Technology, New FBI Powers Needed to Combat Terror
After a multi-faceted attack in London on Saturday evening that saw a van with three assailants drive into pedestrians on London Bridge and then attack […] More
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Schiff Goes Full Circle, from Nailing FBI Spy to Investigating Russia
In 1990, as a young assistant U.S. attorney, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) slipped into the national security world when he nailed the first FBI agent […] More
Don’t Over Connect the Dots on Jared Kushner’s Russia Dealings
The White House is again defending itself against allegations made in news reports, this time concerning the Washington Post’s story on Friday that President Trump’s […] More
Mueller Takes Over Russia Probe; Trump Denies Collusion
On the night of March 10, 2004, Deputy Attorney General James Comey and FBI Director Robert Mueller sped to George Washington University Hospital and stopped […] More
Investigators: Follow the [Russian] Money
President Trump’s unexpected firing of FBI Director James Comey came at the same time it became apparent that Bureau and Congressional investigators are focusing seriously […] More
The Decision to Fire Comey Doesn’t Add Up
The fallout from the firing of FBI Director James Comey could be more extensive than the White House bargained for. In early Wednesday morning tweets, […] More
Comey Firing Came Amid Calls for Wider Russia Probe
President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey coincides with the ramping up of multiple investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election […] More
Comey Firing a Big Deal, Cipher Brief Expert Tells CNBC
John Sipher, a former member of the CIA’s senior intelligence service, appeared on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” Wednesday morning to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump’s sudden […] More
The Comey Fallout
As the White House sent shockwaves through Washington Tuesday, with the announcement that President Donald Trump had fired FBI Director James Comey, James Clapper – […] More
Firing Comey: Why Now?
As FBI Director, James Comey was not only a pivotal member of the Intelligence Community (IC), but the head of an organization investigating whether Russia […] More
A Watergate Moment
FBI Director James Comey’s firing is likely to have massive implications for the image of the United States around the world – particularly if, as […] More
With Comey Dismissal, U.S. Entering Treacherous Waters
Late Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump fired the Director of the FBI, Jim Comey, citing his handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of […] More
Comey Mum on Russia Probe, Warns of Future Election Interference
FBI Director James Comey said he expects his agency will not “say another peep” about the investigation into possible coordination between President Donald Trump’s campaign […] More
The Link Between White Supremacists and Islamic Terrorism
The process of radicalization, by which disaffected members of society are convinced to embrace violent means to pursue the goals of a terrorist ideology, has […] More
No Single Path Towards Radicalization
The Cipher Brief’s Bennett Seftel sat down with Charlie Allen, former Under Secretary for Security and Analysis at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, to […] More
Comey to INSA: Privacy and Security “Crashing Into Each Other”
FBI Director James Comey was the guest of honor at an Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) Leadership Dinner Wednesday in Alexandria, Virginia. INSA is […] More
Comey Confirms Trump-Russia Probe, Knocks Down Wiretap
FBI Director James Comey confirmed on Monday, for the first time, that the agency is conducting an investigation into whether there was any coordination between […] More
Sen. Graham: “Russia Is Out to Get Us All”
Russian tactics to undermine democracies around the world were in the spotlight at a Congressional hearing on Wednesday. “What I’m trying to explain to the […] More