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Obama calls Trump's handling of pandemic a 'chaotic disaster'
In a leaked web call, former US president Barack Obama also hits the dropping of charges against Michael Flynn then rallies support behind Democratic party presidential bet Joe Biden
Trump gloats as Mueller gives Dems little support for impeachment
'The Democrats lost so big today,' says US President Donald Trump
Mueller to Congress: Trump was not exonerated
(UPDATED) 'The finding indicates that the president was not exculpated from the acts that he allegedly committed,' Robert Mueller tells the House Judiciary Committee
Trump attacks Mueller ahead of testimony on Russia probe
Robert Mueller will take questions from lawmakers for the first time on the Russia investigation when he appears before two separate Democratic-led House committees on Wednesday, July 24
Mueller denies probe cleared Trump, hands baton to Congress
(UPDATED) Not indicting Donald Trump is not equivalent to clearing him, Robert Mueller says, suggesting Congress has both the constitutional powers and the responsibility to pursue the case
The Mueller report is out, but the probes continue
The final report from the probe makes clear that more than a dozen other cases, most of them secret, remain in the pipeline
Trump ex-security chief Flynn sold country out, says judge
It's a sharp and unexpected rebuke to the highest-ranked Trump aide so far to face a judge in the Russian collusion investigation of Special Counsel Robert Mueller
Former FBI chief lashes out at Trump, Republicans
'The FBI's reputation has taken a big hit because the president of the United States, with his acolytes, has lied about it constantly,' says former FBI director James Comey
2018: Trump's year of disruption – and danger ahead
From trampling near-sacred allies like Canada to trying to make good with rival Russia and enemy North Korea, Donald Trump's foreign policy shook up the world
Accused Russian agent pleads guilty in U.S.
Maria Butina – the first Russian convicted in the sprawl of cases arising from Moscow's interference in the 2016 presidential election – faces up to 6 months in prison, followed by likely deportation
Ex-lawyer blames Trump 'dirty deeds' as he gets 3 years
Pleading for leniency in a packed Manhattan courtroom before US District Court Judge William H. Pauley III, Michael Cohen says he has been led astray by misplaced admiration for Donald Trump
Trump's ex-lawyer Cohen faces hour of truth
Judge William Pauley will have to decide if there is room to go easy on Michael Cohen, who has asked for the lightest sentence possible to 'start his life over'
Russian offered Trump campaign 'political' cooperation in 2015
(UPDATED) Based on Michael Cohen's testimony, a Russian allegedly offered 'political synergy' and 'synergy on a government level' to President Donald Trump's campaign as early as 2015
U.S. Special Counsel Mueller recommends no jail time for Flynn
(UPDATED) The surprise recommendation comes ahead of Michael Flynn's upcoming sentencing, which has been postponed 4 times over the past year
Trump calls for his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen to be jailed
US President Donald Trump also praises another former advisor, Roger Stone, for refusing to testify against him
Russia probe document shows closer Trump campaign-WikiLeaks contact
The Corsi-Stone communications suggest a level of coordination and planning that have not before appeared in evidence released by the investigation headed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller
Ex-Trump advisor Papadopoulos imprisoned in Russia probe
He is the second figure in the Mueller probe to be sentenced to jail, after Alex Van Der Zwaan, a London lawyer who got 30 days for lying about his work with Paul Manafort
Trump sends written responses to special counsel Mueller
Trump also confirms that the written answers to questions sent in by Special Counsel Robert Mueller have been completed
U.S. lawmakers return to work, spending showdown ahead
'The reality is that we still have a series of important, outstanding subjects to tackle between now and the end of this year,' says Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
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Fears for Russia probe as Trump fires Jeff Sessions
In announcing the resignation – in a tweet thanking him 'for his service' – Donald Trump right away names as acting attorney general Jeff Sessions' chief of staff Matthew Whitaker
Trump official sought Israeli help to disrupt rival campaigns – report
Citing interviews and copies of the proposals, the The New York Times says the effort by Rick Gates seemed unrelated to an effort Russia was then escalating to interfere in the US election
Trump's ex-lawyer Cohen cooperating in Mueller probe
Michael Cohen 'has participated over the last month in multiple interview sessions lasting for hours' with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team
Top White House lawyer to leave as Russia probe heats up
Donald Trump makes the announcement on Twitter without first telling McGahn, The New York Times reports, citing people close to the president and the lawyer
Manafort conviction and Cohen plea boost Mueller probe
Experts say every win counts for Robert Mueller, with a growing record of success making it more likely he will secure cooperation from future witnesses
Trump lashes out at Russia probe as 'McCarthyism'
United States President Donald Trump's latest Twitter storm is set off by a front-page report in the New York Times
Former Trump campaign chief goes on trial for bank and tax fraud
(UPDATED) Paul Manafort is the first defendant to go to court to fight charges stemming from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election
FBI, Justice Dep't reject probe criticism at testy U.S. hearing
'I do not believe Special Counsel Mueller is on any kind of witch hunt,' says FBI director Christopher Wray
Top Republican Ryan says Trump shouldn't pardon himself
Asked by a reporter Wednesday if President Donald Trump has the power to pardon himself, House Speaker Paul Ryan answers, 'Obviously the answer is he shouldn't, and no one is above the law.'
