on Is this the FBI informant who 'spied' on the Trump campaign? By Published On :: Sat, 19 May 2018 19:54:52 +0100 Former Cambridge University professor Stefan Halper met with two Trump advisers suspected of dealing with the Russians in 2016, prompting claims he was acting as an FBI agent. Full Article
on Roger Stone says he is 'prepared' for an indictment from Mueller By Published On :: Mon, 21 May 2018 05:24:52 +0100 Roger Stone, the self-described Republican ‘political dirty trickster’ and supporter of President Donald Trump, says he is ‘prepared’ in case he is indicted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Full Article
on Justice Department orders internal probe of 'political motivation' behind spying on Trump campaign By Published On :: Mon, 21 May 2018 13:21:23 +0100 Following Trump's demand that the DOJ investigate his allegation that the Obama administration's FBI 'infiltrated or surveilled' his 2016 campaign, the agency said it will formally probe those claims. Full Article
on GOP pays half a million dollars for law firm representing Hope Hicks By Published On :: Mon, 21 May 2018 23:52:32 +0100 The Republican Party has paid half a million dollars to the law firm representing Hope Hicks, the former Trump aide who admitted she sometimes lied to help her then-boss Donald Trump. Full Article
on GOP: We need second special counsel to investigate FBI spying on Trump By Published On :: Tue, 22 May 2018 13:50:22 +0100 Three members of the House Freedom Caucus will introduce a 12-page resolution on Tuesday calling for a new probe to run in parallel with one led by Robert Mueller. Full Article
on Kirstjen Nielsen was unaware Russia's election meddling was for Trump By Published On :: Tue, 22 May 2018 16:00:05 +0100 Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said she was unaware of intelligence assessments concluding that Russia favored President Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election. Full Article
on Intel chiefs will brief only GOP lawmakers on Trump campaign 'spying' By Published On :: Tue, 22 May 2018 23:16:56 +0100 Top intelligence agency officials will brief Republican lawmakers on Thursday on a confidential FBI source who acted as an informant on the Trump presidential campaign. Full Article
on Lawyers to Mueller on Trump interview: No questions on post-election By Published On :: Tue, 22 May 2018 23:48:38 +0100 President Donald Trump's legal team is trying to cut a deal on the president's potential interview with Mueller's team, pushing to keep any of Trump's actions after he won the presidency off the table. Full Article
on Trump goes all-in on his Spygate claims saying he believes his campaign was snooped on by the FBI By Published On :: Wed, 23 May 2018 13:15:07 +0100 'SPYGATE could be one of the biggest political scandals in history!' the president tweeted on Wednesday, gloating that it could be a comeuuppance for a partisan FBI that is investigating him. Full Article
on Trump goes after James Clapper for illegal 'spying' on his campaign By Published On :: Wed, 23 May 2018 15:22:26 +0100 President Donald Trump volleyed another attack at former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, saying he was 'not happy' about what he termed 'spying' on his presidential campaign. Full Article
on Claim of second FBI spy in Trump campaign may be big misunderstanding By Published On :: Thu, 24 May 2018 00:21:21 +0100 An impromptu conversation at a cocktail party could be behind the assertion from former Trump aide Michael Caputo that there was another informant sniffing around the campaign. Full Article
on Dems insist they heard NOTHING in secret intel briefing that proves FBI snooped on Trump's campaign By Published On :: Thu, 24 May 2018 17:54:03 +0100 Senior lawmakers attended classified briefings with intelligence officials on the FBI's probe of Russia's role in the 2016 election. Full Article
on Roger Stone 'sought info on Hillary from Assange before election' By Published On :: Fri, 25 May 2018 05:02:40 +0100 Longtime Trump adviser, Roger Stone (left), allegedly inquired about damaging information on Hillary Clinton from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (top right) before the 2016 election. Full Article
on Trump claims FBI told Obama about Russian meddling before election By Published On :: Sat, 26 May 2018 23:46:23 +0100 President Donald Trump has launched a stinging attack on former President Barack Obama, criticising his predecessor's lack of action over 'so-called Russian meddling'. Full Article
on Mueller's Russia investigation bill hits $17 million By Published On :: Fri, 01 Jun 2018 09:34:19 +0100 According to the U.S Department of Justice, special counsel Robert Mueller's probe racked up nearly $10 million in expenditure from October to March, the latest six-month accounting period. Full Article
on Trump again derides Mueller's investigation as a 'hoax' By Published On :: Fri, 01 Jun 2018 13:55:13 +0100 Trump said hopped on a report that put the tab for the investigation that he called the 'Russian hoax' at $17 million. Full Article
on Trump says 'Spygate' campaign 'made Watergate look like Keystone Cop' By Published On :: Wed, 06 Jun 2018 10:10:37 +0100 Donald Trump renewed his 'spygate' attacks by parroting claims on Fox that shamed agents Strzok and Page were hiring 'spies' to work on his campaign as early as December 2015. Full Article
