2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s lawyers are seeking to negotiate a deal with special counsel Robert Mueller that uses an interview with the president as leverage to spur a conclusion to the Russia investigation, according to a person familiar with the discussions. The president’s legal team is considering telling Mr. Mueller that Mr. […]
Category: Robert Mueller
3/9/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/SAM NUNBERG: “Former Trump campaign aide Sam Nunberg, who threatened earlier this week to defy a subpoena from special counsel Robert Mueller, showed up Friday [3-9-18] morning at the federal courthouse in Washington, where he appeared set to answer prosecutors’ questions in the ongoing probe of alleged collusion between Trump aides and […]
3/9/2018
LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/SAM NUNBERG: “Former Donald Trump campaign aide Sam Nunberg, who had balked at testifying in the investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign, appeared at the federal courthouse in Washington on Friday [3-9-18] as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe. … Nunberg had been subpoenaed by the federal […]
3/9/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEAKS/MEDIA/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “Special counsel Robert Mueller and his prosecutors aren’t talking to the media, but still the leaks keep coming. In the past two weeks, anonymously sourced news reports have said the top federal Russia investigator is preparing to indict Russians for hacking Democratic emails in 2016; focusing on why one of President Donald […]
3/8/2018
2016 ELECTION/JOHN KELLY/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “White House chief of staff John Kelly has warned President Donald Trump to be careful about talking to witnesses in the Russia investigation, a White House official told CNN on Thursday [3-8-18]… This official described the President’s discussion with Priebus as appropriate… But this official made it clear that the President’s […]
3/5/2018
CYBERWAR/FOREIGN POLICY/INTELLIGENCE/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “A Belarusian escort with close ties to a powerful Russian oligarch said from behind bars in Bangkok on Monday [3-5-18] that she had more than 16 hours of audio recordings that could help shed light on Russian meddling in United States elections. The escort, Anastasia Vashukevich, said she would hand over the […]
2/28/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER: “Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, will face trial in mid-September on charges of conspiring against the U.S., conspiring to launder money, and failing to register as an agent of a foreign power, a federal judge said Wednesday [2-28-18]. The Sept. 17 date was set by U.S. District Judge Amy […]
2/27/2018
2016 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Former Donald Trump campaign deputy Rick Gates is quickly discovering that cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller has its advantages. The lead Russia investigator asked a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia Tuesday [2-27-18] to dismiss a series of criminal charges against Gates, including tax and bank fraud, in exchange for his […]
2/27/2018
2016 ELECTION/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Top White House aide Hope Hicks will appear before House investigators Tuesday [2-27-18], and lawmakers say they haven’t been told to expect any restrictions on her testimony in the intelligence panel’s probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Rep. Mike Conaway of Texas, the Republican leading the investigation, said that […]
2/25/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s lawyers are considering ways for him to testify before special counsel Robert Mueller, provided the questions he faces are limited in scope and don’t test his recollections in ways they say could unfairly trap him into perjuring himself, a person familiar with his legal team’s thinking said. […]
2/24/2018
2016 ELECTION/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/ROBERT/UKRAINE: “Former European leaders who tried to bring Ukraine closer to Europe before a 2014 uprising there reacted with shock on Saturday [2-24-18] after a federal indictment accused Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chairman, of secretly paying former European officials some two million euros in 2012 and 2013 to lobby on […]
2/24/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “After weeks of rumors, it became official Friday afternoon: Rick Gates pleaded guilty to two criminal charges and agreed to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller’s ongoing probe into Russia’s attempted meddling in the 2016 election. Gates, who served as Trump’s deputy campaign chairman for a time in 2016, became the third […]
2/21/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “New charges have been filed in special counsel Robert Mueller’s criminal case against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and aide Rick Gates, but the charges were put under seal by the court, obscuring the nature and import of the development. The new charging document filed in federal court in Washington could […]
2/21/2018
2016 ELECTION/POLITICAL FIGURES/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “Bernie Sanders on Wednesday [2-21-18] blamed Hillary Clinton for not doing more to stop the Russian attack on the last presidential election. Then his 2016 campaign manager, in an interview with POLITICO, said he’s seen no evidence to support special counsel Robert Mueller’s assertion in an indictment last week that the […]
