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December 4, 2020 at 11:04 am

Pardon probe centered on clemency effort for psychologist

WASHINGTON (AP) — A California psychologist convicted of tax evasion was at the center of a mysterious, recently disclosed Justice Department investigation into whether White... Updated 1:25 pm

December 3, 2020 at 1:36 pm

Ex-FBI lawyer who altered Russia probe email seeks probation

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former FBI lawyer who pleaded guilty to altering an email during the Russia investigation “made a grievous mistake” but should be...

December 3, 2020 at 5:02 am

US, Estonia partnered to search out cyber threat from Russia

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a modern twist on old-fashioned war games, the U.S. military dispatched cyber fighters to Estonia this fall to help the small... Updated 1:30 pm

December 2, 2020 at 9:12 pm

Trump expected to flex pardon powers on way out door

WASHINGTON (AP) — Advocates and lawyers anticipate a flurry of clemency action from President Donald Trump in the coming weeks that could test the limits...

The Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Oct. 9, 2020. President Donald Trump forced the State Department on Friday to commit to releasing at least some of Hillary Clinton’s emails before next month’s election, resurrecting a four-year-old issue in hopes that it would prove as helpful to his political prospects as it was when he defeated her in 2016. (Oliver Contreras/The New York Times) XNYT152

December 1, 2020 at 4:26 pm

U.S. probing potential bribery, lobbying scheme for pardon

The Justice Department is investigating whether there was a secret scheme to lobby White House officials for a pardon as well as a related plot...

December 1, 2020 at 12:06 pm

Barr appoints special counsel in Russia probe investigation

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr has given extra protection to the prosecutor he appointed to investigate the origins of the Trump-Russia probe, granting...

November 29, 2020 at 9:24 pm

Charging the ‘Beatles’: Inside the case against IS militants

WASHINGTON (AP) — As two Islamic State militants faced a judge in Virginia last month, Diane Foley listened from home through a muffled phone connection...

November 28, 2020 at 12:25 pm

Ex-Trump campaign aide sues over Russia probe surveillance

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Trump campaign associate who was the target of a secret surveillance warrant during the FBI's Russia investigation says in a...

November 25, 2020 at 1:15 pm

Trump pardons Flynn despite guilty plea in Russia probe

Michael Flynn is the second Trump associate convicted in the Russia probe to be granted clemency by the president. It is part of a broader...

November 24, 2020 at 6:58 am

Militant convicted in fatal Benghazi attack seeks new trial

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for a Libyan militant convicted in the Benghazi attack that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans have asked for...