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Politics
Mueller investigated rumored compromising tapes of Trump in Moscow
CNN - By Erica Orden, CNN
Washington (CNN) — Special counsel Robert Mueller examined whether President Donald Trump learned during the 2016 presidential campaign of the rumored existence of compromising tapes made of him years
Trump Administration
When Trump won, Putin deployed his oligarchs
POLITICO - By NATASHA BERTRAND
After an election marred by Moscow's attempts to buoy Donald Trump's candidacy, the Russian president wanted to cash in. In December 2016, a few weeks after Donald Trump’s surprise election victory, Russian
U.S. Politics
Obstruction of Justice Usually Happens Behind Closed Doors. But Trump's Actions Were Public
TIME - Abby Vesoulis
President Donald Trump called for people investigating him to be fired, attempted to intimidate unfriendly witnesses and praised others for not cooperating with law enforcement. If he’d done those things
Trump Tower
Russian businessman says he told Michael Cohen about ‘compromising tapes’ of Trump during Miss Universe in Moscow
dailymail.co.uk - Geoff Earle
A footnote in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report describes a new nugget of information that may relate to one of the most salacious elements of …
Julian Assange
Mueller Report: Julian Assange Smeared Seth Rich to Cover for Russians
The Daily Beast - Kevin Poulsen
Julian Assange not only knew that a murdered Democratic National Committee staffer wasn’t his source for thousands of hacked party emails, he was in …
Steve Bannon
Steve Bannon knew of Jeff Sessions recusal before attorney general nomination
washingtonexaminer.com - Joel Gehrke
President Trump’s anger over then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ recusal from the Russia investigation was “not a surprise” to one of his top …
Robert Mueller
Mueller report says Trump tried to get special counsel fired, but his own lawyer refused to comply
TheBlaze - Mike Ciandella
He had also asked other people to instruct the DOJ to remove Mueller Special Counsel Robert Mueller said in his report that President Donald Trump once tried to have him fired, but White House Counsel
Corey Lewandowski
Trump Told Lewandowski to Do His Dirty Work, Thwart Mueller Probe
New York Magazine - Adam K. Raymond
Corey Lewandowski and his former boss. In the summer of 2017, President Trump told Corey Lewandowski, his former campaign manager, to have …
Robert Mueller
Trump’s Reaction to Mueller’s Appointment: “I’m F–ked… This Is the Worst Thing That Ever Happened to Me.”
slate.com - Henry Grabar
Immediately after, Jeff Sessions drafted his first resignation letter.
Robert Mueller
'I'm F-cked.' How President Trump Reacted to Robert Mueller's Appointment
TIME - Alejandro de la Garza
Among the more revealing anecdotes outlined in the recently released Mueller report was a description of President Donald Trump’s reaction to the appointment of a special counsel in May 2017. “Oh my God.
Chris Wallace
Fox News’ Shepard Smith Delivered the Best Burn I Heard All Day
slate.com - Justin Peters
It was a controlled burn.
Donald Trump Jr
Mueller report: Trump 'tried to get special counsel fired'
bbc.co.uk
US President Donald Trump tried to get the man appointed to investigate his links to Russia fired, a long-awaited report has revealed.
