Sep 18 Review of Russia probe documents underway after Trump orders release By Chad Day, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declassified a trove of documents related to the early days of the FBI’s Russia investigation, including a portion of a secret surveillance warrant application and former FBI Director James Comey’s text messages. Trump made… Continue reading
Sep 17 Trump to declassify documents related to Russia investigation By Associated Press The trove of documents are related to the early days of the FBI's Russia investigation, including portions of a secret surveillance warrant and former FBI Director James Comey's text messages. Continue reading
Sep 17 Mueller asks judge to set date for Michael Flynn sentencing in Russia probe By Associated Press The move would bring Flynn's involvement in the Russia investigation to a close nearly a year after he pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with Mueller's team. Continue reading
Sep 10 Trump’s jabs at Sessions could eclipse the attorney general’s work By Eric Tucker, Associated Press As Sessions enters what may be the final stretch of his tenure, his efforts are at risk of being eclipsed by his boss' relentless verbal jabs that have made the attorney general seem like a perpetual presidential punching bag. Continue reading
Sep 07 Ex-Trump campaign adviser Papadopoulos sentenced to 14 days in jail By Associated Press He is the first former campaign aide to be sentenced in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. Continue reading
Sep 07 Rudy Giuliani tells AP: Trump won’t answer obstruction questions By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The president will not answer federal investigators' questions, in writing or in person, about whether he tried to block the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election, Giuliani told The Associated Press. Continue reading
Sep 04 Read CEO Jack Dorsey’s full testimony on Twitter and political bias By Erica R. Hendry In his prepared testimony, Dorsey said "we have learned from situations where people have taken advantage of our service and our past inability to address it fast enough." The platform has so far removed 3,843 accounts linked to the IRA,… Continue reading
Sep 04 AP Fact Check: Mueller doesn’t have a deadline for the Russia investigation By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Special counsel Robert Mueller faces no time limit on his investigation. He can continue the probe — and even issue new indictments — right up to Nov. 6 midterms and beyond. Continue reading
Aug 22 Michael Cohen has evidence Trump committed a crime, lawyer says By Yamiche Alcindor Lanny Davis, an attorney for Cohen, said in an interview with the PBS NewsHour on Wednesday morning that his client had agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors and share whatever he knows about the campaign’s dealings with Russia. Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 12:12 What does Michael Cohen’s guilty plea mean for Trump? President Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges including campaign finance violations for paying off women at Trump's direction, bank fraud and more than $4 million in tax evasion. The deal could result in prison… Continue watching