Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Donald Trump Russia dossier legal despite unproven Christopher Steele claims
The Trump-Russia dossier may be sleazy and inaccurate, but there is no U.S. election law that expressly prohibits such work by a foreign national, the federal government says. Published December 3, 2017
Michael Flynn has nothing to incriminate Trump, president’s legal advisers believe
President Trump's allies are signaling that they believe former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn has no information to incriminate the president. Published December 2, 2017
Justice Department hits BuzzFeed’s claims of protected speech in dossier libel lawsuit
The Justice Department has rejected BuzzFeed's argument in a pending libel lawsuit that its posting of the discredited Trump-Russia dossier and an accompanying story is protected speech. Published November 29, 2017
Democrats pursue Donald Trump prostitute story
House Democrats are trying to prove that President Trump engaged in salacious activities with prostitutes in the swanky Moscow Ritz-Carlton in 2013. He repeatedly has denied any such encounter. Published November 26, 2017
Fusion GPS, Russian dossier firm, paid journalists for work
Fusion GPS, the liberal opposition research firm that funded and distributed the anti-Trump dossier, has paid three journalists for work related to Congress' Russia probe, according to court filings. Published November 24, 2017
Iran’s Syria plan hints at Shiite ‘Red Crescent’ goal
Iran's top military officer signed agreements in Syria last month that will keep Iranian forces there indefinitely with a pledge to help the Bashar Assad regime rebuild damaged military bases, according to the main opposition group to Tehran's Islamic rulers. Published November 22, 2017
Democrats give Russia dossier on Donald Trump false credit
Democrats have sometimes given credit to the infamous Trump-Russia dossier for inside information that already had been made public. Published November 19, 2017
Jared Kushner attorney lashes out at bipartisan Senate duo for manufacturing ‘media event’
The attorney for senior White House aide Jared Kushner is blasting two long-time Republican and Democratic senators for creating a "media event" with their public complaint that Mr. Kushner failed to turn over all pertinent emails. Published November 18, 2017
Republicans want criminal probe of Democratic funding of Trump-Russia dossier
Republicans want to know to what degree did the Trump-Russia dossier become the spark for starting an investigation now in the hands of special counsel Robert Mueller. Published November 15, 2017
Adam Schiff persists with Russia dossier investigation
Rep. Adam B. Schiff, who is leading House Democrats' inquisition into Trump-Russia collusion, has not given up on proving that his party's financed, Kremlin-sourced dossier is true. Published November 12, 2017
James Amos found guilty of unlawful command influence in infamous urine desecration case
A military appeals court has sharply rebuked the former commandant of the Marine Corps, saying now-retired Gen. James Amos committed "an unusually flagrant example" of unlawful command influence in an infamous 2011 Taliban corpse desecration case. Published November 10, 2017
Trump dossier use by FBI decried by Carter Page in questioning
The congressional testimony of Trump-Russia figure Carter Page shows that a Democratic-financed dossier can dominate how FBI agents question witnesses. Published November 7, 2017
Journalist pay questioned in Russian dossier court cases
The role of reporters is taking on added importance in federal court battles over the infamous Russian dossier that leveled unverified charges of collusion against the Donald Trump campaign. Published November 5, 2017
Hillary Clinton defends Trump dossier as opposition research, makes dubious claims about its release
Hillary Clinton says the infamous Democratic-financed, Russian-sourced dossier did not "come out" during the election. Published November 2, 2017
Carter Page bashes House Intelligence Committee in testimony before panel
Former Donald Trump campaign adviser Carter Page on Thursday began his scheduled testimony before the House Intelligence Committee by bashing the panel itself. Published November 2, 2017
FBI agents manhandled Manafort and his wife during pre-dawn raid in intimidation effort
Just how rough special counsel Robert Mueller is playing with Paul Manafort goes back before this week's indictment -- to the FBI's no-knock raid in July. Published November 1, 2017
George Papadopoulos sought dirt on Hillary in hopes of creating Trump-like dossier
Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos was trying to do what the Democratic-financed dossier writer also wanted: Dirt on the other candidate. Published October 30, 2017
Devin Nunes shifts Russia dossier focus from Donald Trump to Democrats
On two fronts, Rep. Devin Nunes has shifted the Russia debate in Washington further away from President Trump and closer to Democrats. Published October 29, 2017
James Comey’s ‘coordination’ testimony sheds new context on Clinton campaign’s dossier funding
When then-FBI Director James B. Comey explained to Congress last March the scope of his investigation into President Trump's aides and Russia his words would also fit the Hillary Clinton campaign today. Published October 28, 2017
Dossier shows Democrat, Russian collusion; no proof of Trump gossip
For over a year, the Hillary Clinton campaign, other Democrats and liberal pundits have pummeled President Trump and his men with one main weapon: a dossier. Published October 26, 2017
