2016 ELECTION/CONFLICT OF INTEREST/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/WIRETAPPING/DEVIN NUNES: “House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes met with an anonymous source on White House grounds last week shortly before announcing publicly that U.S. intelligence agencies intercepted information about President Donald Trump and his staff during the presidential transition. A spokesman for Mr. Nunes said the California Republican, charged with overseeing […]
Category: Russia
3/30/2017
2016 ELECTION/FBI/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA: “The Senate intelligence committee opened its first public hearing on Russian meddling in the US election Thursday with calls for nonpartisanship, a clear reference to the infighting that has stalled the House probe. ‘The vice chairman and I realize that if we politicize this process, our efforts will likely fail,’ Committee Chairman Richard […]
3/27/2017
INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/ROGER STONE: “Two former advisers to President Donald Trump said Friday that they’re willing to speak to the House Intelligence Committee about their role in Trump’s campaign for the committee’s investigation into Russian meddling in the US election. The attorney for former Trump adviser Roger Stone is informing the committee that his client is […]
3/24/2017
2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/DEVIN NUNES: “Democrats are plotting their next move after questioning House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes’ fitness to lead the panel’s investigation into Russia’s involvement in the 2016 election. One step they almost certainly won’t take: a boycott. Even as they ramp up calls for an outside investigation into possible ties between the Trump […]
3/24/2017
2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The House Intelligence Committee chairman and the panel’s top Democrat publicly disagreed Friday [3-24-17] over the handling of their investigation into Russian meddling into the US election, coming after the announcement that President Donald Trump’s campaign chairman agreed to testify before the committee. ‘Yesterday, the counsel for Paul Manafort contacted the […]
3/24/2017
INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/PAUL MANAFORT: “Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman has agreed to an interview with the House committee probing alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election. Paul Manafort, who served as Mr. Trump’s campaign chairman and ran the day-to-day operations of the campaign for about five months, agreed through an attorney to speak with the House […]
3/28/2017
FAKE NEWS/RUSSIA: “Why doesn’t Fake News talk about Podesta ties to Russia as covered by @FoxNews or money from Russia to Clinton – sale of Uranium?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 28, 2017 05:41pm […]
3/26/2017
HILLARY/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA: “Why isn’t the House Intelligence Committee looking into the Bill & Hillary deal that allowed big Uranium to go to Russia, Russian speech… money to Bill, the Hillary Russian ‘reset,’ praise of Russia by Hillary, or Podesta Russian Company. Trump Russia story is a hoax. #MAGA!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 27, 2017 08:26pm and […]
3/23/2017
FBI/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The FBI has information that indicates associates of President Donald Trump communicated with suspected Russian operatives to possibly coordinate the release of information damaging to Hillary Clinton’s campaign, US officials told CNN. This is partly what FBI Director James Comey was referring to when he made a bombshell announcement Monday [3-20-17] before Congress […]
3/23/2017
CONFLICT OF INTEREST/INTELLIGENCE/OBAMA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WIRETAPPING: “House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes has reportedly apologized to committee members, one day after he went to the president and press, saying the Trump transition team may have been surveilled during former President Barack Obama’s administration… ‘Details about the U.S. persons involved in the incoming administration with little or no […]
3/23/2017
FBI/INTELLIGENCE/POLITICS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congressman Ted Lieu called for a ‘total and complete shutdown’ of any of President Donald Trump’s agenda in response to reports that Trump associates may have coordinated with Russians during the campaign. The California Democrat issued a fiery statement on Thursday [3-23-17] in response to the allegations, arguing that Trump’s presidency may […]
3/23/2017
GOP/INTELLIGENCE/NATIONAL SECURITY/OBAMA/RUSSIA/WIRETAPPING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Representative Devin Nunes, the California Republican who is chairman of a House panel investigating Russian interference in the presidential election, may have dealt his own inquiry a fatal blow on Wednesday [3-22-17]. Armed with intelligence that some Republicans said bolstered President Trump’s widely disputed claim of being wiretapped by the Obama […]
3/23/2017
