Jan 31 Watch 7:28 Why the FBI went public with its objection to the Nunes memo release By PBS NewsHour 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
Sep 28 Twitter says it suspended accounts linked to Russia By Associated Press Social media company Twitter says it took action to suspend about two dozen accounts that were linked to fake, Russia-tied Facebook accounts were pushing divisive social and political issues during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Continue reading
Aug 30 Kremlin confirms Trump’s lawyer reached out about deal By Associated Press MOSCOW — The Kremlin on Wednesday confirmed that President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer reached out to them during the 2016 presidential campaign, seeking help for a business project in Russia. In a statement to the House Intelligence Committee investigating Russian… Continue reading
Jul 24 WATCH: ‘I did not collude with Russia,’ Kushner says By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner denied Monday that he colluded with Russians in the course of President Donald Trump's White House bid and declared he has "nothing to hide."… Continue reading
Jul 14 Trump campaign data chief to talk to House committee in Russia probe By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press Brad Parscale said in a statement that he is "unaware of any Russian involvement" in the data and digital operations of Trump's campaign. Continue reading
Jul 11 Rep. Adam Schiff calls Trump Jr. emails ‘very significant, deeply disturbing’ By Elizabeth Flock At a press conference Tuesday afternoon, Rep. Adam Schiff, D- Calif., called the emails Donald Trump Jr. released Tuesday "very significant, deeply disturbing new public information."… Continue reading