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Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed that his meeting with US President Donald Trump had not taken place yet because of the domestic political struggle in the United States.
08.06.2018 - Putin Calls Trump 'Thoughtful Man', Hopes for Constructive Dialogue
Putin Calls Trump 'Thoughtful Man', Hopes for Constructive Dialogue
"He [Trump] is a thoughtful man, he knows how to listen and responds to the arguments given by the interlocutor. This gives me the reason to believe that the dialogue can be constructive," Vladimir Putin said on the Rossiya 24 television channel.
Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov stated that the Russian Foreign Ministry is preparing a meaningful preparation for the meeting between the leaders of Russia and the United States and that the need for such contact is very high from the point of view of launching the process of normalization and improving relations between Moscow and Washington. According to him, the American side is in solidarity with this position.
Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that his meeting with US President Donald Trump had not taken place yet due to the domestic political struggle in the United States.
The last telephone conversation between Putin and Trump took place on March 20.
According to the Kremlin press service, the heads of US and Russian foreign affairs agencies were instructed to work out the issue of a meeting of the leaders. Moreover, later it became known that Trump not only talked about the possibility of a meeting but also invited Putin to Washington for this.
At the end of May, an assistant to the Russian leader Yuri Ushakov said that the possibility of organizing a meeting between Putin and Trump in the coming months, prior to the November summit of the Group of Twenty, has not yet been discussed.
09.06.2018 - Putin Expects Trump to Fulfill Pre-Election Promise, Improve Ties With Russia
Putin Expects Trump to Fulfill Pre-Election Promise, Improve Ties With Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that Russia was ready to improve relations with the US, including through personal meetings.
"We can differently assess decisions that are taken by the United States, including by the US president. They can be criticized. Indeed, there is much that should be criticized. But there is one thing that I have already mentioned — Trump fulfills his promises given during the election campaign… One of the promises is to improve the Russian-US relations. I hope that this too will be fulfilled," Putin said in an interview, released on the website of the Vesti media outlet on Saturday.
The Russian president noted that relations between leaders of states should be "civilized," adding that Russia was ready to improve and develop relations with the United States, including through personal meetings.
"The experience I have with the US President shows that, despite the fact that his actions are often criticized, especially recently, including in the international arena and in the area of economy, nevertheless, this experience shows me that he is a reasonable man, he knows how to listen and responds to the arguments given by the interlocutor. All this makes me believe that the dialogue can be constructive," Putin said.
The Russian president further noted that Trump was a good listener and reacted considered other people's opinion. According to Putin, he is eager to meet with his US counterpart as the dialogue can be constructive.
08.06.2018 - Vienna to Host Possible Meeting Between Putin and Trump - Reports
Vienna to Host Possible Meeting Between Putin and Trump - Reports
On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed gratitude to Austria's leader Alexander Van der Bellen and Chancellor Sebastian Kurz for the friendly and open atmosphere during his visit to Vienna.
"As my visit is coming to its end, I would like to sincerely thank Mr. President and Mr. Federal Chancellor for a really friendly, very open atmosphere that was created for our joint work today," Putin said during the opening ceremony of the "Old Masters From the Hermitage" exhibition organized by the Russian State Hermitage Museum and the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin has also asked Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz to organize a meeting with US President Donald Trump, media reported. Putin asked that Kurz set up a meeting with Donald Trump in Vienna this summer, an offer the White House is considering, the Wall Street Journal reported citing a senior European official.
Putin was on an official visit in the capital of Austria on Tuesday when he submitted the request, the report said.
Kurz has agreed to accept the request and will work to bring Trump to Vienna, the report added. US Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman was in Washington, DC last week and has been reportedly trying to set up a meeting between Trump and Putin.
US Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman was in Washington, DC last week and has been reportedly trying to set up a meeting between Trump and Putin. the official said on Thursday. "And, although the two leaders have previously discussed the possibility of arranging a meeting, we have nothing to announce at this time."
