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Are Trump’s Attacks on Mueller Working?

Mueller testifying on Capitol Hill in 2010.Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. As House Democrats ramp up their investigations into ties between President Donald Trump and Russia, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll has found that a clear majority of Americans supports their efforts. About six in ten adults want Democrats…

What the Roger Stone Indictment Left Out: How He Helped Russia Attack the 2016 Election

Lynne Sladky/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Roger Stone, the conniving conspiracy theorist and self-proclaimed dirty trickster whose motto is “admit nothing, deny everything,” was indicted Friday morning by special counsel Robert Mueller for allegedly lying to the House intelligence committee about his efforts to interact with WikiLeaks during the 2016…

Yes, There Was Collusion. Look at the Manafort Case

Andrew Harnik/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. For years now, Donald Trump has been screeching “No collusion!” It’s been a hollow cry, because throughout the 2016 campaign (and afterward as president), Trump aided and abetted Vladimir Putin’s attack on a US election by echoing Moscow’s disinformation that the Kremlin had…

A New Right-Wing Smear Campaign Targets a Former FBI Official to Distract From Russia Scandal

Rep. Mark Meadows (left) and Rep. Jim Jordan talk during a press conference calling on the president to declassify the Carter Page FISA applications.Bill Clark/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. What happens when the politics of personal destruction intersect with a Trumpian conspiracy theory? Unfortunately, I’ve seen it, thanks to…