Sentences with phrase «possible election interference»

Of the 12 companies hit with sanctions in Friday's action, the Treasury Department said seven are either controlled or owned by Deripaska, the billionaire who emerged as a central figure in the U.S. probe of possible election interference by the Kremlin and its associates.

The opening statement largely reiterates what happened with the Cambridge Analytica scandal and Facebook's plans to stop a similar event from happening, as well what the company has done in light of possible election interference before leading into questions.

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Trump showed no concern that the request might be viewed as interference in an active FBI probe into his 2016 campaign's possible ties to Russia's election meddling.

But President Trump soon admitted publicly that he had in fact fired Comey due to his dissatisfaction with the FBI's investigation into Russia's interference with the presidential election and possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.

Cobb has been the lead lawyer representing Trump in an investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, and possible collusion with Russians by Trump campaign officials.»

And Wylie plans to testify to Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee as part of their investigation of Russian interference in the election, including possible ties to the Trump campaign.

Conservative House allies of President Trump have drafted articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein, who oversees the ongoing special counsel probe, setting up a possible GOP showdown over the federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

In these hearings, Democrats are expected to grill Mr. Zuckerberg about the privacy scandals, and how the social network is guarding against possible interference in this fall's midterm elections.

After approving Friday's release of a disputed memo written by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes over the objections of his own FBI director and intelligence community, Trump's next moves will be critical for the ongoing federal investigation into Russia's election interference and possible collusion with Trump associates.

And now a special counsel has been appointed to investigate possible Russian interference in the election.

Oh, and let's not forget the U.S. Government's ongoing investigation into Russia's interference of the presidential election and possible collusion with the Trump campaign.

In private negotiations in early March about a possible presidential interview, Mueller described Trump as a subject of his investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election.

Republican Long Island Rep. Lee Zeldin in a statement on Thursday called for an exacting approach in the investigation by a special counsel assigned to review the 2016 presidential election and possible interference by Russian agents.

Former White House spokesman Sean Spicer was grilled for hours Monday by the special counsel investigating possible Russian interference in the election.

Washington, DC (WBEN) Campaign strategist and WBEN contributor Michael Caputo spent Friday afternoon in Washington testifying before the House Intelligence Committee as it looks into possible interference by Russia in the 2016 elections.

The move, if approved by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature, would serve notice that the legal troubles of the president and his aides may continue without the efforts of Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating possible Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are considering legislation to protect special counsel Robert Mueller, overseeing possible Russian interference in the 2016 election.

President Donald Trump declared late yesterday that he's «looking forward» to being questioned — under oath — in the special counsel's probe of Russian election interference and possible Trump obstruction in the firing of the FBI director.

Rod Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, encouraged Americans in a statement issued late Thursday to be «skeptical about anonymous allegations» after a string of recent news reports about the evolving focus of the special counsel's investigation into Russia's election interference and possible collusion with President Trump's associates.

The investigation into President Donald Trump's campaign and the possible ties to Russian interference in the election began with the codename «Crossfire Hurricane.»

The decision has seen backlash from Democrats and Republicans alike, leading to mounting calls for an independent investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible collusion between Trump's campaign and Moscow.

The campaign against the special counsel, at the very least, provides a rallying cry for the president's supporters to counter the drumbeat of news about Russian interference in the election and possible links to the Trump campaign.

The investigation into possible Russian interference in our election cycle is a serious matter and it's important for our political process to allow it to continue so that we may get the facts.»

I'm referring to the ongoing investigations of the Rump campaign's possible collusion with Russia, and Russian interference in our last election.

Mimi Rocah, Pace Law's & Distinguished Fellow in Criminal Justice, was interviewed on MSNBC's 11th Hour on possible Russian election interference

President Trump says the federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible collusion between Russian actors and the Trump campaign is the «greatest witch hunt in political history.»

The whistleblower who publicly revealed how Trump - affiliated data firm Cambridge Analytica used information mined from Facebook under false pretenses during the 2016 election cycle will give an interview to Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee as part of their investigation of Russian interference in the election, including possible ties to Donald Trump's campaign.

The desire for growth, keeping users hooked on the newsfeed, and the need to make ad - based cash, is also what made possible the Russian meddling in the US election — that includes their ability to create and share fake news and buy ads on the network without any actual interference.

The company is also starting to take the initiative in identifying and investigating possible cases of election interference, rather than just responding to user reports, Chakrabarti said.

Facebook is now on a mission to thwart future election meddling, and be as transparent as possible about previous election interference.

The ads were sometimes politically themed and potentially reached tens of millions of Americans, raising questions about possible links to increasingly well - evidenced allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 elections — though the total spent ultimately paled in comparison to ad buys by Donald Trump's campaign, and could have ultimately been linked to some kind of marketing operation instead.

In these hearings, Democrats are expected to grill Mr. Zuckerberg about the privacy scandals, and how the social network is guarding against possible interference in this fall's midterm elections.