Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
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
Military judge rules Navy Judge Advocate General illegally intervened in SEAL’s trial
A military judge ruled Tuesday that the Navy Judge Advocate General illegally intervened in the sexual assault trial of a decorated Navy SEAL. Published October 24, 2017
Pentagon advocates requiring women to sign up for military draft
The Pentagon says the country should stick with mandatory registration for a military draft, and it advocates a requirement for women to sign up for the first time in the nation's history. Published October 24, 2017
Judge to decide if House committee has access to Fusion GPS bank records
A federal judge will this week consider whether to allow a congressional committee access to banking records from the company behind the anti-Trump intelligence dossier that rocked last year's U.S. election -- an effort the committee hopes will identify those paid for the salacious document. Published October 22, 2017
Andrew Weissman complaints dismissed
Two defense attorneys from the Enron era filed a complaint against Andrew Weissmann in 2012 with the New York disciplinary committee over concealed evidence in the Merrill Lynch trial. Published October 22, 2017
Andrew Weissmann, Dan Cogdell natural legal enemies
They were bound to clash -- the ex-mob prosecutor from New York City and the colorful Texas lawyer whose website says he can do what others can't. Published October 22, 2017
Andrew Weissmann, Robert Mueller’s top prosecutor, known for hardball tactics
FBI Director Christopher A. Wray was an assistant attorney general in 2004 when he heaped praise on an ambitious Mafia-tested prosecutor while promoting him to the top of the Justice Department's high-profile Enron task force. Published October 22, 2017
Fusion GPS files in court to block lawmakers from accessing records
The company behind the anti-Trump intelligence dossier that rocked last year's U.S. election went to federal court Friday to try and block the House Intelligence Committee from getting access to its banking records. Published October 20, 2017
Trump aides entangled in Russia election quagmire fighting back
Former campaign aides to President Trump have begun to fight back against what they consider libelous allegations in the Russia election saga. Published October 18, 2017
Women’s draft, military millennials on commission’s agenda
A U.S. commission on national service has been impaneled to provide Congress and the White House with the experts' opinion on revamping a proposed gender-neutral military draft. Published October 15, 2017
Glenn Simpson sued for libel by Russian bankers in Chrstopher Steele dossier
Three Russian bankers have filed a libel suit against the Washington political operative who hired the former British spy to write a dossier that was used to sully Donald Trump and his presidential campaign with unverified Kremlin gossip. Published October 5, 2017
Andrew Weissmann torments Paul Manafort to snare big prosecution targets, observers say
Facing indictment and millions of dollars in legal debts, President Trump's onetime campaign manager maintains his innocence and has nothing incriminating to offer Special Counsel Robert Mueller, associates say. Published October 1, 2017
Retired Navy admiral testifies against top JAG officials in SEAL’s sex assault hearing
A retired Navy admiral who accused the service's top lawyers of improperly intervening in a SEAL's sexual assault case made his charge to a judge this week at a special hearing ordered by the military's highest court. Published September 28, 2017
Muslim majority in France projected in 40 years
Within 40 years, given current demographic trends, the white population in France and the rest of old Europe will recede, creating a Muslim majority, a French researcher says. Published September 26, 2017
ISIS changes war tactics after losing territory
The Islamic State command is calling for a big shift in battlefield tactics to guerrilla warfare, acknowledging that the U.S.-led coalition's precise air campaign is methodically picking apart its clustered forces. Published September 20, 2017
