Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller will testify before the House Intelligence and Judiciary committees on Wednesday. Outside of the brief public statement he delivered in May, it will be the first time Mueller has appeared publicly since taking the helm of the investigation into the Trump campaign’s relationship with Russia, …
Read More »Democrats Make Moves Toward Obtaining the Unredacted Mueller Report
WASHINGTON — Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee teed up a set of subpoenas Wednesday morning with an eye toward obtaining a full, unredacted copy of Special Counsel Robert Mueller‘s final report on 2016 election interference and any conspiracy between Russia and the Trump campaign. The subpoenas would also cover …
Read More »The Actual Mueller Report Will Be Released by Mid-April
WASHINGTON — In the latest end-of-week news dump on the Mueller beat, Attorney General William Barr told congressional leaders Friday to expect a redacted version of the Mueller report by “mid-April, if not sooner.” Barr stated that the full report — not to be confused with Barr’s brief, four-page write-up; …
Read More »Scared of Firing Sessions, Trump Declares 'I Don't Have an Attorney General'
In an interview with the Hill on Tuesday, President Trump reiterated his criticism of Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Attacks on Sessions have become Trump’s “Free Bird,” and on Tuesday he improvised the old standard, declaring, “I don’t have an Attorney General. It’s very sad.” The president’s well-documented, frequently declared disappointment …
Read More »Newly Released Documents Raise More Questions About Don Jr. and Russia
On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee has released a 2,500-page trove of testimony related to Russian influence in the 2016 presidential election. The report containsa 224-page transcript of an interview with Donald Trump Jr. about his June 2016 meeting with a delegation of Russian and Russian-connected figures. The testimony, which …
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