Clinton campaign lawyer rebuts claim he lied to FBI
Defense lawyers for a Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer charged with lying to the FBI during the Trump-Russia probe have shown jurors handwritten notes aimed at undercutting allegations that he misled the federal government about his legal work.
Witness was ‘extremely uncomfortable’ over Trump associate data search
A witness testified Tuesday that a data search conducted on Trump associates in 2016 made him "extremely uncomfortable," one of the last pieces of prosecution evidence against Michael Sussmann, a lawyer accused of lying to the FBI.
washingtonpost.comKey witness testifies in trial tied to Trump-Russia probe
The star prosecution witness in the trial of a Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer charged with lying to the FBI says he was “100%” confident that the attorney told him he was not acting on behalf of a particular client when he presented information meant to cast suspicions on Donald Trump and possible connections to Russia.
Testimony: Clinton team did not approve lawyer's FBI meeting
Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign did not authorize a lawyer to meet with the FBI and provide information that was meant to cast suspicions on rival candidate Donald Trump and possible connections to Russia, according to trial testimony Wednesday. Michael Sussmann, a lawyer for Clinton's 2016 campaign, is charged with lying to the FBI during a meeting at which he presented the bureau's top lawyer with data that purported to show mysterious contact between computer servers of a Russia-based bank and Trump's company, the Trump Organization. Prosecutors say Sussmann misled the FBI by saying he wasn't participating in the meeting on behalf of a particular client when he was actually there on behalf of the Clinton campaign and another client, a technology executive who had provided him with the data.
news.yahoo.comGirlfriend: Dallas shooting suspect feared Asian Americans
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sanmarcosrecord.comGirlfriend: Dallas shooting suspect feared Asian Americans
The girlfriend of a man arrested Tuesday in a shooting that wounded three women of Asian descent in a hair salon in Dallas’ Koreatown told police that he has delusions that Asian Americans are trying to harm him, an arrest warrant affidavit states. Police have said the shooting last Wednesday at Hair World Salon might be connected to two previous drive-by shootings at businesses run by Asian Americans. According to the affidavit, Smith’s girlfriend told detectives that he had been delusional about Asian Americans ever since being involved in a car crash two years ago with a man of Asian descent.
news.yahoo.comClinton campaign lawyer sought to 'use' FBI, prosecutor says
A prosecutor says a lawyer for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign who is charged with lying to the FBI early in the Trump-Russia probe sought to “use and manipulate” federal law enforcement to create an “October surprise” in the final weeks of the presidential race.
Lawyer charged with lying to FBI in Russia probe faces trial
A federal trial begins Monday for a lawyer for the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign who is accused of lying to the FBI as it investigated potential ties between Donald Trump and Russia in 2016. The case against Michael Sussmann, a cybersecurity attorney who represented the Clinton campaign in 2016, is the first trial arising from the ongoing investigation by special counsel John Durham and will test the strength of evidence he and his team have gathered while scrutinizing the early days of the Trump-Russia probe for potential misconduct. An acquittal is likely to hasten questions about the Durham probe’s purpose and cost to taxpayers while a guilty verdict will almost certainly energize Trump supporters who have long looked to Durham to expose what they see as biased mistreatment of the former president.
news.yahoo.com‘Sextortion’ trend targeting children online rising in San Antonio, nationwide
It's a form of online blackmailing that's taken hold of children across the nation, including San Antonio. Sextortion has become such an enormous problem, the FBI is on a mission to warn the public and teach parents what to look for.
Newly released video shows 9/11 hijackers with alleged Saudi intelligence operative
Less than two weeks after 9/11, boxes of evidence, including personal notes and video, were seized by British police from a home in Birmingham, England. Buried inside, a home video from 2000 now being seen publicly for the first time.
cbsnews.comMan charged in January 6 insurrection identified as son of famed American artist Gregory Gillespie
Vincent Gillespie, who has been in a legal battle with his stepmother to gain control of paintings by his father, Gregory Gillespie, was arrested in February on charges relating to the Capitol riot.
cbsnews.comJudge won't jail men accused of impersonating federal agents
A federal judge has denied the government’s request to detain two men accused of posing as federal Homeland Security agents, tricking actual U.S. Secret Service officers and offering them free gifts and apartments at a luxury apartment building in Washington.
US: Man impersonated agent, claimed ties to Pakistani intel
Federal prosecutors say one of two men accused of impersonating federal agents and giving actual Secret Service agents gifts and free apartments in Washington has claimed to have ties to Pakistani intelligence and had visas showing travel to Pakistan and Iran.
FBI: Accused wanted 'tyrant' Gov. Whitmer tied up on table
A key figure in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov_ Gretchen Whitmer was secretly recorded telling an undercover FBI agent that he wanted to restrain the “tyrant” on a table, then pose for a photo “like we just made the biggest drug bust.”.
From 9/11 to Sutherland Springs, the face of the FBI San Antonio District retires after 26 years
In a far-reaching interview with KSAT anchor Steve Spriester, Christopher Combs, special agent in charge of the FBI San Antonio District, spoke about everything from Sutherland Springs to the emotional toll of the job after 26 years.
Lawyer charged by Durham seeks dismissal of indictment
A lawyer for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign who was charged by special counsel John Durham with lying to the FBI during a 2016 meeting has asked a judge to dismiss the indictment, calling it a case of “extraordinary prosecutorial overreach.”.
Man who sold weapon to suspect in Colleyville synagogue standoff charged with federal firearm crime
Federal prosecutors described Henry “Michael” Williams as being a felon who was not allowed to possess a firearm. He confirmed that he sold the weapon to the synagogue suspect in South Dallas, authorities said.