By Jim Sciutto, Manu Raju and Pamela Brown May 2, 2017 Washington (CNN) Former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates is prepared to testify before a Senate panel next week that she gave a forceful warning to the White House regarding then-National Security Advisor Michael Flynn nearly three weeks before he was fired, contradicting the administration’s version of events, sources familiar […]
By Steve Benen 05/01/17 11:00 AM To appreciate the strength of partisan tribalism in contemporary politics, consider the evolution of Republican voters’ attitudes towards Russia. The U.S. adversary and its autocratic leader were quite unpopular in GOP circles for many years – right up until Donald Trump started praising the Russian leader and benefiting from Vladimir Putin’s support. CLICK […]
Julian Borger in Washington Friday 28 April 2017 The UK government was given details last December of allegedly extensive contacts between the Trump campaign and Moscow, according to court papers. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE for direct link to Guardian story. Reports by Christopher Steele, a former MI6 officer, on possible collusion between the the Trump camp and the Kremlin […]
SOPHIA TESFAYE FRIDAY, APR 28, 2017 Although Attorney General Sessions did not confirm a Department of Justice investigation into President Donald Trump’s ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn, he did announce on Friday that he will not be involved in any federal investigation. CLICK IMAGE for direct link to story. Sessions had already recused himself from the […]
BY KATIE BO WILLIAMS – 04/27/17 The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee on Thursday slammed the White House for refusing to comply with a bipartisan request for documents about former national security adviser Michael Flynn. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE for direct link to the story. “I honestly do not understand why the White House is […]
By Margaret Hartmann April 27, 2017 Last week, House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz announced that he plans to leave Congress before the end of his term because he wants to spend more time with his family and/or take a potential Fox News gig. “If I do step down early, it will be months from now,” he said. CLICK […]
By ISAAC ARNSDORF 04/25/17 The former national security adviser’s client had business dealings in Russia and worked with an executive in Russian oil companies on Turkish lobbying projects. The Turkish man who gave Mike Flynn a $600,000 lobbying deal just before President Donald Trump picked him to be national security adviser has business ties to Russia, including a […]
Eliza Collins , USA TODAY April 25, 2017 WASHINGTON — Rep. Jason Chaffetz said Tuesday there is “no data to support the notion that (former national security adviser Michael Flynn) complied with the law” related to payments he had received from Russian-linked entities. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE for direct link to USA Today story. The Utah Republican, who chairs […]
Michael Isikoff Chief Investigative Correspondent April 24, 2017 More than three months after the Senate Intelligence Committee launched its investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election — including allegations of collusion by associates of President Trump — the panel has made little progress and is increasingly stymied by partisan divisions that are jeopardizing the future of the inquiry, according to […]
There are just seven part-time staffers working on the Senate inquiry. Not one of them is a trained investigator. And they haven’t interviewed a single player in Trump’s orbit. TIM MAK 04.23.17 The Senate Intelligence Committee’s probe into Russia’s election interference is supposedly the best hope for getting the public credible answers about whether there […]
