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In this file image, Maria Butina attends a rally at Krasnopresnenskaya Zastava Square in support of legalizing the possession of handguns and gun ownership on April 23, 2013 in Moscow, Russia. Butina has been charged with spying for Moscow in the US by infiltrating the National Rifle Association (NRA) in an attempt to influence the Republican party and American politics. (ITAR-TASS/Zuma Press/TNS) 1235987 1235987

July 19, 2018 at 5:21 am

‘You’re a daredevil girl!’ U.S. details Russian woman’s quest to sway NRA, GOP to do Moscow’s bidding

Prosecutors say a woman charged with being an illicit Russian agent used sex, and money, to build contacts.

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FILE — John Dowd outside of federal court in Manhattan in May 2011. Dowd, President Donald Trump’s lead lawyer for the special counsel investigation, resigned on Thursday, March 22, 2018, according to two people briefed on the matter, days after the president called for an end to the inquiry. (John Marshall Mantel/The New York Times) XNYTF XNYTF

March 28, 2018 at 11:19 am

Trump’s lawyer broached prospect of pardons for Flynn, Manafort as special counsel closed in

Legal experts are divided about whether a pardon offer, even if given in exchange for continued loyalty, can be considered obstruction of justice. Presidents have...

March 1, 2018 at 7:30 pm

Critical report coming on Andrew McCabe’s FBI tenure

A damning report would give President Donald Trump new ammunition to criticize McCabe, who is at the center of Trump’s theory that “deep state” actors...

February 1, 2018 at 7:06 pm

Trump will clear way for release of classified memo about FBI

The president’s decision pits him against some of his top law-enforcement officials, who warned of a threat to national security. The memo is said to...

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The American flag flies outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing during President Donald Trump’s state visit, Nov. 9, 2017. Jerry Chun Shing Lee, a former CIA officer suspected of helping China identify the agency’s informants in that country, has been arrested, the Justice Department said on Jan. 16, 2018. Many of the informants were reportedly killed. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) XNYT140 XNYT140

January 17, 2018 at 10:59 am

Ex-CIA officer arrested over collapse of China spy network

The arrest of the former officer, Jerry Chun Shing Lee, capped an intense FBI inquiry that began around 2012, two years after the CIA began...

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July 8, 2017 at 5:21 pm

Trump’s son met with Russian lawyer after being promised damaging information on Clinton

The newly reported meeting at Trump Tower in Manhattan was arranged by Donald Trump’s eldest son and attended by campaign manager Paul Manafort and Trump...

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Carter Page, a former foreign policy adviser of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, heads to a news conference at RIA Novosti news agency in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. Page said he was in Moscow on a visit to meet with businessmen and politicians. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

April 19, 2017 at 8:53 pm

Trump adviser’s visit to Moscow got the FBI’s attention

From the Russia trip of the once-obscure Carter Page grew a wide-ranging investigation that has cast a shadow over the early months of the Trump...

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March 30, 2017 at 11:35 am

2 White House officials helped give Nunes intelligence reports

The revelation fueled criticism that Rep. Devin Nunes has been too eager to do the White House’s bidding, not run an independent investigation.

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January 4, 2017 at 8:43 pm

Wife says U.S. man kidnapped by Afghans in 2014

Jane Larson, the wife of Paul Overby, said he disappeared in May 2014 as he tried to cross into Pakistan from Khost in eastern Afghanistan.

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FILE – In this Dec. 9, 2015 file photo, FBI Director James Comey prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington. Comey’s announcement that his bureau was reviewing new emails possibly relevant to Hillary Clinton’s private email server investigation has thrust him into the public spotlight again just days before Election Day. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

October 29, 2016 at 6:54 pm

FBI chief snubbed Justice Dept. warning about email announcement

Senior Justice Department officials warned FBI Director James Comey against talking about current criminal investigations or being seen as meddling in elections.

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