Jeff Mordock

Justice Department says ‘every page’ of Mueller report may be grand jury information

Every page of special counsel Robert Mueller's final report may contain confidential grand jury information, limiting how much it the public may ultimately see, a Justice Department spokeswoman said Thursday.

April 4, 2019

Christopher Wray, FBI director, denies political pressure influenced HQ decision

FBI Director Christopher A. Wray Thursday told a congressional panel there was no political pressure to rebuild the bureau's headquarters in its current location rather than move it to a suburban location.

April 4, 2019

Some Mueller investigators say report is worse for Donald Trump than William Barr suggests

Some of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigators have said Attorney General William P. Barr's summary of their report did not convey how damaging their findings were for President Trump, The New York Times reported Wednesday.

April 4, 2019

Former FBI official feared Peter Strzok-Lisa Page affair could compromise them

A former top FBI official told lawmakers last summer that he confronted Peter Strzok and Lisa Page about their extramarital affair, fearing it would make them vulnerable to a foreign agent.

April 2, 2019

Trump apologized to Rosenstein for tweet suggesting he should be tried for treason

President Trump last fall apologized to Rod Rosenstein after he tweeted an image suggesting the deputy attorney general should be prosecuted for treason, according to a media report Tuesday.

April 2, 2019

Donald Trump says Democrats have become ‘unhinged’ since end of Mueller probe

President Trump on Tuesday fired back at Democrats, saying they have become "unhinged" since special counsel Robert Mueller completed his investigation into Russian election meddling.

April 2, 2019

John Huber FBI probe shrouded in secrecy 18 months later

Attorney General Jeff Sessions thought he had already answered calls for a special counsel to look into the FBI's handling of sensitive political investigations when he named a Utah prosecutor to conduct an inquiry and report back. Nearly 18 months later, there has been nary a public peep from U.S. Attorney John Huber.

April 1, 2019

Mueller report refuels Democrats’ attacks on Trump, William Barr

Ten days after special counsel Robert Mueller submitted his report to the Justice Department, it has done surprisingly little to settle matters for Congress and the American public.

March 31, 2019

William Barr says the Mueller report will be delivered to Congress by mid-April

Congress will get special counsel Robert Mueller's ultimate conclusions on his investigation into President Trump and Russian election meddling by mid-April, if not sooner, Attorney General William P. Barr said Friday.

March 29, 2019

Jessie Liu withdraws from Justice Department nomination

The U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia has withdrawn her nomination to become associate attorney general, the Justice Department confirmed Thursday.

March 28, 2019

James Comey defends Robert Mueller probe in NBC News interview with Lester Holt

Former FBI Director James B. Comey said the principal conclusions of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation prove the bureau's probe into President Trump's ties to Russia was not a partisan witch hunt.

March 27, 2019

James Alex Fields Jr., Charlottesville car attacker, pleads guilty in federal court

The man convicted of state murder charges in the 2017 death of a woman at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal felony charges.

March 27, 2019

Robert Mueller probe collateral damage: Jerome Corsi, George Papadopoulos, others pick up pieces

Jerome Corsi was wondering whether he would be indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller when he learned from a Friday news report the Russia probe concluded without new charges. He and his wife dropped to their knees, cried and thanked God.

March 26, 2019

Donald Trump formally nominates Jeffrey Rosen to replace Rod Rosenstein as No. 2 at Justice

President Trump on Tuesday formally nominated Jeffrey Rosen to serve as Deputy Attorney General, replacing Rod Rosenstein, who is expected to leave the Justice Department soon.

March 26, 2019

George Papadopoulos says he applied for a presidential pardon

Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos has applied for a presidential pardon and his considering withdrawing his guilty plea, according to a report Tuesday.

March 26, 2019

George Papadopoulos says FBI wanted him to wear a wire

George Papadopoulos, a former Trump campaign aide, told lawmakers last fall that the FBI asked him to secretly record his conversations with a professor who promised damaging information on Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential campaign.

March 26, 2019

Rod Rosenstein Mueller probe role flips Democrats opinions

For nearly two years, Democrats figured Rod Rosenstein was their man in the Mueller investigation. They fought vehemently to keep him from being fired. They even went to court to try to make him acting attorney general.

March 25, 2019

Robert Mueller clears Donald Trump in Russia probe, William Barr says

Special counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence that anyone connected with President Trump or his 2016 campaign conspired with Russia to subvert the election, according to a summary of his findings released Sunday by Attorney General William P. Barr.

March 24, 2019

William Barr to send Mueller report findings within 45 minutes

Attorney General William Barr will send his briefing on special counsel Robert Mueller's findings to Congress with 45 minutes, a Justice Department official just told The Washington Times.

March 24, 2019

William Barr ‘principal conclusions’ on Mueller report expected to be sent to Congress Sunday

Attorney General William Barr is expected to send to Congress today his "principal conclusions" on special counsel Robert Mueller's ultimate findings, a source familiar with the matter told The Washington Times.

March 24, 2019