Inspector General's report will CLEAR FBI of placing spies in Trump's campaign to probe Russia links
5 years, 1 month ago

Inspector General's report will CLEAR FBI of placing spies in Trump's campaign to probe Russia links

Daily Mail  

There is no evidence that the Federal Bureau of Investigation tried to plant a spy inside President Trump’s campaign in the run-up to the 2016 election, an upcoming Department of Justice report will claim. Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz is expected to clear the FBI of allegations it was motivated by anti-Trump political bias in the Russia investigation Trump and his allies have long claimed that federal agents’ secret wiretap of campaign adviser Carter Page was improper. Trump and his supporters have anticipated for months that Horowitz’s report would confirm their allegations that the FBI obtained the FISA warrant to wiretap Page based on claims made in the infamous Steele dossier. A forthcoming report from the Department of Justice's inspector general will say that former FBI Director James Comey wasn't motivated by political bias when he was running the Russia investigation Former FBI lawyer Peter Strzok will also get off the hook for showing political bias while charged with running the Russia probe, according to a forthcoming report from the Department of Justice's Inspector General The person named as Clinesmith in the 2018 report expressed his disdain for the incoming President Trump with the phrase 'Viva le resistance' and opined that then-Vice President-Elect Mike Pence was 'stupid.' Aside from the Horowitz report, Attorney General William Barr has assigned John Durham, US attorney for Connecticut, to look into intelligence agencies' conduct during Russia probe Bureau officials learned at the time that a Russian intermediary offered George Papadopoulos, a Trump campaign aide, information that was potentially damaging to Trump’s opponent, Democrat Hillary Clinton.

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FBI didn’t deploy undercover agents on Jan. 6, watchdog report finds, undercutting conspiracy theories
4 weeks ago

FBI didn’t deploy undercover agents on Jan. 6, watchdog report finds, undercutting conspiracy theories

Politico  

Horowitz also found that among the tens of thousands of Trump supporters who flooded Washington that day, 26 were people who had served as informants for the FBI. Horowitz says Rosen’s deputy Richard Donoghue told FBI Deputy Director David Bowdich on Jan. 4, 2021, that Trump was considering firing Rosen. Horowitz also briefly touched on Trump’s own role in fomenting …

'Outrageous': GOP lawmaker turns on Trump's DOJ after revelation it spied on Congress
4 weeks, 1 day ago

'Outrageous': GOP lawmaker turns on Trump's DOJ after revelation it spied on Congress

Raw Story  

Rep. Mike Turner, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, lashed out at President-elect Donald Trump's former Department of Justice for obtaining records of lawmakers, staffers and journalists during an investigation of leaks. In a report released Tuesday, the Justice Department's inspector general said the DOJ targeted two lawmakers and 43 staffers in an effort to unearth leaks to journalists. "This …

FBI investigating individuals tied to Russia state media ahead of 2024 election
4 months, 2 weeks ago

FBI investigating individuals tied to Russia state media ahead of 2024 election

The Independent  

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'Go look it up': Dan Goldman schools GOP rep. for distorting Trump impeachments
11 months, 1 week ago

'Go look it up': Dan Goldman schools GOP rep. for distorting Trump impeachments

Raw Story  

Rep. Dan Goldman called out his GOP colleagues for misrepresenting Donald Trump's first impeachment. In comparing the two impeachments, Rep. Mark Green suggested the so-called Steele dossier prompted the action against Trump. Rep. Dan Bishop insisted the Steele dossier — written by a spy and alleging cooperation between Trump and Russia — was used to impeach Trump. "It started with …

Revealed: New bombshell filing contains interviews with Trump intel officials
1 year ago

Revealed: New bombshell filing contains interviews with Trump intel officials

Raw Story  

Late Saturday special counsel Jack Smith's office submitted a 45-page filing that contained the results of extensive interviews with senior intelligence officials who worked under Donald Trump, all of whom undercut his claims of outside 2020 presidential election interference. According to a report from Politico's Kyle Cheney, the filing is designed to put a halt to the former president's legal …

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 …

Trump-Russia special counsel Durham at center of political clash as he appears before Congress
1 year, 6 months ago

Trump-Russia special counsel Durham at center of political clash as he appears before Congress

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The special counsel who investigated the FBI’s probe of ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign found himself at the center of a heated political fight as he appeared before a congressional committee Wednesday, with Democrats denouncing his inquiry and Republicans arguing that its findings helped prove an anti-Trump bias within law enforcement. Under questioning from Republicans, …

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 …

Durham report takeaways: A ‘seriously flawed’ Russia investigation and its lasting impact on the FBI
1 year, 7 months ago

Durham report takeaways: A ‘seriously flawed’ Russia investigation and its lasting impact on the FBI

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Bungled applications to eavesdrop on a former aide of then-candidate Donald Trump. A 306-page report by Justice Department special counsel John Durham is refocusing negative attention on one of the most politically significant investigations in FBI history: the probe into whether Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign was conspiring with Russia to tip the outcome of the election. A ‘SERIOUSLY …

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 …

FBI ‘should never have investigated Trump’s links to Russia in 2016 election’, report finds
1 year, 7 months ago

