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January 11, 2017

Trump “Thinks” Russia Hacked DNC, Goes Off on Intel Agencies, Buzzfeed, CNN

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An uncorroborated memo that has been circulating for months around news organizations, lawmakers, and US government officials–one alleging dealings between President-Elect Donald Trump and the Russian government–has sparked a full-blown clash between the incoming administration and US spies and journalists. Trump on Wednesday convened his first press conference since July. Although the focus of the back-and-forth with reporters was supposed to be on Trump’s plans to resolve his conflicts of interest, CNN and BuzzFeed reporting on the memo became the focus of the proceedings. “BuzzFeed…

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Trump Secretary of State Pick Compares Muslim Brotherhood to Al-Qaeda

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Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of State hit out at the Muslim Brotherhood in the opening statement that he delivered on Wednesday to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. At the onset of his confirmation hearing, Rex Tillerson called the group “an agent for radical Islam like al-Qaeda…and certain elements within Iran.” The assessment raises the possibility that the Trump administration will not eschew the sort of Islamophobia and authoritarianism that Trump himself promoted during the presidential campaign. Republican advisers and lawmakers have, in recent years,…

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