on Jeff Sessions defends firing Comey ahead of Clinton email report By Published On :: Thu, 14 Jun 2018 12:00:12 +0100 Jeff Sessions was speaking ahead of the inspector general's report on the Clinton email investigation, which is expected to blame 'insubordinate' James Comey. Full Article
on FBI lawyer working on Mueller probe texted: 'Viva le Resistance' By Published On :: Thu, 14 Jun 2018 23:16:33 +0100 An FBI lawyer exchanged messages after the election with another colleague and proclaimed: 'Vive la resistance.' Full Article
on Trump: Decision to revoke Manafort's bail is 'very unfair' By Published On :: Fri, 15 Jun 2018 16:31:58 +0100 Donald Trump has called the decision to revoke Paul Manafort's bail 'tough' and 'very unfair' after a federal judge sent the former campaign manager to await trial behind bars. Full Article
on Paul Manafort could 'never see the outside of a prison cell' By Published On :: Sat, 16 Jun 2018 14:31:30 +0100 Former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman said Manafort's advance age, and the hefty sentences he could face from a U.S. federal judge, mean he could be behind bars for the rest of his life. Full Article
on Texas tax fraud convict jailed for five years for illegally voting in 2016 election denied retrial By Published On :: Mon, 18 Jun 2018 00:29:32 +0100 Crystal Mason, a 43-year-old tax fraud convict and mother-of-two, voted in the 2016 election while on supervised release - unaware that she was ineligible under a Texas law. Full Article
on Trump mocks 'Crooked Hillary' for losing election amid dispute over immigration By Published On :: Tue, 19 Jun 2018 23:23:07 +0100 Donald Trump swatted back at his former presidential rival Hillary Clinton on Tuesday after she said in a speech that he was wrong about Germany's crime rate. Full Article
on GOP lawmaker charges FBI with changing witness forms in Clinton probe By Published On :: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 14:00:53 +0100 A Republican congressman claimed there is 'growing evidence' the FBI altered witness reports in their investigations into Clinton's email server and in the Russia probe. Full Article
on Majority of Republicans say Trump should not pardon himself By Published On :: Fri, 22 Jun 2018 13:06:53 +0100 Democrats and Republicans agree presidents should not pardon themselves and majorities of Americans in both parties believe Congress should impeach that president, poll finds. Full Article
on Trump says he'll talk to Putin about election meddling By Published On :: Fri, 29 Jun 2018 23:10:21 +0100 The U.S. president says he also plans to talk to Putin about the civil war in Syria and Russia's incursion into Crimea when they meet on July 16 Helsinki, Finland. Full Article
on Trump 'feels' Russia interfered following election meddling report By Published On :: Tue, 03 Jul 2018 21:27:56 +0100 President Trump seemed to claim last week that Russia was not involved in a conspiracy to disrupt the election, but the White House says he 'feels' that Putin's government did and 'didn't question that.' Full Article
on Moscow pop star Emin Agalarov denies he was agent of Russian collusion By Published On :: Wed, 11 Jul 2018 17:35:19 +0100 Russian pop star Emin Agalarov admits he was the force behind the infamous Trump Tower meeting with Donald Trump Jr. but he denies he was trying to influence the election for Donald Trump. Full Article
on Trump says he'll bring up election meddling with Putin By Published On :: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 12:12:02 +0100 President Donald Trump said he would once again raise the sensitive issue of election meddling with Russian President Vladimir Putin – then predicted his counterpart 'may deny it.' Full Article
on Spicer says DHS told Trump campaign Russia couldn't rig the election By Published On :: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 20:37:24 +0100 In his upcoming book The Briefing: Politics, the Press and the President, detailing his time White House, Sean Spicer says DHS officials made the comments when Clinton was expected to win. Full Article
on Mueller team indicts 12 Russian agents for hacking Clinton campaign By Published On :: Fri, 13 Jul 2018 17:30:29 +0100 A dozen Russian intelligence officers are facing new U.S. federal indictments alleging they hacked into American computers with the intention of interfering with the 2016 election. Full Article
on Roger Stone says he's the 'U.S. person' mentioned in Mueller's indictment of 12 Russian agents By Published On :: Sat, 14 Jul 2018 02:05:09 +0100 News of the indictments was announced at the Justice Department in Washington, DC during a press conference held by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. Full Article
on Russian gun activist 'infiltrated US political organizations' By Published On :: Mon, 16 Jul 2018 20:42:38 +0100 Maria Butina, 29, was arrested in Washington D.C. and charged with acting as a foreign agent on orders from the Kremlin - a direct allegation of election interference. Full Article
