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Comey admits ‘I was wrong’ on FISA conduct, remains defiant on dossier in tense interview (FOX News)
Former FBI Director James Comey admitted on “Fox News Sunday” that the recently released Justice Department Inspector General’s report on the launch of the FBI’s Russia investigation and their use of the surveillance process showed that he was “overconfident” when he defended his former agency’s use of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
This comes days after Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s report and testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee detailed concerns that included 17 “significant errors and omissions” by the FBI’s investigative team when applying for a FISA warrant to monitor former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. Horowitz referred “the entire chain of command” to the FBI and DOJ for “how to assess and address their performance failures” during the probe, which was conducted while Comey was in charge. [Read More]
A gripping, fact-based story of how Daniel Morgan and his courageous Riflemen were crucial to George Washington’s victory in the American Revolution.
This is a war story. It’s about real people and events before and during the American Revolution. The central characters in this work—Daniel Morgan, George Washington, Patrick Henry, Charles Mynn Thruston, and Generals Arnold, Knox, Greene, Lee, Gates, and a host of others—actually did the deeds at the places and times described herein. So too did their accurately identified foreign and native adversaries. Though this is a work of fiction, readers may be surprised to discover the American Revolution was also one of the most ‘un-civil’ of Civil Wars. [Read More]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who announced Sunday he wants to summon four witnesses to testify at a Senate trial if the House impeaches President Trump, voted against calling witnesses when President Bill Clinton was impeached in 1999.
Schumer, a New York Democrat, was a new senator in January 1999 when he cast one of his first votes in the chamber to dismiss the case against Clinton and against a motion to subpoena witnesses. [Read More]
West Point investigating ‘white power’ hand signs by cadets (AFP)
The US Military Academy at West point said Monday it is investigating the apparent display of “white power” hand gestures by cadets this weekend during the nationally televised annual Army-Navy football game.
“The US Military Academy is fully committed to developing leaders of character who embody the Army values,” West Point Superintendent, Lieutenant General Darryl Williams, said in a statement. [Read More]
I hate holiday parties — can I just not go? (NY Post)
It’s office holiday party season, and everyone thinks I’m a Scrooge because I hate them. They are awkward and forced, and people act stupid whenever they’re offered free food and alcohol. Can I just not show up without it offending my boss or company?
Well, that just about sums up my feelings on the topic, so if you’re Scrooge, I’m the Grinch. I’ve got nothing against a good social party with friends, great music, food and fine spirits, but office parties are not social events. They are work events disguised as social gatherings, but fraught with all kinds of career-limiting land mines. Too many people think an open bar means, “Let’s see who can act like an idiot the quickest.” And have you seen how many shrimp some people pile up? People! Everyone (including the boss) is watching. That said, you can have fun and be professional, and if you really dread the event, show up with a smile, say “hi” and “thank you” to the boss, then duck out to hang out with your true friends. [Read More]
