September 5, 2018 DOJ official Bruce Ohr's unusual contact with Trump dossier author referred for investigation Republican Rep. Mark Meadows is asking the Justice Department and its inspector general to review DOJ official Bruce Ohr’s contacts with Trump dossier author Christopher Steele as well as the FBI, saying in a new letter that their coordination may have broken from “established protocol to further their investigation of the Trump campaign.”
September 5, 2018 Trump's lawyers open to giving Mueller written answers on collusion question Attorneys for President Trump have told Special Counsel Robert Mueller they may agree to submit written answers to his questions in the long-running Russia probe, provided they are restricted to the issue of collusion allegations.
September 5, 2018 Judge rejects Paul Manafort's effort to move trial outside Washington A federal judge on Wednesday rejected ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s effort to have his second trial moved to a venue outside Washington D.C.
September 2, 2018 Lanny Davis says he's to blame, not CNN, for controversy over Trump-Russia meeting story The lawyer for President Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen said he was blaming himself, not CNN, after the network ran a story about Cohen knowing the president had advance knowledge of that Trump Tower meeting with a Russian lawyer offering dirt on Hillary Clinton.
September 1, 2018 Papadopoulos: Trump 'nodded' at suggestion of Putin meeting President Donald Trump "nodded with approval" at the suggestion of a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a court filing Friday night that seeks leniency for a former campaign aide who lied to the FBI.
August 31, 2018 Lobbyist tied to Manafort associate pleads guilty to failing to register as foreign agent An associate connected to a key figure in the case of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort pleaded guilty Friday to acting as a foreign agent for Ukraine without registering, and could face up to five years in prison.
August 31, 2018 DOJ's Bruce Ohr kept Mueller deputy 'in the loop' about anti-Trump dossier, sources say Embattled Justice Department official Bruce Ohr had contact in 2016 with then-colleague Andrew Weissmann, who is now a top Robert Mueller deputy, as well as other senior FBI officials about the controversial anti-Trump dossier and the individuals behind it, two sources close to the matter told ӣƵ.
August 30, 2018 Obscure case could determine whether Robert Mueller's Russia report sees light of day An obscure federal case being heard in Washington next month could determine whether Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s pending full report on Russian interference in the 2016 election gathers dust in a secret file – or sees the light of day.
August 30, 2018 CNN fires back at Trump, stands by controversial story: ‘CNN does not lie’ A full-blown war of words between the first family and CNN broke out late Wednesday on Twitter, with the cable network mounting an unprecedented attack on President Trump in a jarring official statement defending a widely questioned story -- and the president delivering a withering counterattack.
August 29, 2018 Reported Russia probe source at center of whistleblower complaint over Pentagon contracts The professor who reportedly assisted the FBI's Russia probe as a confidential source is at the center of a Defense Department whisteblower complaint that alleges government contractor abuses, as well as excessive payments with taxpayer dollars, according to interviews and documents reviewed by ӣƵ.