Editor’s note: citing associates of James Comey, the NYT offers the recently fired FBI Director’s account of the White House dinner described today by Donald Trump in an interview with NBC News anchor Lester Holt. By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT MAY 11, 2017 WASHINGTON — Only seven days after Donald J. Trump was sworn in as president, James B. Comey […]
By Peter Elkin May 11th 2017 On Tuesday, when Donald Trump abruptly dismissed the F.B.I. director, James Comey, his Administration insisted that he was merely following the recommendation of his Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General, the two most senior officials in the Justice Department. CLICK IMAGE for direct link to story. In a three-page memorandum attached to Comey’s […]
Andrew Buncombe Thursday 11 May 2017 The acting head of the FBI has said the agency will continue to investigate alleged links between Russia and Donald Trump’s campaign – but will not routinely update the White House. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE FOR LINK TO STORY & VIDEOS Andrew McCabe, who assumed leadership of the investigative agency following the firing of […]
By Philip Rucker, Ashley Parker, Sari Horwitz and Robert Costa May 10 Every time FBI Director James B. Comey appeared in public, an ever-watchful President Trump grew increasingly agitated that the topic was the one that he was most desperate to avoid: Russia. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE for link to WP video. CLICK HERE for link to WP story. Trump had long questioned Comey’s […]
By MATTHEW ROSENBERG and MATT APUZZO MAY 10, 2017 WASHINGTON — Days before he was fired, James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, asked the Justice Department for a significant increase in resources for the bureau’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the presidential election, according to three congressional officials who were briefed on his request. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE for direct link to […]
By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and MATT APUZZO MAY 9, 2017 WASHINGTON — President 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 2016 presidential election. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE for direct link to […]
By Steve Holland. May 9th, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the White House on Wednesday to discuss Syria and a wide range of international issues, a senior U.S. official said. CLICK IMAGE of Sergei Lavrov for direct link to Reuters story. It will be the highest-level contact […]
By Devlin Barrett May 9 at 5:46 PM FBI Director James B. Comey has been dismissed by the president, according to White House spokesman Sean Spicer. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE for link to White House & DOJ letters. CLICK HERE for link to WP story: “The president has accepted the recommendation of the Attorney General and the deputy […]
By MATTHEW ROSENBERG May 8th, 2017 WASHINGTON — When did the White House know — and exactly who knew — about conversations that Michael T. Flynn, the former national security adviser, had with the Russian ambassador? That was the focus on Monday at a Senate hearing where Sally Q. Yates, the former acting attorney general, testified about […]
by KRISTEN WELKER, PETER ALEXANDER, DAFNA LINZER and KEN DILANIAN Former President Obama warned President Donald Trump against hiring Mike Flynn as his national security adviser, three former Obama administration officials tell NBC News. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE for link to NBC News story. The warning, which has not been previously reported, came less than 48 hours after the November […]
