Peiter “Mudge” Zatko’s allegations about the social media platform renewed a sense of urgency for lawmakers to rein in Big Tech. https://media.wired.com/photos/632115df20bc56769c4130e7/master/pass/Congress’s%20takeaways%20from%20the%20Twitter%20whistleblower%20hearing-GettyImages-1423404059.jpg
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Jan. 6 committee believes former Secret Service agent Tony Ornato was responsible for attempts to discredit Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony, CNN reported
Members of the Secret Service, including Tony Ornato, right, stand guard as then-President Donald Trump, left, speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington before departing, Sept. 9, 2019. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File Rep. Adam Kinzinger accused former Secret Service agent Tony Ornato of trying to discredit Cassidy Hutchinson. The […]
Elizabeth Holmes is asking for a new trial after a star government witness allegedly went to her house last month and said he was losing sleep over his testimony that helped convict her
Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes leaves after a hearing at a federal court in San Jose, California, U.S., July 17, 2019. Reuters/Stephen Lam Elizabeth Holmes has requested a new trial. She was convicted of fraud and conspiracy in a months-long trial that ended in January. Her partner, Billy Evans, says one of the government's star […]
Trump Impeachment Live Stream: Watch Day 2 of Public Testimony
RELATED STORIES The impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump marked a major turning point on Wednesday when William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat to Ukraine, and George Kent, assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, testified before the House Intelligence Committee. On Friday, open hearings resume with former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie […]
Ex-FBI chief stops challenging US House secret testimony subpoena
Former FBI director James Comey has agreed to testify at a closed-door hearing at US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, according to his lawyer. The session, to be held December 7, will focus on his handling of investigations into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server and the alleged Russian […]
Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos wants immunity before he gives Senate testimony
George Papadopoulos, a former campaign adviser for President Donald Trump, is seeking immunity before testifying to the Senate Intelligence Committee, according to multiple reports. Papadopoulos’ request came the same day he delivered a 7-hour testimony to the House Judiciary and Oversight committees as part of a probe into previous FBI and Department of Justice investigations. […]
Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh delivered emotional testimonies and Senate lawmakers squared off during historic testimony on sexual assault
Win McNamee/Getty Images Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who accused him sexual assault, went before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday where they each delivered passionate testimonies about the alleged incident. The hearing were, by turns, emotional, contentious, and dramatic. As the hearings adjourned at the end of the […]
Blasey Ford–Kavanaugh Testimony Tells a Tale of Two Internets
As Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh stood before Congress in turn, filter bubbles on the left and the right saw very different pictures. https://media.wired.com/photos/5bad49bdffac9b2ce1d578e7/master/pass/Blasey-Ford_FilterBubbles.jpg
Rudy Giuliani attacks Peter Strzok over testimony, says it’s ‘a disgrace’ and that all results of Mueller’s probe should be dismissed
Leah Millis/Reuters President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani blasted FBI agent Peter Strzok’s congressional testimony. “President Trump is being investigated by people who possess pathological hatred for him,” Giuliani said. “All the results of the investigation are ‘fruit of the poison tree’ and should be dismissed.” Strzok testified for hours before a pair of […]
Mark Zuckerberg’s Congress Testimony Day Two: Republicans and Democrats Diverge
In his second day of Congressional testimony, Democrats wanted to know about privacy. Republicans wanted to hear about Diamond and Silk. https://media.wired.com/photos/5ace6c2ae35f1739afde9503/master/pass/ZuckTrialTwoSides-944423612.jpg