Section: TPM (USA)
Trump’s ‘Pit Bull’, With Biz Ties To Ukrainian Emigres, Is Back In Spotlight
Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s “pit bull” personal attorney, is the latest associate of the President’s with ties to a former Soviet republic to emerge as a person congressional investigators want to hear from in their probes into Russian interference in the U.S. election. The pugnacious Manhattan lawyer’s name has cropped up in...
Putin: Russian State Has Never Engaged In Hacking!
ST.PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — President Vladimir Putin insisted Thursday that the Russian state has never engaged in hacking and scoffed at allegations that hackers could influence the outcome of elections in the United States or Europe. But the Russian leader admitted the possibility that some individual “patriotic” hackers could have mounted...
House Intel Committee Wants To Hear From Trump Campaign Adviser Epshteyn
The House Intelligence Committee wants to speak to Trump campaign adviser Boris Epshteyn as part of its probe into Russia’s interference in the U.S. election, CBS News reported Tuesday. “Like many others, Mr. Epshteyn has received a broad, preliminary request for information from the House Intelligence Committee,” a lawyer for Epshteyn, who...
Michael Cohen Denies Congress’ Requests For Info On Russia Dealings
President Donald Trump’s longtime ally and personal attorney, Michael Cohen, has refused congressional requests to provide “information and testimony” pertinent to their investigations into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, ABC News reported Tuesday. “I declined the invitation to participate as the request was poorly...
NYT: Russian Oligarch Once Close To Manafort Wants Immunity To Testify
A Russian oligarch who once employed former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has asked for full immunity in order to testify before Congress about Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, the New York Times reported Saturday. Congressional officials told the Times that the committees leading investigations were unwilling to meet...
Putin Meets Macron, Trying To Mend Strained Ties With The West
VERSAILLES, France (AP) — On a trip likely to shape Russia-France ties for years to come, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in France on Monday for talks with newly-elected French President Emmanuel Macron — the candidate he did not back in presidential vote. The trip offers the Russian leader a chance to turn the page and try to establish...
G-7 Summit Ends With US Declining To Join Consensus On Climate Change
TAORMINA, Sicily (AP) — Seven wealthy democracies ended their summit Saturday in Italy without unanimous agreement on climate change, as the Trump administration plans to take more time to say whether the U.S. is going to remain in the Paris accord on limiting greenhouse gas emissions. The other six nations in the Group of Seven agreed to stick...
This Turkish Businessman Is At The Heart Of Mike Flynn’s Foreign Entanglements
Ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn has kept out of sight as the federal investigation into his foreign ties ramps up. He’s eschewed public appearances and communicated almost exclusively through his team of lawyers since he was forced out of the Trump administration in February. Flynn’s former lobbying client, however, is...
NYT: Russians Talked Last Year About Using Manafort, Flynn To Sway Trump
U.S. intelligence agents intercepted conversations between top Russian operatives and political officials discussing how they could use top campaign advisers to influence Donald Trump as early as summer 2016, the New York Times reported Wednesday. The Times report appeared to be the first indication that the U.S. intelligence community had...
House Probe Looking At Trump Campaign Adviser Who Worked In Russia
Yet another Trump campaign associate is under scrutiny for his connections to Russia: former communications adviser Michael Caputo. The New York Times reported Saturday that Caputo was asked by the House Intelligence Committee to come in for a voluntary interview and provide any documents he may possess relevant to their probe into possible...
