Jul 24 WATCH: ‘I did not collude with Russia,’ Kushner says By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner denied Monday that he colluded with Russians in the course of President Donald Trump's White House bid and declared he has "nothing to hide."… Continue reading
Jul 24 Trump intensifies criticism of his own attorney general By Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump took a new swipe at Attorney General Jeff Sessions today, referring to him in a tweet as "beleaguered" and wondering why Sessions isn't digging into Hillary Clinton's alleged contacts with Russia. Continue reading
Jul 13 GOP chairman plans to call on Donald Trump Jr. to testify By Mary Clare Jalonick and Erica Werner, Associated Press The Republican chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says he will call on President Donald Trump's son to testify amid investigations into Russian meddling in last year's election — and he says he'll subpoena him if necessary. Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch 3:42 Trump legal team distances president from son’s meeting with Russian lawyer By PBS News Hour How do the bombshell revelations in Donald Trump Jr.'s emails affect the Russia investigation? That was the big question across Capitol Hill, after it was revealed the president's son tried to get damaging information on Hillary Clinton, provided by the… Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch 7:27 Trump Jr.‘s emails on Russia meeting raise question of what the president knew By PBS News Hour President Trump's son Donald Jr. released a potentially explosive email chain on Thursday, showing he was eager to hear "dirt" on Hillary Clinton with Russia’s support. Trump Jr. said he released them to be transparent, but The New York Times… Continue watching
Jul 11 Trump Jr. says in emails he’d ‘love’ to see Russian info on Clinton By Associated Press Donald Trump Jr. eagerly accepted help from what was described to him as a Russian government effort to aid his father's campaign with damaging information about Hillary Clinton, according to emails he released publicly on Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 11 Russian lawyer describes meeting with Donald Trump Jr. By Associated Press A Russian lawyer tells NBC's "Today" show that she was summoned to Trump Tower during last year's presidential campaign to meet with Donald Trump Jr. and asked if she had information on the Clinton campaign. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 7:09 Why Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting to discuss damaging Clinton info matters By PBS News Hour How does the news that Donald Trump Jr. met with a Kremlin-connected lawyer to discuss damaging information about HIllary Clinton add to what we know about Russian meddling in the 2016 election? Former CIA officer John Sipher and Mark Mazzetti… Continue watching
Jul 10 Trump Jr. ‘happy to work with’ Senate panel By Associated Press President Donald Trump's eldest son says he's willing to communicate with the Senate Intelligence committee. Continue reading
Jul 10 Trump Jr. admits he wanted info on Clinton from Russian By Chad Day and Nekesa Mumbi Moody, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's eldest son acknowledged Monday that he met a Russian lawyer during the 2016 presidential campaign to hear information about his father's Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton. Continue reading