2/20/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “An attorney who is the son-in-law of one of Russia’s richest men pleaded guilty Tuesday [2-20-18] to lying to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigators as Mr. Mueller’s team continued to aggressively pursue its wide-ranging probe into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election. Alex van der Zwaan, a Dutch national and a former […]
2/16/2018
2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/FBI/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “Three Russian companies and 13 Russian nationals were indicted Friday [2-16-18] on charges of engaging in a widespread effort to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, providing the most comprehensive official account to date of a sweeping, multimillion-dollar effort by Moscow to upend U.S. politics and set Americans against each other. The […]
2/5/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Lawyers for President Trump have advised him against sitting down for a wide-ranging interview with the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, according to four people briefed on the matter, raising the specter of a monthslong court battle over whether the president must answer questions under oath. His lawyers are […]
2/2/2018
LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation has gathered enough steam that some lawyers representing key Donald Trump associates are considering the possibility of a historic first: an indictment against a sitting president. While many legal experts contend that Mueller lacks the standing to bring criminal charges against Trump, at least two […]
1/31/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union address on Tuesday [1-30-18] night, a (very) lengthy speech in which he largely revisited his accomplishments over his first year in office and offered a handful of proposals he’d like to see considered in the coming year. While it’s important not […]
1/31/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Special Counsel Robert Mueller is seeking to interview the former spokesman of President Donald Trump’s legal team as part of an investigation into potential collusion between Russia and Trump’s campaign to sway the 2016 U.S. presidential election, according to a source with knowledge of the matter. Mark Corallo had represented […]
1/28/2018
GOP/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republican lawmakers warned President Donald Trump Sunday [1-28-18] against firing special counsel Robert Mueller, in the wake of reports last week that the president considered dismissing him in June… GOP leaders have remained supportive of Mr. Mueller, who is leading an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Mr. Trump […]
1/24/2018
2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Wednesday [1-24-18] he was willing to testify under oath in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, the latest twist in a probe that he has repeatedly denounced as a ‘witch hunt.’ Mr. Trump’s statement was more emphatic than his answer […]
1/23/2018
2016 ELECTION/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions was questioned for several hours last week by the special counsel’s office as part of the investigation into Russia’s meddling in the election and whether the president obstructed justice since taking office, according to a Justice Department spokeswoman. The meeting marked the first time that investigators […]
1/23/2018
CYBERWAR/GOP/INTELLIGENCE/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “Senior U.S. congressional Democrats urged social media companies on Tuesday [1-23-18] to investigate reported actions by automated Russia-linked accounts, in connection with a Republican memorandum that was said to be critical of special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of President Donald Trump’s ties with Russia. Senator Dianne Feinstein, a senior member of the Senate […]
1/17/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/STEVE BANNON: “Federal agents have issued a subpoena to former presidential adviser Steve Bannon, who plans to fully cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, a person close to Mr. Bannon said. FBI agents arrived last week at Mr. Bannon’s home in Washington, D.C.’s Capitol Hill […]
1/17/2018
POLITICS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “Robert Mueller’s Russia probe isn’t ending any time soon, and that’s bad news for President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans already bracing for a possible 2018 Democratic midterm wave. While many Republicans insist the Trump-Russia saga is overblown, they worry headlines about federal indictments, high profile trials—and a potential blockbuster meeting between Mueller […]
1/16/2018
LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/STEVE BANNON: “Stephen K. Bannon, President Trump’s former chief strategist, was subpoenaed last week by the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, to testify before a grand jury as part of the investigation into possible links between Mr. Trump’s associates and Russia, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter. The move […]
1/11/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Close advisers and friends of President Donald Trump are warning him not to sit for an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller, with some expressing skepticism that there would be any circumstance in which it makes sense to voluntarily submit to an interview, according to multiple sources familiar with the […]
1/10/2018
LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [1-10-18] declined to commit to a potential meeting with special counsel Robert Mueller, who told the president’s lawyers last month that he may want to interview Mr. Trump soon as part of his investigation into whether Trump associates colluded with Russia’s efforts to interfere in the […]
