The president’s son-in-law had a series of meetings with the Russian ambassador and a banker from Moscow.
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Lieberman withdraws from consideration for FBI post
He had been considered a front-runner to fill the post left vacant by the firing of James Comey.
Former CIA director says he warned Russia against meddling in 2016 election
John Brennan says he told Russia’s domestic spy chief that such meddling ‘would destroy any near-term prospect of improvement’ in U.S.-Russian relations.
Flynn to invoke Fifth, won’t hand over documents, source says
His decision comes less than two weeks after the committee issued a subpoena for personal documents.
Another View: Russia’s aims still drive friction as attention to Ukraine fades
The U.S. could push for a regional issue that would be a prudent compromise.
Chaos engulfing Trump stirs anxiety in Russia
Trump’s presidency appears to have been hijacked by the U.S. obsession with Russia, one senior Kremlin official says.
Analysis: Michael Flynn keeps haunting the Trump administration
He was on the payroll of a foreign government while in a powerful position in the U.S. government, and that crosses about every ethical red line you can think of, experts say.
Dana Milbank: What Trump does may be legal, but that doesn’t make it right
A U.S. president has immense power and needs to lead with self-restraint, not impulsivity and ignorance.
Sen. Collins wants Comey to testify, deliver memos on Trump meeting
Maine’s Republican senator tells NPR she wants to establish the key facts amid allegations Trump tried to quash part of the FBI’s Russia investigation.
Putin says Russia can hand over records of Trump’s White House meeting with Lavrov
Putin says ‘political schizophrenia’ has gripped the U.S. after some members of Congress expressed concern bordering on alarm over Trump’s discussions with Russian diplomats.