07.06.2018 - Lavrov, Pompeo Could Meet in August in Singapore - Source
Lavrov, Pompeo Could Meet in August in Singapore - Source
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov could meet the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in August in Singapore, according to a source at the Russian Foreign Ministry.
There is such an opportunity, the question is being worked out," the source said, when asked about the possibility of Lavrov and Pompeo meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN regional forum in Singapore on August 2-4.
However, the source noted that the meeting could occur earlier.
ASEAN includes 10 countries — Brunei, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar — with a total population of more than 600 million people.
09.06.2018 - US Senator McCain Puts Trump on Blast for Suggesting Russia Should Return to G8
US Senator McCain Puts Trump on Blast for Suggesting Russia Should Return to G8
The long-time critic of Russia, US Senator John McCain, has criticized US President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Russia should be welcomed into the G8 format again.
McCain, a Republican representing Arizona who largely disappeared from the public milieu after being diagnosed with brain cancer last summer, emerged unexpectedly after Trump's recent remark on permitting the return of Russia to the Group of Eight (G8), which is presently the G7 in Russia's absence.
"The president has inexplicably shown our adversaries the deference and esteem that should be reserved for our closest allies," the senator said in a statement Friday.
"Those nations that share our values and have sacrificed alongside us for decades are being treated with contempt. This is the antithesis of so-called ‘principled realism' and a sure path to diminishing America's leadership in the world," he added.
Back in 2007, then-presidential candidate McCain vowed to exclude Russia from the Group of Eight, should he be elected president. With a track record like this, there is little wonder Trump's suggestion to bring Russia back was so rousing.
Curiously, McCain was not the first senator to make a stink about Trump's suggestion: earlier today, Chuck Schumer, a Democratic senator from New York, wrote on Twitter: "We need the president to be able to distinguish between our allies and adversaries and to treat each accordingly."
It is interesting to note how seemingly the only issue that enjoys bipartisan support in Washington nowadays is ensuring the US president doesn't try and turn enemies into friends. Apparently, the lawmakers think the US should never attempt to engage in diplomacy and change the status quo in any way.
Trump remarked that "Russia should be in the meeting" while speaking to a group of reporters at the G7 summit in Quebec, Canada. Russia has been excluded since its 2014 annexation of Crimea, following that territory's referendum to leave Ukraine.
"They should let Russia come back in because we should have Russia at the negotiating table," he said.
08.06.2018 - Former Trump Campaign Manager Manafort Hit with New Superseding Indictment
Former Trump Campaign Manager Manafort Hit With New Superseding Indictment
A new superseding indictment has been filed against former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and Konstantin Kilimnik, a business associate of Manafort's, by US special counsel Robert Mueller's office Friday.
The new 32-page indictment charges both Manafort and Kilimnik with conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice.
A statement by the special counsel's office announced that Manafort's previous five charges, which include conspiracy against the United States, conspiracy to launder money, acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign principal, making false and misleading FARA statements and making false statements, remain unchanged.
The indictment notes that Kilimnik was involved in Manafort's multi-million dollar lobbying campaign for Ukraine without having registered as a foreign agent. It adds that Manafort and Kilimnik conspired together to influence the outcome of a trial, saying between February and April 2018, Manafort and Kilimnik "knowingly and intentionally attempted to corruptly persuade another person… with intent to influence, delay and prevent the testimony of any person in an official proceeding."
The latest indictment comes after Mueller's team accused Manafort on Monday of trying to get a witness to lie for him in court as he awaits trial on felony charges in connection to his foreign lobbying work. Manafort is currently on house arrest and a $10 million unsecured bail.
The office of special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating alleged Russian interference into the US 2016 election. Russia has repeatedly denied such allegations, and the most high profile indictments in the case so far have covered financial crimes committed before the election campaign ever began.
