Robert Mueller

Bannon says under White House orders not

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Former Donald Trump advisor Steve Bannon Tuesday refused to answer questions from a congressional committee probing the president's campaign links to Russia, saying he was under orders from the White House not to. Bannon was quizzed voluntarily behind closed doors by the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, the first time he has testified in the probe investigating whether Trump's campaign colluded withRead more

Russia contacts: a sword of Damocles over Trump's head

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Between March and September 2016, members of the campaign team of presidential candidate Donald Trump held a series of meetings with Russian officials and representatives, the timeline of which is now at the center of the investigation by special prosecutor Robert Mueller. Here is the sequences of those contacts as outlined in court documents released on Monday: March 2016: LobbyistRead more

Manafort ordered under house arrest after laundering charges

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A federal judge placed Donald Trump's ex-campaign chairman Paul Manafort under house arrest and ordered him to post a $10 million bond after he pleaded not guilty to charges of money laundering and conspiracy against the United States. Manafort and partner Rick Gates, who was also placed under house arrest and ordered to post a $5 million bond, surrendered toRead more

Speculation rife as first arrest in US Russia probe said near

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Official Washington was abuzz this weekend over reports that a grand jury has charged at least one person stemming from the US probe of Russia’s attempts to tilt the 2016 presidential elections in Donald Trump’s favor. There was no indication, in reporting by CNN that other media later confirmed, of who might be charged or what crimes might be allegedRead more

Special US probe into Russian election meddling gains pace

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US special counsel Robert Mueller has charged at least one person in the sprawling probe over Russian interference in last year's presidential vote, marking the start of a new judicial phase. Details of the first charges as well as the target remain unclear at this stage, but CNN confirmed with several sources briefed on the matter that a federal grandRead more

Mueller seeks interview with ex-White House top aide

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US special prosecutor Robert Mueller is seeking an interview with ousted White House chief of staff Reince Priebus as he expands his probe of Russian interference in the November election, The New York Times reported Sunday. Mueller wants to question current and former senior officials in President Donald Trump's administration about his move to fire FBI director James Comey, inRead more