Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Robert Mueller’s Russia case difficult to prosecute
Special counsel Robert Mueller is churning in uncharted legal waters as he tries to nail a Russian firm for bankrolling Moscow's deceptive social media invasion into the 2016 election. Published October 28, 2018
How migrants manipulate generous U.S. asylum system
A federal court of appeals ruling this month provides a peek at the U.S.'s generous asylum system that will have the effect of welcoming the impending instant mass migration from Central America. Published October 27, 2018
Iran terrorists lurk in embassies
A report from Iranian dissidents shows how the hard-line Islamic regime places terrorist operatives abroad under the cover of diplomacy. Published October 21, 2018
Joaquin Castro suggests Khashoggi on Trump hit list
A House Democrat on the intelligence committee is suggesting that the White House and top aide Jared Kushner maintained a "hit list" of dissidents for the Saudi kingdom to assassinate. Published October 20, 2018
Mike Pompeo scolds ABC News for ‘factually false’ report he listened to Khashoggi murder tape
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is flatly denying an ABC News report that said he listened to, and read the transcript of, audio of columnist Jamal Khashoggi being murdered in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul. Published October 19, 2018
Navy blocks benefits for SEAL wrongly convicted: Attorney
The Navy is balking at restoring benefits and back pay to a former Navy SEAL whose sexual assault conviction was overturned by the military's highest court due to unlawful meddling by the services' top legal officer, a defense attorney charges. Published October 18, 2018
FBI official took sports tickets from journalist, lied about it to IG — and won’t be punished
A senior FBI official lied to the Justice Department inspector general about accepting free tickets from a broadcast journalist for professional sports events, but the official will not be prosecuted. Published October 16, 2018
Hillary Clinton, Glenn Simpson anti-Trump conspiracy investigation deepens
Congressional Republicans are collecting evidence to show an extensive, election year, anti-Trump conspiracy between Hillary Clinton operatives such as Fusion GPS and Barack Obama appointees at the Justice Department and the FBI. Published October 14, 2018
Pentagon to disclose withheld internal memo on pro-Trump analyst Adam Lovinger
The Pentagon has decided to disclose a piece of evidence it withheld from Trump-supporting analyst Adam Lovinger, who alleges his security clearance was revoked as retaliation for whistle-blowing. Published October 10, 2018
False sex assault reports not as rare as reported, studies say
The assertion from forces against Brett M. Kavanaugh that false allegations of rape or attempted rape are extremely rare is rebutted by a number of studies, researchers say. Published October 7, 2018
Leland Keyser tells FBI she doesn’t know Kavanaugh, has ‘no recollection’ of party
Leland Keyser, the high school friend Christine Blasey Ford counted on to corroborate her sexual assault charges, has told the FBI she has no knowledge of the supposed 1982 party or the accused, Brett Kavanaugh. Published October 2, 2018
Stefan Halper’s Russia-China Pentagon study lists consultants who say they didn’t contribute
Stefan Halper, the college professor turned FBI spy on the Trump campaign, was paid $244,000 by the Pentagon to write a Russia-China study in 2015 and 2016. Published October 1, 2018
FBI access to Blasey Ford’s therapy notes a must
One of the FBI's most critical steps in investigating Christine Blasey Ford's charges against Brett Kavanaugh is to view her therapist's notes from sessions in 2012 and 2013. Published October 1, 2018
Leland Keyser to tell FBI she has no knowledge of Kavanaugh or party
Leland Keyser stood to be the perfect witness for Christine Blasey Ford by confirming critical events that would bolster her charges against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Published September 29, 2018
Dabney Friedrich refutes mother’s anonymous accusations against Kavanaugh sent to Senate
A woman who dated Brett Kavanaugh in 1998 has told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he never mistreated her, as alleged in an anonymous letter sent to Sen. Cory Gardner, Colorado Republican. Published September 27, 2018
Blasey Ford asks Senate to limit press access for Kavanaugh hearing
Christine Blasey Ford's lawyers have asked senators to limit the press who will be allowed in the room to cover Thursday's hearing with her and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and sought to dictate at least some of the outlets. Published September 25, 2018
James Comey’s FBI pushed anti-Trump dossier for official record inclusion
The FBI pushed in 2016 to include the discredited dossier into the official intelligence community assessment that Russia interfered in the election to help Donald Trump and hurt Hillary Clinton, two former senior officials said. Published September 19, 2018
State Department bureaucrat caught plotting ‘deep state’ resistance: Project Veritas
Project Veritas has caught a State Department bureaucrat on hidden camera proclaiming he is part of the anti-Trump opposition and his job is to "resist everything" at "every level." Published September 18, 2018
Donald Trump orders declassification of Russia probe documents
President Trump on Monday ordered the declassification of FISA court documents and Justice Department text messages related to the Russia probe. Published September 17, 2018
Aleksej Gubarev questions Christopher Steele dossier mention
For entrepreneur Aleksej Gubarev, the most puzzling question in the Russia election meddling investigation is how a low-profile computing wizard like himself end up an accused man in the infamous Christopher Steele dossier. Published September 16, 2018