Bannon Pushes Trump to Dump Mueller Before Probe Gets Hotter
A special counsel investigation that President Trump has dismissed as a “witch hunt” fueled by “fake news” has suddenly become very real.
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Convicted Trump Aide Admits Trying to Securing Clandestine Trump-Putin Meeting
George Papadopoulos, a former foreign policy adviser to President Trump, is the first campaign aide to plead guilty as part of the special counsel’s widening investigation into possible collusion between the president’s associates and the Russian government.
Trump Discounts Special Counsel Probe, Calling it a Politically Motivated ‘Witch Hunt’
President Trump responded to news about an escalation in the special counsel investigation into possible collusion between his campaign and Russia by pointing the finger at Hillary Clinton, Democrats, “evil politics,” former FBI Director James Comey and the media.
Ex-Trump Campaign Chairman Manafort Surrenders to FBI
President Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort surrendered to federal authorities, marking the first arrest as part of a special counsel investigation into possible collusion between Trump’s campaign and Russia to disrupt the presidential election.
Dossier on Trump-Russia Connections Funded by Clinton Campaign, DNC
A now-famous dossier that has become a lightening rod in the midst of the investigation into possible collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign was funded in part by the Democratic National Convention and the Hillary Clinton campaign.
Manafort Under Fire for Undisclosed Lobbying for Pro-Russian Party in Ukraine
A pro-Russian governing party in Ukraine secretly paid at least $2.2 million to two Washington lobbying firms in 2012 with the help of Paul Manafort, the former campaign chairman for Donald Trump, the Associated Press reports.
Trump Says He Has Not Been Asked to Be Interviewed by Mueller’s Team
President Trump said he has not been asked to be interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller’s team, which is investigating alleged Russian interference during the presidential election.
Trump Says He’s Not Considering Firing Special Councel Mueller
Amid months of speculation that Donald Trump may fire the Justice Department’s special counsel, the president said Monday he is not considering terminating Robert Mueller, who is leading the investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 presidential election.