Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Democrat leaks on Trump-Russia dossier mislead media
Democrats have marked the first year of the House's investigation into Russian election meddling by promoting conspiracy tales in the Christopher Steele dossier and leaking to the press more than two dozen stories, some of which Republicans contend were way off base. Published March 11, 2018
George Soros, liberal megadonor, is bankrolling Fusion GPS, claims Russian billionaire
A Russian billionaire writes that George Soros, a major financier of liberal causes, is funding Fusion GPS, the firm that orchestrated the Christopher Steele dossier. Published March 10, 2018
Donald Trump on Mueller probe: No president ‘more cooperative or transparent’
A member of the president's legal team on Thursday strongly defended the "disciplined" way President Trump has handled his job and personnel contacts amid a probe by special counsel Robert Mueller. Published March 8, 2018
Christopher Steele knew Democrats funding Trump dossier before FBI sought FISA warrant
Christopher Steele learned he was being paid by Democrats soon after beginning work on his unverified anti-Trump dossier, a timeline element that may contradict the FBI's warrant application to spy on Trump campaign volunteer Carter Page. Published March 6, 2018
Christopher Steele, Russia dossier writer, same source for Yahoo News, FBI
Two pieces of evidence that have come together prove anti-Trump dossier writer Christopher Steele was the key source for a Yahoo News story that the FBI cited to support its wiretap application. Published March 4, 2018
Nunes: FBI on shaky legal ground with use of Dem-funded dossier to wiretap Trump campaign
Rep. Devin Nunes says the FBI violated its own rules, and may have skirted federal law, by using a Democratic Party-bought dossier to spy on a Trump campaign volunteer. Published March 2, 2018
FBI-debunked Russia-Trump story helped New York Times win journalism award
One of the stories for which the New York Times won a coveted George Polk Award was a Russia-Trump report that was repudiated by former FBI Director James Comey. Published March 1, 2018
BuzzFeed cost Russian entrepreneur up to $170 million by publishing Trump dossier: expert
The analyst who estimated libel damages for the infamous Hulk Hogan libel trial says that a Russian entrepreneur lost $60 million to $170 million due to BuzzFeed posting the unverified anti-Trump dossier in January 2017. Published February 28, 2018
Here are the liberals still hell-bent on trying to prove the anti-Trump dossier is true
Twenty months after Christopher Steele first briefed the FBI on his Donald Trump conspiracies, dossier fever has struck Washington as at least eight politicos and groups are trying to prove it is true. Published February 27, 2018
Carter Page charges in Russia dossier unconfirmed: Republican rebuttal
The core Trump-Russia dossier charges against onetime campaign volunteer Carter Page remain unconfirmed after nearly a year of wiretapping by the FBI, says a Republican rebuttal to a Democratic memo on the dossier. Published February 25, 2018
BuzzFeed’s Russia dossier claim on IP addresses rebutted
Computer networks owned by a Russian entrepreneur accused in the infamous anti-Trump dossier don't contain any IP addresses used by Moscow to hack Democrats' computers, the entrepreneur's attorney says in a rebuttal to a Buzzfeed court filing. Published February 25, 2018
Devin Nunes memo response shows FBI commitment to protecting image
At the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, a guidance drummed into the heads of new agents is, "Don't do anything to embarrass the bureau." Published February 21, 2018
Devin Nunes expands dossier probe to find out what Obama knew
Rep. Devin Nunes is trying to determine the breadth and reach of the unverified Russia-Trump dossier inside the U.S. government, especially among senior leaders in the Barack Obama administration during the 2016 election. Published February 20, 2018
Robert Mueller threatens new charges against Paul Manafort
Special counsel Robert Mueller is threatening to file more criminal charges in new jurisdictions against Paul Manafort, his attorney said in a court filing that suggests prosecutors are deliberately trying to deplete his client's "resources." Published February 19, 2018
Infamous Steele anti-Trump dossier disproven by Mueller’s first Russia indictments
The Christopher Steele dossier allegation that an "extensive conspiracy" existed between the Donald Trump campaign and the Kremlin wasn't borne out in the special counsel's first charges of Russian election interference. Published February 17, 2018
Military court upbraids Marine commander for bias in hazing case
A military appeals court has chastised a two-star Marine Corps division commander for showing bias in overseeing a hazing court-martial after the general went on a campaign to oust such "jackassery" from the service. Published February 16, 2018
Trump lawyers resist Robert Mueller interview, cite Bill Clinton precedent
President Trump's legal team is citing a three-pillar argument to convince investigators, and the public, that President Trump shouldn't sit down for an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller. Published February 14, 2018
Bill Clinton White House had security clearance backlog
A backlog in security clearances for sensitive White House jobs is not new. Just ask the Clinton administration. Published February 14, 2018
Trump dossier’s 10 core collusion accusations unverified 20 months later
Christopher Steele's unproven dossier is a mix of felony charges against President Trump and his people, as well as supposed gossip inside the Kremlin over computer hacking and personnel firings. Published February 12, 2018
All the president’s enemies
A number of determined partisans in and out of law enforcement and politics are arrayed against President Trump in the ongoing, 20-month-old Russia election collusion probe. Published February 10, 2018
