Apr 23 2020 Democrats clash over impeachment, felons' right to vote By Steve Peoples, Hunter Woodall, Associated Press California Sen. Kamala Harris joined the call for President Donald Trump's impeachment as five leading Democratic presidential contenders clashed in a series of prime-time town hall meetings that exposed deep divisions in a party desperate to end the Trump presidency. Continue reading
Apr 23 AP fact check: Mueller interviewed many close to president By Eric Tucker, Associated Press President Donald Trump is falsely suggesting that the people "closest" to him weren't called to testify before special counsel Robert Mueller. Here's a closer look at the president's claim. Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch 3:32 Why Pelosi is trying to slow Democrats' impeachment momentum Although Congress is currently on spring break, there continues to be plenty of political activity in the wake of the release of a redacted version of the Mueller report. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi circled Democrats in a conference call Monday,… Continue watching
Apr 22 AP fact check: Trump, AG Barr spread untruths about Mueller report By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Donald Trump is still distorting the truth about the Russia investigation, claiming exoneration from a special counsel's report that he is also assailing as hopelessly biased. Here's a closer look at the president's claims. Continue reading
Apr 20 AP FACT CHECK: Trump team's distortions on Mueller report By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller all but boldfaced this finding in his report on the Russia investigation: No exoneration for President Donald Trump on whether Trump criminally obstructed justice. But Trump and his aides are stating that Mueller's report… Continue reading
Apr 19 3 times Mueller and Barr gave different pictures of Trump obstruction probe By Geoffrey Lou Guray In several critical respects, Mueller and Barr offered different portrayals of a key aspect of the report: the investigation into whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice. Continue reading
Apr 19 What's not in the Mueller report By Gretchen Frazee Several issues related to the Russia investigation were not in the document or appear to have been redacted. Continue reading
Apr 19 House Judiciary Chair issues subpoena for Mueller report By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press While Mueller declined to prosecute Trump on obstruction of justice, he did not exonerate the president, all but leaving the question to Congress. Continue reading
Apr 18 11 moments Mueller investigated for obstruction of justice By Lisa Desjardins Special counsel Robert Mueller ultimately did not reach a final conclusion on the topic, but his report presented multiple instances in which Trump’s actions were “capable of exerting undue influence over" the investigations. Continue reading
Apr 18 Sarah Sanders' 'slip of the tongue' moment in the Mueller report By Joshua Barajas Among the many new details in the redacted version of Robert Mueller’s Russia report released Thursday: White House press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders had no basis for suggesting FBI officials had lost faith in then-director James Comey at the time… Continue reading