Here's the biggest mystery the Mueller report left unanswered
5 years, 8 months ago

Here's the biggest mystery the Mueller report left unanswered

Raw Story  

Special counsel Robert Mueller's report on his investigation into President Donald Trump tied up many loose ends — but left another huge one hanging. "Mueller reaffirmed the intelligence community’s conclusions that the Russian government directed an online campaign of hacking and trolling to help Donald Trump in 2016," the Beast's Adam Rawnsley wrote. Rawnsley noted that when Mueller's office charged Michael Cohen, he included a "tantalizing" detail about a mysterious person who promised "political synergy" and a meeting with Putin. "Mueller’s final report identifies him as Dmitry Klokov, the director of public relations for a Russian electrical transmission company who had once been a spokesperson for a former Russian energy minister.

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Palling around with Putin: Trump's mind-boggling outreach to the Russian dictator under scrutiny
3 months ago

Palling around with Putin: Trump's mind-boggling outreach to the Russian dictator under scrutiny

Salon  

Exactly eight years ago this week, the Obama administration formally accused the Russian government of hacking the Democratic National Committee and many others for the intended purpose of interfering with the US elections. Hillary Clinton even brought it up in the presidential debate and Trump denied it saying it could just as easily be “somebody sitting on their bed that …

Former spy says Russia plotted to kidnap Americans for trump election
3 months ago

Former spy says Russia plotted to kidnap Americans for trump election

Daily Mail  

Russian military intelligence plotted to kidnap Americans in Syria or Iraq before allowing a speedy resolution as a way to boost Donald Trump's standing ahead of the 2020 election, according to the former MI6 spy who authored the infamous 2016 dossier on the then Republican nominee. 'And it would provide the opportunity for Trump and Putin to react forcefully and …

The FBI says Iran tried to send hacked files to Democrats. It’s another sign of foreign meddling
3 months, 2 weeks ago

The FBI says Iran tried to send hacked files to Democrats. It’s another sign of foreign meddling

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — When the FBI said this week that Iran had tried to provide Democrats with material stolen from Donald Trump’s campaign, it was only the latest allegation of foreign interference with the U.S. election. The FBI said a few people connected to Biden’s reelection effort received unsolicited emails in late June and early July, before he dropped out of …

Ex-FBI official warns Trump could be a Russian asset: ‘His approach with Putin raises significant questions’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-FBI official warns Trump could be a Russian asset: ‘His approach with Putin raises significant questions’

The Independent  

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'Come on': CNN's Acosta buries GOP operative's rant about Trump-Russia probe
4 months ago

'Come on': CNN's Acosta buries GOP operative's rant about Trump-Russia probe

Raw Story  

Republican operative David Urban on Monday found himself getting shut down when he complained about the so-called Steele dossier that was filled with many pieces of false intelligence suggesting a conspiracy between Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the 2016 presidential election. "When Don Jr. and Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort are meeting with a Russian lawyer at …

FBI investigating possible Iranian hacking of Trump and Biden campaigns: report
4 months, 3 weeks ago

FBI investigating possible Iranian hacking of Trump and Biden campaigns: report

Raw Story  

The FBI is probing hacking attempts — purportedly by Iran — against the Trump and Biden campaigns in recent months, according to a report. Politico reporter Alex Isenstadt flagged the news on social media, saying, "Trump's campaign says it has been hacked." "The acknowledgment came after POLITICO began receiving emails from an anonymous account with documents from inside Trump’s operation, …

Trump claim on Fox News debunked by ex-special counsel: 'Falsely denies what he did'
7 months ago

Trump claim on Fox News debunked by ex-special counsel: 'Falsely denies what he did'

Raw Story  

Donald Trump told Fox in an extensive interview that not only did he never say that Hillary Clinton should be locked up, but that he never pursued prosecuting her. He claimed special counsel Robert Mueller's final report on the Russian investigation revealed that Trump did pressure his then-attorney general to go after Clinton. Read Also: Jamie Raskin: 'The Durham investigation …

Trump couldn't possibly be a Russian asset...could he?
1 year, 4 months ago

Trump couldn't possibly be a Russian asset...could he?

