FBI spied on my campaign illegally: Trump

Donald Trump says documents released by the FBI relating to his former adviser Carter Page's Russian ties show his 2016 presidential campaign was illegally spied upon by US law enforcement, but the president has offered no evidence to support his assertion. In a series of Twitter posts on Sunday, Trump also accused the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Justice of misleading the courts during a probe of Russian interference in the election, but did not elaborate.

Carter Page denies being a Russian agent as lawmakers urge Trump to act tougher toward Kremlin

Former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page on Sunday denied he was an intelligence agent for Russia, after the release of usually secret documents showed federal investigators believed he was engaged in "clandestine intelligence activities" on behalf of Russia. Page's denial, on CNN's "State of the Nation," was his first public response to the release on Saturday of secret applications for federal wiretaps on him.

Trump claims it looks like his campaign ‘was illegally being spied on’

President Trump on Sunday said recently released documents about how the FBI monitored former campaign aide Carter Page shows that his 2016 presidential campaign was "illegally being spied" on. "Looking more & more like the Trump Campaign for President was illegally being spied upon for the political gain of Crooked Hillary Clinton and the DNC ," Trump wrote on his Twitter account.

Trump’s jab over a secret Cohen tape prompts a return poke from his ex-fixer’s own lawyer

President Donald Trump took a shot Saturday at his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, over a secretly recorded conversation with him in 2016, tweeting that a lawyer taping a client is "perhaps illegal," before assuring Twitter followers that "your favorite President" did nothing wrong. Cohen's lawyer, Lanny Davis, quickly fired back, hurling a tweet at the president, and his lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, in a show of worsening relations between the president and his former attorney.

Trump says ‘inconceivable’ that Cohen recorded conversation about ex-Playmate payment

President Donald Trump lashed out Saturday morning at his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen and mischaracterized the government's April raid of Cohen's home and business, one day after reports that Cohen recorded a conversation with Trump about a former Playboy model who says Trump had an affair with her. "Inconceivable that the government would break into a lawyer's office - almost unheard of," Trump wrote on Twitter Saturday morning.

Trump Endorsement in Georgia Race Surprised, and Frustrated, Some Republicans

Trump floats season suspension for NFL players protesting anthem - President Trump took to Twitter Friday to call out the NFL on their national anthem policy. - The NFL National Anthem Debate is alive and well again - can't believe it! Isn't it in contract that players must stand at attention, hand on heart? Manhattan Madam Kristin Davis - Subpoenaed by Robert Mueller - EXCLUSIVE - Kristin Davis, the Manhattan Madam who went to prison and was connected to former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, is being subpoenaed in the Robert Mueller investigation ... TMZ has learned.

Exclusive: U.S. open to lifting sanctions off aluminum giant Rusal – Mnuchin

Michael Cohen Secretly Taped Trump Discussing Payment to Playboy Model - WASHINGTON - President Trump's longtime lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, secretly recorded a conversation with Mr. Trump two months before the presidential election in which they discussed payments to a former Playboy model In secret recording seized by FBI, Trump and Cohen discuss making payments for story of model who alleged affair with Trump - Federal investigators have an audio recording in which then-presidential candidate Donald Trump and his personal attorney Michael Cohen discussed in the fall Manhattan Madam Kristin Davis - Subpoenaed by Robert Mueller - EXCLUSIVE - Kristin Davis, the Manhattan Madam who went to prison and was connected to former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, is being subpoenaed in the Robert Mueller investigation ... TMZ has learned.

President Trump struggles to contain firestorm over Putin summit

President Donald Trump struggled Wednesday to contain the furor over his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as he gave conflicting signals about whether he believes there's any ongoing threat to American elections from Moscow. President Trump struggles to contain firestorm over Putin summit President Donald Trump struggled Wednesday to contain the furor over his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as he gave conflicting signals about whether he believes there's any ongoing threat to American elections from Moscow.

Donald Trump still thinks his meeting with Vladimir Putin was a glittering success

Taking to Twitter hours after he was blasted by senior Republicans and Democrats, the president wrote: 'While I had a great meeting with NATO, raising vast amounts of money, I had an even better meeting with Vladimir Putin of Russia.

Russian establishment chalks up Trump summit as a win for Putin

Russia's political and media establishment heralded talks between the Russian and U.S. leaders in Helsinki as a victory for Vladimir Putin in breaking down Western resolve to treat Russia as a pariah. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Trump receives a football from Russian President Putin as they hold a joint news conference.

Gov. Mike Huckabee Drops a MOAB on Hillary Clinton After She Questions Trump’s Loyalty to US

As TGP's Kristinn Taylor reported , sore loser Hillary Clinton still cannot get over being defeated by Donald Trump for the presidency nearly two years ago now. Sunday night, on the eve of President Trump's summit in Finland with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Clinton trolled Trump on Twitter, questioning his loyalty to the Unites States.

Cave diver says he might sue Elon Musk after Musk suggests he’s a pedophile

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took offense at the idea that the mini-submarine he sent to Thailand could not have performed a needed rescue mission. A British cave diver involved in the rescue of 12 Thai soccer players and their coach said he would consider taking legal action against Elon Musk after the Tesla Inc. and SpaceX chief executive suggested on Twitter that the diver was a pedophile.

House committee to grill social media executives on business practices

A House committee plans a second hearing this week on the filtering practices of social media companies, amid concerns that some users have been "shadow banned," blocked or otherwise marginalized. Executives with Facebook , YouTube and Twitter are scheduled to appear before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, according to the committee's announcement.

White House, CNN Trade Barbs Over Scrapped Bolton Interview

The White House press secretary said the Trump administration had punished "bad behavior" after a planned CNN interview with National Security Adviser John Bolton was canceled following a tense exchange between President Donald Trump and one of the network's correspondents. Bolton had been booked to appear on CNN's "State of the Union" show on Sunday, and "remains fully prepared to do the interview, but the White House has canceled it," CNN correspondent Jake Tapper said on Twitter.

From his Scottish golf resort, Trump tweets about Russia…

President Donald Trump, at his luxury seaside golf course here, turned his eye to domestic politics Saturday morning -- attacking former President Barack Obama, questioning the FBI, torching CNN and bragging about his 2016 win. With country roads to the golf course cordoned off, and aides mum about the president's activities on a sunny Saturday morning, he gave a lens into his mind around 11 a.m. local time.