Section: US & Canada
Amid Controversy, Putin Unveils Monument To Victims Of Political Repression
Amid controversy over his own methods of maintaining control over Russia, President Vladimir Putin has unveiled a memorial dedicated to victims of Soviet-era government repression and said the years of suffering at the hands of the state must never be forgotten. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Chechen accused of plotting to kill Putin wounded in Ukraine
A Ukrainian lawmaker says a Chechen man sought by Russia on charges of involvement in a botched plot to kill President Vladimir Putin has been wounded in an ambush near the Ukrainian capital. …read more Source: FOX...
Robert Mueller Is Just Getting Started
With the release of his first indictments and a surprise plea deal on Monday morning, Special Counsel Robert Mueller sketched a partial outline of his team’s investigation into Russian electoral meddling and took control of a news narrative that had been increasingly dominated by his conservative critics.Legal experts said the court filings...
Manafort’s Lawyer Calls Charges Against Him ‘Ridiculous’
A lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort said that charges against his client were “ridiculous” and stressed there was “no evidence” of collusion with the Russians. Speaking after Manafort pleaded not guilty in a federal court hearing on October 30, attorney Kevin Downing said...
What the Manafort and Papadopoulos indictments tell us about Mueller’s strategy
Monday’s big news revealed Mueller’s strategy: treat the Trump campaign like the mafia. Monday’s big Russia-related news shows that special counsel Robert Mueller is treating his probe into election collusion like a mob case — with President Donald Trump potentially playing the role of Al Capone. Early on Monday morning, FBI...
Ex-Trump campaign chief Manafort masterminded career of Ukraine politician Yanukovych
Manafort indicted by federal grand jury on 12 charges including ‘conspiracy against the United States’ …read more Source: The Globe and...
Manafort pleads not guilty to conspiracy and money laundering charges
Paul Manafort and his business partner Rick Gates pleaded not guilty Monday to a 12-count indictment charging them with making tens of millions of dollars while secretly working for the Ukrainian government and then hiding the money from the U.S. government. President Trump’s former campaign manager and his “right-hand man” Gates did not...
5 things we learned from Robert Mueller’s indictment of Paul Manafort
Mueller is trying to flip the former top Trump adviser against the president. The first big indictment in the Trump-Russia investigation has nothing to do with the president himself or with his campaign’s possible collusion with Russia in the 2016 election. Instead, special counsel Robert Mueller’s 31-page indictment against former...
5 things we learned from Robert Mueller’s indictment of Paul Manafort
Mueller is trying to flip the former top Trump adviser against the president. The first big indictment in the Trump-Russia investigation has nothing to do with the president himself or with his campaign’s possible collusion with Russia in the 2016 election. Instead, special counsel Robert Mueller’s 31-page indictment against former...
Manafort, Gates Plead Not Guilty To All Counts In Alleged Money Laundering Scheme
Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, former aides to the Donald Trump campaign, pleaded not guilty on Monday to all 12 counts handed down against them late last week in an indictment that alleged a vast money-laundering scheme. Manafort and Gates were indicted on a wide range of charges, including conspiracy to launder money, acting as an unregistered...
