According to a sentencing memo published Tuesday night, Michael Flynn gave Special Counselor Mueller “first hand” details of contacts between Trump’s presidential transition team and Russian government officials.

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I blogged on Tuesday that Special Counsel Robert Mueller claimed that Paul Manafort, the former chairman for then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, lied to the FBI and investigators “on a variety of subject matters.”

Since that happened, Manafort’s plea agreement fell apart and now Mueller’s team is considering filing new charges...

Thursday, former Trump attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to lying to Congress. Cohen was involved in a potential real estate deal to build a Trump Tower in Russia. The deal never happened.

Cohen claims he lied to Congress by downplaying his role in the Trump Tower deal and contact with...

Special Counsel Robert Mueller claims that Paul Manafort, the former chairman for then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, lied to the FBI and investigators “on a variety of subject matters,” which means he broke his plea agreement. NBC News continued:

Manafort, 69, was convicted of eight counts of tax evasion and bank fraud in...

The Trump Administration was quick to condemn what Ukraine claims is Russia’s most recent act of war.

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As the #NeverTrump right joins forces with the progressive left to call on acting Attorney General Matthew...

President Donald Trump is perhaps the worst Russian stooge ever.

After Trump threatened to end nuclear arms control treaty with Russia, the European members of NATO are pushing US officials to continue the agreement.
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Friday, a Russian woman was charged for allegedly interfering in US elections, including the 2018 midterms. The Department of Justice indicated that the criminal charges are not indicative of interference to the degree that electoral outcomes were swayed.

Elena Khusyaynova, 44, is accused of attempting to “sow discord”, “as part of a...

Another government worker has been arrested for leaking sensitive information to the media. Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards, a senior employee at the Treasury, allegedly leaked financial documents about people investigated by the Mueller probe to BuzzFeed.

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Just before President Donald Trump boarded Air Force One, he told the press he has no plans to fire Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

Rosenstein is traveling with Trump to Orlando, FL. Speculation has grown around a possible firing of Rosenstein after The New York Times

President Donald Trump will go on a Twitter tirade in 3…2…1…

The New York Times reported that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosensetin, the man who hired Special Counsel Robert Mueller, offered to wear a wire to tape Trump and rally “cabinet members to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Mr. Trump from...

This is not exactly shocking, but at least there is proof of it. The Daily Caller received emails and text messages from the special counsel’s office that show Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team has a pretty close relationship with the press. The Daily Caller reported:

The documents, released in September, span months...

Nellie Ohr, the wife of DOJ official Bruce Ohr and employee at GPS Fusion, has an closed door hearing with Congress on Friday, but now some say she has refused to make an appearance.

Ohr worked at Fusion GPS,...

It’s too early to say how the Brett Kavanaugh nomination will end. Certainly, things are moving in his direction.

If accuser Christine Blasey Ford does not appear at Monday’s hearing, several of the wavering Republicans have signaled they want to go forward with a vote.

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Monday, the White House announced Trump’s order for “immediate declassification” of the FISA application in the matter of Carter Page, a former Trump campaign advisor, which includes 20 pages of documents.

Additionally, and the best part, Trump ordered public release “without redaction” of texts messages pertaining to the Russia investigation from James...

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort faced a second trial this month on seven counts of foreign lobbying violations and witness tampering.

Reports have surfaced this morning that Manafort will plead guilty to two criminal charges. Special counsel Robert Mueller

Fox News has obtained new text messages between former FBI agent Peter Strzok and his mistress Lisa Page, a former FBI lawyer, that show others within the government leaked information to the media before the Russia probe. From