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The Russia Connection

Why the FBI’s Investigation Into the President Was Unavoidable

The New York Times has reported that, in the wake of President Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey, the bureau opened a counterintelligence investigation into the president. At one level, of course, this is not surprising—John Bellinger identified Donald Trump as a potential danger to U.S.

Federal Law Enforcement

Livestream: Rosenstein and Wray Testify on Clinton Email Investigation Report

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray will testify before the House Judiciary Committee on the inspector general's June 14 report on the FBI and Justice Department’s handling of the Clinton email investigation. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. Watch the livestream below:

Federal Law Enforcement

Livestream: FBI Director and Justice Department Inspector General Testify on Clinton Email Investigation Report

FBI Director Christopher Wray and Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on last week’s inspector general report on the FBI’s handling of the Clinton email investigation. The hearing will begin at 2:00 p.m. Watch the livestream below: 

Federal Law Enforcement

James Comey’s Honest Loyalty: Leadership Ethics and the Role of Process

When James Comey became the FBI director, he set out to build what he terms in his new book the “government’s premier leadership factory.” The leaders he hoped to train successfully would be distinguished by, among other characteristics, their integrity, decency and their joy in the moral content and meaning of their work. He conveyed these expectations to his new employees, emphasizing that this was an ethical-leadership model that required a deeply personal commitment. So personal, in fact, that he issued a novel directive: “I order you to love somebody.

The Russia Connection

Get Yer Comey Memos Here

Earlier today, the Justice Department provided copies of ex-FBI Director James Comey's memos of his conversations with President Trump to the House Judiciary Committee and House Intelligence Committee, the majority leaders of which had threatened to subpoena of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and hold him in contempt if he did not provide the memos. The memos have since become public. The transmission letter, as well as the declassified memos, are available below.

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