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Now that Bob Mueller has delivered his report to William Barr, the fight against Donald Trump and his criminal family and businesses will move to the U.S. Attorney’s office in the Southern District of New York (SDNY).
Twelve days after being named special counsel to investigate Russia's role in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Robert Mueller delivered a speech to his granddaughter's high school graduating class at Tabor Academy in Marion, Massachusetts.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) explained all of the leverage that Congress has over Trump and Barr, and he warned that if they try to bury the Mueller report, they will lose.
PALM BEACH, Fl./BAGHOUZ, Syria (Reuters) – Islamic State militants in eastern Syria still held out late on Friday, the U.S.-backed militia besieging them said, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the jihadist group had lost its last scrap of territory.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said that any counterintelligence info that Mueller has uncovered has to be given to the House Intel committee.
Police arrested a 17-year-old boy on Friday over a racist threat of violence posted online that prompted authorities to close all the schools in Charlottesville, Virginia, for two days.
By Karen Freifeld and Nathan Layne
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When members of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team investigating Russia’s role in the 2016 U.S. election have arrived for work each day, they have placed their mobile phones in a locker outside of their office suite before entering.
By Jan Wolfe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The closure of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 U.S. election does not mark the end of legal worries for President Donald Trump and people close to him. Other ongoing investigations and litigation are focusing on issues including his businesses and financial dealings, personal conduct, charitable foundation and inaugural committee.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said that there is a strong possibility that Trump's family could be indicted by other entities based on the work of Mueller.
Sen. Kamala Harris, as a former prosecutor, knows very well how this report could be buried and why it must not.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released a joint statement warning President Trump's handpicked Attorney General that he must make Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report public.
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) said that Trump is outnumbered and the American people will get to read every word of the Mueller report.
By Sarah N. Lynch and Jan Wolfe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Now that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has submitted the report on his investigation of Russia’s role in the 2016 U.S. election, Attorney General William Barr must decide how much of the document – if any – to make public.
Robert Mueller has submitted his report to Attorney General William Barr, but so far Barr will only brief congressional leaders on the key findings of the report.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Special Counsel Robert Mueller has handed in a keenly awaited report on his investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 presidential election and any potential wrongdoing by U.S. President Donald Trump, the Justice Department said on Friday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House Judiciary Committee has been told to expect notification by 5 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT) that U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report has been delivered to Attorney General William Barr, according to media reports.
By Susan Heavey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he knew nothing about son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner’s use of the WhatsApp encrypted messaging tool, a day after a top Democratic congressman pressed the White House for information on the issue.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) called Trump's claim that Democrats are anti-Jewish disgusting, and said that the president lies on an hourly basis.
Trump unilaterally reversed new sanctions on North Korea on Friday, because he thinks that Kim Jong-un is his friend.
A Wisconsin judge on Thursday blocked legislation passed by Republican lawmakers during a December lame-duck session intended to curb the powers of newly elected Democratic Governor Tony Evers, calling the measures unconstitutionally approved.