The Trump administration is in damage control mode after explosive reports that the president shared highly sensitive classified information with Russia. NBC News tracks the latest developments.
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Catching up on Trump Intel Stories? Five Things to Read
Comey Wrote Memo Saying Trump Urged Him to Drop Flynn Investigation: Sources (NBC News):
Fired FBI Director James Comey wrote an internal memo saying President Donald Trump asked him to shut down an investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, multiple sources with firsthand knowledge of the memo told NBC News on Tuesday.
Israel Was Source of Intelligence Trump Shared With Russians (NBC News):
Israel was the source of ISIS-related intelligence that President Donald Trump shared with Russia last week, according to three government officials with knowledge of the matter.
At a Besieged White House, Tempers Flare and Confusion Swirls (The New York Times):
In private, three administration officials conceded that they could not publicly articulate their most compelling — and honest — defense of the president: that Mr. Trump, a hasty and indifferent reader of printed briefing materials, simply did not possess the interest or knowledge of the granular details of intelligence gathering to leak specific sources and methods of intelligence gathering that would do harm to United States allies.
European Country Might Halt US Intel Sharing (The Associated Press):
“A senior European intelligence official tells The Associated Press that his country might stop sharing information with the United States if it confirms President Donald Trump shared classified details with Russian officials. The official said Tuesday that doing so "could be a risk for our sources.”
No, Trump Did Not Break the Law In Talking Classified Details With the Russians (Washington Post):
“When it comes to classification issues and those kinds of things, he’s not above the law,” said Edward B. MacMahon Jr., a criminal defense lawyer who has done significant work on cases involving classified information. “He basically is the law.”
The Trump administration is in damage control mode after explosive reports that the president shared highly sensitive classified information with Russia. NBC News tracks the latest developments.
Latest
27 days ago
Catching up on Trump Intel Stories? Five Things to Read
Comey Wrote Memo Saying Trump Urged Him to Drop Flynn Investigation: Sources (NBC News):
Fired FBI Director James Comey wrote an internal memo saying President Donald Trump asked him to shut down an investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, multiple sources with firsthand knowledge of the memo told NBC News on Tuesday.
Israel Was Source of Intelligence Trump Shared With Russians (NBC News):
Israel was the source of ISIS-related intelligence that President Donald Trump shared with Russia last week, according to three government officials with knowledge of the matter.
At a Besieged White House, Tempers Flare and Confusion Swirls (The New York Times):
In private, three administration officials conceded that they could not publicly articulate their most compelling — and honest — defense of the president: that Mr. Trump, a hasty and indifferent reader of printed briefing materials, simply did not possess the interest or knowledge of the granular details of intelligence gathering to leak specific sources and methods of intelligence gathering that would do harm to United States allies.
European Country Might Halt US Intel Sharing (The Associated Press):
“A senior European intelligence official tells The Associated Press that his country might stop sharing information with the United States if it confirms President Donald Trump shared classified details with Russian officials. The official said Tuesday that doing so "could be a risk for our sources.”
No, Trump Did Not Break the Law In Talking Classified Details With the Russians (Washington Post):
“When it comes to classification issues and those kinds of things, he’s not above the law,” said Edward B. MacMahon Jr., a criminal defense lawyer who has done significant work on cases involving classified information. “He basically is the law.”
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Back on Senate Floor, Schumer Says 'History Is Watching'
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'SABOTAGE': Trump Campaign Fundraises Off News of Comey Memos
The fundraising email, sent off the news of Trump's latest crisis, quotes adviser Steve Bannon and invites supporters to "contribute $1 to drain the swamp."
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Top Dem on House Intel Committee Says 'Enough Is Enough'
Rep. Adam Schiff, top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, calls for former FBI chief James Comey to return before open sessions of House committees to testify about his dealings with President Trump.
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Mike Huckabee Has a Joke About the Latest in the Trump-Comey-Russia Saga
"Enough is enough. Congress needs to get to the bottom of this," Rep. Adam Schiff, top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, told reporters moments after news broke that fired FBI Director James Comey had written a memo saying Trump had urged him to drop the investigation into former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn.
Schiff's statement prompted Huckabee to attempt a humorous tweet.
Anyway, remember when Trump linked Sen. Ted Cruz's dad to JFK's assassination? 