Rachael Bade and Nick Miroff, The Washington Post Published 5:42 pm PDT, Thursday, April 11, 2019 WASHINGTON - White House officials have tried to pressure U.S. immigration authorities to release detainees onto the streets of "sanctuary cities" to retaliate against President Donald Trump's political adversaries, according to Department of Homeland Security officials and email messages reviewed by The Washington Post. Trump administration officials have proposed transporting detained immigrants to sanctuary cities at least twice in the past six months - once in November, as a migrant caravan approached the U.S. southern border, and again in February, amid a standoff with Democrats over funding for Trump's border wall. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's district in San Francisco was among those the White House wanted to target, according to DHS officials. The administration also considered releasing detainees in other Democratic strongholds. White House officials first broached … [Read more...] about White House proposed releasing immigrant detainees in sanctuary cities
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White House celebrates release of Mueller report summary: ‘NO COLLUSION!’
close Video Bret Baier: This is a complete win for President Trump Special Report host Bret Baier reacts to William Barr's summary of the Mueller report. Trump administration officials reacted with jubilation Sunday after Attorney General William Barr released the "principal conclusions" of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into allegations that members of Trump's 2016 campaign colluded with Russian officials. According to Barr, the special counsel's investigation "did not find that the Trump campaign, or anyone associated with it, conspired or coordinated with the Russian government" or Russia-linked organizations in either "disinformation and social media operations" or "computer hacking operations designed to gather and disseminate information to influence the [2016] election." White House Director of Social Media Dan Scavino was the first to react to the news, tweeting: "As we already knew, NO COLLUSION! Nothing different from what President … [Read more...] about White House celebrates release of Mueller report summary: ‘NO COLLUSION!’
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders says she was interviewed in Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said on Friday she had been interviewed by the special counsel investigating Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election."The president urged me, like he has everyone in the administration, to fully cooperate with the special counsel. I was happy to voluntarily sit down with him," Sanders said in a statement provided to Reuters. The statement was first reported by CNN.U.S. intelligence agencies have said Moscow interfered in the election in an effort to tip it to Republican Donald Trump and away from his Democratic challenger, Hillary Clinton.Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating the allegations and whether anyone in Trump's campaign may have colluded with Russia. He is also looking into whether Trump may have tried to obstruct the investigation.Moscow has denied meddling in the campaign. Trump, who has frequently derided Mueller's probe as a "witch hunt," has denied any wrongdoing. … [Read more...] about White House press secretary Sarah Sanders says she was interviewed in Russia probe
White House press secretary accused of sharing doctored video of CNN reporter
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has been accused of sharing a video doctored to make a journalist appear more aggressive. The clip shows the moment CNN reporter Jim Acosta refused to hand over a microphone to an intern during a heated exchange with US President Donald Trump.The White House has since banned Mr Acosta over what it called "unacceptable" conduct. Ms Sanders took aim at the CNN correspondent after accusing him of "placing his hands on a young woman just trying to do her job as a White House intern".Ms Sanders went on to share a clip that appears identical to one published by cable network C-SPAN, writing: "We stand by our decision to revoke this individual’s hard pass. We will not tolerate the inappropriate behaviour clearly documented in this video."But Storyful, a social media intelligence agency that specialises in video, say its analysis shows the clip "contains extra frames that do not appear in the C-SPAN broadcast of the event". Its report … [Read more...] about White House press secretary accused of sharing doctored video of CNN reporter
CNN claims White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders shared ‘doctored’ video of Jim Acosta
Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE Nov. 8, 2018 / 2:54 PM GMT By Adam Edelman The ongoing battle between the White House and CNN reporter Jim Acosta took another turn Wednesday night after Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders tweeted out a video that CNN later claimed was manipulated to make it seem as if Acosta was aggressive toward a White House aide. “Absolutely shameful, @PressSec. You released a doctored video - actual fake news,” Matt Dornic, CNN’s vice president of communications and digital partnerships, tweeted Thursday. “History will not be kind to you.” Dornic was referring to a video clip tweeted by Sanders that appeared to show Acosta, CNN's chief White House correspondent, making physical contact with a White House aide who had attempted to retrieve a microphone from Acosta during a press conference on Wednesday. At the press … [Read more...] about CNN claims White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders shared ‘doctored’ video of Jim Acosta