Trump attacks Mueller, denies that Russia helped him win
5 years, 7 months ago

Trump attacks Mueller, denies that Russia helped him win

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has angrily assailed special counsel Robert Mueller’s motives, after Mueller bluntly rebuffed Trump’s repeated claims that the Russia investigation had cleared him of obstructing justice. When asked last year in Helsinki whether he wanted Trump to become president, Putin replied: “Yes, I did.” On Wednesday, Mueller, in his first public remarks on the Russia investigation, pointedly rejected Trump’s claims — repeated almost daily — that the special counsel’s investigation cleared him of criminal activity and was a “witch hunt.” Mueller emphasized that he had not exonerated Trump on the question of whether he obstructed justice, but said charging Trump with any crime was “not an option” because of Justice Department rules. Barr said in an interview with “CBS This Morning” that though Justice Department rules prevent the indictment of a sitting president, Mueller nonetheless could have decided whether Trump had committed a crime. Trump repeated his baseless claims that Mueller is “conflicted,” contending that Mueller, who served as FBI director under President George W. Bush, wanted his old job back, but that he had told him no.

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Little can stop Trump from prosecuting his perceived enemies
2 months ago

Little can stop Trump from prosecuting his perceived enemies

LA Times  

President Nixon with transcripts of White House tapes after he announced that he would turn them over to House impeachment investigators in 1974. It will be the opposite of the department’s proud aspiration to do “justice without fear or favor.” Moreover, Trump has said he will rely on the Supreme Court’s immunity opinion to provide full cover against any legal …

Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win
2 months ago

Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith is evaluating how to wind down the two federal cases against Donald Trump before the president-elect takes office in light of longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday. But Trump’s election defeat of Kamala Harris means that the Justice Department believes he …

'Not learned the lessons': Robert Mueller gives warning out about election interference
2 months, 2 weeks ago

'Not learned the lessons': Robert Mueller gives warning out about election interference

Raw Story  

There have been several books published about the work done by former special counsel Robert Mueller and his team in the years-long investigation into 2016 election interference by foreign sources — and Donald Trump's part in it. “Americans have not learned the lessons of Russia’s attack on our democracy in 2016,” Mueller writes for the forthcoming book "Interference: The Inside …

Trump claim on Fox News debunked by ex-special counsel: 'Falsely denies what he did'
7 months ago

Trump claim on Fox News debunked by ex-special counsel: 'Falsely denies what he did'

Raw Story  

Donald Trump told Fox in an extensive interview that not only did he never say that Hillary Clinton should be locked up, but that he never pursued prosecuting her. He claimed special counsel Robert Mueller's final report on the Russian investigation revealed that Trump did pressure his then-attorney general to go after Clinton. Read Also: Jamie Raskin: 'The Durham investigation …

US Supreme Court will hear Donald Trump's immunity claim in Jan 6 Capitol Riot case
10 months, 1 week ago

US Supreme Court will hear Donald Trump's immunity claim in Jan 6 Capitol Riot case

Hindustan Times  

On Wednesday, the US Supreme Court announced that it would hear the case of Donald Trump, who claims that he has absolute immunity from prosecution in the criminal investigation into his attempts to overturn the 2020 election results. The Supreme Court agreed on Feb. 28, 2024, to decide whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered …

Trump lawyer hints at a First Amendment defense in the Jan. 6 case. Some legal experts are dubious
1 year, 5 months ago

Trump lawyer hints at a First Amendment defense in the Jan. 6 case. Some legal experts are dubious

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s legal team is characterizing his indictment in the special counsel’s 2020 election interference investigation as an attack on the former president’s right to free speech. Those efforts, prosecutors wrote in the indictment, amounted to a disruption of a “bedrock function of the United States federal government: the nation’s process of collecting, counting, and certifying the results …

Trump-Russia special counsel Durham at center of political clash as he appears before Congress
1 year, 6 months ago

Trump-Russia special counsel Durham at center of political clash as he appears before Congress

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The special counsel who investigated the FBI’s probe of ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign found himself at the center of a heated political fight as he appeared before a congressional committee Wednesday, with Democrats denouncing his inquiry and Republicans arguing that its findings helped prove an anti-Trump bias within law enforcement. Under questioning from Republicans, …

