Trump-Russia News.

Business Insider : “ The special counsel Robert Mueller enlisted the IRS' criminal investigations unit…the unit has only just begun to share information about…Paul Manafort and Michael Flynn…It is still unclear whether Mueller has Trump's tax returns.” http://www.businessinsider.com/the-irs-and-mueller-took-a-big-step-forward-in-the-russia-probe-2017-9 The New York Times : “Black Lawmakers Pressure Facebook Over Racially Divisive Russian Ads…Russian-backed Facebook pages promoted incendiary anti-immigrant rallies, targeted the Black Lives Matter movement and focused attentions on critical election swing states.” https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/28/us/politics/facebook-russia-race-congressional-black-caucus.html?mcubz=1 CNN : “ Tension is rising between congressional investigators probing Russia meddling and the Trump administration, as the White House and Justice Department withhold a number of records sought by Capitol Hill.” http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/25/politic

This Week in the Trump Russia Investigation. 9/24/17. Business Insider : “ James Clapper, the former director of national intelligence, said Friday that the US intelligence community's assessment of Russia's interference in the 2016 election ‘cast doubt on the legitimacy’ of President Donald Trump's victory.” http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-legitimacy-russia-election-interference-james-clapper-us-intelligence-assessment-2017-9 The New York Times : “Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, has asked the White House for documents about some of President Trump’s most scrutinized actions since taking office, including the firing of his national security adviser and FBI director.” https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/20/us/politics/mueller-trump-russia.html?mcubz=1 Politico : “ Trump objected Friday morning to the fresh attention being paid to the ongoing investigation into Russia’s effort to interfere in last year’s presidential election   after Facebook ann

Politico : “Another prosecutor joins Trump-Russia probe. Kyle Freeny jumps to Mueller staff from money laundering unit” of Justice Department. http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/15/another-prosecutor-joins-trump-russia-investigation-242794 The New York Times : “Shortly after learning in May that a special counsel had been appointed…President Trump berated Attorney General Jeff Sessions in an Oval Office meeting and said that he should resign…Sessions would later tell associates that the demeaning way the president addressed him was the most humiliating experience in decades of public life.” https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/14/us/politics/jeff-sessions-trump.html?mcubz=1 Politico : “ Roger Stone, a longtime associate of President Donald Trump who has boasted of his connections to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, said Thursday he expects to testify later this month in the House’s investigation .” http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/14/roger-stone-testify-house-russia-

Los Angeles Times : “Donald Trump’s eldest son has told Senate staffers he was open to receiving information about Hillary Clinton’s ‘fitness, character or qualifications’ when he accepted a meeting with a Russian lawyer last year. Donald Trump Jr. made an opening statement…before taking questions behind closed doors from staff members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.” http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-trump-jr-speaks-with-senate-committee-1504799537-htmlstory.html The Washington Post : “ Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has alerted the White House that his team will probably seek to interview six top current and former advisers to President Trump… including trusted adviser Hope Hicks, former press secretary Sean Spicer and former chief of staff Reince Priebus, reflects how the probe…is starting to penetrate a closer circle of aides around the president.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/spicer-priebus-hicks-among-six-c

This Week in the Trump – Russia Investigation. 9/2/17 New York Times : Special Counsel “ Mueller Has Early Draft of Trump Letter Giving Reasons for Firing Comey…Donald F McGahn II, the White House counsel, who believed that its angry, meandering tone was problematic…blocked the president from sending the letter…McGahn’s concerns…show how much he realized that the president’s rationale for firing Mr. Comey might not hold up to scrutiny” in an investigation over obstruction of justice. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/us/politics/trump-comey-firing-letter.html?mcubz=1 The Week : “Muller teaming-up with IRS investigators for Trump-Russia probe.” Trump has said that a demand from the Special Counsel for his tax records would cause him to fire Muller. http://theweek.com/speedreads/722196/report-mueller-teaming-irs-investigators-trumprussia-probe Politico :  “Muller teams up with New York attorney general in Manafort probe…the cooperation is the latest sign that the invest