Paul Manafort

Bombshell Times report: Trump’s lawyer secretly floated pardons to Manafort and Flynn

John Dowd is said to have broached the topic to Manafort’s and Flynn’s lawyers last year.<p>As special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigators prepared charges against Paul Manafort and Michael Flynn last year, President Trump’s then-lawyer sent the two men word that Trump might pardon them, according …

Robert Mueller May Have Found That Witch That Trump Claims He’s Hunting For

WASHINGTON ― After a year of Donald Trump’s complaints that a criminal investigation into his presidential campaign is nothing more than a “witch hunt,” it turns out that special counsel Robert Mueller may have, in fact, found a Russian witch.<p>In the final months before the 2016 election, top Trump …

Mueller makes two points: Manafort had active ties to Russia and don't mess with the Special Counsel

Documents filed on Tuesday in connection with the indictment of Dutch lawyer Alex van der Zwaan give some fresh insight into the investigation being …

An unheard-of problem: The President can't find a lawyer

<b>(CNN) —</b> Several top US law firms have left President Donald Trump with few places to turn for legal help in the Russia probe.<p>Five large law firms are passing on the opportunity to represent the President after a shakeup last week on his private defense team and as he anticipates giving possible …

Devin Nunes to donors: You got what you wanted in my Trump-Russia cover-up, now pay me

Maybe this was the whole point of Rep. Devin Nunes's (R-CA) Trump-Russia cover-up efforts at House Intelligence Committee chair: raising money for …

Emails reveal DOJ would have 'very little involvement' if Trump tweeted a pardon

<b>Washington (CNN) —</b> On Wednesday, The New York Times reported that President Donald Trump's former lawyer John Dowd floated the possibility that Trump might issue pardons to Michael Flynn and Paul Manafort with their attorneys last year. Meanwhile, CNN has learned there was a discussion within the …

Kellyanne Conway's husband has one of the most fascinating Twitter accounts in Washington

Kellyanne Conway is the the counselor to President Donald Trump and one of his most trusted advisers. She regularly defends him in the press and is well-known for her feuds on cable TV.<p>But her husband, George Conway, raised eyebrows on Wednesday when he responded on Twitter to reports that Trump …

Criminality, madness, bad taste and danger in the Trump White House

It’s very easy to get lost in the jungle of bad judgment, mendacity and mayhem in the Trump White House<p>I have accumulated three stacks of notebooks sitting to the left of my keyboard on my desk that I’ve filled with scribbled notes as I’ve tried to stay abreast of the criminality, madness, bad …

WATCH LIVE: Sarah Huckabee Sanders holds White House briefing after John Dowd bombshell

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is holding a briefing Wednesday, which is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. (ET).<p>The briefing, which …

Former Watergate Prosecutor Declares Case Closed: 'This Is Obstruction Of Justice'

Former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman said on Wednesday that the case is closed – Donald Trump obstructed justice in Robert Mueller’s Russia …

Lawyers, lawyers everywhere. And none to represent Trump

The US president seems in utter denial that there is any problem with his legal representation. But there is<p>It matters that Donald Trump can’t find a great lawyer to represent him. Just ask Richard Nixon.<p>In disgrace following his 1974 White House resignation, Nixon paced and pondered the “what ifs” …

Alex Van Der Zwann is the first defendant sentenced in the Mueller probe

When adult film star Stephanie Clifford (aka Stormy Daniels) gave her gripping account on <i>60 Minutes</i> Sunday of being physically threatened at her car …

‘Who made this burger?’: Shake Shack customer ‘yelling’ at cooks has s | Where Orlando Turns First For Breaking News, Weather, and Traffic

‘Who made this burger?’: Shake Shack customer ‘yelling’ at cooks has surprise ending<p>At some point, most of us have witnessed an unruly customer …

'A distraction tactic': MSNBC's Katy Tur nails why Trump fired Shulkin in light of Flynn pardon report

Former RNC Chairman Michael Steele said that President Donald Trump’s firing of Veterans Administration Secretary David Shulkin was designed to …

