January 9, 2019 New York Times issues correction to bombshell report on Manafort, Oleg Deripaska The New York Times was forced Wednesday to correct a bombshell report that accused Paul Manafort of attempting to pass internal Trump campaign data to a Russia oligarch with close ties to Vladimir Putin during the 2016 presidential race.
January 9, 2019 Gregg Jarrett: Why Rosenstein’s departure will help restore the rule of law at the Justice Department The reported resignation of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is long overdue and means the Justice Department is headed for badly needed reforms.
January 9, 2019 Graham plans ‘deep dive’ on government surveillance abuse allegations Incoming Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham said Wednesday the committee plans to probe allegations of government surveillance abuse amid ongoing concerns over FBI and Justice Department efforts to surveil Trump campaign advisers during the 2016 race.
January 9, 2019 How Rod Rosenstein is connected to Trump, Russia investigation As the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election – and any involvement from the Trump campaign – forges ahead, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein found himself on the receiving end of the president’s ire.
January 9, 2019 Rosenstein to leave DOJ in coming weeks, sources say Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is expected to leave his role in the coming weeks, sources familiar with the matter told ӣƵ.
January 9, 2019 Manafort accused of sharing polling data with Russian allegedly linked to Kremlin Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been accused of sharing polling data during the 2016 presidential election with a business associate allegedly linked to Russian intelligence -- and then lying about it to prosecutors.
January 8, 2019 Supreme Court rules against foreign firm, in mystery case potentially linked to Mueller The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from an unknown foreign corporation over a pending federal subpoena believed linked to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.
January 8, 2019 Manafort suffering from depression, denies intentionally lying to Mueller’s team, lawyers say Lawyers for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort claim he is suffering from “depression and anxiety” while behind bars and denies intentionally lying to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team, according to a court filing Tuesday.
January 8, 2019 Mueller team funded during shutdown, even as DOJ money runs dry Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team is being funded through the partial government shutdown and will continue its work on the Russia investigation, despite mounting funding challenges facing the Justice Department.
January 8, 2019 Russian attorney Natalia Veselnitskaya charged with obstruction of justice in US court Russian attorney Natalia Veselnitskaya, who was at the center of a controversial 2016 Trump Tower meeting, was charged in federal court on Tuesday with obstruction of justice in connection to a civil money laundering and forfeiture case involving a Russian tax refund fraud scheme, first uncovered by the late Sergei Magnitsky.