Jun 23 Trump says he told ‘straight story’ on Comey By Jonathan Lemire, Eric Tucker, Associated Press In an interview on Fox News Channel's "Fox & Friends," Trump repeated that he never made tapes of conversations with former FBI Director James Comey. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 7:43 Sen. Lankford: Michael Flynn accusations ‘more open to interpretation’ By PBS News Hour Current and past U.S. government officials including former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson testified Wednesday before the House and Senate Intelligence Committees in order to offer more accurate picture of how Russia meddled in the 2016 elections. Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Jun 21 WATCH LIVE: Senate holds hearing on how to stop Russian interference in future U.S. elections By Joshua Barajas Homeland Security and FBI officials will face questions from a Senate Intelligence Committee on what can be done to prevent further Russian interference. Continue reading
Jun 20 Read Jeh Johnson’s prepared testimony on Russia By Erica R. Hendry Jeh Johnson says he believes the Russian government “did not through any cyber intrusion alter ballots, ballot counts or reporting of election results.”… Continue reading
Jun 20 WATCH LIVE: Jeh Johnson testifies in House Intelligence Committee hearing on Russia By Erica R. Hendry Johnson will likely face questions about his agency's reports about Russia's hacking leading up to the 2016 election and before Inauguration Day, and whether those assessments have changed. Continue reading
Jun 20 Some senators urge House to pass Russia sanctions bill ‘as quickly as possible’ By Richard Lardner, Associated Press Some proponents of Senate-passed legislation fear the Trump administration may seek to dilute the bill. Continue reading
Jun 20 D.C. lawyer says he’s representing Jeff Sessions By Associated Press A statement provided by the office of Chuck Cooper on Tuesday acknowledges that Cooper is representing Sessions but doesn't offer specifics. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch 6:39 News Wrap: Trump acknowledges obstruction of justice probe in tweet By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Friday, President Trump tweeted about reports that special counsel Robert Mueller has expanded his investigation of Russian meddling in the election. Also, anger over a London apartment tower fire boiled over, as the death toll… Continue watching
Jun 16 What is collusion, and how do you prove it? By Daniel Bush Unlike obstruction of justice, which is clearly defined under criminal law, there is no specific statute for collusion. Acts of collusion span the legal gamut, and include campaign finance violations, conspiracy, bribery, and fraud. Investigators in the Trump-Russia probe will… Continue reading
Jun 16 Trump acknowledges he’s under investigation for obstruction of justice By Vivian Salama, Associated Press President Donald Trump appeared to confirm Friday that he is under investigation for obstruction of justice, claiming that he is being investigated for firing FBI Director James Comey by the man who told him to do it. Continue reading