Kremlin-connected lawyer involved in Trump Tower meeting charged with obstruction of justice
6 years ago

Kremlin-connected lawyer involved in Trump Tower meeting charged with obstruction of justice

Salon  

A Russian lawyer who met with officials from Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign in Trump Tower is being charged with obstruction of justice in a different case. While this case does not directly pertain to the allegations that Veselnitskaya attempted to collude with the Trump campaign to help the Republican candidate defeat his Democratic challenger, Hillary Clinton, the federal indictment document alludes to her close ties to the Russian government. While it is unclear what Veselnitskaya said to Trump's son Donald Trump Jr., son-in-law Jared Kushner and then-campaign chairman Paul Manafort during the 2016 Trump Tower meeting, a report from 2017 suggests that at least one of the subjects broached was the Magnitsky law that imposes harsh sanctions against Russia for its human rights violations. Yet despite the fact that little is known for sure about the Trump Tower meeting, it has been cited by Trump's critics as at least one more instance of proof of an improper relationship that existed between the Trump campaign and the Russian government.

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In Trump’s New York ‘hush money’ case, prosecutors push election angle
8 months, 3 weeks ago

In Trump’s New York ‘hush money’ case, prosecutors push election angle

Al Jazeera  

Experts say that prosecutors will attempt to make the case that Trump falsified business records to tip the 2016 race. Prosecutors are set to argue that the hush-money payments were “part of a deliberate plan to help Trump’s 2016 election”, Wu explained. Such laws are meant to protect “voter informational interest”, said Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, a law professor and fellow at …

Trump boasts about his relationship with Putin saying he was ‘the apple of his eye’
1 year, 4 months ago

Trump boasts about his relationship with Putin saying he was ‘the apple of his eye’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump has doubled down on claims that Russian President …

George Conway Predicts Trump Will Go To Jail: 'He Should And He Will'
1 year, 7 months ago

George Conway Predicts Trump Will Go To Jail: 'He Should And He Will'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Conservative attorney George Conway on Monday said the law will finally catch up with Donald Trump ― and predicted the former president will find himself in jail. Conway spoke with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes about a New York Times report that special counsel Jack Smith is examining Trump’s business dealings in foreign countries since 2017 as part of …

'FBI should apologize': Trump rails against investigation while promoting post that demands Obama be jailed
2 years, 2 months ago

'FBI should apologize': Trump rails against investigation while promoting post that demands Obama be jailed

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump on early Wednesday morning once again lashed out at the FBI probing his campaign's multiple contacts Russian agents during the 2016 presidential election. In his latest Truth Social post on the matter, Trump promoted a post advocating that former President Barack Obama be thrown in jail for his supposed role in launching the Russia investigation, despite …

DOJ prosecutors say there's enough evidence to charge Trump with obstruction: report
2 years, 2 months ago

DOJ prosecutors say there's enough evidence to charge Trump with obstruction: report

Raw Story  

Prosecutors at the Justice Department say there is sufficient evidence to charge Donald Trump with obstruction of justice when it comes to allegations that he mishandled classified documents, although they're not quite sure on how to indict him, Bloomberg reports. "The team that's part of the classified records probe has not yet made a formal recommendation to Attorney General Merrick …

Donald Trump told staff he needed to protect 'Russiagate' docs: report
2 years, 4 months ago

Donald Trump told staff he needed to protect 'Russiagate' docs: report

Raw Story  

On Wednesday, Rolling Stonereported that former President Donald Trump told White House officials that he would protect documents that he believed would expose the Russia investigation as a hoax and reveal a "Deep State" conspiracy to destroy his presidency. At the end of his presidency, Trump and his team pushed to declassify these so-called 'Russiagate' documents, believing they would expose …

Leaked documents: Notorious pro-Kremlin Trump Tower lawyer accused of evidence tampering
2 years, 11 months ago

Leaked documents: Notorious pro-Kremlin Trump Tower lawyer accused of evidence tampering

