Michael Isikoff
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NRA-linked Russian aide arrested, charged as foreign agent
Just hours after the disastrous summit in Helsinki, the FBI arrested a Russian gun-rights activist with links to the NRA and the Trump campaign and charged her as a foreign agent.
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Justice Department lays out its case against 12 Russian officers accused of hacking Democrats in 2016
The long-awaited indictment reveals startling new details about Russia’s 2016 election efforts -- including the leasing of U.S. based servers paid for with bitcoin — and fills out key gaps in the story of how top officials of one of Vladimir Putin’s premier intelligence services, known as the GRU, plotted
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Brett Kavanaugh's ex-boss: It's 'preposterous' to demand his recusal from Mueller cases
Timothy Flanigan, a deputy White House counsel during the George W. Bush administration, told Yahoo News that he sees no reason Brett Kavanaugh should have to recuse himself from cases involving the president who nominated him to SCOTUS.
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Watergate prosecutor: Mueller should 'promptly' file a report on Trump
Watergate senior counsel Philip Lacovara tells Yahoo News that Robert Mueller should have more than enough evidence to act and that any testimony from President Trump would be irrelevant.
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In rebuke to Trump, key Senate panel endorses finding that Russia attacked 2016 election
The Senate Intelligence Committee, rejecting doubts conveyed by President Trump as recently as last week, has become the latest body to officially conclude that the Russian government conducted a wide-ranging campaign — including cyberattacks — to influence the 2016 presidential election.
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Trump SCOTUS pick should be grilled about Mueller probe 'before their rear end hits the chair,' says top Dem strategist
A senior Democratic strategist says the first question for President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court — before “their rear end hits the chair” — should be whether he or she was asked to pledge loyalty to the president on key issues related to special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation
Yahoo NewsRussian pop singer linked to Trump says music video was 'satire'
A surreal new You Tube video released by a Russian pop singer who is a key figure in the investigations into ties between the Kremlin and the 2016 Trump campaign was a “satire” making fun of “some of the things I’ve been accused of,” the singer said Wednesday.
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Key Democrat: Trump advisers 'lied through their teeth' when testifying about Russia contacts
A top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee says he believes longtime Donald Trump adviser Roger Stone and an associate “lied through their teeth” when they testified before his panel and they both should be investigated for perjury. Swalwell focused on recent revelations that, at Caputo’s instigation
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Obama cyber chief confirms 'stand down' order against Russian cyberattacks in summer 2016
Michael Daniel, Obama White House’s chief cyber official testified that proposals he was developing to counter Russia’s attack on the U.S. presidential election were put on a “back burner” after he was ordered to “stand down” his efforts in the summer of 2016.
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Clapper: 'We had a suspect' in Kremlin-WikiLeaks transfer
U.S. intelligence officials last year identified a “suspect” who served as the “cut-out” for Russian intelligence to funnel thousands of DNC emails and documents to WikiLeaks, according to former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper.
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Obama official: 'We should have done more' on Russian interference in 2016 election
Ben Rhodes details the former president's missteps in dealing with the threat of a Russian propaganda campaign.
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Lawyer suing Trump over emoluments expects to see hotel records
The lawyer leading a suit against the president over his ownership of a Washington hotel says he is “confident” that a federal judge will require the Trump Organization to begin turning over evidence.
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'Trump's son should be concerned': FBI obtained wiretaps of Putin ally who met with Trump Jr.
The FBI has obtained wiretapped conversations involving Alexander Torshin ahead of his meeting with the president's son.
Yahoo News'That’s ridiculous': Key Obama adviser dismisses Trump's 'Spygate' claim
Avril Haines, who served as President Obama's deputy national security adviser, told the Yahoo News podcast "Skullduggery" that it's "ridiculous" for President Trump to claim that "Spygate" is one of the biggest political scandals in U.S. history.
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Obama cyber chief: Iran may ramp up cyberattacks after Trump ditched nuclear deal
“I think we should expect to see an increase in Iranian cyberactivity against us,” said Michael Daniel, the former White House cyber coordinator, in an interview on the Yahoo News podcast "Skullduggery."
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Ex-CIA director's advice: Do not serve this president
Former CIA Director Michael Hayden has some surprising advice for one-time colleagues who ask whether they should take a job working for President Trump: Don’t do it.
Yahoo NewsWhat Mueller's questions for Trump reveal about the investigation
The list of questions special counsel Robert Mueller has for President Trump show that his investigation is much broader than previously realized, and touches on his business dealings in Russia and continued questions about possible collusion. If Mueller seeks to compel Trump’s testimony, the issue could
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Trump told Comey he never slept in Moscow. But he did.
According to memos by former FBI Director James Comey, Donald Trump disputed allegations about cavorting with prostitutes in Moscow by insisting that he didn’t spend the night in Moscow during his 2013 trip. But the record clearly shows he did.
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Ex-sanctions czar bashes Obama administration's 'weak' response to Russian interference
Dan Fried, the former State Department diplomat who oversaw sanctions policy, told the "Skullduggery" podcast that he was “extremely” frustrated when the Obama administration issued “weak” and “frankly inadequate” sanctions against Russia for interfering in the 2016 presidential election.
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Comey book says he threatened to call for a special counsel over Clinton emails
FBI Director James Comey nearly called for a special prosecutor to investigate Hillary Clinton’s email server in the spring of 2016 after Clinton’s lawyers refused on the grounds of attorney-client privilege to turn over their laptops for examination by the bureau’s agents.
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Why Comey doesn't want Trump impeached
In a wide-ranging interview, former FBI Director James Comey elaborated on previous statements, offered new insights, and admitted that he made errors in judgment.
Yahoo NewsComedian Randy Credico says Trump adviser Roger Stone threatened his dog
New York City comic and ex-radio host Randy Credico says that longtime Donald Trump adviser Roger Stone sent him “scary,” obscenity-filled emails after he went public disputing Stone’s claim that Credico was his “backchannel” to WikiLeaks.
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Ex-top CIA official: Brennan is doing Putin's 'bidding' by speculating about Trump blackmail
A former top CIA official who served as the agency’s station chief in Moscow is sharply criticizing his former boss, John Brennan, accusing him of doing Vladimir Putin’s “bidding” through his harsh attacks on President Trump.
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Ken Starr: Justice Department should evaluate claims by Stormy Daniels
Former Whitewater independent counsel Kenneth Starr said the hush money payment to Stormy Daniels on the eve of the 2016 election raises “difficult and serious” issues that need to be evaluated by the Justice Department.
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GOP lawmaker knocks Trump for Putin call but refuses to distance himself from president
A top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee chastised President Trump for congratulating Russian President Vladimir Putin on his reelection — but then refused to distance himself from Trump.
