Thomas Frank is an FBI reporter at BuzzFeed News. He is based in Washington, DC.
Democrats faulted Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee for cutting short their investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election. But the final report still had nuggets of new information.
The new information came during interviews this week with House Democratic members. The contact Wylie revealed was “substantive and separate” from previously reported contacts between Julian Assange and Cambridge CEO Alexander Nix, the members of Congress told BuzzFeed News.
In comments to BuzzFeed News, a senior official says he doesn't believe Rosenstein's job is in danger because of the Mueller probe.
Alexander Nix answered "no" to a question about whether Cambridge Analytica had obtained bulk data from Facebook.
The move left US attorneys flabbergasted since they had assumed the 13 Russians and three companies indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller wouldn't mount a legal defense.
Roger Gabb, who supported Britain's withdrawal from the EU, stepped down quietly last month as a director of SCL, one day after Christopher Wylie testified before parliament. Why he resigned is unclear.
In an August 2017 memo from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to special counsel Robert Mueller, Rosenstein says Mueller can investigate allegations Manafort colluded with Russia.
Alex van der Zwaan pleaded guilty in February to lying to the FBI about his contacts in September and October 2016 with an alleged former Russian intelligence agent and Trump campaign adviser Rick Gates. He's to be sentenced Tuesday.
The current narrative is that Gina Haspel, Trump's pick to lead the CIA, was just following her boss's orders. The record suggests she pushed for their destruction.
In a letter to Gina Haspel, Trump's nominee to lead the CIA, McCain describes a Libyan woman whose abuse took place in 2004 "as several American intelligence officers watched." He asked, "do you believe actions like these were justified?"
A BuzzFeed News review of every sale of a Trump-branded condominium in the United States provides the first comprehensive look at how many went to unidentified buyers who paid cash, an indication of possible money laundering.
In a letter to Gina Haspel, Trump's nominee to lead the CIA, McCain describes a Libyan woman whose abuse took place in 2004 "as several American intelligence officers watched." He asked, "do you believe actions like these were justified?"
A tax court case provides insight into Aras Agalarov's early business dealings before he became a billionaire linked to Vladimir Putin.
“This just smacks of a classic intelligence operation,” said one retired CIA officer.
A letter from two Republican senators takes aim at the author of the so-called dossier one day after a previous effort to discredit the FBI began to dissipate.
Alexander Nix answered "no" to a question about whether Cambridge Analytica had obtained bulk data from Facebook.
One unanswered question: What intelligence did the FBI glean that persuaded a secret intelligence court to extend the warrant three times?
The Russians indicted Friday had contacts with several members of the Trump election campaign, according to the indictment.
Roger Gabb, who supported Britain's withdrawal from the EU, stepped down quietly last month as a director of SCL, one day after Christopher Wylie testified before parliament. Why he resigned is unclear.
The current narrative is that Gina Haspel, Trump's pick to lead the CIA, was just following her boss's orders. The record suggests she pushed for their destruction.