Trump-Russia News.

Washington Post : “Longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone indicted by special counsel in Russia investigation.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/longtime-trump-adviser-roger-stone-indicted-by-special-counsel-in-russia-investigation/2019/01/25/93a4d8fa-2093-11e9-8e21-59a09ff1e2a1_story.html?utm_term=.bd7b40ab07c6 Vox : “The latest whirlwind of Trump-Russia news explained.” https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/1/22/18192784/trump-russia-mueller-buzzfeed-giuliani-deripaska News.com.au : “Trump-Russia story keeps changing as lawyer Giuliani … said Mr Trump was involved in discussions about building a Trump Tower Moscow throughout 2016.” https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/leaders/trumprussia-story-keeps-changing-as-lawyer-giuliani-speaks-again/news-story/f943db7396d474cc07f8f89acc656220 NBC News : Skripal poisoning. Trump admin yet to impose new Russia sanctions required by law … the wait for more sanctions comes amid new developments in the Mueller investig...

CNN : “Paul Manafort met with a Russian-linked operative named Konstantin Kilimnik during the course of the 2016 campaign. And in that meeting … shared polling data about the 2016 campaign.” https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/09/politics/paul-manafort-donald-trump-robert-mueller/index.html Slate : “What Rod Rosenstein’s Looming Departure Means for the Mueller Probe.” https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/01/rod-rosenstein-resigning-robert-mueller-investigation.html Politico : “The FBI’s Blockbuster Probe of Trump’s Loyalty.” https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/01/12/fbi-investigation-trump-working-for-russians-223970 Independent : “Trump denies working for Russia and lashes out over media reports.” https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-russia-putin-fbi-fox-interview-michael-cohen-a8725426.html Washington Post : “Trump has concealed details of his face-to-face encounters with Putin from senior officials in administration.” ht...

AlterNet : “Robert Muller’s grand jury has been granted a six-month extension … giving him the ability to continue to use the body to hear testimony & possibly secure indictments well into 2019.” https://www.alternet.org/2019/01/robert-mueller-just-secured-an-extension-for-a-key-part-of-his-investigation/ NPR : “Judge hands setback to conspiracy theorist Corsi in his suit against DOJ … Corsi … claims he has been unlawfully surveilled and pressured by government investigators leading the Russia probe.” https://www.npr.org/2019/01/03/682030915/judge-hands-setback-to-conspiracy-theorist-corsi-in-his-suit-against-doj NBC News : “Trump and Russia. What to expect from Mueller in 2019.” https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trump-russia-what-expect-mueller-2019-n949281 Foreign Policy : “Why isn’t Trump talking about the American jailed in Russia? … Russian officials … arresting Whelan to use as a likely bargaining chip for a Russian national, Maria Butina...

The Guardian : “Donald Trump and his embattled top aides have been hit with strong signs that the worst is yet to come, in the form of tersely worded court documents.” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/15/trump-turbulent-week-cohen-crisies AOL News : “Just weeks after President Donald Trump wrote out answers to a series of questions from Robert Mueller, the special counsel is pressing to interview the president face to face.” https://www.aol.com/article/news/2018/12/15/robert-mueller-pressing-interview-trump/23618846/ Politicus : “Accused Russian agent and NRA infiltrator Butina pleads guilty to conspiracy … Butina was a Trump supporter who bragged at Washington parties that she could use her political connections to help people get jobs in his administration.” https://www.politicususa.com/2018/12/13/accused-russian-agent-and-nra-infiltrator-butina-pleads-guilty-to-conspiracy.html The Independent : “At least 14 Trump associates spoke to Russians during ca...

BBC News : “Prosecutors in New York and Washington are claiming the president had implicit knowledge and involvement in a campaign finance crime. He also had knowledge of a massive property deal that involved contacts with Russian government officials while he was running for president in an election that was being targeted for influence by the Russian government.” https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46490804 The Guardian : “As the special counsel ‘flips’ presidential allies one by one, prosecutors see parallels to efforts against organized crime.” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/08/robert-mueller-donald-trump-loyalty-organized-crime PBS News Hour : “Prosecutors say former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort lied about his contacts with a Russian associate and Trump administration officials … Manafort violated his plea deal by telling ‘multiple discernible lies.’” https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/paul-manafort-repeatedly-lied-about-contacts-with...

The Daily Beast : “Cohen Lied to Congress to Cover-Up Trump’s Moscow Tower Deal … He repeatedly told Trump about efforts to get rich in Russia during the presidential election.” https://www.thedailybeast.com/report-michael-cohen-reaches-new-plea-deal-with-mueller?ref=scroll Vox : “Michael Cohen’s plea deal for making false statements to Congress doesn’t just indicate that he lied about the Trump Organization’s attempt to get a real estate project off the ground in Russia – it also indicates that the Kremlin helped in the cover-up.” https://www.vox.com/2018/11/30/18119798/cohen-plea-deal-email-lies-cover-up-peskov-kremlin ThinkProgress : “Trump admitted that he did actively consider business dealings with Russia well into the 2016 presidential campaign … This was not only something Trump and his staff tried to keep quiet throughout the campaign, but it is also a significant departure from what he has said for the last two years.” https://thinkprogress.org/timeline-trump-...

