Newly Released Transcript Shows Jared Kushner Misled Congress About a Contact Involving Russia
Jared Kushner after testifying before the House Intelligence Committee on July 25, 2017.Ron Sachs/CNP via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.While President Trump uses Attorney General William Barr to try to erase the story of his 2016 campaign’s contacts with Russia, information showing that Trump…
Trump’s DOJ to Drop Charges Against Michael Flynn, Who Pled Guilty Twice
Michael Flynn leaves the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse on June 24, 2019.Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The Justice Department has moved to drop its criminal case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who pled guilty in late 2017 to lying to the…
Russia Scandal Figure Who Decried “Ukraine Hoax” Will Aid Trump’s Coronavirus Messaging
Michael Caputo, left, following his testimony before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on July 14, 2017.Ron Sachs/CNP via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.As the Department of Health and Human Services battles the coronavirus outbreak, the Trump administration has placed Michael Caputo, a…
A Federal Judge Just Called Out William Barr for Distorting the Mueller Report’s Findings
Attorney General William Barr arrives at the State of the Union address in on February 4. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Attorney General William Barr showed a “lack of candor” in his public descriptions of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2020 election, a federal judge said Thursday in a strikingly pointed shot at…
Julian Assange and Roger Stone Are Perfect Examples of How Trump Uses His Pardon Power
ulian Assange gestures to the media from a police vehicle on his arrival at Westminster Magistrates court on April 11, 2019 in London.Jack Taylor/Getty Images A lawyer for Julian Assange claims that former Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher told the WikiLeaks founder in 2017 that he would receive a pardon from President Donald Trump if he…
This Jaw-Dropping Interview Shows How the Media Still Struggles With Trump’s Lies
George Stephanopoulos interviews Trump national security adviser Robert C. O’Brien.ABC News/YouTube Every once in a while, a moment comes that crystallizes what is so wrong with the political-media universe in the era of Donald Trump. And one such moment occurred on Sunday morning. It was not flashy or headline-generating. This moment lasted only seconds. Its…