Trump hugs American flag launches attack on 'bull****' Russia probe in CPAC speech
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Donald Trump said he would cooperate with the House Judiciary Committee’s sweeping investigation into his White House, campaign and businesses after the probe was announced on Monday.
When a reporter asked him Monday if he was going to cooperate with the investigation led by Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, the president replied: “I cooperate all the time with everybody. You know, the beautiful thing, no collusion. It’s all a hoax.”
The committee has sent requests to 81 people linked to Mr Trump and his associates. Mr Nadler said on Monday the investigation will be focused on possible obstruction of justice, corruption and abuse of power. That list features the president's own children, including Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump, though it does not request information from Ivanka Trump.
Mr Nadler said Monday’s document requests are a way to “begin building the public record” and the committee has the responsibility to investigate.
The aggressive, broad investigation could set the stage for impeachment, although Democratic leaders have pledged to investigate all avenues and review Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report before taking drastic action.
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Meanwhile, three house committees in total are asking the White House and the State Department for any information on private conversations between Mr Trump and Vladimir Putin, including an interview with an interpreter who sat in on their one-on-one meeting in Helsinki last summer.
The broad requests from the House intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight and Reform committees ask for the substance of Mr Trump and the Russian president’s conversations in person and by phone, as well as for information on whether those conversations had any impact on US foreign policy.
The committees are also asking whether Mr Trump tried to conceal any conversations.
The committees asked for interviews with “linguists, translators or interpreters” who in any way listened to those conversations. Mr Trump and Mr Putin met privately in Helsinki in July for more than two hours with only interpreters present.
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The Democrats spearheading the House Intelligence Committee, House Oversight Committee and Foreign Affairs Committee have requested translators be available for interviews surrounding probes into Donald Trump’s meetings and calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin:
Donald Trump has tweeted the following message after his failed nuclear summit with North Korean regime leader Kim Jong Un:
"The military drills, or war games as I call them, were never even discussed in my mtg w/ Kim Jong Un of NK—FAKE NEWS!" the president wrote. "I made that decision long ago because it costs the U.S. far too much money to have those 'games', especially since we are not reimbursed for the tremendous cost!"
Three House committees are asking the White House and the State Department for any information on private conversations between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, including an interview with an interpreter who sat in on their one-on-one meeting in Helsinki last summer.
The broad requests from the House intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight and Reform committees ask for the substance of Trump and Putin’s conversations in person and by phone and for information on whether those conversations had any impact on U.S. foreign policy. They are also asking whether Trump tried to conceal any conversations.
Donald Trump is now seemingly watching Fox News and quote tweeting Devin Nunes, who has called newly-launched investigations into the president “ridiculous” -
Donald Trump and his daughter, Ivanka, repeatedly donated to Kamala Harrisduring her rise in California politics, supporting the Democratic senator as she vied to become the state’s top cop, a new report has revealed.
The president first donated to Ms Harris in 2011 as she was running for attorney general. That donation amounted to $5,000 (£3,793). He then donated another $1,000 (£758) to her re-election campaign in 2013, Washington newspaper McClatchy reported on Monday.
This concludes today's live coverage of the scandals and investigations surrounding Donald Trump. Be sure to tune in tomorrow as The Independent brings you the latest from Washington.
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