The Guardian : “Rightwing author and conspiracy theorist Jerome Corsi has confirmed he is in plea negotiations with Robert Muller … Mueller’s team believed Corsi might have had advance notice that WikiLeaks had [Democratic Party] emails, and might have informed [Roger] Stone.” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/23/jerome-corsi-robert-mueller-plea-negotiations Business Insider : “New report reveals the behind-the-scenes battle between Trump’s team and Mueller over a possible interview on the Russia investigation.” https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-mueller-interview-on-russia-investigation-almost-happened-2018-11 CNN : “The President’s company braces for Democratic investigations … such as foreign payments made to Trump, allegations of Russian money laundering, and … whether or not the Russians had undue influence over President Trump because of some preexisting financial entanglements.” https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/21/politics/trump-org-braces-for-dems/index...

NPR : “Trump Says His Answers For Mueller Are Done. Now What?” https://www.npr.org/2018/11/17/668706214/the-russia-investigations-trump-says-his-answers-for-mueller-are-done-now-what The New Republic : “Trump effectively admits he chose Matthew Whitaker to undermine Mueller…Trump, without any prompting, vented… ‘It’s something that should never have been brought. It’s an illegal investigation.” https://newrepublic.com/minutes/152260/trump-effectively-admits-chose-matthew-whitaker-undermine-mueller HuffPost : “Trump Hammered On Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker – By … Republicans for the Rule of Law, a group of conservatives.” https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-getting-scorched-over-whitaker-by-repbulicans_us_5bf0a46fe4b0f32bd58a15fc Politico : “GOP pushes Trump for new attorney general amid Mueller uproar…Senate Republicans hope replacing Matthew Whitaker will calm the firestorm over Trump’s attacks on the special counsel.” https://www.politico.com/sto...

MSNBC : “Trump careless with phone; Chinese, Russian spies listen in…on…calls from his personal iPhone which he insists on using despite warnings.” https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-careless-with-phone-chinese-russian-spies-listen-in-nyt-1352508483803?v=railb& BBC News : “Donald Trump has invited his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to visit Washington next year.” https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45994815 CNN : “Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb said Monday that he does not believe the ongoing special counsel probe led by Robert Mueller is a witch hunt. The comment puts him at odds with his former boss, President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly called the probe into possible ties between his campaign and Russian interference in the 2016 election a witch hunt.” https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/22/politics/ty-cobb-cnn-citizen/index.html Business Insider : “Mueller reportedly has evidence that a Roger Stone associate knew Clinton campaign emai...

Wall Street Journal : “Late GOP activist Peter W Smith… whose quest to obtain Hillary Clinton’s emails from hackers…struck up a professional relationship with Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser to President Trump, as early as 2015, and told associates during the presidential campaign that he was using the retired general’s connections to help him on the email project.” https://www.wsj.com/articles/late-gop-activist-peter-w-smith-met-with-former-trump-adviser-michael-flynn-in-2015-sources-say-1539196064 New York Times : “Rick Gates sought online manipulation plans from Israeli intelligence firm for Trump Campaign.” https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/08/us/politics/rick-gates-psy-group-trump.html The New Yorker : “Was There A Connection Between A Russian Bank And The Trump Campaign?” https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/15/was-there-a-connection-between-a-russian-bank-and-the-trump-campaign New York Magazine : “If Trump is going to shut do...

Washington Post : “Mike Pence and the Trump administration’s complicity in downplaying Russian election interference.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/10/05/mike-pence-trump-administrations-complicity-downplaying-russian-election-interference/?utm_term=.f91fc36428ad Radio Free Europe : “Dutch and US authorities have accused Russia’s military intelligence of involvement in a multifaceted, multinational hacking campaign that targeted global anti-doping agencies, the international chemical weapons watchdog, and other entities.” https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-s-gru-targeted-chemical-weapons-watchdog-mh17-probe-dutch-officials-say/29525280.html PBS News Hour : “Justice Department officials say that three of the seven Russian military intelligence officials accused in the hacking of anti-doping agencies were previously charged by special counsel Robert Mueller…of hacking Democratic email accounts.” https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/3-indicted-russians-previou...

