Apr 26 Judge appoints ‘special master’ to review Michael Cohen documents seized in raid By Associated Press A New York federal judge noted that the government and Cohen's lawyers agreed that a so-called "special master" was the best way to determine which materials should be off-limits to federal investigators. Continue reading
Apr 26 Senate panel advances bill to protect special counsel Robert Mueller By Mary Clare Jalonick, Chad Day, Associated Press Republicans have split amid President Donald Trump's repeatedly criticism of Mueller's Russia investigation. The vote was 14-7 with four Republicans in favor. The move is largely symbolic, given McConnell's opposition, but it reveals the complexity of Trump's support among Republicans… Continue reading
Apr 26 Trump ‘won’t be involved’ in Robert Mueller’s Russia probe By Zeke Miller, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Donald Trump said he "won't be involved" in the special counsel investigation into Russian election meddling Thursday, but added he may change his mind. Continue reading
Apr 23 Republican lawmakers say Justice Department will hand over documents on Hillary Clinton email investigation By Associated Press The committees have been investigating the FBI's handling of the Clinton email investigation, which ended in 2016 without criminal charges. Continue reading
Apr 19 Rudy Giuliani to join Trump legal team amid Russia probe By Chad Day, Associated Press The addition of Giuliani adds an experienced litigator and former U.S. attorney in Manhattan. Trump has struggled to add lawyers to his legal team since the resignation of John Dowd last month. Continue reading
Apr 17 McConnell shuts down bipartisan effort to protect special counsel Mueller By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the bill is unnecessary because President Donald Trump will not fire Mueller. "We'll not be having this on the floor of the Senate," he said on Fox News. Continue reading
Apr 16 James Comey speculates Russians may have damaging info on Trump By Catherine Lucey and Eric Tucker, Associated Press Former FBI Director James Comey says he thinks it's possible the Russians have compromising information on President Donald Trump, that there is "some evidence of obstruction of justice" in the president's actions and that Trump is "morally unfit" for office. Continue reading
Apr 13 Trump, White House aides fire back at Comey on Twitter By Associated Press President Donald Trump says former FBI Director James Comey is an "untruthful slime ball" who should be prosecuted for leaking classified information. Trump tweets: "It was my great honor to fire him."… Continue reading
Apr 12 WATCH: Pompeo confirms he’s been interviewed by Mueller By Josh Lederman and Matthew Lee, Associated Press But Pompeo won't say what he spoke about with special counsel Robert Mueller's team. Continue reading
Apr 12 Trump denies wanting to fire Robert Mueller in December By Associated Press President Donald Trump insists he did not consider firing special counsel Robert Mueller in December. He's denying a report in The New York Times, and says that if he'd wanted to fire Mueller, he would have done so. Continue reading