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Facebook Earlier on Wednesday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg broke his days-long silence on the Cambridge Analytica scandal that rocked the social network and sent its stock diving. Now, to follow up on his earlier statement, Zuckerberg has done a rare series of interviews with the press on the matter: A televised sit-down with CNN, along […]
Mark Wilson/Getty Images Former Trump campaign top aide Rick Gates agreed to plead guilty to fraud-related charges in Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election interference. Gates agreed to testify against former campaign chairman Paul Manafort. The pair were both indicted on fraud-related charges in October. A former top aide to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has […]
Thomson Reuters President Donald Trump said Wednesday that “we’ll see what happens” in response to a question about whether he would sit down for an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigation Russian election interference. The comment marks a departure from what Trump said last June, which is that he would be “100 […]
It’s not just European countries who aren’t satisfied with internet giants’ ability to curb online terrorist content. The US Senate has summoned Facebook, Google (or rather, Alphabet) and Twitter to testify at a January 17th Commerce Committee hearing that will “examine the steps” social networks have been taking to fight the spread of online extremist […]
Several top Democrats should be summoned to testify before the US Senate Intelligence Committee on the infamous Trump-Russia dossier, US Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) has said. Her remarks were prompted by new revelations linking the file to the Democratic Party and the Clinton campaign, Collins, who is a member of the Senate’s Intelligence Committee, was […]
Published time: 19 Oct, 2017 17:08 Top lawyers for Facebook and Twitter will appear at the November 1 hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee, the two social media giants confirmed Thursday. Facebook will be represented by general counsel Colin Stretch, while Twitter will send acting general counsel Sean Edgett. Alphabet Inc, the parent company of […]
Executives from Facebook, Alphabet Inc’s Google and Twitter have been asked to testify to the U.S. Congress in coming weeks as lawmakers probe Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. election, committee sources said on Wednesday. A Senate aide said executives from the three firms had been asked by the Senate Intelligence Committee to appear […]
Thomson Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Michael Cohen, one of President Donald Trump’s closest business advisers, said on Sunday he would testify on Tuesday to the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, as the panel investigates alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election. The timing of Cohen’s testimony was first reported by NBC. Cohen confirmed that he […]
Mario Tama /Getty Images Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, has rejected a new request to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee, CNN reported on Tuesday night. It was not immediately clear what prompted the latest request from the congressional panel, which previously subpoenaed Flynn in May for documents related to his […]
AP Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina raised alarms on Thursday by saying he wanted former FBI Director James Comey to give another testimony on Hillary Clinton’s email case. “This doesn’t add up, and I smell a rat here,” Graham said on Fox News. Last week, Graham and fellow Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley said they reviewed […]
