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Trump signs order against law firm WilmerHale over ties with political enemies
Trump is suspending security clearances for WilmerHale employees, restricting its access to federal buildings, ending govt contracts that involve the law firm.
Published on Mar 28, 2025 05:57 AM IST
Bloomberg |
Donald Trump to rally supporters in Waco city ahead of possible charges
Staring down a possible indictment, a defiant Donald Trump is hoping to put on a show of force Saturday at the first rally of his 2024 presidential campaign.
Published on Mar 26, 2023 04:39 AM IST
AP |
Robert Mueller to teach law school class on his Trump-Russia investigation
"I was fortunate to attend UVA Law School after the Marine Corps, and I'm fortunate to be returning there now," Mueller said in the announcement.
Published on Jun 03, 2021 05:46 AM IST
AFP |
Trump taxes, long guarded, will soon be in prosecutor’s hands
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. subpoenaed Trump’s accounting firm for eight years of records in 2019, but the then-president took the case to the US Supreme Court.
Published on Feb 23, 2021 08:18 AM IST
Bloomberg |
With pardons, Trump seeks to erase stain of Russia probe
The US leader never accepted the conclusions of US intelligence and special counsel Robert Mueller that Moscow intervened in the election four years ago to aid his upset victory, calling it a “hoax” and “fake news.”
Updated on Dec 25, 2020 05:59 AM IST
Washington | Agence France-Presse | Posted by Prashasti Singh
Trump pardons Michael Flynn, taking direct aim at Russia probe
“It is my Great Honor to announce that General Michael T. Flynn has been granted a Full Pardon,” Trump tweeted. “Congratulations to @GenFlynn and his wonderful family, I know you will now have a truly fantastic Thanksgiving!”
Updated on Nov 26, 2020 04:58 AM IST
Washington | Associated Press | Posted by Shivani Kumar
Michael Flynn could be pardoned. Here’s the politics behind it
Here’s everything you need to know about Michael Flynn and the politics of his pardon
Updated on Nov 25, 2020 02:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Mallika Soni
Russia used Manafort, WikiLeaks to boost Donald Trump in 2016: US Senate
WikiLeaks played a key role in Russia’s effort to assist Republican Trump against Democrat Hillary Clinton and likely knew it was helping Russian intelligence, said the report, which is likely to be the most definitive public account of the 2016 election controversy.
Updated on Aug 18, 2020 09:24 PM IST
Washington | Reuters | Posted by Arpan Rai
Robert Mueller defends Russia probe, says Stone remains a felon
Roger Stone “remains a convicted felon, and rightly so” despite the president’s decision to commute his prison sentence, said former special counsel Robert Mueller.
Updated on Jul 12, 2020 06:11 AM IST
Washington | Associated Press | Posted by Prashasti Singh
Trump associate Roger Stone may face up to 9 years in prison for lying to Congress
If the government’s argument is accepted by the judge, Stone’s sentence would be the longest of those sent to prison as a result of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of Russian meddling.
Updated on Feb 11, 2020 03:30 PM IST
Bloomberg, New York | Erik Larson
Republican release 110-page ‘prebuttal’ ahead of vote on Trump impeachment inquiry
Trump is alleged to have withheld a White House meeting with Zelensky and the security aid to force Ukraine to investigate the Bidens and the Democratic National Committee.
Updated on Dec 04, 2019 06:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington | Yashwant Raj
Donald Trump will ‘strongly consider’ testifying in impeachment probe
Donald Trump has tried, with limited success, to block officials from testifying before the House intelligence committee, which is conducting the first stage of the impeachment inquiry.
Published on Nov 18, 2019 10:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington | HT Correspondent
Roger Stone, Donald Trump’s associate and friend, guilty of lying to Congress
Stone faces a jail term of 20 years, will be sentenced in February, and will remain free on bond, against prosecutors’ urging to imprison him right away.
Updated on Nov 16, 2019 12:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington | Yashwant Raj
Prosecutors say Donald Trump associate Roger Stone lied to investigators
Stone was indicted in January as part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian electoral tampering.
Updated on Nov 08, 2019 06:10 AM IST
Washington | Associated Press
Trump Jr releases provocative book defending father
In “Triggered: How the Left Thrives on Hate and Wants to Silence US,” the president’s eldest son lets rip at the usual suspects: Hillary Clinton, special counsel Robert Mueller and the mainstream media.
Published on Nov 06, 2019 07:07 AM IST
New York | Agence France-Presse
Judge validates Donald Trump impeachment inquiry, orders Robert Mueller document release
The judge gave the Justice Department until next Wednesday to provide the blacked out material from the Mueller report that was subpoenaed by the House Judiciary Committee.
