Individual 1 Spent His Saturday Morning Ranting About the “Russia Hoax”
Jacquelyn Martin/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Donald Trump is having quite the day on Twitter. After announcing the resignation of his embattled Interior secretary and blasting the “dishonest” media, the president took aim at the “Russia Hoax.” Referring to a recent Department of Justice inspector general report into attempts…
Trump Says Media Is Ignoring the “REAL Story on Russia”
Jacquelyn Martin/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. As Special Counsel Robert Mueller and federal prosecutors in New York continue racking up convictions and guilty pleas in the ever-widening scandals connected to Donald Trump, the president is lashing out—at Hillary Clinton, at the Democratic National Committee, and, of course, at the…
Maria Butina Claimed to Have a “Signed Cooperation Agreement” With the National Rifle Association
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Confessed Russian agent Maria Butina claimed more than five years ago that her gun rights group had entered into a “signed cooperation agreement” with the National Rifle Association, according to a contemporaneous account of a talk Butina gave to an Israeli organization. Butina, who pleaded…
Did Michael Flynn Try to Strike a Grand Bargain With Moscow as It Attacked the 2016 Election?
Michael Flynn leaves a federal courthouse following a status hearing in his case.Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In early December, special counsel Robert Mueller, in preparation for the upcoming sentencing of Michael Flynn, submitted two memos outlining his recommended punishment for President Donald Trump’s former national security…
Maria Butina Pleads Guilty to Participating in a Russian Conspiracy Against the United States
Maria Butina is pictured in 2012 with Alexander Torshin, then a member of the Russian upper house of parliament.Pavel Ptitsin/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Russian gun rights activist Maria Butina pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy against the United States in federal court Thursday, pledging to cooperate with…
Michael Cohen Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
Michael Cohen arrives at federal court for his sentencing hearing.Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, to 36 months in prison. Cohen’s cooperation with prosecutors “does not wipe the slate clean,” US District Court Judge…