Here's How The 2020 Democratic Contenders Responded To Mueller's Report
5 years, 8 months ago

Here's How The 2020 Democratic Contenders Responded To Mueller's Report

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Democrats vying to take on President Donald Trump in the 2020 election joined the roar of criticism over the Justice Department’s release of Robert Mueller’s redacted report on Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia’s interference. — Kamala Harris April 18, 2019 Sen. Bernie Sanders, who deflected Twitter insults from Trump this week, chided the president for trying to shut down Mueller’s investigation, as noted in the report. Sign our petition to demand Barr resign:https://t.co/FfAXP9QQ3f — Eric Swalwell April 18, 2019 In light of the report’s release, Pete Buttigieg, the Indiana mayor who’s become a fast-rising 2020 contender, accused Trump of “putting his own interests ahead of the country’s.” “Today again demonstrates why we need to change the channel in 2020,” he tweeted. — Pete Buttigieg April 18, 2019 Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota highlighted how quickly Mueller’s report noted his team’s conclusion that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election, despite Trump downplaying Russia’s meddling. pic.twitter.com/YziOqA9FvF — Amy Klobuchar April 18, 2019 Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro described the investigation’s findings as “far from exonerating anyone” and said it revealed “disgraceful behavior by Donald Trump and his inner circle.” “This report makes clear: Donald Trump is looking out for himself, not America,” Castro, the former Housing and Urban Development secretary under the Obama administration, tweeted.

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'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 …

How the 2016 election could factor into the case accusing Trump of trying to overturn the 2020 race
1 year ago

How the 2016 election could factor into the case accusing Trump of trying to overturn the 2020 race

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — To hear his lawyers tell it, Donald Trump was alarmed by Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, motivated as president to focus on cybersecurity and had a good-faith basis four years later to worry that foreign actors had again meddled in the race. “There’s usually multiple data points that each side will argue indicates one mental state or …

'This is a lot of evidence': Mueller prosecutor predicts Trump indictment is 'imminent'
1 year, 7 months ago

'This is a lot of evidence': Mueller prosecutor predicts Trump indictment is 'imminent'

Raw Story  

"A hefty wall" of evidence has already been built against former President Donald Trump by special counsel Jack Smith - and more keeps coming, a former FBI general counsel said Wednesday. A Wednesday New York Timesreport cited Smith interviewing Donald Trump's former cyber-security chief Chris Krebs. Weissmann explained that Krebs is going to be a perfect witness for the prosecutors …

The Durham report has bared the American ‘deep state’
1 year, 7 months ago

The Durham report has bared the American ‘deep state’

Live Mint  

In India, we are regularly told by opposition parties that the government uses its intelligence agencies to serve its political ends—the Central Bureau of Investigation, the National Investigation Agency, the Enforcement Directorate and so on. To put it simply, the entire Russia-Trump theory seems to have been a political ploy by the Barack Obama government and the people who managed …

Trump's Russia ties: Was Mueller probe worth the price? Durham's investigation clears Trump and questions FBI
1 year, 7 months ago

Trump's Russia ties: Was Mueller probe worth the price? Durham's investigation clears Trump and questions FBI

Hindustan Times  

The high-profile investigations into potential Russian interference in Donald Trump's 2016 US Presidential campaign, led by special counsels Robert Mueller and John Durham, have finally drawn to a close. John Durham, appointed by Attorney General William Barr, has investigated potential misconduct in the origins of the Mueller's probe into the Trump campaign's alleged ties to Russian interference in the 2016 …

Probe of FBI’s handling of Trump-Russia investigation ends
1 year, 7 months ago

Probe of FBI’s handling of Trump-Russia investigation ends

Al Jazeera  

US special prosecutor criticises FBI approach to politically charged investigation but does not issue new charges. A special United States probe into the conduct of the Federal Bureau of Investigation has found that the agency lacked “actual evidence” to investigate possible collusion between Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and Russia. The report released on Monday detailed several missteps by the …

Special counsel probes Trump over fundraising off false election fraud claims: report
1 year, 8 months ago

Special counsel probes Trump over fundraising off false election fraud claims: report

