Russia investigation Archives

Sun, Aug 19th, 2018Sun, Aug 19th, 2018

Trump’s Lawyers Panic As They Realize That They Don’t Know What Don McGahn Told Mueller

Trump's lawyers realized that they have no idea what White House Counsel Don McGahn told Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

Jason Easley

Mr. Easley is the founder/managing editor and Senior White House and Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason spent four years as a political columnist and the politics editor at 411mania.com, where he covered such issues as the Iraq War, warrantless wiretapping, and the daily workings of the American legislative process. Jason has also written for the Blogger News Network and saw his 2008 presidential election coverage quoted in over 300 newspapers worldwide. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

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Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

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Wed, Aug 1st, 2018

Mueller Shoots Down Trump Request To Answer Questions Only In Writing

Robert Mueller responded to Trump's interview conditions, and he is not going to agree to let the president only answer questions in writing.

Jason Easley

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Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

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Sun, Jul 8th, 2018

CNN Anchor Laughs In Rudy Giuliani’s Face As He Lies About The Mueller Investigation

CNN's Dana Bash laughed in Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani's face when he claimed that his defense of Trump isn't motivated by political considerations.

Jason Easley

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Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

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Fri, Jul 6th, 2018

Trump Calls Democrats Crazy As He Lies About Winning Russia Collusion Lawsuit

Trump to spin the judge throwing out the DNC lawsuit over Russia collusion as a victory, but it was a lie. The lawsuit was not tossed for lack of merit, but jurisdiction.

Jason Easley

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Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

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Fri, Jun 8th, 2018Sun, Nov 25th, 2018

Manafort’s Own Friends Told Mueller About Witness Tampering

The New York Times is reporting today that two of Paul Manafort’s closest associates turned on him and gave evidence to Robert Mueller leading to the special counsel filing new charges of witness tampering against President Trump‘s former campaign chairman. read more

Leo Vidal

I am a lifelong Democrat with a passion for social justice and progressive issues. I have degrees in writing, economics and law from the University of Iowa.

Mon, Jun 4th, 2018

Katy Tur Blows Up Trump’s 4 Point Strategy For Surviving The Russia Investigation

MSNBC's Katy Tur called out the four-point strategy that Trump is using to try to survive the Mueller investigation and the Russia scandal.

Jason Easley

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Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

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Sun, Jun 3rd, 2018

Trump Flips Out Because FBI/DOJ Wouldn’t Tip Him Off To Investigation

Trump tantrumed because federal law enforcement did their job and did not tip him off that his campaign was the subject of an investigation.

Jason Easley

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Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

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Thu, May 31st, 2018

Trump Is Going To Abuse Pardons To Keep Russia Witnesses Quiet

It is being reported that the D'Souza pardon was intended to send a loud message to Mueller witnesses that if they keep quiet, Trump will pardon them.

Jason Easley

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Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

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Sun, May 27th, 2018Mon, May 28th, 2018

Adam Schiff Turns The Tables On Giuliani And Makes Him Look Like A Fool

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) took Rudy Giuliani's Watergate comparison and turned it around to make the point that what Trump has potentially done is bigger and worse than Watergate.

Jason Easley

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Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

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Thu, May 24th, 2018

Democrats Will Be Included in Meeting To See Classified Materials

The Justice Department announced Wednesday evening that it will hold back-to-back meetings on Thursday to review classified information concerning a confidential intelligence source in the Russia investigation. read more

Leo Vidal

I am a lifelong Democrat with a passion for social justice and progressive issues. I have degrees in writing, economics and law from the University of Iowa.

