Two years and $30,000,000. That’s what the Russian collusion nothing-burger cost. Robert Mueller concluded his investigation and turned his final report into Attorney General Barr. While we haven’t seen the report yet, we have seen the Attorney General’s summary, stating there was no evidence of collusion. This is substantiated by Mueller’s statement that the investigation…
Chuck Ross Democrats and the media will face a “reckoning” if special counsel Robert Mueller finds no evidence of collusion involving the Trump campaign, ABC News’ Terry Moran argued in a panel discussion Sunday. “How big a deal is it if they don’t find collusion for the president?” ABC “This Week” host Martha Raddatz asked…
Hanna Bogorowski on January 4, 2019 Newly elected Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar posted a list of celebratory firsts and records Thursday on Twitter, but Republican Michigan Rep. Justin Amash pointed out one falsehood. Omar, the first Somali-American elected to U.S. Congress, wrote “The #116thCongress has SO much to be proud of” before listing several broken…
Eighteen months into Robert Mueller’s investigation into possible collusion between Russia and Donald Trump to influence the U.S. presidential election, the probe has produced several indictments and induced several guilty pleas. Paul Manafort was convicted of tax fraud and bank fraud this past September for incidents unrelated to the 2016 campaign. George Papadopoulos and General…
Chuck Ross on October 30, 2018 The special counsel’s office reportedly interviewed former White House strategist Steve Bannon on Friday. Mueller’s team asked Bannon about any contacts between Roger Stone and the Trump campaign, according to The Washington Post. The report indicates that Mueller is speeding up his investigation of Stone. The special counsel’s office…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Kevin Daley Supreme Court Reporter Ty Cobb, the hard-hitting litigator President Donald Trump retained to coordinate his personal team of lawyers inside the White House, doesn’t mince words. In his first public remarks since joining the administration, Cobb told The National Law Journal’s Katelyn Polantz that his courage and deep-seated sense…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley President Donald Trump’s legal team is reportedly exploring the scope of the president’s constitutional pardon powers, as special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe has reportedly expanded to include Trump’s personal finances. The Washington Post, citing two unnamed individuals familiar with internal discussions, reports that the president’s lawyers are…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Nick Givas Special counsel Robert Mueller is now investigating whether or not former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort laundered money, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The WSJ cites “a person familiar with the matter” as their source and claims Congress is also investigating Manafort for laundering funds. The Treasury Department…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley Robert Mueller, special counsel for the inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, has assembled a small but lethal task force of prosecutors for the monumental task of investigating President Donald Trump. A spate of new hires by the special counsel has concentrated the country’s top prosecutorial talent in…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Nick Givas Joe Scarborough went after former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Friday for tweeting several statements about Robert Mueller, calling the Department of Justice special counsel a member of the “deep state.” WPost headline"Trump's actions now a focus now a focus of Mueller…