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Mike Segar / Reuters Woodward’s Account of Trump’s Mock Interview With Prosecutors Isn’t Pretty
In his new book, Fear, the legendary reporter writes that Trump stumbled over questions about Michael Flynn.
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Jacquelyn Martin / AP Trump’s Top Targets in the Russia Probe Are Experts in Organized Crime
Some of President Trump’s favorite targets in the Russia probe have spent their careers in the Justice Department and the FBI investigating organized crime and money laundering, particularly as they pertain to Russia.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Devin Nunes’s Curious Trip to London
The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee flew to London to gather intel on Christopher Steele, the former British intelligence officer who compiled the dossier alleging Trump-campaign ties with Russia. But MI5, MI6, and GCHQ didn’t seem interested.
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New York Prosecutors May Pose a Bigger Threat to Trump Than Mueller
The offer of immunity to the Trump Organization’s chief financial officer is reminiscent of moves law enforcement used as they were taking down the Mafia.
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Drew Angerer / Getty Paul Manafort and Trump’s Pardon Pattern
As he has with Manafort, President Trump has decried the government’s “unfair” treatment of all three men he has pardoned to date. But will the pattern hold with his former campaign manager?
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters The Dramatic Conclusion to Paul Manafort’s Trial
After four days of deliberations, the jury came back with a split verdict, convicting President Trump’s former campaign manager on eight of 18 felony charges.
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Victoria Jones / Press Association via AP Christopher Steele’s Victory in a D.C. Court
A D.C. judge has dismissed a defamation suit filed by Russia’s Alfa Bank against the former British intelligence officer and author of the dossier alleging ties between Russia and the Trump campaign.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters Why the FBI Fired an Agent Who Wrote Anti-Trump Texts
The FBI’s disciplinary office had recommended Peter Strzok be suspended for two months but was overruled by the bureau’s deputy director.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters The Government's Revealing Case Against Paul Manafort
The trial of President Trump’s former campaign chairman offered a striking microcosm of the questions at the heart of the Russia probe.
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Bill Hennessy / Reuters Here's How the Government Plans to Take Down Paul Manafort
The fraud case against President Trump’s former campaign chairman is highly complex. But prosecutors are sending a simple message to jurors: “Manafort lied.”
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Paul Manafort’s Trial Won’t Be All About Russia
The first trial of the special counsel’s investigation is focused on President Trump’s former campaign manager, but don’t expect collusion to be a big part of it.
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Jean-Philippe Ksiazek / Getty Images How Russia Persecutes Its Dissidents Using U.S. Courts
Russia’s requests to Interpol for Red Notices—the closest instrument to an international arrest warrant—against Kremlin opponents are being met with increasing deference by the Department of Homeland Security.
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The Case for a Trump-Russia Conspiracy Just Got a Little Stronger
If proven true, the president’s alleged role in the Trump Tower meeting could help prosecutors make judgments about his “character, truthfulness, and culpability.”
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Unanswered Questions Trail a Trump DOJ Official With a Russia Tie
Brian Benczkowski, Trump’s appointee to run the Justice Department’s criminal division, represented Russia’s Alfa Bank. Senate Democrats have questions about recusal.
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Andrew Harnik / AP Collective Disbelief Among Intelligence Officials
At the Aspen Security Forum, senior intelligence and law-enforcement officials stood firmly behind U.S. assessments on Russian election interference—no matter what President Trump said this week.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Putin’s Big Tell?
Putin’s decision to reference William Browder at the post-summit press conference provided even more evidence that a 2016 meeting between Trump-campaign officials and a Russian lawyer was blessed by the Kremlin.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Trump’s Meeting With Putin Draws Alarmed Responses From Both Parties
The president’s remarks casting doubt on Russian interference in the 2016 election drew rebukes both implicit and explicit from those close to, and within, his own administration.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters FBI Investigator Rejects Accusations of Anti-Trump Bias
Special Agent Peter Strzok weathered hours of testimony that included pointed questions from Republicans accusing him of being hostile to the president.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters Trump Backs Russia on Election Interference Ahead of NATO Summit
The president’s remarks came amid increasing anxiety among U.S. allies about next month’s meeting, which will be immediately followed by a one-on-one with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Under Mueller's Scrutiny, Trump Allies Cry FBI Entrapment
The president has handed his associates a new way to characterize any suspicious interactions they may have had during the election.
