Russia and election

Russian President Vladimir Putin, here at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow in 2017, has seen U.S. relations reach their lowest point since the Cold War. By waiting over a month to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden, Putin tried to show streng

Putin And Biden Signal Chilly Relations To Come

5:31pm December 21, 2020

by Lucian Kim

As the president-elect vows to get tough on Moscow, analysts say Russia's leader wants to show he'll take the fight to Washington — and his congratulations delay was just the latest sign.

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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (left) and Detroit Pistons Vice Chairman Arn Tellem talk about voting last Thursday, when balloting began in the state. The Pistons are allowing their arena to be used as a polling station.

'Russia Doesn't Have To Make Fake News': Biggest Election Threat Is Closer To Home

3:58pm September 29, 2020

National security officials say Russia is again trying to disrupt the election. But this time, it doesn't have to work so hard because Americans are spreading mistruths and doubts about the election.

Former national security adviser Michael Flynn leaves the federal courthouse in Washington in June. Flynn's attorneys say newly released documents prove the FBI laid a "perjury trap" for their client.

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President Trump Believes Michael Flynn Will Be 'Totally Exonerated'

5:46pm April 30, 2020

Flynn's supporters say newly unsealed documents related to the FBI's investigation of the former general show the bureau trying to entrap him. But former prosecutors say such discussions are normal.

Michael Flynn, President Trump's former national security adviser, leaves federal court following a status conference with U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan in Washington in September.

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Flynn Asks To Withdraw Guilty Plea In Case Stemming From Mueller Probe

10:35am January 15, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Michael Flynn, who held the post of national security adviser in the Trump administration for less than a month, was set to be sentenced on Jan. 28.

The New York Times reports that special counsel Robert Mueller "did not say that he was giving up on an interview.

Special Counsel Reportedly Agrees To Accept Written Answers From Trump

10:40am September 05, 2018

by Scott Neuman

After months of trying to get the president to be questioned about Russia in person, Robert Mueller's office has agreed to accept at least some written answers, according to The New York Times.

Michael Cohen, former lawyer for President Trump, exits the courthouse in New York City in May.

Trump Denies Report He Knew In Advance Of Trump Tower Meeting With Russians

3:46pm July 27, 2018

by Brian Naylor

Trump's former attorney reportedly claims Trump knew in advance of the 2016 meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and other campaign officials and Russians peddling dirt on Hillary Clinton.

President Donald Trump argues that his power to pardon would include even himself â but says he doesn't need to use it because he's done nothing wrong.

Trump: I Have 'Absolute' Power To Pardon Myself, But Have Done Nothing Wrong

6:00pm June 04, 2018

by Scott Neuman

President Trump followed a weekend filled with broad assertions of executive authority by stating on Twitter that he could absolve himself of wrongdoing.

President Trump's chief of staff, John Kelly, arrives for a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday.

WH: Kelly, Attorney Flood Didn't Stay For Secret Portions of Russia Briefings

8:14pm May 24, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The White House acknowledged that chief of staff John Kelly and President Trump's new attorney had "facilitated" secret briefings on the Russia probe but didn't sit in for them.

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Vladimir Putin speaks with his hand on the Constitution during his inauguration ceremony as new Russia's president in the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, on Monday.

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Putin Starts Historic Fourth Term As Russian Leader

11:36am May 07, 2018

by Scott Neuman

By the end of his new presidential term, Putin will have served longer than any other Russian leader since Communist dictator Josef Stalin.

The latest appointee to President Donald Trump's legal team and former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani attends the Conference on Iran on Saturday in Washington, DC.

Politics & Government

Giuliani: Trump Might Refuse Mueller Subpoenas Or Take The Fifth

8:49am May 07, 2018

by Scott Neuman

In a media marathon over the weekend, the newest addition to Trump's legal team spent much of the time trying to clarify statements he made last week.