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Posted by Mary Chastain on March 14, 2019 31 Comments
The Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee released pages of transcripts from their interview with ex-FBI attorney Lisa Page, which included admissions of the FBI beginning their Russian investigation with little evidence and an insurance policy in case now-President Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton. Page also confirmed the DOJ told the FBI not to charge Hillary in the email investigation.

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 13, 2019 32 Comments
US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson sentenced Paul Manafort, the former campaign chair for President Donald Trump, to an additional 43 months. US District Judge T.S. Ellis sentenced Manafort to 47 months. That means Manafort will spend 90 months in prison for a total of 7.5 years, "minus nine months credit for time served." Right after sentencing, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., indicted Manafort on 16 charges that Trump cannot pardon him from.

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 04, 2019 65 Comments
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler unleashed a probe into President Donald Trump's administration, businesses, and family on Monday morning. From Fox News:
Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., said Monday the committee served document requests to 81 agencies, entities and individuals, as Democrats unveiled a probe into "alleged obstruction of justice, public corruption, and other abuses of power by President Trump."

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 27, 2019 161 Comments
President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen has started his testimony in front of the House Oversight Committee. Reports have shown that Cohen will show lawmakers documents that include "a check signed by the president as part of his reimbursement for the $130,000 Stormy Daniels payment — Mr. Cohen had paid the porn star from his home-equity line of credit — and financial statements intended to demonstrate how Mr. Trump manipulated his net worth for business and personal purposes, including to reduce his tax liability." However, his prepared remarks show he saw no direct evidence of collusion.

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 25, 2019 59 Comments
Special Counsel Robert Mueller has indicted Roger Stone, a former advisor to President Donald Trump, on seven charges, which include witness tampering, making false statements, and obstruction of justice. It's important to note that he "is not accused of taking part in collusion with the Russian government or of taking part in the theft of emails stolen from Democrats." The FBI raided Stone's home in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, early Friday morning and arrested him. It looks like someone tipped off CNN because the network had cameras at the scene.
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