Feb 20 Watch 6:40 News Wrap: Mueller’s Russia probe extracts fourth guilty plea By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, attorney Alex van der Zwaan appeared in court after admitting to lying to investigators over his contacts with former Trump campaign official Rick Gates, who was indicted last year on money laundering and other charges. Continue watching
Feb 20 Watch 3:54 White House doubles down on Russia claims, feels pressure on school safety By PBS News Hour For the first time in a week -- packed with new indictments in the Russia investigation, a mass shooting that killed 17 at a school and questions about Jared Kushner's security clearance -- White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders… Continue watching
Feb 20 Watch 6:57 Russia’s ‘troll factory’ impersonates Americans to sow political chaos. How can the U.S. fight it? By PBS News Hour Russia's attempts to interfere in American elections and political discourse did not end with the 2016 race. What do we know about Moscow’s meddling and what can we expect in the near future? Judy Woodruff learns more from Nina Jankowicz,… Continue watching
Feb 20 Mueller charges man with lying to investigators about former Trump aide Rick Gates By Chad Day, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Special counsel Robert Mueller's prosecutors have filed a new charge against a man they say lied to federal investigators in the Russia probe. Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch 10:05 Russians linked to U.S. election interference indicted despite Trump calling probe a hoax By PBS News Hour Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced a sweeping federal indictment on Friday afternoon against "Russian conspirators," detailing a highly orchestrated campaign to interfere with the 2016 election by tarnishing Hillary Clinton and promoting Donald Trump. William Brangham reports and Judy… Continue watching
Feb 16 Trump tweets Mueller indictment shows ‘no collusion’ in 2016 election By Associated Press The president tweeted Friday that the indictment shows "The Trump campaign did nothing wrong - no collusion!"… Continue reading
Feb 16 California man pleads guilty in special counsel Mueller’s Russia probe By Associated Press The plea deal is the third in special counsel Robert Mueller's continuing Russia probe. It was revealed the same day prosecutors charged 13 Russians and three Russian companies with an extensive scheme to meddle in the U.S. elections. Continue reading
Feb 16 Read the full indictment of 13 Russian nationals for 2016 election interference By Erica R. Hendry A grand jury indictment from special counsel Robert Mueller on Friday details how 13 Russian nationals worked in “varying capacities” with Internet Research Agency, a Russian troll farm, to interfere with the U.S. electoral and political process, including the 2016… Continue reading
Feb 16 WATCH: Rosenstein says 13 Russian nationals committed ‘information warfare against the United States’ By Erica R. Hendry Their goal: “spread[ing] distrust towards the candidates and the political system in general.”… Continue reading
Feb 16 Mueller probe indicts 13 Russian nationals for meddling in 2016 elections By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The defendants are accused of violating U.S. criminal laws to interfere with American elections and the political process. Continue reading