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Justice Department official Bruce Ohr told lawmakers Tuesday that he had several contacts in the Justice Department and FBI with whom he discussed the anti-Trump dossier and had given some related research.
Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, a member of the Judiciary Committee told Fox News late Tuesday that Ohr gave lawmakers “a list of half a dozen” senior FBI and DOJ officials knew about his involvement with ex-British spy Christopher Steele, the author of the dossier that contained unverified claims about Trump’s ties to Russia.
In a tweet Wednesday, he further explained that the “operational roles” of Ohr and his wife Nellie, who worked as a contractor for the firm that commissioned the dossier, and their “financial gain from it” were known to “at least” half a dozen senior FBI and DOJ officials prior to the first Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act application to spy on onetime Trump campaign aide Carter Page, who has suspicious ties to Russia, and that these details were “never disclosed.” [Read More]
Cuomo, Nixon exchange blows in tense primary debate (The Hill)
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) and actress Cynthia Nixon traded personal barbs Wednesday night during a tense gubernatorial primary debate.
Arguments erupted over the degree to which each candidate has opposed President Trump, New York City’s subway system, health care and corruption during the 60-minute debate .
Cuomo is the heavy favorite to win a third term in the Sept. 13 primary against political newcomer Nixon, who trails Cuomo in every public poll, according to The Washington Post. [Read More]
Trump says civilian government employees won’t receive raises in 2019, citing budget strain (CNBC)
President Donald Trump said Thursday that civilian employees of the federal government will not receive raises in 2019.
In doing away with the 2.1 percent across-the-board pay increase that was scheduled to take effect in January, Trump said he was working “put our Nation on a fiscally sustainable course.”
Scrapping the raises will save more than $25 billion, Trump said.
“I have determined that for 2019, both across the board pay increases and locality pay increases will be set at zero,” the president said in a letter addressed to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-WI, and released by the White House. “These alternative pay plan decisions will not materially affect our ability to attract and retain a well qualified Federal workforce.” [Read More]
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