FAKE NEWS/RUSSIA: “Just watched the totally biased and fake news reports of the so-called Russia story on NBC and ABC. Such dishonesty!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 23, 2017 07:18am […]
3/22/2017
CAMPAIGN/FBI/INTELLIGENCE/LEGAL/POLITICS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The public confirmation this week that federal investigators are probing links between the Russian government and associates of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign prompted Democrats to renew their call for an independent investigation into the matter. Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey, in an unusual disclosure, acknowledged the investigation during testimony on […]
3/21/2017
CAMPAIGN/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/UKRAINE/PAUL MANAFORT: “US President Donald Trump’s ex-campaign chair Paul Manafort is facing fresh allegations over his links to former pro-Russian Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. Ukrainian lawmaker Sergii Leshchenko claims a document found in a safe in Kiev may be evidence that Manafort tried to mask payments to him from Yanukovych’s party. The claim comes […]
3/20/2017
2016 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN/FBI/OBAMA/RUSSIA: “Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey said publicly for the first time Monday [3-20-17] that the agency is investigating whether members of Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign collaborated with the Russian government to influence the presidential election. The Capitol Hill announcement by Mr. Comey divulged an active FBI investigation, a rare step by the […]
3/20/2017
2016 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN/FBI/INTELLIGENCE/LEGAL/RUSSIA: “FBI Chief James Comey said publicly for the first time Monday that his agency is investigating alleged links between Russia and the Trump campaign and whether any crimes may have been committed during last year’s election campaign. ‘That includes investigating the nature of any links between individuals associated with the Trump campaign and […]
3/20/2017
CAMPAIGN/FBI/HILLARY/RUSSIA: “What about all of the contact with the Clinton campaign and the Russians? Also, is it true that the DNC would not let the FBI in to look?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 20, 2017 08:14am […]
3/20/2017
FAKE NEWS/POLITICS/RUSSIA: “The Democrats made up and pushed the Russian story as an excuse for running a terrible campaign. Big advantage in Electoral College & lost!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 20, 2017 05:49am […]
3/20/2017
FAKE NEWS/RUSSIA: “James Clapper and others stated that there is no evidence Potus colluded with Russia. This story is FAKE NEWS and everyone knows it!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 20, 2017 05:35am […]
3/16/17
NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/MICHAEL FLYNN: “Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, was paid more than $33,750 by Russia’s state-run broadcaster RT TV-Russia for a speech in Moscow in December 2015, a top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee has learned. The US intelligence community has long assessed RT to be […]
3/15/2017
2016 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN/FBI/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA: “The top two senators on a key Senate Judiciary subcommittee are at odds over whether FBI Director James Comey privately assured them that he would confirm by Wednesday [3-15-17] whether there’s a criminal investigation into Trump campaign ties to Russia. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse said Comey privately told him and Sen. Lindsey Graham that […]
3/10/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/JEFF SESSIONS: “The American Civil Liberties Union has filed an ethics complaint against Attorney General Jeff Sessions over his testimony to a Senate committee that he had no communications with the Russian government. The complaint, filed with the Alabama State Bar’s disciplinary commission, comes less than two weeks after The Washington Post revealed […]
3/09/2017
AMBASSADOR/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/JON HUNTSMAN: “Former Utah governor and 2012 Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman has accepted President Donald Trump’s offer to serve as the next ambassador to Russia, several senior administration officials told CNN. If confirmed, Huntsman would become one of the highest-profile US ambassadors, helming the diplomatic mission to a country that has seen its […]
3/08/2017
CONFLICT OF INTEREST/LEGAL/LOBBYING/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/MICHAEL FLYNN: “POLITICO reported in November that Flynn’s consulting firm, Flynn Intel Group, was lobbying for a Dutch consulting firm with ties to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The new documents confirm that Flynn lobbied for the Turkish-linked firm, Inovo BV, before and immediately after the election. They also reveal that […]
3/08/2017
NATIONAL SECURITY/NATO/RUSSIA: “Russia has deployed a land-based cruise missile that violates the ‘spirit and intent’ of an arms control treaty and poses a threat to NATO, Vice Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff General Paul Selva said on Wednesday. It was the first public accusation by the U.S. military of the deployment after […]
