Al Franken Tears Into Facebook Counsel at Senate Hearing
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Newscom via ZUMA At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today investigating Russian interference on social media platforms during the 2016 election, Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) tore into Facebook’s general counsel, Colin Stretch, over Russian ads on the platform. “How did Facebook, which prides itself in connecting data points, somehow not make the connection…
Mystery Professor in Mueller Case Had Contacts With Russian Officials
Jens Kalaene/DPA/Zuma The statement made public by special counsel Robert Mueller on Monday morning announcing the guilty plea of former Trump foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos produced a stunning revelation: a professor who touted his close ties to Russian officials told Papadopoulos in late April 2016 that he had learned on a trip to Moscow…
Robert Mueller Releases Information Showing Trump Campaign Tried to Collude With Russia
Special counsel Robert Mueller departs a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill.Andrew Harnik/AP On Monday morning, shortly after special counsel Robert Mueller announced the indictments of former Trump campaign officials Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, President Donald Trump tweeted, “There is NO COLLUSION!” But soon after that, Mueller’s office released a “statement of offense” outlining one…