Author: Stephanie Moffat

Republican Senator Calls For Investigation Into Trump-Russia Connections According to a CNN report, Senator Roy Blunt on Tuesday said there should be an exhaustive investigation into the ties between Russia and the Trump administration. “I think everybody needs that investigation to happen,” Blunt told KTRS radio. “And the Senate Intelligence Committee, again that I serve on, has been given the principal responsibility to look into this, and I think we should look into it exhaustively so that at the end of this process, nobody wonders whether there was a stone left unturned, and shouldn’t reach conclusions before you have the information...

Senator Lindsey Graham Wants To Know If Flynn Was ‘Directed’ To Talk About Sanctions On Tuesday, Senator Lindsey Graham said that he wants to know if somebody on Donald Trump’s transition team “directed” Michael Flynn to discuss sanctions in a call with Russia’s ambassador to the United States. “I want to know, did General Flynn do this by himself or was he directed by somebody to do it?” Graham said in an interview with CNN. Graham said he has not “seen the transcripts” of Flynn’s conversations with the Russian ambassador. “I think Congress needs to be informed of what actually...

Donald Trump Thinks ‘Real Story’ Of Flynn Resignation Is Leaks Not Illegal Russia Talks Donald Trump showed incredible tone deafness on Tuesday by saying that the “real story” of national security adviser Michael Flynn’s resignation was the “illegal leaks,” rather than the fact that Flynn lied to the White House and the public about his conversations with Russia. “The real story here is why are there so many illegal leaks coming out of Washington? Will these leaks be happening as I deal with N.Korea etc?” Trump tweeted. The real story here is why are there so many illegal leaks...

WATCH: Keith Olbermann Calls For Flynn To Be Arrested, Trump Named As Co-Conspirator Keith Olbermann in the latest installment of his web series “the Resistance” called for Michael Flynn to be arrested and for the Grand Jury to name Donald Trump as his co-conspirator. Olbermann’s comments come after news broke that Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser Michael Flynn has resigned amid the scandal that he had multiple conversations with the Russian ambassador about sanctions. Olbermann calls on Flynn to be arrested under the “Logan Act” which is the federal statute that makes it illegal for civilian intervention in United States foreign...

Democrats Demand Classified Briefing On Flynn The ranking Democrats on the Judiciary and Oversight committees on Monday night called for classified briefings for Congress about former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn after his abrupt resignation. Congressmen Elijah Cumings and John Conyers said in a statement, “We were shocked and dismayed to learn this evening of reports that three weeks ago, U.S. law enforcement officials warned the White House Counsel that General Flynn had provided false information to the public about his communications with the Russian government, but that the Trump Administration apparently did nothing about it.” The statement continued, “The reality is...