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Rowan Scarborough

Rowan Scarborough

Articles by Rowan Scarborough

Glenn R. Simpson, co-founder of the research firm Fusion GPS, arrives for a scheduled appearance before a closed House Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Glenn Simpson praises Christopher Steele work on Trump dossier

A released Senate transcript shows dossier paymaster Glenn Simpson had pure praise for the work of dossier writer Christopher Steele -- an assessment disputed by intelligence professionals who have studied the product. Published January 10, 2018

House Intelligence Committee member Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., center, and the committee's ranking member, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., right, listen as committee member Rep. Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., left, questions FBI Director James B. Comey and National Security Agency Director Michael Rogers on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 20, 2017, during the committee's hearing regarding allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

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

Rep. Devin Nunes (right), chairman of the House Permanent Select committee on intelligence, has widened the net in the panel's investigation into the use of the unconfirmed Russia dossier against Donald Trump. (Associated Press/File)

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

Rep. Adam B. Schiff's acknowledgment that collusion "still remains to be seen" shows that nearly a year after the House intelligence panel began its investigation, Democrats are left with a relatively small list of Trump campaign-Russia contacts on which to base a grand conspiracy. (Associated Press/File)

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 Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, left, and Attorney General Loretta Lynch, listen during a news conference, Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at the Justice Department in Washington, announcing that the U.S. government is seeking the forfeiture of more than $1 billion in assets that federal officials say were misappropriated from a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund. The Justice Department says the funds that were laundered into the U.S. were used for various assets, including real estate and hotel properties, a jet aircraft, fancy artwork and the production of the Oscar-nominated movie, The Wolf of Wall Street. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

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

If Christopher Steele had not lied to the FBI, he could have been investigating Donald Trump from the postelection transition into his presidency. (Associated Press/File)

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