FBI ‘should never have investigated Trump’s links to Russia in 2016 election’, report finds

The Telegraph  

The report was critical of investigators' decisions to use information from the so-called Steele dossier, compiled by former MI6 spy Christopher Steele, to obtain surveillance warrants against a Trump campaign official. Trump ‘treated differently to Hillary Clinton’ Mr Durham also accused the FBI of treating the investigation into Mr Trump's campaign differently from other politically sensitive investigations, including ones involving …

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 …

'Afraid' FBI agents wanted to shut down Trump docs probe before Mar-a-Lago search: report
1 year, 10 months ago

'Afraid' FBI agents wanted to shut down Trump docs probe before Mar-a-Lago search: report

Raw Story  

A new report from the Washington Post claims that some agents within the Federal Bureau of Investigation wanted to shut down a probe into former President Donald Trump's handling of classified information because they were "afraid" of being political targets. According to the Post's reporting, these agents argued for shutting down the probe after Trump's lawyers claimed last June to …

'Potential cover-up': House Dems ask for probe into Bill Barr and John Durham
1 year, 11 months ago

'Potential cover-up': House Dems ask for probe into Bill Barr and John Durham

Raw Story  

Just when the Department of Justice's investigation into former President Donald Trump's dealings with Russia and the 2016 election seemed to be over, two Democrats from the House of Representatives are now requesting the DOJ's independent inspector general to begin an investigation of the entire Russia inquiry. Ted Lieu and Dan Goldman have initiated the request, stating that new information …

Bill Barr asked Italian officials to discredit Russia probe — they responded with evidence linking Trump to crimes
1 year, 11 months ago

Bill Barr asked Italian officials to discredit Russia probe — they responded with evidence linking Trump to crimes

Raw Story  

A new report from the New York Times details how former Attorney General Bill Barr's efforts to discredit the probe into the Trump campaign's contacts with Russian agents completely floundered. One particularly telling section of the Times' story involves a trip that Barr made to Italy in order to push officials in that country for evidence that the Russia investigation …

Federal grand jury hears testimony about Trump's motive for taking classified documents: report
1 year, 11 months ago

Federal grand jury hears testimony about Trump's motive for taking classified documents: report

Raw Story  

Special counsel Jack Smith's team is reportedly focusing on former President Donald Trump's motives for taking classified material related to the probe into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election. Longtime journalist Murray Waas first reported that prosecutors had questioned at least three people about Trump's possible motives for removing the classified documents. "Now, sources close to Special Counsel Jack …

Former prosecutor points to 'naïve' documents probe comment by Trump DOJ official
1 year, 11 months ago

Former prosecutor points to 'naïve' documents probe comment by Trump DOJ official

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appeared on Sunday's "Meet the Press" to explain what he would be doing regarding President Joe Biden's document investigation, only to be denounced by legal experts. Former prosecutor Shanlon Wu called it a "poor investigative strategy." he chastised the former DOJ official known for crafting the letter that helped Donald Trump fire …

'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 claim of ‘Crime of Century’ fizzles in 3-year probe
2 years, 2 months ago

Trump claim of ‘Crime of Century’ fizzles in 3-year probe

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump once predicted that a special prosecutor appointed during his administration would uncover “the crime of the century” — a conspiracy to sink his 2016 campaign. That has fallen far short of Trump supporters’ expectations that Durham would reveal a “deep state” plot behind the U.S. government’s investigation into ties between Russia and Trump’s 2016 …

Analyst acquitted at trial over discredited Trump dossier
2 years, 2 months ago

Analyst acquitted at trial over discredited Trump dossier

Associated Press  

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A jury on Tuesday acquitted a think tank analyst accused of lying to the FBI about his role in the creation of a discredited dossier about former President Donald Trump. The sole conviction — an FBI lawyer admitted altering an email related to the surveillance of a former Trump aide — was for conduct uncovered not by …

Trump dossier source shocked speculation portrayed as fact
2 years, 2 months ago

Trump dossier source shocked speculation portrayed as fact

Associated Press  

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Russian-born analyst who provided the bulk of the information for a flawed dossier about former President Donald Trump told an FBI agent he was shocked and dismayed that the speculative information he provided was portrayed as fact, an agent testified Thursday. The “Steele dossier” contained numerous allegations about connections between Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and the …

Trial begins for analyst who was source for Trump dossier
2 years, 2 months ago

Trial begins for analyst who was source for Trump dossier

Associated Press  

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Russian analyst who played a major role in the creation of a flawed dossier about former President Donald Trump fabricated one of his own sources and concealed the identity of another when interviewed by the FBI, prosecutors said Tuesday. The FBI interviewed Danchenko on multiple occasions in 2017 as it tried to corroborate allegations in what …

Russian analyst set to face trial on charges of lying to FBI
2 years, 2 months ago

Russian analyst set to face trial on charges of lying to FBI

Associated Press  

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Five years after the term “Steele dossier” entered the political lexicon, a think tank analyst who contributed to research about Donald Trump and Russia goes on trial Tuesday for lying to the FBI about his sources of information. Igor Danchenko is the third person to be prosecuted by Special Counsel John Durham, who was appointed to investigate …

