Barr, Mueller trade barbs as Russia probe rift goes public

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 22:50:23 +0000

Barr, Mueller trade barbs as Russia probe rift goes public

Private tensions between Justice Department leaders and Robert Mueller’s team broke into public view in extraordinary fashion Wednesday as Attorney General William Barr pushed back at the special counsel’s “snitty” complaints over his handling of the Trump-Russia investigation report.

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Trump says Russia probe ’con job,’ as fuller report looms

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 10:34:02 +0000

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The president isn’t waiting. As Washington counts down the final hours until the publication of the redacted special counsel report — now expected Thursday — Donald Trump stepped up his attacks in an effort to undermine potential disclosures on Russia, his 2016 campaign and the aftermath.

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Redacted Mueller report expected to be released by mid-April

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2019 01:27:51 +0000

Redacted Mueller report expected to be released by mid-April

A redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the Russia investigation will be sent to Congress by mid-April and will not be shared with the White House beforehand, Attorney General William Barr said Friday.

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Mueller concludes Russia-Trump probe; no new indictments

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 00:29:15 +0000

Mueller concludes Russia-Trump probe; no new indictments

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller on Friday turned over his long-awaited final report on the contentious Russia investigation that has cast a dark shadow over Donald Trump’s presidency, entangled Trump’s family and resulted in criminal charges against some of the president’s closest associates. The comprehensive report, still confidential, marks the end of Mueller’s probe […]

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Barr seeks to assure senators he won’t be a Trump loyalist

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 11:28:50 +0000

Vowing “I will not be bullied,” President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general asserted independence from the White House, saying he believed that Russia had tried to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, that the special counsel investigation shadowing Trump is not a witch hunt and that his predecessor was right to recuse himself from the probe.

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