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Hans von Spakovsky said Robert Mueller’s decision to arrest Roger Stone in a “pre-dawn raid” was a signal of intimidation to others.

Hans von Spakovsky speculated that Robert Mueller’s denial of a BuzzFeed report was motivated by the knowledge that such leaks are crimes.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) published a statement and a series of tweets on Friday suggesting that Russian President Vladimir Putin was controlling President Donald Trump through the use of secrets about him.

CNN crime and justice producer David Shortell said Friday that the network set up a camera crew outside the home of longtime political operative Roger Stone after “noticing unusual grand jury activity” in connection to special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation the day before.

Allies of President Donald Trump are out in full force Friday night, rubbing in the revelation from Special Counsel Robert Mueller that BuzzFeed’s once-thought-to-be-explosive story alleging ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen provided Mueller with evidence that the president instructed him to lie to Congress is false.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort shared polling data during the 2016 presidential campaign with a business associate accused of having ties to Russian intelligence, and prosecutors say he lied to them about it, according to a court filing .

WASHINGTON (AP) — An unidentified company owned by a foreign government is facing a court-imposed fine of $50,000 a day for refusing to comply with a grand jury subpoena that may be part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.

Hans von Spakovsky explained how the FBI used “entrapment of the worst kind” via electronic surveillance against Michael Flynn.

Former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn will reschedule the sentencing hearing for his guilty plea on lying to the FBI — an unexpected turn in Tuesday’s lively court proceedings which saw a D.C. circuit judge accusing Flynn of selling out his country — then denying that his line of questions to Special Counsel prosecutors were accusations of “treason.”

Former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn refused to withdraw his guilty plea in a pre-sentencing hearing in a federal district court in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, despite the appearance that the FBI had entrapped him.

The 302 presents Michael Flynn as eager to provide information to the FBI about his interactions with Kislyak, though it is hard to know definitively without seeing the classified transcripts.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller turned over the “302” interview report Friday that had been requested by U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan in Washington, DC, after Michael Flynn’s defense team claimed he was pressured not to bring a lawyer to his Jan. 24, 2017 interview with FBI agents.

The Office of the Special Counsel deleted text messages from the iPhone of fired FBI agent Peter Strzok before turning it over to the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (OIG), according to a report released by the federal watchdog. 

Lanny Davis never cared about Michael Cohen. He simply exploited a desperate man to pursue the Clinton world’s vendetta against Trump.

Mueller issued a memo Friday that detailed assistance Cohen has provided to his investigation into if the Trump campaign colluded with Russia.

Federal prosecutors on Friday filed a memo recommending “substantial” prison time for former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen despite his assistance, according to the document.

Mueller’s memo on Flynn left members of the so-called “resistance” disappointed he would likely not face jail, and no collusion was detailed.

President Donald Trump blasted Michael Cohen as a “weak person” on Thursday, accusing him of “lying” after news emerged that his former lawyer made a plea deal in the Robert Mueller investigation.

The Office of Special Counsel said Paul Manafort made false statements during a series of interviews with investigators — after negotiating a plea agreement — as part of its probe into collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) is asking the Office of the Special Counsel to investigate potential Hatch Act breaches by “then-chief of staff to the Attorney General, Matthew Whitaker.”

President Donald Trump has submitted written answers to questions from Special Counsel Robert Mueller in relation to the investigation into whether the campaign colluded with Russia, according to the president’s lawyers.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Sunday on CBS Face the Nation that he expects President Trump to appoint a new attorney general “early next year,” indicating that acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker could serve in the position through the rest of the year.

Trump dropped a bombshell on Wednesday when he appointed his former Sessions chief of staff Matthew Whitaker to serve as acting attorney general.

Politico’s Darren Samuelsohn speculates that control of Congress could give Democrats their opening for investigations beyond the special counsel.

President Donald Trump struck a positive tone on the special counsel investigation after meeting with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

House GOP leadership agreed to have Rosenstein testify to Judiciary Committee Republicans behind closed doors in the upcoming weeks.

New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan has taken the proactive step of hiring a former federal prosecutor to assist the Archdiocese of New York in dealing with the clerical sex abuse crisis.

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort reached a tentative plea agreement with Special Counsel Robert Mueller, according to reports.

During his confirmation hearing on Thursday, Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh stated that the special counsel system that is currently in place is something that he has “specifically, repeatedly, and expressly said is consistent with our traditions.” Kavanaugh said,

George Papadopoulos, a former Trump campaign aide, will stick with his decision to plead guilty to making false statements to the FBI.

Lanny Davis, attorney for former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, told Buzzfeed on Monday that he was a source for CNN’s article last month claiming that Cohen would tell Special Counsel Robert Mueller that President Trump knew about the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting.

Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert and popular political prognosticator, floated a theory of “mutually assured destruction” on Sunday morning: if prosecutors pursue President Donald Trump, he will make sure that Hillary Clinton and her allies go to jail.

New York Times best-selling author and populist conservative columnist Ann Coulter’s latest book, Resistance is Futile! How the Trump-Hating Left Lost Its Collective Mind, dives into the establishment media’s lies surrounding President Trump and his White House.

Paul Manafort’s former business partner Rick Gates testified on Monday as a witness against Manafort, as part of Robert Mueller’s first case.Paul Manafort’s former

Special counsel Robert Mueller is seeking an interview with Emin Agalarov, the Russian pop singer’s lawyer says.

Former FBI director James Comey made an impassioned plea Sunday evening on Twitter, begging Democrats not to move to the “socialist left” because doing so would help Republicans in the midterm elections.