1/8/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Anticipating that special counsel Robert Mueller will ask to interview President Donald Trump, the president’s legal team is discussing a range of potential options for the format, including written responses to questions in lieu of a formal sit-down, according to three people familiar with the matter. Lawyers for Trump have […]
1/6/2018
2016 ELECTION/DONALD ON DONALD/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump again insisted on Saturday [1-7-18] that he was not under investigation by Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel investigating Russian influence on the 2016 election, adding that ‘there’s been no collusion, there’s been no crime.’ ‘Everything I’ve done is 100 percent proper,’ Mr. Trump said […]
12/30/2017
GOP/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A growing campaign by President Trump’s most ardent supporters to discredit the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, and the law enforcement agencies assisting his investigation is opening new fissures in the Republican Party, with some lawmakers questioning the damage being done to federal law enforcement and to a political party […]
12/28/2017
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said Thursday that he believes Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel in the Russia investigation, will treat him fairly, contradicting some members of his party who have waged a weekslong campaign to try to discredit Mr. Mueller and the continuing inquiry. During an impromptu 30-minute interview with The […]
12/20/2017
2016 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP FAMILY/DONALD JR: “President Donald Trump’s eldest son suggested Tuesday that the investigation around his father’s campaign has been fueled by government higher-ups who have conspired to block the President’s agenda. ‘There is, and there are, people at the highest levels of government that don’t want to let America be America,’ Donald Trump […]
12/19/2017
2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “Members of Congress have not made life easy for the leaders of the Justice Department this month, and FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is next in line for some special attention on Tuesday [12-19-17]. McCabe is set to testify behind closed doors before the House Intelligence Committee as part of its […]
12/18/2017
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is privately striking a less agitated tone on the Russia investigation, sources say, even insisting he’ll soon be cleared in writing. But his new approach has some allies worried he’s not taking the threat of the probe seriously enough… There’s no indication from special counsel Robert Mueller or […]
12/17/2017
2016 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A lawyer for the Trump transition team said Robert Mueller’s investigators improperly reviewed some emails from transition officials, an allegation that comes amid charges of bias by the special counsel’s probe. The lawyer told Congress in a letter dated Saturday that the government agency that held emails from the transition […]
12/15/2017
CAMPAIGN/FBI/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump escalated his criticism of the F.B.I. on Friday [12-15-17] over its investigation of possible links between Russia and his campaign, calling the inquiry a ‘very sad thing to watch.’ ‘It’s a shame what’s happened with the F.B.I.,’ the president told reporters before departing for an event at the F.B.I. […]
12/14/2017
2016 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Special Counsel Robert Mueller has requested that Cambridge Analytica, a data firm that worked for President Donald Trump’s campaign, turn over documents as part of its investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, according to people familiar with the matter. Mr. Mueller asked the firm in the fall […]
12/13/2017
FBI/HILLARY CLINTON/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “A top FBI agent and an FBI lawyer, who were involved in the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s email arrangement and the probe into Russian electoral meddling, exchanged texts disparaging then-candidate Donald Trump, including calling him an ‘idiot’ and a ‘menace,’ according to copies of the messages the Justice Department provided Congress. Peter […]
12/11/2017
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/SALLY YATES: “Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates has been interviewed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigators about her meetings with White House officials, and she recounted concerns she had shared with the Trump administration about former national security adviser Mike Flynn, according to people familiar with the matter. The interview in July suggests […]
12/6/2017
FBI/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “Two U.S. senators wrote to the Justice Department’s inspector general on Wednesday [12-6-17] requesting more information about the FBI agent who was removed from special counsel Robert Mueller’s team over private text messages he allegedly sent during the election that were critical of President Donald Trump. Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron […]
12/6/2017
FBI/MICHAEL FLYNN/MIKE PENCE/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “New revelations about Michael Flynn’s lies to the FBI are laying bare Vice President Mike Pence’s in-the-dark strategy when it comes to Russia’s election meddling, raising new questions about whether he could have been left in the dark as he has argued for nearly a year. Advisers have long insisted that […]
12/5/2017
