Jun 08 Mueller files new charges against Manafort and associate in Russia probe By Chad Day, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Special counsel Robert Mueller's team has filed new charges against ex-Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort and a longtime associate in its Russia probe. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch 7:03 Russia hacked U.S. minds and undermined democracy, author says “Russian trolls were different from normal trolls,” says Clint Watts, a former U.S. government intelligence analyst who observed how Russia deployed a campaign of disinformation to discredit Hillary Clinton and help elect Donald Trump. Nick Schifrin talks with Watts, author… Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch 6:07 News Wrap: Trump can be deposed in defamation case, judge rules In our news wrap Tuesday, a federal judge ruled that the president can be deposed in a defamation lawsuit brought by former “Apprentice” contestant Summer Zervos. Also, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort will face a hearing next week over… Continue watching
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
Jun 03 Giuliani says Trump would fight subpoena, not pardon himself By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Rudy Giuliani stressed Sunday that the president's legal team would contest any effort to force the president to testify in front of a grand jury during the special counsel's Russia probe. Continue reading
May 31 How Republicans are trying to protect Attorney General Jeff Sessions By Jonathan Lemire, Eric Tucker, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The effort to persuade President Trump not to fire Jeff Sessions is one of the few effective Republican attempts to install guardrails around a president who delights in defying advice and breaking the rules. Continue reading
May 30 Giuliani says he’s repeatedly told Trump not to fire Sessions By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Rudy Giuliani says he has repeatedly counseled President Donald Trump against firing Attorney General Jeff Sessions despite the president's ongoing anger over Sessions' decision to recuse himself from the Russia probe. Continue reading
May 23 Watch 3:29 Trump demands ‘total transparency’ about FBI informant President Trump has stepped up his campaign to discredit the Russia probe. He tweeted on Wednesday that elements of the Justice Department are part of the "criminal deep state...caught in a major spy scandal," after recently demanding an inquiry into… Continue watching
May 23 Watch 9:58 Russia ‘turned’ election for Trump, Clapper believes By Judy Woodruff James Clapper, former director of national intelligence, says he thinks Russians not only affected the outcome of the 2016 presidential election -- they decided it. Clapper joins Judy Woodruff to discuss his book, "Facts and Fears: Hard Truths From a… Continue watching
May 21 Watch 3:34 What we know about Trump’s Justice Department meeting President Trump met with top Justice Department officials after demanding on Sunday that they investigate whether the FBI infiltrated his 2016 campaign. Last week, the Washington Post reported that a longtime U.S. intelligence source had contacts with several of Trump's… Continue watching