The inside story of President Trump’s demand to halt military assistance to an ally shows the price he was willing to pay to carry out his agenda. By Eric Lipton, Maggie Haberman and Mark Mazzetti Dec. 29, 2019 WASHINGTON — Deep into a long flight to Japan aboard Air Force One with President Trump, Mick Mulvaney, […]
By Peter Lance. September 29th, 2019. In light of what Kevin Poulsen of The Daily Beast calls “Trump’s Insane Ukraine ‘Server’ Conspiracy,” I’m reposting my piece for The Huffington Post on the President’s continued use of what Josef Goebbels called “The Big Lie.” January 15th, 2017. It’s been a month since we launched investigatingtrump.com dedicated to curating the best reporting on […]
By NOAH WEILAND, EMILY COCHRANE and TROY GRIGGS Dec. 2nd, 2018 Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, has marshaled prosecutors, F.B.I. agents and other lawyers to investigate Russia’s 2016 election interference and whether any Trump associates conspired. The team has secured indictments against dozens of people and three companies, one trial conviction and a handful […]
By Benjamin Weiser Dec. 3, 2018 Of all of President Trump’s former associates who have come under scrutiny in the special counsel’s Russia investigation, his former personal lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, has undertaken perhaps the most surprising and risky legal strategy. CLICK HERE for direct link to NYT story. Mr. Cohen has twice pleaded guilty in federal […]
By Nicholas Fandos Sept. 7, 2018 WASHINGTON — House Republicans withdrew on Thursday from negotiations with Democrats over a pact that would have effectively barred both parties from using hacked or stolen material on the campaign trail this fall. CLICK IMAGE for direct link to NYT story. Leaders of the National Republican Congressional Committee, the campaign […]
By Seung Min Kim, Ann E. Marimow and Mark Berman September 6 at 6:54 PM Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh is appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday as senators continue publicly interviewing President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court. CLICK HERE for direct link to Wash Post story. Kavanaugh, a member of the U.S. Court of […]
C-SPAN Sep. 5, 2018 Senator Kamala Harris asks if Judge Kavanaugh has discussed Mueller Investigation with anyone at Kasowitz Benson Torres law firm. CLICK IMAGE for direct link to video from Wednesday night’s hearing.
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg Sept. 1, 2018 WASHINGTON — The Trump White House, citing executive privilege, is withholding from the Senate more than 100,000 pages of records from Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh’s time as a lawyer in the administration of former President George W. Bush. CLICK HERE for direct link to NYT story. The decision, disclosed […]
By Paul Waldman June 18, 2018 at 1:45 PM This afternoon, Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz will testify on Capitol Hill about the lengthy report he issued last week on the FBI’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s email, but what may be the most important part of the story of the FBI and Clinton in 2016 […]
By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and MAGGIE HABERMAN JAN. 25, 2018 WASHINGTON — President Trump ordered the firing last June of Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel overseeing the Russia investigation, according to four people told of the matter, but ultimately backed down after the White House counsel threatened to resign rather than carry out the directive. CLICK IMAGE […]
