Section: TPM (USA)
Trump Biz Ally Agrees To Give Interview In Senate Committee’s Russia Probe
One of Donald Trump’s former real estate partners has agreed to be interviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Felix Sater, who tried to broker a deal to build a Trump Tower in Moscow during the 2016 election, told TPM that he will cooperate. “I intend on cooperating fully with any and all government agencies and investigations,” Sater...
Trump: Putin ‘Means It’ When He Says Russia Didn’t Interfere In U.S. Election
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — President Donald Trump said Russia’s Vladimir Putin once again vehemently denied interfering in the 2016 U.S. elections during their discussions on the sidelines of an economic summit Saturday. Trump declined to say whether he believed Putin, but made clear he’s not interested in dwelling on the issue. “He said...
Trump Rails Against China’s ‘Unfair’ Trade Practices
DANANG, Vietnam (AP) — Promising to put “America first” in his trade practices, President Donald Trump used a speech in Vietnam Friday to denounce multilateral agreements embraced by the region and deliver what appeared to be a rebuke to China, railing against trade practices he says have put Americans out of work. “From this day forward we will...
White House: No ‘Formal’ Trump-Putin Meeting Planned During Asia Trip
DANANG, Vietnam (AP) — President Donald Trump will not have a formal sit-down with Russian President Vladimir Putin while the two attend a summit, the White House said Friday shortly before Trump landed in Vietnam, the fourth stop on his first official visit to Asia. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force Once, White House press secretary Sarah...
5 Points On Carter Page’s Meandering Testimony To House Intel Committee
The full transcript of Carter Page’s testimony before the House Intelligence Committee released Monday night sheds some new light on his contacts with Russian officials and how he relayed those conversations to the Trump campaign. Though much of what Page discussed had previously been leaked to the press or discussed by other Trump campaign...
NYT: Carter Page Appeared Before Grand Jury For Mueller Probe
Former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser Carter Page has appeared before a grand jury working with special counsel Robert Mueller, the New York Times reported Friday. “Page was questioned by the FBI earlier this year and has also appeared before the grand jury as part of the special counsel’s inquiry,” the Times noted, in a report on...
Russia Hackers Hit List Exposes Targets Worldwide Beyond Clinton Campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — The hackers who disrupted the U.S. presidential election had ambitions well beyond Hillary Clinton’s campaign, targeting the emails of Ukrainian officers, Russian opposition figures, U.S. defense contractors and thousands of others of interest to the Kremlin, according to a previously unpublished digital hit list obtained...
Trump Fumes As Mueller’s Investigation Enters New Phase With Charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Muller’s charges Monday against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and two other aides marked a new phase in his sprawling investigation into Russia and President Donald Trump, underscoring the ongoing threat Mueller poses to the president. Trump immediately sought to distance himself after...
Indicted Campaign Adviser Remained Closely Tied To Trumpworld Into 2017
Asked Monday about the explosive indictment of two former Trump campaign officials, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders responded with a familiar refrain, casting the pair as independent actors whose alleged misdeeds were entirely unrelated to the campaign. “Today’s announcement has nothing to do with the President and...
Manafort, Gates Plead Not Guilty To All Counts In Alleged Money Laundering Scheme
Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, former aides to the Donald Trump campaign, pleaded not guilty on Monday to all 12 counts handed down against them late last week in an indictment that alleged a vast money-laundering scheme. Manafort and Gates were indicted on a wide range of charges, including conspiracy to launder money, acting as an unregistered...
