Politico: Sessions getting sucked further into Trump’s Russia mess

Politico: Sessions getting sucked further into Trump’s Russia mess

By SEUNG MIN KIM  06/11/2017 Jeff Sessions took a gamble when he became the first senator to endorse Donald Trump for president in February of last year. Now, with Trump’s administration awash in scandal, he’s set to face his former colleagues to answer for his role in the controversy around connections between Trump’s associates and Moscow. CLICK […]

NBC News: James Comey Testimony: Nine Key Moments from the Hearing

NBC News: James Comey Testimony: Nine Key Moments from the Hearing

by DANIEL ARKIN June 8 2017  Former FBI Director James Comey’s highly-anticipated testimony on Capitol Hill did not lack for riveting moments. Here are some of the highlights:  CLICK IMAGE ABOVE for direct link to NBC News story. Comey accused the Trump administration of spreading “lies, plain and simple” about him The ex-FBI chief, who was abruptly fired […]

TPM: Senator Slams Intel Chiefs For Refusing To Talk Trump, Demands Legal Basis (VIDEO)

TPM: Senator Slams Intel Chiefs For Refusing To Talk Trump, Demands Legal Basis (VIDEO)

By ALICE OLLSTEIN Published JUNE 7, 2017 A Senate Intelligence Committee hearing Wednesday morning devolved into a heated back and forth between Democratic senators and the leaders of the NSA, FBI and Office of the Director of National Intelligence, after those intelligence community chiefs refused to comment on reports that the Trump administration has repeatedly attempted to interfere in the federal […]

CNN: James Comey testimony: Trump asked me to let Flynn investigation go

CNN: James Comey testimony: Trump asked me to let Flynn investigation go

By Stephen Collinson, Jeremy Herb and Tom LoBianco Wed June 7, 2017 (CNN) Fired FBI Director James Comey aimed a dagger blow at Donald Trump Wednesday, saying the President had demanded his loyalty, pressed him to drop a probe into ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn and repeatedly pressured him to publicly declare that he was not under investigation. CLICK IMAGE […]

WP: Top intel official told associates Trump asked if he could intervene with Comey on FBI Russia probe

WP: Top intel official told associates Trump asked if he could intervene with Comey on FBI Russia probe

By Adam Entous June 6, 2017 The nation’s top intelligence official told associates in March that President Trump asked him if he could intervene with then-FBI Director James B. Comey to get the bureau to back off its focus on former national security adviser Michael Flynn in its Russia probe, according to officials. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE for […]

ABC News: Jeff Sessions suggested he could resign amid rising tension with President Trump

ABC News: Jeff Sessions suggested he could resign amid rising tension with President Trump

By JONATHAN KARL Jun 6, 2017, As the White House braces for former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony Thursday, sources tell ABC News the relationship between President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions has become so tense that Sessions at one point recently even suggested he could resign. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE for direct link to […]

USA Today: Sen. Mark Warner: More state election systems were targeted by Russians

USA Today: Sen. Mark Warner: More state election systems were targeted by Russians

Susan Page , USA TODAY June 6, 2017  WASHINGTON — The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee told USA TODAY on Tuesday that Russian attacks on election systems were broader and targeted more states than those detailed in an explosive intelligence report leaked to the website The Intercept. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE for direct link to USA Today story. “I […]

USA Today: Federal contractor arrested after NSA document published on news site

USA Today: Federal contractor arrested after NSA document published on news site

Kevin Johnson and William Cummings , June 5, 2017 A federal contractor was arrested in Georgia Monday in connection with a classified NSA report on Russian election interference published by the online publication The Intercept. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE for direct link to USA Today story. According to the top secret document, Russian military intelligence conducted a cyberattack on at […]

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