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Washington (CNN)The Justice Department inspector general's report released Monday paints a more thorough picture than ever before on what the FBI found when it tried to verify information in Christopher Steele's dossier on Donald Trump and Russia -- including attempts to verify the existence of video tapes of "alleged unorthodox sexual activity." Steele's primary source for information in the dossier, for instance, told the FBI he or she may have talked about Trump's alleged sexual activities in "jest" and couldn't confirm whether the tape was real, the report states, quoting the source. "The Primary Sub-source explained that he/she reported to Steele that Trump's alleged unorthodox sexual activity at the Ritz Carlton hotel was 'rumor and speculation' and that he/she had not been able to confirm the story," the report states. Many of the claims by Steele, a former British spy, have held up over time, or have proven to be at least partially true, including the fact that there was a … [Read more...] about How the FBI attempted to verify a salacious allegation in the Steele dossier

Texas-Arlington guard Brian Warren speaks to his teammates during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Gonzaga in Spokane, Wash., Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Young Kwak) Texas-Arlington guard Brian Warren speaks to his teammates during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Gonzaga in Spokane, Wash., Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Young Kwak) Photo: Young Kwak/Associated Press Photo: Young Kwak/Associated Press Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Texas-Arlington guard Brian Warren speaks to his teammates during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Gonzaga in Spokane, Wash., Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Young Kwak) Texas-Arlington guard Brian Warren speaks to his teammates during the second half of an NCAA … [Read more...] about Men’s basketball preview: UH vs. UT Arlington

The Justice Department watchdog’s report undercut key claims in the so-called Schiff Memo, released in February 2018 by Rep. Adam Schiff. The memo downplayed the Steele dossier’s significance to the FBI’s surveillance of Carter Page. Schiff released it in response to a memo from Rep. Devin Nunes which criticized the FBI’s handling of the dossier.  The DOJ watchdog found that the FBI made significant errors and omissions in its applications to spy on Page.    The Justice Department inspector general’s report undercut many of the claims in a memo that Rep. Adam Schiff released in February 2018 defending the FBI and the Steele dossier, according to an analysis by The Daily Caller News Foundation. In the memo, Schiff, a California Democrat, downplayed the FBI’s use of information from former British spy Christopher Steele in applications for surveillance warrants against former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. Schiff, who now chairs the … [Read more...] about Analysis: IG’s FISA Report Undercuts ‘Schiff Memo,’ Which Defended FBI And Steele Dossier

FILE - In this June 19, 2018, file photo, Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz testifies before a joint House Committee on the Judiciary and House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. A Justice Department inspector general report being released Monday is expected to say that the FBI had a legitimate basis to open its investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia and that senior law enforcement officials weren’t motivated by partisan bias. less FILE - In this June 19, 2018, file photo, Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz testifies before a joint House Committee on the Judiciary and House Committee on Oversight and Government ... more Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta, AP Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta, AP Image … [Read more...] about In opening Trump campaign investigation, FBI felt it had reached a ‘tipping point,’ report says

Last week marked the 20th anniversary of the so-called “Battle in Seattle,” which launched a global protest movement about the rules by which the global economy is run. Last week we also heard President TrumpDonald John TrumpLawmakers release defense bill with parental leave-for-Space-Force deal House Democrats expected to unveil articles of impeachment Tuesday Houston police chief excoriates McConnell, Cornyn and Cruz on gun violence MORE threaten to put a 100 percent tariff on French wine and camembert cheese and reinstate steel tariffs on Argentina and Brazil. Additional tariffs, we’ve been reminded, are scheduled to go into effect on December 15 against China.The anniversary of the World Trade Organization (WTO) protests is the perfect time to reopen a debate on the value of tariffs. Those protests first raised the idea of tariffs as an important enforcement mechanism, not for zero-sum nationalism but for universal labor, human rights and environmental … [Read more...] about The real value of tariffs