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Sam Patten, GOP lobbyist, sentenced to 36 months probation in charges stemming from Mueller probe

W. Sam Patten, a GOP consultant, with ties to former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, was sentenced to three years probation Friday for illegally lobbying in the United States on behalf of a Ukrainian political party.

April 12, 2019

Gregory Craig, former Obama White House counsel, charged; first Dem snared in Mueller probe

Former President Barack Obama's top White House lawyer was indicted Thursday on two counts of lying to federal investigators about his dealings with a foreign government and former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.

April 11, 2019

James Comey: ‘No idea’ what William Barr meant by spying comment

Former FBI Director James B. Comey said Thursday he has "no idea" what Attorney General William P. Barr meant when he said the bureau was spying on the Trump campaign.

April 11, 2019

Edward Snowden rebukes Julian Assange’s arrest as ‘dark moment for press freedom’

Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who had his own legal troubles for leaking classified information, called WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's arrest Thursday "a dark moment for press freedom."

April 11, 2019

Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, to face hacking-related charges in the U.S. after arrest

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested Thursday on a request from the U.S. Department of Justice, which immediately charged him with hacking-related charges.

April 11, 2019

Jeffrey Rosen, Deputy AG nominee, pledges to keep politics out of decisions

President Trump's nominee to replace Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told lawmakers Wednesday to keep politics out of his decisions, including all matters still ongoing from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.

April 10, 2019

Jeffrey Rosen, DOJ nominee, says he’ll ‘keep an open mind’ on probe into FBI

The man nominated for the Justice Department's No. 2 job refused to make a firm commitment on how he will handle ongoing probes branching out from Robert Mueller's investigation as he resisted calls from Democrats to support the full release of the special counsel's report without any redactions.

April 10, 2019

Jeffrey Rosen, Trump pick for deputy attorney general, vows to implement First Step Act

President Trump's nominee for the Justice Department's No 2. position pledged Wednesday to fully implement the First Step Act.

April 10, 2019

James Comey was a witness in Mueller probe; memos contained sensitive information

Former FBI Director James B. Comey was a witness in special counsel Robert Mueller's and his memos detailing his interactions with President Trump were part of the evidence reviewed in the Russia probe, according to recently released court documents from 2017.

April 10, 2019

National Harbor van attack plot suspect to remain in jail until trial

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a Germantown man who authorities say stole a U-Haul rental van and planned to plow it into pedestrians at a D.C.-area tourist destination in an Islamic State-inspired attack will remain in jail until his trial.

April 9, 2019

Judge orders man accused of National Harbor terror plot to remain in jail until trial

A Maryland man whom authorities say sought to weaponize a stolen U-Haul truck with intent to commit mass murder in the name of the Islamic State at a D.C.-area tourist destination will remain in jail until his trial, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

April 9, 2019

William Barr: Robert Mueller declined to review letter to Congress

Attorney General William P. Barr said Tuesday that he remains on track to release special counsel Robert Mueller's full report into Russian election meddling within a week, and he bristled at suggestions that he delivered a whitewash of the findings in his original public summary of the nearly 400-page report.

April 9, 2019

Prosecutors: GOP lobbyist Sam Patten provided ‘substantial assistance’ to Mueller team

GOP lobbyist Sam Patten provided "substantial assistance" to special counsel Robert Mueller and other investigations, federal prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington, D.C., said in a court filing Monday.

April 8, 2019

Justice Department selects nonprofit think tank for First Step Act review committee

The Justice Department announced Monday the selection of the Hudson Institute, a nonprofit think tank, to host the First Step Act's Independent Review Committee.

April 8, 2019

Rondell Henry planned truck attack at National Harbor, prosecutors say

Federal authorities on Monday unsealed charges against a Maryland man they say stole a rental van as part of an Islamic State-inspired attack on pedestrians at National Harbor, a retail and entertainment complex outside Washington.

April 8, 2019

Doug Collins, top Republican on House Judiciary Committee, calls on Robert Mueller to testify

Rep. Doug Collins, the top Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee on Monday urged Democrats to invite special counsel Robert Mueller to testify before Congress rather than continuing to accuse Attorney General William P. Barr of a cover-up.

April 8, 2019

Jackson A. Cosko, former Democratic staffer, pleads guilty to ‘doxing’ Republican senators

A former Democratic congressional staffer has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to his leaking personal information about Republican senators and threatening a witness who caught him in the act.

April 5, 2019

William Barr to appear Tuesday before Congress as Mueller questions swirl

Attorney General William P. Barr will appear Tuesday before Congress to discuss the Justice Department's fiscal 2020 budget request, but will likely face questions from lawmakers about special counsel Robert Mueller's probe.

April 5, 2019

William Barr vows to investigate claims of discrimination against Justice Dept. LGBTQ employees

Attorney General William P. Barr said he is "troubled" by allegations of discrimination against LGBTQ employees at the Justice Department and vowed to investigate their claims, according to a letter released Friday.

April 5, 2019

Michael Cohen offers Democrats new evidence against Donald Trump in bid to delay prison

President Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen says he has new information to offer Democrats if authorities reduce or delay his upcoming three-year prison sentence.

April 4, 2019