Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Texas finds 95,000 noncitizens on voter rolls
Voter integrity hawks are hailing an investigation by the Texas secretary of state that uncovered 95,000 noncitizen residents who illegally registered to vote. It was one of the largest discoveries of non-eligible voters by any one state. Published January 30, 2019
Pennsylvania admits to 11,000 noncitizens registered to vote
A top Pennsylvania lawmaker called on the state Wednesday to immediately expunge the names of 11,198 noncitizens whom the state confirmed are registered to vote, despite not being eligible. Published January 30, 2019
Media that bashes Roger Stone went wild over Russian-stolen emails
Trump adviser Roger Stone wasn't alone in 2016 as he furiously tried to find out when WikiLeaks would dump the next tranche of hacked Democratic Party emails. Published January 27, 2019
Liberals like Bill Maher pour contempt on Covington kids, despite discredited narrative
The Kentucky diocese which immediately condemned Covington Catholic students for supposedly taunting Native American Nathan Phillips has admitted it overreacted and issued an apology, as have numerous conservative pundits who jumped the gun. But that hasn't stopped liberals like Bill Maher from pouring contempt on the teenagers caught up in the maelstrom. Published January 26, 2019
Don Shipley finds Nathan Phillips stayed in U.S. during Vietnam War, went AWOL three times
A prominent hunter of "stolen valor" fraudsters has released two pages of Nathan Phillips' Marine Corps personnel record that show he stayed in the United States during the Vietnam War and went AWOL three times. Published January 24, 2019
Hillary Clinton operatives pushed now-debunked Trump-Alfa server conspiracy, testimony reveals
The Clinton campaign's operation to spread a now-debunked story on a Russian bank-Donald Trump computer linkage went further than previously known, according to new congressional testimony. Published January 23, 2019
Michael Cohen to provide only ‘anecdotes’ about Trump in House testimony, lawmakers say
Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen will refuse to answer questions about ongoing investigations but is willing to tell anecdotes about working for President Trump when he appears on Capitol Hill, two Republican lawmakers said on Tuesday. Published January 22, 2019
Ben Smith, BuzzFeed editor, stands by Donald Trump, Michael Cohen report
A peek inside the BuzzFeed newsroom and the decision-making process of editor Ben Smith is contained in a federal court record in Florida. Published January 21, 2019
Bruce Ohr, Adam Schiff differ on Trump-Russia dossier points
Senior Justice Department official Bruce Ohr has provided a point-by-point narrative of his actions promoting the 2016 Democratic Party-financed dossier that conflicts with Rep. Adam B. Schiff's official version, according to a comparison of the two. Published January 20, 2019
Rudy Giuliani: Trump Tower Moscow talks likely lasted until end of campaign, Michael Cohen ‘key guy’
Trump personal attorney Rudy Giuliani said Sunday that negotiations about building a Trump Tower in Moscow likely extended until the end of the 2016 presidential campaign. Published January 20, 2019
Christopher Steele sought out by FBI bosses in Trump-agent probe
After FBI chieftains targeted President Trump as a possible Russian agent in May 2017, they also reached out to an old informant, ex-British spy Christopher Steele, creator of the much-disputed election-year dossier, according to new congressional testimony. Published January 16, 2019
Donald Trump campaign sided with Ukraine over Russia
To Trump campaign veterans, the stories surrounding the 2016 Republican Party platform debate on Ukraine have fed a myth as large as the Christopher Steele dossier's unproven anti-Trump allegations. Published January 15, 2019
Anti-Trump FBI operatives viewed then-candidate Trump as national security threat
The FBI's hostility toward Donald Trump during the Obama administration has come out in new testimony from Lisa Page, the former bureau lawyer who had an affair with investigative partner Peter Strzok. Published January 12, 2019
Washington establishment maze behind Trump-Russia probe legal twists
The Trump-Russia investigation, with its dynamic cast of judges, defenders and prosecutors, can have the look of an exclusive club. Published January 10, 2019
Eric Dubelier rips judge for coming to Mueller’s aid
The attorney for a Russian firm on Tuesday lashed at U.S. District Court Judge Dabney Friedrich, saying her tongue-lashing at a hearing the previous day triggered "a flow of hatred in the form of voicemail and electronic mail from self-proclaimed patriots" who made death threats. Published January 8, 2019
Julian Assange: Wikileaks never provided election info to Trump campaign advisers
WikiLeaks director Julian Assange said on Monday that his anti-secrecy organization never provided election information to Donald Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone or to Jerome Corsi, a conservative author and conspiracy advocate. Published January 7, 2019
Michael Cohen Prague story linking Donald Trump, Russia resurfaces
Hillary Clinton's election-year opposition research team pushed the infamous Prague-Russia-Trump story before and after it first emerged in the 2016 dossier by Christopher Steele. Two years later, the Prague tale has risen again, this time compliments of McClatchy news service, bringing with it familiar denials. Published January 6, 2019
Attorney quotes ‘Animal House’ to counter Mueller evidence grab
A defense attorney locked in a courtroom battle with special counsel Robert Mueller is quoting the iconic 1978 movie "Animal House" to make his point that prosecutors are hiding evidence. Published January 5, 2019
Eric Dubelier emerges as Robert Mueller’s top courtroom adversary
A former federal prosecutor has emerged as special counsel Robert Mueller's most persistent courtroom critic. He is Eric A. Dubelier, a litigator for the Reed Smith law firm who knows international law and the D.C. playing field. Published January 1, 2019
Michael Isikoff: Dossier’s Trump-Russia collusion claims ‘likely false’
The Washington Times looked at core collusion charges by former British spy Michael Steele to see how they have stood up since 2016. Published December 30, 2018