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.”
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…
“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.”
LONDON (Reuters) – Former British spy Christopher Steele, who compiled a “dossier” of allegations linking U.S. President Donald Trump to Russia, must give a deposition in a U.S. libel case, lawyers for the Russian businessman involved said on Friday. Businessman Aleksej Gubarev is suing the Buzzfeed website, which published the dossier in January last year,…
By Olzhas Auyezov and Guy Faulconbridge ASTANA/LONDON (Reuters) – Russia is set to expel British diplomats in retaliation for Prime Minister Theresa May’s decision to kick out 23 Russians as relations with London crashed to a post-Cold War low over an attack involving a military-grade nerve agent on English soil. After the first known offensive…
Hackers from Russia have apparently been assaulting the electric grid, water processing plants, air transportation facilities, nuclear power plants and other targets throughout the United States, according to new warnings from the FBI. U.S. government officials said Thursday that these Russian hackers have been engaging in what they called “rolling attacks†on some of the…
By Steve Holland and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States slapped sanctions on Russian individuals and entities for U.S. election meddling and cyber attacks but put off targeting oligarchs and government officials close to President Vladimir Putin, prompting lawmakers in both parties to say President Donald Trump needs to do much more. With…
Former assistant special Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman said, “You probably could almost indict them before you look at the books, basically.
When Republicans say they want to “gather all the facts,” they aren’t talking about facts related to Trump’s ties to Russia or whether he obstructed justice. They don’t seem to care about that.
Tom Steyer’s Need To Impeach organization will be filing 200 Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) to get information on Donald Trump and Jared Kushner’s businesses. In a release provided to PoliticusUSA, Need To Impeach announced: The FOIA requests include inquiries about the following: Information about the Securities and Exchange Commission’s investigation into Apollo Management that…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller has subpoenaed the Trump Organization for documents, including some related to Russia, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing two people briefed on the matter. U.S. stock prices fell on the report, with the S&P 500 reaching session lows, while the dollar slipped against the euro…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Influential Republican U.S. lawmakers joined Democrats to urge President Donald Trump on Thursday to take action – including spending millions of dollars allocated by Congress and staffing a key “information warfare” unit – to stop Russian efforts to undermine American national security in cyberspace. The New York Times reported on March 4…
By Steve Holland and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States slapped sanctions on 19 Russian individuals and five groups, including Moscow’s intelligence services, for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election and malicious cyber attacks, the Treasury Department said on Thursday. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said there would be additional sanctions against Russian government…
“Now, in the face of this crisis, what we’re watching here from our perspective as Americans – it’s like a spy movie with another spy movie embedded inside of it.”
The Trump White House continues to say that “none” of the allegations surrounding the president and Stormy Daniels are true, but the evidence seems to increasingly point in the opposite direction.Â
Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s indicted former campaign manager, has added attorney Richard Westling to his defense team, a court filing showed on Wednesday.
It seems Nikki Haley might want out of her job as well. Holding Russia accountable for the chemical attack on the former Russian spy and his daughter is a good way to get fired from the Trump White House.
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) told MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace that Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee engaged in a Russia collusion cover-up for Trump. Video: Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) just accused House Republicans of a massive Russia cover-up for Trump. https://t.co/vDo8qhYmQD #Russia pic.twitter.com/GX1gqsqq0Z — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 14, 2018 Rep. Swalwell was asked if…
Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee said on Tuesday they would keep investigating Russia and the 2016 U.S. election, despite a decision by Republicans on the panel to shut down the probe.
The White House is freaked out that the PA-18 special election results signal a doomsday scenario for Trump where Democrats are going to win back the House and revive the Russia investigation. Video: The PA-18 special election results have the White House freaking out about a Democratic-run House Russia investigation. #PA18 https://t.co/w6KFWGfczI pic.twitter.com/5BojuahqQh — Sarah…
Yesterday, British Prime Minister Teresa May made clear that the nation of Russia was highly likely responsible, according to their evidence, for the poisoning of a former Russian double agent, Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in the English city of Salisbury on March 4. She made clear – before the House of Commons –…
House Intelligence Committee Democrats have released a 22-page status update of the Russia investigation that includes a list of witnesses, texts, and documents that have not been subpoenaed. Read the full document below: [pdf-embedder url=”https://www.politicususa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/final_-_minority_status_of_the_russia_investigation_with_appendices.pdf”] Rep Adam Schiff said at a press conference unveiling the document, “Schiff said, “We are releasing this evening a 22-page…
Rep. Adam Schiff, the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, told reporters that he and the fellow Democrats on the committee are going to continue their investigation and look for what Russia has on Donald Trump. Video: Adam Schiff and the House Intelligence Committee Democrats vow to keep investigating until they discover what Russia…
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said that he and Intelligence Committee Democrats would be presenting evidence of Trump/Russia in the Democratic report on the Russia investigation. Greg Sargent of The Washington Post reported: Schiff told me the minority report would set forth new facts not yet made public that will contradict the House GOP conclusions on…
Roger Stone claimed contact with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in 2016 and told two people about the hacked emails in advance. One of those people just testified a grand jury in the Mueller Trump Russia probe.
