By Pamela Brown, Evan Perez and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN March 22, 2017 Washington (CNN) The FBI has information that indicates associates of President Donald Trump communicated with suspected Russian operatives to possibly coordinate the release of information damaging to Hillary Clinton’s campaign, US officials told CNN. CLICK IMAGE for direct link to story and video: This is partly what FBI […]
By Jeff Horwitz and Chad Day March 22 2017 WASHINGTON (AP) — Before signing up with Donald Trump, former campaign manager Paul Manafort secretly worked for a Russian billionaire with a plan to “greatly benefit the Putin Government,” The Associated Press has learned. The White House attempted to brush the report aside Wednesday, but it […]
By Tom LoBianco March 22,2017 (CNN) House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes said Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s personal communications may have been picked up by investigators through “incidental collection.” Nunes said at a news conference he discovered the potential surveillance of Trump himself while reviewing intelligence reports, but said it was not related to Russia. […]
By Arshad Mohammed and John Walcott |March 21st, 2017 U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to skip a meeting with NATO foreign ministers next month in order to stay home for a visit by China’s president and will go to Russia later in April, U.S. officials said on Monday, disclosing an itinerary that allies may see as giving […]
By GLENN THRUSH and MAGGIE HABERMAN MARCH 20, 2017 WASHINGTON — President Trump began Monday as he has started so many other presidential mornings — by unleashing a blistering Twitter attack on critics who suggested his 2016 campaign colluded with the Russians. CLICK IMAGE for link to NYT story. By the afternoon the director of the F.B.I., James B. […]
Remarks by Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) 3.20.17 (Emphasis added) Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Schiff Opening Statement During Hearing on Russian Active Measures. Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, delivered the following statement during the Committee’s open hearing on Russian active measures during the […]
By MATTHEW ROSENBERG, EMMARIE HUETTEMAN and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT UPDATED 12:38 PM CLICK IMAGE FOR LIVE FEED from The New York Times ■ The F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, publicly confirmed an investigation into Russian interference in the presidential election and whether associates of the president were in contact with Moscow. ■ Mr. Comey also said the F.B.I. had “no […]
By PATRICIA COHEN MARCH 18, 2017 As chief compliance officer for a corporate owner of for-profit colleges, Robert S. Eitel spent the past 18 months as a top lawyer for a company facing multiple government investigations, including one that ended with a settlement of more than $30 million over deceptive student lending. CLICK IMAGE for link to story in […]
Job would put George Conway at forefront defending immigration executive order and other lawsuits against Trump administration By ARUNA VISWANATHA and BRENT KENDALL March 17, 2017 WASHINGTON—George Conway, the husband of senior White House adviser Kellyanne Conway, is set to be nominated to run the Justice Department’s civil division, according to people familiar with the matter, a job […]
By Patricia Zengerle | Mar 17, 2017 U.S. Republican congressional leaders have refused Democrats’ calls for a special prosecutor or select committee to investigate possible links between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia, saying investigations by congressional committees are sufficient. CLICK IMAGE for direct link to story. U.S. intelligence agencies said in January that Russian President Vladimir […]
