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U.S. Senate judiciary chairman seeks authority to subpoena spy chiefs

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.

Trump campaign says it is suing New York Times over Russia opinion piece

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 ...

Trump loyalist Roger Stone to ask U.S. judge for a new trial

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 ...

U.S. government asks judge to grant probation to ex-Trump campaign deputy Richard Gates

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 ...

Trump probe justified, DOJ watchdog says while citing FBI errors

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 ...

U.K. ex-spy and FBI source Christopher Steele was friends with Ivanka Trump, source says

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 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 ...

U.S. judge backs House subpoena for ex-White House counsel Don McGahn's testimony

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 ...

Trump ex-adviser Fiona Hill calls Ukraine election interference theory 'fictional narrative'

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 ...

Prosecutors paint longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone as a liar

World / Crime & Legal Nov 7, 2019

Prosecutors paint longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone as a liar

The prosecution in the trial of Roger Stone on Wednesday painted President Donald Trump's longtime adviser as a liar in a criminal case stemming from former special counsel Robert Mueller's probe that detailed Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election. After a 12-member jury was ...

Jury selection underway in trial of longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone

World / Crime & Legal Nov 6, 2019

Jury selection underway in trial of longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone

The criminal trial of President Donald Trump's long-time adviser, Roger Stone, began on Tuesday with the start of jury selection as he faces charges arising from former special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation that documented Russian interference to help Trump win the 2016 U.S. election. The ...

World / Crime & Legal Nov 5, 2019

Steve Bannon's Trump defense loses White House support as strains grow

by Jennifer Jacobs

White House officials are distancing themselves from a campaign Donald Trump's former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, has mounted to defend the president from impeachment, after tensions flared again this weekend between Bannon and Jared Kushner. Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump, who are both senior ...

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