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FBI’s General Counsel Turns Over Notes to Mueller About Comey and Trump
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Dana Boente, the FBI’s general counsel and former acting attorney general, has been interviewed by Robert Mueller and turned over notes that appear to corroborate fired FBI Director James Comey’s testimony that President Trump pressured him to end the Russia probe. The news indicates Mueller is actively investigating whether Trump obstructed…
Firing Mueller Won’t Make Everything Go Away For Trump Confidants
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Even if President Trump figures out a way to fire special counsel Robert Mueller, it won’t end the legal problems of some of his closest confidants. That’s because Mueller isn’t handling all of the cases. For example, federal prosecutors in New York are handling the cases against his personal lawyer, Michael…
Bi-Partisan Group to Craft Legislation to Protect Mueller
Early discussions between special counsel Robert Mueller and Donald Trump’s lawyer suggest investigators are focusing on whether the president obstructed justice and colluded with Russia to gain leverage in the 2016 presidential election.
Trump Thinks He Has the Authority to Give Mueller the Ax
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Trump, who continues to call the special counsel investigation a “witch hunt,” believes he has the authority to fire Robert Mueller, White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Tuesday. Sanders’ assertion, which has been disputed by legal experts, comes a day after the FBI’s raid on the president’s personal attorney, Michael…
FBI Raided Cohen’s Office In Search of Records About Hush Money to 2 Women Linked to Trump
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI raided the office of President Trump’s personal attorney on Monday in search of records about hush money paid to two women who say they had affairs with Trump, the New York Times reported Tuesday afternoon. The search warrant for the office of Michael Cohen also sought information on the…
FBI Investigating Trump Attorney Cohen for Possible Bank Fraud, Campaign Finance Violations
The FBI is investigating President Trump’s longtime attorney, Michael Cohen, for possible campaign finance violations, bank fraud and wire fraud, the Washington Post reports.
Trump Publicly Floats Idea of Firing Mueller After Agents Raid Attorney
Donald Trump raised the possibility of firing Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the presidential election, after the FBI raided the office, home and hotel room of the president’s longtime attorney, Michael Cohen.
Muller Investigating Ukrainian Oligarch’s $150,000 Donation to Trump Foundation
Special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating a $150,000 donation that a pro-Russian Ukrainian oligarch made to the Trump Foundation.