08.06.2018 - Ex-US Senate Intel Committee Staffer Arrested for Lying to FBI - Reports
Ex-US Senate Intel Committee Staffer Arrested for Lying to FBI – Reports
A former security director of the US Senate Intelligence Committee was arrested Thursday for lying to FBI agents probing a sensitive data leak, local media said citing Justice Department. James Wolfe stands accused of making false statement pertaining to his contacts with three reporters and to sharing data on the committee’s work with one of them, the New York Times said.
The outlet said earlier that state prosecutors had secretly seized years’ worth of phone and email records related to its journalist, Ali Watkins, who had dated Wolfe for three years prior to the probe.
The investigation follows complaints by US President Donald Trump about leaks to the media. Trump suggested last week that the Justice Department or Russiagate investigator Special Counsel Robert Mueller could be responsible.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions last year promised to crack down on leakers, saying his agency was pursing three times as many investigations as the previous administration.
08.06.2018 - Carter Page: US Government 'Abused' Its Power By Spying On Me
Carter Page: US Government ‘Abused’ Its Power By Spying on Me
Former foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign Carter Page believes the US government “abused” its power by directing its vast surveillance capabilities at him under the pretext of a “dodgy dossier” that was funded by lawyers for Trump rival Hillary Clinton, Real Clear Investigations reported Thursday.
Until the DoJ [Department of Justice] discloses full information about the dodgy dossier, amends their court filings that led to extensive abuse of process, and discloses details on the other sources of their lies, it will be impossible for Americans to fully trust them again," Page said in an interview with the outlet published Thursday.
The court that granted authorities a warrant to spy on Page, the so-called FISA courts authorized by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, is different from US Article 3 courts, which provide the accused with the ability to defend themselves. FISA courts are secret, government-only entities, with no prosecutor or defense attorney present during their proceedings.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) has defended the government's espionage against Page, arguing that "the FBI's concern about and knowledge of Page's activities… long predate the FBI's receipt of Steele's information." Christopher Steele was the former MI5 agent who supplied the essential dirt on Trump contained in the dossier. Schiff and fellow House Intelligence Committee Democrats pointed to Page's interview with the FBI in March 2016 as evidence that the dossier wasn't what kicked the operation to spy on Page into gear.
On Thursday, Page revealed that the March 2016 interview, which took place at the office of US Attorney General Preet Bharara in New York City, had "absolutely nothing" to do with the Trump campaign or "Russian collusion." Instead, the questions were related to "events in 2013" — long before Trump began hinting he would make a serious run at the White House.
Page was under FBI surveillance and was being "shadowed" before the election, RCI reports, by Stefan Halper, a professor at the University of Cambridge. The New York Times reported in 1983 that Halper was "the person in charge" of "an operation to collect inside information on Carter Administration foreign policy" in the 1980 presidential election race on behalf of Republican Ronald Reagan, who successfully challenged incumbent President Jimmy Carter.
Page, a US citizen and US Naval Academy graduate, has said under oath he did not meet with Kremlin officials as alleged by Steele, who received $168,000 from lawyers tied to the Clinton campaign to produce the document, most of the contents of which remain unverified. He has also not been indicted for any criminal wrongdoing in special counsel Robert Mueller's probe, which has not suffered from a shortage of time nor resources that might be needed to bring charges against Page.
There was no basis for the FISA warrants," said Page. Page sent a Freedom of Information Act request to the FBI in May 2017 seeking copies of "all information gathered pursuant to the warrants" that authorized surveillance against him, he said, as well as "all communications between Justice Department officials and employees of the campaign related to him," RCI noted.
Page said he has not received any materials from the government relevant to his FOIA request.
07.06.2018 - Melania Trump Allegedly Plotted Against Porn Actress, 'Believes Her Husband'
Melania Trump Allegedly Plotted Against Porn Actress, 'Believes Her Husband'
The saga involving President Donald Trump, adult-film actress Stormy Daniels, their lawyers and even the US first lady, as it has now emerged, apparently shows no signs of ending any time soon.
According to the details of a new lawsuit, Stormy Daniels and her attorney Michael Avenatti have filed against Daniels’ former attorney, Keith Davidson, Michael Cohen allegedly met with Melania in March to decide on ways to discredit the pornographic star, The Daily Beast reported.
