the search giant Google of both impeding and bolstering his candidacy . Speaking in Waukesha , Wis. , Sept. 28 , Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump accused Google of concealing " bad news " about his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton . ( The Washington Post )
At the top of his rally in the critical Wisconsin county of Waukesha on Wednesday night , Donald Trump accused the search giant Google of both impeding and bolstering his candidacy . Speaking in Waukesha , Wis. , Sept. 28 , Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump accusedjustice.initiatejudicialprocess.chargeindictGoogle of concealing " bad news " about his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton . ( The Washington Post ) " A new post - debate poll , the Google poll , has us leading Hillary Clinton by two points nationwide , " he said , " and that 's despite the fact that Google search engine was suppressing the bad news about Hillary Clinton .
The top Democrat in the Senate on Sunday accusedjustice.initiatejudicialprocess.naFBI director James Comey of violating federal law by showing favoritism to “ one political party over another ” by publicly stating that he had been made aware of new evidence in the Clinton email investigation . “ I am writing to inform you that my office has determined that these actions may violate the Hatch Act , ” Senator Minority Leader Harry Reid ’s ( D - Nevada ) letter to Comey reads . “ Through your partisan actions , you may have broken the law , ” Reid said .
“ Now , some of those folks — they are irredeemable , but thankfully they are not America . ” A Clinton campaign spokesman took to Twitter to explain that Clinton was referring to the members of the once - fringe alt - right movement who support Trump — and it ’s not the first time she ’s called the bigots out . “ She gave an entire speech about how the alt right movement is using his campaign to advance its hate movement , ” Clinton campaign press secretary Nick Merrill tweeted , referring to a speech five days prior to her “ basket of deplorables ” address when she accusedjustice.initiatejudicialprocess.naTrump of embracing the alt - right movement . Merrill went on to explain that Clinton 's estimation that " half " of Trump 's supporters fall into that " basket " came from observations of the GOP nominee 's rally crowds . “ Obviously not everyone supporting Trump is part of the alt right , but alt right leaders are with Trump , ” he added .
UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien has warned that Aleppo is facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis . Mr O'Brien , the under - secretary - general for humanitarian affairs , told the UN Security Council Aleppo had descended into a " merciless abyss of humanitarian catastrophe unlike any we have witnessed in Syria " . The US has accusedjustice.initiatejudicialprocess.chargeindictRussia of taking part in strikes on civilian targets and possibly committing war crimes - charges Russia has strongly denied .
Trump has cited the 2013 Miss Universe contest as proof he possesses serious foreign policy experience . In May , he told Fox News , “ I know Russia well . I had a major event in Russia two or three years ago , which was a big , big incredible event . ” And it provided the reality television mogul the opportunity to hobnob with a Putin crony who is now under US sanctions , various oligarchs who are chums with the Russian leader , and an alleged Russian mafioso accusedjustice.initiatejudicialprocess.naby the US government of protecting a global criminal enterprise that operated directly below one of Trump ’s own apartments in Trump Tower . What a small world .
" Tomorrow we test this . " Hospitals ' targeted ' Russia has been accusedjustice.initiatejudicialprocess.chargeindict, by Turkey among others , of being responsible for the attacks on rebel - held areas . The UN said " intentionally directing attacks " at hospitals and medical units would constitute a war crime . Monday 's strikes hit two hospitals - including one for mothers and babies - and a school sheltering internally displaced people in Azaz , near the border with Turkey , the UN said .
Russia withdrew its request to refuel its warships in a Spanish port , and so Moscow and Madrid both found a diplomatic way to get themselves off a difficult hook . But the passions aroused by Spain 's apparent willingness to refuel Russian vessels were real , especially since this time the Russian task group was on its way - as the British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon put it - " to bomb Syrian civilians in Aleppo " . How would it look , just as Nato defence ministers met to strengthen their forces in the Baltic , in Poland and around the Black Sea , if one of their members was helping a Russian task group on its way to a conflict where many Nato governments have accusedjustice.initiatejudicialprocess.naMoscow of carrying out war crimes through its indiscriminate bombing ? Image copyright EPA Image caption The warships were expected to pass through the Strait of Gibraltar on Wednesday Led by Russia 's only aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov , the naval group includes a nuclear - powered battle cruiser , two anti - submarine warships and four support vessels , probably escorted by submarines .
Referring to the bombing of Syrian soldiers by US jets in September , an event US officials described as an unfortunate accident based on faulty information , Kislyak said " we saw statements that the week ago bombardment of the Syrian troops . " He added that the strike " was based on false information . " Democrats have accusedjustice.initiatejudicialprocess.naRussia of coordinating the release of the emails to benefit Donald Trump 's campaign . Russian media has covered the emails , with government - controlled Sputnik news misconstruing an email to make it seem that Clinton confidante Sidney Blumenthal had argued the Benghazi investigation was legitimate and the attack was preventable . " Clinton was in charge of the State Department , and it failed to protect US personnel at an American consulate in Libya .
