Politics Dec 04 Trump praises former adviser who refuses to testify against him. Is this witness tampering? President Donald Trump praised a key witness in the Russia investigation Monday for having the "guts" not to testify against him, and said his former lawyer — who cut a deal with prosecutors — should head straight to prison.
Nation Dec 01 Trump aides caught in web of deception over Russia contacts One lied about his knowledge of Russian-hacked emails, another about a Russian real estate deal, a third about dialogue over sanctions with a Russian ambassador.
Politics Nov 26 Associate of Roger Stone says he’ll reject plea offer in Mueller probe Jerome Corsi, a conservative author who has pushed conspiracy theories, told news organizations he planned to reject a potential plea deal with prosecutors because it would force him to admit to willfully lying, which he insisted he did not do.
Politics Nov 20 Trump answered Mueller probe questions in writing, lawyers say The step is a milestone in a months-long negotiation between Trump's attorneys and special counsel Robert Mueller's team over whether and when the president would sit for an interview.
Politics Nov 19 3 Democratic senators sue over Matthew Whitaker’s appointment as attorney general Whitaker was chief of staff to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and was elevated to the top job after Sessions was ousted by President Donald Trump on Nov. 7.
Politics Nov 16 WikiLeaks chief could see charges, U.S. court filing suggests The Justice Department inadvertently named Julian Assange in a court filing in an unrelated case that suggests prosecutors have prepared charges against the WikiLeaks founder under seal.
Politics Nov 14 WATCH: Acting AG Whitaker addresses opioids at Iowa summit The Justice Department on Wednesday released an internal legal opinion supporting the legality of Matthew Whitaker's appointment as acting attorney general as Democrats press the case that President Donald Trump violated the law and Constitution by making Whitaker the country's…
Politics Nov 13 Lawsuit challenges Trump’s appointment of acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker In their filing, lawyers in the office of Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh argue that the job should have gone to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein instead of to Matthew Whitaker.
Politics Nov 09 WATCH: ‘I don’t know Matt Whitaker,’ Trump says of new acting attorney general President Donald Trump distanced himself Friday from his new acting attorney general, Matthew Whitaker, whose past business ties and comments on the Russia investigation and other topics have drawn scrutiny.
Politics Nov 07 Jeff Sessions out as attorney general Sessions announced his resignation in a letter to President Donald Trump. He said the resignation came at "your request."…