The special counsel team investigating possible collusion between Russia and President Trump’s campaign team is investigating the extent of Trump’s authority to pardon family members and close associates.
U.S. authorities should have foreseen Russia’s efforts to meddle in the presidential election because of the Kremlin’s actions in the past, said FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe.
Robert Mueller is nothing if not relentless. Impatient with a fishing expedition that relies on slippery prey to swim into his net, the special counsel now dreams of besieging anyone at the White House who has so much as watched an episode of a television drama about Soviet spies in Washington. Scalps have to be taken because that’s what special counsels, i.e., special prosecutors, do.
Special counsel Robert Mueller has slinked into the shadows to avoid the media and others as he embarks on one of the most high-profile investigations in decades.
The lawyer representing Vice President Mike Pence in the Russia probe met with special counsel Robert Mueller this summer.
Senators from both sides of the aisle are backing legislation to make it more difficult for President Trump to fire special counsel Robert Mueller.
Facebook alerted the FBI to suspected activity by Kremlin-linked hackers before the 2016 presidential election.
Homeland Security alerted 21 states that Russian tried to hack their election systems in 2016.
