Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday ordered that 23 diplomats from the British foreign service be expelled from Russia. They have one week to pack their bags and leave the country. The aggressive move by Russia was not only a reaction to British Prime Minister Theresa May’s actions against Russia earlier in the…
It hasn’t even been a week since Donald Trump’s “body man” John McEntee was suddenly thrown out of the White House due to security concerns that arose from his (we’ve since learned, thanks to the Washington Post) expensive, high-stakes gambling habit, but Politico reports that the White House is currently considering bringing him back to work….
By Amanda Becker WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats and other Trump administration critics on Saturday attacked the firing of No. 2 FBI official Andrew McCabe as a politically motivated and vindictive move, while some Republicans praised U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions for decisive action. Sessions fired McCabe late on Friday, just two days before the FBI…
The AP reported Saturday that Andrew McCabe, who was fired from his position as deputy director of the FBI late Friday night, kept memos on his talks with President Trump, as well as on details regarding the firing of former FBI director James Comey. The latest reports are now saying McCabe has turned over these…
After Trump took to Twitter a few minutes past midnight on Saturday to brag about the firing of FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe, he was soon called out by a Democratic legislator who warned that Trump himself would soon be losing his job. “Gloat now, but you will be fired soon,” wrote California Rep. Eric…
Donald Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen said on Friday that Stormy Daniels’ violations of the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) she signed with the president in October of 2016 result in her owing him $20 million in damages. His legal filings in Los Angeles accuse Daniels of more than 20 violations of the contract allegedly signed by…
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a statement that he decided to fire FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe after the FBI’s Office of Professional Responsibility recommended he be fired for his alleged lack of candor and misleading responses during an internal review of how an investigation into the Clinton Foundation was handled by the Bureau….
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Massachusetts attorney general said on Saturday her office was launching an investigation after reports that Cambridge Analytica had harvested private information from more than 50 million Facebook users in developing techniques to support President Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign. “Massachusetts residents deserve answers immediately from Facebook and Cambridge Analytica. We are…
By David Ingram and Peter Henderson (Reuters) – Data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica harvested private information from more than 50 million Facebook users in developing techniques to support President Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign, the New York Times and London’s Observer reported on Saturday. The newspapers, which cited former Cambridge Analytica employees, associates and documents,…
By David Ingram and Peter Henderson (Reuters) – Facebook Inc on Friday said it was suspending political data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica, which worked for President Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign, after finding data privacy policies had been violated. Facebook said in a statement that it suspended Cambridge Analytica and its parent group Strategic Communication…
As former FBI director James Comey did, Andrew McMaster, the newly-fired deputy FBI director, kept memos on interactions with President Trump and the circumstances around Comey’s dismissal. The news comes from an anonymous source with “direct knowledge of the situation who wasn’t authorized to discuss the memos publicly,” according to the AP. The memos are…
“There is going to be a major conspiracy indictment very soon … You’re going to see that sweep up a whole bunch of people in that administration.”
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions made a historic announcement Friday night, saying in a formal statement that he had fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, just two days before McCabe was scheduled to retire and receive a full pension. Â (Note: McCabe can appeal this move and if successful he will still receive his full pension.)…
“If he conducts himself in that manner in this case, he’s going to get his ticket stamped,” Avenatti said. “He’s not dealing with some two-bit lawyer from down the street.”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired the FBI’s former Deputy Director Andrew McCabe on Friday, prompting a rebuke from McCabe who said he is facing political retaliation by President Donald Trump. Here are some of the highlights of his lengthy statement: I have been an FBI Special Agent for over 21 years… For…
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired the FBI’s former No.2 official Andrew McCabe Friday, prompting McCabe to say he is being targeted because he is a crucial witness into whether President Donald Trump tried to obstruct the Russia investigation. Sessions, in a statement on Friday, said he felt…
Hours after Trump fired former deputy director of the FBI Andrew McCabe, the president’s personal lawyer is calling for an end to Robert Mueller’s special counsel investigation.
“I hope our country is going to wake up, I mean, Donald Trump is struggling for his life. He’s paranoid, he decided McCabe was too close to Comey, and he decided to get rid of anybody and anything that’s standing in his way.”
