POLITICS 06/15/2018 10:52 am ET But it doesn't matter, because it's "the phony New York Times," the president said. By Sara Boboltz Nearly two weeks after lawyers for President Donald Trump admitted their client had, in fact, dictated the misleading statement released to explain his son Donald Trump Jr.’s 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russian nationals, the president did not deny that he was behind it. That’s because he thinks it doesn’t matter. “It’s irrelevant. It’s a statement to The New York Times. The phony, failing New York Times,” the president said amid a frenzied question-and-answer session with reporters Friday morning on the White House lawn. Trump says it doesn't matter if he dictated the lie for his son because it was only a statement to the "phony New York Times." pic.twitter.com/T9zwsZFqIQ— Zack Ford (@ZackFord) June 15, 2018 Trump Jr. met with a Kremlin-linked attorney at his father’s property … [Read more...] about Trump Seemingly Admits To Dictating Infamous Donald Trump Jr. Statement
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Mueller report summary: No collusion between Trump and Russia, no obstruction conclusion
Share Tweet Email robert mueller Share: Share Tweet Email EMBED <> More Videos <iframe width="476" height="267" src="https://abc13.com/video/embed/?pid=5214895" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Robert Mueller's report draws no conclusion regarding obstruction of justice but details two Russian efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election. Share: Share Tweet Email ktrk WASHINGTON -- Special counsel Robert Mueller did not find evidence that President Donald Trump's campaign "conspired or coordinated" with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election but reached no conclusion on whether Trump obstructed justice, Attorney General William Barr declared. That brought a hearty claim of vindication from Trump but set the stage for new rounds of political and legal fighting. Click here to read the full letter Barr sent to Congress. Trump cheered the Sunday outcome but also … [Read more...] about Mueller report summary: No collusion between Trump and Russia, no obstruction conclusion
Mueller report release: What you won’t see in the redacted report
Share Tweet Email robert mueller Share: Share Tweet Email EMBED <> More Videos <iframe width="476" height="267" src="https://abc7news.com/video/embed/?pid=5212414" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> What's next after the Robert Mueller report? Dan Abrams has a look at what to expect. Share: Share Tweet Email AP By WASHINGTON -- The special counsel's Trump-Russia report will be out on Thursday for all to see. But not all of it. The Democrats' demands for a full, unredacted version of Robert Mueller's report are likely to prompt a political and legal battle that could last for months, if not much longer. The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, New York Rep. Jerrold Nadler, has said he is prepared to issue subpoenas "very quickly" for the full report on Russia and Donald Trump's presidential campaign if it is released with blacked-out sections. And that would set the legal … [Read more...] about Mueller report release: What you won’t see in the redacted report
Why Mueller Didn’t Indict Donald Trump Jr. is a ‘Mystery’ Given ‘Montage of Evidence Against Him’: Democratic Senator
U.S. Donald Trump Jr. Robert Mueller Senate Judiciary Committee member Senator Richard Blumenthal said it was a “mystery” why special counsel Robert Mueller did not decide to prosecute President Donald Trump’s eldest son Donald Trump Jr. in light of a “montage” of evidence against him in the redacted report released Thursday. Blumenthal on MSNBC’s Morning Joe Friday suggested that prosecutors in the Southern District of New York could be looking at Trump Jr. and could come to a different conclusion about his criminal liability than Mueller outlined in his report. “Another mystery here for me is, why did Bob Mueller not recommend charges against Donald Trump Jr. given the absolute montage of evidence against him?" the Democratic senator said. Trump Jr. figures prominently in the Mueller report’s WikiLeaks episode. It states that Trump Jr. got a Twitter direct message from WikiLeaks in September 2016 asking him to comment on an anti-Trump … [Read more...] about Why Mueller Didn’t Indict Donald Trump Jr. is a ‘Mystery’ Given ‘Montage of Evidence Against Him’: Democratic Senator
Justice Department set to release redacted Mueller report Thursday
Share Tweet Email robert mueller Share: Share Tweet Email EMBED <> More Videos <iframe width="476" height="267" src="https://abc7news.com/video/embed/?pid=5214895" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Robert Mueller's report draws no conclusion regarding obstruction of justice but details two Russian efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election. Share: Share Tweet Email AP WASHINGTON -- After nearly two years of waiting, America will get some answers straight from Robert Mueller. The Justice Department on Thursday is expected to release a redacted version of the special counsel's report on Russian election interference and Donald Trump's campaign, opening up months, if not years, of fights over what the document means in a deeply divided country. Attorney General William Barr will hold a 9:30 a.m. news conference accompanied by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who … [Read more...] about Justice Department set to release redacted Mueller report Thursday