Apr 16 James Comey speculates Russians may have damaging info on Trump By Catherine Lucey and Eric Tucker, Associated Press Former FBI Director James Comey says he thinks it's possible the Russians have compromising information on President Donald Trump, that there is "some evidence of obstruction of justice" in the president's actions and that Trump is "morally unfit" for office. Continue reading
Apr 13 FBI probing Cohen’s “personal business dealings” By Associated Press Federal prosecutors say in a court filing that the criminal probe that led them to raid the offices of Donald Trump's personal lawyer this week is focused on his "personal business dealings."… Continue reading
Apr 13 Watchdog report: Ex-FBI deputy director misled investigators By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The Justice Department watchdog says fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe misled investigators over his role in a news media disclosure. Continue reading
Apr 13 Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen fights to block investigators from using items seized in FBI raid By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press President Donald Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen, is trying to prevent federal investigators from using materials the FBI seized in a search of his Manhattan office, apartment and hotel room this week. Continue reading
Apr 13 Trump, White House aides fire back at Comey on Twitter By Associated Press President Donald Trump says former FBI Director James Comey is an "untruthful slime ball" who should be prosecuted for leaking classified information. Trump tweets: "It was my great honor to fire him."… Continue reading
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