Section: TPM (USA)
Former Obama White House Counsel Greg Craig Indicted For Lying To DOJ
D.C. federal prosecutors indicted former White House counsel Greg Craig on two charges of making false statements to the Justice Department on Thursday, in a spin-off from a case that began during special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Craig is accused of concealing information from and making false statements to the Justice...
Ex-Obama WH Counsel Expects To Be Indicted This Week
The former White House counsel for President Obama’s administration, Greg Craig, expects he will be indicted as early as Thursday, The Wall Street Journal reported. Craig is expected to be indicted for making false statements to the Justice Department over work he did in Ukraine in 2012, people familiar with the situation told the WSJ....
Prosecutors Call Patten ‘Valuable Resource’ In Ongoing Criminal Probes
International political consultant W. Samuel Patten has been a “valuable resource” in his cooperation with multiple criminal investigations, prosecutors said in a Monday sentencing memorandum. In the filing, D.C. federal prosecutors continued the practice of special counsel Robert Mueller, who referred the case, and declined to recommend a...
DC Lobbyist Who Cooperated With Mueller Asks For Probation On Foreign Lobbying Charge
International political consultant W. Samuel Patten asked for a sentence of no jail time in a Monday court filing, arguing that his extensive cooperation with the government and remorse for his crimes warranted a probationary sentence. Patten, who pleaded guilty to an illegal foreign lobbying charge and a charge of lying to Congress in August...
Trump Continues To Complain That NATO Allies Don’t Spend Enough On Defense
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump praised NATO countries for increasing their financial contributions to the Western alliance, but he hounded them to pay even more, saying America still shoulders a disproportionate share of the cost of protecting Europe. The president met Tuesday with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, who was in...
Ukraine Presidential Vote Begins Under Bribe Claim Cloud
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Voters in Ukraine are casting ballots in a presidential election Sunday after a campaign that produced a comedian with no political experience as the front-runner and allegations of voter bribery. Opinion polls have shown Volodymyr Zelenskiy who stars in a TV sitcom about a teacher who becomes president after a video of him...
Barr Letter Leaves GOPers With Room To Spin And Spread Conspiracy Theories
As the country waits for more information from the Mueller report, Attorney General Bill Barr’s letter is allowing Trumpworld to claim frothy-mouthed vindication, as the Justice Department plods through the report to redact and remove confidential information. Sparse on detail but heavy on conclusions, the Barr letter has given Republicans...
CNN: Prosecutors Close To Charging Obama White House Counsel Greg Craig
Prosecutors in Washington D.C. are close to charging Greg Craig, the Obama White House Counsel whose work for Ukraine ensnared him in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, CNN reported Thursday. Craig’s case has taken a complicated path, according to CNN, from an initial referral by the D.C.-based Mueller investigation to...
Reports: Robert Mueller Submits Russia Probe Report To The Attorney General
Special counsel Robert Mueller has submitted his report on his Russia investigation to Attorney General Bill Barr, according to reports by CNN, NBC and the Los Angeles Times. The submission signals the winding down of a sprawling investigation that has resulted in more than three dozen people charged and at least five guilty pleas since Mueller...
Questions Surround Miami Massage Mogul’s Role In Trump Photo Ops
Two Chinese-born tech executives managed to pose for pictures with Trump at a paid dinner, possibly thanks to a deal with a South Florida massage magnate, the Miami Herald reported Thursday. Li “Cindy” Yang reportedly ran a business that offered to link Chinese executives with President Trump and other Republican notables. But one December 2017...