Raw Story  

On Friday, the Daily Beast reported that Natalia Veselnitskaya, the infamous Russian lawyer present at the 2016 Trump Tower meeting, has been accused of a criminal plot to tamper with government documents. "Veselnitskaya, the pro-Kremlin lawyer who attended the notorious 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Donald Trump Jr. and Jared Kushner, allegedly doctored official documents, according to leaked files viewed …

Analyst who aided Trump-Russia dossier charged with lying
3 years, 2 months ago

Analyst who aided Trump-Russia dossier charged with lying

LA Times  

Special counsel John Durham is conducting an inquiry into the federal investigation of Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and alleged ties between Moscow and the Trump campaign. The indictment says Danchenko misled the FBI by denying that he had discussed any allegations in the dossier with a contact of his who worked as a public relations executive and was …

Lawyer charged in probe of Trump-Russia investigation
3 years, 3 months ago

Lawyer charged in probe of Trump-Russia investigation

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The prosecutor tasked with examining the U.S. government’s investigation into Russian election interference charged a prominent cybersecurity lawyer on Thursday with making a false statement to the FBI five years ago. The indictment accuses Michael Sussmann of hiding that he was working with Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign during a September 2016 conversation he had with the FBI’s general …

Trump campaign’s Russia contacts ‘grave’ threat, Senate says
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump campaign’s Russia contacts ‘grave’ threat, Senate says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Trump campaign’s interactions with Russian intelligence services during the 2016 presidential election posed a “grave” counterintelligence threat, a Senate panel concluded Tuesday as it detailed how associates of Donald Trump had regular contact with Russians and expected to benefit from the Kremlin’s help. A Manafort lawyer, Kevin Downing, said Tuesday that information sealed at the request of …

Senate’s Bipartisan Russia Report Refutes Trump’s Repeated ‘No Collusion’ Lie
4 years, 4 months ago

Senate’s Bipartisan Russia Report Refutes Trump’s Repeated ‘No Collusion’ Lie

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s often-repeated “no collusion” claim about the help he received from Russia to win the 2016 election was belied once again Tuesday, this time by the bipartisan Senate intelligence committee following a three-year investigation. Like U.S. intelligence services already concluded in 2017 and special counsel Robert Mueller reported in 2019, the committee found …

President Trump admits to advance knowledge of infamous June 2016 Trump Tower meeting
5 years, 7 months ago

President Trump admits to advance knowledge of infamous June 2016 Trump Tower meeting

Salon  

During his Wednesday, May 22 press conference in the White House rose garden, President Donald Trump spent a lot of time attacking Democrats for their response to special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation — stressing that he refuses to work with Democrats on infrastructure bills as long as multiple investigations of him continue in Congress. But one part of the …

Trump committed obstruction of justice and should be indicted, says Fox News analyst in devastating attack
5 years, 8 months ago

Trump committed obstruction of justice and should be indicted, says Fox News analyst in devastating attack

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While the president’s favourite network often features hosts defending him against Special Counsel Robert …

‘No Collusion, No Obstruction’ Report Shows What Seems To Be Plenty Of Both
5 years, 8 months ago

‘No Collusion, No Obstruction’ Report Shows What Seems To Be Plenty Of Both

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Enthusiasm for Russian help in a presidential campaign. What’s more, far from “never” interfering, Mueller wrote that the only reason that Trump did not more effectively block the investigation was that some in his administration, such as fired FBI Director James Comey and former White House counsel Don McGhan, refused to obey Trump’s orders. “Trump, his campaign …

The 10 instances of possible obstruction in Mueller report
5 years, 8 months ago

The 10 instances of possible obstruction in Mueller report

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election identified 10 instances of possible obstruction of justice by President Donald Trump. Trump told Comey: “I hope you can see your way to letting this go.” ___ PRESIDENT’S REACTION TO THE CONTINUING RUSSIA INVESTIGATION Among the evidence is the president telling then-White House counsel Don McGahn …

Mueller's Russia report outlines episodes of possible Trump obstruction
5 years, 8 months ago

Mueller's Russia report outlines episodes of possible Trump obstruction

India Today  

Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on his inquiry into Russia's role in the 2016 US election detailed a series of actions by President Donald Trump to impede the probe, raising questions about whether he committed the crime of obstruction of justice. The report stated that when Jeff Sessions, Barr's predecessor as attorney general, told Trump in May 2017 that a …

Mueller declined to prosecute Donald Trump Jr.
5 years, 8 months ago

Mueller declined to prosecute Donald Trump Jr.

