by Jim Heath | Jan 12, 2019 | Headlines, Justice Department, Mueller Investigation, Trump
President Trump has gone to extraordinary lengths to conceal details of his conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, including on at least one occasion taking possession of the notes of his own interpreter and instructing the linguist not to discuss what...
by Jim Heath | Jan 10, 2019 | Headlines, Mueller Investigation, Trump
Michael Cohen, the former attorney and fixer for Donald Trump, who was sentenced last year to three years in prison, has agreed to testify in a public congressional hearing next month about his private sector work for the president. As Trump’s longtime lawyer...
by Jim Heath | Jan 10, 2019 | Headlines, Mueller Investigation, Trump
Members of President Donald Trump’s campaign and transition team had more than 100 contacts with Russian-linked officials, according to a new report. The milestone illustrates the deep ties between members of Trump’s circle and the Kremlin. The findings,...
by Jim Heath | Jan 8, 2019 | Headlines, Mueller Investigation
The U.S. Supreme Court declined today to side with a foreign company that sought to block a subpoena from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s federal grand jury. The company hasn’t been named in any court documents, but it is reportedly owned by a foreign...
by Jim Heath | Jan 5, 2019 | Headlines, Mueller Investigation, Trump
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Washington grand jury, which was set to expire over the weekend, has had its term formally extended by a federal judge. By law, most federal grand juries are impaneled for 18-month terms, although extensions for up to six months are...
by Jim Heath | Dec 29, 2018 | Headlines, Mueller Investigation
Republicans have quietly and unceremoniously ended their congressional investigation of whether the FBI and Justice Department were biased in their handling of inquiries into Hillary Clinton’s emails and Donald Trump’s ties to Russia. House judiciary chairman Robert...