A new book by Yahoo News’ Michael Isikoff and Mother Jones’ David Corn being published today says that Donald Trump “personally encouraged†George Papadopoulos to arrange a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The lawyer defending U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort against a Russian oligarch’s allegations of fraud will seek to dismiss the case, he said on Monday.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said on The Rachel Maddow that if Democrats win back the House and an investigation remains necessary, the Russia probe will be back. Video: Adam Schiff is coming after the Trump Organization for money laundering if Democrats take back the House. https://t.co/puNT5zEZhl pic.twitter.com/4uBwWakTOp — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 13, 2018…
The fact that Christopher Steele feels there’s an even chance that the much-hyped sexual contents of his dossier are true should strike fear in the heart of the White House.
Rep. Waters fought back: “This is a dishonorable human being. He is a con man. He came to this job as a con man.”
The House GOP probe was a sham from the beginning, but Monday removed all doubt: The Republican Party is completely detached from reality. Â
The ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) vowed that Republicans will be held accountable for their actions in ending the Russia investigation. Schiff said in a statement provided to PoliticusUSA: Some will say that we should leave the investigation to Special Counsel Mueller anyway, since he has the resources and…
House Intelligence Committee Republicans will be writing a delusional report that claims that there was no collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign and that Putin did not try to help Trump win. Manu Raju of CNN reported: NEWS: GOP on House Intel reach conclusion: No evidence of collusion between Trump camp and Russia. GOP…
“It is extraordinary and confounding how little your administration is doing to counter Putin’s campaign to undermine our grand democracy, including the refusal to implement sanctions that passed Congress nearly unanimously,” top Democrats wrote to President Trump.
According to a Bloomberg report published Monday, Mueller might be temporarily putting aside his obstruction of justice investigation regarding President Trump’s attempts to stop the ongoing Russia probe in favor of looking into other pressing issues. Sources told the news outlet that Mueller has nearly wrapped up the obstruction of justice case, but he’s wary…
President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Britain should work out what happened to a former Russian spy struck down by nerve gas in southern England before talking to Russia, a BBC reporter said on social media
Former Trump aide Sam Nunberg backtracked on earlier comments he made about the ongoing Russia investigation being a “witch hunt.” In an ABC News interview on Saturday, his first after spending over five hours testifying before a grand jury about his knowledge of the Trump campaign’s communication with Russians earlier the same day, he admitted…
Trump has convinced himself that he can lie to Robert Mueller under oath and get away with it. Video of Dep. Press Sec. Raj Shaw on Trump’s plans to testify under oath: Transcript via ABC’s This Week: KARL: All right, well let’s get to another topic where you can give me specifics, the Russia investigation….
Veteran Washington lawyer Emmet Flood is under consideration for a White House job assisting U.S. President Donald Trump with the Russia probe, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Stormy Daniels’ lawyer Michael Avenatti asked one question that has Trump dead to rights. If Michael Cohen wasn’t working for Trump, why is Trump’s name all over the hush money documents prepared by Cohen? Video: Stormy Daniels' lawyer asks the one question that blows up Trump's cover-up #TheBeat https://t.co/E0QeFY41Za pic.twitter.com/Ueitl1orQe — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah)…
President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort pleaded not guilty on Thursday to additional criminal charges ranging from bank fraud to filing false tax returns.
The top U.S. general in Europe said on Thursday that the U.S. government did not have an effective unified approach to deal with Russia’s cyber threat.
President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, arrived at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday to be interviewed by the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee as it investigates Russia and the 2016 U.S. election.