3/08/2017
CYBERWAR/FBI/LEGAL/RUSSIA: “FBI Director James Comey signaled he has no plans to resign despite once again being at the center of a political storm — this time over probes into Russian hacking of the 2016 election and his request that Justice Department officials reject President Donald Trump’s claims that his predecessor ‘tapped’ his phones. ‘You’re stuck […]
3/07/2017
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I have nothing to do with Russia — haven’t made a phone call to Russia in years, don’t speak to people from Russia,” President Trump said during a press conference on Feb. 16. But it seems Trump did meet the Russian ambassador during the campaign. On Tuesday [3-7-17], AmericaBlog pointed out […]
3/07/2017
OBAMA/RUSSIA: “For eight years Russia ‘ran over’ President Obama, got stronger and stronger, picked-off Crimea and added missiles. Weak! @foxandfriends” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com March 7, 2017 8:13AM […]
3/6/2017
NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/ROGER STONE: “Former Trump campaign advisor Roger Stone admitted that he had a ‘perfectly legal back channel’ to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. The Huffington Post reports that Stone, a close friend of President Donald Trump tweeted the statement, then deleted it on Saturday. Stone denied having direct contact with Assange but said in […]
3/6/2017
LEGAL/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/JEFF SESSIONS: “Sessions’ recusal in the Russian case places the investigation for now in the hands of Dana Boente, a career prosecutor and the acting deputy attorney general. Before Sessions was sworn into office, Boente briefly served as acting attorney general after Trump fired his predecessor, Sally Yates, for refusing to defend the […]
3/5/2017
POLITICS/RUSSIA: “Who was it that secretly said to Russian President, ‘Tell Vladimir that after the election I’ll have more flexibility?’ @foxandfriends” – Twitter.com, March 5, 2017, Donald Trump, 3/5/2017 […]
3/5/2017
INTELLIGENCE/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA/TRUMP FAMILY/JARED KUSHNER: “There may yet be an innocent explanation for all the conversations coming to light between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and the government of Russia. But the way Trump and his team have responded to questions about the contacts sure hasn’t made them look innocent. Quite the contrary. It all begins with […]
3/4/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/OBAMA/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/JEFF SESSIONS: “Just out: The same Russian Ambassador that met Jeff Sessions visited the Obama White House 22 times, and 4 times last year alone.” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 4, 2017 06:42am […]
3/4/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/JEFF SESSIONS: “The first meeting Jeff Sessions had with the Russian Amb was set up by the Obama Administration under education program for 100 Ambs…” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 4, 2017 06:26am […]
3/3/2017
POLITICS/RUSSIA/NANCY PELOSI: “I hereby demand a second investigation, after Schumer, of Pelosi for her close ties to Russia, and lying about it. https://t.co/qCDljfF3wN” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 3, 2017 04:02pm […]
3/3/2017
CHUCK SCHUMER/POLITICS/RUSSIA: “We should start an immediate investigation into @SenSchumer and his ties to Russia and Putin. A total hypocrite! https://t.co/Ik3yqjHzsA” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 3, 2017 12:54pm […]
3/3/2017
INTELLIGENCE/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA: “The administration official disputed the idea that accepting a meeting with the Russian ambassador could be cause for concern in light of the discussion about Russian meddling in the US election, characterizing the meeting as merely an attempt to meet key international players during the transition to power. The official added that Kushner […]
3/3/2017
INTELLIGENCE/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP PEOPLE/RUSSIA: “President Donald Trump’s senior aide Jared Kushner and ousted adviser Michael Flynn met with the Russian ambassador to the United States at a time when the Trump administration’s relationship with the Russians was under close scrutiny. Kushner and Flynn sat down in December at Trump Tower with Sergey Kislyak, according to a […]
3/2/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/FBI/INTELLIGENCE/LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/JEFF SESSIONS: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions met twice last year with the top Russian diplomat in Washington whose interactions with President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn led to Flynn’s firing, according to the Justice Department. Sessions did not mention either meeting during his confirmation hearings when he said he knew […]
3/2/2017
INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Rep. Adam Schiff, ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, says that without an independent analysis, it’s too early to draw conclusions about Trump advisers’ involvement with Russian officials. Schiff’s statement differs from the opinion of the committee’s chairman, Rep. Devin Nunes. “ – Jim Sciutto, “Schiff: No conclusion on Trump-Russia probe,” CNN […]
3/2/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/FBI/INTELLIGENCE/LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/JEFF SESSIONS: “Sen. Lindsey Graham said Wednesday if the FBI determines that President Donald Trump’s campaign illegally coordinated with Russia, Attorney General Jeff Sessions should recuse himself from making the decision whether to pursue prosecutions. Sessions, a Trump appointee, ‘cannot make this decision,’ Graham said. But Graham deflected a question about a Washington […]
3/2/2017
2016 ELECTION/ATTORNEY GENERAL/FBI/INTELLIGENCE/LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/JEFF SESSIONS: “Sen. Lindsey Graham said Wednesday if the FBI determines that President Donald Trump’s campaign illegally coordinated with Russia, Attorney General Jeff Sessions should recuse himself from making the decision whether to pursue prosecutions. Sessions, a Trump appointee, ‘cannot make this decision,’ Graham said. But Graham deflected a question about a […]
3/2/2017
FBI/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/FELIX SATER: “Working from a 24th-floor office in Manhattan’s Trump Tower, Felix Sater spent years trying to line up lucrative deals in the United States, Russia and elsewhere in Europe with Donald Trump’s real estate organization. For much of that time, according to court records and U.S. officials, Sater also worked as a confidential […]
3/2/2017
RUSSIA/TRUMP FAMILY/DONALD JR: “President Donald Trump’s eldest son was likely paid at least $50,000 for an appearance late last year before a French think tank whose founder and his wife are allies of the Russian government in efforts to end the war in Syria. Donald Trump Jr. addressed a dinner on Oct. 11 at the […]
3/2/2017
NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/FIONA HILL: “The White House has tapped Fiona Hill, a highly regarded Russia scholar, to be the National Security Council’s senior director for Europe and Russia, an administration official said. The Trump administration’s selection of Ms. Hill would bring a top expert with a sober view of Russian President Vladimir Putin […]
3/2/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/FBI/INTELLIGENCE/LEGAL/RUSSIA/JEFF SESSIONS: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions, facing a chorus of criticism over his contacts with the Russian ambassador, recused himself Thursday [3-2-17] from any current or future investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. His conversations with the ambassador, Sergey I. Kislyak, came amid suspected Russian hacking directed at Hillary Clinton’s campaign. […]
3/1/2017
FBI/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA: “The FBI reached a deal in October to pay a former British spy who had compiled a dossier on Donald Trump’s alleged ties with Russia, an indication of how seriously the bureau was taking the allegations, according to a person familiar with the matter. The deal for the former operative, Christopher Steele, to continue […]
3/1/2017
2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA: “In the Obama administration’s last days, some White House officials scrambled to spread information about Russian efforts to undermine the presidential election — and about possible contacts between associates of President-elect Donald J. Trump and Russians — across the government. Former American officials say they had two aims: to ensure that such […]
3/1/2017
INTELLIGENCE/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA: “In the Obama administration’s last days, some White House officials scrambled to spread information about Russian efforts to undermine the presidential election — and about possible contacts between associates of President-elect Donald J. Trump and Russians — across the government. Former American officials say they had two aims: to ensure that such meddling […]
2/28/2017
2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/INTELLIGENCE/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/DAN COATS: “Dan Coats, President Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. intelligence community, said at his Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday [2-28-17] that he believes Russia attempted to meddle in last year’s presidential race, putting him potentially at odds with the White House. Russia ‘definitely did try to influence the campaign,’ said Coats, […]
2/23/2017
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse this week said he’s sure the Russia-related cloud hanging over President Donald Trump’s administration will not be clearing up any time soon. And Republicans, he said, are beginning to take the accusations much more seriously. The subcommittee will then evaluate the legality of what took place during […]
2/23/2017
FAKE NEWS/FBI/INTELLIGENCE/MEDIA/RUSSIA: “The FBI rejected a recent White House request to publicly knock down media reports about communications between Donald Trump’s associates and Russians known to US intelligence during the 2016 presidential campaign, multiple US officials briefed on the matter tell CNN. White House officials had sought the help of the bureau and other agencies […]
