Adam Goldman
NYT reporter covering FBI and nat sec. Ex-WaPo & AP. Reachable at this email. [email protected]
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Does Belief in QAnon Make You Legally Insane? Mob Hit Trial May Tell
Anthony Comello, accused of killing a Gambino crime boss, is obsessed with conspiracy theories.
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Anthony Comello, accused of killing a Gambino crime boss, is obsessed with conspiracy theories.
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Indictment Details How Emirates Sought Influence in 2016 Campaign
In charges unsealed this week, the Justice Department laid out new elements of an effort by an American ally to buy access in Washington.
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A close reading of the 64-page indictment makes clear that the unnamed government is the United Arab Emirates, where Mr. Nader owns a business and advises the crown prince. nyti.ms/38dqmqq @ddknyt @kenvogel
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Here Are The Latest Secret Memos From Mueller's Report
BuzzFeed News sued the US government for the right to see all the work that Mueller’s team kept secret. Today we are publishing the second installment of the FBI’s summaries of interviews with key witnesses.
Rep. Duncan Hunter to abandon 'not guilty' plea in campaign finance scandal
The announcement was posted on the U.S. District Court docket Monday morning without any supplemental documentation
Trump’s Intervention in SEALs Case Tests Pentagon’s Tolerance
Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher’s case pits a Pentagon hierarchy committed to enforcing longstanding rules of combat against a commander in chief with no military experience but a finely honed sense of grievance against authority.
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Then, without warning, according to colleagues, Chief Gallagher pulled a small hunting knife from a sheath and stabbed the sedated captive in the neck.
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Russia Inquiry Review Is Expected to Undercut Trump Claim of F.B.I. Spying
The F.B.I. never tried to place undercover agents or informants inside the Trump campaign, a highly anticipated inspector general’s report is expected to find.
Donald McGahn Must Testify to Congress, Judge Rules; Appeal Is Expected
A judge rejected the Trump administration’s argument that senior White House officials are immune from congressional subpoenas.
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"Stated simply, the primary takeaway from the past 250 years of recorded
American history is that Presidents are not kings." nyti.ms/33jLrfp pic.twitter.com/eV6e1qaysO
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Official says White House gave Navy go-ahead on Gallagher
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy has been notified that the White House will not intervene to stop a disciplinary proceeding that could cost a SEAL his position in the elite unit, a senior Navy official...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy has been notified that the White House will not intervene to stop a disciplinary proceeding that could cost a SEAL his position in the elite unit, a senior Navy official said Sunday.
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Russia Inquiry Review Is Said to Criticize F.B.I. but Rebuff Claims of Biased Acts
A watchdog report will portray the pursuit of a wiretap of an ex-Trump adviser as sloppy, but it also debunks some accusations by Trump allies of F.B.I. wrongdoing.
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NEW: Russia Inquiry Review Is Said to Criticize F.B.I. but Rebuff Claims of Biased Acts nyti.ms/2QP8r34 w/@charlie_savage
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Watchdog Report on Russia Investigation to Come Out Next Month
The highly anticipated report will examine aspects of the inquiry, including how and why F.B.I. officials opened it.
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The @JusticeOIG’s work will run more than 400 pages long and is expected to criticize law enforcement officials.
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Fiona Hill Viewed Serving Trump as Risky. Now She’s an Impeachment Witness.
Ms. Hill’s decision to be the president’s top adviser on Russia and Europe strained friendships, made her a target of conspiracy theories — and landed her in the center of the tumult over Ukraine.
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“The risk was what we see playing out in front of us — that something wrong would happen, that she would do the right thing and other people wouldn’t, and there would be a reckoning,” said Tom Wright, a former colleague and friend of Ms. Hill’s. nyti.ms/37lAtZX @SherylNYT
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F.B.I. Sought to Interview Whistle-Blower in Ukraine Case
Agents asked to speak with him last month but never did, though the bureau made clear to his lawyers that he was not the target of an ongoing investigation.
Former Baltimore Mayor Indicted on Fraud Charges Tied to Children’s Books
Catherine Pugh left office after an investigation raised questions over “Healthy Holly,” her children’s book series.
Two Western Hostages Are Freed in Afghanistan in Deal With Taliban
The two Western teachers held by the Taliban are safe with American forces, officials say, and three Taliban figures are freed. Some Afghans worry it won’t help renew peace talks.
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NEW: The Westerners were released to American forces by the Taliban, and included an American, Kevin C. King, 63, and an Australian, Timothy J. Weeks, 50, teachers at the American University in Kabul who were abducted in 2016. nyti.ms/340YmEd w/@davidzucchino
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New York Times editor says Trump has put his reporters’ lives at risk
Dean Baquet decries abuse of journalists and defends not calling president racist
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“I think his personal attacks on reporters, including Maggie, are pretty awful and pretty unpresidential,” @deanbaquet said. “I think personal attacks on journalists, when he calls them names, I think he puts their lives at risk."
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Impeachment Investigators Exploring Whether Trump Lied to Mueller
As part of the Russia inquiry, President Trump had given written answers to questions from Robert S. Mueller III.
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What did Manafort say? Dems want to know.
nyti.ms/2r37hGv @charlie_savage pic.twitter.com/njhoDVq2ly
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The Iran Cables: Secret Documents Show How Tehran Wields Power in Iraq
Hundreds of leaked intelligence reports shed light on a shadow war for regional influence — and the battles within the Islamic Republic’s own spy divisions
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The documents show how Iran, at nearly every turn, has outmaneuvered the United States in the contest for influence. nyti.ms/32VW5J5 @tarangoNYT Jim Risen @farnazfassihi @ronenbergman @MazMHussain
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Barr Suggests Impeachment Inquiry Undermines Voters’ Intent
The attorney general strongly defended President Trump’s assertions of executive power.
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Barr Suggests Impeachment Inquiry Undermines Voters’ Intent nyti.ms/379nVoy @ktbenner
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Grand Rapids Will Pay $190,000 to Veteran Detained by ICE
A Michigan-born former Marine was detained for three days after a Grand Rapids police captain asked an ICE officer to check the man’s “status.”
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The City Commission in Grand Rapids, Mich., has agreed to pay a former Marine $190,000 after he was wrongfully detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for three days last year.
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Emails Outline Anti-Immigration Group’s Connection to Stephen Miller
A new batch of leaked emails illustrates the degree to which Mr. Miller used a think tank’s work to shape coverage at Breitbart News and policy at the White House.
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Stephen Miller "was almost a de facto assignment editor for the political writing team at @Breitbartnews,” said Kurt Bardella, the site’s former spokesman and now a frequent critic of the Trump administration.
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