Prosecutors for the last 3 years had maintained that Trump’s first national security adviser lied to the FBI about his conversations with the Russian ambassador in a January 2017 interview.
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to stop release of Mueller material
A lower court had cleared the way for Congress to access secret evidence from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
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Justice Department tells Mueller not to answer wide swath of questions
The former special counsel will testify Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee and the House Intelligence Committee.
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Acting AG says Mueller probe ‘close’ to being completed
Special counsel Robert Mueller has charged 34 people, including several close to the president. But he has yet to accuse anyone close to the Trump campaign of conspiring with the Kremlin.
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Mueller urges no prison time for former NSA adviser Michael Flynn after ‘substantial’ aid
WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller III on Tuesday recommended that former national security adviser Michael Flynn serve no prison time, citing his “substantial assistance” with several ongoing investigations, according to a new court filing. National Security Adviser Michael Flynn at the daily news briefing at the White House on Feb. 1, 2017. (Jabin Botsford/Washington […]
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Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen pleads guilty to lying to Congress
NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, made a surprise appearance before a federal judge in New York on Thursday and pleaded guilty to lying to Congress to cover up that he was negotiating a real estate deal in Moscow on Trump’s behalf during the heat of his campaign for the […]
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Trump says he wouldn't take Manafort pardon 'off the table'
WASHINGTON (AP) — A pardon for Paul Manafort is “not off the table,” President Donald Trump said, drawing swift rebuke from critics who fear the president will use his executive power to protect friends and supporters caught up in the Russia probe. The president’s discussion of a possible pardon in an interview Wednesday with the […]
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New developments put Manafort back in Russia probe spotlight
WASHINGTON (AP) — The breakdown of a plea deal with former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and an explosive British news report about alleged contacts he may have had with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange threw a new element of uncertainty into the Trump-Russia investigation. On Tuesday, a day after prosecutors accused Manafort of repeatedly lying […]
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Trump team turns over written answers to Mueller's questions
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has provided the special counsel with written answers to questions about his knowledge of Russian interference in the 2016 election, his lawyers said Tuesday, avoiding at least for now a potentially risky sit-down with prosecutors. It’s the first time he has directly cooperated with the long investigation. The step […]
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Jeff Sessions’ resignation puts future of Mueller probe into question
WASHINGTON — The future of the special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 campaign was thrown into uncertainty Wednesday after President Donald Trump ousted Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a move that will result in a change in the probe’s supervision. Trump named as acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker, Sessions chief of staff, who […]