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Despite universal warnings from security experts in and out of government, Donald Trump is apparently continuing to use an insecure, off-the-shelf Android phone. Now Ted Lieu is calling on his fellow Congressman to investigate the matter.
"Cybersecurity experts universally agree that an ordinary Android phone, which the President is reportedly using despite repeated warnings from the Secret Service, can be easily hacked," Lieu wrote in the letter, which was also signed by 14 other Congressional members. "The device President Trump insists on using -- most likely the Samsung Galaxy S3 -- has particularly well-documented vulnerabilities.
U.S. President Donald Trump's aging smartphone – that he often uses to send his fiery tweets – should be investigated for security reasons, said one U.S. congressman.
On Friday, Democratic Congressman Ted Lieu from California presented a letter to the House Oversight Committee requesting an "investigation of Trump's reckless disregard for cybersecurity."
While American Spies was written prior to Donald Trump winning the 2016 presidential election, it has become vital and relevant under the new Republican administration.
Speaking to reporters on Air Force One on Friday, President Trump said he plans to "look into" reports his national security adviser discussed U.S. sanctions with Russian officials before his inauguration.
It's been nearly two years since Nadia Levine fielded the frantic calls — the first one from her husband, the next from a coworker.
Panicked, Levine dialed both her children's schools as she scrolled down the front page of CNN.com on Feb. 18, 2015. A fire raged blocks away from the Torrance, California, home her family had moved into only a month before. On a business trip nearly 3,000 miles away in Connecticut, Levine scrambled to find numbers for neighbors who could check to see whether the house was still standing.
Congressional Democrats on Friday called for an investigation into whether White House National Security Adviser Michael Flynn discussed U.S. sanctions in phone calls with Russia's ambassador while President Barack Obama was still in office, conversations that may have broken U.S. law aimed at barring private citizens from conducting diplomacy.
Democratic Congressman Ted Lieu of California is considering introducing a bill that would require a psychiatrist's presence at the White House. As the Huffington Post reports, a physician's presence has long been written into the law, but the POTUS' mental health largely evades discussion—blame stigma for that one. Arguably, installing a mental health professional near the president is a long overdue measure.
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) says Kellyanne Conway broke the law by promoting Ivanka Trump's clothing and accessories line in an interview on Fox News.
A Democratic congressman from California who has called President Trump a "danger to the republic" will introduce legislation next week that would require the White House provide top aides, including the commander-in-chief, with access to a psychiatrist.