Section: US & Canada
Trump welcomes Baltic leaders as Russian tension boils
President Donald Trump is welcoming the heads of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to the White House on Tuesday, setting up a likely contentious conversation about Russia as tension between the country and the United States have ratcheted up in recent weeks. The leaders — Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid, Latvian President Raimonds Vējonis and...
Mueller has been investigating Paul Manafort for collusion for months, memo reveals
As it turns out, special counsel Robert Mueller has been investigating Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort for “collusion” for months. Manafort has already been charged with a slew of financial crimes, including money laundering and tax fraud, as a result of the Russia probe. But he’s been trying to get those charges...
Dutch lawyer Alex van der Zwaan becomes first person sentenced in Trump–Russia investigation
On Tuesday, Dutch attorney Alex van der Zwaan received a sentence of 30 days in jail and a fine of $20,000 for making false statements in relation to the investigation being directed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Van der Zwaan was the fourth person to plead guilty in the Trump–Russia investigation, admitting in federal court that he had made...
Alexander van der Zwaan is going to jail for lying to Mueller’s Russia probe
A Dutch lawyer tied to Paul Manafort gets 30 days in jail and a fine of $20,000. Alexander van der Zwaan, a Dutch lawyer who pleaded guilty to lying to special counsel Robert Mueller’s team, was sentenced to 30 days in jail Tuesday morning. He’s the first person charged in Mueller’s investigation into the Trump campaign’s...
Mueller just confirmed he was investigating Manafort for collusion with Russia
He was authorized to probe whether Manafort worked with Russian government officials to interfere with the presidential election. Special counsel Robert Mueller was appointed last May to oversee the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Since then, though, he’s charged former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort...
Dutch attorney gets 30 days in first sentence for Mueller probe
Special counsel Robert Mueller obtained the first sentence in his high-profile investigation Tuesday, as a Dutch attorney who admitted to lying to investigators was ordered into federal custody for 30 days. Former Skadden Arps associate Alex van der Zwaan, 33, pleaded guilty in February to lying to FBI agents about his contacts with former Trump...
Rosenstein specifically told Mueller to look into Manafort, gave investigation additional authority
Court filings have revealed that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has even broader authority than the already extensive power granted by Rod Rosenstein to investigate the Trump campaign “and any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation.” In an August 2, 2017 memo, Rosenstein gave the special counsel authority to investigate...
Mueller authorized by DOJ to investigate alleged Manafort collusion with Russian government
Watch Video WASHINGTON DC — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told special counsel Robert Mueller in a classified August 2, 2017, memo that he should investigate allegations that President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was “colluding with Russian government officials” to interfere in the 2016 presidential...
Playbook: ‘THE TRUMP SLUMP’
BREAKING OVERNIGHT … CNN’S KATELYN POLANTZ: “Mueller authorized by DOJ to investigate alleged Manafort collusion with Russian government”: “Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told special counsel Robert Mueller in a classified August 2, 2017, memo that he should investigate allegations that President Donald Trump’s former campaign...
Trump to Meet Baltic Leaders as Tension with Russia Escalates
U.S. President Donald Trump and leaders of Baltic states are set to discuss how to strengthen security, business, trade, energy, and cultural partnerships between the United States and these three NATO allies when they meet Tuesday at the White House. The White House says Trump and the leaders of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will also highlight...