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  

Former United States President Donald Trump has said that he has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, igniting a federal prosecution that is arguably the most perilous of multiple legal threats against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White House. Read Editorial | Misplaced secrets: On U.S. President Joe Biden’s legal …

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

Jan. 6 committee recommends four criminal charges against Trump

Raw Story  

The congressional committee that investigated last year's attack on the US Capitol recommended Monday that criminal charges be filed against former president Donald Trump. "The committee has developed significant evidence that president Trump intended to disrupt the peaceful transition of power under our Constitution," Representative Jamie Raskin said as he outlined the panel's findings. "We believe that the evidence described …

'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 …

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 …

'That's not what our report said': Mueller lawyer nails Bill Barr for lying in bombshell Trump memo
2 years, 4 months ago

'That's not what our report said': Mueller lawyer nails Bill Barr for lying in bombshell Trump memo

Raw Story  

Last week, a Washington court of appeals ruled that former Attorney General Bill Barr lied about Donald Trump's involvement in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian involvement in the 2016 campaign cycle. "The two senior staff, say to Bill Barr that the reason he should make the decision is because if the memo comes out it might be read …

DOJ releases 9-page memo explaining why Trump wasn’t prosecuted for obstruction: report
2 years, 4 months ago

DOJ releases 9-page memo explaining why Trump wasn’t prosecuted for obstruction: report

Raw Story  

The U.S. Justice Department has released a 9-page 2019 memo arguing that Donald Trump should not be prosecuted for obstruction of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. Politico noted DOJ, "fought release of the memo for years, arguing that it was part of a deliberative process advising Barr on what to do in response to Mueller’s report. "Engel would later become …

DOJ releases a Mueller-era memo to Barr on the decision not to prosecute Trump
2 years, 4 months ago

DOJ releases a Mueller-era memo to Barr on the decision not to prosecute Trump

NPR  

DOJ releases a Mueller-era memo to Barr on the decision not to prosecute Trump Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Andrew Harnik/AP The Justice Department on Wednesday released a memo from 2019 laying out the case for not prosecuting former President Donald Trump for obstruction of justice in connection with then-special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. The nine-page memo …

The DOJ under Barr wrongly withheld parts of a Russia probe memo, a court rules
2 years, 4 months ago

The DOJ under Barr wrongly withheld parts of a Russia probe memo, a court rules

NPR  

The DOJ under Barr wrongly withheld parts of a Russia probe memo, a court rules Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP The Justice Department under Attorney General William Barr improperly withheld portions of an internal memo Barr cited in announcing that then-President Donald Trump had not obstructed justice in the Russia investigation, a federal appeals …

Donald Trump thrives when he can create a siege mentality
2 years, 4 months ago

Donald Trump thrives when he can create a siege mentality

The Independent  

Under normal circumstances, a report that the FBI had executed a search and seizure warrant at the home and office of a major American political figure would have congressional candidates scrambling to walk sideways away from the person in question and disavow any endorsements that person had offered. Just days after the FBI picked through Trump’s Palm Beach, Florida home …

Former Mueller prosecutor highlights a piece of Trump's Jan. 7 speech that might expose a White House cover-up
2 years, 5 months ago

Former Mueller prosecutor highlights a piece of Trump's Jan. 7 speech that might expose a White House cover-up

Raw Story  

Rep. Elaine Luria tweeted a video compilation from the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on Congress Among the things included in the video were questions to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump about the draft of a speech that former President Donald Trump would give on Jan. 7 to help stave off his Cabinet secretaries from invoking the …

US Supreme Court blocks Trump bid to shield docs in Capitol probe
2 years, 11 months ago

US Supreme Court blocks Trump bid to shield docs in Capitol probe

Al Jazeera  

The United States Supreme Court has rejected a request from former President Donald Trump to block White House records sought by a congressional panel investigating the January 6, 2021 riot at the US Capitol. The documents sought by the special House panel include presidential diaries, visitor logs, speech drafts and handwritten notes related to January 6 from the files of …

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 …

Senate panel interviews former US attorney in Trump probe
3 years, 4 months ago

Senate panel interviews former US attorney in Trump probe

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee met privately Wednesday with a former U.S. attorney in Georgia who resigned in January as then-President Donald Trump waged a pressure campaign on state and federal officials to overturn his presidential defeat — part of a larger probe into Trump’s actions after the November election. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Sunday …

