Editions of Jan. 6 report already on Amazon best seller list
December 24, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — It took less than a day for the Jan. 6 report to go from public unveiling to the bestseller list on Amazon.com.
By late Friday, three editions of the Congressional probe of the 2021 siege of the U.S.
Trump ally: ‘Dozens’ of my associates sought help on pardons
October 27, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A trusted friend of Donald Trump who’s facing federal foreign influence charges testified Thursday that “dozens” of people asked him for help in getting pardons from the former president.
Russia probe memo wrongly withheld under Barr, court rules
August 19, 2022 GMTThe Justice Department under Attorney General William Barr improperly withheld portions of an internal memo Barr cited in announcing that then-President Donald Trump had not obstructed justice in the Russia investigation, a federal appeals panel said Friday.
US offers $10M reward for Russian election interference info
July 29, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department on Thursday offered a reward of up to $10 million for information about Russian interference in American elections, including a close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin and a troll farm that officials say fueled a divisive social media campaign in 2016.
Feds seek nearly $3M from Manafort over undisclosed accounts
April 29, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Thursday against Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort — who was convicted in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation and later pardoned — seeking to recover nearly $3 million from undeclared foreign bank accounts.
Michael Flynn’s onetime business partner to have new trial
March 28, 2022 GMTALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered a new trial for a onetime business partner of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn accused of acting as an unregistered agent of the Turkish government.
Notable opinions by high court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson
March 20, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden's nominee for the Supreme Court, worked for seven years as a judge on the federal trial court in Washington, D.C., before Biden appointed her to the appeals court that meets in the same courthouse.
Notable opinions by high court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson
February 25, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who will be nominated for the Supreme Court by President Joe Biden on Friday, worked for seven years as a judge on the federal trial court in Washington, D.C., before Biden appointed her to the appeals court that meets in the same courthouse.
New Yorker teams with Celadon for book on Jan. 6 report
February 24, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The New Yorker is collaborating with a division of Macmillan Publishers on a book edition of the House Select Committee's planned report on the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol a year ago by supporters of then-President Donald Trump.
Appeals court orders release of some Mueller report passages
December 1, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday directed the Justice Department to disclose certain redacted passages from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation report that relate to individuals who were investigated by prosecutors but not ultimately charged.
Biden makes selection for his top Supreme Court lawyer
August 11, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated acting Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar to be his administration's top Supreme Court lawyer on a permanent basis.
Prelogar has served in the position on an acting basis since January, arguing two cases before the Supreme Court in that role last term.
McGahn: Effort to get Mueller fired was ‘point of no return’
June 9, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Former White House counsel Don McGahn told lawmakers in a closed-door interview last week that he regarded President Donald Trump's effort to have special counsel Robert Mueller fired as “a point of no return" for the administration if carried out.
Democrat says Trump counsel recounted ‘troubling events’
June 5, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said Friday that a nearly eight-hour interview with former President Donald Trump's top White House lawyer “shed new light on several troubling events" during his presidency, though it was unclear how Democrats would use the information long after investigations into Trump's ties to Russia have concluded.
Ex-Treasury worker sentenced to 6 months in ‘leak’ case
June 3, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A former U.S. Treasury Department worker was sentenced to six months in prison Thursday for leaking confidential financial reports to a journalist at BuzzFeed.
Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards pleaded guilty last year to a conspiracy charge, admitting she leaked banking reports, including some related to people being investigated in special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of foreign interference in U.S.
Mueller to participate in UVA class examining Russia probe
June 3, 2021 GMTCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Former FBI Director Robert Mueller will participate in a University of Virginia School of Law course examining his investigation into ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.
Deal reached for ex-White House counsel McGahn’s testimony
May 13, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Former White House counsel Don McGahn will answer questions in private from the House Judiciary Committee in an apparent resolution of a longstandin dispute over his testimony, according to a court document filed Wednesday evening...
US to create center targeting foreign election interference
April 26, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday that it will establish a new center responding to what the U...
New York Assembly hires top law firm for Cuomo investigation
March 17, 2021 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s Assembly has hired a Manhattan law firm to assist in its impeachment investigation of Gov...
A look at the 29 people Trump pardoned or gave commutations
December 24, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — For a second night in a row, President Donald Trump issued a round of pardons and commutations in the final weeks of his presidency, giving full pardons to his former campaign chairman, his son-in-law’s father and another of his allies convicted in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation...
