The lawmakers sent the FBI director a letter Wednesday asking him whether secure facilities at Trump’s residences might be vulnerable to foreign exploitation.
By Karoun Demirjian Karoun Demirjian Congressional reporter focusing on national security Email Bio Follow April 3 at 1:42 PM Senate Democratic leaders are asking the FBI to determine whether the secure facilities and equipment President Trump uses to access classified information while at his Florida resort are vulnerable to foreign exploitation, after reports that a Chinese national managed to clear security at the Mar-a-Lago Club with a thumb drive of malicious software.
“As the White House Communications Agency and Secret Service coordinate to establish several secure areas at Mar-a-Lago for handling classified information when the President travels there, these potential vulnerabilities have serious national security implications,” they wrote. Upon questioning, Zhang referred to a person named “Charles” as the contact who had invited her to the club. It is unclear if that was a reference to Charles Lee, an event promoter who sometimes sold tickets to Mar-a-Lago events. But Lee occasionally acquired tickets to banquet events from Li “Cindy” Yang, the founder of a south Florida massage parlor linked to a sex trafficking and prostitution ring, whose visits to Mar-a-Lago caught the attention of congressional Democrats last month.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Democrats ask FBI to investigate Mar-a-Lago vulnerabilitiesWASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are asking the FBI to investigate potential security vulnerabilities at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Florida after the arrest of a woman carrying two Chinese passports and a device containing computer malware.
Read more »
Disaster aid stalls in Senate, as Trump revs up attack on Puerto RicoThe fate of a multi-billion disaster aid package remained uncertain Tuesday, as President Donald Trump‘s vocal opposition to assistance for Puerto Rico fueled a partisan clash in the Senate
Read more »
Democrats block GOP effort to shorten debate on nominationsSenate Democrats block GOP attempt to change Senate rules to limit debate time on most of Pres. Trump's nominees to just a couple of hours.
Read more »
With Green New Deal on ice, Democrat looks to fix roads for American carsSen. Amy Klobuchar, like all but two Senate Democrats, chose this week to vote 'present' on the Green New Deal -- the anti-climate change infrastructure plan put forward by progressive Democrats.
Read more »
Former FBI Director James Comey teases a 2020 presidential run in apparent April Fool's jokeIf Comey's tweet was a joke, many Twitter users were not particularly amused.
Read more »
Trump says FBI and Justice Department will review the Jussie Smollett casePresident says federal agencies will look into the actor's case, which involved charges of filing a false report that were dismissed Tuesday.
Read more »
Everything we know about Jussie Smollett’s case, which Donald Trump wants reviewed by FBI“FBI & DOJ to review the outrageous Jussie Smollett case in Chicago. It is an embarrassment to our Nation!” President Donald Trump tweeted.
Read more »