Trump declares victory now but legal perils far from over

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 14:23:13 +0000

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President Donald Trump may be reveling in what he sees as “complete and total exoneration” from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, but his legal perils are far from over.

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Mueller’s Russia probe report rules out criminal collusion

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 10:59:00 +0000

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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 […]

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Mueller report brings moment of reckoning to US politics

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 23:45:57 +0000

Mueller report brings moment of reckoning to US politics

For many Democrats, Robert Mueller’s investigation has long stood as their best, last chance to take down President Donald Trump before the next election. But what if the big reveal doesn’t reveal much new?

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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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FBI tracked Michael Cohen’s phones with controversial device

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 23:36:19 +0000

FBI tracked Michael Cohen's phones with controversial device

Search warrant documents made public Tuesday show the FBI used highly secretive and controversial cellphone sweeping technology to zero-in on President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer when agents raided his New York City home, hotel room and office last year.

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AP FACT CHECK: Trump plays down white nationalist threat

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 11:58:22 +0000

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President Donald Trump appears to be oblivious to the threat of white nationalism. Following a deadly mosque shooting in New Zealand, he said white supremacy isn’t a rising danger. But data — including from his own Justice Department — point to rising hate group activity while he’s been in office.

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After massacre, Trump downplays white nationalism threat

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 01:21:35 +0000

After massacre, Trump downplays white nationalism threat

President Donald Trump played down any threat posed by racist white nationalism on Friday after the gunman accused of the New Zealand mosque massacre called the president “a symbol of renewed white identity.”

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