By REBECCA R. RUIZ and MARK LANDLER MAY 17, 2017 WASHINGTON — The Justice Department appointed Robert S. Mueller III, a former F.B.I. director, as special counsel on Wednesday to oversee the investigation into ties between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, dramatically raising the legal and political stakes in an affair that has threatened to engulf Mr. Trump’s four-month-old presidency. CLICK […]
By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT May 16, 2017 WASHINGTON — President Trump asked the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, to shut down the federal investigation into Mr. Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, in an Oval Office meeting in February, according to a memo Mr. Comey wrote shortly after the meeting. “I hope you can let this go,” […]
By Greg Miller and Greg Jaffe May 15 President Trump revealed highly classified information to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador in a White House meeting last week, according to current and former U.S. officials, who said Trump’s disclosures jeopardized a critical source of intelligence on the Islamic State. CLICK IMAGES for links to WP videos. CLICK HERE for link […]
By Shane Harris and Carol E. Lee May 12, 2017 WASHINGTON—A Treasury Department unit that specializes in combating money-laundering will share financial records with an expanding Senate probe into possible ties between Russia and President Donald Trump and his associates, according to people familiar with the matter. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE for direct link to WSJ story. The Senate Intelligence Committee requested […]
Jeva Lange May 12th, 2017. On Friday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer was repeatedly and directly asked if President Trump is recording conversations in the Oval Office. Each time, Spicer refused to answer. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE for direct link to story & videos. Earlier Friday, President Trump apparently threatened former FBI Director James Comey, tweeting: “James […]
By PETER BAKER MAY 12, 2017 WASHINGTON — President Trump on Friday warned James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director he fired this week, against leaking anything negative about the president and put the news media on notice that he may cancel future White House briefings. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE for direct link to NYT story. In a series of early-morning […]
Editor’s note: this is a link to the First Article of Impeachment on July 27th, 1974 relating to President Richard Nixon’s alleged obstruction of justice. KEITH A. SPENCER May 11, 2017 In Lester Holt’s interview with President Donald Trump on NBC Nightly News that aired earlier tonight, the president defended his sacking of FBI director James Comey and, in a possible […]
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 […]
