Author: Eileen Sullivan
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If FBI wants to talk to Kushner, lawyer says he’s ready
WASHINGTON — If the FBI wants to talk to Jared Kushner about his Russian contacts, they won’t have to track down the president’s son-in-law. Amid reports the FBI is scrutinizing Kushner’s encounters, his lawyer says he stands ready to talk to federal investigators as well as Congress about his contacts and his role in Donald…
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What now for the FBI’s Trump-Russia probe?
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey throws a huge cloud of doubt over the bureau’s investigation into allegations of Trump campaign ties to Russia. The FBI and three congressional committees have been investigating Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and possible Trump connections. As head of the FBI, Comey had…
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Ousted Obama official to speak on Trump aide’s Russia talks
WASHINGTON — Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates, speaking publicly for the first time about concerns she brought to the Trump White House on Russia, told Congress on Monday she warned that National Security Adviser Michael Flynn “essentially could be blackmailed” because he apparently had lied to his bosses about his contacts with the Russian…
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Jared Kushner omits some foreign contacts on security form
WASHINGTON — Jared Kushner failed to disclose some of his contacts with Russian government officials when he was filling out his application for a security clearance, his lawyer said Friday. The omissions were an “administrative error,” Kushner lawyer Jamie Gorelick said. “There was no intent to obscure any foreign meetings, including those with Russia.” The New…
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Nunes steps away from Russia probe, citing ethics complaints
WASHINGTON — The Republican chairman is stepping aside from leading a congressional investigation of Russian interference in last year’s U.S. presidential election, citing ethics complaints that he mishandled classified information. The decision by Rep. Devin Nunes of California comes amid partisan turmoil on the House intelligence committee. Democrats have alleged that Nunes, who was on…
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Head of Trump-Russia probe under fire, won’t step down
WASHINGTON — Potential White House entanglement in Congress’ investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election brought new cries of protest from Democrats on Tuesday as fresh political allegations clouded the probe. Devin Nunes, the chairman of the House intelligence committee which is conducting one of the congressional investigations, turned aside calls to step aside.…
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GOP House intel chairman met source on White House grounds
WASHINGTON — The Republican chairman of the House intelligence committee met on the White House grounds with the source of the claim that communications involving President Donald Trump’s associates were caught up in “incidental” surveillance, the congressman’s spokesman said Monday. The meeting occurred before Rep. Devin Nunes disclosed at a news conference last Wednesday that…
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Comey: FBI probing links between Russia, Trump associates
WASHINGTON — FBI Director James Comey confirmed Monday that the bureau is investigating possible links and coordination between Russia and associates of President Donald Trump as part of a broader probe of Russian interference in last year’s presidential election. The extraordinary revelation, and the first public confirmation of an investigation that began last summer, came…
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Trump says Democrats ‘made up’ allegations of Russia interference
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday accused Democrats of making up allegations that Russia interfered in last year’s election, and said Congress and the FBI should be going after media leaks instead. His tweets came just hours before a potentially politically damaging hearing in which FBI Director James Comey and National Security Agency Director…
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White House resists GOP pressure, stands by wiretap claim
WASHINGTON — The White House on Thursday stood by President Donald Trump’s unproven accusations that his predecessor wiretapped his New York skyscraper, despite growing bipartisan agreement that there’s no evidence to back up the claim and mounting pressure to retract the statement. Angrily defending the president’s statement, White House spokesman Sean Spicer told reporters Trump…