December 8, 2018 WikiLeaks requests dismissal of DNC lawsuit, citing First Amendment rights: reports Lawyers for WikiLeaks asked a federal judge on Friday to dismiss a Democratic National Committee lawsuit over the anti-secrecy group's publication of party data during the 2016 presidential election, citing its constitutional rights, reports said.
December 7, 2018 George Papadopoulos released from prison two days early Former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos was released from federal prison on Friday morning, after serving 12 days of his 14-day prison sentence as part of his guilty plea to Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
December 7, 2018 Federal prosecutors recommend ‘substantial term of imprisonment’ for Michael Cohen Federal prosecutors on Friday recommended a “substantial term of imprisonment” for President Trump’s former personal attorney, citing that his efforts to cooperate with Special Counsel Robert Mueller were “overstated.”
December 7, 2018 George Papadopoulos, ex-Trump aide, implicated in Russia probe: Who is he? George Papadopoulos, a former foreign policy adviser to President Trump’s campaign, pleaded guilty in October 2017 to making false statements to the FBI.
December 7, 2018 Trump takes aim at Mueller team’s ‘conflicts of interest’ as major filings loom President Trump launched a broadside Friday at Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigators ahead of major filings in the Russia probe and congressional testimony by James Comey, alleging a slew of internal “conflicts of interest” and suggesting all those controversies should be included in the final report.
December 7, 2018 Kimberley Strassel: Mueller may have Trump in his sights but he's been very good to Obama and his team Robert Mueller looks to be approaching his endgame, and the press is alive with speculation as to how bad the special counsel’s report will be for President Trump. It’s also worth noticing how good Mr. Mueller has been to another president, Barack Obama, and his team.
December 6, 2018 Roger Stone reiterates he’ll plead Fifth in Russia probe; vigorously defends Trump Trump confidant Roger Stone spoke Thursday afternoon at the American Priority Conference in Washington, D.C., coming out swinging to defend President Trump, his friend of 40 years, as well as his own name involved in the investigation of potential collusion between the president’s team and Russia for the last two years.
December 6, 2018 Supreme Court’s double-jeopardy case holds Mueller probe implications; Kavanaugh vote key A Supreme Court case concerning double-jeopardy rules is receiving outsized attention due to its potential implications for Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe.
December 6, 2018 Judge Andrew Napolitano: Why I don't believe that Mueller is on a fishing expedition (or is about to go home) I am not of the view that Mueller is on a fishing expedition or is about to go home. First, he has a few dozen defendants whom he has indicted and needs to try -- even though most are Russians indicted for hacking and interfering with the 2016 election campaign and will be tried in absentia.
December 5, 2018 Flynn sentencing memo leaves Trump-Russia collusion questions unanswered The sentencing memo for former Trump National Security Adviser Michael Flynn doesn't tell us if Flynn provided any information that would show collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election.