2/20/2017
CYBERWAR/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For months, President Trump and his aides have insisted that they had no contact with Russian officials during the presidential campaign, a denial Mr. Trump repeated last week. ‘I have nothing to do with Russia,’ he told reporters on Thursday. ‘To the best of my knowledge, no person that I deal with […]
2/19/2017
CABINET/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/MICHAEL FLYNN: “President Donald Trump’s personal counsel, Michael Cohen, hand-delivered a ‘peace’ plan for Russia and Ukraine to former national security adviser Michael Flynn before Flynn was asked to resign, the New York Times reported on Sunday. The plan involved lifting sanctions on Russia in return for Moscow withdrawing its support for pro-Russia […]
2/16/2017
HILLARY CLINTON/NUCLEAR/RUSSIA: “And by the way, it would be great if we could get along with Russia, just so you understand that. That tomorrow you’ll say: ‘Donald Trump wants to get along with Russia. This is terrible.’ It’s not terrible. It’s good. We had Hillary Clinton try and do a reset. We had Hillary Clinton […]
2/16/2017
2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/FAKE NEWS/RUSSIA: “The Democrats had to come up with a story as to why they lost the election, and so badly (306), so they made up a story – RUSSIA. Fake news!” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 16, 2017 09:39am […]
2/16/2017
CABINET/INTELLIGENCE/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/MICHAEL FLYNN: “The FBI is not expected to pursue any charges against former national security adviser Michael Flynn regarding a phone call with Russia’s ambassador, barring new information that changes what they know, law enforcement officials told CNN Thursday [2-16-17]. Flynn was fired by President Donald Trump earlier this week after it was […]
2/15/2017
OBAMA/RUSSIA: “Crimea was TAKEN by Russia during the Obama Administration. Was Obama too soft on Russia?” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 15, 2017 07:42am […]
2/15/2017
INTELLIGENCE/MEDIA/RUSSIA: “Information is being illegally given to the failing @nytimes & @washingtonpost by the intelligence community (NSA and FBI?).Just like Russia” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 15, 2017 07:19am […]
2/15/2017
CYBERWAR/HILLARY CLINTON/RUSSIA: “This Russian connection non-sense is merely an attempt to cover-up the many mistakes made in Hillary Clinton’s losing campaign.” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 15, 2017 07:08am […]
2/15/2017
CABINET/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/MICHAEL FLYNN: “One Democratic representative says the Trump administration could be involved in treason. Former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s resignation after reports that he spoke privately about sanctions against Russia with the country’s ambassador has raised more questions than answers. Massachusetts congressman Seth Moulton on Tuesday [2-14-17] told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer things […]
2/15/2017
CABINET/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/MICHAEL FLYNN: “Could Donald Trump’s latest scandal be as big as Watergate? Following revelations of Trump’s relationship with Russia, veteran news anchor Dan Rather says, this could be even bigger than Watergate. Taking to his Facebook, the former host of CBS Evening News writes that on a 1-10 scale of an […]
2/15/2017
CABINET/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/MICHAEL FLYNN: “A bipartisan Senate duo is asking for the Justice Department to release details and transcripts that triggered the fall of Michael Flynn, the President Donald Trump’s national security adviser who was fired Monday. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Dianne Feinstein, the top Republican and Democrat respectively on the Senate Judiciary Committee, wrote […]
2/15/2017
CABINET/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/MICHAEL FLYNN: “Federal agents questioned then-National Security Adviser Mike Flynn in January, shortly after the White House denied he had talked about sanctions with a Russian official, according to people familiar with the matter. The Federal Bureau of Investigation interview, which raises the legal stakes for Mr. Flynn and adds to the political […]
2/15/2017
RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/ROGER STONE: “Roger Stone, a longtime adviser and confidant to Donald Trump who has been named in news reports as one of at least four individuals under FBI observation over alleged contacts with Russian intelligence, has called for an official inquiry into the swirling crisis. Stone has called on the White House to order […]
2/14/2017
CABINET/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/MICHAEL FLYNN: “Phone records and intercepted calls show that members of Donald J. Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and other Trump associates had repeated contacts with senior Russian intelligence officials in the year before the election, according to four current and former American officials. American law enforcement and intelligence agencies intercepted the communications around […]