Trump: Classified material can be used in Durham probe
December 23, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The special counsel investigating the origins of the FBI's probe into the 2016 election now has the authority to use classified information indefinitely in his investigation, a procedural step following his earlier appointment, according to a memorandum issued by President Donald Trump...
Robert Mueller does rare interview in ‘Oath’ podcast
December 2, 2020 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Chuck Rosenberg makes no secret of his admiration for Robert Mueller.
Keep that in mind, along with the format of Rosenberg's podcast “The Oath,” now that NBC announced that the former special counsel who looked into Russian interference in the 2016 election has given an extensive interview that debuts Wednesday...
Barr appoints special counsel in Russia probe investigation
December 2, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr has given extra protection to the prosecutor he appointed to investigate the origins of the Trump-Russia probe, granting him authority to complete the work without being easily fired.
Justices put off case over access to Russia probe grand jury
November 20, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is putting off upcoming arguments about whether Congress should have access to secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation...
AP Explains: Trump slams Russia probe; Dems cry foul
October 7, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Russia probe is back in the political spotlight. President Donald Trump this week ordered the declassification of all documents related to how the FBI and U...
Mueller pushes back on criticism from lawyer on Russia team
September 30, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Former special counsel Robert Mueller pushed back Tuesday against criticism from one of the top prosecutors on the Russia investigation team that the team was not as aggressive as it should have been in probing connections between Donald Trump's 2016 campaign and Russia...
Comey to testify before Senate panel weeks before election
September 17, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI Director James Comey will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept...
Appeals court again rules out House subpoena for McGahn
August 31, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court panel on Monday again threw out a lawsuit by House Democrats to compel former White House counsel Don McGahn to appear before a congressional committee...
Former Mueller prosecutor writing book on investigation
July 13, 2020 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A top prosecutor for special counsel Robert Mueller has a book coming out this fall about the two-year investigation into the alleged ties between Russia and the 2016 campaign of President Donald Trump...
Trump’s defiant help for Stone adds to tumult in Washington
July 12, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s intervention into a criminal case connected to his own conduct drew fierce rebukes Saturday from Democrats and a few lonely Republicans, with calls for investigations and legislation...
DC judge asks for full appeal review of Flynn dismissal
July 9, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. District Court judge who oversaw the criminal case of President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn has requested a full appeals court review after a three-judge panel ordered him to dismiss it...
Justices keep hold on secret Russia investigation material
July 2, 2020 GMTReport shows $480,000 in donations to cover Pence legal aid
June 30, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Donors contributed nearly $480,000 last year to cover Vice President Mike Pence’s legal expenses from special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 elections, according to Pence’s financial disclosure report...
Appeals court orders dismissal of Michael Flynn prosecution
June 24, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A divided federal appeals court on Wednesday ordered the dismissal of the criminal case against President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn, turning back efforts by a judge to scrutinize the Justice Department's extraordinary decision to drop the prosecution...
Barr to testify as Democrats examine DOJ politicization
June 24, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr will testify before the House Judiciary Committee for the first time next month, the Justice Department said Wednesday, as two of his employees testified that he has politicized the department and allowed special treatment for Roger Stone, a friend of President Donald Trump...
Prosecutor: Trump ally Roger Stone was ‘treated differently’
June 23, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal prosecutor is prepared to tell Congress on Wednesday that Roger Stone, a close ally of President Donald Trump, was given special treatment ahead of his sentencing because of his relationship with the president...
House subpoenas Justice Dept lawyers over politicization
June 16, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have subpoenaed two Justice Department lawyers to testify before the Judiciary Committee about the politicization of the agency in the Trump administration, the committee’s chairman said Tuesday...
Rosenstein says he wouldn’t approve Russia warrant now
June 4, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told lawmakers Wednesday that he would not have approved an FBI surveillance application for a former Trump campaign aide during the Russia investigation had he known at the time about the problems that have since been revealed...
Judge: Justice Department reversal in Flynn case ‘unusual’
June 2, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday defended his decision not to quickly approve the Justice Department's request to dismiss its own criminal case against former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn, saying that the department's reversal was unusual and he wanted to consider the request carefully before ruling on it...
FBI director orders internal review of Flynn investigation
May 22, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Christopher Wray has ordered an internal review into possible misconduct in the investigation of former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn, the bureau said Friday...
