May 16, 2018 Senate panel backs intel report on Russian meddling, after interviewing Obama officials Senate Intelligence Committee leaders on Wednesday backed the 2017 intelligence community report that formally accused Russia of trying to interfere in the U.S. presidential election to boost then-candidate Donald Trump.
May 16, 2018 Trump Tower meeting transcripts: Donald Jr., Russia lawyer downplay session, rip ‘apocalyptic Hollywood’ narrative Donald Trump Jr. and other key figures involved in an infamous Trump Tower meeting with Russian figures during the heat of the 2016 presidential campaign largely downplayed its significance and said Hillary Clinton was hardly discussed despite past speculation, in newly released transcripts from Senate Judiciary Committee interviews.
May 16, 2018 Alex van der Zwaan sentenced to 30 days in prison for lying to federal investigators in Special Counsel probe Dutch lawyer Alex van der Zwaan, the son-in-law of Russian oligarch German Kahn, was sentenced to 30 days in prison on Tuesday for lying to federal investigators about his contacts with senior Trump campaign official Rick Gates as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe.
May 15, 2018 Judge upholds Mueller's authority to prosecute former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has the authority to prosecute Paul Manafort, the former chairman of President Trump’s presidential campaign.
May 15, 2018 Trump says 'Russian Witch Hunt' costing $10M, 'no Collusion' one year later President Trump on Tuesday blasted what he estimated to be a $10 million “Russian Witch Hunt” as the special counsel probe approaches the one-year mark, claiming it's found “no Collusion” and is not hurting his poll numbers.
May 14, 2018 Russian company indicted by Mueller says charge is baseless A Russian firm accused by Special Counsel Robert Mueller of funding a conspiracy to meddle in the 2016 presidential election claimed Monday that the government hasn't shown that it intentionally broke the law.
May 14, 2018 Nunes, Gowdy accuse DOJ of launching anonymous attacks on congressional investigator Two senior House Republicans are accusing the Justice Department of being behind “anonymous attacks” in the press targeting a House Intelligence Committee GOP staffer who helped author the committee’s well-publicized memo alleging surveillance abuse by the FBI and DOJ during the 2016 election.
May 13, 2018 Senate intel panel sets hearing on report alleging Trump-Russia collusion The Senate Intelligence Committee plans this week to question the lead drafters of a U.S. intelligence report that accused Russia of manipulating the 2016 presidential election to boost the prospects of Republican Party candidate Donald Trump.
May 12, 2018 Grassley pushes DOJ for answers on Flynn interview, cites 'apparent contradiction' by Comey The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee wrote Friday to the FBI and Department of Justice, pushing the agencies for answers about the interview of former national security adviser Michael Flynn, citing an “apparently contradiction” between what former FBI Director James Comey testified to the committee, and what he has said since.
May 12, 2018 Giuliani says Trump 'had no knowledge' of Cohen's corporate clients: report Michael Cohen, the longtime personal lawyer to President Donald Trump, never discussed with the president the consulting fees he received from corporate clients, Rudy Giuliani said Friday.