Robert Mueller, Long A Sphinx, Speaks — Then Says It Was His Final Word
5 years, 7 months ago

Robert Mueller, Long A Sphinx, Speaks — Then Says It Was His Final Word

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Robert Mueller, Long A Sphinx, Speaks — Then Says It Was His Final Word Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images Alex Wong/Getty Images Updated at 1:14 p.m. Ultimately, Mueller found insufficient evidence to bring criminal charges relating to a potential conspiracy between Trump's campaign and the Russian interference in the 2016 election. Under Trump, however, Mueller and his office endured withering criticism from the president himself and Republican allies who accused the special counsel of assembling "angry Democrats" to perpetuate a "witch hunt." Sponsor Message But the president described Mueller's inquiry as a "hoax," rejecting the need for an investigation into whether there were any "links and/or coordination," as Mueller's commission described it, between the Trump campaign and the Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Trump's allies also said prosecutors and FBI agents on the special counsel team had demonstrated "bias" by making political contributions to candidates or expressing private disdain for Trump in text messages.

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Trump is arraigned and pleads not guilty to charges he conspired to overturn election
1 year, 5 months ago

Trump is arraigned and pleads not guilty to charges he conspired to overturn election

NPR  

Trump is arraigned and pleads not guilty to charges he conspired to overturn election Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to four felony charges that he attempted to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Enlarge this image toggle caption Dana Verkouteren/AP Dana Verkouteren/AP Trump, the …

Former U.S. President Donald Trump charged in classified documents probe
1 year, 7 months ago

Former U.S. President Donald Trump charged in classified documents probe

The Hindu  

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Jan. 6 committee recommends four criminal charges against Trump
2 years ago

Jan. 6 committee recommends four criminal charges against Trump

Raw Story  

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Trump faces peril in docs probe after decades of scrutiny
2 years, 1 month ago

Trump faces peril in docs probe after decades of scrutiny

Associated Press  

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'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  

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Donald Trump Is Asking A Foreign Country To Help Him Win. Again.
5 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump Is Asking A Foreign Country To Help Him Win. Again.

Huff Post  

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Robert Mueller did not exonerate Donald Trump, but the man in question disagrees
5 years, 5 months ago

Robert Mueller did not exonerate Donald Trump, but the man in question disagrees

ABC  

Former special counsel Robert Mueller said in dramatic US congressional testimony he had not exonerated President Donald Trump of obstruction of justice, and defended the integrity of his inquiry under repeated attacks by conservative Republican allies of the President. Key points: Democrats had hoped the hearings would weaken Donald Trump's re-election prospects Robert Mueller is expected to be asked about …

Donald Trump was not exonerated of obstructing investigation into Russian meddling in elections, Robert Mueller tells US Congress
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Donald Trump was not exonerated of obstructing investigation into Russian meddling in elections, Robert Mueller tells US Congress

Firstpost  

Robert Mueller denied Wednesday that Donald Trump had been exonerated of obstructing his two-year investigation into Russian election meddling but – in his first testimony before Congress on the probe – he again declined to accuse the US president of a crime Washington: Robert Mueller denied Wednesday that Donald Trump had been exonerated of obstructing his two-year investigation into Russian …

Former special counsel Robert Mueller to testify at high-stakes hearing over probe into Donald Trump's Russia links today
5 years, 5 months ago

Former special counsel Robert Mueller to testify at high-stakes hearing over probe into Donald Trump's Russia links today

Firstpost  

Washington: Former special counsel Robert Mueller finally faces congressional interrogators on Wednesday, testifying in televised hearings that Democrats hope will weaken US president Donald Trump’s re-election prospects in ways that Mueller’s book-length report did not. Back-to-back Capitol Hill appearances, Mueller’s first since wrapping his two-year Russia probe last spring, carry the extraordinary spectacle of a prosecutor discussing in public a …

Mueller says Trump was never exonerated, warns of future Russian meddling
5 years, 5 months ago

Mueller says Trump was never exonerated, warns of future Russian meddling

LA Times  

Robert S. Mueller III speaks to reporters about the Russia investigation on May 29, shortly before he stepped down as special counsel. Asked by Rep. Val Demings if Trump’s answers “were not only inadequate and incomplete” but also whether “he was not always being truthful,” Mueller responded, “I would say generally.” Mueller also took issue with the president’s derisive characterization …

Mueller report: Jerry Nadler says substantial evidence Trump ‘guilty of high crimes’
5 years, 5 months ago

Mueller report: Jerry Nadler says substantial evidence Trump ‘guilty of high crimes’

CNN  

Washington CNN — House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler on Sunday said Robert Mueller’s report presents “very substantial evidence” that President Donald Trump is “guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors” – an impeachable offense. “We have to … let Mueller present those facts to the American people, and then see where we go from there, because the administration must be held …

