Sentences with phrase «election meddling investigation»

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The president said it was a «terrible mistake» for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to recuse himself from Mueller's investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
Flynn has since pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI and is cooperating with the special counsel's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
President Donald Trump condemned as «disgraceful» an FBI raid on the office and hotel room of his longtime lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen, who paid $ 130,000 to an adult - film actress and who has been a key figure in the U.S. investigation into Russian election meddling.
This latest data comes with the release of Reddit's annual transparency report, which outlines several ways that Reddit has complied with the government's investigation into Russian election meddling and other abuses of the platform.
Amid the continuing investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, there, of course, has been a great deal of discussion and news coverage of the 45th commander in chief not completing his full term in office.
On Sept. 19, CNN reported that the RNC had paid $ 230,000 in August to two lawyers representing Trump in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
Trump, in fits and starts, has indicated his support for the broad federal investigation of Russian meddling, but he has more often bristled at the notion that Kremlin operatives were working on his behalf or that his campaign coordinated with Russia to meddle in the election.
The Times editorial comes at a time when there are growing concerns that Trump could look to undermine or completely shut down special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 US election and Trump's alleged ties to Russia.
Trump and his supporters have seized on the memo to exonerate him in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
When he was fired, Comey was overseeing the bureau's investigation into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russian officials to meddle in the 2016 presidential election.
Comey, for one, suggested that the Flynn investigation, if dropped, most likely would not alter the course of the FBI's larger investigation into Russia's election meddling and whether the Trump campaign had a role in it.
U.S. President Donald Trump insists he «won't be involved» in any attempt to interfere with the investigation into Russian election meddling — unless he changes his mind.
Rick Gates, the former Trump campaign adviser, is expected to plead guilty on Friday in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling, according to a letter obtained by ABC News.
President Donald Trump lashed out at the «Fake News Media» in a series of tweets Saturday in which he distanced himself from special counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing investigation into Russia's meddling in the 2016 election.
Trump has also publicly denounced leaks of unflattering revelations about his team, which is deeply embroiled in an FBI investigation into Russia's meddling in the 2016 US election and whether it colluded with the Trump campaign.
In an indictment brought Friday by the office of special counsel Robert Mueller, PayPal has become the latest tech company pulled into the investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
The sanctions specifically targeted Russians indicted last month as part of the special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's election meddling.
Thursday's sanctions target Russians indicted last month as part of the special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's election meddling on charges of conspiracy to interfere in the election by waging a social - media influence operation to sow discord and sway public opinion in the US in favor of Trump.
Comey's testimony Thursday before the Senate intelligence committee could expose new details regarding his discussions with Trump about the federal investigation into Russia's election meddling.
One of those named is Oleg Deripaska, a billionaire with links to former Trump campaign boss Paul Manafort, who has been charged in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
Partisan disagreements on the intelligence committee have escalated over the last year as Democrats have charged that Republicans aren't taking the panel's investigation into Russian election meddling seriously enough.
His presidency has taken the world on a wild political rollercoaster: From the travel ban to the repeal of DACA, the firing James Comey, and the investigation into Russian meddling in the election — it's been quite a year.
One of those named is Oleg Deripaska, a billionaire with links to former Trump campaign boss Paul Manfort, who has been charged in Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
The Southern District of New York reportedly initiated the Cohen raids after receiving a referral from Mueller, most likely because he uncovered evidence of wrongdoing related to Cohen that fell outside the purview of his investigation into Russia's meddling in the 2016 US election and whether the Trump campaign colluded with Moscow.
At the time of his firing, Comey was handling the bureau's investigation into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to meddle in the 2016 election, creating a firestorm of controversy for the Trump administration.
President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have been relentless in pressuring Sessions to take a fresh look at Obama - era dealings, in an effort that Democrats contend is aimed at steering attention away from investigations into Trump campaign ties to Russian election meddling.
The slip - up came after Democrats in both chambers called for extensive investigations into Flynn's relationship with Russia, as well as the country's meddling in the 2016 election.
Lynch leaves office following a nearly two - year tenure marked by massacres carried out by violent extremists, including the shootings at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida; persistent hacking from overseas, including Russian government efforts to meddle in the U.S. presidential election; and an election - season investigation into Hillary Clinton's email server that entangled the Justice Department in presidential politics and led to criticism for her ill - timed meeting on an airport tarmac with former President Bill Clinton.
The charges are the first major public developments in Mueller's six - month - long investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
Russia's use of the platform to meddle in U.S. elections, a regulatory investigation that could result in fines of hundreds of millions of dollars against the company for privacy violations, and the Cambridge Analytica episode are all topmost concerns.
Some of the queries deal with Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey, who at the time was heading up the investigation into Russian meddling in the election, and reports that the president ordered the White House counsel to fire Mueller.
The New York Times late Monday published the more than 40 questions that Mueller wants to ask Trump as part of his investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and whether Trump campaign associates colluded.
In an interview with Wired, Zuckerberg said Facebook is cooperating as much as possible with the government's investigations into Russian election meddling.
Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google and Microsoft spent a combined $ 14.2 million lobbying the U.S. government last quarter, as some in the tech industry began to weather an investigation into Russia's election meddling and others tried to battle a host of new regulations targeting their platforms.
The company initially claimed credit for helping elect Trump, but Nix also sought to portray the firm's role as minimal amid investigations into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
Special counsel Robert Mueller has asked the firm to turn over its internal documents as part of his investigation into Russian meddling in the U.S. presidential election.
The GOP also appears to believe that the Nunes memo could permanently damage special counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
The Schiff memo is a 10 - page document that responds to the Nunes memo, which alleges that the FBI abused its powers when it opened its investigation into Russia's meddling with the 2016 election.
And last month the social network cooperated with Special Counsel Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling, likely after a warrant was issued.
Rosenstein was asked about investigations that go on for months or even years; if there is a precedent on how long an investigation should last and when would the American people get to know the results of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election that has been underway since May of 2017.
In spite of the probe being centered around Russian meddling in the election, the FBI can pursue campaign finance / money laundering investigations.
Bharara, constrained from endorsements and opining as a federal prosecutor, has let his hair down on Twitter in recent weeks since he was fired President Donald Trump, posting pointed thoughts on issues ranging from the investigation into Russian meddling in the election to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's handling of the MTA.
The White House and its allies are scrambling for ways to offset potential damage from fired FBI Director James Comey's highly anticipated congressional testimony, an appearance that could expose new details about his discussions with Trump about the federal investigation into Russia's election meddling.
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called for Congress to «respond forcefully» to Trump's threats to fire Mueller amid growing tension over the investigation into Russia's meddling in the 2016 election.
The U.S. Senate intelligence committee has subpoenaed former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn for documents related to the panel's investigation into Russia's election meddling.
McCabe also said he would not update the White House on the spy agency's ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, amid growing concerns that Trump could again try to interfere with the probe.
The senator has called for an investigation into Russia's meddling into the 2016 presidential election that included hacking the Democratic National Committee and the emails of some Hillary Clinton campaign staffers.
The U.S. Senate voted 92 - 5 to confirm Christopher Wray, a former high - ranking official in President George W. Bush's Justice Department, to head up the FBI, replacing James Comey, who was canned by Trump over the investigation into Russian meddling in the presidential election.
The lawyer for embattled ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn reportedly sat down with special prosecutor Robert Mueller's investigators, further indicating that Flynn could be prepping for a plea deal in the expanding investigation into Russian election - meddling.
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