Trump-Russia
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Putin says Trump was 'satisfied' with his election meddling denials
EghtesadOnline: President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday he thought his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump had been satisfied with his assertions that Russia had not meddled in the U.S. presidential…
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Lavrov: Putin told Trump that Russia did not meddle in U.S. vote
EghtesadOnline: Russian President Vladimir Putin told U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday that Moscow had not meddled in the U.S. elections, and Trump accepted it, Russian Foreign Minister…
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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,…
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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…
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Pressure builds on Trump at home over pledge for closer Moscow ties
EghtesadOnline: During his presidential campaign, Republican Donald Trump praised Russian President Vladimir Putin as a "strong leader" with whom he would like to reset tense U.S.-Russian relations.
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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…
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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…
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Trump Could Force Out Rosenstein, Fail to Stop Russia Probe
EghtesadOnline: If Donald Trump fires Rod Rosenstein or prods him into recusing himself from the Russia meddling investigation he oversees, the president risks creating chaos at the Justice Department…
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Pence hires his own lawyer for Russia probes
EghtesadOnline: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has hired a lawyer known for defending government officials in high-profile investigations to help him with probes into whether there were ties…
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Mueller's Expanding Probe Raises Stakes for Trump Presidency
EghtesadOnline: Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s move to investigate whether Donald Trump sought to get the FBI to back off from a probe of his former national security adviser has angered the…
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Senate Votes to Limit Trump's Power to Lift Russia Sanctions
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Senate voted to increase sanctions on Russia, and give Congress the power to review any attempt by President Donald Trump to unilaterally lift them, a rebuke of the president’…
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Sessions Calls Notion He Colluded With Russia a 'Detestable Lie'
EghtesadOnline: Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he never spoke with Russian officials concerning “any type of interference” with the 2016 presidential campaign and called any suggestion he…
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Trump Slams ‘Cowardly’ Comey as Sessions Offers to Testify
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump called James Comey “cowardly,” days after the fired FBI director’s testimony to a Senate committee and as Attorney General Jeff Sessions offered to speak…
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Comey Leaves Trump Under a Crippling ‘Cloud’ of Investigations
EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump’s White House had feared the worst from former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony -- the revelation of what one close associate called a "salacious bomb" that would…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Trump Praises Troops as White House Grapples With Kushner Report
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump stuck to a traditional script in his first public appearance since returning from Europe and the Middle East as the White House grapples with revelations…
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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…
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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…
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Trump son-in-law had undisclosed contacts with Russian envoy - sources
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and close adviser, Jared Kushner, had at least three previously undisclosed contacts with the Russian ambassador to the United States…
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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…
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FBI Scrutiny of Kushner Brings Russia Probe Into White House
EghtesadOnline: FBI scrutiny of Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, brings the sprawling probe into Russia’s role during and after last year’s campaign into…
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Ex-CIA chief: Worries grew of Trump campaign contacts to Russia
EghtesadOnline: Former CIA director John Brennan said on Tuesday he had noticed contacts between associates of Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russia during the 2016 election and grew…
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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…
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Comey Agrees to Testify to Senate as Trump's Crisis Week Endures
EghtesadOnline: Former FBI Director James Comey agreed to testify in open session before the Senate Intelligence Committee about the bureau’s probe into Russian meddling with the 2016 U.S. election,…
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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…
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Trump revealed intelligence secrets to Russians in Oval Office: officials
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump disclosed highly classified information to Russia's foreign minister about a planned Islamic State operation, two U.S. officials said on Monday, plunging…
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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…
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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…