Ex-Obama Counsel Apologizes for Talking to Trial Witness
The criminal trial of Greg Craig continued Friday with an offbeat start as the former White House counsel spoke up in court for the first time with an apology.
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Trial Kicks Off for Ex-Obama Counsel With Ties to Manafort & Ukraine
Out to safeguard his “sterling reputation,” the government claims, former White House counsel Greg Craig lied about his work on behalf of Ukraine rather than tarnish his long-running career as a top D.C. lawyer by registering as a foreign agent.
Read moreClosed Court Delays Trial of Ex-White House Counsel
Under fire after she barred press and the public from jury selection at the start of trial for former White House counsel Greg Craig, a federal judge agreed Tuesday to restart jury selection with a new 125-person pool.
Read moreJury Selection Kicks Off for Ex-Obama Counsel
Unregistered foreign agents brought down by the same investigation raised similar concerns to no avail, but Greg Craig’s defense team told a federal judge Monday that publicity surrounding former special counsel Robert Mueller’s work will taint the former White House lawyer’s trial.
Read moreHouse Democrats Haul McGahn to Court to Enforce Subpoena
Ramping up pressure on the White House and a key figure in former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, House Democrats asked a federal judge Wednesday to order former White House counsel Don McGahn to testify before Congress.
Read moreRoger Stone to Peek at Still-Secret Material in Mueller Report
Lifting some redactions in the Mueller report for a closed audience, a federal judge agreed Thursday that the materials are necessary to help Roger Stone prepare for his trial on witness tampering and lying to Congress.
Read moreTrump Pick for National Intelligence Director Sparks Recoil
Tapped for Cabinet-level office after his conspicuous criticism of former special counsel Robert Mueller, Representative John Ratcliffe sparked scrutiny this week about his fitness to serve as national intelligence director.
Read moreEyeing Impeachment, House Takes Grand Jury Fight to Court
Interlaced with 76 mentions of impeachment, the House Judiciary Committee asked a federal judge Friday to let them access secret grand jury material from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.
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What’s Next After Mueller? More Lawsuits and Investigations
After months of anticipation, Congress finally heard testimony from former special counsel Robert Mueller. So what now?
Read moreMueller Hurdles Conspiracy Bait, Stings Trump on Wiki-Love
Roundly ignoring conspiracy-theory bait by Republicans, former special counsel closed out his testimony before Congress on Wednesday with pointed criticism of President Donald Trump’s penchant for praising WikiLeaks.
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FBI Director Wray Offers Senate Little Insight on Mueller Report
Confirmed to his posting in July 2017, at the height of tension over the Russia investigation, FBI Director Christopher Wray promised the Senate he would quit if the president ever asked him to engage in illegal activity.
Read moreTensions High as Mueller Faces House Interrogation
An enigmatic but central character in the saga of the Russian meddling in the 2016 election, former special counsel Robert Mueller will go before lawmakers Wednesday to testify about the pattern of obstruction snaking its way through the White House.
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FBI’s Wray Could Offer Preview of Mueller Hearing
FBI Director Christopher Wray’s appearance before a Senate committee could be something of a preview of the intense questioning special counsel Robert Mueller is likely to face in Congress the next day.
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Trump Says He’ll Watch ‘a Little’ of Mueller Testimony
President Trump on Monday feigned indifference to Robert Mueller’s upcoming congressional testimony, an eyebrow-raising claim for a media-obsessed president who has been concerned for months about the potential impact of the former special counsel’s appearance.
Read moreJury Takes Over in Case of Ex-Flynn Business Partner
The case against a business associate of former national security adviser Michael Flynn went to the jury Monday, which will determine whether he illegally lobbied at the direction of Turkey without telling the federal government.
Read moreNadler: Mueller Hearing to Air Evidence of Trump Wrongdoing
The House Judiciary Committee chairman said Sunday that this week’s hearing with Robert Mueller will air “very substantial evidence” of wrongdoing by President Donald Trump and make a public case for impeachment. Republicans pledged sharp questioning of the special counsel about what they see as a “one-sided” Russia investigation.
Read moreWitness in Mueller Probe Faces New Sex Crimes Charges
A witness in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference of the 2016 election, already accused of possessing child pornography, was indicted Friday on charges of transporting a 14-year-old boy from Europe to Washington, D.C. for sex.
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Democrats Fine-Tune Their Questions for Robert Mueller
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee who will question former special counsel Robert Mueller next week plan to focus on a narrow set of episodes laid out in his report, to direct Americans’ attention to what they see as the most egregious examples of President Donald Trump’s conduct.
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Roger Stone Hit With Sweeping Social-Media Gag Order
Imposing a social-media blackout on the president’s longtime supporter, a federal judge opted to deal with Roger Stone’s gag-order defiance Tuesday as she would a disobedient middle schooler.
Read moreSpecial Counsel Robert Mueller’s Hearing Could Be Delayed
House Democrats are considering a delay of special counsel Robert Mueller’s high-profile hearing next week because of concerns over the short length of the scheduled hearings before two committees.
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