Politics Feb 16 New details on 2016 Russia probe prompt flawed allegations of espionage By William Brangham, Tess Conciatori
Politics Feb 21 Watch 4:58 Amid reported Russian meddling, a ‘deeply damaging’ politicization of U.S. intelligence Multiple news outlets report that U.S. intelligence officials told House lawmakers recently that Russia is actively trying to help President Trump be reelected. In response, Trump has lashed out at Democrats, saying they are starting a “rumor” about Russian election…
Politics Oct 25 WATCH: Trump expects ‘really bad things’ from investigation into Russia probe President Trump declared anew on Friday that the now-concluded special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election was a "hoax" designed to discredit his presidency. By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press
Politics Jun 07 Watch 6:31 What came out of the Mueller report? Here’s what you need to know in 6 minutes After nearly two years, what did the Mueller probe find? First, the 448-page report is loaded with examples of how the Russians attacked the 2016 election. And though Robert Mueller found that the Trump campaign did not conspire or coordinate…
Politics Jun 06 Watch 5:42 Mueller’s obstruction of justice probe on Trump, explained In the Mueller report's second volume, the special counsel lays out 10 incidents of potential obstruction of justice by President Trump. In each, Mueller identifies the obstructive action, what it obstructed and what the president’s intent was in performing it.
May 29 Watch 5:17 Mueller breaks silence to say report doesn’t clear Trump Special counsel Robert Mueller broke his silence Wednesday about his office’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. In a nine-minute statement, he reiterated that Justice Department policy prohibits charging a sitting president with a crime, and that… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 6:06 Who was behind Russia’s ‘information warfare’ campaign There is no doubt that Russia’s government attempted to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election. As William Brangham reports, once the U.S. intelligence community reached that consensus, as well as high confidence that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally ordered the… Continue watching
Feb 25 Ex-campaign worker for Trump sues over unwanted kiss claim By Curt Anderson, Associated Press Alva Johnson, a former Trump campaign worker, contends in a new federal lawsuit that President Donald Trump planted an unwanted kiss on her face at an August, 2016 event in Tampa, Florida. Continue reading
Jan 24 How conservative ‘supersharers’ drove fake news in the 2016 election By Vicky Stein Silver lining: That means most people were not being inundated with fake news. Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch 5:49 Did Facebook merely ‘deflect’ after realizing Russian disinformation? A New York Times investigative report published this week details how Facebook reacted to the discovery of massive disinformation campaigns run by Russian operatives. Sheera Frenkel, who helped write the story, joins William Brangham to explain what the social network’s… Continue watching