Raw Story  

Imagine you’re in the FBI overseeing national security and a candidate for President for the United States hired to run his campaign a man who’d: — taken $66 million from Russian intelligence services via Putin-friendly oligarchs, — helped Russia install their own puppet government in Ukraine in 2010, — was paid $1 million a year to help the corrupt dictator …

The Durham report has bared the American ‘deep state’
1 year, 7 months ago

The Durham report has bared the American ‘deep state’

Live Mint  

In India, we are regularly told by opposition parties that the government uses its intelligence agencies to serve its political ends—the Central Bureau of Investigation, the National Investigation Agency, the Enforcement Directorate and so on. To put it simply, the entire Russia-Trump theory seems to have been a political ploy by the Barack Obama government and the people who managed …

Trump's Russia ties: Was Mueller probe worth the price? Durham's investigation clears Trump and questions FBI
1 year, 7 months ago

Trump's Russia ties: Was Mueller probe worth the price? Durham's investigation clears Trump and questions FBI

Hindustan Times  

The high-profile investigations into potential Russian interference in Donald Trump's 2016 US Presidential campaign, led by special counsels Robert Mueller and John Durham, have finally drawn to a close. John Durham, appointed by Attorney General William Barr, has investigated potential misconduct in the origins of the Mueller's probe into the Trump campaign's alleged ties to Russian interference in the 2016 …

Special prosecutor ends Trump-Russia investigation, saying FBI acted hastily
1 year, 7 months ago

Special prosecutor ends Trump-Russia investigation, saying FBI acted hastily

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A special prosecutor found that the FBI rushed into its investigation of ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and relied too much on raw and unconfirmed intelligence as he concluded a four-year probe that fell far short of the former president’s prediction that the “crime of the century” would be uncovered. The roughly 300-page report catalogs …

Durham's Report on FBI's Russia-Trump probe. A witch hunt or a missed connection? | Key takeaways
1 year, 7 months ago

Durham's Report on FBI's Russia-Trump probe. A witch hunt or a missed connection? | Key takeaways

Hindustan Times  

Special counsel John Durham has released his final report on the FBI's investigation into connections between Donald Trump's campaign and Russia during the 2016 election. 1] Durham questions the FBI's rush to investigate Trump The report highlights that the special counsel's office conducted over 480 interviews, reviewed more than one million documents, and issued 190 grand jury subpoenas. Durham ended …

Probe of FBI’s handling of Trump-Russia investigation ends
1 year, 7 months ago

Probe of FBI’s handling of Trump-Russia investigation ends

Al Jazeera  

US special prosecutor criticises FBI approach to politically charged investigation but does not issue new charges. A special United States probe into the conduct of the Federal Bureau of Investigation has found that the agency lacked “actual evidence” to investigate possible collusion between Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and Russia. The report released on Monday detailed several missteps by the …

'FBI should apologize': Trump rails against investigation while promoting post that demands Obama be jailed
2 years, 2 months ago

'FBI should apologize': Trump rails against investigation while promoting post that demands Obama be jailed

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump on early Wednesday morning once again lashed out at the FBI probing his campaign's multiple contacts Russian agents during the 2016 presidential election. In his latest Truth Social post on the matter, Trump promoted a post advocating that former President Barack Obama be thrown in jail for his supposed role in launching the Russia investigation, despite …

Trump plotted to trade Mar-a-Lago files for 'sensitive documents' about his 2016 campaign Russia ties: report
2 years, 3 months ago

Trump plotted to trade Mar-a-Lago files for 'sensitive documents' about his 2016 campaign Russia ties: report

Raw Story  

According to new reporting from the New York Times, Donald Trump told aides he wanted to make a deal with the National Archives to return the documents and files he whisked away to his Mar-a-Lago resort in exchange for "sensitive" documents he believes prove his 2016 campaign did not conspire with the Russians. As the Time's Maggie Haberman and Michael …

Donald Trump told staff he needed to protect 'Russiagate' docs: report
2 years, 4 months ago

