Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has drawn a new accusation of bank fraud from U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office, according to court documents.
Trump ex-aide Manafort accused of bank fraud in bail offer: document
Nancy Pelosi Hammers Desperate Trump After Russians Are Indicted
"As desperately as President Trump insists that the Special Counsel investigation is a ‘hoax’, these latest indictments build on multiple guilty pleas and indictments of several Trump campaign officials, demonstrating the gravity of the Trump-Russia scandal," Leader Pelosi said, urging support for Mueller's investigation to follow the facts.
Republican Senator Warns The 13 Russians Indictment Is a Wake-Up Call For The Midterm Election
Senator Ben Stasse (R-NE) thinks the indictment was Mueller putting Moscow on notice and giving Washington a wake-up call that Russia is coming for us in 2018 and 2020 and we have to take the threat seriously.
House intel panel leaders: Bannon refuses to answer many queries
Steve Bannon, a former top adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, declined to answer many questions during his second closed-door meeting with the U.S. House Intelligence Committee on Thursday, frustrating members of the panel, Republican and Democratic committee leaders said.
The Republican Plot To Charge Christoper Steele With A Crime Just Crashed And Burned
Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) charged, “Not a single revelation in the Steele dossier has been refuted,"
Russia meddled in U.S election, George W. Bush says
Former U.S. president George W. Bush accused Russia on Thursday of meddling in the U.S. 2016 presidential election, calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a "brilliant tactician".
Secret Memo Collapses as Republicans Flee From Their FBI Conspiracy
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) took his first walk-back Secret Society conspiracy step on Wednesday, but Thursday he fled.
Now that he's fed the the right-wing media and base yet another false narrative and absurd conspiracy to feast upon, the Republican Senator says it might have all been written in jest.
Top lawmaker wants to release Trump-Russia interview transcripts
The Republican chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee said on Thursday he wanted to start releasing the transcripts of interviews the committee has done about a meeting at Trump Tower seen as central to investigations of Russia and the 2016 U.S. election.
Trump’s Day Gets Even Worse As Adam Schiff Obliterates All Of The President’s Russia Denials
The man who in less than a year could be leading the House Russia investigation, Rep. Adam Schiff, just destroyed all of Trump's efforts to distance himself from the players in the Russia scandal.
Attorney General Sessions says now recalls meeting flagged in Russia probe
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday he now recalls a meeting in March 2016 that has come under scrutiny as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into whether President Donald Trump's election campaign colluded with Russia.
Senate Democrats say Sessions needs to testify again on Russia
Senate Democrats on Thursday demanded that Attorney General Jeff Sessions be recalled to testify on the Trump campaign's Russia contacts following the disclosure of an effort to set up a meeting for then-Republican candidate Donald Trump with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In Russia probe, Mueller’s first charges a show of force
That left some Trump associates worried about what or whom Mueller would target next, despite the White House's public dismissal of the developments as unrelated to the president and his campaign.
Russia Facebook ads targeted more than two states: Senate intelligence chair
"There were a lot more states," Republican Senator Richard Burr, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, told reporters at the U.S. Capitol.
Roger Stone’s Trump Defense Backfires As He Carefully Avoids Russia Collusion Question
Roger Stone told the media Tuesday after testifying in a closed hearing on the Trump Russia probe of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee that he "expressed my view" that he is "aware of no evidence whatsoever of collusion by the Russian state or the Trump campaign or anyone associated with Donald Trump."
James Comey’s Opening Statement Will Begin With A Bang And Expose Trump Demand For Loyalty
Former FBI Director James Comey's opening statement for Senate Intel tomorrow includes President Trump demanding, “I need loyalty, I expect loyalty.”
The White House Is Losing Its Mind Over Congressional Hearings On Russia Collusion
After former CIA Director John Brennan had testified before the House Intelligence Committee, the White House released a statement that was borderline delusional about his testimony.
Adam Schiff Confirms That Trump Is Under Congressional Investigation For Collusion With Russia
During an interview on CNN's State Of The Union, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) wouldn't say if the House Intelligence Committee investigation reaches into the White House, but he did say that President Trump and his campaign are being investigated for collusion with Russia.
John McCain Offers A Spineless And Pathetic Defense Of Trump Leaking Intel To Russia
When Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was told that Trump leaked classified intel to Russia the former maverick responded by weakly stating that the President has the right to leak intel to an enemy of America.
Comey Firing Spectacularly Backfires As The FBI Is Now More Resolved To Investigate Trump
Trump's comments about and handling of James Comey's firing has left the former director simmering as the FBI itself has resolved to get to the bottom of the Russia scandal.
Opinion: Paul Manafort Was Already Planning Putin Influence In Washington in 2005
"Paul Manafort pledged to influence politics, business dealings and news coverage inside the United States to benefit President Vladimir Putin's government.”