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Trump's pick for top lawyer will let Robert Mueller finish Russia probe, says GOP's Lindsey Graham
President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee, William Barr, has said he will allow special counsel Robert Mueller to finish the investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 presidential election, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said on Wednesday. Graham told reporters Barr assured him the investigation would ...
Rod Rosenstein, deputy attorney general overseeing Russia probe, to leave, U.S. media report
Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who has overseen the Russian election meddling probe, is set to leave the U.S. Department of Justice in coming weeks as President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the department is set to take over, several U.S. media outlets ...
Any "misstatements" made by U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, to federal prosecutors were "unintentional" and he would not seek a hearing to contest the allegation he lied, Manafort's lawyers said in a court filing. Manafort was responding to allegations in December ...
Trump's attorney general pick has argued presidents have robust powers
President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, William Barr, once advised that a president didn't need Congress' permission to attack Iraq, that the U.S. could arrest a foreign dictator and capture suspects abroad without that country's permission. It's an expansive view of presidential power and ...
Senate Judiciary Committee senators renew attempt to protect special counsel Robert Mueller
Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are renewing their attempt to protect special counsel Robert Mueller's job, sending a signal to President Donald Trump as he keeps up his criticism of Mueller's Russia investigation. The legislation, sponsored by incoming Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman ...
New House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been cautious about whether her Democratic majority would ever impeach President Donald Trump. But at least one of her members is already ready to move forward. California Rep. Brad Sherman is expected to introduce articles of impeachment against Trump ...
Nancy Pelosi returns as U.S. House speaker, making history as Democrats zero in on Trump
The 116th Congress gaveled into session Thursday swathed in history, returning Nancy Pelosi to the House speaker's office and ushering in a diverse class of Democratic freshmen ready to confront President Donald Trump in a new era of divided government. Pelosi was elected speaker 220-192, ...
Michael Flynn's ex-business partner seeks trial delay in Turkey lobbying case
Lawyers for Bijan Rafiekian, the ex-business partner of former U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn, said Thursday they want to delay the upcoming February criminal trial into whether their client covertly lobbied for Turkey. During a hearing in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern ...
Democrats train sights on Trump as divided U.S. Congress gets to work
Democrats take over the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, ushering in a new era of divided government in Washington with the goal of checking Donald Trump's turbulent presidency. Battle-tested Nancy Pelosi was poised to take over as speaker of the House for the second ...
Trump ex-lawyer Michael Cohen dismisses report of Prague meeting with Russians despite phone record
Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former attorney, denied Thursday that he had ever visited Prague, shooting down a report that he had a meeting with Russian officials there during the 2016 presidential election campaign. "I hear #Prague #CzechRepublic is beautiful in the summertime," Cohen tweeted. "I ...
Trump's acting attorney general rejected advice to recuse himself from Russia probe
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker chose not to recuse himself from the Russia investigation even though a top Justice Department ethics official advised him to step aside out of an "abundance of caution," a senior official said Thursday. Whitaker's past criticism of the Russia investigation ...
