May 22 Justice Department agrees to turn over some Mueller documents By Associated Press The Justice department offered to provide documents if the House intelligence committee agreed not to enforce a subpoena. Continue reading
May 21 McGahn was a no-show. What’s next for the Trump obstruction probe? By Gretchen Frazee Democrats must decide whether to try to force McGahn to testify at a later date, or focus their efforts on other key witnesses and documents that could provide evidence Trump impeded the special counsel’s investigation. Continue reading
May 20 Read the White House letter directing Don McGahn not to testify By Gretchen Frazee The White House said Monday it has instructed McGahn, former White House counsel, not to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Continue reading
May 17 Michael Flynn described efforts to interfere with his Mueller probe cooperation, filing shows By Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn told the special counsel's office that people connected to the Trump administration and Congress sought to influence his cooperation with the Russia investigation, prosecutors said in a court filing made public Thursday. Continue reading
May 14 WATCH: Putin says Trump phone call signals intent to rebuild relations By Associated Press Putin said his May 3 phone call with Trump "created the impression that the president intends to restore Russian-American connections."… Continue reading
May 14 Democrats set hearing for ex-White House lawyer over Russia probe By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The House Judiciary panel has set a May 21 hearing for testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn. Continue reading
May 10 Mueller won’t testify next week, House Judiciary chairman says By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press New York Rep. Jerrold Nadler said Friday that special counsel Robert Mueller won't appear before his panel next week, despite the committee's hope that Mueller would testify May 15. Continue reading
May 10 Giuliani urges Ukraine to investigate Democrats By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Rudy Giuliani used Twitter on Friday to explain his rationale for traveling to Kiev to push for two investigations. Continue reading
May 10 Maria Butina saw U.S. political analysis as ‘valuable’ to Russia By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Maria Butina, who admitted covertly gathering intelligence on the NRA and other groups, spoke to NPR in an interview. Continue reading
May 08 Trump invokes executive privilege to block full report release By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The White House is invoking executive privilege, reserving the right to block the full release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Russia probe, escalating President Donald Trump's battle with Congress. Continue reading