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 …

Judge tosses Trump’s Russia probe suit against Clinton, FBI
2 years, 3 months ago

Judge tosses Trump’s Russia probe suit against Clinton, FBI

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Florida has dismissed Donald Trump’s lawsuit against 2016 Democratic rival Hillary Clinton and former top FBI officials, rejecting the former president’s claims that they and others acted in concert to concoct the Russia investigation that shadowed much of his administration. U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks said in a sharply worded ruling on Thursday that …

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 …

“Insanely corrupt”: Despite failure, Bill Barr brags that John Durham boosted Trump’s Clinton smears
2 years, 7 months ago

“Insanely corrupt”: Despite failure, Bill Barr brags that John Durham boosted Trump’s Clinton smears

Salon  

Former Attorney General Bill Barr on Wednesday heaped praise on special counsel John Durham for boosting former President Donald Trump's "Russiagate" narrative even though his three-year investigation has been dismissed as an epic failure by legal experts. Barr acknowledged that Durham "did not succeed in getting a conviction from the D.C. jury" but argued that he accomplished "something far more …

Key witness testifies in trial tied to Trump-Russia probe
2 years, 7 months ago

Key witness testifies in trial tied to Trump-Russia probe

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The star prosecution witness in the trial of a Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer testified Thursday that he was “100 percent confident” that the attorney told him he was not acting on behalf of a particular client when he presented information meant to cast suspicions on Donald Trump and possible links to Russia. Baker was the FBI’s general counsel …

British spy Christopher Steele may be called as witness in trial of former Clinton attorney: court filings
2 years, 9 months ago

British spy Christopher Steele may be called as witness in trial of former Clinton attorney: court filings

Raw Story  

Special counsel John Durham may call Christopher Steele as a witness in the upcoming trial of former Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann. The new filings show Durham, who was appointed by Trump to investigate the origins of the Russia probe, intends to show the Clinton campaign tried to dig up dirt about the former president in his first campaign …

DNC, Clinton campaign agree to Steele dossier funding fine
2 years, 9 months ago

DNC, Clinton campaign agree to Steele dossier funding fine

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee have agreed to pay $113,000 to settle a Federal Election Commission investigation into whether they violated campaign finance law by misreporting spending on research that eventually became the infamous Steele dossier. The Clinton campaign hired Perkins Coie, which then hired Fusion GPS, a research and intelligence firm, …

Defense accuses Trump-Russia special counsel Durham of politicizing prosecution
2 years, 10 months ago

Defense accuses Trump-Russia special counsel Durham of politicizing prosecution

NPR  

Defense accuses Trump-Russia special counsel Durham of politicizing prosecution Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP A Washington attorney charged as part of the Justice Department's investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe is accusing prosecutors of trying to politicize the case and gin up negative press coverage. Sponsor Message The case is one of three brought so far …

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 …

Evidence presented to grand jury in Durham's Russia probe
3 years, 4 months ago

Evidence presented to grand jury in Durham's Russia probe

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy John Durham the federal prosecutor …

US DOJ seized Apple data from Rep. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell amid outrage from Donald Trump
3 years, 6 months ago

US DOJ seized Apple data from Rep. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell amid outrage from Donald Trump

Daily Mail  

Democratic Representative Adam Schiff said Donald Trump's Justice Department broke rules brought in after Watergate by secretly trawling his communications to try and identify the source of embarrassing leaks. Justice Department prosecutors seized metadata records from Apple for accounts belonging to Rep. Adam Schiff, pictured, and other members of the House Intelligence Committee Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell, pictured, revealed he …

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 …

Ex-Trump campaign aide Carter Page sues FBI for $75 million over Russia probe surveillance
4 years, 1 month ago

Ex-Trump campaign aide Carter Page sues FBI for $75 million over Russia probe surveillance

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. Read our privacy policy Carter Page, a foreign policy adviser on the 2016 Trump …

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 …

James Comey knocks Barr’s attacks on the Russia probe: ‘I have no idea what on Earth he is talking about’
4 years, 3 months ago

James Comey knocks Barr’s attacks on the Russia probe: ‘I have no idea what on Earth he is talking about’

CNN  

CNN — Former FBI Director James Comey pushed back against Attorney General William Barr’s attacks on the FBI’s Russia investigation, arguing on Wednesday that the Justice Department’s efforts to dismiss charges against Trump’s first national security adviser Michael Flynn were “deeply concerning.” “I have no idea what on Earth he is talking about,” Comey said when asked to respond Barr’s …

James Comey: Former FBI chief testifies on Russia investigation
4 years, 3 months ago

James Comey: Former FBI chief testifies on Russia investigation

Al Jazeera  

Comey says Russia investigation was ‘necessary’ as Republicans in the US Senate seek to blame him for FBI missteps. Former FBI Director James Comey, appearing before the US Congress on Wednesday in a politically charged hearing, defended the 2016 FBI’s “Crossfire Hurricane” investigation into links between the Trump campaign and Russia. Comey’s appearance by video feed comes just weeks before …

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