May 10 Pence says it’s time for Robert Mueller to ‘wrap it up’ By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday he believes it's time for special counsel Robert Mueller to conclude his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and other potential misdeeds by those in the president's orbit. Continue reading
May 07 WATCH: Haspel ‘is 100 percent committed’ to going through confirmation process, White House says By Joshua Barajas and Associated Press The White House says acting CIA director Gina Haspel "wanted to do everything she could to protect the agency" when she offered to withdraw her nomination to permanently lead the CIA. Continue reading
May 07 Trump says ’13 angry Democrats’ on Mueller team should be wary By Associated Press President Donald Trump, again, strikes a combative tone against the Russia probe. He's talking about "Fighting Back" and telling Democrats on the special counsel's team, "wait 'till the Courts get to see your unrevealed Conflicts of Interest!"… Continue reading
May 07 Rudy Giuliani’s media blitz defending Trump is off to rough start By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Rudy Giuliani's confounding and at times contradictory statements are said to have pleased President Donald Trump, exasperated White House aides and attorneys, and worried the president's allies. Continue reading
May 06 Trump attorney not ruling out his taking the 5th Amendment By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Rudy Giuliani won't rule out the possibility that President Trump would assert his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in the Russia investigation. Continue reading
May 04 Giuliani will ‘get his facts straight’ and other takeaways from Trump’s comments on the White House lawn By Joshua Barajas As he departed for his speech at the NRA convention in Dallas on Friday, President Donald Trump spent several minutes talking in a freewheeling back-and-forth with reporters outside Air Force One. Here's what he said. Continue reading
May 02 Watch 6:38 Trump legal team shuffle signals more combative strategy on Russia probe President Trump on Wednesday tapped Emmet Flood, a veteran Washington attorney who represented former President Bill Clinton, to join his legal team. Flood replaces Ty Cobb as the lead White House lawyer in the special counsel investigation. Judy Woodruff talks… Continue watching
May 02 Ty Cobb, Trump’s lawyer in Russia probe, retiring By Chad Day, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Cobb has been the point person for the President Donald Trump's White House regarding special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. Continue reading
May 02 Special counsel team has floated idea of subpoena for Trump By Chad Day, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The special counsel leading the Russia investigation raised the prospect in March of issuing a grand jury subpoena for President Trump, his former attorney said. Continue reading
May 01 Watch 6:09 Analyzing Mueller’s list of questions for Trump Special counsel Robert Mueller has prepared a list of almost 50 questions to ask President Trump as part of the federal investigation into possible ties between his campaign and Moscow, and obstruction of justice. What do Mueller's questions, reported by… Continue watching