Section: POLITICO – U.S. Edition (USA)
Senate looks to jab Russia
The Senate is on the verge of a bipartisan deal to strengthen sanctions against Russia — throwing an elbow at President Donald Trump, who has dismissed Moscow’s meddling in the 2016 election.Their biggest stumbling block is determining how hard a punch to throw at Russia.Democrats are pushing a harsh plan to let Congress block Trump from...
Comey handed Mueller a fat case file on Trump
James Comey refused to say on Thursday if he believed President Donald Trump obstructed justice. But the ousted FBI director gave Robert Mueller plenty to work with as the special counsel investigates whether the president or his allies committed any crimes.During two riveting hours before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Comey testified Trump...
The Scandal Hiding In Plain Sight
“Perhaps the mystery is a little too plain,” said Dupin.“Oh, good heavens! Who ever heard of such an idea?”“A little too self-evident.”“Ha! ha! ha!—ha! ha! ha!—ho! ho! ho!”–Edgar Allan Poe, The Purloined Letter Today the major networks will all air former FBI director James Comey’s testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee...
White-collar lawyers see opportunity in Trump scandals
The Russia investigations are bad news for President Donald Trump, but they’re a blessing for white-collar lawyers and crisis consultants whose careers are primed to take off as the criminal probes unfold.More than a dozen attorneys and crisis communications specialists have already started working for Trump associates touched by the...
From Watergate to Enron, Mueller’s team brings storied prosecution pedigrees
Special counsel Robert Mueller is assembling a prosecution team with decades of experience going after everything from Watergate to the Mafia to Enron as he digs in for a lengthy probe into possible collusion between Russia and President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign.His first appointments — tapping longtime law firm partner James Quarles...
Strobe Talbott: The Full Transcript
Subscribe to The Global POLITICO on iTunes here. | Subscribe via Stitcher.Glasser: Well, I’m Susan Glasser, and welcome back to The Global POLITICO. Our guest again this week is Strobe Talbott, the president of Brookings, a Russianist of the first order, a Russophile, an author, former deputy secretary of state, and really as close of a...
Trump personal attorney declines congressional Russia probe request
President Donald Trump’s longtime personal attorney has turned down a request to be interviewed and provide documents in the congressional probe into Russian interference into the 2016 election.Michael Cohen, who worked at the Trump Organization until January and remains the president’s private counsel, confirmed Tuesday he would not...
How Congress Could Cripple Robert Mueller
The special prosecutor was convinced that Congress was on the verge of sabotaging his politically charged investigation—one that led straight into the White House and threatened to end with a president’s impeachment. And so he went to lawmakers on Capitol Hill with a plea: Do not grant immunity to witnesses in exchange for their testimony...
Trump’s foreign trip: 5 takeaways
President Donald Trump ended his first overseas trip on a buoyant note Saturday, telling a crowd of American sailors at a naval base in Sicily: “I think we hit a home run.” But aside from closing a $110 billion weapons deal with Saudi Arabia on the first day of his nine-day tour, it wasn’t entirely clear what concrete goals the president...
Kushner’s alleged Russia backchannel attempt would be serious break from protocol
Jared Kushner’s alleged discussions with Russia’s ambassador about potentially establishing backchannel communications during the transition would have been viewed as not only highly improper but possibly even illegal, according to former national security officials.President Donald Trump’s team on Saturday tried to downplay...
