Adam Goldman
NYT reporter covering FBI and nat sec. Ex-WaPo & AP. Reachable at this email. [email protected]
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Inside the Government, Addressing Domestic Terrorism Has Been Fraught
For very different reasons, the Homeland Security Department under both the Obama and Trump administrations has struggled to elevate concerns about white nationalism and extremism.
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Mike Pompeo, then a Republican congressman from Kansas and now secretary of state, said focusing on domestic terrorism was a “dangerous” undertaking born of political correctness that denied “the threat that radical Islamic terrorism poses.”
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Peter Strzok Sues F.B.I., Saying His Firing Was Politically Motivated
Mr. Strzok, who disparaged the president in text messages, said his termination violated his due process and free speech rights.
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Nevertheless, Mr. Horowitz also said he had found no evidence that Mr. Strzok’s political views had influenced his investigative decisions. nytimes.com/2019/08/06/us/… @ktbenner
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Video Shows Last Moments of Dallas Man, Restrained as Officers Joked
“You’re going to kill me,” the man, Tony Timpa, shouted repeatedly in newly released body-camera video footage. An autopsy classified his 2016 death as a homicide.
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After Mr. Timpa was loaded into an ambulance, the officers grew concerned about whether he was breathing. “I hope I didn’t kill him,” one officer says, as his colleagues continue to laugh.
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Hostage Affairs Envoy Takes On an Unlikely Case: ASAP Rocky
The diplomat, Robert O’Brien, usually deals with hostage situations in war-torn countries. President Trump sent him to Sweden for an assault trial.
Justice Dept. Declined to Prosecute Comey Over Memos About Trump
The former F.B.I. director documented his interactions with the president in a series of memos that jolted Washington and helped prompt the appointment of the special counsel.
Hamza bin Laden, Son and Heir to Qaeda Founder, Is Dead
The United States had a role in the operation that killed the younger Mr. bin Laden, officials said. But other details, including where he died, remained unknown.
Trump’s Choice of a Partisan for Top Intelligence Post Rattles Critics
Former officials expressed concern that the president’s pick, Representative John Ratcliffe, will politicize what is supposed to be a nonpartisan job.
Mueller’s Labored Performance Was a Departure From His Once-Fabled Stamina
As special counsel, Mr. Mueller adopted a more hands-off style than when he was F.B.I. director, and it was on display Wednesday in his congressional appearances.
Associate of Michael Flynn Is Found Guilty of Secretly Lobbying for Turkey
The ruling could reverberate against Mr. Flynn, President Trump’s first national security adviser, who had agreed to testify in the case before backing out.
Robert Mueller Is Testifying Tomorrow. Here’s What You Need to Know.
After two years of silence and one brief public statement, the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, will finally sit for prolonged questioning at two House hearings on Wednesday.
N.S.A. Contractor Who Hoarded Secrets at Home Is Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison
The case of Harold T. Martin III, who took home classified material undetected for nearly 20 years, was a major embarrassment for security officials.
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His amassing of secrets was a symptom of a quirky, disturbed mind, not evidence that Mr. Martin, a 54-year-old Navy veteran, wanted to betray his country. nytimes.com/2019/07/19/us/… @ScottShaneNYT
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Roger Stone Is Barred From Social Media After Posts Attacking Russia Inquiry
Mr. Stone, a longtime informal adviser to President Trump, had long complained about the Russia investigation online even after a judge ordered him to keep quiet.
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“I am wrestling with behavior that has more to do with middle school than a court of law,” Judge Amy Berman Jackson told Roger Stone an exasperated tone. “Whether the problem is that you can’t follow simple orders or you won’t, I need to help you out. ”
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While Jeffrey Epstein Is in Jail, the Reporter Julie K. Brown Keeps Digging
The case seemed cold when a Miami Herald investigative journalist started looking into it. Then she persuaded accusers to tell their stories.
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So @jkbjournalist was told the story was stale. Good thing she followed her Philly instincts. Or are those Miami instincts now?
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Justice Dept. Watchdog Is Preparing to Deliver Verdict on the Russia Investigation
Investigators for the inspector general recently interviewed Christopher Steele, the former British spy, as they try to determine whether the F.B.I. misstepped in the inquiry.
Michael Flynn Changes His Story and Prosecutors Drop Him as a Witness
The development marked the latest turn in Mr. Flynn’s prosecution that should have run its course with little drama after he agreed to plead guilty to charges in 2017.
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Mr. Flynn's latest gambit could provoke another dramatic and risky confrontation with the federal judge who delayed sentencing Mr. Flynn last year.
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Justice Dept. Watchdog to Review Shift in Plan to Move F.B.I. Headquarters
Democrats have expressed concern that President Trump may have intervened to keep the land from being redeveloped into a project that would compete with his nearby hotel.
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The F.B.I.’s abrupt change of plans has fueled concerns among Democrats in Congress that President Trump personally intervened to make sure that the land was not redeveloped with a project that would compete with his company’s nearby hotel.
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2nd Benghazi Suspect Is Convicted on 2 Counts Amid Signs of Deadlock on Others
A jury convicted a Libyan man on two terrorism-related charges arising from the 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya, but deliberations over 15 others continued.
Justice Dept. Seeks to Question C.I.A. Officers in Russia Inquiry Review
The interview plans suggest a focus in part on the intelligence agencies’ conclusion that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia intervened in 2016 on behalf of the Trump campaign.
F.B.I., Pushing to Stop Domestic Terrorists, Grapples With Limits on Its Power
A debate has emerged over whether federal law enforcement has enough tools to fight racially motivated mass shootings and other attacks.
Justice Dept. Keeps Wiretaps Secret in Flynn Case, Rejecting Judge’s Order
The release of transcripts of calls between President Trump’s former adviser and Russia’s ambassador would have provided a highly unusual confirmation of a government secret.
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The transcripts came from a secret F.B.I. wiretap of Mr. Kislyak, and their release would have provided an extraordinarily rare look at the fruits of the government’s eavesdropping.
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