Apr 19 Pompeo dismisses North Korea’s rejection of him as U.S. negotiator By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The talks have been at an impasse over sanctions since Trump’s second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended without any agreement in late February. Continue reading
Apr 19 Trump blasts ex-advisers who say he tried to stop Mueller By Nancy Benac, Chad Day, Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Tweeting on a rainy Friday from his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump lashed out at people who cooperated with Mueller’s team. Continue reading
Apr 18 5 key takeaways from the Mueller report By Daniel Bush In the special counsel’s full report, which was released Thursday with some redactions, Robert Mueller provided significant evidence of Trump trying to interfere in the investigation, though Mueller stopped short of concluding he’d obstructed justice. Continue reading
Apr 18 11 moments Mueller investigated for obstruction of justice By Lisa Desjardins Special counsel Robert Mueller ultimately did not reach a final conclusion on the topic, but his report presented multiple instances in which Trump’s actions were “capable of exerting undue influence over" the investigations. Continue reading
Apr 18 Sarah Sanders’ ‘slip of the tongue’ moment in the Mueller report By Joshua Barajas Among the many new details in the redacted version of Robert Mueller’s Russia report released Thursday: White House press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders had no basis for suggesting FBI officials had lost faith in then-director James Comey at the time… Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch 5:38 Trump claims exoneration from report Democrats call ‘damning’ The redacted Mueller report on possible collaboration between the Russian government and members of the Trump campaign has been publicly released. Running 448 pages, it is broken into two volumes, one focusing on Russian election interference and the other on… Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch 16:16 Trump tried to stop Mueller investigation, but staff wouldn’t let him, says report With a redacted version of the special counsel’s report public, President Trump is again claiming vindication. In fact, Robert Mueller's findings document extensive contacts between the Trump campaign and Russian operatives, as well as attempts to interfere with the investigation. Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch 7:34 On Mueller report, Trump is ‘completely clueless,’ says Jeffries President Trump’s reaction to the release of a redacted version of the Mueller report was to again claim exoneration. But according to the House Judiciary Committee's Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y, that claim is not at all supported by the facts. Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch 15:31 How 3 legal experts interpret the Mueller report Special counsel Robert Mueller’s extensive report covers not only his investigation’s findings, but also how he believed U.S. criminal law applied to them. Three legal experts are here to offer analysis: Mary McCord, former acting head of the Justice Department’s… Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch 2:43 How Moscow used ‘unconventional’ means to influence Trump’s policy The Mueller report reveals new details about successful Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election and establish communication with the Trump campaign. Special correspondent Ryan Chilcote, who lived in Russia for 20 years, tells Judy Woodruff about the… Continue watching