Feb 23 Watch 7:53 What Rick Gates’ plea deal means for the Russia probe By PBS News Hour Former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates entered the latest guilty plea in the Russia investigation. As part of a deal cut with special counsel Robert Mueller's office, Gates admitted that he lied to investigators and conspired to conceal unregistered foreign… Continue watching
Feb 23 Rick Gates pleads guilty to two charges, cooperates with Mueller in Russia probe By Lisa Desjardins The deal would make Gates the third campaign or White House staffer to cooperate with the Russia investigation headed by special counsel Robert Mueller, rather than face potential jail time. Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch 6:40 News Wrap: Mueller’s Russia probe extracts fourth guilty plea By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, attorney Alex van der Zwaan appeared in court after admitting to lying to investigators over his contacts with former Trump campaign official Rick Gates, who was indicted last year on money laundering and other charges. Continue watching
Feb 20 Watch 3:54 White House doubles down on Russia claims, feels pressure on school safety By PBS News Hour For the first time in a week -- packed with new indictments in the Russia investigation, a mass shooting that killed 17 at a school and questions about Jared Kushner's security clearance -- White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders… Continue watching
Feb 17 Indictment says social media firms got played by Russian agents By Mae Anderson, Associated Press Facebook and Twitter were played by Russian propagandists and it's not clear if the companies have taken sufficient action to prevent something similar from happening again. Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch 10:05 Russians linked to U.S. election interference indicted despite Trump calling probe a hoax By PBS News Hour Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced a sweeping federal indictment on Friday afternoon against "Russian conspirators," detailing a highly orchestrated campaign to interfere with the 2016 election by tarnishing Hillary Clinton and promoting Donald Trump. William Brangham reports and Judy… Continue watching
Feb 16 California man pleads guilty in special counsel Mueller’s Russia probe By Associated Press The plea deal is the third in special counsel Robert Mueller's continuing Russia probe. It was revealed the same day prosecutors charged 13 Russians and three Russian companies with an extensive scheme to meddle in the U.S. elections. Continue reading
Feb 16 Read the full indictment of 13 Russian nationals for 2016 election interference By Erica R. Hendry A grand jury indictment from special counsel Robert Mueller on Friday details how 13 Russian nationals worked in “varying capacities” with Internet Research Agency, a Russian troll farm, to interfere with the U.S. electoral and political process, including the 2016… Continue reading
Feb 16 Mueller probe indicts 13 Russian nationals for meddling in 2016 elections By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The defendants are accused of violating U.S. criminal laws to interfere with American elections and the political process. Continue reading
Feb 06 Bannon to speak with Mueller investigators next week By Chad Day, Associated Press Bannon is expected to face questions about key events during his time in the White House, including Trump's firings of former National Security adviser Michael Flynn and former FBI Director James Comey. Continue reading