Trump blasts Russia probe, touts ex-adviser Page over FBI, CIAWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump sought to insert himself into congressional investigations on Russia on Wednesday, urging lawmakers to hear from one of his former advisers, Carter Page, to counter testimony by directors of the FBI and CIA. Trump has been dismissive of probes by the FBI and several congressional panels into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and potential collusion with his  campaign. In a series of early morning tweets, the president quoted a letter from Page, in which he asked to address the House Intelligence Committee promptly and referred to what he characterized as faulty testimony from U.S. intelligence officials. Trump accused Democrats of blocking Page’s testimony, without citing evidence but referring to an unidentified report.  “So now it is reported that the Democrats, who have excoriated Carter Page about Russia, don’t want him to testify. He blows away their case against him & now wants to clear his name by showing ‘the false or misleading testimony by James Comey, John Brennan...’ Witch Hunt!” Trump wrote on Twitter, referring to the former directors of the FBI and CIA.         Trump’s tweets came as his advisers are planning to establish a “war room” to combat mounting questions about communication between Russia and his campaign. The White House said on Wednesday it would not answer any more questions about the investigations, referring reporters instead to Trump’s outside attorney, Marc Kasowitz. The president’s penchant for tweeting could complicate White House efforts to tamp down the scandal if the messages appear to address the investigations. Representative Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House committee, swatted back at Trump on Twitter with a reference to the president’s acknowledgment to NBC that he was thinking of “this Russia thing” when he fired Comey on May 9.  “@POTUS, appreciate suggestion on witnesses but feel you may not have probe’s interests at heart. Ex: Firing FBI Dir because of Russia probe,” Schiff wrote. Democrats say Comey’s dismissal was aimed at hindering the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Russia investigation. CNN reported on Wednesday that Comey would confirm reports that Trump had asked him to let up in an investigation of former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn’s contacts with Russia in upcoming public testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee.  Trump’s fellow Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, have urged him to tweet less and more wisely. U.S. Representative Sean Duffy said on Wednesday the Russia investigations were becoming too much of a distraction in Trump’s 4-month-old presidency. “I think the president should step aside from any comments, any tweets on the investigation and focus on the agenda that he ran on,” Duffy said on CNN. “Stop tweeting about it, stop talking about it and get about the business of your agenda.” Page, who provided a copy of his letter to Reuters, said the House committee postponed an appearance scheduled for next week without giving a specific reason. Schiff said in a statement that he and the Republican overseeing the panel’s probe, Representative Mike Conaway, want to review documents before interviewing witnesses.  Russia has denied U.S. intelligence agencies’ conclusion that Moscow interfered in the election campaign to try to tilt the vote in Trump’s favor, and the president has denied any collusion. Congressional committees have contacted a parade of Trump associates and advisers to request information in their probes. In addition to Page, they include Flynn, former campaign manager Paul Manafort, former White House press officer Boris Epshteyn, personal lawyer Michael Cohen and informal adviser Roger Stone. On Wednesday, the House committee approved subpoenas for Flynn and Cohen. It also approved subpoenas to intelligence agencies seeking records showing which former Obama administration officials requested the “unmasking” of the names of Trump associates who were inadvertently picked up in top-secret communications intercepts. Flynn has also been subpoenaed by the Senate Intelligence Committee. politicsNews
trump blasts russia probe touts page fbi ciawashington reuters president donald trump sought insert congressional investigations russia wednesday urging lawmakers hear one former advisers carter page counter testimony directors fbi cia trump dismissive probes fbi several congressional panels alleged russian meddling presidential election potential collusion campaign in series early morning tweets president quoted letter page asked address house intelligence committee promptly referred characterized faulty testimony intelligence officials trump accused democrats blocking page testimony without citing evidence referring unidentified report so reported democrats excoriated carter page russia want testify he blows away case wants clear name showing false misleading testimony james come john brennan witch hunt trump wrote twitter referring former directors fbi cia trump tweets came advisers planning establish war room combat mounting questions communication russia campaign the white house said wednesday would answer questions investigations referring reporters instead trump outside attorney marc kasowitz the president penchant meeting could complicate white house efforts amp scandal messages appear address investigations representative adam chief top democrat house committee started back trump twitter reference president acknowledgment nbc thinking russia thing fired come may pots appreciate suggestion witnesses feel may probe interests heart ex firing fbi dir russia probe chief wrote democrats say come dismissal aimed hindering federal bureau investigation russia investigation cnn reported wednesday come would confirm reports trump asked let investigation former white house national security adviser michael flynn contacts russia upcoming public testimony senate intelligence committee trump fellow republicans including senate majority leader mitch mcconnell urged tweet less wisely representative sean duffy said wednesday russia investigations becoming much distraction trump presidency i think president step aside comments tweets investigation focus agenda ran duffy said cnn stop meeting stop talking get business page provided copy letter reuters said house committee postponed appearance scheduled next week without giving specific reason chief said statement republican overseeing panel probe representative mike conway want review documents interviewing witnesses russia denied intelligence agencies conclusion moscow interfered election campaign try tilt vote trump favor president denied collusion congressional committees contacted parade trump associates advisers request information probes in addition page include flynn former campaign manager paul manafort former white house press officer boris epshteyn personal lawyer michael cohen informal adviser roger stone on wednesday house committee approved subpoena flynn cohen it also approved subpoena intelligence agencies seeking records showing former obama administration officials requested masking names trump associates inadvertently picked communications intercepts flynn also subpoena senate intelligence committee politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Trump blasts Russia probe, touts ex-adviser Page over FBI, CIAWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump sought to insert himself into congressional investigations on Russia on Wednesday, urging lawmakers to hear from one of his former advisers, Carter Page, to counter testimony by directors of the FBI and CIA. Trump has been dismissive of probes by the FBI and several congressional panels into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and potential collusion with his  campaign. In a series of early morning tweets, the president quoted a letter from Page, in which he asked to address the House Intelligence Committee promptly and referred to what he characterized as faulty testimony from U.S. intelligence officials. Trump accused Democrats of blocking Page’s testimony, without citing evidence but referring to an unidentified report.  “So now it is reported that the Democrats, who have excoriated Carter Page about Russia, don’t want him to testify. He blows away their case against him & now wants to clear his name by showing ‘the false or misleading testimony by James Comey, John Brennan...’ Witch Hunt!” Trump wrote on Twitter, referring to the former directors of the FBI and CIA.         Trump’s tweets came as his advisers are planning to establish a “war room” to combat mounting questions about communication between Russia and his campaign. The White House said on Wednesday it would not answer any more questions about the investigations, referring reporters instead to Trump’s outside attorney, Marc Kasowitz. The president’s penchant for tweeting could complicate White House efforts to tamp down the scandal if the messages appear to address the investigations. Representative Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House committee, swatted back at Trump on Twitter with a reference to the president’s acknowledgment to NBC that he was thinking of “this Russia thing” when he fired Comey on May 9.  “@POTUS, appreciate suggestion on witnesses but feel you may not have probe’s interests at heart. Ex: Firing FBI Dir because of Russia probe,” Schiff wrote. Democrats say Comey’s dismissal was aimed at hindering the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Russia investigation. CNN reported on Wednesday that Comey would confirm reports that Trump had asked him to let up in an investigation of former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn’s contacts with Russia in upcoming public testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee.  Trump’s fellow Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, have urged him to tweet less and more wisely. U.S. Representative Sean Duffy said on Wednesday the Russia investigations were becoming too much of a distraction in Trump’s 4-month-old presidency. “I think the president should step aside from any comments, any tweets on the investigation and focus on the agenda that he ran on,” Duffy said on CNN. “Stop tweeting about it, stop talking about it and get about the business of your agenda.” Page, who provided a copy of his letter to Reuters, said the House committee postponed an appearance scheduled for next week without giving a specific reason. Schiff said in a statement that he and the Republican overseeing the panel’s probe, Representative Mike Conaway, want to review documents before interviewing witnesses.  Russia has denied U.S. intelligence agencies’ conclusion that Moscow interfered in the election campaign to try to tilt the vote in Trump’s favor, and the president has denied any collusion. Congressional committees have contacted a parade of Trump associates and advisers to request information in their probes. In addition to Page, they include Flynn, former campaign manager Paul Manafort, former White House press officer Boris Epshteyn, personal lawyer Michael Cohen and informal adviser Roger Stone. On Wednesday, the House committee approved subpoenas for Flynn and Cohen. It also approved subpoenas to intelligence agencies seeking records showing which former Obama administration officials requested the “unmasking” of the names of Trump associates who were inadvertently picked up in top-secret communications intercepts. Flynn has also been subpoenaed by the Senate Intelligence Committee. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: trump blasts russia probe touts page fbi ciawashington reuters president donald trump sought insert congressional investigations russia wednesday urging lawmakers hear one former advisers carter page counter testimony directors fbi cia trump dismissive probes fbi several congressional panels alleged russian meddling presidential election potential collusion campaign in series early morning tweets president quoted letter page asked address house intelligence committee promptly referred characterized faulty testimony intelligence officials trump accused democrats blocking page testimony without citing evidence referring unidentified report so reported democrats excoriated carter page russia want testify he blows away case wants clear name showing false misleading testimony james come john brennan witch hunt trump wrote twitter referring former directors fbi cia trump tweets came advisers planning establish war room combat mounting questions communication russia campaign the white house said wednesday would answer questions investigations referring reporters instead trump outside attorney marc kasowitz the president penchant meeting could complicate white house efforts amp scandal messages appear address investigations representative adam chief top democrat house committee started back trump twitter reference president acknowledgment nbc thinking russia thing fired come may pots appreciate suggestion witnesses feel may probe interests heart ex firing fbi dir russia probe chief wrote democrats say come dismissal aimed hindering federal bureau investigation russia investigation cnn reported wednesday come would confirm reports trump asked let investigation former white house national security adviser michael flynn contacts russia upcoming public testimony senate intelligence committee trump fellow republicans including senate majority leader mitch mcconnell urged tweet less wisely representative sean duffy said wednesday russia investigations becoming much distraction trump presidency i think president step aside comments tweets investigation focus agenda ran duffy said cnn stop meeting stop talking get business page provided copy letter reuters said house committee postponed appearance scheduled next week without giving specific reason chief said statement republican overseeing panel probe representative mike conway want review documents interviewing witnesses russia denied intelligence agencies conclusion moscow interfered election campaign try tilt vote trump favor president denied collusion congressional committees contacted parade trump associates advisers request information probes in addition page include flynn former campaign manager paul manafort former white house press officer boris epshteyn personal lawyer michael cohen informal adviser roger stone on wednesday house committee approved subpoena flynn cohen it also approved subpoena intelligence agencies seeking records showing former obama administration officials requested masking names trump associates inadvertently picked communications intercepts flynn also subpoena senate intelligence committee politicsnews