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Trump acknowledges he is under investigation in Russia probe

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump acknowledged on Friday he is under investigation in a probe of alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential race and possible collusion by his campaign - and seemed to assail the Justice Department official overseeing the inquiry.
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Publish Date:17/June/2017 | 05:15

Putin Downplays Interaction With Ex-Trump Adviser Flynn at Moscow Dinner

EghtesadOnline: Russian President Vladimir Putin said he barely interacted with Donald Trump’s former national security adviser at a dinner in Moscow in 2015, an event where the two were seated next to each other that has helped fuel speculation about the Trump administration’s ties to Russia.
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Publish Date:05/June/2017 | 10:28

Putin Says He’s Not Aware of Kushner’s Russia Channel Proposal

EghtesadOnline: President Vladimir Putin said he’s unaware of any proposal from Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, to set up a secret line of communications between the incoming administration and the Russian government, and that it’s “nonsense” to say Russia has collected compromising material about Trump.
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Publish Date:05/June/2017 | 09:56

Special counsel Mueller to probe ex-Trump aide Flynn's Turkey ties

EghtesadOnline: Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating possible ties between the Trump election campaign and Russia, is expanding his probe to assume control of a grand jury investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn, three sources told Reuters.
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Publish Date:03/June/2017 | 05:33

Russian with ties to former Trump aide wants immunity for testimony: NYT

EghtesadOnline: A Russian oligarch once close to Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, has offered to testify to congressional panels investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election, but lawmakers are rejecting his conditions, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing congressional officials.
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Publish Date:27/May/2017 | 04:51

In shakeup, Trump to set up 'war room' to repel attacks over Russia probe

EghtesadOnline: Once U.S. President Donald Trump returns from his overseas trip, the White House plans to launch its most aggressive effort yet to push back against allegations involving Russia and his presidential campaign, tackling head-on a scandal that has threatened to consume his young presidency.
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Publish Date:27/May/2017 | 04:28

Kushner Weighed Creating a Secret Channel With Russia

EghtesadOnline: Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, considered setting up a secret line of communications between the incoming administration and the Russian government, primarily to discuss a resolution to the crisis in Syria, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Publish Date:27/May/2017 | 04:15

Trump Hints at Israel Role in Spy Data He Shared With Russians

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump said he never named Israel during an Oval Office conversation with Russian officials in which he reportedly revealed sensitive intelligence gathered by an unidentified U.S. ally.
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Publish Date:23/May/2017 | 04:09

U.S. Senate number two Democrat calls Trump's conduct 'dangerous'

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Senate's number two Democrat, Dick Durbin, said on Monday that President Donald Trump's conduct revealing classified information to the Russians, as reported by the Washington Post, was "dangerous" and "reckless."
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Publish Date:16/May/2017 | 05:57

Trump pledges to move quickly to name new FBI director

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump said on Saturday he will move quickly to nominate a new FBI director, after he sparked a political firestorm by firing the man investigating possible collusion between Russia and the Trump presidential campaign.
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Publish Date:14/May/2017 | 04:21

Treasury unit to share records with Senate for Trump-Russia probe: WSJ

EghtesadOnline: A unit of the U.S. Treasury Department that fights money laundering will provide financial records to an investigation by the Senate into possible ties between Russia and President Donald Trump and his associates, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Publish Date:13/May/2017 | 06:44

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

Clinton camp says FBI should say what it knows about Trump's Russia ties

EghtesdaOnline: A top aide to Hillary Clinton urged the FBI on Tuesday to disclose what it knows about any ties between Donald Trump and Russia, accusing the agency of unfairly publicizing its inquiry into Clinton's email practices while staying quiet about the Republican presidential candidate.
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Publish Date:02/November/2016 | 05:00

Trump Raises Election Meddling in First Meeting With Putin

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump led off his first meeting with Vladimir Putin by presenting the Russian president with concerns that his government interfered with the 2016 U.S. election, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said.
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Publish Date:08/July/2017 | 04:16

Trump Cites Russian Election Meddling But Blames Others Too

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump said he believes Russia meddled in the 2016 election but maintained that the U.S. may never know for sure, likening the matter to intelligence that incorrectly said Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.
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Publish Date:06/July/2017 | 20:31

Trump’s Tape Ruse Risks Fresh Legal Jeopardy in Russia Probe

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump’s admission that he never taped his conversations with ousted FBI Director James Comey risks exposing him to fresh legal jeopardy and weakens his credibility in the eyes of investigators probing ties between his associates and Russia.
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Publish Date:23/June/2017 | 13:08