READ: DOJ Inspector General's Report On The Russia Investigation
5 years, 1 month ago

READ: DOJ Inspector General's Report On The Russia Investigation

NPR  

READ: DOJ Inspector General's Report On The Russia Investigation Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The Justice Department's inspector general released his report on Monday examining authorities' use of their surveillance powers in the Russia investigation. Inspector General Michael Horowitz has been looking into early phases of the Russia inquiry for several months following questions raised by President Trump, Attorney General William Barr and others about how it was conducted. Republicans spent months in 2017 and 2018 scourging the Justice Department and the FBI for what they called abuses of power, bias and other problems with the investigation later run by special counsel Robert Mueller. Sponsor Message Mueller's office documented Russia's extensive campaign of active measures that targeted the 2016 presidential election and charged more than two dozen Russian nationals in the case.

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'Outrageous': GOP lawmaker turns on Trump's DOJ after revelation it spied on Congress
4 weeks, 2 days ago

'Outrageous': GOP lawmaker turns on Trump's DOJ after revelation it spied on Congress

Raw Story  

Rep. Mike Turner, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, lashed out at President-elect Donald Trump's former Department of Justice for obtaining records of lawmakers, staffers and journalists during an investigation of leaks. In a report released Tuesday, the Justice Department's inspector general said the DOJ targeted two lawmakers and 43 staffers in an effort to unearth leaks to journalists. "This …

'Potential cover-up': House Dems ask for probe into Bill Barr and John Durham
1 year, 11 months ago

'Potential cover-up': House Dems ask for probe into Bill Barr and John Durham

Raw Story  

Just when the Department of Justice's investigation into former President Donald Trump's dealings with Russia and the 2016 election seemed to be over, two Democrats from the House of Representatives are now requesting the DOJ's independent inspector general to begin an investigation of the entire Russia inquiry. Ted Lieu and Dan Goldman have initiated the request, stating that new information …

DOJ’s midnight filing shows ‘Trump is guilty’ of at least four crimes: ex-Mueller prosecutor
2 years, 4 months ago

DOJ’s midnight filing shows ‘Trump is guilty’ of at least four crimes: ex-Mueller prosecutor

Raw Story  

A former prosecutor on Robert Mueller's team explained how the Department of Justice had already revealed evidence that former President Donald Trump was guilty of at least four crimes. Andrew Weissman, a veteran federal prosecutor who worked on the special counsel investigation into Trump's ties to Russia, examined the department's late-night filing, which ran 40 pages long and included a …

Why was Trump let off during Russia probe? Nine-page memo offers new insight
2 years, 4 months ago

Why was Trump let off during Russia probe? Nine-page memo offers new insight

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. The nine-page memo, which was prepared by two senior Justice Department officials for then-attorney …

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

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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

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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 …

DOJ directly probing Trump's actions in plot to overturn 2020 election in criminal investigation: report
2 years, 5 months ago

DOJ directly probing Trump's actions in plot to overturn 2020 election in criminal investigation: report

Raw Story  

On Tuesday, The Washington Postreported that the Justice Department is now focusing in on the actions of former President Donald Trump in the plot to throw out the results of the 2020 presidential election. "Prosecutors who are questioning witnesses before a grand jury — including two top aides to Vice President Mike Pence — have asked in recent days about …

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 …

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 …

Bipartisan Senate Intel report details Trump campaign contacts with Russia in 2016, adding to Mueller findings
4 years, 4 months ago

Bipartisan Senate Intel report details Trump campaign contacts with Russia in 2016, adding to Mueller findings

CNN  

CNN — The Senate Intelligence Committee released Tuesday the most comprehensive and meticulous examination to date explaining how Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election and the Trump campaign welcomed the foreign adversary’s help, revealing new information about contacts between Russian officials and associates of President Donald Trump during and after the campaign. The committee says it obtained “some information …

Bipartisan Senate Intel report details Trump campaign contacts with Russia in 2016, adding to Mueller findings
4 years, 4 months ago

Bipartisan Senate Intel report details Trump campaign contacts with Russia in 2016, adding to Mueller findings

CNN  

CNN — The Senate Intelligence Committee released Tuesday the most comprehensive and meticulous examination to date explaining how Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election and the Trump campaign welcomed the foreign adversary’s help, revealing new information about contacts between Russian officials and associates of President Donald Trump during and after the campaign. The committee says it obtained “some information …

Sally Yates, Defending DOJ, Says Michael Flynn Talks Neutered U.S. Russia Policy
4 years, 5 months ago

