There was a time not so long ago when Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) was one of the harshest critics of Donald Trump. When others were only too happy to carry water for the Trump administration, Graham called out the president, especially on the issue of Russia. As recently as July, right after Trump’s summit in […]
Would it surprise you to know that one of the main links between Russia and the Trump campaign runs directly through the Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos? A report from Dexter Filkins of The New Yorker lays out an intricate tale of how a Russian bank controlled by a close friend of Russian President Vladimir […]
Since the completion of the Mueller probe, talk has begun once again regarding the president possibly getting ready to start handing out pardons to those caught up in the Russia investigation or other probes that have been initiated as a result of Mueller’s work. Let’s be clear: A president has far-reaching power in the area […]
Could it be that the reason top Republicans are so reluctant to say anything about the high crimes and misdemeanors allegedly committed by President Donald Trump be due to the fact that those very same GOP lawmakers are compromised when it comes to the matter of Russia and Vladimir Putin? Richard Painter, who served as the […]
The question of whether a sitting president can be indicted has never actually been litigated in court, but there is a Department of Justice memo which would seem to suggest it goes against DOJ policy. Specifically, a DOJ memo written in 2000 states: “A necessity to defend a criminal trial and to attend court in […]
It’s Donald Trump’s favorite line when he’s asked about the 2016 election and ongoing Russia investigation being conducted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller: No collusion. He tweets it endlessly and uses it almost as a punchline when a reporter asks him a question regarding Russigate. But based on what former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe […]
There’s what can best be called a sort of political parlor game taking place in Washington these days, and it focuses on one question: Who will Robert Mueller indict next? Thanks in large part to the report issued by the House Intelligence Committee last April, along with some stellar reporting from an NBC correspondent, we […]
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election proceeds and appears to be drawing ever closer to the president himself. Not long ago, former Assistant Attorney General Jimmy Gurulé, who served in the George W. Bush administration, was a guest on The 11th Hour With Brian Williams. Gurulé was asked what specific charges he […]
Since the investigation into the 2016 election by Special Counsel Robert Mueller began, there’s been no leaking from his team of prosecutors and absolute silence from Mueller himself. That can be frustrating when you want to know what progress is being made on the case, but that’s how things have to be in order to […]
Back in August 2018, when the Russia investigation brought us a guilty verdict for 2016 Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and a guilty plea from Trump’s former attorney/fixer Michael Cohen, we heard absolutely nothing from Vice President Mike Pence. He didn’t send out any relevant tweets and made no public comments or speeches where he […]