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Politics: Trump’s lawyer reportedly floated pardons for Flynn and Manafort at the height of the Russia probe
Legal experts say this would be improper, but it may not rise to the level of obstruction of justice. President Trump’s former lead defense lawyer, John Dowd, reportedly raised the prospect Trump would pardon former national security adviser Michael Flynn and former campaign chairman Paul Manafort. Flynn pleaded guilty in December, and...
World: Trump aide spoke during campaign to associate tied to Russian intelligence
WASHINGTON — A top Trump campaign official had repeated communications during the final weeks of the 2016 presidential race with a business associate tied to Russian intelligence… The campaign official, Rick Gates, had frequent phone calls in September and October 2016 with a person the FBI believes had active links to Russian spy services...
Politics: Mueller’s office just drew the closest link yet between a Trump campaign aide and a mysterious former Russian intelligence officer
New court documents directly connect former Trump campaign deputy chairman Rick Gates to an operative with ties to Russia's military intelligence unit. New court documents filed Tuesday night directly connect former Trump campaign deputy chairman Rick Gates to an operative with ties to Russia’s military intelligence unit. Gates was...
Spy attack: Russia blames US pressure for int’l isolation
Moscow on Tuesday charged Washington had put “colossal pressure” on allies to expel scores of Russian diplomats, and vowed to retaliate. “This is the result of colossal pressure, colossal blackmail which is the main instrument of Washington on the international arena,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in Uzbekistan. “We’ll...
Politics: Defense secretary Jim Mattis serves up a strong condemnation of Russia’s aggression
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis offered sharp words about Russia's escalating global provocations during a press conference with reporters on Tuesday. US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis condemned Russia’s escalating global provocations in a press conference with reporters on Tuesday. Among other things, Mattis referenced a nerve-agent...
Politics: Why a future fight between China and Taiwan might open with a devastating blow to a US city
A cyberwarfare expert told Business Insider that China would likely kick off a fight to take Taiwan by attacking the US with a devastating cyber attack. China has lived with Taiwan just miles off its shores as an existential threat to the ruling communist party for years, but lately rhetoric has heated up and China’s military has become...
Skripal Case Has Sparked New Cold War – Russian Media
FILE PHOTO Police don protective coveralls with breathing equipment on the grounds of a cement plant in the village of Durrington, near Salisbury, southern England as investigations in connection with an apparent nerve agent attack in the city continue. Ben STANSALL / AFP Russian media on Tuesday shared the view that Western countries’...
Spy attack: Russia blames US pressure on allies for expulsions
Moscow on Tuesday charged Washington had put “colossal pressure” on allies to expel scores of Russian diplomats, and vowed to retaliate. “This is the result of colossal pressure, colossal blackmail which is the main instrument of Washington on the international arena,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in Uzbekistan. “We’ll...
NATO to announce measures over UK poisoning
NATO Chief, Jens Stoltenberg, will on Tuesday unveil “measures” in response to the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain, the alliance said, as international pressure mounts on Moscow. NATO has warned that the nerve agent attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter must have “consequences” and Stoltenberg will hold a news conference in...
