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ROBERT MUELLER

Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 22, 2019
Rudy Giuliani backtracks on remark that Trump sought Moscow deal in 2016, calling comment 'hypothetical'
U.S. President Donald Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, backtracked on Monday from earlier comments that Trump pursued a business deal to erect a tower bearing his name in Moscow throughout 2016, saying his statements "were hypothetical and not based on conversations I had with the president."
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jan 22, 2019
Trump's Russian pop star pal Emin Agalarov scrubs U.S. tour over probes and fear of detention
Emin Agalarov, the Moscow pop star who arranged the now-infamous Trump Tower meeting in New York at the height of the 2016 election campaign, abruptly canceled his U.S. tour, citing the risk of being detained.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 21, 2019
Rudy Giuliani admits Trump pursued Moscow tower throughout 2016, raising collusion questions
U.S. President Donald Trump pursued a business deal to erect a tower bearing his name in Moscow throughout 2016, his attorney said on Sunday, raising new questions for congressional investigators looking into possible ties between the president and Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 16, 2019
Paul Manafort misled grand jury on Trump administration contacts, Robert Mueller filing says
Paul Manafort misled special counsel Robert Mueller's investigators and a federal grand jury about his communications with people in the Trump administration after the 2016 election, prosecutors said in a court filing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 15, 2019
Trump's pick for attorney general to face questions on criticism of Russia probe
U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, William Barr, will likely have to explain his past criticism of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe of Russian election meddling at his Senate confirmation hearing starting on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 14, 2019
Key Republican to ask FBI about report of Trump counterintelligence probe
The Republican head of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee said on Sunday he plans to ask the FBI about a report it launched a probe into whether President Donald Trump has been working on Russia's behalf, suggesting the agency may have gone too far.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 14, 2019
Democrats say Robert Mueller must complete probe of Trump's Russia ties without interference
Fresh reporting raises new questions about President Donald Trump's possible ties to Russia and emphasizes the need to ensure that special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation reaches its conclusion without interference, Senate Democrats said Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 10, 2019
Lawyer Rudy Giuliani says Trump won't answer any more questions from Robert Mueller probe
Donald Trump's legal team told special counsel Robert Mueller that the U.S. president will not answer any more questions in the probe of Russia's meddling in the 2016 election, Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 10, 2019
Trump's pick for top lawyer will let Robert Mueller finish Russia probe, says GOP's Lindsey Graham
President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee, William Barr, has said he will allow special counsel Robert Mueller to finish the investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 presidential election, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 9, 2019
Rod Rosenstein, deputy attorney general overseeing Russia probe, to leave, U.S. media report
Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who has overseen the Russian election meddling probe, is set to leave the U.S. Department of Justice in coming weeks as President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the department is set to take over, several U.S. media outlets reported on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 9, 2019
Former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort suffering gout and depression, and any misstatements 'unintentional,' lawyers say
Any "misstatements" made by U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, to federal prosecutors were "unintentional" and he would not seek a hearing to contest the allegation he lied, Manafort's lawyers said in a court filing.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 4, 2019
Michael Flynn's ex-business partner seeks trial delay in Turkey lobbying case
Lawyers for Bijan Rafiekian, the ex-business partner of former U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn, said Thursday they want to delay the upcoming February criminal trial into whether their client covertly lobbied for Turkey.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 17, 2018
After outcry over appointment, Trump's top law enforcer treads lightly as legal challenges swirl
Matthew Whitaker flew to Dallas last week to deliver his latest speech since U.S. President Donald Trump installed him as acting attorney general, an appointment embroiled in criticism and court challenges.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 13, 2018
The strengthening case against Trump
The House of Representatives' incoming Democratic committee chairs insist that they have no interest in impeaching President Donald Trump, but as they continue to investigate his administration's wrongdoings, that outcome may become inevitable.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 13, 2018
National Enquirer publisher American Media dodges charges with deal to cooperate with Trump hush-money probe
National Enquirer publisher American Media Inc. agreed to accept responsibility for its role in a $150,000 payment to silence a former Playboy Playmate about her alleged affair with President Donald Trump before the election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 11, 2018
Robert Mueller's Russia meddling probe digs deep, leaving Trump open to possibility of post-presidential prosecution
President Donald Trump, protected from criminal charges while in office, is now facing the prospect of indictment when he becomes a private citizen.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 11, 2018
Trump: Hush money payments not campaign finance violations, just 'simple private transaction'
Donald Trump on Monday defended hush money payments reported by his former lawyer a day after Democrats said the U.S. president could face impeachment and jail time if the transactions are proven to be campaign finance violations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 10, 2018
GOP Sen. Marco Rubio: Trump pardon of Manafort would be 'terrible mistake'
U.S. President Donald Trump would make a "terrible mistake" if he pardoned his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, after charges brought as a result of the federal probe into Russian election interference, Republican Sen. Marco Rubio said on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 30, 2018
Michael Cohen's plea suggests Russians held 'kompromat' on Trump
Michael Cohen's latest guilty plea revealed a closely guarded Trump business secret. But in a deeply uncomfortable turn for President Donald Trump, one of the people in the know was an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 29, 2018
Bill to protect Mueller probe stalls in U.S. Senate; Jeff Flake starts opposing judicial nominations in protest
Legislation to protect the special counsel's office probe into possible Russian election interference stalled in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, spurring Republican Senator Jeff Flake to make good on his threat of opposing judicial nominations until the bill moves forward.

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