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“This is one of the first times I’ve seen that as an institution, they’re hyperpartisan and willing to do damage.”
They also dispute the US intel community finding that Russia preferred Trump in the 2016 presidential election.
Trump, a restraining order against a porn star named Stormy Daniels, and a secret meeting in the Seychelles with Russians.
Trump has been soft on Russia. That may be changing.
The White House press secretary won’t say if Jeff Sessions is keeping his job.
Hint: You don’t need to worry that much.
Spoiler alert: It’s mostly about Russia.
“This is payback.”
“You don’t just wait here and play defense, you also go out and stop this from happening again,” an expert said.
Robert Mueller has brought over 100 charges against 19 people and three companies.
He’s linked to a data firm under scrutiny in the Trump-Russia probe.
Americans don’t trust Trump, Congress, or Facebook to solve the Russia interference problem.
Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff brought receipts.
It’s more about a desperate attempt at self-preservation than fact-finding.
Trump isn’t an idiot — the cover-up is likely covering up serious wrongdoing.
“This indictment presents only half a picture.”
Russia’s efforts to improve its image at the Olympics are not going well.
Here are the three biggest whoppers from a very long list.
“US intelligence and law enforcement officials cannot protect us against threats if our own commander in chief does not acknowledge such threats.”
“I’ll tell you up front, it is going to happen again.”
The Internet Research Agency spread Russian propaganda during the 2016 election.
“Use any opportunity to criticize Hillary and the rest.”
Richard Pinedo has agreed to cooperate with Mueller.
He will announce the indictments of Russian nationals in US election meddling Friday afternoon.
The Syrian proxy war is heating up.
Dan Coats, the director of national intelligence, assesses that Russia sees the 2018 elections as a “potential target.”
Trump hired the people he now believes are out to get him.
The controversial memo about the FBI and the Trump-Russia investigation, explained.
“I can’t think of a single time any president has done anything like this.”
A former legal spokesperson for Trump allegedly had concerns about possible obstruction of justice.
“If Trump lies during this interview, he will be guilty of a felony.”
“Dowd’s argument is the last refuge of a scoundrel, and it would lead us down a path to despotism.”
Why the collusion story begins with money, not politics.
George Papadopoulos got drunk in May 2016 and told an Australian diplomat the Russians had dirt on Hillary Clinton.
Meet Rod Rosenstein.
“There was this utopian idea that the internet would set us free.”
“A lawyer isn’t a walking cone of silence.”
Accused of widespread doping and cheating, many Russian athletes will lose the chance to compete under their country’s flag.
Trump tweets he fired Michael Flynn because Flynn lied to the vice president and the FBI — which could play into a case of obstruction of justice against him.
9 legal experts on what Flynn’s plea deal means for Trump