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President Donald Trump's son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner answered questions from Senate investigators for hours behind closed doors Monday, acknowledging four meetings with Russians during and after Trump's victorious White House bid and insisting he had "nothing to hide." He emerged smiling to publicly declare, "All of my actions were proper."
One of the caucuses at the Saturday, July 22, local Democratic Party convention. The caucuses to pick the party's new governing body were selected by Shelby County Commission districts.
President Trump had some remarkable things to say at the inaugural meeting of his Commission to Promote Voter Suppression and Justify Trump's False Claims, which is formally known as the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. He also asked a question that deserves an answer.
A Florida man is expected to appear in federal court Monday after 10 people died in San Antonio, Texas, in what officials called an immigrant-smuggling attemp... - President Trump Monday morning called Attorney General Jeff Sessions "beleaguered" following his public criticism of Sessions in a recent interview with The New York Times . "After 1 year of investigation with Zero evidence being found, Chuck Schumer just stated that 'Democrats should blame ourselves, not Russia,'" Trump said in a tweet.
"So why aren't the Committees and investigators, and of course our beleaguered A.G., looking into Crooked Hillarys crimes & Russia relations?" the president tweeted from his personal Twitter account on Monday morning. Over the past week, Trump has been attacking Attorney General Jeff Sessions for his decision months ago to recuse himself from the investigations into possible connections between Trump's campaign and Russia.
US president Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner has denied any improper conduct as he revealed he had four contacts with Russians during last year's election campaign and the presidential transition period. In a statement, Mr Kushner, a senior White House adviser, denied collusion with any foreign government during the presidential campaign.
"Drain the Swamp should be changed to Drain the Sewer," the real estate magnate turned politician said, adding that "it begins with the Fake News!" Drain the Swamp should be changed to Drain the Sewer - it's actually much worse than anyone ever thought, and it begins with the Fake News! It is unclear what prompted the tweet, which came hours before Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner is scheduled to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee in a closed hearing. Kushner, who is also a senior White House adviser, has emerged as a person of interest in ongoing investigations into Russian election meddling and possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow.
Between 2008 and 2016, the media were unapologetic about their adoration of President Barack Obama. Now, they are energized by their thorough loathing of President Donald Trump.
Congressional investigators will question senior White House adviser Jared Kushner on Monday, as the multiple probes into contacts between Russia and the Trump campaign intensify and focus more directly on those closest to the president. Kushner is scheduled to meet behind closed doors with the Senate Intelligence Committee on Monday, then be questioned - again in private - by the House Intelligence Committee the following day.
President Donald Trump had some remarkable things to say at the inaugural meeting of his Commission to Promote Voter Suppression and Justify Trump's False Claims, which is formally known as the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. He also asked a question that deserves an answer.
In this March 17, 2017, file photo Ivanka Trump, the daughter of President Donald Trump, and her husband Jared Kushner, senior adviser to President Donald Trump, attend a joint news conference with the president and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the East Room of the White House in Washington. In this March 17, 2017, file photo Ivanka Trump, the daughter of President Donald Trump, and her husband Jared Kushner, senior adviser to President Donald Trump, attend a joint news conference with the president and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
The independent from Vermont who ran against Hillary Clinton on the Democratic ticket in 2016 is considering another run in 2020, The Hill reported Sunday. "He thinks he's earned the right to run again, and he believes if he would have been the [Democratic] candidate he would have won against Trump," a Sanders associate told The Hill.
Trump tweets Democrats are laughing at 'Russian Witch Hunt,' Republicans do 'very little' to protect him President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va., Saturday, July 22, 2017, after attending the commissioning ceremony of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. President Donald Trump slammed Democrats for what he called "laughing" over the Russia investigations while attacking fellow Republicans for doing "very little" to protect him, in a pair of new tweets Sunday afternoon.
President Trump said Democrats and Russia are laughing at the special counsel's investigation into Russian election interference in a Sunday afternoon tweet, saying it is a "witch hunt" that is taking hold as an excuse for losing an election. "As the phony Russian Witch Hunt continues, two groups are laughing at this excuse for a lost election taking hold, Democrats and Russians!" Trump tweeted.
In his first days as the newly minted White House communications director, Anthony Scaramucci has spent some time deleting old tweets that don't align with his new boss's views. During an interview on Fox News Sunday , host Chris Wallace said it was an understandable move, and pulled up a 2012 tweet in which Scaramucci advocated for tougher gun control laws.
Newly minted White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci said on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday that President Donald Trump still does not accept the intelligence community's conclusion that Russia attempted to influence the 2016 election. "He basically said to me, 'Hey you know, this is, maybe they did it, maybe they didn't do it,'" Scaramucci said of a recent conversation he'd had with the President about alleged Russian interference.
Donald Trump Jr. and Paul Manafort have both agreed to negotiate with the Senate Judiciary Committee to provide documents "and be interviewed prior to a public hearing" in regards to its Russia probe, according to statement from the office of committee Chairman Chuck Grassley. Representatives for both Trump Jr. and Manafort did not respond to requests for comment from ABC but previously said they are cooperating with the Congressional investigations.
Generations ago, when the wealth of the United States was measured in natural resources like beaver pelts and timber, people built giant statues to represent the times. They erected statues of Paul Bunyan and his blue ox Babe that can still be seen along north woods roadsides from Oregon to Michigan.
Donald Trump has said he has "complete power" to issue pardons, an assertion that comes amid investigations into Russian interference in last year's presidential election. In a flurry of 10 tweets, Mr Trump commented about pardons, former presidential rival Hillary Clinton, his eldest son Donald Jr, health care, the USS Gerald Ford, the attorney general and other issues.