Jun 13 House panel subpoenas ex-Trump aides Flynn, Gates By Associated Press The House Intelligence Committee has subpoenaed former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn and former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates as part of its investigation into Russian efforts to interfere with the 2016 election. Continue reading
May 23 Bank CEO charged with trying to trade loans to Manafort for Trump post By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press A banker who prosecutors say tried to buy himself a senior post in President Donald Trump's administration by making risky loans to former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was arrested Thursday on a financial institution bribery charge. Continue reading
Apr 11 Ex-Obama WH counsel charged with lying about lobbying work By Eric Tucker, Chad Day, Associated Press Greg Craig was indicted Thursday on charges of making false statements and concealing information in a Justice Department foreign lobbying investigation that intersected with the Russia probe. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 8:25 In Ukraine’s presidential race, an actor leads the field By Simon Ostrovsky, Marta Iwanek, Yegor Troyanovsky Ukrainians are heading to the polls Sunday to select their next president. But in a tight race that has consumed a country after years of war with Russia, one candidate, a political newcomer known for parodying government corruption as an… Continue watching
Mar 28 Advisers and allies warning Trump against issuing pardons By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The president's lawyers say he has not been in talks about pardoning advisers who pleaded guilty or were convicted as part of the Mueller probe. Continue reading
Mar 13 Watch 8:09 After Manafort’s 2nd federal sentencing, NY prosecutor announces additional charges Former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort was sentenced Wednesday to three-and-a-half more years in prison for federal crimes related to foreign lobbying and witness tampering. After the hearing, a New York prosecutor revealed new state-level charges for Manafort, too. William… Continue watching
Mar 13 Paul Manafort faces new fraud charges on top of 7.5 years in prison. Read the indictment By Erica R. Hendry, Daniel Bush The former Trump campaign chair was indicted Wednesday for allegedly running a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme in New York four years ago. Continue reading
Mar 13 Manafort sentenced to additional 3.5 years in prison By Eric Tucker, Chad Day, Associated Press Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was convicted of bank and tax fraud and pleaded guilty to two conspiracy counts. Continue reading
Mar 10 AP fact check: Trump claims an exoneration he wasn’t given By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press Donald Trump heard words from a judge that the judge didn’t speak, as the president reached to denounce the Russia investigation as a hoax and celebrate an exoneration he wasn’t given. Democrats persisted in assailing the Trump administration for putting… Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 6:28 What Manafort’s light sentence says about criminal justice disparities A federal judge in Virginia sentenced Paul Manafort to less than four years in prison for tax and bank fraud--far less than the roughly 20 years called for under federal guidelines. The sentence prompted outcry, with critics arguing Manafort’s punishment… Continue watching