In a separate move, former New York mayor and Trump’s current attorney Rudy Giuliani asserted that the US first lady believes her husband and his denials of having an affair in 2006 with pornographic actress Stephanie A. Gregory Clifford, known professionally as Stormy Daniels, one year after Melania and Donald Trump’s marriage, The Hill reported.
The adult-film star’s claims are a far cry from being credible due to her occupation, Giuliani, who recently joined Trump’s legal team, said, addressing the Globes business conference in Israel. He went on to laud the president’s relationship with the fair sex in his family, adding that Trump explicitly demonstrates that he is "a real gentleman."
Daniels appears to be one of an array of women who came forward during Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign suggesting that they were sexually abused by the current president or, alternatively, had an affair with him.
After she had come into the spotlight earlier this year, reporting an alleged affair between her and Trump in 2006, she sued the president and his attorney Michael Cohen saying she had signed an affair-related $130,000 nondisclosure agreement prior to Trump’s election. In a separate lawsuit, she targeted Trump’s team for defamation over their flat denials of her claims. Giuliani notably pointed to the lack of credibility Daniels had demonstrated: I respect women — beautiful women and women with value — but a woman who sells her body for sexual exploitation I don't respect," Giuliani said. "Tell me what damage she suffered. Someone who sells his or her body for money has no good name."
Giuliani complicated the ongoing row between Daniels and President Trump last month when he revealed that Trump had reimbursed Cohen for the $130,000 payment to Daniels. However, the ex mayor rushed to backtrack, saying Trump had paid Cohen but was unaware of what the funds were intended for.
On Wednesday, Stormy Daniels levied a new lawsuit against her former attorney, Keith Davidson, as well as President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, saying the two men "colluded" and "acted in concert" to "manipulate" Daniels and benefit Trump. The lawsuit alleges that the two men started colluding when they learnt about the forthcoming publication of an In Touch article that was supposed to shed light on Daniels’ alleged affair with Trump.
08.06.2018 - Putin Calls Trump 'Thoughtful Man', Hopes for Constructive Dialogue
Putin Calls Trump 'Thoughtful Man', Hopes for Constructive Dialogue
"He [Trump] is a thoughtful man, he knows how to listen and responds to the arguments given by the interlocutor. This gives me the reason to believe that the dialogue can be constructive," Vladimir Putin said on the Rossiya 24 television channel.
Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov stated that the Russian Foreign Ministry is preparing a meaningful preparation for the meeting between the leaders of Russia and the United States and that the need for such contact is very high from the point of view of launching the process of normalization and improving relations between Moscow and Washington. According to him, the American side is in solidarity with this position.
Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that his meeting with US President Donald Trump had not taken place yet due to the domestic political struggle in the United States.
The last telephone conversation between Putin and Trump took place on March 20.
According to the Kremlin press service, the heads of US and Russian foreign affairs agencies were instructed to work out the issue of a meeting of the leaders. Moreover, later it became known that Trump not only talked about the possibility of a meeting but also invited Putin to Washington for this.
At the end of May, an assistant to the Russian leader Yuri Ushakov said that the possibility of organizing a meeting between Putin and Trump in the coming months, prior to the November summit of the Group of Twenty, has not yet been discussed.
09.06.2018 - Putin Expects Trump to Fulfill Pre-Election Promise, Improve Ties With Russia
Putin Expects Trump to Fulfill Pre-Election Promise, Improve Ties With Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that Russia was ready to improve relations with the US, including through personal meetings.
"We can differently assess decisions that are taken by the United States, including by the US president. They can be criticized. Indeed, there is much that should be criticized. But there is one thing that I have already mentioned — Trump fulfills his promises given during the election campaign… One of the promises is to improve the Russian-US relations. I hope that this too will be fulfilled," Putin said in an interview, released on the website of the Vesti media outlet on Saturday.
