Jun 04 Mueller’s team accuses Paul Manafort of witness tampering By Chad Day, Associated Press Special counsel Robert Mueller's team says in a new court filing that Paul Manafort and one of his associates "repeatedly" contacted two witnesses in an effort to influence their testimony. The contacts occurred while Manafort was under house arrest. Continue reading
May 15 Special counsel Mueller had authority to prosecute Manafort, federal judge says By Chad Day, Associated Press The decision was a setback for Paul Manafort in his defense against charges of money-laundering conspiracy, false statements and acting as an unregistered foreign agent. Manafort had argued that Mueller had exceeded his authority because the case was unrelated to… 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
Apr 03 Justice Department authorized Mueller to investigate allegations that Manafort colluded with Russia By Eric Tucker, Chad Day, Associated Press Paul Manafort, who led Trump's Republican campaign for several months in 2016, has challenged Mueller's authority and asked a judge to dismiss an indictment charging him with crimes including money laundering conspiracy and false statements. He said Mueller, who was… Continue reading
Apr 03 Dutch lawyer becomes first person sentenced in Russia probe By Chad Day, Associated Press A Dutch attorney who lied to federal agents investigating former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been sentenced to 30 days in prison. Continue reading
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 Manafort secretly paid foreign politicians to lobby for Ukraine, new Mueller indictment says By Associated Press The new allegation against Paul Manafort comes in a newly unsealed indictment made public Friday. The indictment followed a guilty plea by Manafort's longtime business associate, Rick Gates. Continue reading
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 22 Paul Manafort, Rick Gates laundered more than $30 million, according to new Mueller indictment By Associated Press The new indictment comes a week after Mueller filed charges against 13 Russians, accusing them of a vast conspiracy to undermine the U.S. presidential election. Continue reading
Jan 17 Poll: Most Americans want Robert Mueller to complete his Russia probe By Laura Santhanam One year into the Trump administration, just 19 percent of Americans say they have “a great amount” of confidence in the presidency, and 8 percent have high confidence in Congress, according to a new poll from the PBS Newshour, NPR… Continue reading