Tag Archives: Russia hacking

Tuesday Open Thread | Meet the lawyers Robert Mueller has hired for the Russia investigation

Posted on August 8, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

As the investigation into the Trump campaign’s possible ties to Russia gains traction, special counsel Robert Mueller has begun quietly assembling a formidable team of top lawyers and investigators. Mueller has so far hired 16 people and intends to bring … Continue reading →

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Breaking News: Trump dictated son’s misleading statement on meeting with Russian lawyer

Posted on July 31, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

President Trump reportedly dictated a misleading statement about his son’s meeting with a Russian lawyer that was ultimately issued to the New York Times by Donald Trump Jr., The Washington Post reported Monday evening. Trump dictated the statement on July … Continue reading →

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Saturday Open Thread | #JeffSessions discussed Trump campaign matters with Russian ambassador

Posted on July 22, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

Attorney General Jeff Sessions discussed issues related to the Trump campaign with Russia’s ambassador to the US, Sergey Kislyak, during the 2016 election, current and former US officials told The Washington Post on Friday. The officials’ assessment was based on … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread | Trump asking advisers about ability to pardon aides, family members & himself

Posted on July 21, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

President Trump has asked advisers about “his power to pardon aides, family members and even himself in connection with” the Russia probe, the Washington Post reports citing a source familiar with the discussions. Another source said Trump’s lawyers were “discussing … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | Trump slams AG Jeff Sessions in NYT Interview

Posted on July 20, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

President Donald Trump said he never would have appointed Jeff Sessions as attorney general had he known he’d recuse himself from the Russia investigation, and warned that special counsel Robert Mueller would cross a red line if he expanded the … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | ‘A timeline of treason’: Keith Olbermann connect the dots

Posted on July 19, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

Raw Story Longtime broadcaster Keith Olbermann’s latest episode of “The Resistance” put recent revelations about Trump campaign collusion with the Russians into chronological order, revealing a “timeline of treason” during the 2016 presidential campaign. “The sheer volume of information in … Continue reading →

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Breaking News: Trump had a second undisclosed meeting with Putin at the G20

Posted on July 18, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin a second time during the G-20 summit earlier this month, a White House official confirmed to NBC News Tuesday. Trump spoke to Putin at the end of a couples-only … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Reince Priebus was at Trump Tower for Donald Trump Jr.’s Russia meeting

Posted on July 18, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

Palmer Report With each passing day, the number of people who attended Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting with Russian government representatives grows. First it was four. Then it was six. Now it’s eight, with the eighth and final person being identified … Continue reading →

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Secret Service rejects claim it vetted Trump Jr. Russia meeting

Posted on July 16, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Secret Service on Sunday denied a suggestion from President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer that it had vetted a meeting between the president’s son and Russian nationals during the 2016 campaign. Donald Trump Jr. has acknowledged … Continue reading →

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Breaking News: A Former Soviet counter-intelligence officer attended meeting with Donald Trump Jr. and Russian lawyer

Posted on July 14, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

WASHINGTON — The Russian lawyer who met with the Trump team after a promise of compromising material on Hillary Clinton was accompanied by a Russian-American lobbyist — a former Soviet counterintelligence officer who is suspected by some U.S. officials of … Continue reading →

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