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Carter Page Touted Kremlin Contacts in 2013 Letter - Former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page bragged that he was an adviser to the Kremlin in a letter obtained by TIME that raises new questions about the extent of Page's contacts with the Russian government over the years. Democratic rebuttal calls Nunes memo 'deliberately misleading' - WASHINGTON - A top House Democrat is challenging the core conclusion of the memo released by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes on Friday, calling the allegation that the Justice Department and FBI withheld key details Trump seized on what memo could mean even before reading it - WASHINGTON - Even before he'd read the memo, President Donald Trump seized on what it could mean.
Nunes’ memo, McCabe’s ouster, and Mueller’s next move: Inside…
In what was perhaps the most momentous week in the Russia investigation so far, headlines were dominated by the release of a highly controversial memo by Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee. The document's central claim is that the Department of Justice and FBI bypassed proper protocol when they sought a warrant to surveil Carter Page, a former adviser to President Donald Trump's campaign.
‘There’s a lot of anger’: FBI agents furious over…
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes speaks to the media about President Donald Trump's allegation that his campaign was the target of wiretaps on Capitol Hill in Washington March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein Longtime FBI agents - as well as other law enforcement officials - are furious with the Republican Party over the release of a memo compiled by the office of House intel head Rep. Devin Nunes that attacks an ongoing investigation into the Trump White House, saying conservatives have done irreparable damage to the agency that has always been considered a bastion of rectitude.
Habakkuk on ‘longtime’ sources:
In the light of the suggestion in the Nunes memo that Steele was 'a longtime FBI source' it seems worth sketching out some background, which may also make it easier to see some possible reasons why he 'was desperate that Donald Trump not get elected and was passionate about him not being president.' There is reason to suspect that some former and very likely current employees of the FBI have been colluding with elements in other American and British intelligence agencies, in particular the CIA and MI6, in support of an extremely ambitious foreign policy agenda for a very long time.
Inside the FBI: Anger, worry, work – and fears of lasting damage
Justice Dept. told court of source's political influence in request to wiretap ex-Trump campaign aide, officials say The court that approved surveillance of a former campaign adviser to President Trump was aware that some of the information underpinning the warrant request was paid Why I Am Leaving the F.B.I. - One of the greatest honors of my life was walking across the stage at the F.B.I. Academy and receiving my special agent badge from the director at the time, Robert Mueller.
The Nunes-Ryan Civil Liberties Sham
Justice Dept. told court of source's political influence in request to wiretap ex-Trump campaign aide, officials say The court that approved surveillance of a former campaign adviser to President Trump was aware that some of the information underpinning the warrant request was paid Why I Am Leaving the F.B.I. - One of the greatest honors of my life was walking across the stage at the F.B.I. Academy and receiving my special agent badge from the director at the time, Robert Mueller.
RNC Backs Trump’s Ban On Transgender Troops
The Republican National Committee on Friday approved a resolution in support of President Donald Trump's order to bar transgender individuals from serving in the U.S. military. In July, Trump tweeted his call for a complete ban on transgender troops.
Trump claims Nunes memo ‘totally’ vindicates him as FBI says ‘talk is cheap’
Donald Trump waves from Air Force One before departure from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Friday as he travels to Mar a Lago in West Palm Beach, Florida, for the weekend. Amid swirling partisan rancor in Washington, mere days after Donald Trump appealed for unity in his State of the Union address, the president fired yet another broadside at special counsel Robert Mueller and the investigation into Russian election meddling.
Mr Trump tweeted from Florida that the memo puts him in the clear
Donald Trump has claimed complete vindication from a congressional memo alleging the FBI abused its surveillance powers during the investigation into his campaign's possible Russia ties. But the memo also includes revelations that might complicate efforts by the President and his allies to undermine special counsel Robert Mueller's inquiry.
Harper: Democrats Threw the First Punch
Now that the Devin Nunes memo is out in the public-with no redactions-and a counter-memo by Adam Schiff is expected to be released within days, it is a good moment to step back and look at the bigger picture of what has gone wrong with our system and where we are headed as a country. First, it has been clear, long before the Nunes memo flap, that a network operating within the U.S. law enforcement and intelligence community had it out for Donald Trump for reasons that had little or nothing to do with alleged Russian ties.
Ap Fact Check: Trump’s week of faulty claims
President Donald Trump struck a variety of false notes in his big speech to Congress this past week and followed up with a curious coda - a plain-as-your-face exaggeration about the TV audience that tuned in for it. TRUMP: "Thank you for all of the nice compliments and reviews on the State of the Union speech.
Late-Night Lately: Hosts Address Trump’s State of the Union, Rose…
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Trump says Russia-probe memo proves bias; Dems say no
Claiming vindication and straining to derail the Russia probe, President Donald Trump declassified a top secret congressional memo Friday, and suggested it proved the investigation of his presidential campaign was fatally flawed. Democrats said the document did nothing to clear him or his campaign, and the FBI called the memo inaccurate and incomplete.
How Donald Trump fell out with hip-hop stars, except for Enimem
How Donald Trump fell out with hip-hop stars, except for Enimem - some of his biggest and pettiest disses recalled From crossing Snoop Dogg after he backed Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election to saying he drew bigger crowds than either Jay-Z or BeyoncA , the US president has not held back - but Eminem gets a pass "Somebody please inform Jay-Z that because of my policies, Black Unemployment has just been reported to be at the LOWEST RATE EVER RECORDED!" Trump wrote on Twitter. Jay-Z is hardly the first hip-hop artist to face Trump's wrath; in fact, the president has been quarrelling with big-name artists since before he decided to dabble in politics.
Deputy attorney general’s job may be in jeopardy
WASHINGTON – Rod Rosenstein's tenure as deputy attorney general and the top Justice Department official overseeing the Russia investigation appears to be in peril after President Donald Trump refused to say Friday whether he had confidence in him. After Trump authorized release of a controversial memo on FBI surveillance practices by House Intelligence Committee Republicans, he was asked by a reporter whether he was more likely to fire Rosenstein and whether he had confidence in the 27-year-veteran of the Justice Department who oversees its day-to-day operations and special counsel Robert Mueller III's investigation.
Explosive memo released as Trump escalates fight over Russia probe
US President Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress on Friday escalated a campaign against US law enforcement agencies over their probe of Trump's ties to Russia, releasing a disputed memo that the FBI warned was misleading and inaccurate. probe of potential collusion between Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and Russia was a product of political bias against Trump at the FBI and Justice Department.
Trump ‘inclined’ to permit release of Democratic memo after review
US President Donald Trump "would be inclined" to permit the release of a memo written by Democrats that rebuts a Republican document alleging anti-Trump bias at the FBI, if it passes a security and legal review, a White House spokesman told CNN on Friday.
Trump taking tougher stance on Russia nuclear threat
The Trump administration has announced that it will continue much of the Obama administration's nuclear weapons policy, but take a more aggressive stance toward Russia. It said Russia must be convinced it would face "unacceptably dire costs" if it were to threaten even a limited nuclear attack in Europe.
President Donald Trump said the Nunes memo should make some people “ashamed”
President Donald Trump and his supporters are using a congressional memo alleging FBI surveillance abuse to raise questions about the origins of a federal investigation into his campaign's ties to Russia. But the four-page document includes revelations that might complicate the effort to undermine special counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing probe.