The Russian influence operation designed to tamper with the 2016 U.S. presidential election used a combination of old-school espionage tactics and 21st-century technologies that will not be easy to stop, even now that the methods have been exposed, experts said.
According to reporters on the scene, Trump mostly ignored victims’ families while sucking up praise from law enforcement during Parkland shooting visit.
Rachel Maddow got emotional as she said that the indictments of 13 Russians are proof that finally, someone is defending us from the Russian threat to the United States. Video: Rachel Maddow got emotional as she said that the indictments of 13 Russians are proof that finally, someone is defending us from the Russian threat…
A U.S. man indicted for identity fraud in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into possible Russian meddling in the 2016 election “made a mistake” but “had absolutely no knowledge” about who was buying the information or their motivations, his lawyer said on Friday.
Rep. Jerry Nadler, the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, said that Trump is violating his oath of office by not acting against the Russian threat to US democracy. Video: Rep. Jerry Nadler, the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, said that Trump is violating his oath of office by not acting against…
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s indictment of 13 Russian individuals and three organizations for allegedly interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential election sets the stage for the prosecution of Americans who may have helped the Russian effort, some legal experts said.
So we know this is just the beginning of Mueller’s investigation, and already he has indicted 13 Russians for meddling with the U.S. election.
Here are five thought-provoking things about the indictments and the alleged crimes surrounding them:
House Intelligence Committee member Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) responded to the indictments of 13 Russians for election interference by making it clear that a bigger investigation of Trump could be on the horizon. In a statement provided to PoliticusUSA, Rep. Schiff said: Today’s indictment by Special Counsel Mueller is a significant step forward in exposing…
Russian businessman Evgeny Prigozhin said on Friday he was not upset about his indictment for alleged election meddling in United States, RIA news agency reported.
A multipronged effort to sway the 2016 U.S. presidential election in favor of Republican Donald Trump and against his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton included a Florida rally with an actress portraying Clinton in a prison uniform, according to an indictment released on Friday.
The indictments of 13 Russians isn’t the end of the Russia investigation. The probe is expected to continue for months. Bloomberg reported,”Friday’s indictment of a St. Petersburg-based “troll farm†and 13 Russian nationals should be seen as a limited slice of a comprehensive investigation, the person said. Mueller’s work is expected to continue for months…
U.S. President Donald Trump had an affair with a Playboy model at the same time he was in a relationship with a porn star and the National Enquirer tabloid paid the model $150,000 to prevent her story being made public, the New Yorker reported on Friday.
House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) has found a way to blame Obama for Russia’s election meddling conspiracy for Trump. In a statement provided to PoliticusUSA, Rep. Nunes said, “The Putin regime presents a pressing threat to American interests, including through Moscow’s long-running influence operations against the United States. The House Intelligence Committee…
Trump responded to the news that 13 Russians have been indicted for meddling in the US election to help him with a statement of total delusion. Trump tweeted: Russia started their anti-US campaign in 2014, long before I announced that I would run for President. The results of the election were not impacted. The Trump…
“As desperately as President Trump insists that the Special Counsel investigation is a ‘hoax’, these latest indictments build on multiple guilty pleas and indictments of several Trump campaign officials, demonstrating the gravity of the Trump-Russia scandal,” Leader Pelosi said, urging support for Mueller’s investigation to follow the facts.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday said it mishandled a January tip that the 19-year-old accused of killing 17 people in Florida had guns and the potential to carry out a school shooting.
Senator Ben Stasse (R-NE) thinks the indictment was Mueller putting Moscow on notice and giving Washington a wake-up call that Russia is coming for us in 2018 and 2020 and we have to take the threat seriously.
Here is the moment during Rod Rosenstein’s press conference when Trump’s Russia denials crumbled to dust. Video: This moment is shattering for Trump's denials. #13Russian pic.twitter.com/0HhgMLaWq3 — PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) February 16, 2018 Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said at a press conference, “The defendants allegedly used that infrastructure to establish hundreds of accounts on social…
Robert Mueller’s office indicted thirteen Russian nationals and three Russian entities on Friday. The indictment accuses them of “violating U.S. criminal laws in order to interfere with U.S. elections and political processes.”
The cooperation of Rick Gates with the Mueller investigation opens the door for the Special Counsel to confirming Trump collusion with Russia and financial crimes. Video of attorney and former Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman on MSNBC: The flip of #RickGates could confirm collusion and Trump financial crimes with Russia. pic.twitter.com/VNFSfCPE1G — PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) February 16, 2018…
Simpson is out, Shulkin is staying, after Shulkin got busted taking his wife on your dime for a 10-day trip to Europe that consisted of a “significant amount of personal time, including Secretary Shulkin’s attendance at the Wimbledon tennis tournament.”
Trump revoked Obama executive action on DACA. Trump blew up the bipartisan deal to protect Dreamers, but he is blaming Democrats for his decision to deport people from the only home that they have ever known. Trump tweeted: Cannot believe how BADLY DACA recipients have been treated by the Democrats…totally abandoned! Republicans are still working…
A beloved assistant football coach who acted as a human shield to save others was among the 17 people killed in South Florida when a gunman opened fire this week in the second-deadliest shooting ever at a public school in the United States.
The NRA is getting scared because, after Parkland, Americans aren’t only angry. They are getting organized and ready to primary pro-NRA Republicans.
The worst kept political secret of the past year is now official. Mitt Romney is running to replace Sen. Orrin Hatch in Utah. Here is Romney’s announcement: Mitt Romney’s announcement video: I am running for United States Senate to serve the people of Utah and bring Utah's values to Washington. pic.twitter.com/TDkas6gD2p — Mitt Romney (@MittRomney)…
The ACLU filed a lawsuit on Thursday challenging an Ohio law that criminalizes abortions if a doctor performing a termination is aware that the woman has received a diagnosis that her fetus has Down syndrome.
