Feb 19 Watch 10:29 Russia indictments lay the foundation for broader conspiracy charges, says former FBI special counsel By PBS News Hour After months of downplaying Russia’s role in the 2016 presidential election, President Trump lashed out on Twitter this weekend over the special counsel’s indictment of 13 Russian officials. Matthew Olsen, a former special counsel to Robert Mueller when he director… Continue watching
Feb 17 Indictment says social media firms got played by Russian agents By Mae Anderson, Associated Press Facebook and Twitter were played by Russian propagandists and it's not clear if the companies have taken sufficient action to prevent something similar from happening again. Continue reading
Feb 09 Trump says he won’t declassify Democratic memo on Russia probe without revisions By Associated Press Citing national security concerns, the White House is formally notifying the House intelligence committee that President Donald Trump is "unable" to declassify a memo drafted by Democrats that counters GOP allegations about abuse of government surveillance powers. Continue reading
Feb 02 ‘That’s it?’ Comey says of GOP memo on Russia probe By Eric Tucker and Chad Day, Associated Press FBI Director James Comey says the memo that was released by House Republicans Friday doesn't amount to much, tweeting, "That's it?" On Thursday, Comey stood up for the bureau's position against the document's disclosure and took aim at unnamed people… Continue reading
Feb 02 Sessions defends deputy amid Trump criticism By Associated Press Attorney General Jeff Sessions is defending is deputy in the face of criticism from the president. Continue reading
Feb 02 Read the full GOP memo on the Russia investigation By Associated Press The GOP-led House intelligence panel has released a memo alleging the FBI abused government surveillance in its Russia probe. Read the full document here. Continue reading
Jan 30 White House is reviewing classified Russia investigation memo that alleges surveillance abuse By Chad Day, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Trump has five days to object to the release of the memo, though he has signaled he wants it made public. Continue reading
Jan 18 When can White House staffers claim executive privilege? Russia probe reopens the debate By Tom LoBianco, Zeke Miller and Chad Day, Associated Press President Donald Trump's White House is relying on a sweeping interpretation of executive privilege that is rankling members of Congress on both sides of the aisle… Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch 10:07 ‘42 states haven’t upgraded their election equipment in over a decade and Russia knows it’ By PBS News Hour Primary voting in the 2018 elections is set to being in just two months. Is the U.S. voting system secure in case Russia tries to interfere? Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., join Judy Woodruff to discuss… Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch 9:08 Did Trump obstruct justice? New Russia investigation details raise more questions By PBS News Hour The New York Times reported Thursday that President Donald Trump had his White House counsel try to convince Attorney General Jeff Sessions not to recuse himself from the Russia investigation. Julie Hirschfeld Davis of the Times and Jack Goldsmith, a… Continue watching