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Manafort Trial Begins, Ushering In New Phase In Mueller Probe

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

"A man in this courtroom believed the law did not apply to him," a prosecutor said of Paul Manafort. Defense attorneys countered, previewing a case that will fault the government's star witness.

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Paul Manafort's Trial For Alleged Bank And Tax Fraud Charges Set To Begin

Monday, July 30, 2018

Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign manager, goes on trial Tuesday for alleged bank and tax fraud. The case was brought by Robert Mueller as part of his investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election.

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Cohen Contradicts Denials Of Trump Tower Meeting By President's Team

Friday, July 27, 2018

Michael Cohen, President Trump's ex-attorney, claims Trump knew in advance of a 2016 meeting in Trump Tower in which Russians were expected to offer his campaign dirt on Hillary Clinton, CNN reports.

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Will The Recording Of Trump And Cohen's Conversation Have Implications For The President?

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

In a recorded conversation between Donald Trump and his longtime personal attorney, Michael Cohen, the men discuss buying the rights to the story of a Playboy playmate who alleges she had an affair with Trump.

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Partisan Dispute Continues With Release Of Carter Page FISA Document

Monday, July 23, 2018

The FBI released an application it made to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to collect the communications of a onetime Trump campaign adviser and it offers a sliver of new understanding to the Russia imbroglio.

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News Brief: Trump Invites Putin To Washington, Comic-Con Preview

Friday, July 20, 2018

Top Trump administration officials publicly diverge from their boss. A new surprise: Trump invites Vladimir Putin to Washington. And Comic-Con in San Diego brings costumes, cameos and creativity.

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Spy Boss Coats, Once Eager For The Spotlight, Now Prefers The Shadows

Thursday, July 19, 2018

The director of national intelligence is back in the headlines after a rare public statement contradicting the president about Russian interference in U.S. elections.

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FBI Director Says Russia Still Seeking To Interfere In U.S. Democracy

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

"Russia attempted to interfere with the last election and ... it continues to engage in malign influence operations to this day," Christopher Wray said at a national security forum.

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Rosenstein Clashes With GOP Lawmakers Amid Fallout Over 2016 Election Probes

Thursday, June 28, 2018

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray got a contentious reception in the House Judiciary Committee.

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Lawmakers Interview FBI Agent Who Sent Anti-Trump Texts

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

The FBI agent who was removed from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation for sending anti-Trump text messages will be on Capitol Hill today.

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DOJ Watchdog Finds Women Underrepresented In Top Federal Law Enforcement Posts

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

A new report also found that many women within the FBI, DEA, ATF and U.S. Marshals Service say they feel they've been subjected to discrimination.

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Agent Who Sent Anti-Trump Text Messages Escorted From FBI Building

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Peter Strzok was escorted from the building as part of the bureau's ongoing internal disciplinary process, his lawyer said in a statement.

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Justice Department Inspector General Testifies Before Senators

Monday, June 18, 2018

Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz takes questions from lawmakers, for the first time since he issued the internal review of the departments handling of the Hillary Clinton email server investigation.

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Judge Orders Paul Manafort Detained Amid Witness Tampering Allegations

Friday, June 15, 2018

Paul Manafort had a long career as a Washington wheeler-dealer before Donald Trump hired him to run his campaign in 2016. Now, he is heading to jail.

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News Brief: Pompeo In Asia, DOJ Reports On Clinton Email Investigation

Thursday, June 14, 2018

Mike Pompeo is in Asia to reassure America's allies. Also, an internal Justice Department watchdog is releasing a report on the handling of the Clinton email investigation.

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Inspector General To Release Report On DOJ Clinton Email Probe

Thursday, June 14, 2018

The Justice Department's internal watchdog releases the findings of its investigation into the department's handling of the investigation of Hillary Clinton's private email server.

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Former Senate Aide Faces Charges That He Lied To FBI About Contacts With Reporters

Friday, June 08, 2018

The charges stem from an investigation into allegations that intelligence information made available to the Senate Intelligence Committee was leaked to the press.

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Ex-Senate Employee Charged With Lying About Contacts With Reporters

Friday, June 08, 2018

A former Senate staffer has been arrested for allegedly lying to the FBI about his contact with reporters. James Wolfe appears to be caught up in the Trump administration's crackdown on leakers.

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Former Senate Aide Charged With Lying To FBI About Contacts With Reporters

Thursday, June 07, 2018

However, James A. Wolfe has not been charged with mishandling or disclosing classified information related to his decades of work with the intelligence committee.

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Ruling By New York Judge Sets Stage For Standoff Over Possible Trump Deposition

Tuesday, June 05, 2018

A New York state trial court judge has given until early 2019 for the president to be deposed in a defamation suit against him, but his attorneys are expected to try to fight the deposition.

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