Today on Flashpoints, we are joined by retired  FBI special agent Coleen Rowley who more thn a few choice insights into the history and relationship shared by fired FBI director James Comey and Robert Mueller who was appointed by the Justice Department [1] as special counsel [2] overseeing the investigation into  Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections [3]. Then we speak with investigative reporter Rick Sterling about Syria and the role of Russia. Finally, Shahid Buttar of the EFF on the second anniversary of the passage of the USA Freedom ACT and what it means for our protections from government surveillance.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Justice

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_counsel

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_interference_in_the_2016_United_States_elections