The Guardian : “A Russian-US tycoon…Simon Kukes was in contact with senior Kremlin official in 2016 while donating to…Trump’s 2016 presidential election effort.” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/28/russian-us-tycoon-boasted-of-active-involvement-in-trump-election-campaign-simon-kukes Politico : “The ouster of Rosenstein—who serves as Mueller’s direct supervisor—would subject the special counsel’s probe to new uncertainty and, critics fear, new restrictions on Mueller’s investigation into ties between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign.” https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/24/rod-rosenstein-mueller-russia-investigation-838140 The New Yorker : “How Russia Helped Swing the Election For Trump…cyberattacks by hackers and trolls were decisive.” https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/01/how-russia-helped-to-swing-the-election-for-trump Election Frontier Foundation : “Election Security Remains Just as Vulnerable as in 2016.” https://www.eff.org/deeplink...

Think Progress : “Trump ordered the FBI to declassify a select number of documents from the earliest days of the Russia investigation…a gross attempt at obstruction…and…the documents in question were part of an ongoing investigation…declassifying them might risk people’s lives.” https://thinkprogress.org/trumps-decision-to-declassify-russia-investigation-documents-concerning-10b17c1222b9/ The Independent : “Walls clearly closing in on Trump as he orders declassification of Russia probe FBI …documents and FBI text messages…in a move branded a ‘clear abuse of power.’” https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-declassify-russia-probe-fbi-texts-walls-closing-in-surveillance-fisa-messages-abuse-power-a8542466.html Politico : “Trump ditches plans to quickly…declassify and release sensitive documents connected to the FBI’s Russia investigation…staves off a confrontation between the president and his own intelligence officials…the initial decision to rel...

Wall Street Journal : “Allen Weisselberg, Longtime Trump Organization CFO, Testified and Was Granted Immunity in…hush money investigation that has implicated the president.” https://www.wsj.com/articles/allen-weisselberg-longtime-trump-organization-cfo-is-granted-immunity-by-federal-prosecutors-in-michael-cohen-investigation-1535121992 MSNBC : “Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen has pleaded guilty to charges that implicate the president. What’s next? Joy Reid and her panel discuss the former Trump confidantes who are apparently ‘flipping’ on the president.” https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/former-trump-attorney-michael-cohen-pleads-guilty-what-s-next-1306427971514?v=railb Business Insider : “Michael Cohen’s testimony implicates Trump as a co-conspirator in a crime to get elected, but what happens next is unclear.” https://www.businessinsider.com/michael-cohen-testimony-implicates-trump-co-conspirator-2018-8 Telegraph News : “Donald Trump says he’s considering a pa...

CBS News : “Trump links yanking ex-CIA chief John Brennan’s security clearance to Russia probe.” https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-links-yanking-ex-cia-chief-john-brennans-security-clearance-russia-probe-wall-street-journal/ Time : “Trump Is Trying to Silence Critics by Revoking Security Clearance.” http://time.com/5368970/john-brennan-trump-silence-critics/ New York Times : “John Brennan: President Trump’s Claims of No Collusion Are Hogwash.” https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/opinion/john-brennan-trump-russia-collusion-security-clearance.html CBS News : “Thirteen former senior intelligence officials…have signed a letter of support for former CIA director John Brennan, calling the signal sent by the White House’s decision to strip him of his security clearance ‘inappropriate’ and…‘has nothing to do with who should and should not hold security clearances – and everything to do with an attempt to stifle free speech.’” https://www.cbsnews.com/news/top-former-...

CNBC : “Andrew Miller has been held in contempt for defying an order to testify in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe. Miller is a former aide to political operative and longtime confidant of President Donald Trump, Roger Stone.” https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/10/roger-stone-ex-aide-held-in-contempt--in-mueller-probe-report.html Salon : “Devin Nunes caught on tape…Secret tape exposes Republicans’ plan to end the Mueller probe after Trump gets his Supreme Court nominee confirmed.” https://www.salon.com/2018/08/09/devin-nunes-caught-on-tape-gop-must-first-confirm-brett-kavanaugh-to-impeach-rod-rosenstein/ Independent : “Donald Trump admits son’s meeting with Kremlin-linked lawyer was to ‘get information’ on Hillary Clinton.” https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-natalia-veselnitskaya-meeting-trump-tower-donald-trump-jr-get-information-hillary-a8478691.html Bloomberg : “Trump’s Russia admission is no mere scandal. It’s a be...

Washington Post : “Trump associate socialized with alleged Russian agent Maria Butina in final weeks of 2016 campaign.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-associate-socialized-with-alleged-russian-agent-maria-butina-in-final-weeks-of-2016-campaign/2018/08/03/d87c1d84-96a6-11e8-80e1-00e80e1fdf43_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.01609a3eacf6 USA Today : “Five ways that Trump contradicted his top aides on Russia this week.” https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/08/03/trump-and-his-top-aides-differ-russia/897560002/ CNN : “Trump and his administration clash over Russia.” https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/03/politics/russia-election-interference-white-house-response-trump/index.html The Guardian : “Trump pushes Sessions to end Mueller’s Russia investigation ‘right now.’” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/01/donald-trump-russia-latest-news-jeff-sessions PolitiFact : “Fact-Checking Fox News analyst’s pro-Trump book ‘The Russia Hoax.’...