Russia Investigation - Page 212

May 9, 2019

Judge orders DOJ to produce unredacted parts of Mueller report about Roger Stone

Stone is accused of lying to Congress, witness tampering and obstruction of a congressional investigation.

May 9, 2019

Andy Puzder: Dems should fight Trump at ballot box, not battle over his tax returns

President Trump is entitled to serve out his first term and entitled to run for re-election, whether the Democrats like it or not. It’s time for the endless Democratic attempts to obstruct the will of American voters to stop.

May 9, 2019

GOP's Rep. Biggs: Dem lawmaker 'spilled the beans' on Dems' true aims in Barr contempt hearing

House Judiciary Committee Member Andy Biggs said Thursday that a Democratic member of that panel "spilled the beans" about Democrats' true intentions when he asked how President Trump could possibly impeached if Congress cannot see the full Mueller report.

May 9, 2019

CNN's Powers, Sciutto: 'Real Republican' today means 'sucking up to Trump'

CNN’s Jim Sciutto and political analyst Kirsten Powers said that the today's definition of a Republican is someone who compromises “every single value you have in furtherance of Donald Trump.”.

May 9, 2019

DOJ brass praise Rosenstein’s Russia probe leadership at send-off ceremony

Top current and former Justice Department leadership praised Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein for his “exceptional” leadership throughout the Russia investigation on Thursday, at his send-off ceremony, marking the conclusion of nearly 30-year tenure at the agency.

May 9, 2019

Inspector general probing role of Trump dossier in securing surveillance warrant for aide

The Justice Department’s inspector general, as part of a long-running internal review, is focusing on how the Democrat-funded anti-Trump dossier was used to secure surveillance warrants for a former Trump campaign adviser in 2016, despite questions about its credibility.

May 9, 2019

Joe diGenova: Nadler’s trying to turn Congress into an oppo research shop for Dems -- That's the real 'crisis'

Let’s make something absolutely clear. There is no crisis in Washington, constitutional or otherwise, apart from the Democrats’ increasing detachment from reality.

May 9, 2019

Trump hits back at Senate subpoena for Don Jr., says he’s ‘very surprised’

President Trump hit back Thursday at the Senate Intelligence Committee’s move to subpoena his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., while accusing Democrats pursuing Russia-related investigations even after the closure of Robert Mueller's case of "conning" the country.  

May 9, 2019

GOP leader Kevin McCarthy challenges Nadler's ability to 'handle the gavel' amid contempt clash

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., tore into House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., Thursday, questioning his ability to “handle the gavel” -- a day after Democrats voted to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress.

May 9, 2019

Barr contempt vote 'is theater at its finest and it’s partisanship at its finest,’ ex-McConnell staffer says

Josh Holmes, Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell's former chief of staff, reacted Thursday to the House panel's recommendation to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt saying, “It is theater at its finest and it’s partisanship at its finest.”