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Russian oligarch questioned over Trump lawyer payments – report
CNN reports that the payments were made after the election but while Michael Cohen was still Donald Trump's personal attorney
Comey memos show Trump's obsession with Russia probe
Trump 'said he was trying to run the country and the cloud of this Russia business was making that difficult,' FBI director James Comey writes in a memo on a conversation they had on March 30, 2017
Trump can fire Russia prosecutor Mueller, says White House
After months of denying Mueller's removal is under consideration, the change in tone comes as President Donald Trump reacts furiously to an FBI raid of his private lawyer's offices
Trump under investigation but not criminal target – report
The Washington Post says that special counsel Robert Mueller considers US President Donald Trump a subject of the investigation, meaning there is currently not enough evidence to bring criminal charges
Trump attacks FBI as his lawyer calls for end to Russia probe
Critics describes the axing of Andrew McCabe – the deputy of former FBI director James Comey – as a 'dangerous' ploy to discredit the top US law enforcement agency
U.S. expands laundering, fraud charges vs ex-Trump campaign chief Manafort
Paul Manafort and his former partner Richard Gates are charged in a separate 32-count indictment with defrauding the US Internal Revenue Service and lying to US banks in order to get some $20 million in loans
Russia succeeding in sowing U.S. discord – Trump
'They are laughing their asses off in Moscow. Get smart America!' Donald Trump says in an early morning tweet
Moscow calls US vote meddling claims 'blabber', 'fantasies'
(2nd UPDATE) 'So as long as we don't see facts, everything else is blabber,' says Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
U.S. indicts 13 Russians for election interference
The indictment details a stunning operation launched in 2014 in a bid to sow social division in the US and influence American politics 'including the presidential election of 2016'
Trump tells Democrats to refile Russia probe memo
The document is the Democrats' response to a four-page memorandum written by Republican legislator Devin Nunes, which Trump agreed to declassify and release on February 2
Trump, Republicans release memo targeting FBI's Russia probe
US Donald Trump defies his own FBI director and the Justice Department to declassify the 4-page Republican document, which implies malfeasance and partisanship at the very top of American law enforcement
Trump ordered Mueller's firing but reversed course – reports
US President Donald Trump gave the order in June 2017, according to The New York Times, but White House counsel Don McGahn opposed the decision
Trump 'very eager' to be interviewed in Russia probe
Donald Trump's lawyer tells CBS in interview excerpts released Thursday, January 18, that Trump is 'very eager to sit down and explain whatever is responsive to the questions' that Robert Mueller might pose
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Trump team claims Russia investigator 'unlawfully' got emails
(UPDATED) Kory Langhofer's accusations are the latest by Republicans seeking to raise doubts about the credibility of Robert Mueller's investigation
FBI chief Wray rejects Trump criticism
'The agents, analysts and staff of the FBI are big boys and girls. We understand that we will take criticism from all corners. We're accustomed to that,' FBI Director Christopher Wray says in a testimony before the House Judiciary Committee
The Trump-Russia probe: What we know
Here is what we know about the probe into allegations of Russian election meddling
Trump campaign adviser admits contacts with Russian officials – reports
But Carter Page downplays the significance of the meetings, telling the New York Times he had 'a very brief hello to a couple of people'
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