Senator John McCain passed documents to the FBI director, James Comey, last month alleging secret contacts between the Trump campaign and Moscow and that Russian intelligence had personally compromising material on the president-elect himself. They were drawn up by a former western counter-intelligence official, now working as a private consultant.
An official in the US administration who spoke to the Guardian described the source who wrote the intelligence report as consistently reliable, meticulous and well-informed, with a reputation for having extensive Russian contacts.
Some of the reports — which are dated from 20 June to 20 October last year — also proved to be prescient, predicting events that happened after they were sent. CNN reported on Tuesday that the FBI was still investigating the credibility of the documents but added that the intelligence chiefs had included a summary of the material in a secret briefing on Russian interference in the election delivered last week to Barack Obama and Donald Trump.
Despite glowing references from US and foreign officials who have worked with the source, there are some errors in the reports. The document also misspells the name of a Russian banking corporation. The reports were initially commissioned as opposition research during the presidential campaign, but its author was sufficiently alarmed by what he discovered to send a copy to the FBI.
It is unclear who within the organisation they reached and what action the bureau took. Kelly in New Netflix Special. How To Watch on Peacock. Have you ever struggled to escape a bad date? Resident dating guru Meghan McCain has some advice for you. In the segment, while subbing in for anchor Whoopi Goldberg , Joy Behar asked her fellow co-hosts about the phenomenon. McCain, however, had an entirely different perspective on the whole concept.
I love President Bush. Her news came as the country grappled with the seriousness of the novel coronavirus outbreak. While in good health , McCain co-hosted "The View" via satellite under her doctors' advice since March. Throughout her pregnancy, McCain has been candid about the struggles of being an expectant mother.
On July 2, McCain shared a throwback photo of her and husband Domenech on Instagram expressing how grateful she is for his attention to her during her pregnancy. We'll notify you here with news about.
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