Mueller: Special counsel probe did not exonerate Trump
Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo and Chad Day, Associated Press
May 29, 2019
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller said Wednesday he was legally barred from charging President Donald Trump with a crime but pointedly emphasized that his Russia report did not exonerate the president. If he could have cleared Trump of obstruction of justice he "would have said so,"...
Barr skips House hearing; Pelosi accuses him of lying
Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
May 2, 2019
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr skipped a House hearing Thursday on special counsel Robert Mueller's Trump-Russia report, escalating an already acrimonious battle between Democrats and President Donald Trump's Justice Department. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested Barr had already...
Trump says White House to fight House subpoenas
April 25, 2019
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says his White House will be "fighting all the subpoenas" issued by House Democrats in their investigations into his administration. Trump is criticizing those investigations and telling reporters at the White House that he "thought after two years we'd be...
Mueller report released
Brian Pearlman, Nation & World Editor
April 22, 2019
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It’s finally here. A partially-redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s 448-page report was released to the public April 18, almost two years after the former FBI director was appointed in May 2017 by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. The report has cost taxpayers tens of millio...
Trump tried to seize control of Mueller probe, report says
Nancy Benac, Chad Day, Eric Tucker and Michael Balsamo, Associated Press
April 18, 2019
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Public at last, special counsel Robert Mueller's report revealed to a waiting nation Thursday that President Donald Trump tried to seize control of the Russia probe and force Mueller's removal to stop him from investigating potential obstruction of justice by the president. ...