Russia Investigation - Page 219

May 4, 2019

Andrew McCarthy: The big lie that Barr lied

The claim that Attorney General William Barr gave false testimony is frivolous.

May 4, 2019

Kamala Harris asks DOJ IG to probe whether Trump asked Barr to investigate political opponents

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., on Friday sent a letter to the Department of Justice’s inspector general demanding he investigate whether the White House had urged Attorney General William Barr to investigate President Trump’s political opponents.

May 4, 2019

Ukraine embassy says DNC operative reached out for information on Trump campaign in 2016

Ukraine's embassy wrote that a Democratic National Committee (DNC) insider reached out in 2016 seeking dirt on President Trump's team, according to a bombshell new report Thursday that further fueled Republican allegations that Democrats were the ones improperly colluding with foreign agents during the campaign.

May 4, 2019

Lindsey Graham asks Robert Mueller if he would like to ‘provide testimony’ regarding phone call with Barr

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., sent a letter to special counsel Robert Mueller Friday inviting him to come before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding his phone call with Attorney General William Barr.

May 4, 2019

Scaramucci challenges Dems: 'Go beat him at the ballot box,' predicts Trump will 'annihilate' Dem nominee in 2020

Former Trump White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci took off his partisan hat Friday saying the president will "annihilate" the Democratic presidential candidate in 2020 before challenging Democrats to work with their Republican adversaries to fix America's issues, and settle their differences in the 2020 election. 

May 4, 2019

Comey defends FBI's investigation in response to NYT 'spying' report

Former FBI Director James Comey on Friday defended the bureau actions alleged in a New York Times report released a day earlier that says an informant portrayed a research assistant in order to investigate a Trump foreign policy adviser in 2016.

May 4, 2019

Nunes casts doubt on Mueller’s findings about Papadopoulos tipster's Moscow links

House Intelligence Committee ranking member Devin Nunes is scrutinizing the findings in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report about Joseph Mifsud -- the mysterious professor from Malta who helped ignite the Russia probe in 2016 – and wants to know exactly who he was working for when he spoke with former Trump adviser George Papadopoulos .

May 3, 2019

Ken Starr: 'Authorized surveillance' is spying

Former independent counsel Ken Starr weighed in Friday on a new report that alleges an FBI informant probed former Trump advisor George Papadopoulos in the lead up to the 2016 presidential election.

May 3, 2019

Rep. Harley Rouda derides Trump for comments after call with Putin

Rep. Harley Rouda, D-Calif., who sits on the House Oversight Committee, lamented President Donald Trump's tweet about the "Russia hoax" after speaking with the country's president Vladimir Putin, suggesting he should have instead discussed Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

May 3, 2019

Harmeet Dhillon: What Dems left in their wake after Hill hysteria -- defeat, desperation, fear

Attorney General William Barr’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the Department of Justice’s investigation into Russian interference with the 2016 election, and his refusal to testify before House Judiciary Thursday, both revealed much about the new attorney general and the Democrats who sought to question him.