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DOJ Moves To Block Full Memo On Trump Obstruction Decision From Release

By NPR News May 25, 2021

Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks last month

The Justice Department released a portion of an internal memo cited by former leaders as part of their decision concluding that former President Donald Trump did not obstruct justice, but in a court filing late Monday said it would seek to block the full document from release.Read More

President Trump Grants More Pardons For Political Allies, Including George Papadopoulos

By NPR News December 22, 2020

A marine stands outside the West Wing of the White House earlier this week. President Trump has been lobbied by advocates to use his powers to grant pardons and commutations ahead of leaving office. CREDIT: Susan Walsh/AP

Among the high-profile pardons are former Rep. Duncan Hunter, who pleaded guilty to misusing campaign funds, and George Papadopoulos, a former campaign adviser who was charged in connection with special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.Read More

Federal Court Sides With House In Fight Over Mueller Grand Jury Materials

By NPR News March 10, 2020

Judges ordered that Democratic members of Congress may see evidence the Justice Department wanted to keep sealed. The DOJ is expected to appeal. Read More

Federal Prosecutors Quit Roger Stone Case After DOJ Seeks Less Prison Time For Trump Ally

By NPR News February 11, 2020

Roger Stone leaves federal court with his wife, Nydia Stone, on the day he was found guilty last fall. CREDIT: Julio Cortez/AP

President Trump had called the seven-to-nine-year sentence prosecutors had initially sought "unfair." His Justice Department then requested a lesser sentence.Read More

Rick Gates, Key Witness In Mueller Investigation, Sentenced To 45 Days In Jail

By NPR News December 17, 2019

A courtroom sketch depicts Rick Gates testifying in the bank fraud and tax evasion trial of Paul Manafort on Aug. 7, 2018. Gates was Manafort's protege and a leader on the Trump presidential campaign. Dana Verkouteren/AP

Donald Trump's former deputy campaign chairman, a protege of Paul Manafort, has provided important evidence to investigators and prosecutors in the Russia investigation and beyond. Read More

Federal Judge Rules That White House Official Don McGahn Must Testify In Impeachment Probe

By NPR News November 25, 2019

On Monday, Nov. 25, a federal judge ruled that former White House counsel Don McGahn must testify to House lawmakers who have subpoenaed him, in the face of White House orders that McGahn not comply. Above, McGahn arrives for an event at the Justice Department in May.

The much-anticipated ruling could have implications for other key witnesses, such as former national security adviser John Bolton, who has refused to testify until a federal court weighs in.Read More

Roger Stone, Political Operative And Aide To President Trump, Guilty In False-Statements Trial

By NPR News November 15, 2019

Former Trump adviser Roger Stone leaves a Washington, D.C., courthouse Friday after being found guilty of obstructing a congressional investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election. CREDIT: Win McNamee/Getty Images

Stone faced charges that he lied to congressional investigators and obstructed an official proceeding. He pleaded not guilty and said he had done nothing wrong. Read More

Judge Orders DOJ To Hand Over Mueller Material, Validates Impeachment Probe

By NPR News October 25, 2019

A judge has ruled that the Justice Department must turn over grand jury material as part of the House impeachment inquiry. Liam James Doyle/NPR

Chief District Judge Beryl Howell rejected the Justice Department's case that the grand jury material must stay secret and Republicans' argument that a vote was needed to launch impeachment.Read More

DOJ: Comey Violated Policy On His Trump Memos — But Won’t Be Prosecuted

By NPR News August 29, 2019

Former FBI Director James Comey leaves the Rayburn House Office Building after testifying to the House judiciary and oversight committees on Capitol Hill on Dec. 7, 2018. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

An inspector general investigation concluded that former FBI Director James Comey broke rules governing the handling of documents that described his now-famous exchanges with President Trump.Read More

Senate Intelligence Committee Unveils Election Security Report In Wake Of Mueller Hearings

By NPR News July 25, 2019

Senate intelligence committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., praised the work of state and local election officials in the past few years, but said, "There is still much work that remains to be done." J. Scott Applewhite/AP

The report appeared as the 2020 presidential race gets underway in what promises to be a bitter and divisive battle and after the former special counsel said to expect continued Russian interference.Read More

Robert Mueller Testifies Before Congress. Read His Opening Statement

By NPR News July 24, 2019

Former FBI Director and former Special Counsel Robert Mueller testifies before the House Judiciary Committee, July 24, 2019.

