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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)–President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn denied Tuesday that he had joined a Washington firm that lobbies for Qatar. His lawyer said the announcement by Stonington Global was a misunderstanding. The lawyer, Robert Kelner, said Flynn — who pleaded guilty as part of a probe into possible collusion between Russia and Trump’s 2016 election campaign — “has not joined Stonington and did not personally issue any public statement.” “He […]
WASHINGTON DC, United States (Reuters) – United States President Donald Trump returned to the White House from Ohio on Wednesday (June 7) shortly after the release of former Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey’s written testimony. Comey accused Trump of asking him to drop an investigation of former national security adviser Michael Flynn as part of a probe into Russia’s alleged meddling in the 2016 presidential election. In dramatic written testimony, Comey said Trump told […]
by Paul Handley Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House was warned in January that President Donald Trump’s national security adviser Michael Flynn was vulnerable to Russian blackmail, a top former official told lawmakers Monday, as the issue of Moscow’s meddling in the US election returned to the spotlight. Former acting attorney general Sally Yates, a Barack Obama appointee who was sacked by Trump early in his presidency, made the disclosure during […]
The Kremlin on Tuesday insisted that the resignation of Donald Trump’s security adviser Michael Flynn over contacts with the Russian government was an internal affair for Washington. “This is the internal business of the Americans, it is the internal business of President (Donald) Trump’s administration. This is not our business,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told journalists. © Agence France-Presse
