The statement ended speculation about whether the President recorded conversations in the Oval Office, according to CNN. Comey, who Trump fired last month, said he had hoped there were recordings of their conversations. “With all of the recently reported electronic ...
Read More »Washington Post: Trump under investigation for possible obstruction of justice
The move by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III to investigate Trump’s conduct marks a major turning point in the nearly year-old FBI investigation, which until recently focused on Russian meddling during the presidential campaign and on whether there was ...
Read More »Trump ‘considering’ firing special counsel Mueller
“I think he’s considering perhaps terminating the special counsel,” Christopher Ruddy — who was at the White House Monday — told PBS’ Judy Woodruff on “PBS NewsHour”, according to CNN. “I think he’s weighing that option.” Chris Ruddy to @JudyWoodruff: ...
Read More »Comey accuses Trump administration of ‘lies’
The White House’s shifting rationale for his dismissal “confused” the former director, he said, adding that it was the administration’s subsequent statements that the FBI was in “disarray” that moved him to speak, according to The Hill. “The administration chose ...
Read More »Fired FBI Director Comey testimony: Trump asked me to let Flynn investigation go
Comey magnified the political crisis engulfing the White House by releasing his opening statement ahead of a blockbuster appearance on Capitol Hill on Thursday, according to CNN. The dramatic document sketched a stunningly detailed account of Comey’s intimate meetings with the President, ...
Read More »Former FBI director Comey ‘asked not to be left alone with Trump’
It is one of a slew of allegations relating to Donald Trump and an investigation into alleged Russian involvement in the 2016 US election, according to the BBC. It comes ahead of the former FBI chief’s testimony to the Senate ...
Read More »Russian Oligarch Once Tied to Trump Aide Seeks Immunity to Cooperate With Congress
According to New York Times, Mr. Deripaska, an aluminum magnate who is a member of the inner circle of the Russian president, Vladimir V. Putin, recently offered to cooperate with congressional intelligence committees in exchange for a grant of full ...
Read More »Trump launches first foreign tour to Saudi Arabia
With delicate diplomatic meetings facing him, including three summits, Trump faces a challenge of advancing his “America First” agenda without alienating key allies during his first trip abroad, Joinfo.com reports with reference to Reuters. Stepping off Air Force One in ...
Read More »Trump asked Comey to end investigation of Michael Flynn: source
The explosive new development on Tuesday followed a week of tumult at the White House after Trump fired Comey and then discussed sensitive national security information about Islamic State with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Joinfo.com reports with reference to ...
Read More »U.S. lawmakers ask Trump to turn over any Comey tapes
In a highly unusual move, Trump last week appeared to suggest on Twitter that he might have tapes of conversations with Comey and warned the former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation against talking to the media. Trump and ...
Read More »Trump threatens Comey in new tweet
According to CNN, the tweet seemed to suggest there are possibly recorded conversations between Trump and Comey that could be leaked to counter the former FBI director if necessary: “James Comey better hope that there are no ‘tapes’ of our ...
Read More »U.S. Senate committee subpoenas former Trump adviser Flynn over Russia
The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee issued a subpoena on Wednesday demanding documents related to Russia from President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn, ramping up its months long investigation of Moscow’s alleged meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, ...
Read More »F.B.I. Director James Comey Is Fired by Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired the director of the F.B.I., James B. Comey, abruptly terminating the top official leading a criminal investigation into whether Mr. Trump’s advisers colluded with the Russian government to steer the outcome of the ...
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