Poroshenko has been dubbed the " chocolate king " for making a fortune through his Roshen empire . The Panama Papers report estimated the president 's wealth at $ 858 million . But the Kiev office of the Transparency International anti - corruption organisation accusedjustice.initiatejudicialprocess.naPoroshenko of breaking Ukraine 's basic law . " His creation of businesses while serving as president is a direct violation of the constitution , " Transparency International Ukraine said in a statement . It further accused 50-year - old leader " of breaking anti - corruption standards " .
The newly released emails are the latest set of internal correspondence from Democratic campaign officials . Both Guccifer 2.0 and WikiLeaks have continued to release a stream of emails from DNC and Clinton campaign officials . Democrats , in response , have accusedjustice.initiatejudicialprocess.naRussia of being behind the hacks and multiple digital security firms have found ties between Russia and the hackers releasing the documents . Authors :
9:25 p.m. Donald Trump is raising accusations of sexual misconduct by Bill Clinton , saying the former president " was abusive to women " and saying Hillary Clinton attacked the accusers " viciously . " Trump is also noting that Hillary Clinton was a court - appointed defender for a man accusedjustice.initiatejudicialprocess.chargeindictof assaulting a 12-year - old who was raped in Arkansas and says she laughed at some point while discussing it . He also says Bill Clinton paid a monetary settlement to Paula Jones , a former Arkansas state worker who alleged in 1991 that Bill Clinton propositioned and exposed himself to her . Trump says video where he made crude comments to women " it 's just words , folks . "
Story Continued Below Albright , who served as the nation ’s top diplomat under then - President Bill Clinton , says that as someone who has studied Russia , its alleged hacking to influence the 2016 election is " stunning , " but that Trump 's rhetoric only exacerbates the issue . The Obama administration has publicly accusedjustice.initiatejudicialprocess.chargeindictRussia of using hacked emails to try to influence the election . “ I have never seen a mind meld of this kind between the Russian leadership and a candidate for the presidency of the United States , ” Albright , a frequent Clinton surrogate , said . “ Trump was briefed in his intelligence briefings about what the Russians are doing and he is playing their game instead of being concerned about America ’s democratic system . ”
Hillary Clinton ’s campaign has accusedjustice.initiatejudicialprocess.chargeindictRussia of meddling in the 2016 presidential election , saying its hackers stole Democratic National Committee ( DNC ) emails and released them to foment disunity in the party and aid Donald Trump . Clinton ’s campaign manager , Robby Mook , said on Sunday that “ experts are telling us that Russian state actors broke into the DNC , stole these emails , [ and are ] releasing these emails for the purpose of helping Donald Trump ” . Leaked DNC emails reveal details of anti - Sanders sentiment Read more
“ Every report of civilian casualties , from either internal or external sources , is scrutinised regarding possible casualties and collateral damage . “ Assessments that are determined to be credible are reviewed as to whether the actions comply with the principles of the Law of Armed Conflict . ” Amnesty and other groups have also accusedjustice.initiatejudicialprocess.chargeindictthe Syrian government and its Russian backers of killing hundreds or thousands of civilians in indiscriminate bombing . Isis and other militant groups are also responsible for killing civilians and committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Syrian civil war .
The UK and US governments have repeatedly criticised Russian air strikes , which they say have often targeted moderate opponents of the Syrian government rather than the Islamic State militant group . A temporary ceasefire in Syria was agreed last week , which Western leaders hope may ease the flow of refugees to Europe . In the run - up to the ceasefire Russia was accusedjustice.initiatejudicialprocess.chargeindictof deliberately hitting hospitals and civilian infrastructure . Russia has insisted that it attacks only " terrorist " targets .
Confronted with the full , disturbing array of evidence indicating Trump ’s unseemly coziness with a hostile foreign power , the Republican nominee ’s left - wing sympathizers revert to a timeworn tactic : accuse his critics of “ McCarthyism . ” While this accusation was once hurled at right - wing demagogues who flung irresponsible accusations of dual loyalty at liberals , today it ’s being hurled at liberals who cite very real evidence of dual loyalty on the part of a right - wing demagogue . A Nation editorial entitled “ Against Neo - McCarthyism ” faults liberals for “ promoting the narrative of a devious Russian cyber - attack ” against the DNC , which all available evidence indicates it was . ( Accusing Trump of asking the Russians to hack Clinton is “ such unmitigated bullshit , ” says Greenwald ; the candidate was merely “ trolling . ” ) Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel elsewhere warns that Democrats “ are on the verge of becoming the Cold War party , ” and admonishes her fellow progressives against “ turning the Orange Menace into a new Red Scare . ” A recent Paul Krugman column raising concerns about Trump ’s ideological consonance with Russian policy priorities constitutes , in the eyes of the World Socialist Web Site , “ a mission on behalf of the US military and intelligence complex in defense of Washington ’s core imperialist war strategy , ” probably the first time that the reliably liberal New York Times columnist has ever been accusedjustice.initiatejudicialprocess.chargeindictof such calumnies . Vanden Heuvel ’s husband Stephen Cohen , a former professor of Russian Studies at Princeton and New York Universities , has long been the Putin regime ’s loudest apologist in the United States , and so it ’s predictable that he would join his wife in rationalizing Trump ’s alarming amenity with Moscow . Recently on CNN , Cohen defended Trump ’s chumminess toward the Russian president by asserting that “ Vladimir Putin wants to end the new Cold War . ” If that ’s the case , Putin has a very strange way of showing it , considering how his regime invaded and occupied two of Russia ’s neighbors , launched massive military exercises simulating nuclear strikes on NATO capitals , funds an assortment of extremist political parties across Europe , and pumps out virulent anti - Western propaganda 24/7 .
