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
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
A Russian lawyer who became a focal point of the investigation into whether there was collusion between Russians and President Donald Trump’s election campaign has been charged with obstruction of justice in an unrelated case. Natalya Veselnitskaya was charged in an...
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 20, 2018 | Headlines, Trump
The Trump administration is lifting sanctions against the business empire of Oleg Deripaska, one of Russia’s most influential oligarchs with links to organized crime, after an aggressive lobbying campaign by Deripaska’s companies. The decision by the Treasury...
