July 19, 2018 Who is Maria Butina, the Russian woman accused of spying on US? A 29-year-old Russian woman remains behind bars accused of working as a covert spy while in the U.S. on a student visa.
July 19, 2018 White House rebuffs Russia bid to question US officials, amid new DC firestorm The White House sought Thursday to tamp down another firestorm that broke out in the wake of President Trump's summit with Vladimir Putin, making clear the president does not support the Russian leader's proposal to allow his government to interview American officials.
July 19, 2018 FBI boss Wray says Russia engaging in 'malign influence operations,' calls Mueller a 'straight shooter' FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday defended Special Counsel Robert Mueller as a “straight shooter,” and said the Russia investigation is no “witch hunt.”
July 19, 2018 Trump was briefed about Putin's meddling role 2 weeks before taking office: report President-elect Donald Trump, two weeks before taking the oath of office in January 2017, was shown highly classified intelligence claiming Russian President Vladimir Putin personally ordered Russian interference efforts into the 2016 presidential election, according to a report.
July 18, 2018 Nunes: DOJ, FBI 'banking' on Republicans losing in midterms to take heat off The timing of the Justice Department's indictment of 12 Russian intelligence agents last week was "very hard to believe," House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes said on "Hannity" Wednesday.
July 18, 2018 Mueller seeks immunity, anonymity for 5 'potential witnesses' in Manafort trial Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team on Tuesday revealed that "five potential witnesses" will be granted immunity from prosecution for their testimony at former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's upcoming trial, court records show.
July 18, 2018 Judge denies Manafort bid to suppress evidence seized in condo raid A federal judge in Washington declined a request by former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort to suppress evidence seized from his Virginia condominium last year as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.
July 18, 2018 Trump says he holds Putin responsible for election meddling, defends Helsinki performance President Trump said in an interview airing Wednesday that he holds Russian President Vladimir Putin personally responsible for the Kremlin's attempts to meddle in the 2016 presidential election, as the president and White House tried deflecting backlash over the world leaders' summit for a third day.
July 18, 2018 Trump touches off new Russia controversy – and prompts new clarification President Trump, just as he was moving to quell the raging controversy over his press conference with Vladimir Putin, touched off a new one Wednesday when he appeared to deny Russia is still targeting the U.S. – prompting another White House clarification.
July 18, 2018 Accused Russian spy Maria Butina offered sex in exchange for US job, prosecutors say The 29-year-old Russian woman accused of covertly working as a foreign agent while living in the United States allegedly offered to have sex with an unnamed individual in return for a job in the United States, prosecutors said Tuesday.