CNN  

CNN — Robert Mueller’s team declined to prosecute Donald Trump Jr. and other members of the campaign for campaign finance violations for their participation in the June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower, in part, because they couldn’t prove that they “willfully” violated the law. “Taking into account the high burden to establish a culpable mental state in a campaign-finance prosecution …

Mueller finds no conspiracy, but report shows Trump welcomed Russian help
5 years, 8 months ago

Mueller finds no conspiracy, but report shows Trump welcomed Russian help

LA Times  

President Trump at a White House event on Thursday. Gen. William Barr announced the document said President Trump’s campaign had not “conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities.” But Barr omitted the first part of that sentence from Robert S. Mueller III’s report. The special counsel wrote that Trump’s campaign “expected it would benefit electorally …

Redacted Robert Mueller report on Russia links of Donald Trump campaign to be released Thursday: US Department of Justice
5 years, 8 months ago

Redacted Robert Mueller report on Russia links of Donald Trump campaign to be released Thursday: US Department of Justice

Firstpost  

A redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s final report on the probe into the Russia links of US President Donald Trump’s campaign team will be released Thursday Washington: A redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s final report on the probe into the Russia links of US President Donald Trump’s campaign team will be released Thursday, the Department of …

Did Attorney General William Barr just get caught lying to Congress about President Trump?
5 years, 9 months ago

Did Attorney General William Barr just get caught lying to Congress about President Trump?

Salon  

During his Senate hearing on Wednesday, Attorney General William Barr claimed that Donald Trump had not been warned about potential Russian influence operations targeting his 2016 campaign — but as some spectators pointed out, that claim appears not to be true. Andrew Desiderio, a congressional reporter for Politico, noted on Twitter that although “Barr said one of his questions is …

Mueller finds no Trump collusion, leaves obstruction open
5 years, 9 months ago

Mueller finds no Trump collusion, leaves obstruction open

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence President Donald Trump’s campaign “conspired or coordinated” with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election but reached no conclusion on whether Trump obstructed justice. White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said Trump will let Attorney General William Barr decide whether the special counsel’s Russia report should be publicly released, though she adds …

Trump didn’t coordinate with Russia in 2016, report declares
5 years, 9 months ago

Trump didn’t coordinate with Russia in 2016, report declares

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller did not find evidence that President Donald Trump’s campaign “conspired or coordinated” with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election but reached no conclusion on whether Trump obstructed justice, Attorney General William Barr declared Sunday. According to Barr’s summary, Mueller set out “evidence on both sides of the question” and stated that “while this …

Barr: Mueller found no proof Trump campaign conspired with Russia
5 years, 9 months ago

Barr: Mueller found no proof Trump campaign conspired with Russia

Al Jazeera  

Washington, DC, United States – According to a letter by Attorney General William Barr to congressional leaders, Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation had shown that there is no evidence US President Donald Trump had colluded with Russia to interfere in the 2016 presidential elections. 190323025953152 “The investigation did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with …

Trump didn't conspire or coordinate with Russia for 2016 election, declares Mueller report
5 years, 9 months ago

Trump didn't conspire or coordinate with Russia for 2016 election, declares Mueller report

India Today  

Special counsel Robert Mueller did not find evidence that President Donald Trump's campaign "conspired or coordinated" with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election but reached no conclusion on whether Trump obstructed justice, Attorney General William Barr declared on Sunday. Though Mueller did not find evidence that anyone associated with the Trump campaign coordinated with the Russian government, Barr's summary …

Donald Trump is encircled by investigations into abuse of power, corruption: Where things stand in March 2019
5 years, 10 months ago

Donald Trump is encircled by investigations into abuse of power, corruption: Where things stand in March 2019