The Russian president noted that relations between leaders of states should be "civilized," adding that Russia was ready to improve and develop relations with the United States, including through personal meetings.
"The experience I have with the US President shows that, despite the fact that his actions are often criticized, especially recently, including in the international arena and in the area of economy, nevertheless, this experience shows me that he is a reasonable man, he knows how to listen and responds to the arguments given by the interlocutor. All this makes me believe that the dialogue can be constructive," Putin said.
The Russian president further noted that Trump was a good listener and reacted considered other people's opinion. According to Putin, he is eager to meet with his US counterpart as the dialogue can be constructive.
08.06.2018 - Vienna to Host Possible Meeting Between Putin and Trump - Reports
Vienna to Host Possible Meeting Between Putin and Trump - Reports
On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed gratitude to Austria's leader Alexander Van der Bellen and Chancellor Sebastian Kurz for the friendly and open atmosphere during his visit to Vienna.
"As my visit is coming to its end, I would like to sincerely thank Mr. President and Mr. Federal Chancellor for a really friendly, very open atmosphere that was created for our joint work today," Putin said during the opening ceremony of the "Old Masters From the Hermitage" exhibition organized by the Russian State Hermitage Museum and the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin has also asked Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz to organize a meeting with US President Donald Trump, media reported. Putin asked that Kurz set up a meeting with Donald Trump in Vienna this summer, an offer the White House is considering, the Wall Street Journal reported citing a senior European official.
Putin was on an official visit in the capital of Austria on Tuesday when he submitted the request, the report said.
Kurz has agreed to accept the request and will work to bring Trump to Vienna, the report added. US Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman was in Washington, DC last week and has been reportedly trying to set up a meeting between Trump and Putin.
US Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman was in Washington, DC last week and has been reportedly trying to set up a meeting between Trump and Putin. the official said on Thursday. "And, although the two leaders have previously discussed the possibility of arranging a meeting, we have nothing to announce at this time."
07.06.2018 - Lavrov, Pompeo Could Meet in August in Singapore - Source
Lavrov, Pompeo Could Meet in August in Singapore - Source
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov could meet the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in August in Singapore, according to a source at the Russian Foreign Ministry.
There is such an opportunity, the question is being worked out," the source said, when asked about the possibility of Lavrov and Pompeo meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN regional forum in Singapore on August 2-4.
However, the source noted that the meeting could occur earlier.
ASEAN includes 10 countries — Brunei, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar — with a total population of more than 600 million people.
09.06.2018 - US Senator McCain Puts Trump on Blast for Suggesting Russia Should Return to G8
US Senator McCain Puts Trump on Blast for Suggesting Russia Should Return to G8
The long-time critic of Russia, US Senator John McCain, has criticized US President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Russia should be welcomed into the G8 format again.
McCain, a Republican representing Arizona who largely disappeared from the public milieu after being diagnosed with brain cancer last summer, emerged unexpectedly after Trump's recent remark on permitting the return of Russia to the Group of Eight (G8), which is presently the G7 in Russia's absence.
"The president has inexplicably shown our adversaries the deference and esteem that should be reserved for our closest allies," the senator said in a statement Friday.
"Those nations that share our values and have sacrificed alongside us for decades are being treated with contempt. This is the antithesis of so-called ‘principled realism' and a sure path to diminishing America's leadership in the world," he added.
Back in 2007, then-presidential candidate McCain vowed to exclude Russia from the Group of Eight, should he be elected president. With a track record like this, there is little wonder Trump's suggestion to bring Russia back was so rousing.
Curiously, McCain was not the first senator to make a stink about Trump's suggestion: earlier today, Chuck Schumer, a Democratic senator from New York, wrote on Twitter: "We need the president to be able to distinguish between our allies and adversaries and to treat each accordingly."
It is interesting to note how seemingly the only issue that enjoys bipartisan support in Washington nowadays is ensuring the US president doesn't try and turn enemies into friends. Apparently, the lawmakers think the US should never attempt to engage in diplomacy and change the status quo in any way.
