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Trump’s Former Lawyer Cohen Pleads Guilty to Lying to Congress about Russia
President Trump’s former lawyer and longtime confidant Michael Cohen pleaded guilty Thursday to lying to Congress about plans to build a Trump Tower in Russia, according to multiple news reports.
Here’s How Trump Responded to 2 Questions from Mueller
President Trump responded in writing to the special counsel team that he was not notified of a meeting at the Trump Tower between campaign officials and a Russian lawyer who claimed to have dirt on Hillary Clinton.
Manafort Reportedly Met Secretly with Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange
Paul Manafort, the former campaign chairman for Donald Trump, met secretly with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
Manafort’s Attorney Leaked Information to Trump’s Legal Team
Paul Manafort’s attorney provided the president’s legal team with updates and details about interviews with federal prosecutors, even after the former Trump campaign boss pledged to cooperate with authorities.
FBI’s George Piro, Who Interrogated Saddam Hussein, Returns to Miami For His Second Tour of Duty
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com George Piro is returning to Miami for his second tour of duty as special agent in charge of the FBI field office. Piro headed up the Miami office from 2014 to 2017 before becoming assistant director of the International Operations Division at headquarters. Piro has held a variety of investigative, operational,…
Trump Unleashes Another Tweetstorm about Mueller’s probe, Doesn’t Substantiate Wild Claims
Like clockwork, President Trump continued to his tirade Tuesday morning against special counsel investigation and the media, calling Robert Mueller “a conflicted prosecutor gone rogue.”
Special Counsel: Manafort Repeatedly Lied to FBI in Violation of Plea Agreement
President Trump’s former campaign chief, Paul Manafort, repeatedly lied to the FBI in violation of a plea agreement he reached with special counsel prosecutors about two months ago, according to a court filing late Monday.
How Democrats Plan to Protect the Robert Mueller Investigation
Congressional Democrats’ latest hopes of protecting Robert Mueller’s investigation hinges on a high-priority spending bill.