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Brooks votes to make Mueller report public

Thursday, Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, voted in favor of legislation that would make the report of Special Counsel Robert Mueller public when it is released. H.Con.Res. 24, requires that the Special Counsel Mueller should be made available to the public and to Congress. H.Con.Res. 24 passed the House 420 to 0. “The American people deserve … Continued
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March 18, 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

Brooks criticizes CNN coverage

Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, gave a speech last week on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in which he rebuked CNN for what he called “vitriol, prejudice, bias, and deception” in their reporting. Brooks called CNN “Fake News King.” “While CNN has had a rotten, no good, horrible week, the American people have … Continued
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January 28, 2019

Rod Rosenstein tours Huntsville

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein visited Huntsville Tuesday to tour facilities at Redstone Arsenal including the FBI’s Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center (TEDAC), the ATF’s National Center for Explosives Training and Research (NCETR) and NASA. The visit was announced by U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town. “It was an honor to receive Deputy Attorney General Rod … Continued
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December 12, 2018

Sessions fires Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe just hours away from McCabe qualifying for his federal pension. McCabe was set to retire with full benefits from the powerful Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Sunday. McCabe had already stepped down as deputy director under pressure in January and has … Continued
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March 19, 2018

Sewell says Congress must hear from Manafort, Gates and Papadopoalos

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, it was announced that former Trump 2016 Campaign Manager Paul Manafort and his partner, Rick Gates, had both been indicted by charges brought by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Mueller also announced that former Trump Campaign Foreign Policy Adviser George Papadopoulos had accepted a guilty plea. U.S. Rep. Terri … Continued
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November 2, 2017

Collier Says Impeachment Investigation is a Joke

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Tens of thousands of the people’s tax dollars are being spent to fund a special counsel, hired specifically to investigate the possibility of impeaching Governor Robert Bentley. APR has spoken with several of the people who have been interviewed, and they say the investigators seem more interested in exonerating … Continued
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September 26, 2016

Zeigler Disputes Statements by Bentley Attorneys

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, August 10, Alabama State Auditor Jim Zeigler (R) released a statement in which he disagreed with recent statements by Alabama Governor Robert Bentley’s (R) attorney that say that only the most serious offenses warrant impeachment. Auditor Zeigler says that interpretation of the 1901 Constitution is wrong Attorneys for … Continued
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August 12, 2016

Committee Approves Special Counsel for Bentley Investigation

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, July 15, the Alabama Judiciary Committee met in Montgomery at the State House to hire attorney Jack Sharman to be the special counsel to investigate the possible impeachment of Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R). Jack Sharman was the choice of the special counsel subcommittee, chaired by Judiciary Committee … Continued
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July 19, 2016