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Corey Lewandowski Confirmed ‘Impeachable Conduct’ In Mueller Report, Says Justin Amash

The New York Times reports that Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, testified before the House Judiciary Committee, led by New York Democrat Jerry Nadler, as they began conducting an impeachment inquiry on Tuesday. According to the report, Lewandowski confirmed that Trump asked him to pressure Attorney General Jeff Sessions to restrict the scope […]

By Tyler MacDonald | 4y ago

Robert Mueller’s Russia Probe Cost $32 Million, Justice Department Says

It’s official. The cost of the two-year special counsel investigation into President Donald Trump’s part in Russia’s election interference has been tallied up to a whopping $32 million. The first 16 months of the probe cost $25.2 million in total, according to CNN. The report, which was released Friday by the Department of Justice, shows […]

By Andrea Macdonald | 4y ago

Donald Trump Tells Students That The Constitution Gives Him The ‘Right To Do Whatever I Want’

President Donald Trump appeared before thousands of conservative teens and young adults at a summit on Tuesday where he falsely said that the Constitution gives him unlimited authority. Trump delivered that message during an 80-minute speech where he addressed the Turning Point USA Teen Student Action Summit in Washington, according to The Washington Post. The […]

By Andrea Macdonald | 4y ago

7 Out Of 10 Americans Say That A Sitting President Should Be Subject To Criminal Charges

A majority of Americans say that a sitting president should be subject to criminal charges, according to the results of a new poll conducted by Quinnipiac University. Ever since the Mueller report first saw the light of day, a debate has raged on whether the special counsel investigation holds Donald Trump guilty of any illegal […]

By Mohit Priyadarshi | 4y ago

AG Barr Agrees To Turn Over Mueller’s Evidence Of Trump’s Alleged Obstruction

On Monday, just one day before the House of Representatives votes on holding Attorney General Bill Barr in criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to hand over the unredacted Mueller report and its materials, as The Inquisitr reported, Barr caved and agreed to provide the House Judiciary Committee with the full report. The New York […]

By Tyler MacDonald | 4y ago

It Begins: Mueller Report Hearings Start This Week In The House

Democrats in the House of Representatives have just scheduled a series of hearings about special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 election, The Associated Press reports. Hearings are scheduled to begin starting this week. House Democrats have indicated a desire to increase the pace of the investigation, potentially creating what House […]

By Josh West | 4y ago

Hillary Clinton Talks Mueller Report, Blasts Americans Who Want To Move On From It

On Saturday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton discussed Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s findings, The Associated Press reports. The 2016 Democratic presidential candidate said that the two volumes of Mueller’s final report — the first one being about Russian election interference, and the second one being about potential obstruction of justice by Donald Trump — […]

By Damir Mujezinovic | 4y ago

House Democrats To Vote On Holding William Barr In Contempt Over Mueller Report

Attorney General William Barr will face the possibility of being held in contempt next week as House Democrats announced a June 11 vote to decide the matter. The contempt of Congress vote comes on the heels of Barr’s failure to comply with a congressional subpoena over in the aftermath of Robert Mueller’s report. Former White […]

By Ryan Ledendecker | 4y ago

‘Filibustered And Unfiltered’: Theater Volunteers Stage 24-Hour Dramatic Reading Of Mueller Report

This weekend in Queens, New York, the Mueller Report will be read in its entirety by local theater groups, Business Insider reports. The report, which details the findings of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, is 448 pages long and will take about 24 hours for the performers to […]

By Josh West | 4y ago

Donald Trump Reportedly Lashed Out At Mueller’s Press Conference Because He Had Never Actually Read The Report

There could be a good reason that Donald Trump seemed so put off and lashed out at Robert Mueller’s press conference this week, a New York Times writer says — Trump may not have actually read the report. Despite the president frequently repeating a refrain of “no collusion, no obstruction” in response to the release […]

By Nathan Francis | 4y ago

Every GOP Lawmaker To Receive A Paper Copy Of The Mueller Report, Highlighted And Hand-Delivered

