Author: Stephanie Moffat

Boris Epshteyn, Former Trump Aide, Is Also Caught In The Russia Investigation Another (Yes, Another) Trump Aide Just Caught Up In Russia Investigation.  On Tuesday, we found out that Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, has been subpoenaed in Congress’s Russia investigation. And now we learn that another close Trump aide is also on the list of Trump associates that Congress is looking into. According to a CBS News report, “Former Trump surrogate Boris Epshteyn is on a list of people that the House Intelligence Committee wants to hear from as part of its probe into Russian interference in...

Elijah Cummings Demands Records From Intel Leaders On Trump-Russia Talks Cummings Is Demanding Records On Trump’s Obstruction Of Justice In Russia Probe.  Following the revelation that Donald Trump asked his top intelligence officials to publically push back on the FBI’s Russia investigation, the top Democrat in the House Oversight Committee is demanding to see documents. Congressman Elijah Cummings has asked intelligence leaders to provide any documentation of their conversations with Donald Trump about the ongoing Russia investigations. Cummings, who is the House Oversight Committee ranking member, on Tuesday, sent separate letters to Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and...

Donald Trump’s Communications Director Just Resigned A Major White House Official Just Resigned. Donald Trump’s communications director Mike Dubke has resigned. Dubke’s ouster is likely the beginning of a major staff overhaul for a White House that is embroiled in a growing Russia scandal. There have been weeks of reporting and insider speculation about a staff shake-up for the Trump White House. Dubke had only been on the job for three months before tendering his resignation. Dubke offered to remain in his position to help manage communications during Donald Trump’s overseas trip, and Trump accepted. His last day has not...

Russian Officials Bragged About Having Dirt On Trump Kremlin officials bragged about having “derogatory” information about Donald Trump and his top aides in at least one conversation intercepted by U.S. intelligence before the 2016 election. According to a new report by CNN, two former intelligence officials and one congressional source confirmed the story saying that the information was financial in nature. Russians appeared to think “they had the ability to influence the administration through the derogatory information,” a source told CNN. The conversations led U.S. officials to believe Russia was considering various ways of influencing the U.S. election, including...

FBI Investigation Focusing On Kushner’s Meeting With Russian Banker In the ever growing investigation into the Trump campaign’s collusion with Russia, the FBI is increasingly focusing on Jared Kushner’s meeting with Russian banker Sergey Gorkov in December 2016. Gorkov is a close ally of Vladimir Putin and is the head of the Russian state-run bank Vnesheconombank. According to the New York Times, Kushner is “now being scrutinized by the F.B.I. as part of its investigation into alleged Russian attempts to disrupt last year’s presidential campaign, and whether any of Mr. Trump’s advisers assisted in such efforts.” It was revealed...