The Latest Breaking News from Robert Mueller

Comparing the Orders Appointing Special Counsel Mueller and Special Counsel Smith

Mueller could only prosecute if it was "necessary and appropriate." Smith has no such constraint.

Reason · Nov 19, 2022

Justice Department names special counsel to oversee Trump criminal investigations

WASHINGTON — The U.S.Justice Department has appointed an independent special counsel to oversee criminal investigations related to former President Donald Trump and decide whether to bring any charges now that he’s making a third run for the White House in 2024.

Tribune News Service · Nov 18, 2022

What is a special counsel and why will one investigate Donald Trump?

Jack Smith will oversee investigations into Trump – but why did the attorney general take this step against the ex-president?

The Guardian - US · Nov 18, 2022

Jan. 6 panel interviews former Trump aide Hope Hicks

The House Jan. 6 committee is interviewing Hope Hicks, a longtime aide to former President Donald Trump

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022

Commentary: Of course Donald Trump won’t answer the Jan. 6 committee’s subpoena. That reveals plenty

Donald Trump’s logorrheic response to the Jan. 6 committee’s vote to subpoena him begins by all but acknowledging his culpability with a caps-lock reiteration of the lie that fueled the insurrection.

Tribune News Service · Oct 20, 2022

Trump claim of ‘Crime of Century’ fizzles in 3-year probe

Former President Donald Trump once predicted that a special prosecutor appointed during his administration would uncover “the crime of the century” — a conspiracy to sink his 2016 campaign

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022

'Incredibly Damning Statements': Former Prosecutor For Robert Mueller Sees Trouble For Trump After Rally

Pleading ignorance may not be a valid defense for former President Donald Trump if he winds up criminally charged under the Espionage Act or for obstructing justice following a weekend rally in Mesa, Arizona, according t

Benzinga · Oct 11, 2022

If Trump Wins Presidency In 2024, Putin's Dreams Come True: 'He's Horrifying,' Financier Says

In 2019, Special Counsel Robert Mueller released a report detailing his investigation into then-President Donald Trump's purported collusion with Russia.

Benzinga · Sep 30, 2022

Trump claimed he took ‘nothing of great urgency’ from White House – months before Mar-a-Lago raid

Details about Mr Trump’s handling of highly sensitive government records comes at the height of the Justice Department’s criminal investigation

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2022

New Trump tome 'The Divider' offers most comprehensive chronicle of his term to date

The book by veteran journalists Peter Baker and Susan Glasser is a rushing torrent of anecdotes and recollections. A reader may plunge in at any point and pull up a pail of Trump at full tilt.

WEKU · Sep 20, 2022