Jan 23 Manafort denies lying to investigators and breaching plea agreement By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Lawyers for Trump's former campaign chairman submitted a filing Wednesday aimed at knocking down claims that Paul Manafort intentionally lied to investigators after he began cooperating with them. Continue reading
Jan 23 Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen delaying testimony to Congress By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, won't appear as scheduled before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Feb. 7. Continue reading
Jan 22 Supreme Court allows foreign government’s censored appeal filing By Associated Press The country is not identified, but the case may be part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. Continue reading
Jan 18 Special counsel disputes accuracy of BuzzFeed report on Trump, Cohen By Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The special counsel's spokesman said BuzzFeed's description of specific statements to the special counsel's office were not accurate. Continue reading
Jan 18 Congress will investigate whether Donald Trump told lawyer Michael Cohen to lie By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press BuzzFeed, citing two unnamed law enforcement officials, said Trump directed Cohen to lie to Congress and that Cohen regularly briefed Trump and his family on the Trump Tower project in Moscow — even as Trump said he had no business… Continue reading
Jan 17 Law firm tied to Paul Manafort reaches $4.6 million settlement with Justice Department By Chad Day, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Manafort part of Robert Mueller's probe — which yielded two indictments, a trial conviction and ultimately Manafort's guilty plea — also entangled several prominent law or lobbying firms, including Skadden, because of their involvement in foreign lobbying or public… Continue reading
Jan 17 ‘I never said there was no collusion,’ Trump lawyer Giuliani says By Associated Press President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani says he's "never said there was no collusion" between Russia and members of Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Continue reading
Jan 16 Barr defended Mueller’s investigation. But a fight over the final report could get ugly By Daniel Bush The last time Barr was nominated as attorney general, in 1991, he was confirmed by a voice vote. That won’t happen this time, but Barr’s confirmation is widely seen as a sure thing in the Republican-controlled Senate. Continue reading
Jan 15 WATCH: Barr says he wouldn’t fire Mueller without cause By Associated Press President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee says he would "not carry out" any order to fire special counsel Robert Mueller without cause. Continue reading
Jan 15 WATCH: Barr says he ‘will not be bullied’ into doing anything that is wrong By Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Comments by William Barr at his Senate confirmation hearing pointedly departed from Trump's own views and underscored Barr's efforts to reassure Democrats that he will not be a loyalist to a president who has appeared to demand it from law… Continue reading