Trump remarked that "Russia should be in the meeting" while speaking to a group of reporters at the G7 summit in Quebec, Canada. Russia has been excluded since its 2014 annexation of Crimea, following that territory's referendum to leave Ukraine.
"They should let Russia come back in because we should have Russia at the negotiating table," he said.
08.06.2018 - Former Trump Campaign Manager Manafort Hit with New Superseding Indictment
Former Trump Campaign Manager Manafort Hit With New Superseding Indictment
A new superseding indictment has been filed against former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and Konstantin Kilimnik, a business associate of Manafort's, by US special counsel Robert Mueller's office Friday.
The new 32-page indictment charges both Manafort and Kilimnik with conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice.
A statement by the special counsel's office announced that Manafort's previous five charges, which include conspiracy against the United States, conspiracy to launder money, acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign principal, making false and misleading FARA statements and making false statements, remain unchanged.
The indictment notes that Kilimnik was involved in Manafort's multi-million dollar lobbying campaign for Ukraine without having registered as a foreign agent. It adds that Manafort and Kilimnik conspired together to influence the outcome of a trial, saying between February and April 2018, Manafort and Kilimnik "knowingly and intentionally attempted to corruptly persuade another person… with intent to influence, delay and prevent the testimony of any person in an official proceeding."
The latest indictment comes after Mueller's team accused Manafort on Monday of trying to get a witness to lie for him in court as he awaits trial on felony charges in connection to his foreign lobbying work. Manafort is currently on house arrest and a $10 million unsecured bail.
The office of special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating alleged Russian interference into the US 2016 election. Russia has repeatedly denied such allegations, and the most high profile indictments in the case so far have covered financial crimes committed before the election campaign ever began.
08.06.2018 - Ex-US Senate Intel Committee Staffer Arrested for Lying to FBI - Reports
Ex-US Senate Intel Committee Staffer Arrested for Lying to FBI – Reports
A former security director of the US Senate Intelligence Committee was arrested Thursday for lying to FBI agents probing a sensitive data leak, local media said citing Justice Department. James Wolfe stands accused of making false statement pertaining to his contacts with three reporters and to sharing data on the committee’s work with one of them, the New York Times said.
The outlet said earlier that state prosecutors had secretly seized years’ worth of phone and email records related to its journalist, Ali Watkins, who had dated Wolfe for three years prior to the probe.
The investigation follows complaints by US President Donald Trump about leaks to the media. Trump suggested last week that the Justice Department or Russiagate investigator Special Counsel Robert Mueller could be responsible.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions last year promised to crack down on leakers, saying his agency was pursing three times as many investigations as the previous administration.
08.06.2018 - Carter Page: US Government 'Abused' Its Power By Spying On Me
Carter Page: US Government ‘Abused’ Its Power By Spying on Me
Former foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign Carter Page believes the US government “abused” its power by directing its vast surveillance capabilities at him under the pretext of a “dodgy dossier” that was funded by lawyers for Trump rival Hillary Clinton, Real Clear Investigations reported Thursday.
Until the DoJ [Department of Justice] discloses full information about the dodgy dossier, amends their court filings that led to extensive abuse of process, and discloses details on the other sources of their lies, it will be impossible for Americans to fully trust them again," Page said in an interview with the outlet published Thursday.
The court that granted authorities a warrant to spy on Page, the so-called FISA courts authorized by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, is different from US Article 3 courts, which provide the accused with the ability to defend themselves. FISA courts are secret, government-only entities, with no prosecutor or defense attorney present during their proceedings.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) has defended the government's espionage against Page, arguing that "the FBI's concern about and knowledge of Page's activities… long predate the FBI's receipt of Steele's information." Christopher Steele was the former MI5 agent who supplied the essential dirt on Trump contained in the dossier. Schiff and fellow House Intelligence Committee Democrats pointed to Page's interview with the FBI in March 2016 as evidence that the dossier wasn't what kicked the operation to spy on Page into gear.
