Though most of the heat and light in the Russia investigation has been focused on President Trump, Rachel Maddow pointed out on her show recently that others are also under the microscope as Special Counsel Robert Mueller continues his probe into the matter. Maddow began by taking a look at the testimony of Donald Trump Jr. before […]
The investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election continues to move forward on multiple fronts, and it now sounds as if a former top associate in the Trump campaign may be on the verge of facing numerous criminal counts, according to a report from The Washington Post. The Post quotes Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal, a member of the […]
Though they don’t often say it out loud, most Republicans wouldn’t exactly mind if President Trump did wind up being forced from office as a result of the Russia scandal. Many of them feel that Vice President Pence would be a better head of state and more in tune with the issues that matter most […]
President Trump has repeatedly maintained that he has no business interests or financial ties to Russia in an attempt to give the appearance there’s no way he could be manipulated into helping Russia in order to financially benefit himself. But just this week we learned that Trump was pursuing a deal which would have resulted in the building […]
If perhaps Vice President Mike Pence was quietly waiting for the impeachment of President Trump so he could become head of state, a law professor said Friday evening that a new memo suggests Pence himself may now be in jeopardy of being impeached, too. Law professor Jed Shugerman of Fordham University told MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell that […]
As Robert Mueller’s investigation into the matter of whether or not members of the Trump campaign colluded with Russia during the 2016 election gains steam, one Republican in the House is already working behind the scenes to try and kill all federal funding for the probe. Florida Congressman Ron DeSantis has crafted an amendment to upcoming budget legislation […]
In the months ahead, as the investigation into President Trump’s possible collusion with Russia intensifies, chances are good that one name you’ll be hearing a lot of is Felix Sater. Sater has done numerous business deals with Trump over the years, and is alleged to have ties to various organized crime organizations in the United States and […]
Not long after Robert Mueller was appointed to be special counsel in the Trump-Russia matter, the acting director of the FBI, Andrew McCabe informed many of the top-level managers in the agency that they would more than likely be possible witnesses in the investigation of whether or not President Trump committed obstruction of justice. While […]
Washington was abuzz with chatter this week as a report in the the Wall Street Journal revealed that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has impaneled a grand jury as part of his ongoing investigation into the Russia matter. But on Friday, a new revelation in the Russia probe seemed to suggest that not only is Mueller looking into President […]
These are desperate, paranoid times at the White House. As multiple investigations of possible collusion with Russia branch out and grand juries meet to issue subpoenas, President Trump and his advisers are searching for something (anything!) they can use as a talking point. A perfect example was offered by White House adviser Kellyanne Conway when […]