A Republican group wants to make it very easy for their party to read and digest the contents of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian meddling in the 2016 elections, The Hill reports. The group, Republicans for the Rule of Law, announced on Thursday that they will be hand-delivering copies of Mueller’s report to […]

By Josh West | 4y ago

Democrats Dial Up Pressure On Robert Mueller To Testify

Even though Robert Mueller made it clear in his surprise Wednesday morning press conference that he prefers to avoid any additional appearances on Capitol Hill about his two-year investigation into President Donald Trump, a growing number of Democrats would like him to reconsider. For Democrats, Mueller’s press conference left many unanswered questions — questions that […]

By Ryan Ledendecker | 4y ago

Robert Mueller Says Investigation Would Not Have Charged President Trump Regardless Of Findings

After two years, special counsel Robert Mueller broke his silence on his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 general election and whether his team found evidence that President Donald Trump obstructed justice by attempting to impede the investigation. Although Mueller said that he does not want to testify to Congress — as Democrats have […]

By Tyler MacDonald | 4y ago

An Open Letter To Robert Mueller Urges The Special Counsel To Step Forward

Despite Robert Mueller’s insistence in behaving in a manner outside of traditional partisan politics, continuing to avoid testifying publicly would, in fact, be an “intensely political decision,” according to an open letter directed to Mueller published by Washington Monthly. “Robert Mueller deserves some props for trying to be a consummate professional, avoiding political theater and […]

By Josh West | 4y ago

Justin Amash Presents Case For Donald Trump’s Impeachment, Says His Actions Were ‘Inherently Corrupt’

After expressing his support for the impeachment of President Donald Trump on Saturday and continuing to delve into his opinion Monday, as The Inquisitr reported, Republican Congressman Justing Amash took to Twitter on Thursday to lay out a more detailed case for his position. The Libertarian-leaning attorney by trade says that Robert Mueller’s report describes […]

By Tyler MacDonald | 4y ago

Justin Amash Continues To Blast Donald Trump, Support Impeachment On Twitter

On Saturday, Republican Representative Justin Amash’s 13-tweet thread made him the first Republican lawmaker to support President Donald Trump’s impeachment, per The Inquisitr. Now, following Trump’s claims that he is a “total lightweight” and a “loser,” Amash appears to be doubling down on his criticism. Amash — who isn’t ruling out a potential 2020 presidential […]

By Tyler MacDonald | 4y ago

George Conway Breaks Down Donald Trump’s Criticism Of Justin Amash, First Republican To Call For Impeachment

After Donald Trump blasted Justin Amash, the first Republican to call for his impeachment as a “total lightweight” on Twitter, attorney George Conway couldn’t resist the temptation to provide a “lie-by-lie” breakdown of Trump’s tweets, according to Newsweek. Trump came down heavily on Amash for becoming the first Republican to call for his impeachment. The […]

By Mohit Priyadarshi | 4y ago

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates Says Case Isn’t Closed On Russian Interference

On Sunday, former defense secretary Robert Gates criticized Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s call for the United States to move on from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 elections, arguing that the issue remains an important one, The Washington Post reports. McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, ultimately declared “case closed” […]

By Josh West | 4y ago

Confirmed: Robert Mueller ‘Is Going To Testify’

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Representative Adam Schiff confirmed on Sunday that Special Counsel Robert Mueller will indeed testify, ABC News reports. Schiff, a Democrat from California, made the statement during an appearance on ABC’s This Week. During his appearance on the show, the congressman stressed the importance of the American people hearing from Mueller with […]

By Josh West | 4y ago

Trump Moves To Block Release Of Full Mueller Report, Using Executive Privilege

The battle for the full release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential elections has yet to stop, and President Donald Trump just made a move that looks to prolong it even further. As PBS reports, the White House announced on Wednesday that Trump is asserting executive privilege […]

By Tyler MacDonald | 4y ago

Donald Trump Would Be Facing Multiple Felony Charges If He Weren’t President, Says A Group Of Lawyers

