WASHINGTON - Newly released portions of Robert Mueller III's report detailing his investigation of President Donald Trump spell out how investigators considered the possibility Trump had lied to them about his conversations in 2016 about WikiLeaks.The material was released by the Justice Department on Friday as part of ongoing litigation over still-secret parts of the former special counsel's findings. It details some of the evidence that was aired at last year's trial of Trump associate Roger Stone, who was convicted of lying to Congress and is scheduled to report to prison later this...…WASHINGTON - Newly released portions of Robert Mueller III's report detailing his investigation of President Donald Trump spell out how investigators considered the possibility Trump had lied to them about his conversations in 2016 about WikiLeaks.The material was released by the Justice Department on Friday as part of ongoing litigation over still-secret parts of the former special counsel's findings. It details some of the evidence that was aired at last year's trial of Trump associate Roger Stone, who was convicted of lying to Congress and is scheduled to report to prison later this...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareFederal and state officials revealed Thursday that they had thwarted a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, unsealing charges against 13 people who they say were involved in various plans to attack law enforcement, overthrow the government and ignite a civil war.Officials said the conspiracy — which was supposed to come to fruition before the election — seemed to be an ominous indication of how America’s civil unrest has energized violent extremists.The plotters, according to an FBI affidavit, seemed to be...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareFederal and state officials revealed Thursday that they had thwarted a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, unsealing charges against 13 people who they say were involved in various plans to attack law enforcement, overthrow the government and ignite a civil war.Officials said the conspiracy — which was supposed to come to fruition before the election — seemed to be an ominous indication of how America’s civil unrest has energized violent extremists.The plotters, according to an FBI affidavit, seemed to be...WW…

This article was published more than 3 years agoCommentGift ShareFederal prosecutors on Monday said longtime President Trump confidant Roger Stone deserves a sentence of seven to nine years in prison forand tampering with a witness related to his efforts to learn about hacked Democratic emails during the 2016 U.S. presidential election.The sentencing filing came after days of tense debate within the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington about the proper prison term for the sixth Trump associate convicted and last person indicted in former special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s...…This article was published more than 3 years agoCommentGift ShareFederal prosecutors on Monday said longtime President Trump confidant Roger Stone deserves a sentence of seven to nine years in prison forand tampering with a witness related to his efforts to learn about hacked Democratic emails during the 2016 U.S. presidential election.The sentencing filing came after days of tense debate within the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington about the proper prison term for the sixth Trump associate convicted and last person indicted in former special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareAttorney General William P. Barr delivered a scathing critique of his own Justice Department on Wednesday night, insisting on his absolute authority to overrule career staffers, who he said too often injected themselves into politics and went “headhunting” for high-profile targets.Speaking at an event hosted by Hillsdale College, a school with deep ties to conservative politics, Barr directly addressed the criticism that has been building for months inside the department toward his heavy hand in politically sensitive...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareAttorney General William P. Barr delivered a scathing critique of his own Justice Department on Wednesday night, insisting on his absolute authority to overrule career staffers, who he said too often injected themselves into politics and went “headhunting” for high-profile targets.Speaking at an event hosted by Hillsdale College, a school with deep ties to conservative politics, Barr directly addressed the criticism that has been building for months inside the department toward his heavy hand in politically sensitive...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareFederal authorities identified a self-described “anti-feminist” lawyer found dead Monday as the “primary subject” in a shooting at a federal judge’s New Jersey home that killed the jurist’s son and left her husband badly injured.U.S. District Judge Esther Salas was not harmed in the Sunday shooting, which , the U.S. Marshals Service and local authorities continue to investigate. The FBI and the U.S. attorney’s office in New Jersey identified the dead suspect as Roy Den Hollander. Speaking on the condition of anonymity to...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareFederal authorities identified a self-described “anti-feminist” lawyer found dead Monday as the “primary subject” in a shooting at a federal judge’s New Jersey home that killed the jurist’s son and left her husband badly injured.U.S. District Judge Esther Salas was not harmed in the Sunday shooting, which , the U.S. Marshals Service and local authorities continue to investigate. The FBI and the U.S. attorney’s office in New Jersey identified the dead suspect as Roy Den Hollander. Speaking on the condition of anonymity to...