Jeanne Shaheen

Sting Targets Senator for Dirt on Russia Sanctions

July 30, 2018 · 6:32 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), known for her outspoken criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin, “was hit with a bizarre impersonation attempt by someone hoping to get inside information on American sanctions targeting Russia,” according to emails and an audio recording obtained by the Daily Beast.

Shaheen “was contacted through her staff last November by an individual who said he worked for the foreign ministry of Latvia, a tiny Baltic nation supportive of efforts to reign in Russian aggression. The man said he was trying to set up a phone call between the senator and Edgars Rinkevičs, the Latvian foreign minister.”

“But before the call could take place, Shaheen’s office contacted the Latvian embassy to confirm Vaiders’ bona fides. The embassy responded that outreach attempt was fake.”

Shaheen Wants Trump’s Interpreter to Testify

July 17, 2018 · 7:22 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) says she wants to bring in the U.S. interpreter who was in the private meeting President Trump help with Vladimir Putin to testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on what, exactly, Trump shared with Putin, the HuffPost reports.

Said Shaheen: “That translator is an official of the U.S. government. It is imperative that the American people and this Congress know precisely what the president shared or promised the Kremlin on our behalf.”

Senators Scrap Russia Trip After Kremlin Snubs Shaheen

December 29, 2017 · 5:08 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“Two Republican senators have called off a planned trip to Russia after the Kremlin denied a visa to a Democratic colleague, New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen,” Politico reports.

“Shaheen, an outspoken backer of a Russia sanctions bill that Congress approved overwhelmingly earlier this year, had been scheduled to visit Russia along with GOP colleagues Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and John Barasso of Wyoming. But a Shaheen spokesman said the senator believes the Kremlin has placed her under a travel sanction, prohibiting her visit.”

Clinton Gets Key Endorsement in New Hampshire

August 30, 2015 · 9:28 pm ET · 6 Comments

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), “the popular Democrat from New Hampshire and the first woman to be elected senator and governor in the state, will publicly endorse Hillary Clinton next Saturday,” the New York Times reports.

“Ms. Shaheen is the latest high-profile endorsement in the early nominating states for Mrs. Clinton whose favorability numbers have softened in some recent polls as Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has gained ground.”