Sally Yates, Defending DOJ, Says Michael Flynn Talks Neutered U.S. Russia Policy

NPR  

Sally Yates, Defending DOJ, Says Michael Flynn Talks Neutered U.S. Russia Policy Enlarge this image toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/Pool/AP Carolyn Kaster/Pool/AP Updated at 1:31 p.m. ET Former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates defended a sensitive Justice Department investigation into onetime Trump aide Michael Flynn on Wednesday, telling lawmakers Flynn was essentially "neutering" American sanctions and undercutting the Obama administration by …

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 …

Barr says Russia probe was started ‘without basis’
4 years, 8 months ago

Barr says Russia probe was started ‘without basis’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr believes the Russia investigation that shadowed President Donald Trump for the first two years of his administration was started without any basis and amounted to an effort to “sabotage the presidency,” he said in an interview with Fox News Channel. Barr, who has appointed a U.S. attorney to lead an investigation into the origins …

Russia probe report spurs calls for FBI surveillance changes
5 years ago

Russia probe report spurs calls for FBI surveillance changes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Revelations that the FBI committed serious errors in wiretapping a former Trump campaign aide have spurred bipartisan calls for change to the government’s surveillance powers, including from some Republicans who in the past have voted to renew or expand those authorities. “I’m still trying to get my arms around the proposition that a whole bunch of conservative Republicans …

Trump’s FBI ‘deep state’ conspiracy not backed by evidence, watchdog tells Senate
5 years ago

Trump’s FBI ‘deep state’ conspiracy not backed by evidence, watchdog tells Senate

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. The watchdog’s report found no “documentary or testimonial evidence that political bias or improper …

4 Unanswered Questions After The Justice Watchdog's Senate Briefing
5 years ago

4 Unanswered Questions After The Justice Watchdog's Senate Briefing

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4 Unanswered Questions After The Justice Watchdog's Senate Briefing Enlarge this image toggle caption Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Senate Republicans horsewhipped the FBI and Justice Department on Wednesday after a top watchdog documented what they agreed were egregious problems with a surveillance case during the Russia investigation. But even Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz's 476-page report and …

DOJ Inspector General Tells Congress His Report Does Not 'Vindicate Anybody'
5 years ago

DOJ Inspector General Tells Congress His Report Does Not 'Vindicate Anybody'

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DOJ Inspector General Tells Congress His Report Does Not 'Vindicate Anybody' Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Andrew Harnik/AP Updated at 4:20 p.m. ET The Justice Department's inspector general, Michael Horowitz, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday about his report on the origins of the FBI's probe into the 2016 Trump campaign's possible ties with Russia. He …

DOJ IG Testifies To FBI Lapses, Finds No Political Motivation In Trump Campaign Probe : The NPR Politics Podcast
5 years ago

DOJ IG Testifies To FBI Lapses, Finds No Political Motivation In Trump Campaign Probe : The NPR Politics Podcast

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DOJ IG Testifies To FBI Lapses, Finds No Political Motivation In Trump Campaign Probe Enlarge this image toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images Win McNamee/Getty Images Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday about his investigation into origin of the FBI's probe of the 2016 Trump campaign. His report, unveiled on Monday, substantiates Republican …

Bill Barr accuses James Comey's FBI of acting in 'bad faith'
5 years ago

Bill Barr accuses James Comey's FBI of acting in 'bad faith'

Daily Mail  

Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday blasted the conduct of the FBI a day after the release of an inspector general's report that found the Russia probe was properly predicated. His statements came on a day when Trump, who nominated Barr, criticized his own hand-picked FBI director Christopher Wray for his comments accepting the conclusions of a 476-page inspector general's …

DOJ watchdog report takeaways: Nuance, no total absolution
5 years ago

DOJ watchdog report takeaways: Nuance, no total absolution

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s internal watchdog released a report that found the FBI had a legitimate reason to open up one of the most politically sensitive investigations ever, the Russia probe that began in secret during Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign that eventually was taken over by special counsel Robert Mueller. “Our country would be better served if President …

Now Playing: The Investigation Into The Russia Investigation
5 years ago

Now Playing: The Investigation Into The Russia Investigation

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Now Playing: The Investigation Into The Russia Investigation Enlarge this image toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP Jacquelyn Martin/AP A newly released watchdog report on how the FBI carried out the Russia investigation offers something for everyone. The report, the work of Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz, found that the FBI had ample evidence to open the investigation into the 2016 …

Wray: Report on Russia probe found ‘unacceptable’ problems
5 years, 1 month ago

Wray: Report on Russia probe found ‘unacceptable’ problems

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A Justice Department inspector general report on the early days of the Russia investigation identified problems that are “unacceptable and unrepresentative of who we are as an institution,” FBI Director Chris Wray says in detailing changes the bureau plans to make in response. “With that kind of attitude, he will never be able to fix the FBI, which …