Late yesterday the New York Times reported that Donald Trump had contacted two witnesses in the Mueller probe. According to the Times, “The special counsel in the Russia investigation has learned of two conversations in recent months in which President Trump asked key witnesses about matters they discussed with investigators, according to three people familiar…
The U.S. special counsel investigating possible Russian meddling in the 2016 election has gathered evidence that a secret meeting in the Seychelles in January 2017 was an attempt to set up a back-channel between the incoming Trump administration and the Kremlin.
“If this is what is leaking out from Don McGahn, what else is he telling Mueller about Donald Trump in private?”
According to the MSNBC host, the president’s brain either isn’t fully functioning, or he is trying to intimidate key witnesses in Mueller’s probe.
Even before Wednesday’s news, Robert Mueller appeared to have more than enough evidence to go after Trump for obstructing justice. The fact that the president has also been probing key witnesses for information about what they discussed with investigators is just icing on the cake.
A nerve agent was used to deliberately poison a former Russian double agent and his daughter, Britain’s top counter-terrorism officer said on Wednesday, in a case that threatens to further damage London’s ties with Moscow.
Two Democratic senators on Wednesday asked major vendors of U.S. voting equipment whether they have allowed Russian entities to scrutinize their software, saying the practice could allow Moscow to hack into American elections infrastructure.
Below is a list of some previous incidents in which critics or enemies of Moscow have been victims of poisoning or suspected poisoning, or have cried foul after suddenly falling ill.
Trump’s nominee to lead the National Security Agency, Lieutenant General Paul Nakasone, told Senate Armed Services he did not think Russia expected much of a U.S. response to cyber attacks. Admiral Mike Rogers, the current NSA director, told the panel Trump had not granted him authority to disrupt Russian hacking.
It is rumored that Robert Mueller has a document that that shows Trump was involved in financial deals with Russia during the 2016 election. If this is the case, treason is on the table. Video: Mike Muphy on The Last Word. It is rumored that Mueller has a document showing Trump financial crimes with Russia…
In itself, just one of these scandals is enough to significantly damage a presidential administration. Some of them would even sink a presidency altogether.
“While Sam Nunberg and today was bonkers, underscore bonkers, it doesn’t take away from the fact that there are still questions being asked … about what the president when he was a candidate knew and when he knew it.”
“For Sarah Huckabee to start criticizing me, and I know you may not like the way I say it. She should shut her fat mouth.”
On MSNBC’s The Beat with Ari Melber, Sam Nunberg said he was asked by Mueller about Trump’s business, and he speculated that the special counsel has something pretty bad on Trump. Video: Sam Nunberg is doing Mueller's work for him and burying Trump. https://t.co/nnKjMcPY3k pic.twitter.com/Pt2ryMutTi — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 6, 2018 Here was…
As Sam Nunberg flirts with disaster by recklessly daring Special Counsel Bob Muller to arrest him for refusing to comply with a grand-jury subpoena, perhaps he needs a refresher regarding how Republican Ken Starr treated recalcitrant witnesses.
After Russia scandal witness Sam Nunberg said that Mueller might have something on Trump, the White House went ballistic and trashed the former Trump campaign aide. Video of Nunberg: This moment will be remembered in history if Trump goes down for the Russia scandal #Sam Nunberg pic.twitter.com/6KXVmO4lc8 — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 5, 2018…
“I’m not going to cooperate,” Nunberg told MSNBC. “Why do I have to spend 80 hours going over my emails” with former Trump adviser Steve Bannon and Trump associate Roger Stone.
