WASHINGTON — The White House disputed a report Monday that President Donald Trump asked former FBI Director James Comey to shut down an investigation into ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn. The New York Times reported that Trump made the request during a February Oval Office meeting. The newspaper cited a memo Comey wrote shortly […]
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Sally Yates says she expected White House to take action on Flynn
WASHINGTON — Former acting attorney general Sally Yates testified Monday that she expected White House officials to “take action” on her January warning that then-national security adviser Michael Flynn could be blackmailed by Russia, offering her first public statements about the national security concerns that rocked the early days of the Trump administration. Yates’ testimony […]
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Barack Obama warned Donald Trump about Flynn, former officials say
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama warned Donald Trump against hiring Michael Flynn as national security adviser during an Oval Office meeting after the 2016 election, according to three former Obama administration officials. The information on Monday, from officials who requested anonymity in order to disclose the private conversation, came hours before former acting Attorney General […]
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House committee says Michael Flynn likely broke disclosure law
In this Feb. 1, 2017 photo, then-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn speaks during the daily news briefing at the White House, in Washington. The White House is refusing to provide lawmakers with information and documents related to President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser’s security clearance and payments from organizations tied to the Russian and […]
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Michael Flynn, in talks with Congress, seeks immunity for testimony
This Feb. 1, 2017, file photo shows then National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, joined by K.T. McFarland, deputy national security adviser, during the daily news briefing at the White House, in Washington. President Donald Trump says his former national security adviser, Mike Flynn, is right to ask for immunity in exchange for talking about Russia. […]
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Donald Trump's new national security adviser a respected soldier-scholar
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has chosen as his national security adviser a soldier-scholar who fought in both Iraq wars and wrote an influential book that called out the U.S. government for “lies” that led to the Vietnam War. Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster would remain on active military duty while leading the National […]
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AP Fact Check: Democrats condemn Flynn based on fake tweet
@GenMikeFlynn is a “parody account” that has fooled some Democratic politicians and journalists. WASHINGTON — A fake Michael Flynn Twitter account has fooled two top House Democrats who cited a series of tweets in condemning President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser. Flynn was forced to resign Monday over discussions he had with Russian officials […]
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Officials: Donald Trump knew Flynn misled White House for weeks
In this image made from a video taken on Dec. 10, 2015 and made available on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, US President Donald Trump’s former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, right, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Moscow. Flynn, who resigned following reports that he misled White House officials about his contacts with […]
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Maine's U.S. House members want to know more about Russia's role in election
On the heels of the resignation of President Donald Trump’s top national security adviser, both of Maine’s U.S. House members hope probes will reveal what Russia did to try to influence last year’s presidential election. “I’ve heard from thousands of concerned Mainers who feel less safe in President Trump’s America,” U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, a Democrat, […]
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After Flynn resigns, Democrats ask what did Donald Trump know and when
FILE- In this Feb. 13, 2017, file photo, National Security Adviser Michael Flynn in the east Room of the White House in Washington for a joint news conference with President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Flynn resigned as Trump’s national security adviser Monday. WASHINGTON (AP) — The resignation of National Security Adviser […]