Raw Story  

Special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation of Donald Trump’s role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is now probing the former president’s fundraising in the aftermath of the 2020 election, The Washington Post reports. Investigators are looking into whether Trump or his staff tried to fleece contributors over claims of election fraud the former president knew to be false, …

Two dozen Trump aides and Mar-a-Lago staff subpoenaed in special counsel classified documents investigation
1 year, 9 months ago

Two dozen Trump aides and Mar-a-Lago staff subpoenaed in special counsel classified documents investigation

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 At least two dozen people close to Donald Trump, ranging …

Donald Trump news today: Rattled Trump lashes out as Jan 6 panel finishes investigation and tax return release looms
2 years ago

Donald Trump news today: Rattled Trump lashes out as Jan 6 panel finishes investigation and tax return release looms

The Independent  

✕ Close January 6 panel chair says Trump ‘broke the faith’ of US elections in final session Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be …

Ex-Federal Prosecutor Predicts 'We're Finally At Tick Tock' For Trump In 2023
2 years ago

Ex-Federal Prosecutor Predicts 'We're Finally At Tick Tock' For Trump In 2023

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A former federal prosecutor says it’s getting to be crunch time for former President Donald Trump as he heads into a new year under multiple intensifying investigations. “I understand how so many people are impatient with the criminal justice system, which seems to move very slowly,” former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance said Thursday on MSNBC. So that, …

'Tantalizing comment' in J6 summary suggests pair of 'huge' witnesses may have flipped: Mueller prosecutor
2 years ago

'Tantalizing comment' in J6 summary suggests pair of 'huge' witnesses may have flipped: Mueller prosecutor

Raw Story  

A former prosecutor on Robert Mueller's team believes the executive summary release by the Jan. 6 committee might give hints about a pair of cooperating witnesses who would have "tantalizing" evidence to share. A parade of former White House officials, aides and allies have already testified against Donald Trump before the House select committee, which recommended criminal charges against the …

'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 …

'We gave them much': Trump posts another angry attack on FBI after affidavit released
2 years, 4 months ago

'We gave them much': Trump posts another angry attack on FBI after affidavit released

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump reacted to the release of a redacted affidavit about the search of his Mar-a-Lago resort by once again lashing out at the United States Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In a post made on his Truth Social media platform, the twice-impeached former president accused the FBI of running a "break in" of …

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 …

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 …

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 …

‘Stay tuned’ for new evidence against Trump in July hearings
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Stay tuned’ for new evidence against Trump in July hearings

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — More evidence is emerging in the House’s Jan. 6 investigation that lends support to recent testimony that President Donald Trump wanted to join an angry mob that marched to the Capitol where they rioted, a committee member said Sunday. He said many more details emerged after last week’s testimony from former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson and that …

Jan 6 hearings: Trump-linked lawyer compares FBI to Stasi, as ex-president’s call to Putin revealed
2 years, 6 months ago

Jan 6 hearings: Trump-linked lawyer compares FBI to Stasi, as ex-president’s call to Putin revealed

The Independent  

✕ Close Trump to DOJ: Say the election was corrupt and ‘leave the rest to me’ 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 …

Here's how prosecutors will counter Trump's claim that he really believes election falsehoods: Andrew McCabe
2 years, 6 months ago

Here's how prosecutors will counter Trump's claim that he really believes election falsehoods: Andrew McCabe

Raw Story  

One difficulty in potentially prosecuting former President Donald Trump for trying to remain in power despite losing the 2020 election to President Joe Biden would be proving corrupt intent. This would essentially boil down to whether prosecutors could prove that Trump knew his claims about the 2020 election being stolen were false, as his defense lawyers will likely argue that …

'A criminal investigation is warranted': CNN legal analyst changes mind on Trump liability after J6 hearings
2 years, 6 months ago

'A criminal investigation is warranted': CNN legal analyst changes mind on Trump liability after J6 hearings

Raw Story  

CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin has long been skeptical that criminal charges will be brought against former President Donald Trump for his attempts to stay in power despite losing the 2020 presidential election. However, after Thursday's House Select Committee hearings on Trump's efforts to strongarm the United States Department of Justice into declaring the 2020 election "corrupt," Toobin has changed …

