in May 2017 when the president suddenly fired FBI Director James Comey, according to a bureau agent. Published October 1, 2020
Hunter Biden Burisma payments detailed in Treasury Department reports
Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden flatly denied at Tuesday night's debate that his lawyer son took huge sums of money from corrupt oligarchs and Chinese communists during his vice presidency, but Treasury Department reports show that Hunter Biden did receive the money. Published September 30, 2020
Andrew Weissmann pushed Trump-Yacht theory inside special counsel’s office
A senior Robert Mueller prosecutor tried to keep the Russia collusion probe going by promoting a tip that there was a Trump-related "meeting on a yacht near Greece," according to FBI agent William J. Barnett. Published September 28, 2020