Pence clarified that Trump " does n't particularly like " the way Putin , the Russian president , operates without the same checks and balances that exist in the United States . [ Get the latest fact - checking and analysis from the VP debate ] Trump regularly praises Putin and has continued to do so while faced with continued criticism for seeming to embrace the Russian leader , a former KGB intelligence officer whose administration has been accusedjustice.initiatejudicialprocess.chargeindictof unfairly jailing and even killing political detractors and journalists . Trump 's latest praise came Wednesday night during an NBC candidate forum . [ Fact - checking Clinton and Trump in NBC ’s Commander - in - Chief Forum ]
Julian Assange , founder of the platform hosting the documents , has said that WikiLeaks will continue to publish sensitive files " every week for the next 10 weeks " . The US government believes that hackers affiliated with the Russian government are responsible for the initial hacking of numerous political entities . After being officially accusedjustice.initiatejudicialprocess.chargeindict, President Vladimir Putin rejected the suggestion of Kremlin involvement .
Diplomatic officials working in Britain have allegedly used their immunity to avoid prosecution for serious criminal offences including child pornography and human trafficking , Boris Johnson has told parliament . The foreign secretary published a list of 11 “ serious and significant offences ” allegedly committed by people with diplomatic immunity in the UK in 2015 , as well as an update on minor offences and traffic fines avoided by officials . A Mexican official is accusedjustice.initiatejudicialprocess.chargeindictof taking indecent photographs of a child and threatening the child . Another allegation relating to the same country includes claims an individual showed a 13 to 15 year - old pornography . The Foreign Office would not confirm whether both incidents related to the same person .
Alexander Polyakov of the software company ERPScan said the threat is particularly acute now that oil prices are so low , putting the industry under increasing pressure to cut costs . “ Oil and gas is a critical industry , with so many different critical processes , ” he told the RSA security conference in San Francisco . NSA accusedjustice.initiatejudicialprocess.chargeindictof spying on Brazilian oil company Petrobras Read more From the oil rig to the petrol station , there are many pieces of software within the oil business that can be targeted . Every point in this supply chain is increasingly reliant on sensors that monitor and measure pressure , fuel levels , pipeline flows , quantities of oil , temperature and whether equipment is working properly .
If David Letterman or Jon Stewart had joked that the Russians might help , it would have been hilarious . If I suggested it , readers would probably think it a poor joke — a bit over the top . Trump suggests it and he ’s accusedjustice.initiatejudicialprocess.naof treason . ( See this piece in the New Yorker , which reads like it was written by Hillary ’s speechwriter . It quotes Sean Wilentz , one of Hillary ’s super - duper supporters , and takes an over - the - top interpretation of the Donald ’s tongue - in - cheek tweet . )
What kind of press environment is this going to lead to post - election ? ' The American liberal press in falling over themselves to defend Hillary Clinton are erecting a demon who is going to put a noose around everyone 's neck as soon as she wins the election , which she is almost certainly going to do . ' Assange accusedjustice.initiatejudicialprocess.chargeindictClinton of trying to stir up ' neo - McCarthyist hysteria ' after the leaks showed the DNC had favored her over Bernie Sanders in the primary campaign Meanwhile Assange has said his analysis of Trump 's financial records show he has no links to Russia , though says he is still investigating Wikileaks , made famous by the 2010 publication of of U.S. diplomatic cables , was back in the headlines recently with the disclosure of DNC emails that showed the organisation conspiring against Bernie Sanders during the primaries .
Clinton campaign spokesman Josh Schwerin called Judicial Watch a " right - wing organization " that " has been attacking the Clintons since the 1990s , " and added that Hillary Clinton " never took action as secretary of state because of donations to the Clinton Foundation . " Questions about the relationship between the Clinton Foundation and the State Department have persisted for years . Republicans , citing her use of a private email server and her deletion of tens of thousands of emails she deemed personal , have accusedjustice.initiatejudicialprocess.chargeindictClinton of trying to conceal the potentially embarrassing connections . A 2011 exchange , released by the State Department this year , showed that Ukrainian steel magnate Victor Pinchuk , who has pledged more than $ 10 million to the Clinton Foundation in recent years , met that year with a top State Department official . Pinchuk spoke on behalf of Ukraine 's president to try to soothe tensions with Washington over that country 's human - rights record and its growing closeness with Russian President Vladimir Putin , emails showed .