Over the weekend, Trump renewed his attacks on McCain, whom he remained locked in a public feud with until the senator's death last August following a battle with brain cancer. District Court for the Southern District of Florida unsealed the records last week. He was deposed in December 2017 as part of a legal battle waged by a Russian businessman Aleksej Gubarev over BuzzFeed’s publication of the dossier.Ī judge for the U.S. The explosive dossier contained unverified information and, among other things, claimed the Russians had compromising information on Trump.ĭavid Kramer, who had known McCain since his days at the State Department, is an expert on Russia and is involved with the McCain Institute for International Leadership. McCain, R-Ariz., previously had acknowledged getting a copy of the dossier, which was a compilation of memos written by former British spy Christopher Steele, and delivering it to then-FBI Director James Comey. John McCain’s role in distributing a salacious 2016 dossier involving President Donald Trump were revealed in recently unsealed court filings and have unleashed a new round of Trump fury against McCain seven months after the senator’s death. Not for long, anyways.Watch Video: Trump dossier, John McCain bashing and Tempe Uber death Whatever Trump does, though, he can't escape the truth. Trump has refused to acknowledge the actual fake news story that was circulating about Hillary Clinton, and led to a gunman entering a DC restaurant, but now, that actual evidence is being brought to the table, he gets involved. Of course, Trump has long disagreed with mainstream media, tweeting that 'media is fake' after Meryl Streep's Golden Globes speech, but now, he's taking his reactions to a new level. What's really annoying about his reaction, though, despite his all-caps, angry tone, is his usage of the term 'fake news.'īecause this past election cycle has brought up so much in-depth reporting and investigations into the severity of fake news, something that tends to be the stuff of Trump supporters, the fact that Trump is just now calling out a news story for being 'fake' is upsetting. Instead, choosing to call it 'fake news,' and angrily tweet his childish feelings. So, naturally, he's refusing to take it seriously, or even address it. But Trump's insecurities shine too bright for that. While, of course, this new information wouldn't shed any positive light on Trump, it is still the responsibility of our leaders (and future leaders) to be honest. Still, Trump refuses to take any responsibility. Actually, one of the directors, James Comey, cam under fire last year for releasing un-solidified information about Hillary Clinton that was potentially damaging to her campaign. The people behind these claims aren't looking to harm Trump, or his credibility. The truth of these claims, reported by so many newspapers and other sources, needs to be taken seriously.īecause this isn't, as Trump would like us all to believe, merely some 'political witch hunt.' No, this is crucial information that has the potential to do some serious damage to Trump and his credibility among his supporters. The truth of the matter is that not only has CNN reported on this, but so has The New York Times, CBS, and more.

While Trump refusing to acknowledge the legitimacy of major news outlets' reporting isn't anything new, this new outburst is still somewhat shocking. As expected, Trump responded to the Russia dossier on Tuesday night in a manner not wholly unexpected. intelligence agencies are in the possession of as-of-yet unverified evidence that could point towards a possible blackmail scenario between Russia and President-elect Donald Trump. As CNN reported, directors from four top U.S. In case you missed it, earlier today news broke of (even more) Russian interference with the 2016 Presidential election.

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