Senate Investigators Have Steered Clear of Trump Family Members’ Finances in Russia Investigation
“If you want to compromise people, you do it with dough.”
The US Death Of Putin’s Media Czar Was Murder, Trump Dossier Author Christopher Steele Tells The FBI
The author of the famous Trump dossier provided a secret report to the FBI asserting that RT founder Mikhail Lesin was bludgeoned to death by thugs hired by an oligarch close to Putin. Three other sources independently told the FBI the same basic story, contradicting the government’s finding that Lesin’s death was accidental.
A California Bank Closed Manafort-Linked Accounts In 2016 After Transactions Raised Suspicions
Months later, companies behind his real estate development efforts with his then son-in-law declared bankruptcy.
How A Player In The Trump-Russia Scandal Led A Double Life As An American Spy
Felix Sater has been cast as a Russian mafioso, a career criminal, and a key business associate of President Donald Trump's — but he spent more than two decades as an intelligence asset who helped the US government track terrorists and mobsters. “Greed is my go-to weapon.”
Manafort Under Scrutiny For $40 Million In “Suspicious” Transactions
As the special counsel investigated President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort, authorities obtained details on “suspicious” banking activity that was first unearthed in 2014 and 2015. Those records were part of an FBI operation to track international kleptocracy that ultimately failed, but which Robert Mueller’s team resurrected.
Trump Transition Records, A Source Of Friction With Special Counsel Robert Mueller, Were Almost Destroyed
President Trump complained when Mueller obtained transition team emails from the General Services Administration. But GSA documents show it would normally “destroy the records and wipe the machines.” News reports prompted GSA officials to inquire about preserving the transition team records.
People Actually Complained That TV Networks Repeated Trump's "Shithole" Comment
After news networks, such as CNN, NBC, and NPR, quoted the president talking about "shithole countries," audience members complained to the FCC — and BuzzFeed News obtained their complaints.
The Trump Administration Just Released Thousands Of Comments Criticizing Their Religious Freedom Proposal
HHS released 12,000 comments that they had previously refused to make public, following a BuzzFeed News Freedom of Information Act request.
Russian Foreign Ministry Calls For Crackdown On US Leaks About Its Embassy
Following a BuzzFeed News investigation revealing “suspicious” financial behavior by Russia’s embassy and diplomats in the US, the foreign ministry said “this is no longer just a matter of ‘fake news’, but a real crime.”
Investigators Are Scrutinizing Newly Uncovered Payments By The Russian Embassy
US authorities are poring over hundreds of newly uncovered payments from Russian diplomatic accounts. Among them are transactions by former ambassador Sergey Kislyak 10 days after the 2016 presidential election and a blocked $150,000 cash withdrawal five days after the inauguration.
Police File Exposes Holes In The Investigation Into US Death Of Putin’s Media Czar
The heavily redacted report reveals nothing about how RT founder Mikhail Lesin sustained the blunt force injuries that killed him. And the Washington, DC, police won’t say whether they reviewed three critical hours of hotel security footage between when Lesin was last seen alive and when he died.
NSA Caught Navy Officer Illegally Trying To Pry Into American’s Phone
An officer deployed to Iraq tried to access data on her boyfriend’s son’s phone during a training exercise in 2011. After the breach was discovered, the officer was placed on administrative duty and stripped of access to top secret NSA databases, according to documents released this month.
Mueller's Russia Probe May Now Include Flynn's DIA Tenure
BuzzFeed News requested documents relating to Michael Flynn from the Defense Intelligence Agency in 2014. The agency denied the request this month, citing ongoing "law enforcement investigative activities."
Secret Finding: 60 Russian Payments "To Finance Election Campaign Of 2016"
The FBI is scrutinizing more than 60 money transfers sent by the Russian Foreign Ministry to its embassies across the globe, most of them bearing a note that said the money was to be used “to finance election campaign of 2016.” A spokesperson for the Russian government said the money paid for overseas voting in its parliamentary election.
He Solved The DNC Hack. Now He's Telling His Story For The First Time.
Less than a year before Marine Corps cyberwarrior Robert Johnston discovered that the Russians had hacked the Democratic National Committee, he found they had launched a similar attack at the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Audit Of Access To Classified Network Is A “Cover Up,” Treasury Officials Charge
An inspector general audit finds there was no “mass revocation” of access to classified networks critical to responding to terrorism, but some officials dismissed the audit as a “cover up.” The report also concludes there is a strained relationship between two feuding agencies within the Treasury Department.
These 13 Wire Transfers Are A Focus Of The FBI Probe Into Paul Manafort
BuzzFeed News has learned of a series of wire transfers, made by companies linked to Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, that federal officials deemed suspicious. Many of the wires went from offshore companies controlled by Manafort to American businesses.
Escalating Its Russia Probe, Senate Committee Follows The Money
The chairman of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee requested suspicious activity reports on a wide array of people and businesses, indicating he was intensifying its investigation.
A String Of Dangerous Accidents In Alaska Sends BP Reeling, Emails Show
Internal emails, recordings, interviews, and other documentation obtained by BuzzFeed News show how BP Alaska executives are struggling to “reset” the company’s safety culture after five dangerous accidents this year alone.
How The FBI Shapes Its Image Through Movies
Government documents reveal the relationship between the FBI and filmmakers.