Judge puts off approving US request to dismiss Flynn case
May 13, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge made clear Tuesday that he would not immediately rule on the Justice Department's decision to dismiss its criminal case against former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn, saying he would instead let outside individuals and groups weigh in with their opinions...
Conservative author says email mix-up led to COVID-19 probe
May 1, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Jerome Corsi, a conservative author and conspiracy theorist who was a target in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, says the Justice Department is now scrutinizing his communications with a doctor who has touted an anti-malaria drug as a treatment for the new coronavirus...
Trump ally Roger Stone appeals sentence in Russia probe
April 30, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Roger Stone, a longtime confidant of President Donald Trump, is appealing his three-year prison sentence following his conviction as part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation...
FBI documents reveal communication between Stone, Assange
April 29, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Weeks after Robert Mueller was appointed special counsel in the Russia investigation, Roger Stone, a confidant of President Donald Trump, reassured WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in a Twitter message that if prosecutors came after him, “I will bring down the entire house of cards," according to FBI documents made public Tuesday...
Barr says Russia probe was started ‘without basis’
April 10, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr believes the Russia investigation that shadowed President Donald Trump for the first two years of his administration was started without any basis and amounted to an effort to “sabotage the presidency,” he said in an interview with Fox News Channel...
Feds dropping case for 2 Russian companies in troll probe
March 17, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is moving to drop charges against two Russian companies that were accused of funding a social media campaign to sway American public opinion during the 2016 U...
Court: House entitled to Mueller probe grand jury testimony
March 11, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department must give Congress secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, giving the House a significant win in a separation-of-powers clash with the Trump administration...
Court: House entitled to Mueller probe grand jury testimony
March 10, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department must give Congress secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, giving the House a significant win in a separation-of-powers clash with the Trump administration...
Judge sharply rebukes Barr’s handling of Mueller report
March 5, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday sharply rebuked Attorney General William Barr's handling of the special counsel's Russia report, saying Barr had made “misleading public statements” to spin the investigation's findings in favor of President Donald Trump and had shown a “lack of candor...
2-year lobbying effort pays off in freedom for Blagojevich
February 20, 2020 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — When Patti Blagojevich made repeated public pleas for her husband's release from federal prison, there was no mistaking her intended audience: President Donald Trump...
U.S. attorney helping review Flynn case is ex-FBI agent
February 15, 2020 GMTST. LOUIS (AP) — The U.S. attorney assisting in the Justice Department's review of the criminal case of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn is an ex-FBI agent with a long background in battling white-collar crime...
Feds seek 7 to 9 years in prison for Trump ally Roger Stone
February 11, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence President Donald Trump's confidant Roger Stone to serve between seven and nine years in prison after his conviction on witness tampering and obstruction charges...
Justice Dept. won’t oppose probation for ex-Trump aide Flynn
January 30, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Wednesday that it would not oppose probation for former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn — a more lenient stance than prosecutors took earlier this month, when they said he deserved prison time.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump defense misrepresents Mueller findings
January 21, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — In opening arguments of the impeachment trial, President Donald Trump's defense misrepresented the findings of a special counsel's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election by claiming the president was cleared of obstruction of justice...
Supreme Court stays out of dispute over grand jury secrecy
January 21, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court refused Tuesday to get involved in a dispute about judges' authority to order the disclosure of secret grand jury material in rare circumstances...
Ex-US Treasury worker pleads guilty in Russia probe leak
January 13, 2020 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A former U.S. Treasury Department senior adviser pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy for leaking confidential banking reports related to special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe...
Trump eyes 2 House Republicans for impeachment legal team
January 7, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Republican House members John Ratcliffe and Jim Jordan are being considered for a role on President Donald Trump's defense team for the upcoming Senate impeachment trial, a person familiar with the discussions said Tuesday.
An eye on impeachment, judges weigh House-Trump disputes
January 3, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — With an eye to impeachment, federal appellate judges struggled Friday with whether to grant House Democrats' demands for testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn and access to secret grand jury materials from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation...
Ex-Trump aide Manafort told FBI he had ‘no chance at trial’
January 3, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort said he knew he “had no chance at trial" when he pleaded guilty in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, according to a summary of an interview with investigators that was made public Thursday...
House committee raises prospect of more impeachment articles
December 23, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The House Judiciary Committee held open the possibility Monday of recommending additional articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump as it pressed anew for the testimony of former White House counsel Don McGahn...