Donald Trump would be facing multiple felony charges of obstruction of justice if he weren’t president, a group of lawyers reportedly told the Justice Department. As Yahoo! News reports, 417 attorneys — some of whom are current Justice Department officials — are signatories to an open letter that claims that any other person would have […]

By Aaron Homer | 4y ago

Kamala Harris Requests Investigation Into ‘President’s Henchman’ William Barr

California Senator Kamala Harris made headlines last week as she aggressively grilled Attorney General William Barr about his handling of the delivery of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on his investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Harris is now requesting that Barr be investigated based on what she describes as troubling answers to […]

By Josh West | 4y ago

Democrats Ask State Bar Associations To Conduct ‘Professional Review’ Of Attorney General William Barr

Democratic Representatives Kathleen Rice of New York and Ted Lieu of California have requested that the bar associations of Virginia and Washington, D.C., open a “professional review” of Attorney General William Barr, Law and Crime reports. The request was made in a joint letter to each association in response to Barr’s handling of Special Counsel […]

By Josh West | 4y ago

House Intel Chairman Adam Schiff: Trump ‘Betrays Our National Security’ With Putin Conversation

President Donald Trump drew fire this week as he admitted, via Twitter, that he had discussed Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 elections with none other than Russian President Vladimir Putin, as Newsweek reports. “We discussed Trade, Venezuela, Ukraine, North Korea, Nuclear Arms Control and even the ‘Russian Hoax.’ Very […]

By Josh West | 4y ago

William Barr Refuses To Return For Second Day Of Questioning, May Be Cited For Contempt OF Congress

Attorney General William Barr told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that he will not return to the Capitol on Thursday for a scheduled hearing before the House Judiciary Committee, USA Today is reporting. Following a contentious day of questions during which he was asked to resign, repeatedly accused of lying, and repeatedly accused of […]

By Aaron Homer | 4y ago

Jerrold Nadler’s Stern Warning To William Barr: ‘The Witness Is Not Going To Tell The Committee’ How To Run It

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler warned Attorney General William Barr that he would be left facing the consequences if he failed to acquiesce to the demands made by the committee, according to The Hill. Congressional Democrats have been massively critical of Barr for his handling of the Mueller report. As a result, the House […]

By Mohit Priyadarshi | 4y ago

Barack Obama Takes Veiled Shot At Trump: ‘Leaders Who Feed Fear Typically Are Also Ones Who Avoid Facts’

Barack Obama appeared to take aim at Donald Trump in a discussion this weekend, saying that “leaders who feed fear typically are also ones who avoid facts” during an event honoring the memory of Nelson Mandela. The event took place in Washington on Saturday, just miles from where the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was being […]

By Nathan Francis | 4y ago

Donald Trump Would Be Charged On Multiple Counts Of Obstruction If He Were Not President, Legal Experts Say

Donald Trump would already be facing multiple counts of obstruction of justice if he were not president, legal experts say. Former U.S. attorney Mimi Rocah and federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti conducted an analysis of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report for The Daily Beast, noting that there is strong evidence to show that he obstructed […]

By Nathan Francis | 4y ago

Mueller Report Didn’t Entice Trump 2020 GOP Challengers As Expected

Although many expected the Mueller report to be a political game changer that pushed more GOP contenders to challenge President Donald Trump in the 2020 election, former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld remains the only Republican that has entered the race. Per ABC News, the anti-Trump Republicans who were banking on the report to be a […]

By Tyler MacDonald | 4y ago

Donald Trump Says Hillary Clinton ‘Destroyed The Lives’ Of His Campaign Staffers Through Russia Investigation

Still stinging over the Russia investigation, Donald Trump turned to a familiar target to criticize for it — former rival Hillary Clinton. In an interview with Sean Hannity this week, Trump claimed that his 2016 presidential race opponent “destroyed the lives” of campaign staffers in what appeared to be a reference to the Russia investigation. […]

By Nathan Francis | 4y ago

Twitter Mystery: Thousands Of Pro-Saudi Bots Suddenly Shift To Echo Donald Trump’s Attacks On Mueller Report

