Washington, United States | AFP | Ousted FBI chief James Comey accused the White House of lies and defamation Thursday, in explosive testimony that painted Donald Trump as dishonest and operating far outside presidential norms. During almost three hours of blockbuster sworn testimony to a Senate panel, Comey described himself …
Read More »Obstruction of justice and the long road to impeachment
Washington, United States | AFP | Fired FBI director James Comey withheld judgment Thursday on whether President Donald Trump’s requests that he drop an investigation into his former national security advisor amounted to obstruction of justice. Democrats are intent on determining whether Trump’s actions amounted to obstruction, but what does …
Read More »ANALYSIS: An increasingly isolated Trump joins the battle of his life
Washington, United States | AFP | Donald Trump has faced down a litany of scandals in his nearly 71 years, surviving bankruptcy, divorce, lawsuits and vulgar exposes. But less than six months into his White House tenure, he finds himself locked in his toughest fight yet — the battle to …
Read More »Ex-FBI chief Comey says Trump pressured him on Russia probe
Washington, United States | AFP | Fired FBI director James Comey said Wednesday that Donald Trump urged him to drop a probe into former national security advisor Michael Flynn, prompting fresh allegations that the US president tried to obstruct justice. In a bombshell revelation on the eve of his hotly …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Comey’s bombshell recollections of Trump talks
Washington, United States | AFP | Former FBI director James Comey gave damaging details Wednesday of a series of nine meetings or conversations he had with President Donald Trump before being sacked last month. The following are some of the key points from testimony that Comey published ahead of …
Read More »Comey confirms Trump told him to let Flynn probe go
Washington, UNITED STATES | AFP | Fired FBI director James Comey confirmed Wednesday that US President Donald Trump urged him to drop a probe into his former national security advisor Michael Flynn — a bombshell revelation ahead of his hotly-anticipated appearance on Capitol Hill. In an explosive statement on the …
Read More »CLAPPER: Watergate pales in comparison to Trump scandals
Sydney, Australia | AFP | Watergate pales in comparison to the scandals engulfing Donald Trump and the Russia connection, former top US intelligence official James Clapper said Wednesday ahead of a key Senate hearing in Washington. Clapper, who has worked in intelligence under every US leader from John F. Kennedy …
Read More »US urges UN to investigate DRC murders
United Nations, United States | AFP | The United States on Monday urged the United Nations to establish a special investigation into the murder of two UN experts who had been gathering evidence of mass graves in the Democratic Republic of Congo. US Ambassador Nikki Haley, in Geneva for meetings …
Read More »Disgruntled employee kills five in Florida, takes own life
Orlando, United States | A man who had been fired in April from his job at a Florida company opened fire Monday at the Orlando business, killing five people before taking his own life, authorities said. Four people were killed at the scene, while a fifth died at the hospital, …
Read More »Bill Cosby goes on trial for sexual assault
Norristown, United States | AFP | Bill Cosby goes on trial Monday, accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his Philadelphia mansion 13 years ago, with the megastar turned pariah facing prison if convicted. For decades, he was “America’s Dad,” loved by millions for his role as an …
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