The Russia Investigation
The latest news, analysis, and reporting on Robert Mueller’s investigation into alleged collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign
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Jeenah Moon / Reuters How Mueller Could Defend the Russia Investigation From Interference
The special counsel could find recourse in the courts if the new acting attorney general tries to chip away at his work.
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Charlie Neibergall / AP It’s Probably Too Late to Stop Mueller
The prospects for interference are dimmer than many imagine.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Republicans Must Choose Between Trump and the Rule of Law
The president’s actions Wednesday portend a choice for GOP officials: Is their greater loyalty to the president or to the public’s right to know what he’s done?
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters The Latest Drama in Trump’s Slow-Motion Saturday Night Massacre
The president seemed to jump the shark at a White House news conference, threatening Democrats and reporters—and then he fired Jeff Sessions.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Trump Repeatedly Threatens Retaliation Against Russia Investigators
Congressman Adam Schiff has plans to probe several uncomfortable subjects for the Trump administration, and the president is ready to fight.
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Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP What Sessions’s Resignation Means for Robert Mueller
His temporary replacement, Matthew Whitaker, has expressed skepticism over the scope of the Russia investigation—which he’ll now oversee.
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Andrew Harnik / AP Roger Stone’s Shifting Story Is a Liability
The longtime Trump confidant could face federal charges if Special Counsel Robert Mueller determines he lied to Congress about his contacts with campaign officials and WikiLeaks.
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Molly Riley / Reuters Mueller Wants the FBI to Look at a Scheme to Discredit Him
The special counsel says a woman was offered money to fabricate sexual-harassment claims.
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Yuri Gripas / Reuters George Papadopoulos Hopes to Fuel Republicans’ Suspicions About the Russia Probe
The former Trump campaign aide who has pleaded guilty will say in House testimony Thursday that the FBI and British intelligence worked to deter President Trump’s election effort.
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Leah Millis / Reuters / Katie Martin / ... What Rosenstein’s Exit Would Mean for Mueller’s Russia Investigation
His departure could have consequences for the special counsel’s probe.
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Eric Thayer / Reuters Key Senate Republicans Express Support for Mueller Probe
Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and John Kennedy of Louisiana said on the Sunday shows that Mueller should be allowed to finish his investigation, as did Ken Starr and Chris Christie.
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Brian Snyder / Reuters Manafort Takes Off His MAGA Hat
It looks like Trump's former campaign manager 'broke.'
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP How Trump and Manafort Are Helping Each Other in the Russia Investigation
The two have a joint-defense agreement, which allows their legal teams to share information—and could help the president’s former campaign chairman angle for a pardon.
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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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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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Alex Wong / Getty Senate Investigators May Have Found a Missing Piece in the Russia Probe
An ex-congressman allegedly has ties to the Trump campaign—as well as to powerful figures in Russia and Ukraine. Finding out what he knows is crucial, a top Democrat in the Senate says.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters The Partisan, Nihilist Case Against Robert Mueller
Attacks on the special counsel aren’t about misconduct—instead, they’re aimed at discrediting the very idea of professionalism.
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