The drum roll for Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller’s final report is finally complete. For a long time, Attorney General Bill Barr has been saying he might not release the whole report to the public. So tthe House of Representatives passed a resolution, by a resounding vote of 420-0, calling for its release. President Trump indicated he...
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Russian Hacker Indicted by Mueller Denies All in Curious BBC Interview
Sergey Polozov, a 31-year-old Web designer, is one of 13 Russians indicted by special prosecutor Robert Mueller in Feb. 2018, for fraudulent activities related to U.S. accounts. In a new interview with BBC Russia, Polozov dismissed the charges, saying his work for the Internet Research Association “was never in English and never had any apparent...
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Acid Test for Mueller’s Investigation: Russian Spy or Political Hack?
As the Trump-Russia investigation comes to a close, the primary target of special prosecutor Robert Mueller seems to be Trump’s campaign manager Paul Manafort and his Russian translator Konstantin Kilimnik. Manafort, says Mueller, is a “hardened criminal.” But what is Kilimnik? The question goes to the heart of Mueller’s investigation. Is Kilimnik and active Russian...
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Can Bill Barr Bury Mueller’s Report?
The Attorney General Bill Barr has made statements indicating the think he can, under Justice Department guidelines, prevent the release of the final report of Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller. Barr believes a sitting president can’t be indicted (a view held by the Justice Department) that any reporting about an unindicted person is a threat to...
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Nexus of Collusion? New Details on Manafort’s Russian Friend
The Senate Intelligence Committee has reportedly concluded that it has no “direct evidence” of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian officials. Ranking minority member Mark Warner begs to differ. Is there “direct evidence” of collusion or not? The answer can be found in the story of Konstantin Kilimik, a longtime associate of Manafort who...