May 29 Trump says Mueller’s team is ‘meddling’ in upcoming midterm elections By Associated Press The president has repeatedly referred to Mueller's team as "13 angry Democrats," although Mueller is a Republican. Mueller was appointed by Trump's deputy attorney general, Rod Rosenstein. Continue reading
May 24 Watch 5:06 John Kelly, Trump attorney attendance at Russia probe briefing raises eyebrows Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle received classified briefings from top Justice Department and intelligence officials on Thursday, following days of tense negotiations. Did Congress members learn anything new about an FBI source who President Trump claims infiltrated his… Continue watching
May 23 Trump seethes over Russia probe, calls for end to ‘SPYGATE’ By Anne Flaherty, Desmond Butler, Chad Day, Associated Press President Donald Trump escalated his efforts to discredit the Russia investigation Wednesday. "SPYGATE could be one of the biggest political scandals in history!" the president said in an early morning Twitter tirade. Continue reading
May 22 WATCH: White House says Russia probe briefing between Justice Department, lawmakers set for Thursday By Associated Press White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Reps. Devin Nunes and Trey Gowdy as well as FBI Director Christopher Wray, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and Ed O'Callaghan of the Justice Department will be attending. Continue reading
May 22 Homeland Security head says she’s unaware Russia wanted Trump to win By Jill Colvin, Colleen Long, Associated Press "I do not believe I've seen that conclusion that the specific intent was to help President Trump win. I'm not aware of that," Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen told reporters after briefing members of the House on election security efforts. Continue reading
May 22 FBI, Justice Dept. officials agree to meet with congressional leaders to ‘review’ information on Russia probe By Desmond Butler, Chad Day, Associated Press Ratcheting up pressure on the Russia investigation, the White House announced that top FBI and Justice Department officials have agreed to meet with congressional leaders and "review" highly classified information the lawmakers have been seeking on the handling of the… Continue reading
May 21 White House to ‘immediately set up a meeting’ on Russia probe By Associated Press The White House says President Donald Trump's Chief of Staff John Kelly plans to "immediately set up a meeting" with congressional leaders and the FBI, Justice Department and Director of National Intelligence to review "highly classified and other information they… Continue reading
May 21 Trump says he will ‘demand’ DOJ to investigate whether FBI infiltrated campaign By Jonathan Lemire, Darlene Superville, Associated Press The president said he will "demand" that the Justice Department investigate whether the FBI infiltrated his 2016 campaign, an order that came hours before his legal team said the special counsel indicated the Russia probe could be concluded by September. Continue reading
May 18 Watch 12:33 Shields and Brooks on Jerusalem embassy conflict, Mueller investigation takeaways Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including a forthcoming rule from the Trump administration on family planning, the opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem and the… Continue watching
May 18 What’s behind Trump’s FBI spy theory? By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press President Donald Trump and his supporters are circulating an explosive theory: The FBI, they say, may have planted a mole, or "spy," inside the 2016 campaign to bring him down. The unverified allegation has lit up conservative media and earned… Continue reading