Former acting Trump AG will publicly testify there's no proof of widespread election fraud
2 years, 6 months ago

Former acting Trump AG will publicly testify there's no proof of widespread election fraud

Raw Story  

The man whom former President Donald Trump appointed to be his acting attorney general in the wake of Bill Barr's resignation will publicly testify to the House Select Committee investigating January 6th on Thursday that there is no proof that the 2020 election was stolen. CNN has obtained a copy of Rosen's pre-prepared remarks and they show the former Trump …

Jan. 6 panel says evidence it gathered enough to indict Donald Trump
2 years, 6 months ago

Jan. 6 panel says evidence it gathered enough to indict Donald Trump

The Hindu  

Members of the House committee investigating the Capitol riot said on Sunday they have uncovered enough evidence for the Justice Department to consider an unprecedented criminal indictment against former President Donald Trump for seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election. “I would like to see the Justice Department investigate any credible allegation of criminal activity on the part …

Jan. 6 Hearing Opens With Trump's AG William Barr Calling Stolen Election Claim 'Bullshit'
2 years, 6 months ago

Jan. 6 Hearing Opens With Trump's AG William Barr Calling Stolen Election Claim 'Bullshit'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Donald Trump’s own attorney general told the then-president that his claims of a “stolen” election were “bullshit,” according to videotaped testimony revealed Thursday night at the House Jan. 6 select committee’s first public hearing. The committee also began linking the actual breach of the Capitol to encouragement by Trump, starting with his statement during one …

Trump allies secretly pushed DHS to help change the results of the 2020 election: report
2 years, 8 months ago

Trump allies secretly pushed DHS to help change the results of the 2020 election: report

Raw Story  

A Donald Trump ally who's running to oversee Arizona's elections played a key role in the effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election, and he was joined in those efforts by a fringe figure who was in constant contact with White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, according to a new report. Arizona state Rep. Mark Finchem asked the Department …

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 report details Trump's efforts to use DOJ to overturn election results
3 years, 3 months ago

Senate report details Trump's efforts to use DOJ to overturn election results

NPR  

Senate report details Trump's efforts to use DOJ to overturn election results Enlarge this image toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Spencer Platt/Getty Images An interim report from the Senate Judiciary Committee provides the most detailed look yet at former President Donald Trump's attempts to enlist the Justice Department in his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Sponsor …

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: New emails show how former President and his allies pressured Justice Department to try to challenge 2020 election results
3 years, 6 months ago

Trump: New emails show how former President and his allies pressured Justice Department to try to challenge 2020 election results

CNN  

CNN — New emails from Justice Department and White House officials show how President Donald Trump’s allies pressured then-acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen to consider false and outlandish allegations that the 2020 election had been stolen at the same time that Rosen was being elevated to lead the Justice Department in December 2020. The emails show how Trump’s White House …

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 …

2020 election: Top Republicans defend Trump on baseless voter fraud claims as concerns grow in the ranks
4 years, 2 months ago

2020 election: Top Republicans defend Trump on baseless voter fraud claims as concerns grow in the ranks

CNN  

CNN — Top Republicans are defending President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of voter fraud and a rigged election even as some rank-and-file congressional Republicans have spoken out against the President’s latest remarks. Senator Mitt Romney of Utah delivered the strongest rebuke of the President of any Senate Republican on Friday, writing in a tweet, “He is wrong to say that …

How a probe of Trump-Russia ties turned into a GOP rally cry
4 years, 2 months ago

How a probe of Trump-Russia ties turned into a GOP rally cry

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In 2016, Donald Trump’s campaign chairman shared polling data with an associate suspected of ties to Russian intelligence. The FBI opened “Crossfire Hurricane” on July 31, 2016, after learning a Trump campaign aide may have had advance knowledge that Russian intelligence operatives had stolen Democratic emails. That included a Trump Tower meeting with a Russian lawyer that Trump’s …