Robert Mueller
Trump rage tweets at critics of Barr's defense of White House: 'I could have fired everyone'
rawstory.com - Travis Gettys
President Donald Trump has been active on Twitter throughout Thursday the public chewed over the Mueller report, and he gloated over his …
Robert Mueller
Trump repeatedly sought the removal of Robert Mueller
ThinkProgress - Jason Linkins
Republican leaders insisted that Trump would never contemplate firing the special counsel, and repeatedly blocked a bipartisan effort to protect …
Robert Mueller
Trump: ‘I Could Have Fired Anyone’ in Mueller Probe
The Daily Beast
In a tweet Thursday, President Trump declared that he could have fired Special Counsel Robert Mueller and end the investigation into his campaign, …
U.S. Politics
Mueller report documents Sean Spicer and Sarah Sanders lying to press
Vox - Dara Lind
From Comey to Trump Tower, the report documents — without even trying — how easily Trump’s press secretaries lie for him. Donald Trump lies all the time, and his administration officials often end up on
James Comey
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Lied About Details Of James Comey's Firing: Mueller Report
huffpost.com - HuffPost
During a 2017 press conference, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders lied about the circumstances surrounding James Comey’s ouster as …
Sarah Sanders
Sarah Sanders made an important admission to Mueller's team
CNN
A section of the Mueller report says that White House press secretary Sarah Sanders lied when she said people inside the FBI did not like then-FBI director James Comey and that was part of the justification
Sarah Sanders
Sarah Sanders told Mueller’s team she had no basis for her statements about Comey. Watch her make those 2017 claims
POLITICO
Hope Hicks
Hope Hicks thought Trump Jr's emails looked 'really bad' -- and Trump told her to cover them up: Mueller
rawstory.com - Brad Reed
Former Trump White House staffer Hope Hicks encouraged President Donald Trump to authorize the release of Donald Trump Jr.’s emails setting up a …
Trump Tower
Hope Hicks warned Trump that Don Jr.'s emails setting up the Trump Tower meeting were 'really bad', but the president told
INSIDER - Eliza Relman
Hope Hicks, who left her position as White House communications director and top confidante to President Donald Trump early last year, played a …
Trump Tower
5 new details in Mueller’s report about Russian election interference
pbs.org - Nick Schifrin
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s report paints a fuller picture of what he called Russia’s “sweeping and systemic” interference in American …
Bill Clinton
In the Mueller Report, Erik Prince Funds a Covert Effort to Obtain Clinton’s E-mails from a Foreign State
The New Yorker - Jane Mayer
Erik Prince, the billionaire founder of Blackwater, the former private-security company embroiled in controversy surrounding its use of lethal force against civilians in Iraq, makes a strange cameo appearance
Skeleton DNA reveals surprising backgrounds of Crusader soldiers - CNN
CNN
Photos: Ancient finds The famed Easter Island statues, called moai, were originally full-body figures that have been partially covered over the passage of time. They represent important Rapa Nui ancestors
SanDisk
SanDisk’s portable SSDs are way too good to be this affordable
bgr.com - Maren Estrada
There’s only one product line you should even consider if you’re looking for a portable hard drive right now, and it’s the SanDisk Extreme 500 …
U.S. Politics
The Attorney General Said There Was 'No Collusion.' But Trump Associates Still Interacted With Russians More Than 100 Times
TIME - Abigail Abrams
Attorney General William Barr’s message at a press conference Thursday morning was crystal clear: There was “no collusion” between the Russian government and Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign. While Special
Liberal View
Fox News host Shep Smith blasts AG Bill Barr’s spin: ‘We were deceived’
rawstory.com - Bob Brigham
Fox News anchor Shepard Smith on Thursday explained to his audience how voters were “deceived” by Attorney General Bill Barr’s claims about what was …
Politics
Erik Prince financed effort to find Clinton's emails, Mueller report says
CNN - By Marshall Cohen and Eli Watkins, CNN
(CNN) — Security contractor Erik Prince, brother of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, helped finance an effort to obtain Hillary Clinton's deleted emails in 2016, according to the publicly released version
Michael Flynn
Mueller report: Trump, Flynn sought Clinton emails
Axios - Joe Uchill
After requesting Russia release Hillary Clinton's deleted emails in July 2016, then-candidate Donald Trump repeatedly asked Michael Flynn to hunt …
William Barr
Barr hints at potential coordination between Trump campaign and Wikileaks
ThinkProgress - Casey Michel
In a close reading of his statement, Barr leaves the door open to collaboration about the release of stolen Democratic emails, even if it wasn't …