Donald Trump told staff he needed to protect 'Russiagate' docs: report

Raw Story  

On Wednesday, Rolling Stonereported that former President Donald Trump told White House officials that he would protect documents that he believed would expose the Russia investigation as a hoax and reveal a "Deep State" conspiracy to destroy his presidency. At the end of his presidency, Trump and his team pushed to declassify these so-called 'Russiagate' documents, believing they would expose …

Why was Trump let off during Russia probe? Nine-page memo offers new insight
2 years, 4 months ago

Why was Trump let off during Russia probe? Nine-page memo offers new insight

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The nine-page memo, which was prepared by two senior Justice Department officials for then-attorney …

Republicans told to quiet their attacks on the FBI because the info on Trump could be damaging: report​​​
2 years, 4 months ago

Republicans told to quiet their attacks on the FBI because the info on Trump could be damaging: report​​​

Raw Story  

After President Donald Trump's home on his golf club's property Mar-a-Lago was searched by the FBI, Republican allies took to social media and conservative news outlets to attack the FBI and question whether there was a conspiracy afoot to bring down the GOP leader. According to the New York Times, GOP leaders have been warned by allies of Trump's to …

Donald Trump thrives when he can create a siege mentality
2 years, 4 months ago

Donald Trump thrives when he can create a siege mentality

The Independent  

Under normal circumstances, a report that the FBI had executed a search and seizure warrant at the home and office of a major American political figure would have congressional candidates scrambling to walk sideways away from the person in question and disavow any endorsements that person had offered. Just days after the FBI picked through Trump’s Palm Beach, Florida home …

Russian state TV accuses January 6 investigation of ‘lynching Trump’
2 years, 6 months ago

Russian state TV accuses January 6 investigation of ‘lynching Trump’

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Russian state TV has …

Trump sues Hillary Clinton and accuses her of concocting 'unthinkable plot' to make him look like Putin's puppet
2 years, 9 months ago

Trump sues Hillary Clinton and accuses her of concocting 'unthinkable plot' to make him look like Putin's puppet

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump has now filed a lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and is accusing her of being the mastermind of a plot to falsely make Trump look like Russian President Vladimir Putin's puppet. In the lawsuit, which was flagged by Reuters legal reporter Jan Wolfe, Trump alleges Clinton engaged in an "unthinkable plot" to make it appear as though …

The GOP's 'Putin wing' is doing Russia's 'misinformation' dirty work for them: conservative
2 years, 9 months ago

The GOP's 'Putin wing' is doing Russia's 'misinformation' dirty work for them: conservative

Raw Story  

In a scorching column for the conservative Bulwark, Amanda Carpenter pointed out that there is nothing subtle about the latest stream of misinformation that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants broadcast to Americans as he invades Ukraine -- and that he has a willing cast of high-profile MAGA-Americans doing his dirty work for him. As Carpenter, who once advised Sen Ted …

Forget the Steele dossier: Mueller report release shows why Trump-Russia inquiry was required
3 years, 1 month ago

Forget the Steele dossier: Mueller report release shows why Trump-Russia inquiry was required

Salon  

The last few weeks we have seen the media work itself into something of a frenzy in an attempt to force a "reckoning" on the matter of the Steele Dossier, the opposition research document prepared by former British intelligence agent Christopher Steele about then-candidate Donald Trump. Trump had been seeking to do business in Russia for years and was found …

Analyst who aided Trump-Russia dossier charged with lying
3 years, 2 months ago

Analyst who aided Trump-Russia dossier charged with lying

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A Russian analyst who contributed to a dossier of Democratic-funded research into ties between Russia and Donald Trump was arrested Thursday on charges of lying to the FBI about his sources of information, among them a longtime supporter of Hillary Clinton. The indictment says Danchenko misled the FBI by denying that he had discussed any allegations in the …

Analyst who aided Trump-Russia dossier charged with lying
3 years, 2 months ago

Analyst who aided Trump-Russia dossier charged with lying

LA Times  

Special counsel John Durham is conducting an inquiry into the federal investigation of Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and alleged ties between Moscow and the Trump campaign. The indictment says Danchenko misled the FBI by denying that he had discussed any allegations in the dossier with a contact of his who worked as a public relations executive and was …

