Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington where it seems every hour, President Donald Trump is in more and trouble. This time its the sacking of the fbi Directorjames Comey thats causing the trouble. The New York Times is reporting that President Trump asked mr comey to drop the bureaus investigation into alleged ties between russia and Michael Flynn, the National Security advisor at the time. Thats been denied by the white house, but theres no doubt just how serious this allegation is. One senior democrat said other senators were shaken and called for a Special Prosecutor to be appointed. Well, this stunning and breathtaking revelation that the president is accused of reaching out directly to the head of the fbi did stop an investigation of general flynn under the circumstances raises serious questions about obstruction of justice. It is a fundamental question here. Is anybody, including the president of the United States, Above The Law . Can everybody be held acc
In every aspect of our public and private life we have become dependent on the power of the internet and computing. That makes us vulnerable to those who would do us harm. You need proof . Well, look at the world wide spread of the ransomware known as wannacry, which shut down vital Computer Systems in businesses, in Public Institutions, Around The World. My guess is rob wainwright, head of the European Police agency, europol. Are the cyber crooks several steps ahead of the cyber cops . Hardtalk theme music. Rob wainwright, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. For the last few days you have been somewhat preoccupied with wannacry, this ransomware which has spread across the world. How seriously should we be taking it . Well, it is one of around 200 high profile investigations europol is helping to co ordinate around the globe against cyber crime and including that there has been this trend of this growing threat from ra nsomwa re over the last couple of years, but we have never seen anythin
In every aspect of our public and private life we have become dependent on the power of the internet and computing. That makes us vulnerable to those who would do us harm. You need proof . Well, look at the world wide spread of the ransomware known as wannacry, which shut down vital Computer Systems in businesses, in Public Institutions, Around The World. My guess is rob wainwright, head of the European Police agency, europol. Are the cyber crooks several steps ahead of the cyber cops . Hardtalk theme music. Rob wainwright, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. For the last few days you have been somewhat preoccupied with wannacry, this ransomware which has spread across the world. How seriously should we be taking it . Well, it is one of around 200 high profile investigations europol is helping to co ordinate around the globe against cyber crime and including that there has been this trend of this growing threat from ra nsomwa re over the last couple of years, but we have never seen anythin
Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington where it seems every hour, President Donald Trump is in more and trouble. This time its the sacking of the fbi Directorjames Comey thats causing the trouble. The New York Times is reporting that President Trump asked mr comey to drop the bureaus investigation into alleged ties between russia and Michael Flynn, the National Security advisor at the time. Thats been denied by the white house, but theres no doubt just how serious this allegation is. One senior democrat said other senators were shaken and called for a Special Prosecutor to be appointed. Well, this stunning and breathtaking revelation that the president is accused of reaching out directly to the head of the fbi did stop an investigation of general flynn under the circumstances raises serious questions about obstruction of justice. It is a fundamental question here. Is anybody, including the president of the United States, Above The Law . Can everybody be held acc