More than 5,000 Twitter bot accounts have been suspended after suddenly and without explanation shifting from posting pro-Saudi messages to echoing Donald Trump’s attacks on Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report as a “RussiaGate hoax.” As Ars Technica reported, the accounts had all only posted three or four times in the past and were connected to […]

By Nathan Francis | 4y ago

‘The View’ Co-Host Joy Behar Attacks Trump, Says Lawyers ‘Impeded Justice’

The View was off last week and didn’t get a chance to comment on the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, which means that Monday was the first chance for the hosts to chime in. And per Fox News, they didn’t waste any time discussing the […]

By Tyler MacDonald | 4y ago

Democratic Leader Says Congress Is ‘On That Road’ To Impeaching Trump

Representative Eric Swalwell said in an interview on Tuesday that congressional Democrats are one step closer to impeaching Donald Trump now that special counsel Robert Mueller’s report has been released. The California Democrat was speaking on CNN’s New Day, according to The Hill, when he revealed that lawmakers are “on that road” to impeaching the […]

By Kristine Lofgren | 4y ago

Donald Trump’s Approval Rating Plummets After Mueller Report’s Release, Falling To All-Time Low

Donald Trump declared victory after the public release of a redacted version of Robert Mueller’s Russia report, but the American public does not seem to agree with his assessment. A new poll from POLITICO/Morning Consult showed that Trump’s approval rating sank by 5 percentage points, one of the largest dips recorded in the poll, and […]

By Nathan Francis | 4y ago

Donald Trump Says ‘Nobody Disobeys My Orders’ In Response To Mueller’s Account

Donald Trump on Monday said that “nobody disobeys” his orders, in response to claims made in the Mueller report that his subordinates stifled his attempts to impede the investigation into possible collusion between Russian agents and the Trump campaign. As The Hill reports, Trump addressed a group of reporters outside the annual White House Easter […]

By Aaron Homer | 4y ago

John Oliver Covers Mueller Report And Trump Campaign’s ‘Cartoonish Levels Of Disorganization And Incompetence’

John Oliver used Sunday’s episode of Last Week Tonight, to dive into the most interesting details of the Mueller report and its investigation into what the host previously called “Stupid Watergate.” In particular, Oliver focused on what he calls the “two main factors that may have saved” President Donald Trump: “incompetence when it comes to […]

By Tyler MacDonald | 4y ago

Mueller Report Reveals That Trump Administration Asked Fox News To Edit Interview Footage

With the Mueller report released, the media and public continue to pick through the investigation’s results. Per Hill Reporter, reporter Laura Rozen discovered a section of the report that reveals that President Donald Trump’s team asked Fox News to cut out certain portions of an interview he did with Maria Bartiromo. In the 2017 interview, […]

By Tyler MacDonald | 4y ago

Mueller Report Shows ‘Potential’ For Trump To Be Indicted After Presidential Term, Says Preet Bharara

Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara says the Mueller report has opened the possibility for prosecutors to indict Donald Trump once his term in the White House ends, according to The Hill. Legal experts, political pundits, and the American people on both sides of the aisle have waited for the Mueller report with bated breath. The […]

By Mohit Priyadarshi | 4y ago

Donald Trump Impeachment Talks Becoming More Frequent As Democrats Look To Pile On The Pressure

Donald Trump impeachment talks are gaining momentum days after Attorney General William Barr released a redacted version of the Mueller report. While the president was quick to exonerate himself following the report’s release, House Democrats have vowed to subpoena an unredacted version of the report, while 2020 candidates like Elizabeth Warren have called on the […]

By Mohit Priyadarshi | 4y ago

British Newspaper Says Trump Is Not Welcome In Britain In Unusually Aggressive Editorial

British newspaper The Observer took an unusually aggressive tone towards the President of the United States on Sunday, calling Donald Trump a threat to U.S. governance and arguing that he should not be extended the honor of a state visit. The Observer is part of the Guardian Media Group, which also publishes The Guardian and […]

