Friday’s appeals court decision said the internal Justice Department memo noted that Special Counsel Robert Mueller ‘had declined to accuse President Trump of obstructing justice but also had declined to exonerate him.’
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Read the report: Senate Intelligence panel finds Russia interfered in 2016 election on behalf of Trump
The Senate panel described its report, totaling more than 1,300 pages, as “the most comprehensive description to date of Russia’s activities and the threat they posed.”
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Michael Flynn case to be reheard by full federal appeals court in D.C.
The unusual case involving President Trump’s former national security adviser is testing the limits of the judiciary’s power to check the executive branch.
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Barr defends aggressive federal response to protests
The hearing marks the attorney general’s first appearance before the House Judiciary Committee, bringing him face-to-face with a panel that is holding hearings on what Democrats say is politicization of the Justice Department under his watch.
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Justice Department will drop criminal prosecution of Michael Flynn
Prosecutors for the last 3 years had maintained that Trump’s first national security adviser lied to the FBI about his conversations with the Russian ambassador in a January 2017 interview.
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House is entitled to see secret testimony from Mueller probe, court rules
The practical implications of the ruling are unclear because the Senate impeachment trial over the president’s interactions with Ukraine ended weeks ago in an acquittal.
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House investigating whether Trump lied to Mueller
The House Judiciary Committee is seeking grand jury testimony and other details redacted from the public version of the investigation.
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Stone lied ‘because the truth looked bad for Donald Trump,’ prosecutor says
Stone’s trial is the last case filed by special counsel Robert Mueller in his investigation of Russian interference in the presidential campaign.
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DOJ appeals order to release Mueller grand jury materials to House
The department said in a court filing Monday morning that it would be “irreparably harmed” without a stay.
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The View From Here: Disinformation on wheels
As the 2020 campaign season starts, be on the lookout for messages aimed at fueling distraction and division.