FBI was justified in probing Trump-Russia, fed watchdog says
5 years, 1 month ago

FBI was justified in probing Trump-Russia, fed watchdog says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The FBI was justified in opening its investigation into ties between the Trump presidential campaign and Russia and did not act with political bias, the Justice Department’s internal watchdog declared Monday, undercutting President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that he has been the target of a “witch hunt.” The long-awaited report rejected theories and criticism spread by Trump and …

Report sharply criticizes FBI but finds no partisan bias in Russia probe
5 years, 1 month ago

Report sharply criticizes FBI but finds no partisan bias in Russia probe

LA Times  

President Trump has repeatedly alleged that the FBI’s mistakes were intentional or influenced by political bias. Gen. William Barr said Horowitz made clear “that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions that, in my view, were insufficient to justify the steps taken.” Barr said the evidence collected by the FBI in …

Takeaways from the inspector general’s report into the FBI’s Russia investigation
5 years, 1 month ago

Takeaways from the inspector general’s report into the FBI’s Russia investigation

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Justice Department’s inspector general took a big swing at the conspiracy theories peddled by President Donald Trump and others about the FBI’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. But the IG’s much anticipated report released Monday also detailed errors the FBI committed during the investigation, specifically about surveillance warrants issued for a former …

Inspector general: Start of FBI Russia probe was justified and unbiased but investigation had significant errors
5 years, 1 month ago

Inspector general: Start of FBI Russia probe was justified and unbiased but investigation had significant errors

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Justice Department’s inspector general found that the FBI properly opened its investigation into Russian election interference but said there were major errors in how the agency conducted the probe. “The inspector general’s report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a US presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions, that, in my …

US DOJ watchdog expected to find Russia probe valid despite flaws
5 years, 1 month ago

US DOJ watchdog expected to find Russia probe valid despite flaws

Al Jazeera  

The United States Justice Department’s internal watchdog will release a highly anticipated report on Monday that is expected to reject President Donald Trump‘s claims that the Russia investigation was illegitimate and tainted by political bias from FBI leaders. 191122143238827 Horowitz’s report is expected to identify errors and misjudgements by some law enforcement officials, including by an FBI lawyer suspected of …

DOJ Watchdog On Russia Probe: No Evidence Of Bias, But Problems With Surveillance
5 years, 1 month ago

DOJ Watchdog On Russia Probe: No Evidence Of Bias, But Problems With Surveillance

NPR  

DOJ Watchdog On Russia Probe: No Evidence Of Bias, But Problems With Surveillance Enlarge this image toggle caption Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Updated at 5:22 p.m. ET The Justice Department's internal watchdog determined the FBI had sufficient evidence to open the Russia investigation — but sharply criticized the bureau over its surveillance of a former adviser to the …

7 new things we learned from the Horowitz report
5 years, 1 month ago

7 new things we learned from the Horowitz report

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Justice Department inspector general’s report released Monday amounted to a massive fact-finding that shaded in contours of the Russia investigation. Here are some of the revelations from Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s review: Carter Page was a US intel informant When investigators applied for a FISA warrant against Carter Page in October 2016, they mentioned his past …

US watchdog: FBI Russia probe justified, no political bias found
5 years, 1 month ago

US watchdog: FBI Russia probe justified, no political bias found

Al Jazeera  

The United States Justice Department’s internal watchdog said it found numerous errors but no evidence of political bias by the FBI when it opened an investigation into contacts between Donald Trump‘s presidential campaign and Russia in 2016. “The Inspector General’s report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a US presidential campaign on the thinnest of …

Trump looks beyond DOJ watchdog’s Russia report
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump looks beyond DOJ watchdog’s Russia report

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he expected an upcoming watchdog report to be “devastating” on the origins of the Russia investigation that dogged his presidency for nearly two years, but also suggested Americans should really be more interested in the findings of a federal prosecutor appointed to do a similar probe. Speaking to reporters in London, Trump …

House Republicans defend Trump’s actions in new report responding to impeachment inquiry
5 years, 1 month ago

House Republicans defend Trump’s actions in new report responding to impeachment inquiry

CNN  

CNN — Republicans have given a full-throated defense of President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine in a report published Monday that rejects the Democratic allegations that the President abused his office or committed any other impeachable offense. The Republicans argue that Trump’s concerns about former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter were valid, that Trump withheld a meeting …