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “The federal government spent nearly $7 million investigating Russian meddling in the presidential election between May and September, the Justice Department announced Tuesday [12-5-17]. Special counsel Robert Mueller spent $3.2 million over that time. Another $3.5 million has separately been spent by law enforcement personnel working on the investigation but who do […]
12/5/2017
LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Deutsche Bank AG received a subpoena earlier in the fall from U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller’s office related to the lender’s business with President Donald Trump, according to a person briefed on the matter. The subpoena requested documents and data about accounts and other dealings tied to client relationships with Mr. Trump […]
12/4/2017
2016 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and an associate with ties to Russian intelligence drafted an op-ed article last week about Mr. Manafort’s work for Russia-aligned interests in Ukraine, according to a court document filed Monday [12-4-17] by the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III. The filing seeks tougher […]
12/4/2017
FBI/LEGAL/MICHAEL FLYNN/MIKE PENCE/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES: “The White House’s chief lawyer told President Donald Trump in January he believed then-national security adviser Michael Flynn had misled the FBI and lied to Vice President Mike Pence and should be fired, a source familiar with the matter said Monday [12-4-17]. The description of the conversation […]
12/3/2017
NATIONAL SECURITY/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Virginia Democratic Sen. Mark Warner said on CNN’s ‘State of the Union’ that KT McFarland, a former Trump transition official and deputy national security adviser, needs to provide testimony to Congress and special counsel Robert Mueller… The comments from Warner, as well as his colleague, California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, indicate […]
11/29/2017
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP FAMILY/JARED KUSHNER: “President Trump’s son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, met this month with investigators working for Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, and answered questions about a meeting with a Russian ambassador during the presidential transition, according to a person briefed on the investigation. The questions focused on a meeting in December […]
11/24/2017
LEGAL/MICHAEL FLYNN/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “Special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating former White House national security adviser Mike Flynn’s work on an unfinished film financed by Turkish interests as part of its wider probe into whether Mr. Flynn improperly concealed financial ties to Turkey and to Russia, according to people familiar with the matter. The focus on […]
11/21/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP FAMILY/JARED KUSHNER/UN: “Robert Mueller’s investigators are asking questions about Jared Kushner’s interactions with foreign leaders during the presidential transition, including his involvement in a dispute at the United Nations in December, in a sign of the expansive nature of the special counsel’s probe of Russia’s alleged meddling in the election, according to […]
11/16/2017
2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Special counsel Robert Mueller’s team is preparing to interview the woman who’s seen it all: Hope Hicks. She’s been part of Donald Trump’s inner circle for years, first at Trump Tower and then as an omnipresent gatekeeper and fixer who could get emails or other communications directly to the boss during […]
11/10/2017
INTELLIGENCE/MICHAEL FLYNN/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating an alleged plan involving former White House national security adviser Mike Flynn to forcibly remove a Muslim cleric living in the U.S. and deliver him to Turkey in return for millions of dollars, according to people familiar with the investigation. Under the alleged proposal, Mr. Flynn […]
11/9/2017
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “The Russian state-funded foreign television network RT said Thursday that it would comply with a U.S. Department of Justice request that the channel register as a foreign agent, but announced its intention to fight the designation in court. RT editor in chief Margarita Simonyan said in an article posted on the network’s […]
11/6/2017
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/LOBBYING/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “Two prominent Washington lobbying firms are in the crosshairs of the Justice Department’s special counsel investigation as new details of their relationship with Paul Manafort and his deputy Rick Gates were revealed in court filings. In the indictment of Manafort and Gates unsealed this week, the lobbying firms were described only as […]
11/3/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “Three House Republicans on Friday [11-3-17] moved to pressure special counsel Robert Mueller to resign over what they contend are ‘obvious conflicts of interest,’ the latest instance of rising GOP resistance to his Russia probe. Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) and Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), introduced a measure that, while […]
11/1/2017
2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s options are limited for ending the Russia probe he so wants to see over… Despite Trump’s desire to cut the Russia investigations short — and pressure from some allies to do so — the president and his advisers are quickly coming to the realization there isn’t much […]
10/31/2017
