US Politics in Trump era Public date: 02.10.2020 20:59:01

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3 Dec 2017

Trump appears to have just admitted to a serious crime on Twitter

According to Trump’s own tweet, he would have known Flynn had lied to the FBI at the time Trump asked former FBI Director James Comey to drop the investigation into Flynn, assuring him Flynn had done nothing wrong. On Twitter, Matthew Miller, a former Department of Justice official, echoes that Trump’s new version of events indicates an effort to obstruct Comey’s investigation.
According to Trump’s own tweet, he would have known Flynn had lied to the FBI at the time Trump asked former FBI...
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donald trump, fbi, impeachment, james comey, michael flynn
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Publisher: NYTimes

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21 Sep 2017

Mueller Seeks White House Documents Related to Trump’s Actions as President

Robert  S. Mueller III, the special counsel, has asked the White House for documents about some of President Trump’s most scrutinized actions since taking office, including the firing of his national security adviser and F.B.I. director, according to White House officials. Mr.  Mueller is also interested in an Oval Office meeting Mr. Trump had with  Russian officials in which he said the dismissal of the F.B.I. director   had relieved “great pressure” on him.
Robert  S. Mueller III, the special counsel, has asked the White House for documents about some of President...
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donald trump, fbi, investigation, james comey, robert mueller, russia
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Publisher: ThinkProgress

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15 Sep 2017

Sanders destroys norm of DOJ independence, lays out case for political prosecution of Comey

During a news briefing on Wednesday, Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders made the administration’s case for prosecuting former FBI Director James Comey from the White House podium. In making the comments, Sanders is disregarding what was previously an important ethical standard — that the Justice Department has prosecutorial independence. The idea is that the Justice Department should decide who to prosecute based on a unbiased application of the law, not political pressure from the White House. This is something that neither Sanders or her boss seem to value.
During a news briefing on Wednesday, Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders made the administration’s case for...
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fbi, healthcare law, james comey, justice department, trump agenda, trump cabinet
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Publisher: Washington Post

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18 Jun 2017

Trump takes a Twitter swipe at deputy attorney general, a key figure in Russia probe

President Trump put fresh pressure on the second-highest-ranking  official at the Justice Department on Friday, raising concerns among the  president’s critics that Rod J. Rosenstein could be in danger of being fired, while others argued that if he stays he should recuse himself  from his role overseeing the special-counsel probe that has engulfed the White House. “I am being investigated for firing the FBI Director by the man who told me to fire the FBI Director! Witch Hunt,” the president said on Twitter.
President Trump put fresh pressure on the second-highest-ranking  official at the Justice...
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donald trump, fbi, investigation, james comey, justice department, twitter rants
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14 Jun 2017

Director Comey Legally Taped Calls, Meetings With Trump

Sources with links to the Justice Department confirm that U.S. intelligence has legal copies of all Donald Trump’s “tapes” of his meetings with Director Comey – and that Comey had his own phone legally  hacked in order to record suspects, including Trump, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr, for over a year.
Sources with links to the Justice Department confirm that U.S. intelligence has legal copies of all Donald...
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donald trump, fbi, impeachment, james comey, trump children
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Publisher: The Guardian

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8 Jun 2017

James Comey reveals concerns about Trump in devastating account to Congress

In his statement, Comey makes it clear that Trump was seeking to put pressure on him. “My instincts told me that the one-on-one setting, and the pretense that this was our first discussion about my position, meant  the dinner was, at least in part, an effort to have me ask for my job  and create some sort of patronage relationship,” Comey said. “That concerned me greatly, given the FBI’s traditionally independent status  in the executive branch.”
In his statement, Comey makes it clear that Trump was seeking to put pressure on him. “My instincts told me that...
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donald trump, fbi, james comey, michael flynn, russia
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Publisher: NYTimes

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7 Jun 2017

Comey Told Sessions: Don’t Leave Me Alone With Trump

The day after President Trump asked James B. Comey, the F.B.I.  director, to end an investigation into his former national security adviser, Mr. Comey confronted Attorney General Jeff Sessions and said he  did not want to be left alone again with the president, according to current and former law enforcement officials.
The day after President Trump asked James B. Comey, the F.B.I.  director, to end an investigation into...
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fbi, james comey, jeff sessions
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Publisher: HuffPost

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7 Jun 2017

No, Robert Mueller And James Comey Aren’t Heroes

As top law enforcement officials of the Bush administration (Mueller as FBI Director and James Comey as Deputy Attorney General), both presided over post-9/11 cover-ups and secret abuses of the Constitution, enabled Bush-Cheney fabrications to launch wrongful wars, and exhibited plain vanilla incompetence.
As top law enforcement officials of the Bush administration (Mueller as FBI Director and James Comey as Deputy...
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fbi, investigation, james comey, robert mueller
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Publisher: Washington Post

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25 May 2017

How a dubious Russian document influenced the FBI’s handling of the Clinton probe

