F.B.I. Pick Pushed False and Misleading Claims About Trump Investigations

F.B.I. Pick Pushed False and Misleading Claims About Trump Investigations

But the dossier was not the root or the start of the investigation. According to the inspector general and special counsel reports, the dossier reached officials working on the Russia inquiry on Sept. 19, 2016 — six weeks after they had already opened the case based on the Australian tip. In response, Mr. Patel’s spokeswoman … Read more

Judge Stops Justice Dept. From Releasing Report on Trump Documents Case

Judge Stops Justice Dept. From Releasing Report on Trump Documents Case

A federal judge in Florida stopped the Justice Department on Tuesday from releasing to Congress a potentially damning section of a report by the former special counsel, Jack Smith, detailing his lengthy investigation of President Trump’s mishandling of classified documents. In a strongly word 14-page order, the judge, Aileen M. Cannon, said that federal prosecutors … Read more