Even before his meeting with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki’s presidential palace, Donald Trump had predicted that talks would be much easier than those with NATO and Theresa May. This he did in remarkably sympathetic tones, taking to Twitter hours before to proclaim that America’s “relationship with Russia has NEVER been worse thanks to many years […]
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Trump says Putin's offer to 'help' is incredible. In a way, he's right
Four years ago, on July 17, 2014, a Boeing 777-200 rose from a runway at the Amsterdam airport bound for Kuala Lumpur. Aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 were 298 human beings. As the plane passed over Ukraine and neared the Russian border, a 9M38 series Buk missile, fired from a launcher belonging to Russia’s 53rd […]
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White House invites Vladimir Putin to Washington for fall meeting
WASHINGTON (AP) — Unbowed by criticism over his Helsinki summit, President Donald Trump extended an invitation to Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet in Washington in the fall, the White House said Thursday. Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Twitter that Trump had asked National Security Adviser John Bolton to invite Putin, adding, “Those […]
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Maine’s delegation criticizes Trump for casting doubt about Russia’s role in election meddling
Members of Maine’s congressional delegation criticized President Trump on Monday after his much-anticipated summit with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during which Trump again downplayed Russia’s role in interfering with the 2016 election. Appearing side-by-side at a press conference following their closed two-hour meeting, Trump and Putin both cast doubt on what virtually all intelligence agencies […]
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Putin says he wanted Donald Trump to win in 2016 but didn’t interfere
HELSINKI (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin (all times local): Updated 7:25 p.m.: Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected allegations that Moscow has collected compromising materials on U.S. President Donald Trump or his family. Asked during a joint news conference following their summit in Helsinki, the Russian […]
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12 Russians indicted for hacking Democrats in 2016
WASHINGTON – A dozen Russian intelligence officers have been charged with conspiring to hack Democrats during the 2016 presidential campaign, according to a new indictment in the probe led by special counsel Robert Mueller. The 12 were members of Russian military intelligence, known as the GRU, and are accused of engaging in a sustained effort […]
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Giuliani: Donald Trump could pardon himself, but why?
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the White House sharpened its legal and political defenses against the special counsel Russia probe, an attorney for President Donald Trump’s legal team made it clear that it would combat any effort to force the president to testify in front of a grand jury. Rudy Giuliani on Sunday underscored one of […]
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GOP Rep. Gowdy disputes Trump's 'spy' claim, says FBI acted properly
WASHINGTON (AP) — There is no evidence that the FBI planted a “spy” on President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, a senior House Republican said Wednesday, directly contradicting Trump’s repeated insistence that the agency inserted a “spy for political reasons and to help Crooked Hillary win.” Rep. Trey Gowdy, chairman of the House Oversight Committee and […]
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Dem, GOP leaders to get classified briefing on Russia probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — House and Senate lawmakers from both parties are set to meet with top intelligence officials Thursday as President Donald Trump raises new suspicions about the federal investigation into his 2016 campaign. Trump is calling his newest attempt at discrediting special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation “spygate.” In recent days, he has been […]
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Donald Trump seethes over Russia probe, calls for end to 'SPYGATE'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump escalated his efforts to discredit the Russia investigation Wednesday, saying the FBI has been caught in a “MAJOR spy scandal” over its use of a secret informant to determine whether some of Trump’s campaign aides were working with Russia ahead of the 2016 election. “SPYGATE could be one of […]