Rep. Adam Schiff, the top House Democratic investigator in the Russia scandal, took out Trump after he falsely tried to blame Obama for not starting an investigation into the Russia scandal before the election. Trump tweeted: Why did the Obama Administration start an investigation into the Trump Campaign (with zero proof of wrongdoing) long before…
The New York Times reported Sunday that the State Department has spent exactly $0 out of the $120 million it was granted to prevent Russian meddling in the 2018 elections. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who didn’t even want his job and claims he only took it because his wife convinced him to, is responsible…
A second Christopher Steele memo says that Russia blocked Romney from becoming Trump’s Secretary of State because they wanted someone who would lift the sanctions. Jane Mayer of The New Yorker reported: One subject that Steele is believed to have discussed with Mueller’s investigators is a memo that he wrote in late November, 2016, after…
According to numerous reports, special counsel Mueller has issued yet another subpoena. This time, the person being asked to comply is an unnamed witness who’s had communication with Trump and others in his campaign for years. The person will have to hand over, among other records, text messages, emails, phone logs, and work documents dating…
The Trump State Department was granted $120 million to fight Russian election meddling, and they haven’t spent a single penny. The New York Times reported, “As Russia’s virtual war against the United States continues unabated with the midterm elections approaching, the State Department has yet to spend any of the $120 million it has been…
Former Attorney General Eric Holder said that an obstruction of justice case against Trump already exists and the president is derelict in his duties by not protecting the United States from future Russian attacks. Video: Eric Holder argues that Trump is derelict in his duties and committing crimes against his own country by doing nothing…
Robert Mueller is investigating Jared Kushner for using his White House job to help his private businesses, and the result could mean criminal charges for Trump’s son in law. NBC News reported, “Federal investigators are scrutinizing whether any of Jared Kushner’s business discussions with foreigners during the presidential transition later shaped White House policies in…
The news that more charges are coming against the Russians, this time for the hack of Democrats, comes with it a bombshell that special counsel Robert Mueller may have American co-conspirators who worked with the Russians in the hack of the DNC. Video: Mueller may have American co-conspirators in Russian hack of the DNC. https://t.co/5yNojjTreZ…
“This is the heart of the matter, right? This is the crucial question. … When the Russian government committed these criminal acts to influence the outcome of our election, was there a conspiracy with people here in America to help pull that off?”
A toxic combination of corruption and incompetence is putting the United States on a dangerous path and making us the laughingstock of the world.
Jared Kushner may have violated criminal bribery laws by using his White House position as a senior adviser to help his personal business. Video: Jared Kushner could face a bribery investigation. #Kushner https://t.co/p9ccFJ8llT pic.twitter.com/GNvY6S0jyg — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 1, 2018 When asked about how Kushner’s mixing of personal business with his White House…
Robert Mueller is investigating Trump efforts to fire Jeff Sessions as part of his probe into obstruction of justice as Trump keeps giving the Special Counsel more ammo by attacking the Attorney General. The Washington Post reported, “In recent months, Mueller’s team has questioned witnesses in detail about Trump’s private comments and state of mind…
Multiple companies loaned a combined total of $509 million after having met with Donald Trump’s son-in-law at the White House.
Tom Steyer’s Need To Impeach campaign has gotten more than five million supporters in a little over four months. In a statement provided to PoliticusUSA, Need To Impeach announced phase two of their campaign: Tom Steyer’s Need to Impeach campaign—launched four months ago—has just reached more than five million supporters. This milestone comes at the…
Mueller is now looking into whether Trump’s effort to force Attorney General Jeff Sessions out of his job last summer was “part of a months-long pattern of attempted obstruction of justice.”
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, went through point by point a list of people who Republicans are refusing to subpoena in the Russia investigation. Here is the full statement as provided to PoliticusUSA: Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee, released the…
The White House denies it, but the resignation of Hope Hicks shows that Trump inner circle is fleeing due to the Russia investigation. Chuck Todd ran down the list of Trump staff who have fled in the last three months: #HopeHicks is just the latest to flee the sinking Trump ship. https://t.co/2QOWYmkezR #Russia pic.twitter.com/wwL2n2ts4n —…
Trump’s panicked attack on Jeff Sessions makes sense now. Robert Mueller is investigating the President’s knowledge of the DNC hack. Video: Trump panicked attack on Jeff Sessions makes sense now. Robert Mueller is investigating the President's knowledge of the DNC hack. https://t.co/eaigDowKdr pic.twitter.com/gLkQdDQC6q — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) February 28, 2018 Katy Tur of NBC…
U.S. intelligence had evidence that voter registration systems or websites in seven states – Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Texas and Wisconsin – were compromised by Russian-backed operatives before the 2016 election but never told the states, NBC News reported on Tuesday.