Opinion: The man who resisted Trump is worth listening to
3 years, 6 months ago

Opinion: The man who resisted Trump is worth listening to

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Michael D’Antonio is the author of the book “Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success” and co-author, with Peter Eisner, of the book “High Crimes: The Corruption, Impunity, and Impeachment of Donald Trump.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. Michael D'Antonio Toni Raiten-D'Antonio “Frustrated, perturbed, trapped,” is how former White House counsel Don …

McGahn: Effort to get Mueller fired was ‘point of no return’
3 years, 6 months ago

McGahn: Effort to get Mueller fired was ‘point of no return’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former White House counsel Don McGahn told lawmakers in a closed-door interview last week that he regarded President Donald Trump’s effort to have special counsel Robert Mueller fired as “a point of no return” for the administration if carried out. McGahn, who resisted Trump’s directive that he contact then-Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to press for Mueller’s removal …

Former Trump counsel ‘shed new light’ on Russia probe: Democrats
3 years, 7 months ago

Former Trump counsel ‘shed new light’ on Russia probe: Democrats

Al Jazeera  

Don McGahn testified to Congress on Friday after being subpoenaed two years ago. President Donald Trump’s ex-White House counsel Don McGahn “shed new light” on the investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 US elections and the pressure the lawyer was under to stymie the federal probe, congressional Democrats said on Friday. McGahn, who served as Trump’s presidential lawyer for …

After 2-year battle, House panel to interview Trump counsel
3 years, 7 months ago

After 2-year battle, House panel to interview Trump counsel

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 The House Judiciary Committee is poised to question former White …

Trump former counsel to testify to US Congress committee
3 years, 7 months ago

Trump former counsel to testify to US Congress committee

Al Jazeera  

Don McGahn’s testimony comes after two years of legal challenges and will be behind closed doors with transcript coming later. The US House Judiciary Committee is poised to question former White House counsel Don McGahn behind closed doors on Friday, two years after House Democrats originally sought his testimony as part of investigations into former President Donald Trump. House Democrats …

After A 2-Year Legal Fight, Ex-Trump Aide Will Testify On The Russia Investigation
3 years, 7 months ago

After A 2-Year Legal Fight, Ex-Trump Aide Will Testify On The Russia Investigation

NPR  

After A 2-Year Legal Fight, Ex-Trump Aide Will Testify On The Russia Investigation Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images Alex Wong/Getty Images Don McGahn, who served as former President Donald Trump's first White House counsel and was a key witness for investigators during the Russia probe, is set to testify Friday before the House Judiciary Committee. McGahn will …

Ex-FBI lawyer to plead guilty in Trump-Russia probe review
4 years, 4 months ago

Ex-FBI lawyer to plead guilty in Trump-Russia probe review

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A former FBI lawyer plans to plead guilty to making a false statement in the first criminal case arising from U.S. Attorney John Durham’s investigation into the probe of ties between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign, his lawyer said Friday. Kevin Clinesmith is accused of altering a government email about a former Trump campaign adviser who was …

Trump believed Russia investigation undermined his world standing, Sessions told Mueller
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump believed Russia investigation undermined his world standing, Sessions told Mueller

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump saw the Russia investigation as undermining his authority and standing on the world stage, driving his efforts to undercut special counsel Robert Mueller, according to newly released testimony from former Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Sessions spoke to Mueller’s office in January 2018 about his recusal a year earlier from overseeing the Russia investigation, and Trump’s …

Bipartisan Senate report backs intel community assessment that Russia interfered to help Trump in 2016 electio
4 years, 8 months ago

Bipartisan Senate report backs intel community assessment that Russia interfered to help Trump in 2016 electio

CNN  

Washington CNN — A bipartisan report from the Senate Intelligence Committee released on Tuesday has backed the US intelligence community’s conclusion that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election to help then-candidate Donald Trump. Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr said in a statement that the assessment reflected “strong tradecraft” and “sound analytical reasoning.” “The Committee found no reason to dispute …

