Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Trump dossier publication by BuzzFeed one year ago changed Washington
One year ago, BuzzFeed took the momentous step of posting an unsubstantiated, 35-page scandal sheet against then-President-elect Trump -- and Washington hasn't been the same since. Published January 9, 2018
Christopher Steele described Trump-Russia dossier to ‘Collusion’ author
Christopher Steele, the former British spy who wrote the discredited Russia-Trump dossier, has told friends that his 16 memos -- 35 pages in length -- were close to flawless. Published January 7, 2018
Fusion GPS, anti-Trump dossier producer, forced to hand bank records over to Congress
Fusion GPS, the producer of the discredited Trump-Russia dossier, has failed in a bid to keep its bank records off limits to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Published January 5, 2018
Liberal leaders back away from anti-Trump dossier
Washington's liberal establishment suddenly is running from the Democratic Party's Russia dossier, which for months was fodder for Democrats to hurl charges against President Trump and his campaign. Published January 3, 2018
Paul Manafort files lawsuit charging Mueller probe is illegal; says he was double-crossed
Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort is directly challenging special counsel Robert Mueller, charging in a lawsuit filed on Wednesday that the prosecutor lacked the legal authority to investigate and indict him on pre-2016 money laundering charges. Published January 3, 2018
Mainstream media, Twitter slammed for promoting Iran’s hardline leaders as ‘moderates’
Twitter restricted the account of a prominent London-based dissident who has been sending a steady stream of video images of protests across Iran. Published January 2, 2018
Devin Nunes expands Russia probe to use of dossier to snare Donald Trump
The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence has expanded its 2016 election investigation from a starting point of Russian interference to an end-game that focuses on federal law enforcement and how it conducted a drive to snare President Trump and his people. Published January 1, 2018
Adam Schiff’s case for Trump-Russia collusion crumbles
Rep. Adam B. Schiff's acknowledgment that Trump campaign collusion with Russia "still remains to be seen" shows that nearly a year after the House intelligence committee began its investigation, Democrats are left with a relatively small list of contacts on which to base a grand conspiracy. Published December 27, 2017
FBI says Russia dossier’s collusion charges unsubstantiated
The FBI is declining to repudiate the Russia dossier on which it partially relied to start an investigation into the Trump campaign, but it concedes the document's major core charges of election collusion remain unsubstantiated. Published December 25, 2017
Target of dubious Trump dossier discovers who dished the document to BuzzFeed
Attorneys for a Russian entrepreneur say they have discovered the source who provided BuzzFeed with the infamous Trump dossier whose unverified charges were embraced by the FBI. Published December 23, 2017
Christopher Steele hedges on Russia dossier claims against Donald Trump
Christopher Steele, the former British spy who fueled an ongoing investigation into President Trump's administration, was a lot more confident of his charges when he wrote his now-notorious 2016 dossier than he is today in defending it in a libel lawsuit. Published December 20, 2017
Donald Trump Jr. declares war on Democrats trying to ensnare him in Russia probe
Donald Trump Jr. is not shy about attacking the same powerful Democrats who are trying to ensnare him in the Trump-Russia probe. Published December 18, 2017
Fusion GPS, Trump dossier producer, sued for defamation by 3 Russian oligarchs
Fusion GPS, the producer of the infamous Trump dossier, is fending off in court three of Russia's richest oligarchs by painting them as corrupt bankers in bed with President Vladimir Putin. Published December 17, 2017
Fusion GPS files court complaint about news leaks
Fusion GPS, the master of anonymous leaks to Washington's media establishment, now is complaining about news leaks against it. Published December 13, 2017
Trump Jr. Leaker of fake ‘Erickson email’ Wikileaks story knew it was wrong
The attorney for Donald Trump Jr. on Tuesday suggested that whoever leaked to CNN the bogus story on a Wikileaks email did it knowing the story was wrong. Published December 12, 2017
Donald Trump’s lawyers want probe of Bruce Ohr’s Russia dossier ties
President Trump's lawyers are calling for a new special counsel to investigate a senior Justice Department official's role in the infamous and discredited Trump-Russia dossier that was spread around Washington during the election. Published December 12, 2017
Glenn Simpson’s Fusion GPS used Jeffrey Epstein in Donald Trump smear campaign
Fusion GPS, the opposition research firm whose Democrat-financed Russia dossier fueled an FBI investigation into Donald Trump, pitched other stories about the Republican presidential candidate to Washington reporters, including an attempt to tie him to a convicted pedophile who was once buddies with former President Bill Clinton. Published December 10, 2017
Bruce Ohr, who met with dossier author Christopher Steele, to be hauled before Congress
The House Intelligence Committee plans to compel testimony from a career Justice Department attorney who met during the election campaign with the writer of the infamous unverified Trump-Russia dossier. Published December 7, 2017
Erik Prince says Obama placed him under ‘illegal’ surveillance
Erik Prince, the one-time Blackwater USA chief who had a remote role in the Donald Trump campaign, told the House Intelligence Committee that the Barrack Obama administration had him under surveillance and "that's illegal." Published December 6, 2017
Barack Obama’s team worked against Donald Trump
From the moment Donald Trump secured the Republican nomination and then the presidency, national security officials under President Obama have shown themselves to be intense adversaries in public and behind the scenes. Published December 5, 2017