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) said Jared Kushner having his security clearance downgraded was a good first step, but he also called out Ivanka Trump for being a completely unqualified national security risk who is only a senior White House adviser due to nepotism. Video: Rep. Ted Lieu just called out of nepotism senior White House…
The prospect of manipulating a.k.a blackmailing Jared Kushner was discussed by four countries due to Kushner deep debt the conflict of interest that comes with his senior White Hous position. The Washington Post reported, “Officials in at least four countries have privately discussed ways they can manipulate Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, and senior adviser,…
Sarah Huckabee Sanders got visibly angry and went on blame Obama tirade as reporters pressed her on Trump’s non-response to Russian cyber attacks. Video: Sarah Huckabee Sanders has herself a blame Obama tantrum as reporters ask why Trump has done nothing to stop Russian election interference. https://t.co/1AtjXPBJak pic.twitter.com/43VYYfKepJ — PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) February 27, 2018 Sanders…
John Dean, a former White House counsel who served during Nixon’s years in office, took to Twitter on Saturday to give his thoughts on what the testimony of former Trump campaign adviser Rick Gates could do to the administration. “Mueller is throwing everything he can against Manafort, including Gates who can nail him,” Dean wrote….
As the Russia investigation steadily intensifies, Trump continues to show signs that he’s unraveling under the scrutiny. He started off his Tuesday by having one of his regular meltdowns on Twitter. As he does every morning, he followed his routine of watching cable news for hours. This time, it was his favorite, Fox News. He…
Schiff thinks the next indictment surrounding Russia’s hacking of the 2016 election will implicate Americans.
Rep. Adam Schiff, the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, said that when Trump called for Russia to hack Hillary Clinton’s emails, he knew that Russia had the emails. Video: Adam Schiff lays out a key piece of illegal Trump/Russia coordination. https://t.co/g0bK9L6yAI #AllIn #Russia pic.twitter.com/9NOkxfq7Q1 — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) February 27, 2018 Schiff…
Reuters has found new information about Manafort’s handling of the loan and its potential link to the bankruptcies as Special Counsel Robert Mueller seeks to pressure Manafort to cooperate with his investigation into Trump’s campaign team and possible collusion with Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 election.
House Intelligence Committee ranking member Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) called out the president and his son (Donald Trump Jr.) which is certain to set off a brand new presidential fit. Video: House Intelligence Committee ranking member Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) called out the president and his son (Donald Trump Jr.) which is certain to set…
Trump twisted and turned and lied about a quote from Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), so the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee investigating Russia unloaded on the president. Schiff tweeted: Some time ago, Republicans on our committee released a declassified memo that omitted and distorted key facts in order to mislead the public and…
The Democrats’ 10-page memo calls an earlier Republican version “a transparent effort to undermine” the FBI, the Justice Department, Special Counsel Robert Mueller, and congressional probes into possible collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign.
Here are four key facts from the Democratic memo that destroy the Republican argument that the FBI’s investigation of the Russia scandal is a conspiracy to get Trump. The four facts from the memo as provided to PoliticusUSA by Rep. Adam Schiff: 1). The FBI supplied information to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that Russia…
Here is the Democratic memo that debunks the Nunes memo with the facts about Trump and the GOP’s FBI conspiracy theory. [pdf-embedder url=”https://www.politicususa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/redacted_minority_memo_2.24.18.pdf”]
Naveed Jamali explained on MSNBC’s AM Joy how Jared Kushner could be using his access to classified information to sell US secrets to foreign countries. Jamali said on AM Joy that the Russians and Chinese look for people who are willing to use their access for personal enrichment. He recounted what he told the Russians…
The top-ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said that Manafort’s statement on Friday was a message to Trump asking for a presidential pardon. Video: Adam Schiff tells Rachel Maddow that Manafort is signaling to Trump that he wants a pardon. #maddow pic.twitter.com/8yj5Ep8KeF — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) February 24, 2018…
By Sarah N. Lynch and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former senior official in Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, Rick Gates, pleaded guilty on Friday to conspiracy against the United States and lying to investigators, and he is cooperating with a federal probe into Russia’s role in the election. Gates, who was a deputy…
A new indictment filed on Friday by special counsel Robert Mueller alleges that President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort secretly paid former senior European politicians in 2012 and 2013 to lobby for the pro-Russia government of Ukraine.
A former deputy campaign manager for Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, Rick Gates, will plead guilty on Friday to conspiracy against the United States and lying to investigators.
Rachel Maddow put it all together and showed how Paul Manafort’s money problems vanished after he joined the Trump campaign. Video: This is really incredible from Maddow on how Paul Manafort, the Trump campaign, and financial crimes tie together. #Maddow. pic.twitter.com/zuq6lwU9Sx — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) February 23, 2018 Maddow said: For some reason times…
