Tag: FBI

"I love it," President Trump said after Fox News host Laura Ingraham asked if he was "having fun" in his job. "You could say there is a certain anger there, but it's not really anger, it's really amazement at how dishonest the news is," (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump says he’s not angry: ‘It’s really amazement at how dishonest the news is’

Diana Stancy Correll · November 3, 2017 3:38 am

Robert Mueller is authorized to investigate "any links and/or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the campaign of President Donald Trump." Mueller was also authorized to investigate "any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation."

Beltway Confidential

Byron York: Mueller does what special prosecutors do

Byron York · November 3, 2017 2:17 am

Carter Page called the memo part of the "brave and assiduous oversight by congressional readers in discovering this unprecedented abuse of process." (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

Carter Page meets with House Intelligence panel, but does not completely comply with subpoena

Diana Stancy Correll · November 2, 2017 10:57 pm

Sam Clovis was named in court documents as one of the people who corresponded with recently charged Trump campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos, according to a Washington Post report. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

White House may rescind Sam Clovis as agriculture nominee due to Russia probe: Report

Anna Giaritelli · November 2, 2017 2:24 pm

George Papadopoulos, third from left, sits at a table with then-candidate Trump and others at what is labeled at a national security meeting. Papadopoulos, a former Trump campaign aide pleaded guilty and provided evidence in the first criminal case that connects Trump's team and intermediaries for Russia seeking to interfere in the campaign. (Donald Trump's Twitter account via AP)

George Papadopoulos considered congressional run at time of FBI arrest in July

Anna Giaritelli · November 2, 2017 2:11 pm

Former FBI Director James Comey's new book, titled "A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership," is due out May 1. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

National Security

James Comey titles his new book ‘A Higher Loyalty’ in veiled jab at Trump

Caitlin Yilek · November 2, 2017 1:04 pm

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller is now the special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 election. Mueller's investigation led to the indictment of multiple Trump campaign associates Monday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Beltway Confidential

Shut up about Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation and Paul Manafort

Quin Hillyer · November 2, 2017 4:10 am

Hillary Clinton was asked about her presidential campaign team's involvement in the so-called "Trump dossier" during an interview for Wednesday's episode of "The Daily Show" with host Trevor Noah. (screenshot)

Hillary Clinton: ‘Serious people’ know difference between opposition research, Trump-Russia collusion

Daniel Chaitin · November 2, 2017 3:12 am

Corey Lewandowski, former campaign manager for President Trump, said Wednesday that hiring Paul Manafort, originally as a senior campaign adviser, was a mistake. Manafort was indicted Monday as part of a probe into Russian interference in the 2016 elections. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Corey Lewandowski: I never pursued missing Hillary Clinton emails ‘on my own’

Naomi Lim · November 1, 2017 11:11 pm

During a brief phone call with the New York Times Wednesday, President Trump reiterated that he was not under investigation and that he was not mentioned in the indictment of former Trump campaign associates. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump not ‘angry at anybody’ after Paul Manafort, Rick Gates indictments

Diana Stancy Correll · November 1, 2017 10:03 pm

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump thinks son-in-law Jared Kushner is giving him bad political advice: Report

Caitlin Yilek · November 1, 2017 6:11 pm

Paul Manafort's unsavory dealings with Russian interests were being discussed long before last November's election -- even before last year's Republican convention. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Foreign agents deserve more scrutiny — and often scorn

Washington Examiner · November 1, 2017 4:01 am