Trump news live: Two NY prosecutors resign in ex-president’s case, as State Dept
Ad trolls Trump over January 6 committee developments
Donald Trump has hailed Russian President Vladimir Putin as “savvy” and called his move on Ukraine “genius” in a new interview.
Mr Putin’s steps towards a possible full-on invasion of Ukraine have seen a number of Republicans seeking to blame the crisis on Joe Biden, arguing that Russia did not invade any countries while Mr Trump was president – despite the fact that he repeatedly sided with Mr Putin over the US’s military and intelligence agencies, disdained Nato, and attempted to extort the Ukrainian government into investigating the Biden family.
Mr Trump initially broke his silence on the Russia-Ukraine crisis on Tuesday morning through a tweet posted by his spokesperson in which he claimed that his relationship with Putin would have prevented the crisis.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki last night laid into Mr Trump over his description of Mr Putin, saying at her briefing: “As a matter of policy, we try not to take advice from anyone who praises President Putin and his military strategy, which I believe is what happened there.”
On concerns that Mr Trump’s comments could help turn the Russian invasion into a wedge issue in American politics, she remarked: “You know, I think that is up to members of the Republican Party to make the decision, to make the determination.”
Several members of the party have since spoken out about the president’s comments.
Report: Giuliani getting closer to Jan 6 cooperation
According to reporting from Capitol Hill, Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani is getting closer to coming in for an interview with the committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot.
Oliver O’Connell23 February 2022 21:30
Five times Donald Trump looked to side with Russia against the US
Former President Donald Trump has a history of eyebrow-raising statements about Russia that resurfaced this week as he finally moved to break his weeks-long silence about the growing tensions between Kiev and Moscow.
As the 45th president aims criticism at Joe Biden for supposedly failing to reign in Vladimir Putin, his critics and members of the media have questioned how his claim that he would stand up to Mr Putin and Russia’s aggression gels with the often friendly tone he struck during the 2016 campaign and throughout his presidency.
John Bowden looks five times the former president sided with Russia.
Oliver O’Connell23 February 2022 21:18
Ivanka Trump in talks about cooperating with Jan 6 committee
Ivanka Trump is in talks with the House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot about the possibility of cooperating with the panel, The New York Timesreports, citing two people familiar with the discussions.
It is not known if the “preliminary” negotiations would result in former President Donald Trump’s eldest daughter and senior adviser providing substantive information to the panel or whether it may be a stalling tactic.
This is the latest example of the committee contacting Mr Trump’s inner circle from his time…
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