World / Politics May 19, 2020
U.S. Senate judiciary chairman seeks authority to subpoena spy chiefs
Graham’s announcement comes after Trump revived an unfounded conspiracy theory that factions tried to undermine his campaign in 2016.
World Mar 17, 2020
U.S. drops case against Russian firm accused of 2016 election meddling
The U.S. Justice Department abruptly dropped its criminal case Monday against the company controlled by a confident of Russian President Vladimir Putin that allegedly funded the campaign to meddle in the 2016 elections. Just weeks before the trial was to begin, the Justice department announced ...
World / Crime & Legal Feb 27, 2020
Trump campaign says it is suing New York Times over Russia opinion piece
President Donald Trump's re-election campaign said on Wednesday it was filing a libel suit accusing the New York Times of intentionally publishing a false opinion article that suggested Russia and the campaign had an overarching deal in the 2016 U.S. election. In an escalation of ...
World / Crime & Legal Feb 26, 2020
Trump loyalist Roger Stone to ask U.S. judge for a new trial
U.S. President Donald Trump's longtime friend Roger Stone will urge a federal judge on Tuesday to grant him a new trial, after she sentenced him last week to serve more than three years in prison in a case that angered Trump and rattled the ...
World / Politics Dec 12, 2019
William Barr seen as 'Trump's lawyer' rather than even-handed U.S. attorney general
With his avuncular, soft-spoken manner, Bill Barr comes across as an unassuming bureaucrat but the U.S. attorney general has emerged as a powerful defender of Donald Trump and the ultra-conservative right. The 69-year-old lawyer has come out in support of sweeping powers for the chief ...
World / Crime & Legal Dec 11, 2019
U.S. government asks judge to grant probation to ex-Trump campaign deputy Richard Gates
Federal prosecutors asked a judge on Tuesday to grant probation to President Donald Trump's former deputy campaign chairman, Richard Gates, when he is sentenced next week, pointing to Gates' extensive cooperation in multiple criminal investigations. Gates, 47, pleaded guilty in February 2018 to conspiring against ...
World / Crime & Legal Dec 10, 2019
Trump probe justified, DOJ watchdog says while citing FBI errors
The Federal Bureau of Investigation acted properly when it began a broad investigation into whether then-candidate Donald Trump or people around him conspired with Russia to interfere in the 2016 election, according to the Justice Department's inspector general. "The FBI had an authorized purpose when ...
World / Crime & Legal Dec 10, 2019
U.K. ex-spy and FBI source Christopher Steele was friends with Ivanka Trump, source says
A former British spy who was a source for the FBI in its probe of Donald Trump's presidential campaign had an extended friendship with Ivanka Trump, the president's daughter, a source familiar with the friendship said on Monday. A friendship between Christopher Steele, a former ...
World / Crime & Legal Dec 4, 2019
The top U.S. career diplomat on Tuesday unambiguously rejected a theory promoted by President Donald Trump that Ukraine, not Russia, interfered in the 2016 election. Asked at a hearing by Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez if he had evidence of Ukrainian meddling in the election, David ...
World / Crime & Legal Nov 28, 2019
U.S. judge delays sentencing of ex-Trump adviser Michael Flynn
A U.S. judge on Wednesday delayed the planned Dec. 18 sentencing hearing of President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, but did not set a new date. Judge Emmett Sullivan had been expected to put off sentencing after both Flynn, who has pleaded ...
World / Crime & Legal Nov 26, 2019
U.S. judge backs House subpoena for ex-White House counsel Don McGahn's testimony
Former White House counsel Don McGahn must comply with a congressional subpoena seeking his testimony about President Donald Trump's efforts to impede the now-completed federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, a judge ruled on Monday. In an important case about presidential ...
World / Crime & Legal Nov 22, 2019
Trump ex-adviser Fiona Hill calls Ukraine election interference theory 'fictional narrative'
President Donald Trump's former Russia adviser, Fiona Hill, urged lawmakers in the House of Representatives impeachment inquiry on Thursday not to promote "politically driven falsehoods" that cast doubt on Russia's interference in the 2016 U.S. election. In testimony to the House Intelligence Committee, Hill said ...