Former special counsel Robert Mueller is making his much-anticipated appearance on Capitol Hill.Read More

Special Counsel Robert Mueller Makes Closing Statement, Steps Down After Leading Russia Inquiry

By NPR News May 29, 2019

Special counsel Robert Mueller makes a statement about the Russia investigation on Wednesday at the Justice Department. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Special counsel Robert Mueller stepped down Wednesday after concluding Donald Trump didn't conspire with Russia's interference in the 2016 election — but also detailing what critics called a range of troubling conduct.Read More

Florida Governor Says Russian Hackers Breached 2 Counties In 2016

By NPR News May 14, 2019

South Florida voters wait in line to cast their ballots late in the day at a busy polling center in Miami on Nov. 6, 2018. Rhona Wise/AFP/Getty Images

The attack had not been publicly known until last month's release of the Mueller report. The governor said no vote tallies were affected and that no data had been manipulated. Read More

Maria Butina Says She Was ‘Building Peace.’ That’s Not How The Feds See It

By NPR News May 10, 2019

Maria Butina advocates for gun rights in Russia in 2013. Now sentenced to prison, she denies she had any intelligence assignment in the United States. CREDIT: AP

The Russian agent gave an interview to NPR from the detention center where she has been in custody since last summer. She denies being a spy or taking part in election interference.Read More

Attorney General Barr Defends His Handling Of Mueller Report

By NPR News May 1, 2019

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee asked William Barr about a letter in which Robert Mueller expressed concern about Barr's initial statement summarizing the findings of the investigation.Read More

Mueller Report: Team Couldn’t Rule Out Obstruction … Or Firmly Establish It

By NPR News April 18, 2019

Attorney General William Barr speaks about the redacted version of the Mueller report as U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein (right) and U.S. Acting Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Ed O'Callaghan listen at the Department of Justice Thursday before the document's release. CREDIT: Win McNamee/Getty Images

But the 448-page document, released after a nearly two-year-long inquiry, depicts a president deeply worried about the investigation and aides stopping his attempts to influence it.Read More

READ: The Mueller Report, With Redactions

By NPR News April 18, 2019

Special counsel Robert Mueller leaves following a meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on June 21, 2017. CREDIT: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

Attorney General William Barr has released a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election to Congress and the public. The special counsel spent nearly two years investigating attacks on the 2016 presidential election and whether the Trump campaign coordinated with the Russians behind it.Read More

DOJ Moves To Block Full Memo On Trump Obstruction Decision From Release

President Trump Grants More Pardons For Political Allies, Including George Papadopoulos

Federal Court Sides With House In Fight Over Mueller Grand Jury Materials

Federal Prosecutors Quit Roger Stone Case After DOJ Seeks Less Prison Time For Trump Ally

Rick Gates, Key Witness In Mueller Investigation, Sentenced To 45 Days In Jail

Federal Judge Rules That White House Official Don McGahn Must Testify In Impeachment Probe

Roger Stone, Political Operative And Aide To President Trump, Guilty In False-Statements Trial

Judge Orders DOJ To Hand Over Mueller Material, Validates Impeachment Probe

DOJ: Comey Violated Policy On His Trump Memos — But Won’t Be Prosecuted

Senate Intelligence Committee Unveils Election Security Report In Wake Of Mueller Hearings

Robert Mueller Testifies Before Congress. Read His Opening Statement

Special Counsel Robert Mueller Makes Closing Statement, Steps Down After Leading Russia Inquiry

Florida Governor Says Russian Hackers Breached 2 Counties In 2016

Maria Butina Says She Was ‘Building Peace.’ That’s Not How The Feds See It

Attorney General Barr Defends His Handling Of Mueller Report

Mueller Report: Team Couldn’t Rule Out Obstruction … Or Firmly Establish It

READ: The Mueller Report, With Redactions

Robert Mueller’s Russia Report Is Coming Thursday. Here’s What You Need To Know

Mueller Report Doesn’t Find Russian Collusion, But Can’t ‘Exonerate’ On Obstruction

The Mueller Report Is Getting A Lot Of Attention. How We Got Here

Paul Manafort ‘Brazenly’ Broke The Law, Special Counsel Says In Sentencing Memo

Robert Mueller’s Office Disputes BuzzFeed Report That Trump Told Cohen To Lie To Congress

Russian Lawyer At Trump Tower Meeting Charged In Connection To Money Laundering Case

How Paul Manafort Violated His Plea Deal, According To Robert Mueller’s Documents

Michael Flynn Has Provided ‘Substantial Assistance’ In Russia Inquiry, Prosecutors Say

Michael Cohen Admits Trump Tower-Moscow Talks Continued Well Into 2016 Campaign

Paul Manafort Pleads Guilty, Agrees To Cooperate With Prosecutors