Social media giant Twitter announced that is has suspended over 1,000 accounts it believes to be linked to Russian active measures – the propaganda and disinformation campaigns Russian intelligence services use to influence politics. The company believes the accounts are …
Continue ReadingFormer White House staffer and Trump confidant Omarosa Manigault Newman may have recordings of private conversations held within the White House. Newman had a penchant for recording meetings, and may have secretly recorded private conversations in the White House …
Continue ReadingRepublican lawmakers are calling on congressional leaders to release a memo written by the House Intelligence Committee about alleged abuses about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The committee voted along party lines on Thursday to allow members of …
Continue ReadingThe House Intelligence Committee today released the transcript of their interview with Glenn Simpson, co-founder of political research firm Fusion GPS. Fusion is the firm responsible for the production of the now infamous Steele Dossier, the report that alleges …
Continue ReadingBoth Democrats and Republicans seem to have found an unlikely mutual foe in the Russia investigation: Steve Bannon. Bannon angered many Democrats and most Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee when he refused to answer any of their questions during …
Continue ReadingChief of Staff General John Kelly disputed claims that the White House instructed former top strategist Steve Bannon to invoke executive privilege in order to avoid answering questions on Capitol Hill yesterday. Kelly was asked whether the White House told …
Continue ReadingSteve Bannon has cut a deal with the Mueller investigation to sit for an interview instead of testifying before a grand jury. It was revealed yesterday that Bannon was subpoenaed by Mueller’s team and would have had to testify, but …
Continue ReadingFormer Trump campaign manager and top strategist Steven Bannon has been subpoenaed by special counsel, Robert Mueller, and will have to appear before a grand jury in the ongoing Russia investigation, it was learned today. It’s the first time …
Continue ReadingCongressman Devin Nunes, Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, has told fellow Republicans that he has seen evidence of abuses by the FBI of government surveillance programs. The allegation came as Nunes was attempting to drum up support for …
Continue ReadingSpecial Counsel Robert Mueller has added a veteran cybercrimes prosecutor to his team of special investigators investigating the Russian hacking of the 2016 presidential election. The addition potentially signals a focus on cybercrimes of the investigation going forward.
The prosecutor, …
Continue ReadingSenator Diane Feinstein has released transcripts of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s interview with Glen Simpson, the co-founder of Fusion GPS. Fusion GPS is the political research firm responsible for the production of the infamous Steele Dossier, the political report …
Continue ReadingPreparations have begun for the president to be interviewed by the special counsel looking into the Russia-hacking affair. According to sources, the president’s legal team has been discussing a range of options with FBI investigators in anticipation of Robert Mueller, …
Continue ReadingWikiLeaks has posted the full text of Michael Wolff’s new book, Fire and Fury, which is highly critical of the president. The website’s official account tweeted a link to the book with the words: “Full PDF.”
The link was posted …
Continue ReadingBeleaguered former Trump strategist Steve Bannon offered a conciliatory note for recent comments disparaging President Trump’s son made in a newly released book.
“Donald Trump, Jr. is both a patriot and a good man. He has been relentless in his …
Continue ReadingSimona Mangiante described the first day she spent working for Joseph Mifsud, the London professor who, in the spring of 2016, told Trump campaign staffer, George Papadopoulos, that the Russian government had dirt on Hillary Clinton in the form of …
Continue ReadingVladimir Putin allegedly ordered the attack on the US’ presidential election as a knee-jerk reaction to his name being implicated in the Panama Papers. Putin, a strong believer in conspiracy theories, blamed Hillary Clinton and the investment bank, Goldman Sachs, …
Continue ReadingA third Republican congressman has called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to step down, growing the group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill calling on Sessions to step aside.
Rep. Christ Stewart of Utah, a member of the House Intelligence …
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