Wed, May 23rd, 2018Wed, May 23rd, 2018

DHS Secretary Claims She Is Unaware Russia Interfered With 2016 Election Ensuring Trump Victory

On January 6, 2017, between Donald Trump winning the presidential election and his being sworn in, our nation’s intelligence community issued a document clearly outlining how Russia, at the directive of the President of that nation, interfered with our election, favoring Donald Trump. read more

Dr. Mark Bear

A social psychologist by day, political analyst and journalist by night, Dr. Mark Bear has built an established audience by printing facts, without click-bait, sensationalism, or hyperbole. He is married to his wife of 34 years, and both he and his wife, Susan, have a Schnauzer named Shadow. Follow along by connecting with Doc on Facebook or Twitter under the handle Dr. Progressive!

Tue, May 22nd, 2018Tue, May 22nd, 2018

A Group Of Treasonous House Republicans Just Moved To Help Trump Sabotage The Mueller Probe

A group of far-right Trump supporting House Republicans has introduced a treasonous resolution demanding a second special counsel to investigate the Russia investigation.

Jason Easley

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Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

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Sun, May 20th, 2018

Trump Says Anyone Who Supports Mueller Is Not A Real American

During his Sunday madness tweet storm over the Russia investigation, Trump claimed that anyone who supports the Russia investigation is not a real American.

Jason Easley

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Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

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Sun, May 20th, 2018Sun, May 20th, 2018

Trump Flips Out And Has A Total Sunday Morning Russia Scandal Meltdown

Trump took to Twitter and had himself a Sunday morning meltdown over reports that the Trump campaign was also meeting with Middle Eastern countries about illegal interference in the 2016 election.

Jason Easley

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Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

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Sun, May 13th, 2018

Treasonous Mole Devin Nunes Is Collecting Government Secrets To Use Against Mueller

Officials at the Department of Justice are warning that House Intelligence Committee chairman, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), is abusing the power of his position to collect government secrets that he can weaponize and use against Special Counsel Robert Mueller. read more

Jason Easley

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Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

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Thu, May 10th, 2018

Cohen Money Trail May Prove Russian Leverage Over Trump

One of the deepest fears of many Americans is that our government has been taken over, or at least unduly influenced, by Russia and its President Vladimir Putin. And this week’s revelations about Michael Cohen from Stormy Daniels’ lawyer Michael Avenatti have done nothing to calm those fears. In fact, it is possible to interpret Avenatti’s disclosures of Cohen’s financial transactions as evidence that Russian influence over the Trump administration does in fact exist, and has existed for years. read more

Leo Vidal

I am a lifelong Democrat with a passion for social justice and progressive issues. I have degrees in writing, economics and law from the University of Iowa.

Mon, May 7th, 2018

Rudy Giuliani Just Ticked Off Mueller By Making Up Fake Quotes

Rudy Giuliani is digging Trump's political grave by inventing fake quotes about the investigation from Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

Jason Easley

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Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

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Mon, May 7th, 2018

Nunes Says He Will Hold Attorney General Sessions In Contempt of Congress

As Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Rep. Devin Nunes (R – CA) has become a hero to Republicans and a laughingstock to Democrats. His committee’s “investigation” into the Trump campaign’s collusion with Russia during the 2016 election was indeed a total joke, although Republicans (especially the president) loved it because it concluded that without a doubt there was absolutely NO collusion between Trump and Russia. read more

Leo Vidal

I am a lifelong Democrat with a passion for social justice and progressive issues. I have degrees in writing, economics and law from the University of Iowa.

Sat, May 5th, 2018

Trump To Freak Out As Mueller Interviews His Closest Friends

Robert Mueller is leaving no stone unturned as he is interviewing one of Trump's closest friends, Tom Barrack.

Jason Easley

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Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

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Fri, May 4th, 2018

Mueller Tightens the Noose Around Roger Stone and Paul Manafort

Lost in the Rudy Giuliani media storm is the fact that yesterday was a very bad news day for Trump’s friends and bad boys Roger Stone and Paul Manafort.

On Thursday, Special Counsel Mueller requested 70 blank subpoenas for appearances in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) in the case against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort. read more

Leo Vidal

I am a lifelong Democrat with a passion for social justice and progressive issues. I have degrees in writing, economics and law from the University of Iowa.