DOJ inspector general report will conclude there’s no evidence the FBI spied on Trump’s campaign
5 years, 1 month ago

DOJ inspector general report will conclude there’s no evidence the FBI spied on Trump’s campaign

Raw Story  

The Justice Department’s inspector general concluded that there was no evidence that the Federal Bureau of Investigation spied on President Donald Trump’s campaign as he has repeatedly claimed, The New York Times reports. Trump declared last week on “Fox & Friends” that the inspector general’s report would be “historic” and show “perhaps the biggest scandal in the history of our …

Inspector General's report will CLEAR FBI of placing spies in Trump's campaign to probe Russia links
5 years, 1 month ago

Inspector General's report will CLEAR FBI of placing spies in Trump's campaign to probe Russia links

Daily Mail  

There is no evidence that the Federal Bureau of Investigation tried to plant a spy inside President Trump’s campaign in the run-up to the 2016 election, an upcoming Department of Justice report will claim. Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz is expected to clear the FBI of allegations it was motivated by anti-Trump political bias in the Russia investigation Trump …

AP source: DOJ review of Russia probe now a criminal inquiry
5 years, 2 months ago

AP source: DOJ review of Russia probe now a criminal inquiry

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has shifted its review of the Russia probe to a criminal investigation, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday, a move that is likely to raise concerns that President Donald Trump and his allies may be using the powers of the government to go after their opponents. The Justice Department had previously considered it …

DOJ review of Russia probe now a criminal inquiry
5 years, 2 months ago

DOJ review of Russia probe now a criminal inquiry

Al Jazeera  

Designation as criminal investigation raises alarm Trump is using the Justice Department to go after perceived enemies. The Justice Department had previously considered it to be an administrative review, and Attorney General William Barr appointed John Durham, the US attorney in Connecticut, to lead the inquiry into the origins of special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian interference in the …

DOJ review of Russia probe now a criminal inquiry
5 years, 2 months ago

DOJ review of Russia probe now a criminal inquiry

Al Jazeera  

Designation as criminal investigation raises alarm Trump is using the Justice Department to go after perceived enemies. The Justice Department had previously considered it to be an administrative review, and Attorney General William Barr appointed John Durham, the US attorney in Connecticut, to lead the inquiry into the origins of special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian interference in the …

U.S. Attorney John Durham's investigation into origins of FBI's 2016 Russia probe expands
5 years, 2 months ago

U.S. Attorney John Durham's investigation into origins of FBI's 2016 Russia probe expands

Daily Mail  

The investigation into the origins of the FBI's 2016 Trump-Russia probe is reportedly zeroing in on two former top national security officials based on new information U.S. Attorney John Durham discovered during a recent trip to Rome with Attorney General William Barr The investigation into the origins of the FBI's 2016 Trump-Russia probe is reportedly zeroing in on two former …

The Latest: Warnings about Trump actions on Russia probe
5 years, 7 months ago

The Latest: Warnings about Trump actions on Russia probe

Daily Mail  

WASHINGTON - The Latest on President Trump and the Russia investigation : 3:40 p.m. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats says the nation's spy agencies will provide the Justice Department all appropriate information for its review of intelligence activities related to Russian interference in the 2016 election. President Donald Trump claims his campaign was the victim of "spying" and has …

AP source: Barr launches new look at origins of Russia probe
5 years, 7 months ago

AP source: Barr launches new look at origins of Russia probe

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr has appointed a U.S. attorney to examine the origins of the Russia investigation and determine if intelligence collection involving the Trump campaign was “lawful and appropriate,” according to a person familiar with the issue. Durham’s appointment comes about a month after Barr told members of Congress he believed “spying did occur” on the Trump …

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 …

Where the investigations related to President Trump stand
5 years, 8 months ago

Where the investigations related to President Trump stand

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A look at where investigations related to President Donald Trump stand and what may lie ahead for him: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW The Justice Department expects to make a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the Russia investigation public Thursday. Attorney General William Barr will hold a 9:30 a.m. press conference accompanied by Deputy …

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 …

Justice Department is preparing to go after the author of Trump-Russia dossier: report
5 years, 8 months ago

Justice Department is preparing to go after the author of Trump-Russia dossier: report

Salon  

In a detailed and compelling report published Wednesday, Politico reporter Natasha Bertrand revealed that the Justice Department inspector general is likely to criticize Christopher Steele, the author of the famous and salacious Trump-Russia dossier. And though investigators may have used Steele’s work, in part, to justify covert surveillance of Carter Page, a one-time Trump campaign staffer, there’s little that is …

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 …

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, 8 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 …

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