Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Adam Schiff fudged facts eight ways in prosecuting Trump’s impeachment
Rep. Adam B. Schiff arrived in the Senate this week as an impeachment trial manager, leaving the House with a trail of inaccuracies, conspiracy theories and attempts at obstruction, the record shows. Published January 25, 2020
Adam Schiff, impeachment manager, has history of inaccuracies
Rep. Adam B. Schiff arrived in the Senate this week as an impeachment trial manager, leaving the House with a trail of inaccuracies, conspiracy theories and attempts at obstruction, the record shows. Published January 23, 2020
William Barr: No repeat single-sourced Crossfire Hurricanes
Attorney General William P. Barr has tightened the procedure for opening a criminal probe into a presidential campaign after the Justice Department inspector general found the FBI's momentous decision on July 31, 2016, to target Trump aides never reached the top. Published January 22, 2020
Lev Parnas, anti-Trump witness, promoted by Adam Schiff despite denials, lawsuit
Rep. Adam B. Schiff is promoting a new anti-Trump witness whose public allegations have been met with vehement denials and at least one lawsuit. Published January 19, 2020
Qassem Soleimani was kept on U.S. sanctions list, but not Europe’s
Social media is wondering how the late Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani ended up in the 2015 U.S.-Iran nuclear deal as someone granted sanctions relief. Published January 15, 2020
FBI Crossfire Hurricane probe source for Trump conspiracy was dossier
The long FBI probe into a purported Russia election collusion was absent of any direct conspiracy evidence against a Trump associate except for the discredited Democratic Party-financed dossier and its impresario, Fusion GPS. Published January 12, 2020
Qassem Soleimani role in Aleppo siege illustrates iron hand in Middle East
Photographs of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani surveying bomb-scarred Aleppo in September 2016 underscored how far the terrorist master was willing to go to extend Tehran's iron hand across the Middle East. Published January 9, 2020
Qassem Soleimani adviser Iraj Masjedi has history of targeting U.S. troops, says opposition group
The late Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani leaves a legacy in Iraq of more than 100,000 Shia militia loyalists and one of his closest advisers, a Quds Force general who serves as Iran's ambassador in Baghdad. Published January 6, 2020
Bruce Ohr hid mission to spread anti-Trump Steele dossier
Bruce Ohr, the highest-ranking Obama Justice Department official to involve himself in distributing the anti-Trump dossier, carried out his freelancing through numerous meetings, phone calls and emails as a link between the FBI and Hillary Clinton forces. Published January 5, 2020
Iran proved vital to al Qaeda’s safe passage, according to bin Laden records, 9/11 commission
Iran "facilitated" the movement of al Qaeda terrorists through its country, including September 11, 2001 attackers and for years was a critical channel for money and arms, according to the 9-11 commission report and internal Osama bin Laden documents. Published January 4, 2020
Horowitz report jolts BuzzFeed dossier libel case
A Russian entrepreneur accused in the anti-Trump dossier is citing the Michael Horowitz report in a bid to convince an appeals court to allow new evidence in a libel case against BuzzFeed. Published December 31, 2019
Hunter Biden file: A brief Navy career
Navy Ens. Hunter Biden received a fitness report after his first two weeks as a public affairs officer, his personnel file shows. Published December 30, 2019
Two government investigations leave Steele dossier in shambles
Two official government reports have exonerated President Trump and his associates of the serious Russia allegations in the Democratic Party-financed dossier written by Christopher Steele and his handler, Fusion GPS. Published December 30, 2019
Trump conspiracy theories by Christopher Steele exceeded dossier
British ex-spy Christopher Steele spread other accusations against President Trump not included in his well-publicized election dossier, according to the Justice Department's recent report on FBI misconduct. Published December 25, 2019
FBI targeted Trump associates with informants
The FBI informant assigned to spy on Trump associates came up empty, according to the Justice Department's inspector general report, which for first time discloses snippets of secretly recorded conversations. Published December 23, 2019
FBI had spies inside Trump campaign: IG
The FBI had operational informants inside the Trump campaign and among Trump associates, according to the Justice Department's inspector general report. Published December 20, 2019
Peter Strzok ignored Christopher Steele ‘bias’ fears in fight for Carter Page FISA: IG report
The Hillary Clinton presidential campaign and its possible links to Christopher Steele were discussed inside the FBI's top echelons before it obtained court authority to wiretap a Trump associate based largely on Mr. Steele's Democratic Party opposition research, according to the Justice Department's inspector general report. Published December 19, 2019
FISA court raps FBI’s faulty affidavits for Trump wiretaps: ‘Serious misconduct’
In a rare order, the chief judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court condemned the FBI on Tuesday for misleading the court in its application to surveil former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page, saying the sheer number of problems with the petition raises questions about other filings by the law enforcement agency. Published December 17, 2019
Emmet Sullivan rejects Michael Flynn bid for exoneration
A federal judge this week rejected retired Lt. Gen. Michael's Flynn's bid to have his guilty plea throwing out, saying supposed exonerating government evidence either doesn't exist or is not relevant. Published December 17, 2019
Christopher Steele, Trump dossier author, rebuts IG report in statement
Christopher Steele has released his first on-the-record statement on how he investigated Donald Trump, but he does not specifically defend his dossier's list of disproved felony allegations against the then-candidate. Published December 16, 2019
