Jan 25 4 takeaways from Trump confidant Roger Stone’s indictment By Daniel Bush The 24-page indictment laid out Stone’s role as a middleman between the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks. Continue reading
Jan 25 WATCH: Trump associate Roger Stone arrested, faces obstruction charge from Russia investigation By Eric Tucker, Chad Day, Associated Press Roger Stone, a confidant of President Donald Trump, was arrested Friday morning on several criminal charges stemming from the special counsel's Russia investigation. Continue reading
Jan 24 Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen subpoenaed by Senate, attorney says By Michael Sisak, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Cohen had delayed his Feb. 7 appearance before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on the advice of his legal team, which said Cohen is still cooperating in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 9:02 What it means for Trump if he ordered Cohen to lie to Congress BuzzFeed reported Friday that President Trump personally directed Michael Cohen, his former lawyer, to lie to Congress about a potential Trump hotel project in Moscow. In response, some congressional Democrats said ordering a subordinate to commit perjury "is an impeachable… Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch 12:41 Brooks and Marcus on shutdown stagnation, Michael Cohen report New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post deputy editorial page editor Ruth Marcus join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the historic government shutdown, a report that President Trump instructed Michael Cohen to lie to… Continue watching
Jan 17 Law firm tied to Paul Manafort reaches $4.6 million settlement with Justice Department By Chad Day, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Manafort part of Robert Mueller's probe — which yielded two indictments, a trial conviction and ultimately Manafort's guilty plea — also entangled several prominent law or lobbying firms, including Skadden, because of their involvement in foreign lobbying or public… Continue reading
Jan 16 Barr defended Mueller’s investigation. But a fight over the final report could get ugly By Daniel Bush The last time Barr was nominated as attorney general, in 1991, he was confirmed by a voice vote. That won’t happen this time, but Barr’s confirmation is widely seen as a sure thing in the Republican-controlled Senate. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch 4:10 Denying he ever worked for Russia, Trump calls the question a ‘disgrace’ On Monday, President Trump denied being a Russian agent after The New York Times reported the FBI opened a counterintelligence investigation into whether he was acting on Russia’s behalf. He called the FBI officials who launched the inquiry “scoundrels” and… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch 5:44 Sen. Warner: ‘Legitimate questions’ need to be answered about Trump and Russia The New York Times reports that the FBI launched a counterintelligence investigation into whether President Trump was working on behalf of Russia after Trump fired FBI director James Comey. Today, the president denied being under Russia's influence. Sen. Mark Warner,… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch 7:30 ‘Plenty’ is still unknown about Trump’s interactions with Putin, says former NSC staffer Questions remain about President Trump's meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as about Trump's broader ties to Russia. To analyze why the corresponding counterintelligence investigations are 'unprecedented,' Judy Woodruff sits down with Andrew Weiss, a former National Security… Continue watching