Author: Devlin Barrett
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Federal prosecutors recommend ‘substantial’ prison term for former Trump lawyer
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WASHINGTON • Federal prosecutors filed new court papers Friday directly implicating President Donald Trump in plans to buy women’s silence as far back as 2014 and offering new evidence of Russian efforts to forge a political alliance with Trump before he became president — disclosures that show the deepening political and legal morass enveloping the…
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Pipe bombs sent to Biden, De Niro; inquiry intensifies
WASHINGTON • Authorities investigating a wave of pipe bombs mailed to prominent figures across the country said Thursday that they have found 10 similar packages, including two sent to former Vice President Joe Biden and another mailed to the actor Robert De Niro. These latest packages set off new alarms amid a sprawling investigation into…
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Trump and Sessions feud over the direction of the Justice Department
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WASHINGTON • President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions engaged in a public war of words Thursday — more fallout over the Justice Department securing a guilty plea this week from Trump’s former lawyer and a guilty verdict against his former campaign chairman. The spectacle of the commander in chief feuding with the nation’s…
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Sessions defends himself from Trump’s criticism, will not be ‘improperly influenced by political considerations’
WASHINGTON – Attorney General Jeff Sessions pushed back forcefully Thursday against fresh criticism from President Trump, saying the Justice Department would not be “improperly influenced by political considerations.” The extraordinary statement came hours after Trump lashed out anew at Sessions, saying he had failed to take control of the Justice Department and was given his…
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Manafort found guilty on 8 counts
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. • A jury has found former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort guilty after a three-week trial on tax and bank fraud charges — a major if not complete victory for SpecialCounsel Robert Mueller as he continues to investigate the president’s associates. The jury convicted Manafort on eight of the 18 counts against him.…
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Federal judge weighs special master to review seized Trump-Cohen records
NEW YORK — A federal judge signaled Monday that she is unlikely to grant President Trump’s request to let him unilaterally determine what material seized last week from his personal lawyer is privileged, but she indicated that she may appoint an outside attorney to assess the records in an effort to carefully navigate the high-stakes…
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President approves release of memo criticizing FBI surveillance (see the memo)
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump approved release Friday of a GOP memo alleging surveillance abuses by the FBI, intensifying a fight between the White House and Republican lawmakers, on one side, and the nation’s top law enforcement agency over whether the origins of a probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election were tainted by…
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Fusion GPS founder claimed FBI had Trump source during campaign
The head of the research firm behind a dossier of allegations against then-presidential candidate Donald Trump told congressional investigators that someone inside Trump’s network had also provided the FBI with information during the 2016 campaign, according to a newly released transcript, a claim quickly disputed by people close to the investigation into Russian interference in…
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The FBI is investigating the Clinton Foundation
The FBI has been discreetly investigating the Clinton Foundation for months, reviving a probe that was dialed back during the 2016 election amid tensions between Justice Department prosecutors and FBI agents about the politically charged case, according to people familiar with the matter. The investigation is being run out of the FBI’s field office in…
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Texas gunman’s iPhone could reignite FBI-Apple feud over encryption
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The FBI and Apple are bracing for another potential fight over encryption, this time over an iPhone of the dead gunman in the Texas church shooting, according to people familiar with the matter. The federal government and the company have shied away from open confrontation since a 2016 standoff over the locked and encrypted iPhone…