A federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, has granted a request put forth by special counsel Robert Mueller for five witnesses to receive immunity. The witnesses are to testify in the criminal trial of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort.…
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The Department of Justice released several hundred pages of application materials it used to obtain warrants to spy on former members of the Trump campaign. The release came as the result of a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed …
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President Trump sought to clarify remarks he made during a joint news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday during a meeting with Republican lawmakers at the White House yesterday.
“So I’ll begin by stating that I have …
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President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Helsinki, Finland, yesterday for the first ever summit between the two leaders. The men discussed a variety of issues including nuclear proliferation, energy and the Syrian Civil War.
“I have …
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The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted twelve Russians for interfering in the 2016 presidential election. The charges were announced by Deputy Attorney Rod Rosenstein Friday in Washington, D.C.
The twelve individuals identified in the indictment were all officers …
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An oversight hearing on FBI and DOJ actions ahead of the 2016 presidential election devolved into partisan bickering and political shouting matches on Capitol Hill yesterday. Testifying was FBI agent Peter Strzok.
Strzok, it was discovered in May of last …
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A U.S. federal judge has ordered former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort to jail while awaiting his trial scheduled to begin in September. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson revoked Manafort’s bail which had allowed him to live under house …
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Paul Manafort has been indicted once again by a federal grand jury in Washington D.C. on charges of fraud and money laundering. The new indictment also included charges of obstruction of justice.
The indictments were brought by special counsel Robert …
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The President’s legal team, as well as White House staff, are struggling to explain an apparent contradiction in statements made about the President’s involvement in response to questions about a meeting Donald Trump Jr. had with individuals connected to the …
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Discussion of President Trump pardoning himself for wrongdoing that may come out of the Russia investigation drew criticism from Republicans. Many said the President’s pardoning himself would lead to political turmoil, possibly even impeachment.
Former New York City Mayor and …
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President Trump’s legal team, in a letter written to special counsel Robert Mueller, said the President did not obstruct justice in the ongoing Russia probe. The letter says one of the reasons the President cannot be found to have …
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A businessman known as the “Taxi King” has pleaded guilty to tax evasion in New York State Court and agreed to cooperate with investigators as a potential witness. The case could have national implications because of who the man’s significant …
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An informant was sent by the FBI to infiltrate the Trump campaign in the hopes of ascertaining whether officials were colluding with the Russian government on interference in the 2016 presidential election.
The informant interacted with three Trump campaign staffers: …
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Special counsel Robert Mueller plans to end a portion of his Russia investigation by September 1, according to former New York City Mayor, and current member of President Trump’s legal team, Rudy Giuliani.
Giuliani said Mueller is hoping to end …
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Two top advisers to former FBI Director James Comey, James Baker and Lisa Page, have resigned from the Bureau.
Baker was one of Comey’s closest confidants. He served as the FBI’s top lawyer until last year when he was reassigned. …
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Former Green Party candidate, Jill Stein, is refusing to turn over documents and correspondence to the Senate Judiciary Committee relating to the committee’s ongoing Russia investigation. Although she did not fully comply with the demand for the information, calling the …
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Former NYC Mayor and current attorney for the President, Rudy Giuliani, said today that President Trump does not have to comply with a subpoena from special counsel Robert Mueller’s office, if one were issued, and may possibly invoke the Fifth …
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