Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Donald Trump, CIA improve working relationship
President Trump has left the tumultuous days of publicly combating his own intelligence community for a more workmanlike relationship coached by his team of loyalists, insiders say. Published December 16, 2018
Christopher Steele: Hillary Clinton was preparing to challenge 2016 election results
British ex-spy Christopher Steele, who wrote the Democrat-financed anti-Trump dossier, said in a court case that he was hired by a Democratic law firm in preparation for Hillary Clinton challenging the results of the 2016 presidential election. Published December 12, 2018
Manafort, Cohen were prosecuted for tax matters that could have been resolved by civil settlement
Paul Manafort thought he was in the clear in the summer of 2014 after meeting with federal prosecutors and FBI agents about his Ukrainian income, bank records and income tax returns. Published December 12, 2018
James Comey testifies that he knew little about anti-Trump dossier, Christopher Steele
Former FBI Director James B. Comey testified that he knew little about the Democratic Party-financed dossier on which his agents relied to obtain wiretaps on a Trump campaign volunteer and target other Republicans in an ongoing 28-month investigation. Published December 9, 2018
Donald Trump besieged by ‘presidential harassment’
Everywhere President Trump looks, there are Democrats targeting him, from New York to Washington to Maryland, in the positions of lawmakers, prosecutors, state attorneys general, opposition researchers, bureaucrats and activist defense lawyers. Published December 9, 2018
Michael Cohen’s Mueller cooperation not about Russia collusion
Before and after former Trump attorney Michael Cohen became the target of federal prosecutors, he categorically denied that he had witnessed or taken part in Russian election interference. Published December 5, 2018
James Comey investigation a start, Trump supporters say
Former and current members of President Trump's legal team have compiled research to make the case that former FBI Director James B. Comey misled Congress in his testimony and is not a reliable witness for special counsel Robert Mueller. Published December 2, 2018
Paul Manafort denies meeting Julian Assange, as passports’ stamps don’t match accusations
Paul Manafort's three passports show two visits to England in 2010 and 2012, aiding his denial of a Guardian newspaper story that claimed he met secretly with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in 2013, 2015 and 2016 in London. Published November 29, 2018
Manafort passport stamps don’t show he entered London in all years Guardian claimed
Paul Manafort is unable to provide definitive evidence that he didn't travel to London in 2016 to secretly meet Julian Assange because the Justice Department seized his passports. Published November 28, 2018
How the New York Times is teaming with BuzzFeed in latest anti-Trump dossier fight
The New York Times has intervened in the case of a Russian entrepreneur who is suing BuzzFeed for libel over its publishing of the unverified anti-Trump dossier. Published November 27, 2018
Adam Schiff embraced Steele’s anti-Trump conspiracies
Democrats taking over the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and its Russia-Trump probe have stayed doggedly loyal to the Hillary Clinton-financed dossier that Republicans say is a hoax. Published November 25, 2018
Donald Trump seeks Hillary Clinton, Christopher Steele, Russia probe
President Trump's frustration last week over special counsel Robert Mueller not investigating the Democrats' links to Russia election meddling is aimed at Christopher Steele, the British ex-spy who compiled and imported the unverified dossier. Published November 18, 2018
Judge upholds Concord troll farm indictment by Mueller probe
A federal judge on Thursday denied a Russian company's bid to dismiss a Robert Mueller indictment that accused it of illegally interfering in the 2016 election. Published November 15, 2018
Damon Nelson, staff director for Rep. Devin Nunes, has died
A House committee staff director who quarterbacked Rep. Devin Nunes' efforts to reveal the story behind the Democratic Party-funded, anti-Trump dossier has died. Published November 14, 2018
Adam Schiff aims to boost Robert Mueller with Trump campaign interrogations
Trump campaign alumni are bracing for return interrogations on Capitol Hill now that Rep. Adam B. Schiff is taking over the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Published November 13, 2018
Jeb Bush calls for removal of Brenda Snipes, Broward County Supervisor of Elections he appointed
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is calling for the removal of Broward County elections supervisor Brenda Snipes -- a person he appointed over a decade ago. Published November 12, 2018
Devin Nunes, who exposed Russia dossier truth, to give up intelligence committee gavel
ANALYSIS: Beyond President Trump, Washington's dominant liberal establishment dislikes no one more than Rep. Devin Nunes. Published November 11, 2018
Midterm elections polls botch key races as turnout models over-count Democrats
Pollsters on Tuesday avoided their disastrous 2016 election forecasts by correctly predicting that Democrats would regain control of the House, though botching some important statewide races. Published November 7, 2018
Senate report paints devastating profile of Justice Kavanaugh accuser Julie Swetnick
A new Senate committee report questions the credibility of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's three main accusers, dishing out the worst criticism at gang-rape accuser Julie Swetnick. Published November 6, 2018
Birth certificate voter registration law moves to appeals court
The debate over how to sift out illegal voters from legal ones has reached the federal appeals court level, making it possible the Supreme Court eventually will rule whether a state can demand a birth certificate to register to vote. Published November 4, 2018