A key source for the infamous Trump-Russia dossier is charged with lying to the FBI
3 years, 2 months ago

A key source for the infamous Trump-Russia dossier is charged with lying to the FBI

NPR  

A key source for the infamous Trump-Russia dossier is charged with lying to the FBI Enlarge this image toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP Jose Luis Magana/AP A Russian national who was a key source of information used in the 2016 dossier of allegations about Donald Trump's alleged ties to Russia has been arrested and indicted on accusations that he lied …

Lawyer charged in probe of Trump-Russia investigation
3 years, 3 months ago

Lawyer charged in probe of Trump-Russia investigation

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The prosecutor tasked with examining the U.S. government’s investigation into Russian election interference charged a prominent cybersecurity lawyer on Thursday with making a false statement to the FBI five years ago. The indictment accuses Michael Sussmann of hiding that he was working with Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign during a September 2016 conversation he had with the FBI’s general …

Former federal prosecutor charged in Durham’s Russia inquiry with making false statement to FBI
3 years, 3 months ago

Former federal prosecutor charged in Durham’s Russia inquiry with making false statement to FBI

LA Times  

Special counsel John Durham has worked for 2½ years examining the U.S. government’s investigation into Russia’s interference in U.S. elections. The indictment accuses Michael Sussmann of hiding that he was working with Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign during a September 2016 conversation he had with the FBI’s general counsel, when he relayed concerns from cybersecurity researchers about potentially suspicious contacts between …

A New Report Adds Evidence That Trump Was a Russian Asset
55 years ago

A New Report Adds Evidence That Trump Was a Russian Asset

Slate  

Donald Trump was a tool in a long-running Russian campaign to weaken the United States. It argues, to the contrary, that Beijing saw Trump as a weaker adversary because he “would alienate US partners,” whereas Biden “would pose a greater challenge over the long run because he would be more successful in mobilizing a global alliance against China.” As to …

Biden: Putin is a ‘killer’, Russia to ‘pay’ for election meddling
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden: Putin is a ‘killer’, Russia to ‘pay’ for election meddling

Al Jazeera  

The statements follow a US intelligence report that linked Putin to a campaign aimed at swinging the US vote. United States President Joe Biden has said Russian President Vladimir Putin is “going to pay” following a US intelligence report that linked Moscow to an influence campaign that sought to swing the 2020 United States election for former President Donald Trump. …

US report says Russia tried to influence 2020 election
3 years, 9 months ago

US report says Russia tried to influence 2020 election

Al Jazeera  

US intelligence agencies also found attempts by Iran, Venezuela and Hezbollah to meddle in the presidential election. Russia’s government tried to seed the 2020 US presidential campaign with “misleading or unsubstantiated allegations” against then-candidate Joe Biden through allies of former President Trump and his administration, US intelligence officials have said. US intelligence agencies found other attempts to sway voters, including …

Putin approved operations to help Trump in election against Biden, intelligence report says
3 years, 9 months ago

Putin approved operations to help Trump in election against Biden, intelligence report says

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized influence operations to help then-President Trump in November’s presidential election, according to a declassified intelligence assessment that found broad efforts by the Kremlin and Iran to shape the outcome of the race, but ultimately no evidence that any foreign actor changed votes or otherwise disrupted the voting process. Despite those threats, though, intelligence officials found …

How a probe of Trump-Russia ties turned into a GOP rally cry
4 years, 2 months ago

How a probe of Trump-Russia ties turned into a GOP rally cry

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In 2016, Donald Trump’s campaign chairman shared polling data with an associate suspected of ties to Russian intelligence. The FBI opened “Crossfire Hurricane” on July 31, 2016, after learning a Trump campaign aide may have had advance knowledge that Russian intelligence operatives had stolen Democratic emails. That included a Trump Tower meeting with a Russian lawyer that Trump’s …

Declassified Russia documents: How Team Trump used Fox News as a laundromat for unverified Russian information about top Democrats
4 years, 2 months ago

Declassified Russia documents: How Team Trump used Fox News as a laundromat for unverified Russian information about top Democrats

CNN  

CNN — While most of the nation was largely fixated over the past week on President Donald Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis, the President and his allies in right-wing media have been engrossed with something else entirely. He also released a memo from the CIA to the FBI, which said some Russians believed Clinton was using Trump’s ties to Russia “as a …

Trump says he likes Putin. US intelligence says Russia is attacking American democracy.
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump says he likes Putin. US intelligence says Russia is attacking American democracy.

