It’s been a frequent refrain from Donald Trump ever since it became clear that Russia did indeed attack the 2016 election on his behalf: No big deal; no votes were changed. As Trump declared as recently as March of last year: “(Russia had) no impact on our votes. Certainly there was meddling. Probably there was meddling from […]
Despite President Donald Trump’s repeated denials that he didn’t collude or conspire with Russia during the 2016 election, new evidence uncovered by McClatchy would seem to be the ultimate smoking gun that does indeed tie one of Trump’s closest advisers directly to Russia during the race for the White House. The McClatchy report, which is […]
On New Year’s Day, a new man steps into the role of Secretary of Defense, replacing General James Mattis, who resigned in protest last week over President Trump’s decision to remove all American troops from Syria. Patrick Shanahan will be the acting head of the Defense Department. He’s been serving as Mattis’s deputy, and before that […]
When he made his plea deal with Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Thursday and admitted that he had made contacts with Russia for Donald Trump during the 2016 election, Michael Cohen didn’t just place his former boss in legal and political jeopardy, he also put the president’s children, Don Jr. and Ivanka, under the microscope. […]
For decades, there have been rumors about how Donald Trump has been able to obtain financing for his real estate deals, even when the U.S. and world economies were in a deep recession. How is Trump getting millions when other developers are on the sidelines, desperate for capital? A report from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay […]
Since he was appointed in May of 2017, Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his team of investigators have been busy compiling evidence, interviewing people, and presenting testimony to grand juries that have so far resulted in 35 indictments or guilty pleas. In other words, it’s been a by the books probe with plenty of results. […]
Roger Stone has been a close friend of, lobbyist for, and adviser to Donald Trump for decades. It’s been suggested he’s one of the few people Trump trusts completely. So it should come as no surprise that Stone was one of the key figures in Trump’s 2016 campaign for president. And he may now wind […]
Granted, it’s hard to imagine Donald Trump Jr. looking any more guilty than he already does when it comes to the Russia investigation, but Junior managed to jump to the top of the suspect list with remarks he made during an interview he gave to USA Today. Don Jr., you probably recall, was one of […]
The midterm election is now just a week away, and there are reports the investigation being conducted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller is nearing a conclusion. That means we can expect a lot of activity in the form of indictments and plea agreements beginning on November 7 and continuing through the remainder of the year. […]
Since the investigation being conducted into the 2016 election by Special Counsel Robert Mueller began, many have wondered if perhaps a “smoking gun” would ever be uncovered which conclusively proves that members of the Trump campaign did indeed commit a criminal conspiracy with Russia to elect Donald Trump as president. And now a new report […]