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US intelligence officials had serious concerns about Michael Flynn’s appointment as the White House national security adviser because of his history of contacts with Moscow and his encounter with a woman who had trusted access to Russian spy agency records, the Guardian has learned.
US and British intelligence officers discussed Flynn’s “worrisome” behaviour well before his appointment last year by Donald Trump, multiple sources have said.
Michael Flynn: new evidence spy chiefs had concerns about Russian ties
Politics National Security Mike Flynn Offers to Testify in Exchange for Immunity
President Trump's former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn has reportedly told the FBI that he is willing to testify in the investigation of the Trump campaign's potential ties to Russia, in exchange for immunity from prosecution, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Flynn resigned in February, after it was reported that he misled White House staff on his interactions with Russia and had discussed sanctions with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak ahead of President Trump's inauguration.
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Hawaii judge strengthens block of Trump immigration order
A federal judge in Hawaii strengthened the court order he issued banning President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration Wednesday after it was set to expire.
U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson was the first judge to block implementation of Trump's revised immigration order, which bans travel from six majority Muslim countries but the ruling was only a temporary order pending further hearings.
Gallup: Trump's approval rating hits 35% as men's support decreases
A Gallup poll shows Donald Trump's approval rating is 35 percent, the lowest of any recorded president in his first year, which could be due to a decrease in approval among men.
The Gallup daily poll, based on a three-day rolling average as of Wednesday, shows 35 percent of Americans approve of the job Trump is doing as president, while 59 percent disapprove.
FBI Director Comey sought to reveal Russian election meddling last summer: report
FBI Director James Comey sought to publish an op-ed as early as last summer about Russian efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election, but was barred from doing so by the Obama White House, Newsweek reported Wednesday.
In a White House meeting in June or July, Comey reportedly brought with him a draft of the proposed op-ed and presented it to top administration officials, including former Secretary of State John Kerry and former Attorney General Loretta Lynch.
Trump's business network reached alleged Russian mobsters
To expand his real estate developments over the years, Donald Trump, his company and partners repeatedly turned to wealthy Russians and oligarchs from former Soviet republics — several allegedly connected to organized crime, according to a USA TODAY review of court cases, government and legal documents and an interview with a former federal prosecutor.
The president and his companies have been linked to at least 10 wealthy former Soviet businessmen with alleged ties to criminal organizations or money laundering.
Trump son-in-law met executives of sanctioned Russian bank, will testify
A Russian bank under Western economic sanctions over Russia's incursion into Ukraine disclosed on Monday that its executives had met Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and a top White House adviser, in December.
A U.S. Senate committee investigating suspected Russian interference in the election wants to interview Trump associates, including Kushner, 36, who is married to Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump and has agreed to testify.
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