CNN  

Washington CNN — Despite repeated warnings from intelligence officials and his own FBI director that Russia is carrying out a blatant attack on American democracy, President Donald Trump summed up his views at a rally on Monday in very simple terms, “I like Putin, he likes me.” Trump has consistently expressed a personal affinity for his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, …

How a Senate panel went beyond Mueller in documenting Trump campaign contacts with Russia
4 years, 4 months ago

How a Senate panel went beyond Mueller in documenting Trump campaign contacts with Russia

CNN  

CNN — The Senate Intelligence Committee’s Russia investigation was nearly over before it began. It was the first of many disagreements Burr and Warner would work through over the course of the committee’s three-and-a-half-year investigation, which culminated last week in the release of a massive report providing the most detailed look to date at the extensive nexus between Trump associates …

This damning Senate intelligence report deserves your attention (opinion)
4 years, 4 months ago

This damning Senate intelligence report deserves your attention (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Frida Ghitis, a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist. In 2016 operation, as the new Senate report shows, the Kremlin slid its tentacles deep inside the Trump campaign, and instead of informing law enforcement, key members embraced it. Remember all those communications between Trump’s now-rescued friend Roger Stone and Wikileaks, which released emails from …

Trump campaign’s Russia contacts ‘grave’ threat, Senate says
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump campaign’s Russia contacts ‘grave’ threat, Senate says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Trump campaign’s interactions with Russian intelligence services during the 2016 presidential election posed a “grave” counterintelligence threat, a Senate panel concluded Tuesday as it detailed how associates of Donald Trump had regular contact with Russians and expected to benefit from the Kremlin’s help. A Manafort lawyer, Kevin Downing, said Tuesday that information sealed at the request of …

The Senate just dropped a massive Russia bombshell (and most people missed it)
4 years, 4 months ago

The Senate just dropped a massive Russia bombshell (and most people missed it)

CNN  

CNN — On Tuesday, the Senate Intelligence Committee dropped a bombshell about Russia’s interference in the 2016 election – and its ongoing efforts to disrupt the 2020 contest as well. Consider what we learned on Tuesday : * Trump’s campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s “high-level access and willingness to share information with individuals closely affiliated with the Russian intelligence services” was …

Senate intelligence report warns of repeat of Russian election interference
4 years, 4 months ago

Senate intelligence report warns of repeat of Russian election interference

CNN  

CNN — A Senate Intelligence Committee report detailing how Russia’s 2016 election interference was encouraged by President Donald Trump and his campaign raises the stakes for the current campaign at a time when Trump is openly amplifying Russian disinformation. “Russia is actively interfering again in the 2020 US election to assist Donald Trump, and some of the President’s associates are …

Senate’s Bipartisan Russia Report Refutes Trump’s Repeated ‘No Collusion’ Lie
4 years, 4 months ago

Senate’s Bipartisan Russia Report Refutes Trump’s Repeated ‘No Collusion’ Lie

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s often-repeated “no collusion” claim about the help he received from Russia to win the 2016 election was belied once again Tuesday, this time by the bipartisan Senate intelligence committee following a three-year investigation. Like U.S. intelligence services already concluded in 2017 and special counsel Robert Mueller reported in 2019, the committee found …

US Senate panel concludes Russia used Manafort, WikiLeaks to boost Trump in 2016
4 years, 4 months ago

US Senate panel concludes Russia used Manafort, WikiLeaks to boost Trump in 2016

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON: Russia used Republican political operative Paul Manafort, the WikiLeaks website and others to try to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election to help now-U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign, a Senate intelligence panel report said on Tuesday. WikiLeaks played a key role in Russia's effort to assist Republican Trump against Democrat Hillary Clinton and likely knew it was helping Russian …

