FBI investigators are looking closely at meetings between presidential adviser/son-in-law Jared Kushner and Russian officials as part of their ongoing investigation into Russia’s role in influencing the 2016 elections, NBC News reported Thursday. The Washington Post also reported on Thursday that Kushner’s meetings in December 2016 with the Russian ambassador to the U.S. and the…
(JTA) — Former Sen. Joe Lieberman withdrew his name from consideration to replace James Comey as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In a Thursday letter to President Donald Trump, first obtained by Politico, Lieberman cited Trump’s selection of attorney Marc Kasowitz to represent him in various investigations. “I do believe it would be best to…
As the media reveal more information about the tormented relationship between President Trump and fired FBI director James Comey, some of the best tidbits are coming from his friend Benjamin Wittes. Wittes, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and founder of the popular Lawfare blog, admitted that he was the principal source for a…
President Trump likely believed that naming former Sen. Joe Lieberman as a frontrunner to be the new FBI director would help win over Lieberman’s former Democratic colleagues in the Senate. But according to Politico, he appears to be severely mistaken. “Some Senate Democrats hold a grudge against Lieberman for his rightward turn and opposition to…
President Trump said Thursday that Joe Lieberman is his top candidate to be the next FBI director after a White House meeting between the beleaguered leader and the ex-Connecticut senator. Speaking to reporters, the president said he was “very close” to settling on a pick and confirmed that Lieberman was at the head of the…
Joe Lieberman is Mr. Bipartisan – Al Gore’s Democratic vice presidential nominee, Connecticut’s Independent senator, almost Republican Jon McCain’s vice presidential nominee. Now, President Trump will interview the bipartisan politico and observant Jew to be the next FBI director, along with three other candidates: former Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating, acting director Andrew McCabe and ex-FBi…
Joe Lieberman, the Democratic vice presidential nominee turned independent Connecticut senator, seems like the furthest thing from a Donald Trump fan. Now on the shortlist to be the next FBI director, Lieberman has nonetheless worked for the Trump-linked law firm of Kasowitz, Benson, Torres and Friedman since leaving the Senate. The legal group has represented…
The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate said on Sunday that Democrats would consider refusing to vote on a new FBI director until a special prosecutor is named to investigate President Donald Trump’s potential ties to Russia. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said his caucus has not yet made a decision on whether to withhold…
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