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The House intelligence committee plans to interview Susan Rice next month as part of its investigation into Russia meddling in the US election last year, a high-profile target for Republicans who accuse President Barack Obama's former national security adviser of improperly handling classified intelligence reports, according to sources familiar with the private talks. President Donald Trump and Republicans have focused on allegations that Rice revealed the names of Trump's transition aides in intelligence reports -- called "unmasking" -- saying that Obama officials were seeking to divulge damaging information about the Trump campaign.
The top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee said on Wednesday the panel had asked election officials in 21 U.S. states to make public information about efforts to hack their systems during last year's election. Some lawmakers have expressed frustration that the information has been kept secret, saying it impedes the country's ability to prevent such hacks in the future.
Senate intelligence committee Chairman Richard Burr said Wednesday he's requested former FBI Director James Comey's memos from the FBI and is confident he will get access to the documents soon. "I've made the request from the FBI, and I feel confident we will have access to them," the North Carolina Republican said.
With just 9 working days left until the week-long July 4 recess, it appears that Senate Republicans are getting close to bringing a healthcare to the floor. They have little room for error.
Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., right, chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., left, listen as Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence about his role in the firing of FBI Director James Comey and the investigation into contacts between Trump campaign associates and Russia, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 13, 2017. President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 15, 2017, during an event on Apprenticeship and Workforce of Tomorrow initiatives.
Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., right, chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., left, listen as Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence about his role in the firing of FBI Director James Comey and the investigation into contacts between Trump ... (more)
The special counsel appointed to investigate Russian influence in the 2016 presidential campaign has met with the leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee in an effort to ensure their investigations don't conflict. The leaders of the Senate intelligence committee say In a statement issued Wednesday that they "look forward to future engagements" with Robert Mueller.
Sen. Kamala Harris was cut off by two of her male colleagues while questioning Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday, just one week after they interrupted her during a different hearing. During Sessions' testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee , Harris asked him to explain what Justice Department policy prevented him from answering some questions from the committee's members, and whether he had discussed that policy with his staff prior to the hearing.
President Trump tackles James Comey on Twitter as 'cowardly' The president blasts Comey on Twitter as his son on TV labels the ex-FBI director ''a liar' Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2sc7xkY WASHINGTON - President Trump called James Comey "cowardly" and Donald Trump Jr. described the ousted FBI director as "a dishonest man of bad character" as the White House braced to deal with continuing fallout from the Russian investigations. The president seized not on Comey's account of his private meetings with Trump but rather on his acknowledgement before the Senate Intelligence Committee Thursday that he had a friend leak his contemporaneous memo about what happened to a New York Times reporter.
Ousted FBI Director James Comey provided a lot of answers during his public testimony before a Senate committee , but he left one substantial question unanswered: How did the FBI know Attorney General Jeff Sessions was going to step aside from the investigation into the Trump campaign's Russia ties? The Justice Department responded late Thursday, saying that after consultations with department ethics officials Sessions recused himself because of his involvement in Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, "for that reason, and that reason alone." The department's statement did not directly respond to Comey's comment that he was "aware of facts" that would make Sessions' continued involvement in the Russia probe problematic.
The Russian government hacked the computers of the Democratic National Committee, leaked the information they stole and "was behind the cyber intrusion" of American voter files, among much more. In short, Russians interfered in the 2016 presidential election.
Former FBI director James Comey testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday about his conversations with President Trump on the FBI's investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. Key takeaways from the James Comey testimony Former FBI director James Comey testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday about his conversations with President Trump on the FBI's investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
Former FBI Director James Comey testified Thursday in public hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. In this exchange with Committee Chairman Richard Burr, Comey revealed that former Attorney General Loretta Lynch asked him to call the FBI probe into Hillary Clinton's email server a "matter" instead of an investigation.
Comey. . Former FBI director James Comey is greeted by Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C. at the beginning of the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Washington.
Lawmakers verbally sparred with top intelligence chiefs on Wednesday after they staunchly refused to answer questions about conversations they had with President Donald Trump regarding probes into Russian activities during the election. Members of the Senate intelligence committee wanted to know about news reports claiming Trump had asked Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and Adm.
Former FBI Director James Comey will tell the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday that President Donald Trump asked him to pledge his loyalty and to end the agency's investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, according to his prepared remarks posted online Wednesday. "I need loyalty, I expect loyalty," Comey said Trump told him in his prepared remarks, posted on the website of the Senate Intelligence Committee.
The directors of national intelligence and the National Security Agency say they are in discussions with the White House about whether their conversations with President Donald Trump are protected by executive privilege. NSA Director Mike Rogers says he has not yet received an answer from the White House about whether the president intended to invoke the authority afforded to him to withhold certain communications from the public.
The Senate Intelligence Committee's witnesses on Wednesday included top officials from the FBI, NSA, Justice Department and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Top intel officials Coats and Rogers say they've never been 'pressured' on Russia investigations The Senate Intelligence Committee's witnesses on Wednesday included top officials from the FBI, NSA, Justice Department and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
The Republican-led Congress returns to work this week, and once again, the Russia investigation will overshadow the ambitious legislative agenda that includes major overhauls of the health care system and tax code. Former FBI Director James Comey is slated to testify publicly Thursday and is expected to discuss President Donald Trump's request that he end his probe of a top aide's ties to Russia Against the backdrop of the highly anticipated hearing, House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will tackle a critical summer list of high-priority issues and bills that GOP leaders are anxious to complete - or at least make significant progress on - before the long August recess.