Special counsel Robert Mueller has agreed to testify publicly before Congress on July 17 after Democrats issued subpoenas to compel him to appear, the chairmen of two House committees announced Tuesday. Mueller’s unusual back-to-back testimony in front of the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees is likely to be the most highly anticipated congressional hearing in […]
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Democrats edge toward court battles over Mueller and Trump’s taxes
US congressional Democrats edged closer on Monday to fighting two legal battles — one over the Mueller report and one over President Donald Trump’s tax returns — after administration officials stonewalled lawmakers’ requests for those documents. The House Judiciary Committee set a vote for Wednesday on whether to cite Attorney General William Barr with contempt […]
Barr cancels second day of testimony, escalating battle with US Congress
Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday canceled plans to testify before the House of Representatives about his handling of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, further inflaming tensions between US President Donald Trump and Democrats in Congress. Barr was due to face the Democratic-controlled House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, but pulled out after the two […]
Mueller probe over, but little chance for US-Russia reconciliation
A long-awaited US probe on Russian election meddling has divided Washington but on one point virtually all US policymakers are clear — there will be no reconciliation with Moscow. The 400-page document by Special Counsel Robert Mueller laid out Russia’s persistent efforts to tilt the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump, although it did not […]
Mueller report gives Democrats political ammunition but they are split on how to use it
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on his inquiry into Russia’s role in the 2016 US election provided extensive details on President Donald Trump’s efforts to thwart the probe, giving Democrats plenty of political ammunition against the Republican but no consensus on how to use it. Mueller’s 448-page report, the product of a 22-month investigation, built […]
Trump attacks Russia probe ahead of new Mueller reports
US President Donald Trump unleashed a series of attacks Friday on US Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his team, with the prosecutor expected to release documents that could shed new light in the Russia probe. Repeating his regular dismissal of the probe as a “total witch hunt,” Trump accused Mueller of political bias in an […]