Robert Mueller's testimony on Donald Trump findings, Russian meddling in election, delayed until July 24
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Robert Mueller's testimony on Donald Trump findings, Russian meddling in election, delayed until July 24

ABC  

Special counsel Robert Mueller's testimony to US Congress has been delayed until July 24 under an agreement that gives politicians more time to question him. Key points: Both Republicans and Democrats originally complained about the short length of the hearings Mr Mueller has expressed a reluctance to testify Democrats want to extract information from the former special counsel about his …

Democrats to conduct hearings on Robert Mueller report as investigations against Donald Trump pick up pace; focus to be on Russian collusion
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Democrats to conduct hearings on Robert Mueller report as investigations against Donald Trump pick up pace; focus to be on Russian collusion

Firstpost  

President Donald Trump says it’s ‘case closed’. House Democrats have scheduled a series of hearings this coming week on the special counsel’s report as they intensify their focus on the Russia probe and pick up the pace on an investigative “path” — in the words of Speaker Nancy Pelosi — that some of them hope leads to impeachment of the …

Donald Trump being charged 'not an option', Robert Mueller says after Russian probe
5 years, 7 months ago

Donald Trump being charged 'not an option', Robert Mueller says after Russian probe

ABC  

US special counsel Robert Mueller has said it was "not an option" to lay criminal charges against President Donald Trump, in his first public statement on his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Key points: Mr Mueller "would have said so" if he was confident Mr Trump had committed no crime Mr Trump said on Twitter "nothing changes …

Mueller report says "thorough FBI investigation" might have implicated Trump in criminal conspiracy
5 years, 8 months ago

Mueller report says "thorough FBI investigation" might have implicated Trump in criminal conspiracy

Salon  

The massive report compiled by special counsel Robert Mueller has been out for more than two weeks, but its length and density resist easy analysis — and offer numerous details that require closer attention. One section, from Mueller’s analysis of President Donald Trump’s reaction the public confirmation of the FBI’s Russia investigation, and his subsequent firing of then-FBI director James …

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5 years, 8 months ago

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Daily Mail  

Donald Trump says Vladimir Putin 'smiled' during a telephone conversation as they talked about allegations that the U.S. president's campaign was involved in a conspiracy to interfere in the 2016 election. At the White House later, DailyMail.com pressed Sarah Sanders, the president's spokeswoman, to explain why Trump declined to tell his Russian counterpart to not interfere in the next election. …

Democrats get Mueller ammunition but they are split on how to use it
5 years, 8 months ago

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Business Standard  

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Trump Tried to Seize Control of Russia Probe, Says Mueller Report
5 years, 8 months ago

Trump Tried to Seize Control of Russia Probe, Says Mueller Report

The Quint  

The report said that in June 2017, Trump directed White House Counsel Don McGahn to call the acting attorney general and say that Mueller must be ousted because he had conflicts of interest. The Justice Department posted a redacted version of the report online Thursday morning, 90 minutes after Attorney General William Barr offered his own final assessment of the …

Mueller report release spirals into political gamesmanship
5 years, 8 months ago

Mueller report release spirals into political gamesmanship

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — After nearly two years of waiting, America will get some answers straight from Robert Mueller— but not before President Donald Trump’s attorney general has his say. Barr will also face scrutiny over how much of the report he blacks out and whether Mueller’s document lines up with a letter the attorney general released last month. The letter said …

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5 years, 8 months ago

Mueller's Russia report outlines episodes of possible Trump obstruction

India Today  

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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 …

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5 years, 9 months ago

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Firstpost  

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5 years, 9 months ago

Mueller Report Doesn't Find Russian Collusion, But Can't 'Exonerate' On Obstruction

NPR  

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Mueller concludes Russia-Trump probe with no new indictments
5 years, 9 months ago

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Associated Press  

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Robert Mueller finishes and submits report on Donald Trump-Russia investigation
5 years, 9 months ago

Robert Mueller finishes and submits report on Donald Trump-Russia investigation

ABC  

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Robert Mueller seems to be wrapping up two-year investigation of 2016 election
5 years, 10 months ago

Robert Mueller seems to be wrapping up two-year investigation of 2016 election

LA Times  

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Robert Mueller's report into possible Russian collusion with Donald Trump's campaign may be close
5 years, 10 months ago

Robert Mueller's report into possible Russian collusion with Donald Trump's campaign may be close

ABC  

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5 years, 10 months ago

What To Know About The Mueller Investigation Into Russian Election Interference

Huff Post  

Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election is now finally over, just shy of two years after it began. But most of the individuals indicted in the Mueller probe are Russian nationals accused of involvement in a conspiracy to boost Trump’s 2016 candidacy by hacking the Democratic National Committee or of manipulating social media. A key …

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