By Josh West | 4y ago

Kellyanne Conway Predicts Second Trump Term Following Mueller Report

ABC News reports that Kellyanne Conway, one of President Donald Trump’s top advisers, believes that the Mueller report confirmed Republicans’ beliefs that the president did not commit any crimes or obstruction of justice. She made the comment on ABC’s This Week and added that the findings of the report will guarantee a second term for […]

By Tyler MacDonald | 4y ago

Conservative Pundit Slams Donald Trump, Says The President Is ‘Unfit To Lead’

Donald Trump is under fire from his own side of the aisle, with conservative CNN host S.E. Cupp calling the president as “unfit to lead” in the wake of the release of a redacted version of the Mueller report. The version, released on Thursday, outlined a series of actions that Trump took in an effort […]

By Nathan Francis | 4y ago

Democrats ‘Foresee’ Impeachment Proceedings Against Donald Trump

Top House Democrats said Sunday that they are considering the available facts from the Mueller report and will soon decide whether to pursue impeachment against President Donald Trump. USA Today reports that Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said that if they can prove obstruction of justice, it will be possible […]

By Tyler MacDonald | 4y ago

Top Democrat Says Trump Will Be ‘Emboldened’ If Congress Chooses To ‘Do Nothing’ After Mueller Report

Representative Elijah Cummings, Maryland Democrat and chairman of the House Oversight Committee, said that President Donald Trump will be emboldened if congressional Democrats fail to take action in response to the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on his investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, CBS News reports. “If we do nothing […]

By Josh West | 4y ago

GOP Senator Blasts ‘Confusing’ Mueller Report, Compares Obstruction Findings To ‘Pinocchio’ In ‘Shrek 3’

In an interview broadcast Sunday, Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah compared Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s findings pertaining to obstruction of justice to Pinocchio’s character from Shrek the Third, The Hill reports. Lee said that Mueller was “thorough,” but criticized the special counsel for writing a report wherein some parts are “a little bit odd.” […]

By Damir Mujezinovic | 4y ago

Adam Schiff Says Trump Obstruction ‘Far Worse’ Than Watergate, Dodges Impeachment Question

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff appeared Sunday on ABC News’ This Week to discuss Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s findings, The Hill reports. The top Democrat compared Donald Trump to Richard Nixon, and Mueller’s Russia probe to Watergate, stating that the president’s obstruction of the probe is “far worse than anything that Richard Nixon did.” […]

By Damir Mujezinovic | 4y ago

Trump Legal Team Takes Victory Lap In Aftermath Of Mueller Report

Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election interference has finished, and the public has seen a redacted version of the much-anticipated Mueller report. Robert Mueller found no Trump-Russia conspiracy, which was the core of his wide-ranging probe, so the president’s lawyers are taking a victory lap, according to The Associated Press. As soon as […]

By Damir Mujezinovic | 4y ago

Rudy Giuliani Defends William Barr, Says Attacks On Attorney General Are ‘Completely Phony Political Garbage’

In a Fox News interview broadcast on Saturday, President Donald Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, defended Attorney General William Barr against criticism, Raw Story reports. Giuliani suggested that the attacks on Barr are politically motivated, defending the attorney general’s integrity, and accusing the Democrats of making “ridiculous” claims. “Because if you just look at Bill Barr […]

By Damir Mujezinovic | 4y ago

Top Democrat Says ‘Not There Yet’ With Trump Impeachment

In a new interview with CBS News, House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings said that the United States Congress is “not there yet” when it comes to the impeachment of Donald Trump. Cummings said that the Congress first needs to obtain additional information pertaining to possible obstruction of justice by the president, and […]

By Damir Mujezinovic | 4y ago

Trump Attacks Mitt Romney After The Senator Says He Is ‘Sickened’ By The President

Donald Trump attacked Mitt Romney on Saturday after the Utah Senator criticized the president. Romney has been one of the few Republican leaders to be harshly critical of Trump, and he has ramped his comments up in the wake of the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. On Friday, Romney said he is “sickened” […]

By Kristine Lofgren | 4y ago

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