The bureau’s director may have relied on murky intelligence to push aside Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch in 2016. The Russians used fake news to influence Mr. Comey's decision in June to chastise Ms. Clinton and call the investigation completed.
The bureau’s director may have relied on murky intelligence to push aside Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch in 2016....
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fake news, fbi, hacked emails, hillary clinton, james comey, russia
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Publisher: The Intercept

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15 May 2017

With James Comey Gone, These Three FBI and DOJ Officials Are Running the Russia-Trump Probe

This week, FBI Director James Comey joined Mary McCord, Sally Yates, and Preet Bharara as senior law enforcement officials who either resigned under Trump or were fired outright. As new officials are appointed to take their places, it’s getting hard to keep track of who is responsible for the Trump-Russia investigation. Two of these key officials (Dana Boente and Rod Rosenstein) are Trump appointees; the third (Andrew  McCabe) will likely be replaced by a Trump pick soon.
This week, FBI Director James Comey joined Mary McCord, Sally Yates, and Preet Bharara as senior law...
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Publisher: Washington Post

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13 May 2017

A new report says Trump demanded Comey’s loyalty. That could be devastating.

In an interview with me this morning, Harvard professor Laurence  Tribe, a persistent Trump critic, argued that this demand for loyalty,  if it happened, could constitute an effort to obstruct justice,  particularly when viewed in the light of the subsequent firing of Comey. “The demand for loyalty from the head of the organization investigating those around you, when you have the power to fire that person — if you wrote a novel about obstruction of justice, this would almost be too good to be true,” Tribe told me.
In an interview with me this morning, Harvard professor Laurence  Tribe, a persistent Trump critic, argued that...
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donald trump, fbi, impeachment, james comey, russia
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Publisher: Washington Examiner

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12 May 2017

FBI disputes press reports: We have ‘adequate resources’ for Russia probe

Here is an example of fake news. The article refutes its own headline at the end of the article. Article later states that McCabe was not sure if Comey had asked for more funds and that the claim that he is not popular is false.
Here is an example of fake news. The article refutes its own headline at the end of the article. Article later states...
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fake news, fbi, james comey, right wing media, russia
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Publisher: Wall Street Journal

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11 May 2017

Comey’s Firing Came as Investigators Stepped Up Russia Probe

In the weeks before President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, a federal investigation into potential collusion between Trump associates and the Russian government was heating up, as Mr. Comey became increasingly occupied with the probe. Mr. Comey started receiving daily instead of weekly updates on the investigation, beginning at least three weeks ago, according to people with knowledge of the matter and the progress of the Federal Bureau of Investigation probe. Mr. Comey was concerned by information showing possible evidence of collusion, according to these people.
In the weeks before President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, a federal investigation into potential...
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donald trump, extreme measures, fbi, james comey, russia
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Publisher: NYTimes

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10 May 2017

F.B.I. Director James Comey Is Fired by Trump

President Trump has fired the director of the F.B.I., James B. Comey, over his handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails, the White House said on Tuesday.Mr. Comey’s dismissal was a stunning development for a president that benefited from the F.B.I. investigation of the Democratic nominee during the 2016 campaign. Separately, the F.B.I. also is investigating whether members of the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to influence the election.
President Trump has fired the director of the F.B.I., James B. Comey, over his handling of the investigation into...
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donald trump, fbi, hillary clinton, james comey, russia, treason, trump agenda
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Publisher: Palmer Report

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10 May 2017

Hey Donald Trump, it’s too late: James Comey put Russia indictments in motion before you fired him

Donald Trump is either too clueless to understand that today’s firing of James Comey will do nothing to stop the advancement of the Russia investigation, or he’s too egomaniacal and petty to care that the firing won’t help his cause. Either way, this move won’t change anything – other than embolden those working to take him down.
Donald Trump is either too clueless to understand that today’s firing of James Comey will do nothing to stop the...
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competence, corruption, donald trump, fbi, impeachment, james comey, russia
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Publisher: NPR

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7 Nov 2016

FBI Finishes Hillary Clinton Email Review: ‘We Have Not Changed Our Conclusions,’ Comey Says : The Two-Way

Director James Comey says the FBI's review of new emails involving Hillary Clinton doesn't change the decision not to press charges against Clinton over her use of a private server.
Director James Comey says the FBI's review of new emails involving Hillary Clinton doesn't change the decision not to...
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Publisher: The Intercept

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15 Sep 2016

Elizabeth Warren Asks Newly Chatty FBI Director to Explain Why DOJ Didn’t Prosecute Banksters

Like many Americans, Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to know why the DOJ hasn't criminally prosecuted anyone responsible for the 2008 financial crisis. On Thursday, Warren released two highly provocative letters demanding some explanations. One is to DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz, requesting a review of how federal law enforcement managed to whiff on all 11 substantive criminal referrals submitted by the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC), a panel set up to examine the causes of the 2008 meltdown
Like many Americans, Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to know why the DOJ hasn't criminally prosecuted anyone responsible for...
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banks, elections, elizabeth warren, fbi, hillary clinton, james comey
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