BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Donald Trump appears to have changed his story about a 2016 meeting at Trump Tower that is pivotal to the special counsel's investigation, tweeting that his son met with a Kremlin-connected lawyer to collect information about his political opponent. Trump tweeted on Sunday: [raw] Fake News...
Trump Calls on Sessions to End Mueller's Russia Probe
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump called Wednesday for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to put an end to special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, a day after Trump's former campaign chairman went on trial. Taking to Twitter to complain about the ongoing Russia investigation: ..This is a terrible situation and Attorney...
House Republicans Move To Impeach Deputy AG Rosenstein
WASHINGTON — Eleven House Republicans have introduced articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who oversees special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election interference and President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign. House Republicans have criticized Rosenstein for not being responsive enough as they have requested documents related to...
12 Russians Indicted For Hacking Democrats in 2016 Election
WASHINGTON — Twelve Russian intelligence officers were indicted on charges they hacked into Democratic email accounts during the 2016 U.S. presidential election and released stolen information in the months before Americans headed to the polls, the Justice Department said Friday. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein also said that Russian intelligence...
Kavanaugh's Views of Presidential Power Drawing Questions
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's past writings that a president should not be distracted by lawsuits and investigations could become a flashpoint in what's already shaping up to be a contentious confirmation battle. With special counsel Robert Mueller investigating whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice, questions about whether...
Zakaria: Comey’s Book Is About More Than Trump
The best-selling memoir by fired FBI Director James Comey covers a lot of ground that has already been widely explored in the media. But Washington Post columnist Fareed Zakaria, in his April 19 piece, points to an incident recounted in Comey's book that illustrates the importance of our nation's legal...
Nunes Memo Sparks Questions About FISA Court. We Have Answers.
On Feb. 2, President Donald Trump allowed the release of the previously classified “Nunes memo.” The memo, written by Republican congressional aides, criticized information used as the basis for a FISA court surveillance application related to the Mueller probe into Russia’s possible involvement in the 2016 election. But what exactly...
Nunes Memo Sparks Questions About FISA Court. We Have Answers.
On Feb. 2, President Donald Trump allowed the release of the previously classified “Nunes memo.” The memo, written by Republican congressional aides, criticized information used as the basis for a FISA court surveillance application related to the Mueller probe into Russia’s possible involvement in the 2016 election. But what exactly...
Where Does NunesMemo.com Go? Straight to Janz Campaign Site
With Republicans screaming on social media for Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Tulare) to "RELEASE THE MEMO" and expose all sorts of alleged FBI wrongdoing, what does somebody, presumably a Democrat, do? That somebody creates a website, www.nunesmemo.com, and redirects every click to the campaign website of Andrew Janz, a Democrat who is...
Where Does NunesMemo.com Go? Straight to Janz Campaign Site
With Republicans screaming on social media for Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Tulare) to "RELEASE THE MEMO" and expose all sorts of alleged FBI wrongdoing, what does somebody, presumably a Democrat, do? That somebody creates a website, www.nunesmemo.com, and redirects every click to the campaign website of Andrew Janz, a Democrat who is...