Trial shows Trump is guilty as charged (opinion)
4 years, 11 months ago

Trial shows Trump is guilty as charged (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Michael Zeldin, a CNN legal analyst, served as deputy independent counsel, and later as independent counsel, in the investigation into allegations that the administration of George H. W. Bush violated the privacy rights of candidate Bill Clinton in the 1992 presidential campaign. I believe that the House managers effectively made the case that President Trump improperly demanded the …

Trump Did 'Nothing Wrong,' His Legal Team Says In First Day Of Impeachment Defense
4 years, 11 months ago

Trump Did 'Nothing Wrong,' His Legal Team Says In First Day Of Impeachment Defense

NPR  

Trump Did 'Nothing Wrong,' His Legal Team Says In First Day Of Impeachment Defense Enlarge this image toggle caption Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images Updated at 1:32 p.m. ET President Trump "did absolutely nothing wrong," White House counsel Pat Cipollone said Saturday, as lawyers representing the president got their first shot to poke holes in …

Donald Trump's impeachment trial opens as new Ukraine revelations emerge; US senators vow 'impartial justice'
4 years, 11 months ago

Donald Trump's impeachment trial opens as new Ukraine revelations emerge; US senators vow 'impartial justice'

Firstpost  

The US Senate opened the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump with a quiet ceremony Thursday, senators standing at their desks to swear an oath of ‘impartial justice’ as jurors, House prosecutors formally reciting the charges and Chief Justice John Roberts presiding Washington: The US Senate opened the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump with a quiet ceremony Thursday — …

As Dems zero in on White House, Trump racks up court losses
5 years, 1 month ago

As Dems zero in on White House, Trump racks up court losses

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump knows he has fierce Democratic adversaries in Congress. Federal judges in the last two months have accused Trump administration lawyers of “openly stonewalling” and of regarding presidents as kings while also deriding Justice Department legal positions as “extraordinary,” “exactly backwards” and just plain “wrong.” Taken together, the court rulings eviscerate the administration’s muscular view of …

Trump refuses to participate in House impeachment proceedings
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump refuses to participate in House impeachment proceedings

LA Times  

The White House said Friday it would not participate in House Democrats’ impeachment proceedings, relying instead on an aggressive counterattack in the Republican-controlled Senate, where President Trump’s allies are determined to not just acquit him but seek political retribution. “House Democrats have wasted enough of America’s time with this charade,” Pat Cipollone, Trump’s top White House lawyer, wrote to Rep. …

Evidence of Trump misconduct ‘overwhelming’: House report
5 years, 1 month ago

Evidence of Trump misconduct ‘overwhelming’: House report

Al Jazeera  

US House impeachment report accuses Trump using powers of office to solicit foreign interference in the 2020 election. “President Trump’s scheme subverted US foreign policy toward Ukraine and undermined our national security in favor of two politically motivated investigations that would help his presidential reelection campaign,” the report said. “Donald Trump is the first President in the history of the …

White House Says President Trump Won't Participate In Wednesday Impeachment Hearing
5 years, 1 month ago

White House Says President Trump Won't Participate In Wednesday Impeachment Hearing

NPR  

White House Says President Trump Won't Participate In Wednesday Impeachment Hearing Enlarge this image toggle caption Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Updated at 8:01 p.m. ET As the House impeachment inquiry moves this week from the fact-gathering stage in the Intelligence Committee to considerations of law in the Judiciary Committee, the White House says President Trump does not intend …

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s Ukraine defense collides with facts
5 years, 1 month ago

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s Ukraine defense collides with facts

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s defense of his actions with Ukraine collides with the known facts and the testimony of witnesses on multiple fronts as the impeachment inquiry moves into a new phase this coming week. THE FACTS: There’s scant evidence that Trump voiced concern about systemic corruption in Ukraine until he knew that word had gotten out about his …

Trump to decide if he wants lawyers at impeachment hearings
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump to decide if he wants lawyers at impeachment hearings

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee asked President Donald Trump on Friday to say whether he’ll send his attorneys to participate in impeachment proceedings before the panel. The letters from the New York Democrat came as the House impeachment probe enters a new phase with a hearing next week on whether Trump’s actions might constitute impeachable offenses. …

Federal court rules Don McGahn must comply with House subpoena
5 years, 1 month ago