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER: “The target was a New York City titan — plain-spoken but Teflon, irresistible to the tabloids and insistent upon loyalty from his associates. The defendant, Vincent ‘the Chin’ Gigante, had accumulated power as the head of the Genovese crime family, feigning insanity to conceal his guilt. A prosecutor in Brooklyn was at […]
10/31/2017
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s longtime aide and current communications director, Hope Hicks, is scheduled to speak with special counsel Robert Mueller’s team in mid-November, following the president’s trip to Asia, multiple people familiar with the schedule told POLITICO. Mueller’s team is also expected to interview three or four other current White House officials […]
10/31/2017
CAMPAIGN/INTELLIGENCE/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [10-31-17] described a former campaign adviser who pleaded guilty in connection with an investigation into Russian activity in the 2016 election as a young, little-known, low-level volunteer and proven liar. The adviser, George Papadopoulos, pleaded guilty earlier this month to lying to the Federal Bureau of […]
10/31/2017
2016 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN/LOBBYING/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “An industry group for lobbyists on Tuesday [10-31-17] called on Congress to overhaul the transparency laws that govern their activity in the wake of indictments of two lobbyists, including Paul Manafort, a former campaign manager for U.S. President Donald Trump. Charges filed by Justice Department Special Counsel Robert Mueller alleged Manafort […]
10/30/2017
INTELLIGENCE/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “With Monday’s [10-30-17] unsealing of a 12-count indictment and a guilty plea, Special Counsel Robert Mueller signaled that his probe into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election has taken him far beyond the campaign, former prosecutors and legal experts said. The sweep of the tax and money-laundering charges against former Trump […]
10/30/2017
2016 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The indictment Monday [10-30-17] of Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, and his associate, Rick Gates, begins a new phase in special counsel Robert Mueller’s sprawling investigation whose ultimate outcome remains unknown but that will consume the White House for months to come. True, Mueller’s 12-count indictment of Paul Manafort […]
10/30/2017
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/LOBBYING/ROBERT MUELLER: “Democratic lobbyist Tony Podesta is leaving the Washington firm he founded as the Podesta Group finds itself caught up in an investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller, according to people familiar with the move. Mr. Podesta told employees of his lobbying firm at a companywide meeting on Monday [10-30-17] that he planned […]
10/30/2017
2016 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The indictments of two former Trump campaign officials and emergence of a third ex-Trump adviser who appears to be cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election could throw a wrench into Congress’ parallel Russia probes. That’s in part because neither of Congress’ intelligence committees […]
10/30/2017
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “Special counsel Robert Mueller unveiled the first charges Monday [10-30-17] connected to his probe into Moscow’s influence in the 2016 election, accusing two Trump campaign officials of not paying taxes on millions earned working for Ukrainian politicians and obtaining a guilty plea from a third who admitted lying about his contacts with […]
10/24/2017
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER: “The Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office is pursuing an investigation into possible money laundering by Paul Manafort, said three people familiar with the matter, adding to the federal and state probes concerning the former Trump campaign chairman. The investigation by the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York is being conducted […]
10/18/2017
LEGAL/MICHAEL FLYNN/NATIONAL SECURITY/ROBERT MUELLER: “Democrats pressed Wednesday [10-18-17] for Rep. Trey Gowdy — the Republican chairman of the powerful House oversight committee — to subpoena the White House for documents related to former national security adviser Michael Flynn… In the letter, the committee’s 18 Democrats detailed the March 22 request for documents from the White […]
10/17/2017
FBI/ROBERT MUELER/RUSSIA/SEAN SPICER: “President Donald Trump’s former press secretary Sean Spicer met with special counsel Robert Mueller’s team on Monday [10-16-17] for an interview that lasted much of the day, according to multiple people familiar with the meeting. During his sitdown, Spicer was grilled about the firing of former FBI director James Comey and his […]
10/2/2017
INTELLIGENCE/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “Robert Mueller is rarely seen and almost never heard. He doesn’t frequent popular restaurants, appear on television or even issue statements. When he meets in person with President Donald Trump’s lawyers, he does not visit the White House where reporters might notice. He instead summons them to the conference rooms of his southwest […]
9/26/2017
LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Special Counsel Robert Mueller is set to begin his interviews of current and former White House officials this week as part of his probe into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, a White House official said Tuesday [9-26-17]. Mr. Mueller told the White House earlier this month that he […]
9/26/2017
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republican and Democratic senators said Tuesday [9-26-17] they would remain vigilant to protect special counsel Robert Mueller from being fired, even as President Donald Trump has slightly lowered the temperature about his discontent over the Russia probe. Two bills introduced in August are designed to safeguard the independent prosecutor, whose investigation […]
