By Peter Lance. September 29th, 2019. In light of what Kevin Poulsen of The Daily Beast calls “Trump’s Insane Ukraine ‘Server’ Conspiracy,” I’m reposting my piece for The Huffington Post on the President’s continued use of what Josef Goebbels called “The Big Lie.” January 15th, 2017. It’s been a month since we launched investigatingtrump.com dedicated to curating the best reporting on […]
By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT, MATTHEW ROSENBERG, ADAM GOLDMAN and MATT APUZZO JAN. 19, 2017 WASHINGTON — American law enforcement and intelligence agencies are examining intercepted communications and financial transactions as part of a broad investigation into possible links between Russian officials and associates of President-elect Donald J. Trump, including his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, current […]
BY PETER STONE AND GREG GORDON McClatchy Washington Bureau JANUARY 18, 2017 1:52 PM The FBI and five other law enforcement and intelligence agencies have collaborated for months in an investigation into Russian attempts to influence the November election, including whether money from the Kremlin covertly aided President-elect Donald Trump, two people familiar with the matter […]
By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent Updated 5:20 PM ET January 12, 2017 (CNN)Vice President Joe Biden confirmed Thursday that he and President Barack Obama were briefed last week by intelligence officials on unsubstantiated claims that Russia may have compromising information on President-elect Donald Trump. CNN first reported that the nation’s top intelligence chiefs provided both […]
By SCOTT SHANE, NICHOLAS CONFESSORE and MATTHEW ROSENBERG JAN. 11, 2017 WASHINGTON — Seven months ago, a respected former British spy named Christopher Steele won a contract to build a file on Donald J. Trump’s ties to Russia. Last week, the explosive details — unsubstantiated accounts of frolics with prostitutes, real estate deals that were intended […]
