Tag: Russian meddling

• Friday, May 31st 2019 - 09:19 UTC

  “Russia, Russia, investigation...” triggers furious reactions from Trump

  

  President Donald Trump acknowledged for the first time on Thursday that Moscow helped him win the White House in 2016 - before retracting himself to launch a fiery attack on Robert Mueller and the Russia probe.

• Friday, March 8th 2019 - 08:25 UTC

  Trump's campaign manager sentenced to 47 months in prison; next week Manafort faces another conviction

  

  United States president Donald Trump's former campaign chief Paul Manafort was sentenced to 47 months in prison on Thursday for tax crimes and bank fraud. It was the stiffest sentence yet given to an associate of the president in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling - but significantly lighter than many expected for the 69-year-old political consultant. 

• Tuesday, July 17th 2018 - 09:49 UTC

  US Congress furious after Trump sides with Putin, saying “no Russian meddling in US elections”

  

  There has been a barrage of criticism in the United States after President Donald Trump defended Russia over claims of interference in the 2016 elections. At a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Finland, on Monday, Trump contradicted US intelligence agencies, saying Russia had no reason to meddle.