U.S. House steps up Trump impeachment probe, looking into Rudy Giuliani's alleged pressure on Kyiv
Democrats moved Monday to intensify their impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump as whiffs of new scandal surrounding the White House emerged related to Trump's business and his lawyer's involvement in Ukraine. While the Democrat leadership remains reluctant to go all-in on impeachment, given that ...
State charges are double jeopardy, say Paul Manafort's lawyers
Lawyers for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort filed court papers seeking the dismissal of his New York mortgage fraud case, arguing that the charges brought in the wake of his federal convictions amount to double jeopardy. The state case involves some of the same ...
Prominent DC lawyer and ex-Obama aide acquitted in foreign lobbying case
A prominent Washington lawyer was found not guilty Wednesday of lying to the Justice Department about work he did for the government of Ukraine in a case that arose from the special counsel's Russia investigation and focus on the lucrative world of foreign lobbying. The ...
Key Robert Mueller cooperator Rick Gates testifies in trial of DC lawyer
Rick Gates, a key cooperator in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, testified Thursday against a prominent Washington attorney accused of concealing from the Justice Department work done for the Ukrainian government. Gates, a former campaign aide to President Donald Trump who pleaded guilty last ...
Trump ex-campaign chairman Paul Manafort may go to Rikers Island jail: source
Paul Manafort, U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman who was convicted of tax and bank fraud, may be transferred to Rikers Island jail in New York to face state criminal charges, a person familiar with the matter said. Manafort, 70, is serving a combined ...
Senior prosecutor Andrew Weissmann to leave U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller's team soon
One of U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller's top prosecutors will soon leave his post, a Mueller spokesman said on Thursday, confirming a move likely to add fuel to speculation that the Russia investigation is nearing a conclusion. Andrew Weissmann, who orchestrated the prosecution of former ...
Trump says Paul Manafort pardon not 'on my mind' after sentencing
President Donald Trump said a possible pardon for Paul Manafort "is not something on my mind" after his former campaign chair's prison sentence was raised to 7½ years on Wednesday. "I feel very badly for Paul Manafort," Trump told reporters at the White House. "On ...
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced to a total of seven and a half years in prison Wednesday after a federal judge rejected his appeal for no additional time and rebuked him for his crimes and years of lies. Within minutes of the ...
Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation toll: Six top Trump aides (so far)
Former Trump campaign Paul Manafort was hit Thursday with the longest sentence yet arising from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, 47 months in prison. Since taking over the probe in May 2017, Mueller has filed charges against six ...
Manafort family business defends name as namesake cousin sits in jail
What do you do if you share a name with one of the most prominent defendants in the special counsel's investigation into Russia? Paul Manafort's daughter decided to change her name. Leaders of New Britain, Connecticut, considered renaming Paul Manafort Drive, a street named after ...
Paul Manafort says he didn't lie and special counsel Robert Mueller can't prove he did. Mueller claims Manafort lied to investigators and the FBI while he was supposed to be cooperating with a probe into Russia's interference in the 2016 election. As a result, Manafort ...
An August 2016 meeting between President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman and an associate with ties to Russian intelligence goes to the "heart" of the Russia investigation, according to a court transcript unsealed Thursday. The transcript from a sealed hearing in Paul Manafort's case provides ...
