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April 17, 2019 at 4:00 pm

White House and Justice Department officials discussed Mueller report before release VIEW

WASHINGTON — Not all of Robert Mueller’s findings will be news to President Donald Trump when they are released Thursday morning. Justice Department officials have...

April 3, 2019 at 5:06 pm

Some on Mueller’s team see their findings as more damaging for Trump than Barr revealed

WASHINGTON — Some of Robert Mueller’s investigators have told associates that Attorney General William Barr failed to adequately portray the findings of their inquiry and...

Special Counsel Robert Mueller departs St. John’s Episcopal Church, across from the White House, after attending services, in Washington, Sunday, March 24, 2019. Mueller closed his long and contentious Russia investigation with no new charges, ending the probe that has cast a dark shadow over Donald Trump’s presidency. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) DCCO121 DCCO121

March 24, 2019 at 12:59 pm

AG Barr: Mueller finds no Trump-Russia conspiracy but stops short of exonerating president on obstruction

The investigation led by Robert Mueller found that neither President Donald Trump nor any of his aides conspired or coordinated with the Russian government’s 2016...

March 24, 2019 at 12:50 pm

Barr delivers Mueller’s key findings to lawmakers

WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr delivered to Congress on Sunday afternoon the main findings of the inquiry by Robert Mueller, a House Democrat said,...

U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after signing a directive centralizing all military space functions under a new Space Force, which will be overseen by the Department of the Air Force, in the Oval Office of the White House on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS) 1270650 1270650

February 19, 2019 at 1:12 pm

Intimidation, pressure and humiliation: Inside Trump’s two-year war on the investigations encircling him VIEW

President Trump’s public war on the investigations encircling him is no longer shocking. Now, an examination by The New York Times reveals the extent of...

December 8, 2018 at 6:52 pm

How Saudi Arabia got Trump’s ear by courting his son-in-law Kushner

Jared Kushner’s support for Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman is a striking demonstration of a singular bond that has helped draw President Donald Trump into...

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November 11, 2018 at 11:12 am

Saudis close to crown prince discussed assassinating enemies a year before Khashoggi killing

WASHINGTON — Top Saudi intelligence officials close to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked a small group of businessmen last year about using private companies...

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November 4, 2018 at 1:15 am

Consulting firms retain lucrative Saudi alliance, shaping crown prince’s vision

Booz Allen and competitors McKinsey and Boston Consulting Group have stayed close to the Saudi monarchy after playing critical roles in the rise of Crown...

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FILE — Rick Gates in New York in an April 24, 2017. Gates, while a top Trump campaign official in 2016, requested proposals in 2016 from an Israeli company to create fake online identities, to use social media manipulation and to gather intelligence to help defeat Republican primary race opponents and Hillary Clinton, according to interviews and copies of the proposals. (Damon Winter/The New York Times) XNYT150 XNYT150

October 8, 2018 at 3:58 pm

Trump aide solicited online deceit of U.S. voters, investigation finds

Trump presidential campaign aide Rick Gates requested proposals to create fake online identities, to use social-media manipulation and to gather intelligence to use against opponents.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to the media during a joint news conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban after their talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018. Putin says “a chain of tragic circumstances” is to be blamed for a Russian military aircraft shot down by a Syrian missile. He vowed to boost security for Russian troops there. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool) XAZ127 XAZ127

September 20, 2018 at 4:00 am

The plot to subvert an election: unraveling the Russia story so far

To travel back to 2016 and trace the major plotlines of the Russian attack on the U.S. election is to underscore what we now know...

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