Firstpost  

Donald Trump is riding out his third year in power encircled by a rising list of investigations coming at him from multiple flanks. US president Donald Trump is riding out his third year in power encircled by investigations coming at him from multiple flanks. A key Democratic lawmaker says it’s “very clear” President Donald Trump obstructed justice. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, …

Russia, hush money, lies: Takeaways from Cohen’s testimony
5 years, 10 months ago

Russia, hush money, lies: Takeaways from Cohen’s testimony

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Michael Cohen told Congress a lot— and much of it wasn’t good for Donald Trump. Cohen testified that Trump “in his way” communicated that he wanted his former lawyer to lie to Congress about a Trump Tower Moscow deal he was negotiating during the 2016 presidential campaign. Even though Trump knew he was negotiating the Russian business deal …

Robert Mueller Might Be Wrapping Things Up. Has He Proved a Conspiracy Between Trump and Russia?
5 years, 10 months ago

Robert Mueller Might Be Wrapping Things Up. Has He Proved a Conspiracy Between Trump and Russia?

Slate  

Everyone from Trump-friendly interim Attorney General Matt Whitaker to Trump-unfriendly national security writer Marcy Wheeler agrees: Robert Mueller seems close to wrapping up his special counsel investigation of Russia’s attack on the 2016 Hillary Clinton campaign. “And then, knowing that, you do something that helps to further those aims.” On that front, previous indictments filed by the special counsel’s office …

Prosecutor: Manafort meeting with Russian at heart of probe
5 years, 11 months ago

Prosecutor: Manafort meeting with Russian at heart of probe

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — An August 2016 meeting between President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman and an associate with ties to Russian intelligence goes to the “heart” of the Russia investigation, according to a court transcript unsealed Thursday. The transcript from a sealed hearing in Paul Manafort’s case provides further insight into what special counsel Robert Mueller considers significant in his wide-ranging …

Donald Trump had conversations on Moscow tower up to the 2016 US elections: lawyer
5 years, 11 months ago

Donald Trump had conversations on Moscow tower up to the 2016 US elections: lawyer

Hindustan Times  

US President Donald Trump had conversations about a proposed project to build a Trump Tower in Moscow throughout the 2016 presidential campaign, far later than previously acknowledged, his lawyer said Sunday. Trump’s conversations with his then personal lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, who was spearheading the negotiations in Moscow, continued throughout the year until October or November 2016, Rudy Giuliani …

Security analyst: Russia "collected receipts" to blackmail Trump before he even won a primary
5 years, 11 months ago

Security analyst: Russia "collected receipts" to blackmail Trump before he even won a primary

Salon  

On Friday, the fallout continued from a report alleging President Donald Trump instructed his personal lawyer Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about when the Trump Tower Moscow deal concluded. As Michael Cohen negotiated the Trump Tower deal on behalf of then-candidate Trump in January of 2016, he spoke with someone in Dmitry Peskov’s office — Vladimir Putin’s press secretary …

Russian lawyer at Trump Tower meeting charged in separate case
6 years ago

Russian lawyer at Trump Tower meeting charged in separate case

Firstpost  

By Nathan Layne and Karen Freifeld - A Russian lawyer who attended a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower under scrutiny in the U.S. By Nathan Layne and Karen Freifeld - A Russian lawyer who attended a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower under scrutiny in the U.S. special counsel’s probe of Russian election meddling was charged in a separate …

Russian lawyer at infamous Trump Tower meeting charged with obstructing money laundering probe
6 years ago

Russian lawyer at infamous Trump Tower meeting charged with obstructing money laundering probe

Raw Story  

Natalia Veselnitskaya, the Russian lawyer who infamously met with Donald Trump Jr., Paul Manafort and Jared Kushner to offer them dirt on Hillary Clinton in 2016, has been charged with obstruction of justice in a separate money-laundering investigation. The Washington Post reports that Veselnitskaya has been charged with making a "misleading declaration" in court as part of a civil case …

Russian Lawyer At Trump Tower Meeting Charged In Connection To Money Laundering Case
6 years ago

Russian Lawyer At Trump Tower Meeting Charged In Connection To Money Laundering Case

