Apr 20 Trump’s legal team breathes a sigh, takes a victory lap By Jonathan Lemire, Eric Tucker, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s legal team, through a combination of bluster, legal precedent and shifting tactics, managed to protect their client from a potentially perilous in-person interview during special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. Continue reading
Apr 19 3 times Mueller and Barr gave different pictures of Trump obstruction probe By Geoffrey Lou Guray In several critical respects, Mueller and Barr offered different portrayals of a key aspect of the report: the investigation into whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice. Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 4:32 Responding to Mueller report, Russia dismisses sweeping evidence of interference After the release of the Mueller report, what does the Kremlin think about the special counsel's evidence of a sweeping Russian campaign to disrupt the 2016 U.S. presidential election? Special correspondent Ryan Chilcote, who has lived in and reported extensively… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch 12:07 Is Mueller report a ‘final determination’ or an ‘impeachment referral?’ With a redacted version of the special counsel’s report now public, how should we understand the conclusions Robert Mueller arrived at from the evidence he gathered? Judy Woodruff talks to Robert Ray, who was independent counsel during the Whitewater Investigation… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch 12:46 Shields and Brooks on the Mueller report Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to analyze the week’s news, including what the Mueller report's details mean for the Trump presidency and American politics, whether House Democrats should pursue impeachment and… Continue watching
Apr 19 Sen. Perdue’s campaign fined $30,000 for fundraising violations By Russ Bynum, Associated Press The civil penalty to the Federal Election Commission was disclosed Monday in the Georgia senator's campaign finance report for the first three months of 2019. Continue reading
Apr 19 What’s not in the Mueller report By Gretchen Frazee Several issues related to the Russia investigation were not in the document or appear to have been redacted. Continue reading
Apr 19 Sanders claims she didn’t lie, despite Mueller report finding By Associated Press Press Secretary Sarah Sanders pushed back against allegations that special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report exposed a culture of lying at the White House. Continue reading
Apr 19 Powerful Emirati crown prince entangled by Mueller report By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The crown prince's inclusion in the report stemmed from his role in a 2017 meeting between a Trump associate and a Russian middleman in the Seychelles. Continue reading
Apr 19 House Judiciary Chair issues subpoena for Mueller report By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press While Mueller declined to prosecute Trump on obstruction of justice, he did not exonerate the president, all but leaving the question to Congress. Continue reading