John Durham’s Report Used Sketchy Intelligence That Might Be Russian Disinformation
Mother Jones; Ron Sachs/Zuma; Jon Elswick/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.John Durham’s final report blasts the FBI for using the so-called Steele dossier, a compilation of unconfirmed claims about Donald Trump and Russia, without sufficiently considering the chance that Steele’s findings contained deliberate…
Trump’s “Russia Hoax” Narrative Just Took a Big Blow
Mother Jones illustration; Evan Vucci/AP, Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.The Trump-Russia scandal feels like ancient history. But the truth still matters. And the narrative of what occurred remains fiercely contested, as advocates of the former president press…
Trump Pardoned Michael Flynn. Now Flynn’s Business Partner Will Get a New Trial.
Beowulf Sheehan/ZUMA Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Before Michael Flynn supported a coup attempt, became a QAnon proponent or pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about Russia, he secretly lobbied in the United States on behalf of Turkey’s president. And that…
The Steele Dossier and Donald Trump’s Betrayal of America
Susan Walsh/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Vladimir Putin must be delighted. With the recent indictment of Igor Danchenko, the primary source for former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele’s 2016 dossier that alleged ties between Donald Trump and Moscow, the Trump-Russia denialists…
Don McGahn Is Finally Testifying About Trump’s Obstruction. In Other Words, the Cover-up Worked.
Don McGahn showed up for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on September 27, 2018. aul Loeb/CNP via ZUMA Wire Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Remember Don McGahn? On Friday, Donald Trump’s ex-White House counsel will testify…
Donald Trump’s Lawyer Told a Huge Lie About the Russia Scandal
Michael van der Veen, an attorney for former President Donald Trump, speaks during the second impeachment trial of Trump in the Senate on Friday.Senate Television via AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.History will determine the…