Trump’s Defense Secretary Says Russia Targeted the Midterms. What Does Mattis Know?
Mark Wilson/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Less than 12 hours after the White House confirmed reports that President Donald Trump had dinner with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Pentagon’s highest-ranking official accused Russia of attempting to interfere in the midterm elections. At the Reagan National Defense Forum in California on Saturday, Defense…
The Mueller Investigation Grows More Ominous for Trump and His Inner Circle
Special Counsel Robert Mueller departs a closed-door meeting with US senators about Russia and the Trump campaign, June 2017J. Scott Applewhite/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. “The time that he can get away with lying to the American people all the time and evading accountability is coming to an end.”…
When the Manafort Plea Deal Blew Up, It Was Good News for Oligarchs
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When the news broke that special counsel Robert Mueller was ending Paul Manafort’s plea deal—because the former Trump campaign manager, according to prosecutors, had repeatedly lied to them during his supposed cooperation—President Donald Trump and his champions had reason to cheer. This seemed to mean…
After Michael Cohen, More Trump-Russia Figures Could Face Charges for Lying to Congress
Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to making false statements to Congress about a Moscow real estate project Trump pursued during the months he was running for president.Drew Angerer/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Michael Cohen is the first associate of President Donald Trump charged with lying to Congress. He probably…
If Accused Russian Spy Maria Butina Sings, Here’s What She Might Tell the Feds
Anton Novoderezhkin/TASS/Zumapress Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Accused Russian spy and gun rights activist Maria Butina is getting closer to cutting a deal with the US government. That’s what both her lawyers and the Justice Department explained in a court filing on Wednesday, where they wrote that they “remain optimistic”…
Donald Trump’s Biggest Lender Was Just Raided in Connection With a Money Laundering Investigation
Ting Shen/Xinhua/ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Thursday morning, German police raided the Frankfurt headquarters of Deutsche Bank, President Donald Trump’s biggest lender, in connection with a money laundering investigation. The raid focused on an alleged money laundering operation that may have involved as much as $350 million…