Apr 10 Watch 6:06 Trump anger over FBI raids sparks speculation of Mueller firing By John Yang, Yamiche Alcindor According to the White House, President Trump believes he has the power to fire Robert Mueller after the FBI raided Trump's personal lawyer based on information from the special counsel's team. It's widely reported that the FBI seized thousands of… Continue watching
Apr 10 Watch 7:41 How Mueller could use evidence from the FBI’s raid on Michael Cohen The FBI raid on the office and residence of President Trump's personal lawyer is an extraordinary and unusual step that would require high-level authorization at the Justice Department and the burden of evidence showing probable cause. Judy Woodruff gets analysis… Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch 2:56 What Robert Mueller has to do with the FBI raid on Trump’s personal attorney By William Brangham FBI agents raided and seized records from President Trump's long-time personal attorney, Michael Cohen. Multiple news outlets report that agents took records related to payments Cohen made to the adult film actress known as Stormy Daniels, who claims she had… Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch 4:04 How will Andrew McCabe’s firing affect the Mueller probe? By PBS News Hour FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe was fired on Friday, two days before he was set to retire; Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he was dismissed on the recommendation of FBI disciplinary officials. McCabe also reportedly kept notes on his conversations… Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch 5:59 Trump tweets on Andrew McCabe taints Justice Department decision, says former official By PBS News Hour Lisa Monaco, a former assistant attorney general and Homeland Security adviser, says we can't judge the merits of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision to fire Andrew McCabe because the Justice Department’s inspector general report has not been made public, which… Continue watching
Mar 17 Sessions fires former FBI Deputy Director McCabe By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Attorney General Jeff Sessions said that he had fired former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe two days before his scheduled retirement date. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 3:54 ‘The adults have failed us. This is in our hands now’: Thousands stage school walkout over gun violence By PBS News Hour Students and teachers walked out of class Wednesday morning by the tens of thousands to protest gun violence and remember the victims of last month’s school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Back in Washington, lawmakers pressed the FBI on why it… Continue watching
Mar 14 FBI official: ‘We clearly should have done more’ in Florida shooting By Matthew Daly, Kevin Freking, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The FBI could have and should have done more to investigate information it received prior to last month's massacre at Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the agency's deputy director told a Senate panel on Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 28 Trump calls Sessions’ handling of Russia probe ‘disgraceful’ By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump renewed his attacks on his attorney general Wednesday, describing as "disgraceful" his handling of Republican complaints that the FBI abused its surveillance power during the early stages of the Russia probe. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch 5:38 What the House Democratic memo means for the Russia probe By PBS News Hour Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee released on Saturday a memo that rebuts key claims made in a Republican memo that alleged federal law enforcement abused its powers when it sought so-called FISA wiretaps on a former Trump campaign aide. Continue watching