The investigators and the prosecutors present the evidence and they present the facts in the manner that should be most favorable to the truth and what they should be trying to seek is that justice is done,” Ruskin said.
Marc Ruskin outside the federal building in Manhattan on May 19. Ruskin's new book, "The Pretender," delves into his 27 years as an FBI agent, most spent as an undercover operative.
The fresh disclosures add to the concern about government transparency, Gary Ruskin, executive director of U.S. Right to Know, told The Epoch Times in an email.
Such a deal would be “unethical,” Ruskin said.
“To twist the father’s arm with regard to his child is a pretty low thing to do, but we’ve seen low things done in these cases.”
Ruskin is also a regular contributor to The Epoch Times.
"You have these people running for office, and they're essentially fighting the system from within, so to speak.
Ruskin said. "Are the prosecutors, in conjunction with senior FBI people, knowingly using defective affidavits to wrongfully obtain FISA warrants?"
In legal terms, Ruskin said this type of evidence is referred to as "fruit of the poisonous tree."
McCabe’s suggestion was “indicative of duplicitous behavior,” according to former FBI agent Marc Ruskin who contributes to The Epoch Times.
“To essentially tell someone that they’re better off not having an attorney is a lie,” Ruskin said.
Justin Roberts is an associate professor of health and exercise nutrition at Anglia Ruskin University in the United Kingdom. This article was first published on The Conversation.
"It's essentially a complete house cleaning," Ruskin said, noting that Smith, Marshall, Resch, Ghattas, and Tricoli all rose through the ranks during the tenures of Mueller and Comey.
The incident took place just before 7 p.m. on Monday, when detectives entered a home in the 1400 block of Ruskin Rd. after announcing themselves as law enforcement officers, police said.
In a phone call, Marc Ruskin, a former FBI agent and an Epoch Times contributor, warned against reading too much into Boasberg's ruling since, partly due to the redactions, it doesn't provide enough information to independently evaluate whether the FBI
The Mueller team may have previously threatened to implicate Flynn's son in the case as a form of leverage against Flynn, opined former FBI agent and Epoch Times contributor Marc Ruskin.
Update: The report has been updated with information from court documents filed on Dec. 14 and with additional information from former FBI agent Marc Ruskin.
Among the key problems, according to Ruskin, is that the top leadership doesn't always share the values of agents on the ground.
Retired FBI agent Marc Ruskin at the Thomas Paine Park in New York on May 19, 2017.
The ruling, if not overturned, would have a chilling effect on undercover journalism, Marc Ruskin, a former undercover FBI agent, said in a Dec. 6 Epoch Times op-ed.
"They don't corroborate anything if they weren't submitted for filing," Ruskin said.
Regardless, Ruskin noted it's problematic for an FBI director to leak documents to the press.
Former FBI agent and Epoch Times contributor Marc Ruskin called such a deal “unethical” in a prior interview.
“To twist the father’s arm with regard to his child is a pretty low thing to do, but we’ve seen low things done in these cases,” he said.
Rachel Grant, a lecturer in animal biology at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, said that although the link has not been confirmed by science, it is “theoretically possible” that oarfish deaths could be a signal of earthquakes to come.
Ruskin also said that following protocol, "The first step the FBI is going to do is interview everybody this guy has ever come into contact with to try to develop a profile."
Ruskin never used the new software, despite being trained on it, right up until he left the bureau seven years later.
“There was a big paperless failure during Mueller’s tenure,” said Ruskin, who is also a contributor to The Epoch Times.