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Ex-judge says push to dismiss Flynn case is abuse of power
A former federal judge appointed to review the Justice Department’s motion to dismiss criminal charges against President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn said there was evidence of a “gross abuse” of prosecutorial power and that the request should be denied.
House Republicans promise tough questions at Mueller hearing
WASHINGTON — House Republicans are pledging tough questioning of special counsel Robert Mueller when he testifies before Congress this week as Democrats plan to air evidence of wrongdoing by President […]
Dems get inside Trump inner circle with Hope Hicks interview
The closed-door interview that House lawmakers have with Hope Hicks, a former communications director for President Donald Trump, marks the first time they are hearing from someone linked to his inner circle since the release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report.
Rosenstein urges attorneys to model civility, educate public on legal principles
OCEAN CITY — Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein addressed a standing-room-only crowd Wednesday to open the Maryland State Bar Association’s Legal Summit and Annual Meeting, where he called on […]
John Dean calls Mueller report a ‘road map’ for Trump probe
The Justice Department has agreed to turn over some of the underlying evidence from special counsel Robert Mueller's report, including files used to assess whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Monday.
Trump lashes special counsel after he says no exoneration
President Donald Trump assailed special counsel Robert Mueller as a "never Trumper" and a rejected, conflicted job-seeker on Thursday, a day after Mueller bluntly rebuffed Trump's repeated claims that the Russia investigation had cleared him of committing a federal crime of obstruction of justice.
Trump moves to escalate the investigation of intel agencies
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has directed the U.S. intelligence community to “quickly and fully cooperate” with Attorney General William Barr‘s investigation of the origins of the multiyear probe of […]
Pelosi promises methodical action on ‘constitutional crisis’
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday the country faces a “constitutional crisis” over President Donald Trump‘s resistance to congressional investigation and promised a methodical, if lengthy, effort to […]
Barr contempt citation heats up House’s dispute with Trump
The House Judiciary Committee voted to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress, escalating the Democrats' extraordinary legal battle with the Trump administration over access to special counsel Robert Mueller's Trump-Russia report .
Trump invokes ‘privilege’ over the full Mueller report
WASHINGTON — The White House invoked executive privilege Wednesday, claiming the right to block lawmakers from the full report from special counsel Robert Mueller on his Trump-Russia probe and escalating […]
Deadline looms on Mueller report as Trump changes position
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump‘s turnabout on whether the special counsel should appear before Congress — “Bob Mueller should not testify,” he tweeted — has sparked criticism from Democratic lawmakers […]
Barr skips House hearing; Pelosi accuses him of lying
Attorney General William Barr skipped a House hearing Thursday on special counsel Robert Mueller's Trump-Russia report, escalating an already acrimonious battle between Democrats and President Donald Trump's Justice Department. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested Barr had already lied to Congress in other testimony and called that a "crime."
