The Senate panel described its report, totaling more than 1,300 pages, as “the most comprehensive description to date of Russia’s activities and the threat they posed.”
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Barr defends aggressive federal response to protests
The hearing marks the attorney general’s first appearance before the House Judiciary Committee, bringing him face-to-face with a panel that is holding hearings on what Democrats say is politicization of the Justice Department under his watch.
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Justice Department will drop criminal prosecution of Michael Flynn
Prosecutors for the last 3 years had maintained that Trump’s first national security adviser lied to the FBI about his conversations with the Russian ambassador in a January 2017 interview.
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House is entitled to see secret testimony from Mueller probe, court rules
The practical implications of the ruling are unclear because the Senate impeachment trial over the president’s interactions with Ukraine ended weeks ago in an acquittal.
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House investigating whether Trump lied to Mueller
The House Judiciary Committee is seeking grand jury testimony and other details redacted from the public version of the investigation.
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The View From Here: Disinformation on wheels
As the 2020 campaign season starts, be on the lookout for messages aimed at fueling distraction and division.
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Analysis: Mueller’s testimony likely ends Democrats’ hopes for impeachment
The special counsel adds little to what was in his report, and President Trump’s supporters are calling Wednesday’s hearing a victory.
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Mueller: No Russia exoneration for Trump, despite his claims
The former special counsel declares that Russian election interference is one of the greatest challenges to democracy that he has encountered in his career.
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In House testimony, Robert Mueller dismisses Trump’s claims of exoneration in Russia probe
The former special counsel declared that Russian election interference is one of the greatest challenges to democracy that he had encountered in his career.
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Special counsel Robert Mueller’s hearing could be delayed
The development comes amid concerns over the short length of the scheduled hearings before two committees.