LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti Russian President Vladimir Putin likened former FBI Director James Comey to NSA leaker Edward Snowden and offered him political asylum at an annual televised Q&A in Russia. Putin said Comey’s reported practice of taking detailed notes of his conversations with President Donald Trump was behavior like that of a civil…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Nick Givas Former Obama chief strategist David Axelrod appeared on CNN’s “New Day” Tuesday to discuss the media’s role in covering President Donald Trump and the enormity of the Russia investigation. Host Chris Cuomo asked Axelrod what he says when people question why he isn’t more approving and positive…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Michael Bastasch The Obama administration had a “back channel” to communicate with Russian officials, according to a new report detailing Moscow’s efforts to delegitimize the U.S. presidential election results. The news comes after Trump White House aide Jared Kushner was criticized for allegedly trying to open a back channel…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich called on Congress to stop special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 presidential election. Gingrich said it’s clear that former FBI-Director James Comey’s testimony before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence will interfere with Mueller’s ability to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett Former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn worked on a U.S.-Russia plan to build several American nuclear power plants in the Middle East, financial disclosures show. Flynn’s 2015 and 2016 financial filings indicate he helped plan a joint U.S.-Russia program to supply nuclear reactors to the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Kevin Daly Robert Mueller III was under serious consideration for the directorate of the FBI before his appointment as special counsel for the ongoing investigation into possible collusion between Trump associates and Russian officials during last year’s general election. NPR reports that Mueller met with senior White House and Department of…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read The U.S. officially sanctioned two Russian firms Thursday for their connections to North Korea’s weapons program. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated AO NNK-Primornefteproduct, Ardis-Bearings, LLC and Igor Michurin, effectively freezing their U.S. assets and forbidding U.S. persons to do business with them. Treasury’s…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage of Brexit fame is a person of interest in the FBI’s investigation into Russia’s attempts to influence the 2016 presidential campaign, The Guardian reports. “Farage has not been accused of wrongdoing and is not a suspect or a target of the US…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Nick Givas Former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu had some strong words about the recent Russia investigation for CNN on Tuesday. Sununu appeared on “New Day” where he and Alisyn Camerota got into it right away. WATCH: Camerota said that Sununu should be gravely concerned if there was…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Nick Givas Republican Senator John McCain said that Russia, not the Islamic State, is our greatest foreign threat in an interview with ABC News Monday. “I think ISIS can do terrible things … but it’s the Russians who are trying, who tried to destroy the very fundamental of democracy and that…