NPR  

Russian Lawyer At Trump Tower Meeting Charged In Connection To Money Laundering Case Enlarge this image toggle caption Yury Martyanov/AFP/Getty Images Yury Martyanov/AFP/Getty Images A Russian lawyer who met with senior Trump campaign officials at Trump Tower in the summer of 2016 has been charged with obstruction of justice tied to a money laundering case in New York. Prosecutors allege …

Trump dismisses Russia contacts as ‘peanut stuff’ after previous denials
6 years ago

Trump dismisses Russia contacts as ‘peanut stuff’ after previous denials

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump tried to brush off a question in a recent interview about his associates’ interactions with Russians ahead of and during his presidential campaign by saying it was just “peanut stuff,” despite his earlier blanket denials of any such interactions. “The stuff you’re talking about is peanut stuff,” Trump said during a Reuters interview published …

At least 16 Trump associates had contacts with Russians during campaign or transition
6 years, 1 month ago

At least 16 Trump associates had contacts with Russians during campaign or transition

CNN  

Washington CNN — At least 16 associates of Donald Trump had contacts with Russians during the 2016 campaign or transition, according to public statements, court filings, CNN reporting, and reporting from other news outlets. Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort attended the June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower with a group of Russians who were said to have dirt on …

Donald Trump denies collusion with Russia on 2016 elections, but remains mum on hush money paid to ward off sex scandal
6 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump denies collusion with Russia on 2016 elections, but remains mum on hush money paid to ward off sex scandal

Firstpost  

US President Donald Trump on Saturday again denied that his campaign colluded with Russian operatives, but made no comment on claims that he directly organised hush payments to ward off a possible sex scandal during his White House run Washington: US President Donald Trump on Saturday again denied that his campaign colluded with Russian operatives, but made no comment on …

Closer legal peril for Trump in probes; he sees no collusion
6 years, 1 month ago

Closer legal peril for Trump in probes; he sees no collusion

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, was in touch as far back as 2015 with a Russian who offered “political synergy” with the Trump election campaign and proposed a meeting between the candidate and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the federal special counsel said. As far as the reports that we see, according to everybody I’ve spoken to, …

Trump denies collusion after major revelations in Russia probe
6 years, 1 month ago

Trump denies collusion after major revelations in Russia probe

Al Jazeera  

US prosecutors have implicated Trump in efforts to buy the silence of two women who said they had affairs with him. Trump took to Twitter, his primary means of communication, to address the multiple court filings that dropped on Friday in connection with special counsel Robert Mueller’s sweeping investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Mueller is investigating whether …

Cohen confesses to lying about Trump Tower Moscow deal
6 years, 1 month ago

Cohen confesses to lying about Trump Tower Moscow deal

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The surprise plea agreement with President Donald Trump’s former lawyer made clear that prosecutors believe Michael Cohen was continuing to pursue the Trump Tower Moscow project weeks after his boss had clinched the Republican nomination for president and while investigators believe Russians were meddling in the 2016 election on his behalf. Cohen confessed in his guilty plea that …

Donald Trump cancels Vladimir Putin meeting at G20 citing Ukraine crisis
6 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump cancels Vladimir Putin meeting at G20 citing Ukraine crisis

ABC  

US President Donald Trump has issued a rare rebuke to Vladimir Putin, abruptly cancelling a planned meeting with the Russian President because of his disapproval of Moscow's treatment of Ukraine. Key points: Donald Trump made the announcement via Twitter from Air Force One Decision appeared to take Moscow by surprise Meeting is cancelled because Russia hasn't returned Ukrainian ships and …

Trump says he "lightly" discussed Moscow project in 2016
6 years, 1 month ago

Trump says he "lightly" discussed Moscow project in 2016

Salon  

President Donald Trump admitted to “lightly” engaging in business with Russia during the presidential campaign after his attorney revealed those dealings in a guilty plea. Trump had steadfastly denied any business ties to Russia, but his longtime attorney Michael Cohen admitted in court that he was in contact with the Kremlin in January 2016 and continued negotiations for a Trump …

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