Jul 16 The many different ways Trump has described Putin and Russian election interference By Erica R. Hendry Since running for president, Trump’s characterization of Putin and his relationship with him has shifted -- and shifted again. Continue reading
Jul 16 How lawmakers, intelligence experts are reacting to Trump’s comments about Russia By Joshua Barajas Here's a look at the initial reactions to Monday's summit in Helsinki, Finland, from both sides of the aisle. Continue reading
Jul 16 WATCH: Trump refuses to acknowledge that Russia meddled in U.S. elections By Yamiche Alcindor Trump resisted when asked Monday to condemn Russian meddling in the election. Instead, he complained about a Democratic National Committee computer server and emails belonging to Hillary Clinton, the Democrat he defeated to win the presidency. Continue reading
Jul 13 5 things we learned from Mueller’s new Russia indictment By Gretchen Frazee, Courtney Norris Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s indictment of 12 Russian officials Friday shed light on the people behind cyber attacks and how they carried them out. Here are some key findings. Continue reading
Jul 13 Trump asked Russia to find Clinton’s emails. On or around the same day, Russians targeted her accounts By Erica R. Hendry "Russia, if you're listening, I hope you're able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing, I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press," Trump said in a July 27, 2016, news conference. Continue reading
Jul 13 Russia says U.S. indictment of 12 military agents is aimed at spoiling Trump-Putin summit By Associated Press Russia's Foreign Ministry says "obviously, the purpose of this is to spoil the atmosphere" before Monday's summit of President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jul 13 WATCH: 12 Russians accused of hacking Democrats in 2016 U.S. election By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Russians were accused of hacking into the computer networks of the Democratic National Committee and the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton. Continue reading
Jul 12 WATCH: Pelosi says she wants to know what Russia has on Trump, ‘politically, financially and personally’ By Alan Fram, Associated Press House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she wants to know what leverage the Russians have over President Donald Trump, but wouldn't say whether she'd favor hearings on the question should Democrats take control of the House next year. Continue reading
Jul 10 Michael Flynn ‘eager’ for sentencing in lying case, attorney says By Chad Day, Associated Press An attorney for Michael Flynn said Tuesday that the former national security adviser is "eager" to proceed to sentencing and put his criminal case behind him. Continue reading
Jul 02 Michael Cohen, Trump’s former personal lawyer, says he’ll put ‘family and country first’ By Associated Press In Michael Cohen’s first interview since federal agents raided his home and hotel room as part of a probe into his personal business dealings, he was asked what he would do if prosecutors forced him to choose between protecting the… Continue reading