AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster The special counsel’s office pushed back at the suggestion that the FBI acted improperly in its interview of former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Flynn lied several times to White House officials about his dialogue with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak and repeated those falsehoods when approached by the FBI. The special counsel […]
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Mueller says the FBI is not to blame for Michael Flynn’s false statements
AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster The special counsel’s office pushed back at the suggestion that the FBI acted improperly in its interview of former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Flynn lied several times to White House officials about his dialogue with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak and repeated those falsehoods when approached by the FBI. The special counsel […]
Mueller says the FBI is not to blame for Michael Flynn’s false statements
AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster The special counsel’s office pushed back at the suggestion that the FBI acted improperly in its interview of former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Flynn lied several times to White House officials about his dialogue with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak and repeated those falsehoods when approached by the FBI. The special counsel […]
In new interview, Trump claims ‘I always like to be truthful,’ but his history of public statements before and after he became president prove otherwise
Andrew Harnik/AP President Donald Trump stopped short of admitting to peddling falsehoods when a reporter asked him whether he fulfilled his promise to “never lie.” The question was an apparent reference to a 2016 campaign speech in which Trump ensured supporters he would never lie. When asked if he always tells the truth, Trump said, […]
Witnesses supporting and doubting Julie Swetnick’s allegations against Brett Kavanaugh submit statements to the Judiciary Committee as the FBI investigation is rumored to be wrapping up
Michael Avenatti via AP Two witnesses have submitted sworn statements regarding Julie Swetnick’s allegations that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and his friend Mark Judge drugged and gang-raped women on multiple occasions in the 1980s. Dennis Ketterer, a former Emmy-winning meteorologist in DC, said he did not find Swetnick’s allegations against Kavanaugh credible based on […]
Jim Carrey must be penning US govt. statements – Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson
The charges against 13 Russians over alleged meddling into the US elections are so laughable that they must have been authored by professional entertainers, Russian Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman has said. “I sometimes get an impression that some popular comedians like Jim Carrey are behind the decisions the US takes and the statements its makes,” Maria […]
Cigarette makers’ court ‘corrective statements’ start next month
Major U.S. cigarette companies will soon begin publishing a series of blunt statements about the health risks of smoking as part of a court order stemming from a 1999 lawsuit brought by the federal government. CBC | Health News
Donald Trump Jr. provided 2 wildly different statements to describe his meeting with a Russian lawyer
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Donald Trump Jr. provided two significantly different statements over the weekend to address a Trump Tower meeting he took with a Russian lawyer last June. His most recent statement acknowledged that he was promised information on soon-to-be Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. His original statement left out this key point. His first statement […]
In 2017, tweets are official presidential statements
Does a tweet count as an official response to a federal inquiry? Unsurprisingly, the White House thinks so. As reported by Reuters, the White House sent a letter to the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee claiming that a pair of Trump tweets on Thursday were the president’s official response to an inquiry from the committee. […]
‘False statements & lies’: Trump takes to Twitter to slam Comey testimony
Donald Trump has issued a much anticipated tweet in response to James Comey’s Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, accusing the former FBI director of “false statements” and “lies,” and pointedly noting that Comey leaked the details of a meeting. “Despite so many false statements and lies, total and complete vindication…and WOW, Comey is a leaker!” Trump […]