Feb 09 Trump says he won’t declassify Democratic memo on Russia probe without revisions By Associated Press Citing national security concerns, the White House is formally notifying the House intelligence committee that President Donald Trump is "unable" to declassify a memo drafted by Democrats that counters GOP allegations about abuse of government surveillance powers. Continue reading
Feb 09 Trump ‘weighing his options’ on releasing Democratic memo on Russia probe By Associated Press White House spokesman Raj Shah says the president "will respond soon" with his decision to the House intelligence committee. Continue reading
Feb 08 The House Intelligence Committee is planning to build a wall between Republican and Democratic staff By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press A senior Republican on the committee, Florida Rep. Tom Rooney, said Thursday that he thinks the committee is "poison" right now, characterizing partisan tensions as a total breakdown on committee that could have national security concerns. Continue reading
Feb 05 House panel votes to release Democratic memo on Russia probe. It now goes to President Trump By Mary Clare Jalonick and Catherine Lucey, associated press The Democratic document aims to counter the Republican document, which accused the FBI and Justice Department of abusing their authority in monitoring a onetime Trump campaign associate. Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch 7:20 Conservative push for Nunes memo release draws Democratic rebuke By PBS News Hour The seemingly imminent release of a controversial memo on the FBI's Russia investigation had both parties trading charges and counter-charges on Thursday. The ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said that Republicans changed the memo before sending it to… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch 7:28 Why the FBI went public with its objection to the Nunes memo release By PBS News Hour Conservative Republicans have been urging President Trump to release the classified House Intelligence Committee memo, believing it would discredit the FBI and the Russia investigation. But the FBI has issued a statement saying the agency has "grave concerns and material… Continue watching
Jan 11 Top Democrat says he wants to interview Ivanka Trump in Russia probe By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The top Democrat on the House intelligence committee, Rep. Adam Schiff, laid the blame on House intelligence committee chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif, who stepped aside from the probe for several months while the House Ethics Committee investigated whether Nunes had… Continue reading
Nov 01 Here are some of the ads Facebook says are linked to Russia By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The ads were released Wednesday as officials from Facebook and other social media companies faced criticism for not doing enough to prevent Russian agents from interfering with the American political process. Continue reading
Nov 01 WATCH: Facebook, Twitter, Google testify on Russia before House intelligence committee By Erica R. Hendry The tech giants continued to detail for lawmakers how Russian operatives leveraged their platforms in an attempt to influence the 2016 presidential election. Continue reading
Oct 10 Political research firm behind Trump-Russia dossier subpoenaed by House intelligence committee By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The firm's lawyer said the subpoenas were a "blatant attempt to undermine" the credibility of the dossier and came even as the firm was cooperating with the committee. Continue reading