2/14/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA: “Russia has secretly deployed a new cruise missile that American officials say violates a landmark arms control treaty, posing a major test for President Trump as his administration is facing a crisis over its ties to Moscow… The ground-launched cruise missile at the center of American concerns is one that the Obama […]
2/14/2017
CABINET/FOREIGN POLICY/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/MICHAEL FLYNN: “The champagne toasts that some Russian officials quaffed just a few short months ago to celebrate the victory of Donald J. Trump have gone a bit flat. Euphoria was already starting to cede to caution before Michael T. Flynn, President Trump’s national security adviser and a perceived friend of Russia, […]
2/14/2017
CABINET/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/MICHAEL FLYNN: “The White House sought Tuesday to quickly contain the fallout from the ouster of national security advisor Michael Flynn, but President Trump and top aides found themselves mired in further disarray as more details emerged that undermined their portrayal of the matter. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer contradicted assertions that […]
2/13/2017
CABINET/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/MICHAEL FLYNN: “The White House is reviewing whether to retain national security adviser Mike Flynn amid a furor over his contacts with Russian officials before President Donald Trump took office, an administration official said Sunday. Mr. Flynn has apologized to White House colleagues over the episode, which has created a rift with Vice […]
2/12/2017
CABINET/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA/MICHAEL FLYNN: “The ominous silence around the Trump administration’s national security advisor, retired Gen. Michael T. Flynn, deepened Sunday as a senior White House official in a televised interview declined to say if the president still has confidence in him. ‘That’s the question that I think you should ask the president, the question you […]
2/12/2017
BERNIE SANDERS/FAKE NEWS/MEDIA/RUSSIA: “In the interview [on CNN], Sanders had been responding to a video clip of Trump saying that he had not heard reports that national security adviser Michael Flynn had spoken with Russia about sanctions before the inauguration. Anchor Erin Burnett asked Sanders if he thought it was a ‘problem’ that Trump was […]
2/10/2017
EU/FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA: “The Trump administration and European officials agree on the need to keep sanctions in place against Russia until a two-year-old cease-fire agreement for the Ukraine conflict is fully implemented, the European Union’s foreign policy chief said Friday [2-10-17]. The EU’s high representative in charge of foreign policy Federica Mogherini, speaking to reporters after […]
2/10/2017
CABINET/MICHAEL FLYNN/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA: “White House National Security Adviser Mike Flynn discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with that country’s ambassador to the U.S. before President Donald Trump took office, current and former American officials said, citing transcripts of intercepted communications that contradict his repeated assurances that the subject hadn’t come up in a series of phone […]
2/10/2017
2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/RUSSIA: “Democratic lawmakers demanded Friday that President Trump address a report that his national security advisor, retired Army Gen. Michael Flynn, discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with that country’s ambassador in December, before Trump took office. The FBI has been examining Flynn’s contacts with Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, according to reports. At issue is whether […]
2/9/2017
RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/ROGER STONE: ” ‘The New York Times reported that you’re among a couple of Trump associates under federal investigation for alleged ties to Russia. Is there any truth to those reports–have you been contacted by anyone in the intelligence community?’ ‘I have not been contacted by anybody in law enforcement. There is absolutely no […]
2/7/2017
CONFLICT OF INTERESTS/OBAMA/RUSSIA/TERRORISM: “I don’t know Putin, have no deals in Russia, and the haters are going crazy – yet Obama can make a deal with Iran, #1in terror, no problem!” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 7, 2017 07:11am […]
2/6/2017
RUSSIA: “Once again, President Trump has come to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s defense by throwing America under the bus. In a pre-taped interview with Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly, aired on Super Bowl Sunday, Trump was asked to explain his respect for Putin. ‘He is the leader of his country,’ Trump said, adding the usual boilerplate […]
