Aug 06 What we know about the 2016 Trump Tower meeting and why it matters By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press President Donald Trump and his team have offered shifting explanations on a June 9, 2016 meeting at Trump Tower with a Russian lawyer and others with Russian interests. Here's what we know. Continue reading
Aug 06 AP fact check: Trump's imagined steel mills and denial of Russian interference By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press It's been a week of puzzling disconnects and untruths from the Trump administration. Here's a closer look at some of the comments by Trump and his officials. Continue reading
Aug 03 Prosecutors turn to Paul Manafort's taxes, unreported bank accounts By Matthew Barakat, Stephen Braun, Associated Press Prosecutors headed toward the heart of their financial fraud case against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on Friday, with jurors expected to hear testimony that he never told his tax accountants about offshore bank accounts containing millions of dollars. Continue reading
Aug 01 Stopping foreign meddling in U.S. elections via social media is an 'enormous' task, senators say By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press The Senate Intelligence Committee hearing came one day after Facebook said it had uncovered new sophisticated efforts, possibly linked to Russia, to manipulate U.S. politics ahead of the midterm elections. Continue reading
Jul 31 Foreign payments, unregistered lobbying and other activities that led to Paul Manafort's indictment By Erica R. Hendry As the Virginia trial for Trump's former campaign chair gets underway, here’s a look, in order of events, at what we know about his political consulting work with Ukraine and other foreign actors. Continue reading
Jul 31 Facebook finds 'sophisticated' efforts to disrupt U.S. elections By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The company said it removed 32 accounts from Facebook and Instagram because they were involved in “coordinated” political behavior and appeared to be fake. Continue reading
Jul 31 Trial set to begin for Paul Manafort, Trump's former campaign chairman By Associated Press While the main areas of Mueller's investigation are Russia's actions during the 2016 presidential election and any attempts by Trump to obstruct justice, none of those topics are expected to come up in Manafort's trial. Continue reading
Jul 30 What you need to know before Paul Manafort's trial By Geoffrey Lou Guray Manafort is expected to appear Tuesday at the federal courthouse in Alexandria, Va., where federal prosecutors will begin presenting their case against him in the first trial to arise from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Continue reading
Jul 27 Special counsel Mueller to call 35 witnesses in Paul Manafort trial By Associated Press The witnesses in the financial crimes case of Paul Manafort include former accountants, assistants and even friends. Among them is Rick Gates, a former Manafort deputy who pleaded guilty in Mueller's investigation earlier this year and agreed to cooperate with… Continue reading
Jul 27 Trump denies knowing about Trump Tower meeting in advance By Jill Colvin, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press President Donald Trump denied Friday that he knew in advance about a Trump Tower meeting in June 2016 between a Russian lawyer, his eldest son and other campaign aides that had been convened to hear dirt on his Democratic rival,… Continue reading