Mar 20 Republicans dismiss legislation to protect special counsel Mueller By Mary Clare Jalonick, Zeke Miller and Chad Day, Associated Press More Republicans are telling President Donald Trump to lay off his criticism of special counsel Robert Mueller. But party leaders are taking no action to protect Mueller, embracing a familiar strategy with the president — simply waiting out the storm. Continue reading
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 19 White House continues to deny Trump is considering firing special counsel Mueller By Associated Press Spokesman Hogan Gidley tells reporters aboard Air Force One that "there are no conversations or discussions about removing" Mueller. Continue reading
Mar 19 White House says Trump isn’t considering firing Mueller amid Russia probe By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump is not considering firing the special counsel investigating Russian election interference, a top White House lawyer said, after a cascade of Trump tweets revived chatter that the deeply frustrated president may be preparing to get rid of… Continue reading
Mar 18 A frustrated Trump lashes out at special counsel Mueller By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Sunday took out his frustrations over the intensifying Russia investigation by lashing out at special counsel Robert Mueller, signaling a possible shift away from a strategy of cooperating with a probe he believes is biased against… Continue reading
Mar 15 WATCH: White House defends Trump’s claims in Canada trade meeting By Associated Press President Donald Trump reportedly told Justin Trudeau that the U.S. has a trade deficit with Canada. But the Office of the United States Trade Representative says the U.S. has a trade surplus with its northern neighbors. Continue reading
Mar 15 U.S. imposes sanctions on 13 Russians indicted by Robert Mueller By Matthew Lee and Josh Lederman, Associated Press The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on 19 Russians for alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. election, including 13 indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller. Continue reading
Mar 09 Former Trump campaign aide Nunberg at court for grand jury By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Sam Nunberg arrived at the federal courthouse in Washington for a scheduled grand jury appearance after insisting that he intended to defy a subpoena issued by special counsel Robert Mueller's office, which is investigating potential coordination between Russia and the… Continue reading
Mar 05 Former Trump aide Sam Nunberg says he’ll defy Mueller subpoena By Associated Press A former Trump campaign aide says he will refuse to comply with a subpoena from special counsel Robert Mueller. Continue reading
Feb 27 Hope Hicks to appear before House panel in Russia probe By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press President Donald Trump's longtime aide Hope Hicks is scheduled to meet with the House intelligence committee Tuesday for a closed-door interview as part of the panel's Russia investigation. Continue reading