https://youtu.be/OKzGrVCuT7A?rel=0 When Special Counsel Robert Mueller broke his long silence and gave a televised address on May 29, he didn't take any questions from the assembled press. And he didn't say much of anything that would surprise those who had been closely following the story. Most of his more striking quotes, including the famous … [Read more...]
Trump Says Mueller Statement Changes Nothing
U.S. President Donald Trump reacted swiftly to a statement by Special Counsel Robert Mueller on his Russia investigation on Wednesday, saying nothing had changed and “the case is closed!” In a tweet, Trump said that, "There was insufficient evidence and therefore, in our Country, a person is innocent." In his statement, Mueller, however, … [Read more...]
Pelosi Faces Rising Pressure To Impeachment
According to Politico, Nancy Pelosi is facing rising pressure to launch an impeachment inquiry. Despite repeated pronouncements from the California Democrat that she doesn’t want to try to remove Trump from office — including taking a hard line in a tense leadership meeting Monday night — Pelosi faces increasing calls from her rank and file to … [Read more...]
Mueller Won’t Testify Next Week
According to Reuters, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler on Friday said that U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller will not testify before Congress next week. Nadler told reporters that he hopes not to have to subpoena Mueller to appear before lawmakers, but that he would do so if necessary. Nadler also reiterated plans to hold … [Read more...]
Nancy Pelosi Accused Barr Of Committing A Crime By Lying To Congress
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused Attorney General William Barr of committing a crime by lying to Congress concerning his handling of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation on Thursday. "He lied to Congress — if anybody else did that it would be considered a crime. Nobody is above the law — not the president of the United States … [Read more...]
Mueller Finds Strong Evidence of Obstruction, Leaves Issue to Congress or the Voters
Donald Trump speaking with supporters at a campaign rally at the Prescott Valley Event Center in Prescott Valley, Arizona. (Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore, CC 2.0) When the redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election was released last week, the President and his defenders … [Read more...]
Paul Manafort Will Serve 7 1/2 Years for Conspiracy, Obstruction, and Fraud
Paul Manafort, the former chairman of President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, was sentenced Wednesday in the second of two cases against him from the special counsel Robert Mueller, according to Business Insider. Last week, Manafort was sentenced in the first case, brought in Virginia, to 47 months in prison. In the second case, he pleaded … [Read more...]
House Investigation Targets Trump-Putin Talks, Obstruction
Lawmakers in Congress unleashed a slew of demands in their investigations of President Donald Trump on Monday, according to Reuters. Democrats are seeking information about the president's communications with Russian President Vladimir Putin and documents from 81 sources in an obstruction probe. Lawmakers have expressed concern about media … [Read more...]
Trump Says Manafort Pardon Not ‘Off the Table’
According to CNN, President Donald Trump declined in a new interview to rule out the possibility that he could pardon Paul Manafort, his former campaign chairman. In an interview, Trump told the New York Post, that "It was never discussed, but I wouldn't take it off the table. Why would I take it off the table?" The President's comments come … [Read more...]
Trump to Provide some Answers in Writing for the Mueller Investigation, But Not All
U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller will accept written answers from President Donald Trump. Trump will answer whether his campaign conspired with Russia to interfere in the 2016 election. However, according to Reuters, the New York Times reports not all relevant questions will be asked. Mueller did not ask for written responses to questions on … [Read more...]
