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Russia probe counsel wants to interview senior White House officials: NYT

EghtesadOnline: The special counsel investigating whether Russia interfered in the U.S. presidential election and possible collusion between Moscow and the Trump campaign wants to speak with current and former senior White House officials, the New York Times reported on Saturday.
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Publish Date:13/August/2017 | 09:12

Trump says China could have hacked Democratic emails

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump said China may have hacked the emails of Democratic officials to meddle with the 2016 presidential election, countering the view of U.S. intelligence officials who have said Moscow orchestrated the hacks.
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Publish Date:01/May/2017 | 05:16

Schiff says Trump wants focus on tweets, not Russia probe

EghtesadOnline: The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee accused President Donald Trump on Sunday of trying to divert Congress from its investigations of Russia's role in the 2016 U.S. election and any links between Moscow and the Trump campaign.
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Publish Date:03/April/2017 | 04:45

Russia probe should focus on Trump financial ties: senator

EghtesadOnline: A U.S. Senate investigation into Russia's meddling during the U.S. election should include a thorough review of any financial ties between Russia and President Donald Trump and his associates, Democratic senator Ron Wyden said Wednesday.
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Publish Date:29/March/2017 | 14:34

Markets fret as Trump agenda shows signs of cracks

EghtesadOnline: The steepest pullback in stocks since the U.S. presidential election reveals investor angst about President Donald Trump's ability to push through major reforms, leaving stocks vulnerable to a long-anticipated correction.
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Publish Date:22/March/2017 | 07:42

Russia Election Meddling Gets Airing on the Hill With Comey

EghtesadOnline: Members of the House Intelligence Committee will press FBI Director James Comey to provide details of any investigation his agents are conducting over contacts between President Donald Trump’s associates and Russia, during or after the presidential campaign.
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Publish Date:19/March/2017 | 21:52

U.S. senators ask government for proof Obama wiretapped Trump

EghtesadOnline: Two senior senators asked the FBI and Justice Department on Wednesday for any information they have on President Donald Trump's unsubstantiated claim that his predecessor Barack Obama wiretapped him during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign.
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Publish Date:09/March/2017 | 07:55

White House Refuses to Explain Trump's Obama-Wiretap Claim

EghtesadOnline: White House press secretary Sean Spicer refused on Monday to explain President Donald Trump’s explosive allegation that his predecessor, former President Barack Obama, had ordered surveillance against him.
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Publish Date:07/March/2017 | 05:03

Sessions Recusal Puts Russia Probe Pressure on Choice for No. 2

EghtesadOnline: The stakes are suddenly much higher for the veteran prosecutor nominated to be top deputy to Attorney General Jeff Sessions: Rod Rosenstein would shoulder all the pressure of the investigation into Russian meddling in the presidential campaign.
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Publish Date:06/March/2017 | 11:37

Clapper Denies Trump Wiretapped as White House Demands Probe

EghtesadOnline: Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said there was no wiretap activity directed against President Donald Trump or his campaign by the Obama administration, as Trump has claimed without evidence in calling for a Congressional investigation.
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Publish Date:06/March/2017 | 05:01

Trump claims Obama wiretapped him during campaign; Obama refutes it

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump accused predecessor Barack Obama on Saturday of wiretapping him during the late stages of the 2016 election campaign, but offered no evidence for an allegation which an Obama spokesman said was "simply false".
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Publish Date:05/March/2017 | 05:24

Trump Will Visit Headquarters of CIA He Criticized Over Leaks

EghtwsadOnline: President-elect Donald Trump will visit CIA headquarters in Virginia on Saturday on his first full day in office, traveling to the nerve center of a U.S. spy apparatus he criticized over intelligence reports Russia worked to assist his election, said a person familiar with the plans.
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Publish Date:20/January/2017 | 11:53

Senate Panel to Probe If Trump Campaign Had Contact With Russia

EghtesadOnline: The Senate Intelligence Committee announced a bipartisan investigation into Russia’s attempts to influence the 2016 elections, including any links with associates of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
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Publish Date:14/January/2017 | 05:17

Factbox: U.S. intel report on Russian cyber attacks in 2016 election

EghtesadOnline: A declassified report by U.S. intelligence agencies said Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an effort to help Donald Trump's electoral chances by discrediting Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential campaign.
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Publish Date:07/January/2017 | 15:15

U.S. Congress certifies Trump's Electoral College victory

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Congress on Friday certified the Electoral College vote that gave Republican Donald Trump his victory in the contentious 2016 presidential election after a raucous half-hour joint session punctuated by Democratic challenges.
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Publish Date:07/January/2017 | 05:48