Russia worked to help Trump in 2016 election: Senate panel
4 years, 4 months ago

Russia worked to help Trump in 2016 election: Senate panel

Al Jazeera  

The US Senate called the report the ‘most comprehensive description’ of Russian efforts and the ‘threat they posed’. The United States Senate intelligence committee concluded that the Kremlin launched an aggressive effort to meddle in the 2016 presidential contest on behalf of Donald Trump as the Republican-led panel on Tuesday released its fifth and final report in its investigation into …

Trump’s 2016 campaign chair communicated with Russian intelligence, bipartisan Senate panel finds
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump’s 2016 campaign chair communicated with Russian intelligence, bipartisan Senate panel finds

LA Times  

President Trump’s 2016 campaign eagerly capitalized on Russia’s efforts to meddle in the U.S. election four years ago, according to a bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee report that raises new concerns about connections between his top aides and Moscow. The report, released Tuesday, found that the Trump campaign “publicly undermined” the U.S. intelligence community’s conclusion that Russia was behind the email …

Senate Report: Former Trump Aide Paul Manafort Shared Campaign Info With Russia
4 years, 4 months ago

Senate Report: Former Trump Aide Paul Manafort Shared Campaign Info With Russia

NPR  

Senate Report: Former Trump Aide Paul Manafort Shared Campaign Info With Russia Enlarge this image toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort passed internal Trump campaign information to a Russian intelligence officer during the 2016 election, a new bipartisan Senate report concludes. Manafort, who was later convicted for financial …

Bipartisan Senate Intel report details Trump campaign contacts with Russia in 2016, adding to Mueller findings
4 years, 4 months ago

Bipartisan Senate Intel report details Trump campaign contacts with Russia in 2016, adding to Mueller findings

CNN  

CNN — The Senate Intelligence Committee released Tuesday the most comprehensive and meticulous examination to date explaining how Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election and the Trump campaign welcomed the foreign adversary’s help, revealing new information about contacts between Russian officials and associates of President Donald Trump during and after the campaign. The committee says it obtained “some information …

Bipartisan Senate Intel report details Trump campaign contacts with Russia in 2016, adding to Mueller findings
4 years, 4 months ago

Bipartisan Senate Intel report details Trump campaign contacts with Russia in 2016, adding to Mueller findings

CNN  

CNN — The Senate Intelligence Committee released Tuesday the most comprehensive and meticulous examination to date explaining how Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election and the Trump campaign welcomed the foreign adversary’s help, revealing new information about contacts between Russian officials and associates of President Donald Trump during and after the campaign. The committee says it obtained “some information …

Trump retweets Russian propaganda about Biden that US intel agencies say is intended to influence 2020 election
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump retweets Russian propaganda about Biden that US intel agencies say is intended to influence 2020 election

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump on Sunday night retweeted Russian propaganda about former Vice President Joe Biden that the US intelligence community recently announced was part of Moscow’s ongoing effort to “denigrate” the Democrat ahead of November’s election. Late Sunday, Trump amplified a tweet that contained audiotapes of a 2016 conversation between Biden and then-Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko – material …

Obama official says Trump adviser tried to ease Russia sanctions
4 years, 5 months ago

Obama official says Trump adviser tried to ease Russia sanctions

Al Jazeera  

The second-in-command Justice Department official in the Obama administration told Congress that President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser informed a Russian diplomat in 2016 that the incoming Trump administration would “essentially neutralise” US sanctions imposed on Russia for its election interference. Sally Yates, President Barack Obama’s deputy attorney general, told a United States Senate committee on Wednesday that it …

Fearing Trump interference, FBI agents hid copies of Russia investigation docs
4 years, 5 months ago

Fearing Trump interference, FBI agents hid copies of Russia investigation docs

CNN  

CNN — Adapted from “TRUE CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS: The Investigation of Donald Trump,” by Jeffrey Toobin. But the truth, first reported here, is that neither Mueller nor the Southern District prosecutors sought out Trump’s financial records or obtained his tax returns, as they had the opportunity to do. Mueller’s prosecutors thought Trump’s financial records and tax returns went to possible …

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