on Trump's intelligence chief slams president's doubt on Russia meddling By Published On :: Mon, 16 Jul 2018 20:54:14 +0100 Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats is countering his boss, President Donald Trump, and doubling down on the assertion that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. Full Article
on Putin offers to interrogate his spies accused of election meddling By Published On :: Mon, 16 Jul 2018 22:07:01 +0100 President Vladimir Putin has offered to have 12 Russians spies accused of interfering in the presidential election interrogated but in Russia and by Russians. Full Article
on Trump defends himself on Putin in emergency statement By Published On :: Tue, 17 Jul 2018 18:06:30 +0100 Trump in a major retreat that administration said that he misspoke at his Helsinki summit when he said that he did not have 'any reason' to think that Russia meddled in the 2016 election. Full Article
on Trump claims he confronted Putin on meddling in the 2016 election By Published On :: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 23:32:17 +0100 President Donald Trump is taking a much tougher line on Russian President Vladimir Putin in a new television interview than he did just days ago in Helsinki at Putin's side. Full Article
on Jane Fonda slams Trump for denying Putin played a part in election By Published On :: Thu, 19 Jul 2018 03:39:38 +0100 US President Trump has faced criticism after he refused to confront Russian President Vladimir Putin over meddling in the US election at their Helsinki summit earlier this week. Full Article
on Trump told about Putin's election meddling weeks before inauguration By Published On :: Thu, 19 Jul 2018 15:39:37 +0100 Weeks before President Donald Trump took office, the nation's top spy chiefs, pictured., warned him they information that Russian President Vladimir Putin had directed his nation's election hacking effort. Full Article
on Hillary Clinton had dinner with Harvey Weinstein after election loss By Published On :: Mon, 23 Jul 2018 00:14:22 +0100 Photos of Hillary Clinton having dinner with longtime pal Harvey Weinstein weeks after her election loss have emerged. Full Article
on Giuliani says his team negotiating with Mueller on possible interview By Published On :: Thu, 02 Aug 2018 01:43:47 +0100 Special Counsel Robert Mueller has offered to limit the number of obstruction-related questions Trump would be asked by investigators but doesn't want him to just provide written answers. Full Article
on Trump's top evangelical ally Falwell Jr attacks Sessions as a 'phony' By Published On :: Thu, 02 Aug 2018 14:48:47 +0100 Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr. joined President Trump's attack on Attorney General Jeff Sessions, calling him a 'phony' and even slamming his visit to the school. Full Article
on Brennan: Trump revoked security clearance to hide Russia collusion By Published On :: Thu, 16 Aug 2018 13:58:01 +0100 Answering charges that he is only targeting a list of his political opponents, Trump claimed he 'would put a Republican on, too, if I thought they were incompetent or crazy.' Full Article
on Lawyer says Cohen has information that may interest Robert Mueller By Published On :: Thu, 23 Aug 2018 04:41:34 +0100 Lanny Davis, lawyer for former Trump fixer Michael Cohen, said during an interview on CNN Tuesday that his client may have information related to Russian meddling. Full Article
on Trump tweets 'no collusion' after Cohen and Manafort are brought down By Published On :: Thu, 23 Aug 2018 09:37:56 +0100 President Trump penned the tweet after what many had called the darkest day of his presidency following the guilty verdict against Paul Manafort and the guilty plea by Michael Cohen. Full Article
on Bolton warns Russia over election meddling before heading to Kiev By Published On :: Thu, 23 Aug 2018 10:08:46 +0100 John Bolton met with Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev in Geneva on Thursday, when the pair discussed election meddling, Syria, Iran, North Korea and nuclear weapons. Full Article
on Thiel: Trump was the only Republican candidate who wasn't a 'zombie' By Published On :: Tue, 28 Aug 2018 12:48:38 +0100 Speaking at an event on entrepreneurship in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Monday, Peter Thiel claimed Trump was a 'very healthy corrective' to the problem of political correctness in politics. Full Article
on Mueller snubs Trump attorneys' letter setting out interview conditions By Published On :: Fri, 31 Aug 2018 16:54:30 +0100 Mueller has not responded to a weeks-old letter from Trump's legal team, suggesting the president's testimony isn't needed or investigators are tracking down new leads. Full Article
on George Papadopoulos says his testimony could help prove collusion between Trump campaign and Russia By Published On :: Sun, 09 Sep 2018 19:36:52 +0100 George Papadopoulos. who tired to arrange a meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, said his testimony could help prove collusion. Full Article
on Trump touts strong economic growth and says Dems would have tanked it By Published On :: Mon, 10 Sep 2018 13:38:42 +0100 President Trump is using the strong performance of the American economy as a weapon against Democrats, claiming growth would not be so high if they had won the 2016 election. Full Article