Donald Trump says FBI missed signs on Florida shooting due to Russia probe, draws criticism

Trump has on several occasions, however, questioned whether Russia was behind efforts to interfere in the 2016 election. President Donald Trump attacked the FBI and lawmakers probing suspected Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election, drawing sharp criticism for saying an excessive focus on Russia led investigators to miss signs that could have prevented a deadly school shooting in Florida.

Ed Dudson Joins Incat Crowther as MD

Incat Crowther has appointed Ed Dudson as Managing Director of its UK business and as a board member contributing to overall business direction. With more than twenty five years of experience in the design and construction of high performance vessels including fast ferries, wind farm vessels, offshore vessels and patrol boats, Ed's capability, reputation and integrity are a natural addition to the Incat Crowther brand.

Belships Updates Fleet Status

M/S Belnippon was delivered from Imabari Shipbuilding in January and has been fixed on time charter to Cargill for 10-13 months at USD 11,500/day, says a statement from Oslo-based bulk ship operator Belships. M/S Belstar, M/S Belnor and M/S Belisland have continued the long-term contracts to Canpotex of Canada.

Trump fumes about Russia investigation as nation mourns

As the nation mourned, President Donald Trump kept largely silent about the Florida school shooting victims and the escalating gun control debate, instead raging at the FBI for what he perceived to be a fixation on the Russia investigation at the cost of failing to deter the attack. From the privacy of Mar-a-Lago, Trump vented about the investigation in a marathon series of tweets over the weekend.

How the BuzzFeed Lawsuit Might Open Mueller’s Investigation to Public View

Wouldn't if be ironic if the very document that started the whole Russia-collusion story ends up making a large portion of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation completely public? Last week I posted on the lawsuit filed by BuzzFeed against the DNC . BuzzFeed is locked in an existential battle with a Russian tech mogul named Aleksej Gubarev.

As special session begins Monday, Speaker Taylor Barras faces…

Paperwork has been distributed and extra chairs have been set up in the Louisiana House chamber ready for Gov. John Bel Edwards' address to legislators at 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17, 2018. The 17-day special session aims to address a $1 billion deficit in the state budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. The 144 members of Louisiana's Legislature will convene Monday in a special session that will mark their fifth attempt in two years to solve the state's recurring budget problems.

Social media firms got played by Russian agents

The election-interference indictment brought by US special counsel Robert Mueller underscores how thoroughly social-media companies like Facebook and Twitter were played by Russian propagandists. Thirteen Russians, including a businessman close to Vladimir Putin, were charged Friday in a plot to interfere in the 2016 US presidential election through social media propaganda.

President Donald Trump meets with members of Congress to discuss…

Still silent on the role gun access played in last week's Florida school massacre, President Donald Trump lashed out at the FBI and suggested that the Russia election-meddling investigation impeded an opportunity to stop the teenage shooter. In a series of 15 Twitter posts over 19 hours late Saturday and early Sunday, Trump said it was "very sad" that the FBI missed clues from Nikolas Cruz, accused of the school attack, because the agency was preoccupied with the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election campaign.

Trump says Russia succeeding in sowing US discord

File photo taken on Nov 11, 2017 shows US President Donald Trump meeting Russia's President Vladimir Putin during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' summit in the central Vietnamese city of Danang. WEST PALM BEACH: President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Russia was succeeding beyond its "wildest dreams" in sowing US discord but refrained once more from directly challenging Moscow on its election meddling.

Clapper Calls Facebook Official’s Post That Trump Touted ‘False’

Former U.S. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper contradicted a tweet from a Facebook Inc. executive that said swaying the 2016 election wasn't the main aim of Russian interference outlined in a new indictment. "Clearly the Russians were trying to affect the election," Clapper, who served under President Barack Obama, said on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday.

FBI missed shooting cues because of Russia probe: Trump

Protesters hold placards at a rally calling for more gun control in the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Photo: Reuters President Donald Trump attacked the FBI and lawmakers probing alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and said an excessive focus on Russia led federal investigators to miss signs that could have prevented a deadly mass shooting a Florida high school.

Outrage over Trump’s response to Parkland tragedy

Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., expressed astonishment that President Trump would use the tragedy they experienced last week to push back on the FBI's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Late Saturday night from his nearby Mar-a-Lago estate, Trump accused the FBI of spending too much time on potential collusion between Moscow and his own presidential campaign.

‘Weirdest thing’: Trump expresses anger, but not over Russian election-meddling

In this July 21, 2016 file photo, Republican Presidential candidate Donald J. Trump speaks during the final day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. AP Photo/J.