Amid Russia, Stormy Daniels Scandals, Donald Trump Approval Rating Remains Lowest In History Of Polling

After 433 days, or about 14 months, of his term, Donald Trump funds himself at the center of several major scandals — in particular the Russia …

Senate Investigators Have Steered Clear of Trump Family Members’ Finances in Russia Investigation

“If you want to compromise people, you do it with dough.”<p>The Senate Intelligence Committee, the last bipartisan body on Capitol Hill investigating potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, has requested information on dozens of key witnesses from the Treasury Department’s financial …

Future Facebook Data Miners Schooled on Dirty Tricks in BC

Connections between individuals from AggregateIQ and Cambridge Analytica date back to Vancouver Island race in 2008 federal election.

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Big Question: What is Trump's legal team worried Manafort and Flynn might reveal?

A New York Times report released today says that the President’s former lead counsel on the Russia probe raised the prospect of pardons for Michael …

Ex-Skadden Associate Charged in Mueller's Russia Probe Seeks Nonjail Sentence

<i>Skadden offices in Washington, D.C. Credit: ALM</i><p>Alex van der Zwaan, the former Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom associate who pleaded guilty to …

Amazon Stock Drops 6 Percent After Report President Trump Wants to 'Go After' Tech Giant

Amazon’s stock sell-off wiped out roughly $40 billion in shareholder value.<p>Amazon saw its stock take a more nearly 6 percent tumble on Wednesday …

Trump tweets that his border wall construction has started. It hasn't.

The Justice Department’s internal watchdog will examine how officials handled a secret application to conduct surveillance of a Trump foreign policy advisor, the latest review in a controversy that has set off a partisan battle in Congress and drawn angry accusations from President Trump.<p>Following …

Very, Very Good Point

Very good point about that van der Zwaan sentencing document from TPM Reader <i>JO</i> …<p>Beyond the connection to “Person A”, what seems most notable about …

White House: No discussion of Trump pardons

In response to the New York Times story that President Trump's lawyer floated the idea of pardons for Paul Manafort and Michael Flynn, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders referred reporters to Ty Cobb's statement and said that she had not brought the topic up with the president.

Power Briefing: Bolton said U.S. response to Russia should be ‘disproportionate’

<b>THE NEXT NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER -- JOHN BOLTON</b> on the U.S. responding to Russian interference last month, per WaPo’s Josh Rogin: “I don’t think the response should be proportionate, I think it should be very disproportionate.” https://wapo.st/2urkDxL<p><b>SPOTTED:</b> Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Josh …

Mueller: Rick Gates Knew He Was Speaking to Russian Agent

During the 2016 presidential campaign, Trump campaign deputy chair Rick Gates was in touch with an associate of chair Paul Manafort's whom he knew …

Manafort Steps Up Challenge to Mueller Indictment

Paul Manafort asked a federal court “to toss out 18 criminal charges against him in Virginia, sharpening his challenge to the legitimacy of special …

On A Scale Of One To Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Wonkagenda For Wed., March 28, 2018

Morning Wonketariat! If you’re in Indianapolis, that means you’re meeting us TONIGHT, 6-8 p.m., at Ralston’s Drafthouse, 635 Massachusetts Ave., …

John Dowd praised Mueller as 'terrific' after he stepped down from Trump's legal team

John Dowd, who formerly headed Donald Trump’s legal team in special counsel’s Robert Mueller’s Russia prone, praised the chief prosecutor …

The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Pardon?

A lawyer for President Trump reportedly floated the idea of pardoning former advisers Michael Flynn and Paul Manafort with their lawyers last year.<p>Today in 5 Lines<p>A lawyer for President Trump reportedly floated the idea of pardoning former advisers Michael Flynn and Paul Manafort with their lawyers …

Who are the allies of Vladmir Putin and Russia in Germany?

Although the German government is clearly oriented toward the West, Germany often plays the mediator with Russia, and business interests also …