9/21/2017
LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Special counsel Robert Mueller has sought phone records concerning the statement written aboard Air Force One defending a meeting between Trump campaign officials and Russians at Trump Tower last year that was set up by Donald Trump Jr., according to two people familiar with the investigation. Mueller has also asked the […]
9/20/2017
MICHAEL FLYNN/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “Special Counsel Robert Mueller is seeking to determine what White House officials knew about a federal investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn early this year. The move comes as Mr. Mueller’s team examines whether President Donald Trump or other administration officials sought to obstruct that probe, according to people familiar […]
9/20/2017
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, has asked the White House for documents about some of President Trump’s most scrutinized actions since taking office, including the firing of his national security adviser and F.B.I. director, according to White House officials. Mr. Mueller is also interested in an Oval Office meeting […]
9/18/2017
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “Paul J. Manafort was in bed early one morning in July when federal agents bearing a search warrant picked the lock on his front door and raided his Virginia home. They took binders stuffed with documents and copied his computer files, looking for evidence that Mr. Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chairman, […]
9/18/2017
LEGAL/NIKKI HALEY/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has added another lawyer to his legal team as FBI special counsel Robert Mueller prepares to interview a slate of senior White House aides. Steven Groves, who until last month served as chief of staff to U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley, will serve as deputy to White House […]
9/12/2017
LEGAL/ROBERT MULLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Lawyers representing Donald Trump’s current and former aides are giving their clients one simple piece of advice: Don’t lie to protect the president. As special counsel Robert Mueller and congressional investigators prepare to question high-ranking aides — including Hope Hicks, Reince Priebus and Sean Spicer — in the coming weeks, […]
9/7/2017
CHRIS WRAY/FBI/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “FBI Director Chris Wray said Wednesday he had not detected ‘any whiff of interference’ by White House officials or any other individuals in the federal investigation into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election. In his first public comments since taking the reins of the Federal Bureau of Investigation early last month, Mr. […]
9/1/2017
JAMES COMEY/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, has obtained a letter that President Trump and a top political aide drafted in the days before Mr. Trump fired the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, which explains the president’s rationale for why he planned to dismiss the director. The May letter had […]
8/29/2017
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER: “Special Counsel Robert Mueller has subpoenaed the spokesman for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, demanding records related to his work for Mr. Manafort and seeking his testimony before a federal grand jury, according to a person familiar with the matter. Jason Maloni was served Monday [8-28-17] night with a subpoena seeking […]
8/25/2017
LEGAL/MICHAEL FLYNN/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “Special counsel Robert Mueller is examining what role, if any, former national security adviser Mike Flynn may have played in a private effort to obtain Hillary Clinton’s emails from Russian hackers, according to people familiar with the matter. The effort to seek out hackers who were believed to have stolen Mrs. Clinton’s […]
8/10/2017
ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES: “President Trump said on Thursday [8-10-17] that he had not considered firing Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel investigating Russian meddling in the election, contradicting private statements the president has made to his aides and friends about his desire to dismiss Mr. Mueller… The Justice Department investigation into […]
8/9/2017
INTELLIGENCE/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “Investigators for the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, recently searched a home of President Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, for tax documents and foreign banking records, according to a person briefed on the matter. Officials did not disclose where the search warrant was carried out. Mr. Manafort has homes in […]
8/4/2017
INTELLIGENCE/NATIONAL SECURITY/ROBERT MUELLER: “Investigators working for the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, recently asked the White House for documents related to the former national security adviser Michael T. Flynn, and have questioned witnesses about whether he was secretly paid by the Turkish government during the final months of the presidential campaign, according to people […]
8/3/2017
LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “Special Counsel Robert Mueller has impaneled a grand jury in Washington to investigate Russia’s interference in the 2016 elections, a sign that his inquiry is growing in intensity and entering a new phase, according to people familiar with the matter. The grand jury, which began its work in recent weeks, signals that Mr. […]
7/20/2017
ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump’s lawyers and aides are scouring the professional and political backgrounds of investigators hired by the special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, looking for conflicts of interest they could use to discredit the investigation — or even build a case to fire Mr. Mueller or get some members of […]
7/18/2017
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP FAMILY/DONALD JR: “Special counsel Robert Mueller has contacted an eighth attendee at a meeting arranged by Donald Trump Jr. between top campaign aides and a Russian lawyer, in the first public sign that Mr. Mueller’s probe will include the gathering last June at Trump Tower in New York. Mr. Mueller, who is investigating […]
6/30/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/FBI/JEFF SESSIONS/ROBERT MUELLER: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions gave a vote of confidence Friday [6-29-17] to former FBI director Robert Mueller, the special counsel leading an investigation into potential coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign, but he also said he hoped the investigation could ‘move forward and come to an end sooner rather than […]
6/25/2017
LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP FAMILY/JARED KUSHNER: “One month before Election Day, Jared Kushner’s real estate company finalized a $285 million loan as part of a refinancing package for its property near Times Square in Manhattan. The loan came at a critical moment. Kushner was playing a key role in the presidential campaign of his father-in-law, Donald Trump. […]
6/23/2017
JAMES COMEY/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “President Donald Trump said ‘we’re going to have to see’ when asked about the future of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is reportedly investigating whether Trump attempted to obstruct justice. ‘Well, he is very very good friends with (former FBI Director James) Comey, which is very bothersome,’ the President said in a […]
6/22/2017
FBI/INTELLIGENCE/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “Two of the nation’s top intelligence officials told Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team and Senate investigators, in separate meetings last week, that President Donald Trump suggested they say publicly there was no collusion between his campaign and the Russians, according to multiple sources. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and National Security Agency […]
6/19/2017
DOJ/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In midst of developing reports that President Donald Trump is under investigation by Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller for possible obstruction of justice, the President has added a legal voice who is a familiar presence on conservative media. Trump tapped Jay Sekulow earlier this month to join his legal team […]
6/16/2017
LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Members of President Trump’s transition team were ordered on Thursday [6-15-17] to preserve documents and other materials related to the investigation of Russian interference in the presidential election, according to a memo obtained by The New York Times. The memo, from the transition team’s general counsel’s office, is the latest indication that […]
6/16/2017
INTELLIGENCE/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “Special counsel Robert Mueller has brought 13 lawyers on board to handle the Russia investigation, with plans to hire more, according to his spokesman Peter Carr. Mueller has assembled a high-powered team of top investigators and leading experts, including seasoned attorneys who’ve represented major American companies in court and who have worked on […]
6/16/2017
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP FAMILY/JARED KUSHNER: “The business dealings of President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and trusted aide Jared Kushner are being investigated by Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller, The Washington Post reported Thursday, citing officials familiar with the matter. The news comes as the Justice Department continues its investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election […]
6/15/2017
FAKE NEWS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump attacked what he called a ‘phony story’ on Thursday [6-15-17] after a report that he is under investigation for possible obstruction of justice by the special counsel probing alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and possible collusion with the Trump campaign. ‘They made […]
6/15/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “President Donald Trump’s firing of former FBI Director James Comey is now a subject of the federal probe being headed by special counsel Robert Mueller, which has expanded to include whether the president obstructed justice, a person familiar with the matter said. Mr. Mueller is examining whether the president fired Mr. Comey […]
6/14/2017
2016 ELECTION/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel examining Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election, has requested interviews with three high-ranking current or former intelligence officials, the latest indication that he will investigate whether President Trump obstructed justice, a person briefed on the investigation said on Wednesday[6-14-17]. Mr. Mueller wants to question Dan […]
6/13/2017
CAMPAIGN/FBI/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Last month’s appointment of Robert S. Mueller III as a special counsel to investigate possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia enraged President Trump. Yet, at least initially, he holstered his Twitter finger and publicly said nothing. But behind the scenes, the president soon began entertaining the idea of firing […]