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Report: White House Lawyers Eager for Mueller to Interview Trump Politico says Trump’s legal team wants Mueller to interview Trump in hopes of accelerating the end of the Russia probe.
Mueller Wants Lots of White House Documents. Trump May Be Forced to Comply. Precedents set under Nixon and Clinton leave the president with few legal options when it comes to the Russia probe.
Trump Humiliated Jeff Sessions Worse Than We Knew When Trump learned of the Mueller investigation, he called Sessions an “idiot” — and said that hiring him was one of the worst mistakes of his life.
Seth Meyers Takes “A Closer Look” at Robert Mueller’s Investigation and […] Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at the latest updates in the Russia investigation that now […]
Mueller to Interview 6 of President Trump’s Aides The investigator reportedly wants to talk to Reince Priebus, Sean Spicer, Hope Hicks, and others.
the national interest
Aug. 30, 2017
Robert Mueller Just Took Away President Trump’s Best Leverage Trump’s pardons to keep his underlings quiet are suddenly worthless.
Report: Trump’s Campaign Manager Tipped Off the Feds to Don Jr.’s Russia Meeting Bloomberg says Robert Mueller is working hard to turn the former Trump campaign manager into an asset for the prosecution.
The FBI Raided Paul Manafort’s Home Last Month Robert Mueller apparently convinced a judge that there was probable cause to believe Trump’s ex–campaign manager had committed a crime.
DOJ Finds No Conflicts of Interest in Mueller’s Financial Disclosures That probably won’t stop President Trump from going after the special counsel and the other prosecutors on his team.
Trump Lawyer: Firing Mueller Has ‘Never Been on the Table’ The president’s attorney says Trump has never thought of firing the special counsel – and has sent Mueller messages of “appreciation.”
russia investigation
Aug. 5, 2017
Mueller Investigation Requests Flynn Documents From White House Investigators now appear to be looking for evidence that Flynn committed a specific crime.
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Aug. 4, 2017
How Senators Are Trying to Block Trump From Firing Mueller They unveiled two bipartisan bills that would require judicial review of any effort to oust the special counsel.
Mueller’s Grand Jury Means the Trump-Russia Probe Has Kicked Into High Gear Any charges will take months to materialize, but impaneling a grand jury — which can issue subpoenas and compel witnesses to testify — is a big deal.
Graham to Introduce Bill Limiting Trump’s Ability to Fire Special Counsel “Any effort to go after Mueller could be the beginning of the end of the Trump presidency,” the senator said.
Trump Assures Lawyers That His Attacks on Sessions Are Wholly Irrational Trump insists that his harassment of Sessions can’t be obstruction because he has nothing to hide, is just doing all this out of pointless spite.
White House Floats Rudy Giuliani As Attorney General Whether Trump would actually nominate him may not be the point.
Trump Humiliates Jeff Sessions on Twitter The president seems to really want his attorney general to quit.
Instead of a Reassuring Senior Communications Director, Trump Chose the Mooch At a time when the White House could benefit from a steady, respected hand to run the communications shop, Trump went in a very different direction.
Mueller Calls Trump’s Bluff With Reported Probe Into His Finances On Wednesday, Trump said Mueller shouldn’t probe his business dealings. On Thursday, a report says Mueller is already doing it.
Steve Bannon Is Out of Trump’s Doghouse and Leading the Charge Against Mueller Why does the president double-down every time it seems like he should retreat? Because Bannon is still his chief tactician.
Trump Rethinks ‘Attack the Lead Investigator’ Approach to Russia Probe Trump won’t file a complaint against James Comey for leaking (for now), as a gesture of goodwill toward Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
Trump Calls Mueller’s Friendship With Comey ‘Bothersome’ The president also admitted that his “tape” bluff was an attempt to intimidate Comey’s testimony.
CNN: Intel Chiefs Say Trump Asked Them to Deny Russia Collusion Dan Coats and Mike Rogers reportedly told investigators it seemed more like a suggestion than an order.
Trump’s Voters Don’t Agree That the Russia Probe Is a ‘Witch Hunt’ A plurality of Republicans think the special counsel’s investigation is “impartial” — and 75 percent don’t want Trump to fire Robert Mueller.
Jared Kushner Is Looking for a Trial Lawyer As the special counsel looks into Kushner’s finances, the White House adviser is searching to add a courtroom litigator to his legal team.
If the President Is Innocent, Then He Is Insane Trump has made it impossible for Republicans to claim he is naive. Now, his behavior can only be explained by a guilty conscience or an unsound mind.
Deputy Attorney General May Recuse Himself From Russia Probe That would leave Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand in charge. Here’s what you need to know about her.
Trump Confirms He’s Under Investigation, Attacks Deputy Attorney General A Friday-morning tweet suggests Rod Rosenstein’s job is in danger — and the special prosecutor’s is, too.
Trump’s Cover-up May Be Worse Than the Crime, But the Crime Seems Pretty Bad “They made up a phony collusion with the Russians story, found zero proof” — let me stop you right there, Mr. President.
Trump Suggests ‘Bad and Conflicted’ Special Counsel Is Leading a ‘WITCH HUNT’ Trump just learned Robert Mueller is investigating him for obstruction of justice. Now, his job (and the rule of law) may be in jeopardy.
Trump Is Under Investigation for Obstruction of Justice: Report The special counsel is interviewing senior intelligence officials to determine whether Trump’s conduct toward Comey constituted a federal crime.
the national interest
June 12, 2017
Could Trump Get Away With Firing the Special Prosecutor? Right-wing media is encouraging Trump to pull the trigger. And the only people who could punish him for doing so are congressional Republicans.
3 FBI Officials Prepared to Corroborate Comey Testimony on Trump Meeting If James Comey’s Senate Intelligence Committee testimony boils down to his side of the story versus Trump’s, he’s bringing some FBI backup.
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