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 …

Russia worked to help Trump in 2016 election: Senate panel
4 years, 4 months ago

Russia worked to help Trump in 2016 election: Senate panel

Al Jazeera  

The US Senate called the report the ‘most comprehensive description’ of Russian efforts and the ‘threat they posed’. The United States Senate intelligence committee concluded that the Kremlin launched an aggressive effort to meddle in the 2016 presidential contest on behalf of Donald Trump as the Republican-led panel on Tuesday released its fifth and final report in its investigation into …

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 …

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 …

Fearing Trump interference, FBI agents hid copies of Russia investigation docs
4 years, 5 months ago

Fearing Trump interference, FBI agents hid copies of Russia investigation docs

CNN  

CNN — Adapted from “TRUE CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS: The Investigation of Donald Trump,” by Jeffrey Toobin. But the truth, first reported here, is that neither Mueller nor the Southern District prosecutors sought out Trump’s financial records or obtained his tax returns, as they had the opportunity to do. Mueller’s prosecutors thought Trump’s financial records and tax returns went to possible …

Mueller raised possibility Trump lied to him, newly unsealed report reveals
4 years, 6 months ago

Mueller raised possibility Trump lied to him, newly unsealed report reveals

CNN  

CNN — Special counsel Robert Mueller examined whether President Donald Trump lied to him in written answers during the Russia investigation, a possibility House Democrats have said they continue to look into even after Trump’s impeachment. “According to multiple witnesses involved with the Campaign, beginning in June 2016 and continuing through October 2016, Stone spoke about WikiLeaks with senior Campaign …

Lindsey Graham's probe of FBI and Mueller is running out of time
4 years, 6 months ago

Lindsey Graham's probe of FBI and Mueller is running out of time

The Independent  

The clock is ticking on Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham’s investigation into alleged misconduct by top US intelligence officials during their probes in 2016 and 2017 into possible ties between Donald Trump and Russia. At the same time, Attorney General William Barr’s Justice Department is also investigating the origins of the FBI’s 2016 counterintelligence probe — codenamed “Crossfire Hurricane” — …

‘Obamagate’: Senate hearing with former deputy AG Rosenstein gives glimpse into Republicans’ aggressive 2020 strategy
4 years, 7 months ago

‘Obamagate’: Senate hearing with former deputy AG Rosenstein gives glimpse into Republicans’ aggressive 2020 strategy

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. Ex-Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Wednesday found himself back in front of the …

Senate panel backs assessment that Russia interfered in 2016
4 years, 8 months ago

Senate panel backs assessment that Russia interfered in 2016

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan Senate report released Tuesday affirms the U.S. intelligence community’s conclusions that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election in a far-ranging influence campaign approved by Russian President Vladimir Putin and aimed at helping Donald Trump win the White House. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., said in a statement that his panel “found no reason …

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 …

Judge sharply rebukes Barr’s handling of Mueller report
4 years, 10 months ago

Judge sharply rebukes Barr’s handling of Mueller report

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday sharply rebuked Attorney General William Barr’s handling of the special counsel’s Russia report, saying Barr had made “misleading public statements” to spin the investigation’s findings in favor of President Donald Trump and had shown a “lack of candor.” U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton delivered the criticism in a 23-page order in which he …

Russia is looking to help Trump win in 2020, election security official told lawmakers
4 years, 10 months ago

Russia is looking to help Trump win in 2020, election security official told lawmakers

CNN  

Washington CNN — The intelligence community’s top election security official delivered a briefing to lawmakers last week warning them that the intelligence community believes Russia is already taking steps to interfere in the 2020 election with the goal of helping President Donald Trump win, three sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. Trump became irate in a meeting with outgoing …

FBI probe into Donald Trump campaign's links to Russia was justified, watchdog finds
5 years ago

FBI probe into Donald Trump campaign's links to Russia was justified, watchdog finds

ABC  

The FBI was justified in opening its investigation into ties between US President Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russia and did not act with political bias, although there were "serious performance failures", the Justice Department's internal watchdog has found. Key points: The FBI eavesdropping on a former adviser of Mr Trump was justified, the US Justice Department's inspector general found …

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 …

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