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Colorado Republicans more serious about truth in Trump investigation
Republicans from Colorado’s congressional delegation appear more interested in seeking the truth behind President Trump’s potential obstruction of justice. The fallout began this week following reports that President Trump asked FBI Director James Comey to shut down a federal investigation into the president’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn. The reports stem from a memo…
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Report: Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers on White House shortlist for FBI director
Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers is on the Trump administration’s list of 11 candidates to replaced former FBI Director James Comey, Fox News reported Friday morning. U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner said in a tweet Friday that he had recommended Suthers — a former federal prosecutor and Colorado’s attorney general for a decade — to the…
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Coffman, Democratic challenger agree it’s time for independent probe into Trump-Russia ties
Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman on Thursday called for an independent investigation into allegations of collusion between Russia and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Coffman’s Democratic challenger Jason Crow issued a similar call on Wednesday in the wake of Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey. “The American people deserve the truth about any involvement Russia…
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Colorado gubernatorial candidates react to Comey firing along partisan lines
Reaction among Colorado gubernatorial candidates to President Trump’s termination of FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday split along partisan lines, with Democrats expressing outrage and calling for an independent investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, while Republicans either declined to weigh in or said it was time to look ahead. “Clearly (Donald Trump)…
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Jensen: Investigate the leaks, not Flynn
Yes, there needs to be an investigation, but not necessarily of General Mike Flynn. Democratic Senator Chris Coons of Delaware and Chuckie Schumer of New York demand to know when President Trump knew what he knew and when did he know whatever he knew about General Mike Flynn’s conversation with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. Democratic…
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Yes, the FBI is now investigating the Aurora VA hospital
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is reviewing allegations that Veterans Affairs Department officials lied to Congress to cover up huge cost overruns at a hospital being built in Aurora. The Justice Department revealed the FBI investigation in a Dec. 9 letter to Congress that was made public a week later. The projected cost of the…
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Guantanamo hearings drag on in scene likely to be repeated
Accused al Qaeda terrorists faced another pretrial hearing last week at the military detention center at Guantanamo, Cuba, in the kind of scene likely to increase dramatically soon. The hearings for dozens of Guantanamo detainees have dragged on for nearly five years at a cost to taxpayers approaching $1 billion when the price tag of their…
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FBI names new leader in Denver
The FBI in Denver has a new leader. The agency announced Monday that Calvin Shivers has been named as the special agent in charge of the Denver division, which is responsible for both Colorado and Wyoming. He most recently served as the acting special agent for the division and as chief of the violent crimes…