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Protester Hurls Russian Flag at Manafort After He Pleads Not Guilty in Special Counsel Case
A protester threw a Russian flag at former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on Thursday as he was leaving a courthouse after pleading not guilty to tax and fraud charges in the second case brought against him by the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
AG Sessions’ Fiery Attack on California’s Immigration Laws Sets Off War of Words
Attorney General Jeff Sessions set off an unusually heated battle between California and the Trump administration after filing suit against the state over laws that impede the enforcement of federal immigration laws.
Records Reveal Geek Squads’ Relationship with FBI Is Deeper Than Previously Reported
The FBI has paid Best Buy’s Geek Squad employees to act as informants for a decade, much longer than previously reported.
Obstruction Case Against Trump Strengthens After He Asked Witnesses about Interviews
President Trump questioned two key witnesses in the special counsel probe about discussions they had with investigators, ignoring his attorneys’ advice to avoid conversations that could be considered obstruction of justice.
Mueller Probes Growing Evidence of Back-Channel Between Trump, Russia
Special counsel Robert Mueller is honing in on a secret meeting between a Trump associate and a Russian official shortly before the president’s inauguration in what increasingly looks like an effort to create a back-channel between the Kremlin and the incoming White House administration, according to a new report.
Republicans Call for New Special Counsel to Probe FBI’s Surveillance of Trump Aide
Two prominent House Republicans are urging Attorney General Sessions to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate whether the FBI improperly obtained a warrant to spy on former Trump aide Carter Page.
Mueller’s Investigation of Trump Broadens to Influence-Peddling by Foreign Governments
George Nader, an adviser to the United Arab Emirates with close ties to various associates of President Trump, is cooperating with prosecutors and testified before a grand jury last week as part of the evolving special counsel investigation of Russia’s role in the 2016 presidential election.
Lawmakers: FBI Lacks Strategy to Handle Tips After Blunder over Fla. School Shooter
Acting FBI Deputy Director David Bowdich acknowledged to members of Congress on Tuesday that the bureau failed to properly follow up on two warning calls about the former student who gunned down 17 students and teachers at a Florida school on Valentine’s Day.