Federal court rules Don McGahn must comply with House subpoena

Daily Mail  

A federal judge ruled Monday that former White House counsel Don McGahn must comply with a House subpoena – boosting a Democratic-run impeachment inquiry as a committee is already drafting a report that could lead to articles against the president. U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson ruled that McGahn, whose explosive clashes with Trump are catalogued in Robert Mueller's 448-page …

House lawyer says committee investigating whether Trump lied
5 years, 1 month ago

House lawyer says committee investigating whether Trump lied

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives’ top lawyer told a federal appeals court Monday that the House is investigating whether President Donald Trump lied to special counsel Robert Mueller, and the attorney urged the judges to order the release of still-secret material from Mueller’s investigation. This, therefore, is obviously a key part of a possible impeachment inquiry.” He said the …

In the House impeachment drama, Russia still plays big role
5 years, 1 month ago

In the House impeachment drama, Russia still plays big role

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — For all the talk about Ukraine in the House impeachment inquiry, there’s a character standing just off-stage with a dominant role in this tale of international intrigue: Russia. Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to do him a “a favor” and investigate Biden and his son Hunter’s business dealings in Ukraine. A key ally on Capitol Hill, Rep. …

Trump confronts limits of his impeachment defense strategy
5 years, 2 months ago

Trump confronts limits of his impeachment defense strategy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is confronting the limits of his main impeachment defense. White House officials, who have been treating unified Republican support for Trump as a given, have grown increasingly fearful of GOP defections in a House impeachment vote and a potential Senate trial. Complaining privately and publicly that Democrats “stick together” better than the GOP, Trump has …

Trump's actions worse than Nixon's - and Democrats must impeach him immediately, George Bush's former ethics lawyer warns
5 years, 2 months ago

Trump's actions worse than Nixon's - and Democrats must impeach him immediately, George Bush's former ethics lawyer warns

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’s multiple abuses of office are more serious than …

Democrats move ahead with subpoenas, Trump impeachment
5 years, 3 months ago

Democrats move ahead with subpoenas, Trump impeachment

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Democrats took their first concrete steps in the impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump, issuing subpoenas demanding documents from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and scheduling legal depositions for other State Department officials. Trump, for his part, insisted anew that his actions and words have been “perfect” and the whistleblower’s complaint might well be the work of …

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  

LOADING ERROR LOADING With not one member of his circle in prison for attempting to collude with a foreign power, and with the prospect of impeachment rapidly fading thanks to Pelosi’s hand-wringing and stonewalling, Trump did what any rational leader would do: He apparently did it again. In the weeks that followed, Trump refused to grant Zelensky a meeting at …

Mueller: No Russia exoneration for Trump, despite his claims
5 years, 5 months ago

Mueller: No Russia exoneration for Trump, despite his claims

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Robert Mueller, the taciturn lawman at the center of a polarizing American drama, bluntly dismissed President Donald Trump’s claims of “total exoneration” Wednesday in the federal probe of Russia’s 2016 election interference. “The Democrats had nothing and now they have less than nothing.” Mueller was reluctant to stray beyond his lengthy written report, but that didn’t stop Republicans …

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 …

AP FACT CHECK: Trump falsely claims Mueller exonerated him
5 years, 5 months ago

AP FACT CHECK: Trump falsely claims Mueller exonerated him

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump falsely claimed exoneration from Robert Mueller on Wednesday even as the former special counsel told Congress he offered no such vindication. “No,” Mueller said when asked at the hearing whether he had cleared the president of criminal wrongdoing in the investigation that looked into the 2016 Trump campaign’s relations with Russians. In his report, Mueller …

Donald Trump was not exonerated of obstructing investigation into Russian meddling in elections, Robert Mueller tells US Congress
5 years, 5 months ago

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 …

Trump Lashes Out At Mueller Ahead Of Congressional Hearings
5 years, 5 months ago

Trump Lashes Out At Mueller Ahead Of Congressional Hearings

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked why former special counsel Robert Mueller didn’t “investigate the investigators,” shortly before members of Congress convened to press Mueller on his Russia investigation and its conclusions. “So Democrats and others can illegally fabricate a crime, try pinning it on a very innocent President, and when he fights back against this illegal …

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