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WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2018
Russian-linked bots accounted for 4% of Trump retweets in final months before election
Russian-linked Twitter bots shared Donald Trump's tweets almost half a million times during the final months of the 2016 election campaign, the company said in a submission to Congress.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2018
White House counsel McGahn 'fed up' with Trump, threatened to quit job last year
White House Counsel Donald McGahn threatened to quit last June because he was "fed up" after President Donald Trump insisted he take steps to remove the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, a person familiar with the matter said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 26, 2018
Trump ordered Mueller's firing, then backed off: New York Times
U.S. President Donald Trump last June ordered special counsel Robert Mueller fired but backed down after the White House counsel threatened to resign rather than follow his directive, The New York Times reported Thursday, citing four people told of the matter.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 26, 2018
Justice Department's inspector general turns up anti-Trump FBI agents' missing text messages
The Justice Department's inspector general has recovered missing text messages from two FBI officials who sharply criticized Donald Trump, making them a flash point in the debate over the federal criminal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 25, 2018
Robert Mueller asked U.S. intel officials about Trump in probe of obstruction: sources
Senior U.S. intelligence officers including CIA Director Mike Pompeo have been questioned by the U.S. special counsel's team about whether President Donald Trump tried to obstruct justice in the Russia probe, sources told Reuters on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 18, 2018
Russia helping North Korea skirt sanctions and Pyongyang getting close on missile: Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday Russia is helping North Korea evade international sanctions and that Pyongyang is getting "closer every day" to being able to deliver a long-range missile to the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 17, 2018
Special counsel subpoenas Trump ex-aide Steve Bannon to testify in Russia probe: NYT
President Donald Trump's former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, has been subpoenaed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller to testify before a grand jury in a probe into alleged ties between Russia and Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 10, 2018
Unlike Facebook and Google, Twitter misses deadline to provide info to U.S. Senate in Russia probe
Twitter Inc. missed a deadline on Monday to provide the U.S. Senate Intelligence committee with information about alleged Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 U.S. election, a spokeswoman for the committee's top Democrat, Sen. Mark Warner, said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 9, 2018
Steve Bannon's 'treasonous' comment directed at Trump Jr., not Paul Manafort: author
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon's comment that a meeting between Trump campaign officials and a group of Russians was "treasonous" focused on President Donald Trump's son and not his former campaign manager, as Bannon now maintains, the author of a book containing the remark said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 9, 2018
Mueller's team discusses possible Trump interview with president's lawyers: NBC
Preliminary discussions are underway for special counsel Robert Mueller to potentially interview U.S. President Donald Trump as part of the probe of alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election, NBC News reported on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 5, 2018
Trump threatens ex-ally Steve Bannon with legal action amid fallout over tell-all book
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened former chief strategist Steve Bannon with legal action over "defamatory" statements about Trump's son and son-in-law over a meeting with Russians during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 4, 2018
Trump blasts Steve Bannon over 'treasonous' comments, says he lost his aide job and 'lost his mind'
President Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted former White House adviser Steve Bannon as having "lost his mind" in the fallout over damaging comments Bannon made about Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., in excerpts of a new book.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 1, 2018
Key GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham says 'let Mr. Mueller do his job'
The special counsel investigation of links between Russia and President Trump's 2016 election campaign should continue without interference in 2018, despite calls from some Trump administration allies and Republican lawmakers to shut it down, a prominent Republican senator said on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 27, 2017
U.S. lawmakers quiz Georgian-American businessman who was at 2016 Trump Tower meeting: sources
A Georgian-American businessman who met then-Miss Universe pageant owner Donald Trump in 2013, has been questioned by congressional investigators about whether he helped organize a meeting between Russians and Trump's eldest son during the 2016 election campaign, four sources said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 14, 2017
Japanese space startup raises ¥10.2 billion toward 2020 moonshot effort
Japanese companies are planning to kick-start the lunar economy by backing a local startup's mission to land on the moon by 2020.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 5, 2017
Paul Manafort tried to ghost-write positive op-ed on Ukraine work, even after court order: special counsel
The special counsel investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election on Monday accused President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, of working with a Russian colleague to draft an opinion piece about his political work for Ukraine.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 5, 2017
Trump's son and ex-business partner due before House panel this week over Russia probe
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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 17, 2017
Senators seek more info from Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner in probe of Russia 'backdoor overture'
Jared Kushner's lawyer failed to give the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee documents President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser received about a "Russian backdoor overture and dinner invite," the committee's leaders said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 15, 2017
House grilling of Jeff Sessions: Democrats focus on Russia factor, Republicans on anything else
Attorney General Jeff Sessions was pressed by House Democrats Tuesday on new questions about Russian contacts with Donald Trump's presidential campaign — and by Republicans on almost anything but that.

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