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareU.S. officials accused China on Tuesday of sponsoring criminal hackers who are targeting biotech firms around the world working on coronavirus vaccines and treatments, as the FBI said the Chinese government was acting like “an organized criminal syndicate.”In an indictment unsealed in Spokane, Wash., the Justice Department charged two former engineering students with hacking companies engaged in high-tech manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and gaming software development, and with targeting dissidents, clergy and human rights...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareU.S. officials accused China on Tuesday of sponsoring criminal hackers who are targeting biotech firms around the world working on coronavirus vaccines and treatments, as the FBI said the Chinese government was acting like “an organized criminal syndicate.”In an indictment unsealed in Spokane, Wash., the Justice Department charged two former engineering students with hacking companies engaged in high-tech manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and gaming software development, and with targeting dissidents, clergy and human rights...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe CIA has privately advised its workforce that taking an anti-malarial drug touted by President Trump and some of his supporters as a promising treatment for the novel coronavirus has potentially dangerous side effects, including sudden death.The warning, featured on a website for CIA employees with questions related to the spread of covid-19, came in late March after public discussion — and promotion by the president — that hydroxychloroquine, administered in concert with the antibiotic azithromycin, might prove...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe CIA has privately advised its workforce that taking an anti-malarial drug touted by President Trump and some of his supporters as a promising treatment for the novel coronavirus has potentially dangerous side effects, including sudden death.The warning, featured on a website for CIA employees with questions related to the spread of covid-19, came in late March after public discussion — and promotion by the president — that hydroxychloroquine, administered in concert with the antibiotic azithromycin, might prove...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe top federal prosecutor in Atlanta abruptly resigned this week and President Trump bypassed his top deputy in selecting a temporary replacement — an unusual set of moves, even in the administration’s waning days.On Monday, Byung J. “BJay” Pak, whom Trump had appointed as the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia in 2017, unexpectedly told colleagues he was stepping down.Then, on Tuesday, officials announced that Trump had installed Bobby L. Christine, the U.S. attorney in the Southern District of Georgia,...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe top federal prosecutor in Atlanta abruptly resigned this week and President Trump bypassed his top deputy in selecting a temporary replacement — an unusual set of moves, even in the administration’s waning days.On Monday, Byung J. “BJay” Pak, whom Trump had appointed as the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia in 2017, unexpectedly told colleagues he was stepping down.Then, on Tuesday, officials announced that Trump had installed Bobby L. Christine, the U.S. attorney in the Southern District of Georgia,...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareA federal judge Tuesday rejected the Justice Department’s bid to make the U.S. government the defendant in a defamation lawsuit brought by a woman who says President Trump raped her decades ago, paving the way for the case to again proceed.In a 59-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan wrote that Trump did not qualify as a government “employee” under federal law, nor was he acting “within the scope of his employment” when he denied during interviews in 2019 that he had raped journalist E. Jean Carroll in a...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareA federal judge Tuesday rejected the Justice Department’s bid to make the U.S. government the defendant in a defamation lawsuit brought by a woman who says President Trump raped her decades ago, paving the way for the case to again proceed.In a 59-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan wrote that Trump did not qualify as a government “employee” under federal law, nor was he acting “within the scope of his employment” when he denied during interviews in 2019 that he had raped journalist E. Jean Carroll in a...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareNewly released portions of Robert S. Mueller III’s report detailing his investigation of President Trump spell out how investigators considered the possibility Trump had lied to them about his conversations in 2016 about WikiLeaks. The material was as part of ongoing litigation over still-secret parts of the former special counsel’s findings. It details some of the evidence that was aired at last year’s trial of Trump associate Roger Stone, who was convicted of lying to Congress and is scheduled to report to prison later...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareNewly released portions of Robert S. Mueller III’s report detailing his investigation of President Trump spell out how investigators considered the possibility Trump had lied to them about his conversations in 2016 about WikiLeaks. The material was as part of ongoing litigation over still-secret parts of the former special counsel’s findings. It details some of the evidence that was aired at last year’s trial of Trump associate Roger Stone, who was convicted of lying to Congress and is scheduled to report to prison later...WW…