On Thursday, Page revealed that the March 2016 interview, which took place at the office of US Attorney General Preet Bharara in New York City, had "absolutely nothing" to do with the Trump campaign or "Russian collusion." Instead, the questions were related to "events in 2013" — long before Trump began hinting he would make a serious run at the White House.
Page was under FBI surveillance and was being "shadowed" before the election, RCI reports, by Stefan Halper, a professor at the University of Cambridge. The New York Times reported in 1983 that Halper was "the person in charge" of "an operation to collect inside information on Carter Administration foreign policy" in the 1980 presidential election race on behalf of Republican Ronald Reagan, who successfully challenged incumbent President Jimmy Carter.
Page, a US citizen and US Naval Academy graduate, has said under oath he did not meet with Kremlin officials as alleged by Steele, who received $168,000 from lawyers tied to the Clinton campaign to produce the document, most of the contents of which remain unverified. He has also not been indicted for any criminal wrongdoing in special counsel Robert Mueller's probe, which has not suffered from a shortage of time nor resources that might be needed to bring charges against Page.
There was no basis for the FISA warrants," said Page. Page sent a Freedom of Information Act request to the FBI in May 2017 seeking copies of "all information gathered pursuant to the warrants" that authorized surveillance against him, he said, as well as "all communications between Justice Department officials and employees of the campaign related to him," RCI noted.
Page said he has not received any materials from the government relevant to his FOIA request.
07.06.2018 - Melania Trump Allegedly Plotted Against Porn Actress, 'Believes Her Husband'
Melania Trump Allegedly Plotted Against Porn Actress, 'Believes Her Husband'
The saga involving President Donald Trump, adult-film actress Stormy Daniels, their lawyers and even the US first lady, as it has now emerged, apparently shows no signs of ending any time soon.
According to the details of a new lawsuit, Stormy Daniels and her attorney Michael Avenatti have filed against Daniels’ former attorney, Keith Davidson, Michael Cohen allegedly met with Melania in March to decide on ways to discredit the pornographic star, The Daily Beast reported.
In a separate move, former New York mayor and Trump’s current attorney Rudy Giuliani asserted that the US first lady believes her husband and his denials of having an affair in 2006 with pornographic actress Stephanie A. Gregory Clifford, known professionally as Stormy Daniels, one year after Melania and Donald Trump’s marriage, The Hill reported.
The adult-film star’s claims are a far cry from being credible due to her occupation, Giuliani, who recently joined Trump’s legal team, said, addressing the Globes business conference in Israel. He went on to laud the president’s relationship with the fair sex in his family, adding that Trump explicitly demonstrates that he is "a real gentleman."
Daniels appears to be one of an array of women who came forward during Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign suggesting that they were sexually abused by the current president or, alternatively, had an affair with him.
After she had come into the spotlight earlier this year, reporting an alleged affair between her and Trump in 2006, she sued the president and his attorney Michael Cohen saying she had signed an affair-related $130,000 nondisclosure agreement prior to Trump’s election. In a separate lawsuit, she targeted Trump’s team for defamation over their flat denials of her claims. Giuliani notably pointed to the lack of credibility Daniels had demonstrated: I respect women — beautiful women and women with value — but a woman who sells her body for sexual exploitation I don't respect," Giuliani said. "Tell me what damage she suffered. Someone who sells his or her body for money has no good name."
Giuliani complicated the ongoing row between Daniels and President Trump last month when he revealed that Trump had reimbursed Cohen for the $130,000 payment to Daniels. However, the ex mayor rushed to backtrack, saying Trump had paid Cohen but was unaware of what the funds were intended for.
On Wednesday, Stormy Daniels levied a new lawsuit against her former attorney, Keith Davidson, as well as President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, saying the two men "colluded" and "acted in concert" to "manipulate" Daniels and benefit Trump. The lawsuit alleges that the two men started colluding when they learnt about the forthcoming publication of an In Touch article that was supposed to shed light on Daniels’ alleged affair with Trump.
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