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Trump-Russia Investigation. The Week in Review. 4/28/18.

CBS News : “Russian lawyer who met with Trump Jr. in 2016…admitted she’s an informant to the Russian attorney general.” https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russian-lawyer-who-met-with-trump-jr-says-she-is-an-informant/ CNN : “The Russian oligarch and Russian lawyer who were key players in the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting reached out to Trump’s team after Donald Trump was elected President.” https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/27/politics/russians-trump-team-magnitsky-act/index.html Mother Jones Magazine : “Did Trump Jr. Talk to His Dad About the Trump Tower Meeting?” https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/04/did-trump-jr-talk-to-his-dad-about-the-trump-tower-meeting/ The Guardian : “The Republican-led House intelligence committee…began with bipartisan promise but ultimately succumbed to factional squabbling.” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/apr/27/republican-led-house-panel-says-theres-no-evidence-trump-colluded-with-russia New York Times : “Nunes has transforme

Trump-Russia Investigation. The Week in Review. 4/22/18.

CNN : “Democrats file suit alleging Russia, Trump campaign, WikiLeaks conspired to interfere in 2016 campaign.” https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/20/politics/democrats-lawsuit-russia/index.html Independent : “The DNC’s lawsuit against Trump, Russia and WikiLeaks is making the parallels with Watergate hard to ignore.” https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/donald-trump-democrats-lawsuit-sue-russia-wikileaks-republicans-dnc-watergate-a8315111.html The Guardian : “Rudy Giuliani joins Trump’s legal team…says he sees his new job as negotiating an end to Robert Mueller’s special investigation.” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/apr/19/rudy-giuliani-joins-trumps-legal-team-to-help-end-russia-investigation Business Insider : “Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he has no intention to allow a vote on a bill to protect the special counsel Robert Mueller from being fired by President Donald Trump.” http://www.businessinsider.com/protecting-mueller-from-trump-mitch-mcc

Trump-Russia Investigation. The Week in Review. 4/14/18.

McClatchy DC News : “Muller has evidence Cohen was in Prague in 2016…Cohen has vehemently denied for months that he ever has been in Prague…compelling evidence…that the Russians and Trump campaign aides were collaborating.”   http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article208870264.html Business Insider : “Mueller has interviewed a senior FBI official who may prove pivotal in the obstruction case surrounding Trump…Dana Boente…can corroborate critical parts of Comey’s testimony to Congress.” http://www.businessinsider.com/mueller-interviews-dana-boente-notes-trump-comey-obstruction-2018-4 CNN : “Donald Trump pardoned Scooter Libby…a very clear message about how he feels about special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election…he can also send a more subtle message about his willingness to step into the breach for those who he believes have been unfairly persecuted by a special prosecutor.” https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/

Trump-Russia Investigation. The Week in Review. 4/8/18.

Politico : “Dutch attorney gets 30 days in first sentence for Mueller probe…Alex van der Zwaan, 33, pleaded guilty…to lying to FBI agents about his contacts with former Trump campaign official Rick Gates and Konstantin Kilimink, a suspected Russian intelligence operative.” https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/03/dutch-attorney-sentenced-to-30-days-for-lying-in-mueller-probe-498266 CNN : “Mueller’s team questioning Russian oligarchs…It reveals that Mueller’s team has intensified its focus into the potential flow of money from Russia into the US election as part of its…investigation into whether the Trump team colluded with Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election.” https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/04/politics/mueller-special-counsel-investigation-russian-oligarchs/index.html Vox : “We’ve gradually learned of not one but six times Trump associates at least tried to get involved with either Russian-provided dirt, hacked Democratic emails, or WikiLeaks.” https:/