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Byrne: IG report makes it clear Comey’s FBI abused FISA powers

Monday, Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) said that the “IG report makes it clear that the FBI, under James Comey’s leadership seriously abused the federal government’s FISA powers.” Byrne’s statement was issued after the Department of Justice (DOJ) Investigator General Michael E. Horowitz’s (IG) 434 page report was released. The IG was tasked with reviewing the … Continued
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December 10, 2019

Inspector General: Comey broke no laws, but Republican critics are not satisfied

The inspector general released his findings that former FBI director James Comey broke FBI procedures but did not do anything that was prosecutable. Alabama Republican Executive Committee Member former state Representative Perry O. Hooper Jr. released a statement critical of the IG’s findings that Comey did nothing he can be prosecuted for. “The Inspector General’s … Continued
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September 2, 2019

Byrne, Rogers, Brooks, and Hooper comment on Mueller’s testimony before Congress

Congressman Bradley Byrne, R-Montrose, Mike Rogers, R-Saks, and Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville,  commented after the conclusion of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony before the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees. Former State Representative Perry O. Hooper Jr., R-Montgomery also released a statement critical of the hearing. “Democrats’ last desperate attempt to change the narrative on the Mueller … Continued
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July 25, 2019

Mueller delivers his report

Special Counsel Robert Mueller delivered his report to U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr on Friday. The report ends the lengthy investigation into allegations that President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign colluded with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Wiki-Leaks to defeat former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Numerous media reports claim that Mueller will not seek any … Continued
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March 25, 2019

Rosen nominated to replace Rosenstein

The White House announced President Donald Trump has nominated Jeffrey Rosen to replace Rod Rosenstein as deputy attorney general. Rosenstein announced that he was leaving the Department of Justice next month on Monday following the airing of an explosive interview Sunday night of former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe. McCabe told CBS News’s Scott Pelley … Continued
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February 22, 2019

Byrne says he is “profoundly disturbed” by information in the IG’s Report

Friday, Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) said that he is “profoundly disturbed” by the report by the Department of Justice’s Inspector General Michael Horowitz and that “The reports casts a cloud over the FBI. The Inspector General was highly critical of the FBI’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation prior to the 2016 presidential election. … Continued
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June 18, 2018

Alabama Republicans support Jeff Sessions

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, June 13, 2017, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions (R) testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee regarding allegations that Donald J. Trump colluded with the Russian government to defeat Hillary R. Clinton (D) in the 2016 election. Most Alabama Republican leaders remain skeptical of the allegations and still … Continued
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June 14, 2017