2/5/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/RUSSIA/SYRIA: “The Trump administration is exploring ways to break Russia’s military and diplomatic alliance with Iran in a bid to both end the Syrian conflict and bolster the fight against Islamic State, said senior administration, European and Arab officials involved in the policy discussions. The emerging strategy seeks to reconcile President Donald Trump’s seemingly […]
2/4/2017
RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump says that even though he doesn’t know how he’s going to get along with the Russian president, he doesn’t think that getting along with him would be bad for the country. ‘If Russia helps us in the fight against ISIS, which is a major fight — and Islamic terrorism all over […]
1/28/2017
RUSSIA/VLADIMIR PUTIN: “President Donald J. Trump received a congratulatory call today from Russian President Vladimir Putin. The call lasted approximately one hour and ranged in topics from mutual cooperation in defeating ISIS to efforts in working together to achieve more peace throughout the world including Syria. The positive call was a significant start to improving […]
3/15/2016
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/RUSSIA: “When Donald Trump talks about his desire to have good relations between the U.S. and Russia, it’s not a recent attraction. Trump’s attempts to expand his business and his brand there date back decades, and this history casts a shadow over his pro-Russian foreign policy. As a presidential candidate, he courts […]
12/18/2015
FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA: “I have always felt that Russia and the United States should be able to work well with each other.” – “From Russia with Love: Putin, Trump sing each other’s praises,” Reuters, Dec. 18, 2015, Ginger Gibson, 12/18/2015 […]
10/13/2015
DEBATES/RUSSIA: “Putin is not feeling too nervous or scared. #DemDebate” – 10/13/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 10/13/2015 […]
10/13/2015
CANDIDATE/CHINA/DONALD ON DONALD/MEDIA/RUSSIA: “The arrogant young woman who questioned me in such a nasty fashion at No Labels yesterday was a Jeb staffer! HOW CAN HE BEAT RUSSIA & CHINA?” – 10/13/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 10/13/2015 […]
7/21/2014
OBAMA/RUSSIA: “Obama wanted Putin to reset. Instead, Putin laughed at him and reloaded.” – 7/21/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 7/21/2014 […]
4/28/2014
RUSSIA: “Putin has shown the world what happens when America has weak leaders. Peace Through Strength!” – 4/28/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 4/28/2014 […]
4/22/2014
CHINA/OIL/RUSSIA/UKRAINE: “China is closing a massive oil deal w/ Russia, taking advantage of the Ukraine conflict http://t.co/tItkQ0PmZH Smart, unlike our leaders.” – 4/22/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 4/22/2014 […]
4/17/2014
OBAMA/RUSSIA: “America is at a great disadvantage. Putin is ex-KGB, Obama is a community organizer. Unfair.” – 4/17/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 4/17/2014 […]
4/15/2014
CRIME/RUSSIA: “Get Snowden back from Russia—he has done tremendous damage to the US & should pay a very heavy price.” – 4/15/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 4/15/2014 […]
4/15/2014
CRIME/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA: “On top of the disrespect shown by Russia, don’t forget they still have Snowden, who has given them (& everyone) massive US secrets.” – 4/15/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 4/15/2014 […]
3/31/2014
OBAMA/RUSSIA: “Because of President Obama’s failed leadership, we have put Vladimir Putin & Russia back on the world stage! –No reason for this.” – 3/31/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 3/31/2014 […]
3/22/2014
RUSSIA: “The situation with Russia is much more dangerous than most people may think – and could lead to World War III. WE NEED GREAT LEADERSHIP FAST” – 3/22/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 3/22/2014 […]
3/22/2014
HEALTHCARE/OBAMA/OBAMACARE(ACA)/RUSSIA: “Obama must now FOCUS, get his mind off ‘March.Madness’, and LEAD! Watch Russia closely, work hard on the economy and get rid of ObamaCare!” – 3/22/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 3/22/2014 […]
3/21/2014
OBAMA/RUSSIA: “President Obama, be cool, be smart, be sharp and FOCUS (no more March Madness), and you can beat Putin at his own game. IT CAN BE DONE!” – 3/21/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 3/21/2014 […]
3/21/2014
OBAMA/RUSSIA: “Putin has become a big hero in Russia with an all time high popularity. Obama, on the other hand, has fallen to his lowest ever numbers. SAD” – 3/21/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 3/21/2014 […]
3/21/2014
OBAMA/RUSSIA: “I believe Putin will continue to re-build the Russian Empire. He has zero respect for Obama or the U.S.!” – 3/21/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 3/21/2014 […]
3/20/2014
OBAMA/RUSSIA: “President Obama was able to fool the Americans by getting elected, but not able to fool Vladimir Putin. Too bad for us!” – 3/20/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 3/20/2014 […]
3/20/2014
AIRLINES/CHINA/RUSSIA: “We’re spending a fortune looking for the lost plane with mostly Chinese passengers, and that’s OK-but how much are Russia & China spending?” – 3/20/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 3/20/2014 […]