William Barr, in his confirmation hearing Tuesday, also disclosed having discussed special counsel Robert Mueller with Trump during a meeting in 2017 when Barr declined to join Trump’s legal team.
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Trump denies working for Russia, calls past FBI officials ‘dirty cops’
The president responds to a report that the FBI opened an investigation into whether he was working for Russia after he fired director James Comey and before the special counsel was appointed.
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Trump’s AG nominee says it’s ‘vitally important’ Mueller be allowed to finish Russia investigation
William Barr, in prepared remarks, also said that the findings of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation be disclosed to Congress and the public.
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Trump condemns report that FBI probed whether he had been working on behalf of Russia
He objects to a pair of startling newspaper headlines and says he’s been tougher on Russia than ‘the last three or four presidents.’
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Mainers take to ‘anxiety baking’ to cope in uncertain times
With bad news coming from seemingly every corner – Washington, Wall Street, the environment – some breadmaking, cooking and consuming food is in order.
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Another View: Emerging details bolster collusion case against Trump campaign
The biggest news is that a court filing has revealed that Paul Manafort shared polling data with Russia.
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FBI reportedly probed whether Trump secretly worked for Russia
The New York Times says law enforcement officials were so concerned by the president’s behavior in the days after he fired James Comey that they investigated whether he was a potential threat to national security.
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Russian lawyer involved in Trump Tower meeting charged in separate case
Natalia Veselnitskaya has been charged with obstruction of justice in a money-laundering investigation.
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Marc A. Thiessen: From Kim to Kavanaugh, Trump had year of successes
2018 was a productive year for the president, who also stood firm against Iran and Russia.
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Dana Milbank: White House escapees offer similar plea – don’t blame me
Those who disagreed with the Trump madness had an obligation to resign without delay, or at least to speak out – not to wash their hands of responsibility after the fact.