Published on Oct 26, 2019 09:15 AM IST
Reuters | Reuters
US DoJ launches criminal probe into its own Russia investigation
The US department of justice has turned an administrative review of the Mueller investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 elections into a criminal probe.
Updated on Oct 25, 2019 10:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington | HT Correspondent
Trump attacks Democrats, Giuliani subpoenaed for Ukraine documents
Trump also attacked the whistleblower whose complaint about his phone call with the leader of Ukraine led to the opening of the impeachment probe in the Democratic-led House of Representatives.
Published on Oct 01, 2019 07:12 AM IST
Agence France-Presse | Agence France-Presse
Public opinion shifting in support of Trump’s impeachment inquiry: Nancy Pelosi
Pelosi this week announced her support for an investigation after the surfacing of a whistleblower complaint that said Trump appeared to solicit a political favor from Ukraine’s president aimed at helping him be re-elected next year.
Updated on Sep 30, 2019 02:50 AM IST
Austin | Reuters
What next for Donald Trump in impeachment move
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched a formal inquiry toward that end, accusing president of “betrayal of his oath of office,” betrayal of national security and betrayal of the integrity of US elections.
Updated on Sep 25, 2019 11:42 AM IST
Washington | Associated Press
‘Director of national intelligence Dan Coats is resigning in August’: Trump
Coats often appeared out of step with Trump and disclosed to prosecutors how he was urged by the president to publicly deny any link between Russia and the Trump campaign.
Updated on Jul 29, 2019 05:43 AM IST
Washington D.C. | Associated Press
What comes after Robert Mueller? Investigations, lawsuits and more
Democrats after the hearing said they had clearly laid out the facts about the Mueller report, which did not find a conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia but detailed extensive Russian intervention in the 2016 election. Mueller also said in the report that he couldn’t clear President Donald Trump on obstruction of justice.
Updated on Jul 26, 2019 12:17 PM IST
Washington | HT Correspondent
Russians still meddling in US elections and so are other countries: Mueller
Mueller first testified before the House judiciary committee and then the intelligence committee. He spoke slowly and haltingly, appeared confused at times but determined to go beyond his 448-page report, which is publicly available.
Updated on Jul 25, 2019 11:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington | Yashwant Raj
Donald who? Pelosi, Democrats vow to ‘own August’ on issues
“We will own August, make it too hot to handle for the Senate to ignore Democratic legislative goals to streamline government and lower the cost of health care and prescription drugs,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.
Published on Jul 25, 2019 10:32 PM IST
Washington | Associated Press
Mueller dismisses Trump’s claims of Russia probe exoneration
In hours of sometimes halting and stilted testimony, unfolding at a moment of deep division in the country, Mueller also condemned Trump’s praise of WikiLeaks, which released Democratic emails stolen by Russia.
Updated on Jul 25, 2019 08:30 AM IST
Associated Press | Associated Press
Donald Trump attacks Mueller ahead of testimony on Russia probe
Two days before Mueller testifies -- answering questions for the first time about his high-stakes probe into Russian election meddling and Trump’s alleged obstruction -- the president repeated his longstanding claim it was a biased “witch hunt.”
Updated on Jul 22, 2019 11:20 PM IST
Washington | Agence France-Presse
Robert Mueller to testify publicly before House committees July 17
In the report issued in April, Mueller concluded there was not enough evidence to establish a conspiracy between Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia, which was the original question that started the investigation.
Published on Jun 26, 2019 10:09 AM IST
Washington | Associated Press
Trump says re-election ‘easier’ if he is impeached
If the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives were to vote on formal impeachment charges, the Republican-held Senate would decide whether to convict, which requires an unlikely two-thirds majority.
Updated on Jun 24, 2019 07:48 AM IST
Washington | Press Trust of India
Donald Trump launches 2020 re-election campaign, presents himself as outsider and victim
At a packed rally at an arena in Orlando, Florida, Trump made clear he would run for re-election as an outsider, just as he did in 2016. Whether he can pull it off remains far from certain as Trump has been in office now for 2-1/2 years.
Updated on Jun 19, 2019 08:27 AM IST
Orlando | Reuters
Donald Trump says ‘I’d take it’ if foreigners offer dirt on 2020 rivals
Trump’s comments come despite the years-long federal investigation into whether his campaign colluded with Russian agents to coordinate the release of hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee.
Updated on Jun 13, 2019 10:21 AM IST
Bloomberg | Justin Sink