In August, month, it was reported that President Trump was deeply concerned his son, Don Jr., might have serious legal exposure because he had agreed to meet with Russian operatives at Trump Tower back in June of 2016: “Trump has been concerned for months now that the Mueller probe could reach his family, and potentially […]
Just last month, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Dan Coats warned that Russia would indeed be trying to interfere with the upcoming midterm election, commenting: “We continue to see a pervasive messaging campaign by Russia to try to weaken and divide the United States. The President has specifically directed us to make the matter of […]
It would appear that much like it was in Watergate, the big question in the Russia probe will be: What did the president know, and when did he know it? But another question that is already being asked by investigators on the Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team involves Vice President Mike Pence: What did he […]
On Monday morning, for a few tense minutes, it seemed like Donald Trump was about to exercise a show of presidential power by summoning Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to the White House and having Chief of Staff John Kelly fire Rosenstein as the first step of shutting down the Russia investigation being conducted by […]
When it was first reported that Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner, and former Trump campaign chairman had a meeting at Trump Tower in June of 2016 with Russian nationals who have connections to the Kremlin — including a former Russian intelligence officer — the White House tried to downplay the entire matter, suggesting the meeting […]
Anytime the investigation being conducted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller is mentioned, someone will inevitably bring up the so-called “wild card”: But what if President Trump starts handing out pardons? Wouldn’t that mean that all of Mueller’s hard work had been for nothing? Perhaps, but as Politico noted recently, the plea deal recently made by former […]
When he entered his guilty plea in a Manhattan court in late August, Michael Cohen — who served as an attorney and “fixer” for Donald Trump over the course of a decade — agreed to cooperate with Special Counsel Robert Mueller in exchange for consideration when he’s sentenced on charges of tax fraud, false statements to […]
Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has been in the news a lot lately as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee because his committee is now in the middle of a battle over the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to be the next associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. Over the past couple of weeks, Grassley […]
Here’s a bit of presidential history you may not be aware of: Both Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton had one charge in common when articles of impeachment were drawn up against them, and that charge was obstruction of justice. Obstruction of justice is also on the table with Donald Trump, and there’s certainly ample evidence […]
It’s been said that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is one of the craftiest and most skilled political figures in Washington. Considering that he’s now in charge of the Senate, it’s hard to argue that point. But there are things about McConnell’s actions (and inactions) when it comes to the matter of the Russian […]