FBI 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 .
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 .
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 :
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 . )