Paul Manafort intentionally lied to investigators and a federal grand jury in the special counsel in the Russia probe, a judge ruled Wednesday. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson was another loss for the former Trump campaign chairman, who faces years in prison in two separate criminal cases stemming from special counsel […]
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election is close to wrapping up, Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker said Monday. “I’ve been fully briefed on the investigation and I look forward to Director Mueller delivering the final report,” he said at a press conference. “Right now the investigation is […]
The first criminal charges in the long-running FBI investigation into the Philadelphia region’s largest Electricians union local were revealed Monday, as a New Jersey electrical contractor with extensive ties to labor leader John Dougherty admitted to unlawfully providing thousands of dollars in benefits to an unnamed union leader. George Peltz, owner of MJK Electrical, pleaded […]
In two major developments this week, President Donald Trump has been labeled in the parlance of criminal investigations as a major subject of interest, complete with an opaque legal code name: “Individual 1.” New evidence from two separate fronts of special counsel Robert Mueller III’s investigation casts fresh doubts on Trump’s version of key events […]
Former Donald Trump fixer Michael Cohen, best known for his involvement in paying off por star Stormy Daniels in connection with a nondisclosure agreement in connection with an alleged sexual liaison with Donald Trump, is in federal court this morning where he is expected to plead guilty to lying to Congress about the Russia investigation. […]
The incoming chairman of the House Intelligence Committee this week said that when the new Congress is seated in January, Democrats plan to scrutinize whether President Trump abused his authority by taking adverse action against retail giant Amazon and two of his bitter left-leaning media rivals: CNN and The Washington Post. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., […]
The move to replace Sessions with Matt Whitaker, who has been openly critical of the special counsel, comes as the White House prepares written answers to questions from special counsel Robert Mueller. As acting attorney general, Whitaker also now takes over Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s role in overseeing the special counsel probe, which seems […]
