Trump considers yanking security clearances of his critics
President Donald Trump is "exploring the mechanisms" for revoking the security clearances of half a dozen former Obama administration officials and critics of his presidency.
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Trump’s ‘petty’ threat after Putin meeting
DONALD Trump has threatened to strip former officials of their security clearances after they criticised his summit meeting with Vladimir Putin. Donald Trump has threatened to strip former officials of their security clearances after they criticised his summit meeting with Vladimir Putin.
President Trump considers revoking security clearances for former U.S. officials
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is exploring "mechanisms" to revoke security clearances for former U.S. officials who have criticized him for his handling of the Russia investigation and his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Monday. Sanders said the administration is reviewing clearances for former CIA director John Brennan, former FBI director director James Comey, former national intelligence director James Clapper, former CIA director Michael Hayden, former national security adviser Susan Rice and former deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe.
Media Let Obama Alumsoff the Hook on Russia
Several Obama administration alumni have attacked President Donald Trump in the past few days, following his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki last Monday. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who led the Russian "reset" under President Barack Obama, told an audience in New York at the OZY Fest Saturday: "[I]t doesn't seem like our president cares.
.com | The overlooked positives from the Trump-Putin Helsinki Summit
US President Donald Trump has faced an unrelenting barrage of criticism in the wake of last weekend's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Most prominent were scathing articles published on CNN, one of America's largest news networks: What is truly heinous, however, is that the positive aspects emanating from the Helsinki Summit have been completely overshadowed by the narrow, mass hysteria-driven media coverage.
First trial in special counsela s investigation set to begin this week
The first trial in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation is set to begin this week when former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort heads to court in Alexandria, Virginia. Although Manafort is the first to face trial, the recent indictment of 12 Russian military intelligence officers could be a sign that Mueller's investigation is heating up.
Pres. Trump tweets against Mueller probe
Capping a week of drama, back-tracking and blistering statements from allies about his attitude toward Russian election interference, President Donald Trump on Monday returned to familiar rhetoric, referring to the special counsel's Russia probe as a "hoax" and "Witch Hunt." Trump spent last week trying to reassure the country that he accepts that the longtime foe interfered in the 2016 election, despite his public undermining of U.S. intelligence agencies in Helsinki while standing alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Trump returns to ‘Witch Hunt’ tweets against Mueller probe
In a Nov. 2, 2017 file photo, Carter Page, a foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, speaks with reporters following a day of questions from the House Intelligence Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump claimed Sunday, July 22, 2018, that newly released documents relating to the wiretapping of his onetime campaign adviser Carter Page "confirm with little doubt" that intelligence agencies misled the courts that approved the warrant.
Where the Mueller investigation stands right now
The first trial in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation is set to begin this week when former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort heads to court in Alexandria, Virginia. Although Manafort is the first to face trial, the recent indictment of 12 Russian military intelligence officers could be a sign that Mueller's investigation is heating up.
The Latest: Trump again calls Russia commotion a a big hoaxa
The Latest on President Donald Trump and the probe of possible Russian interference in the 2016 elections. : President Donald Trump has returned to referring to the commotion over Russia as "a big hoax" after a week of drama, back tracking and a double negative about his attitude toward Russian election interference.
After a week of walkbacks, Trump returns to Russia doubting
In a Nov. 2, 2017 file photo, Carter Page, a foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, speaks with reporters following a day of questions from the House Intelligence Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
In Another Reversal, President Trump Calls Russian Election Meddling a ‘Big Hoax’
Capping a week of drama, back tracking, a double negative and blistering statements from allies about his attitude toward Russian election interference, President Donald Trump on Sunday was back to referring to "a big hoax." Trump spent days trying to reassure the country that he accepts that the longtime foe interfered in the 2016 election after his public undermining of U.S. intelligence agencies in Helsinki while standing alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The president’s tweet throws his position on the Russia issue into doubt once again
So President Obama knew about Russia before the Election. Why didn't he do something about it? Why didn't he tell our campaign? Because it is all a big hoax, that's why, and he thought Crooked Hillary was going to win!!! After a week of tortuous statements, walk-backs and clarifications on whether he thinks the U.S. intelligence community's conclusion that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential campaign, President Donald Trump appeared to have come full circle on Sunday night, dismissing the issue as "all a big hoax."
The Latest: Trump again calls Russia commotion ‘a big hoax’
In a Nov. 2, 2017 file photo, Carter Page, a foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, speaks with reporters following a day of questions from the House Intelligence Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Putin Speaks Code: Does Trump Understand?
Back when word first leaked that Jared Kushner, Paul Manafort and Donald Trump Jr. had met with a Russian lawyer and others offering dirt on Hillary Clinton, President Trump seemed to think he was supplying an exculpatory cover story. Flying home from Germany on Air Force One, Trump reportedly instructed Don Jr. to claim that he and the Kremlin-linked lawyer had "primarily discussed a program about the adoption of Russian children."
Ex-ambassador and Putin foe warns whatever Trump did in Moscow in…
Former American ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul spoke Sunday in Bozeman, Montana about Russian President Vladimir Putin's request to send Americans to him for interrogation. Putin suggested during the meeting with President Donald Trump in Helsinki to allow special counsel Robert Mueller to interview the 12 indicted Russian hackers if McFaul and financier Bill Browder.
Estonia Spy Chief: Network of Operatives Pushing Russian Agenda in…
Trump says Carter Page documents show DoJ and FBI misled courts - - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Sunday that documents about his former presidential campaign adviser Carter Page confirmed with little doubt that the Department of Justice and FBI had misled the courts.
Clinton criticizes Trump, saying ‘hardly anybody who believes in freedom gets along with’ Putin
Hillary Clinton on Saturday criticized President Donald Trump over his recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying that "hardly anybody who believes in freedom gets along with" the Russian leader and that Trump "wants to be friends with Putin for reasons that we're all still trying to figure out." Nearly a week after Trump met with Putin in Helsinki, Finland, the White House is continuing to grapple with the fallout after the US President shocked the world and provoked a rebuke from some top Republicans, as well as Democrats, in Congress by not endorsing the conclusion of the US intelligence community that Russia interfered in the 2016 election over Putin's denial.
Intelligence chief says he didn’t mean ‘to be disrespectful’ about Trump’s Putin invite
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats issued a statement Saturday saying that he did not mean "to be disrespectful or criticize the actions" of President Donald Trump during a recent interview in which he appeared surprised to learn that the White House had decided to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to Washington in the fall. The widely publicized interview took place Thursday at the Aspen Security Forum.
Senators push sanctions to send Putin message on election interference
A pair of prominent Republican U.S. senators said on Sunday that the United States needs to prepare new sanctions against Russia to discourage interference in upcoming elections. FILE PHOTOS: Republican U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Lindsey Graham are seen in this combination photo from U.S. Senate hearings on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. on March 14, 2018 and on June 18, 2018 respectively.