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Gates was charged together with Paul Manafort, a former Trump campaign manager, in a 12 - count indictment sought by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
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The indictment, brought by special counsel Robert Mueller, revealed a highly organized and sophisticated effort to drive a wedge between Americans through social media.
Mr. van der Zwaan is licensed to practice in England, and the Sentencing Memorandum does not directly state whether the England's Solicitors Regulation Authority Code of Conduct applies to false statements he made while being questioned in the District of Columbia by the Special Counsel's Office.
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Today, as reported here by BuzzFeed News, «Rick Gates, a former Trump campaign aide and longtime associate of former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort, pleaded guilty on Friday in the criminal case brought by special counsel Robert Mueller's office.»
He was also seeking an order enjoining future exercise of authority by the special counsel that was outside the scope of his power.
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Some of the actions taken by Special Counsel Robert Mueller are unconstitutional because the Russia probe stepped over the legal line, claims one of the nation's most prominent legal scholars.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik)- A US judge rejected former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort's motion to dismiss charges that arose in the Russia investigation conducted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, according to court documents.
According to the Times, the searches don't appear directly related to Mueller's probe of Russian influence, but likely precipitated by information uncovered by the special counsel.
Caputo said that he believes the investigation being conducted by the House and Senate is purely political, though he did say that he supports an investigation by the special counsel.
The Office of Special Counsel is unrelated to the investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller.
Investigators for the special counsel's office on Friday interviewed Trump's former chief of staff, Reince Priebus, making him the first senior administration official known to have been interviewed by the special counsel's office.
The president says he hasn't been asked to be interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller in relation to the probe into Russian interference in last year's election and allegations of collusion by Trump associates.
Beals also said more investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller is needed to determine whether the Donald Trump campaign colluded with Russia in the 2016 presidential campaign.
Stephen Bannon, Trump's former chief strategist, was subpoenaed last week by the special counsel, Robert Mueller, to testify before a grand jury as part of the investigation into possible links between Trump's associates and Russia.
A lawyer for the Trump transition team said Mueller's investigators improperly reviewed some emails from transition officials, an allegation that comes amid charges of bias by the special counsel's probe.
«I have said from the beginning that I support the investigation led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, Stefanik said in a statement posted on Facebook.
Faced with a sprawling investigation by the special counsel in Washington, President Trump must also contend with an independent - minded office of federal prosecutors in his hometown, New York, who are investigating his longtime personal lawyer and fixer, Michael D. Cohen.
Former White House spokesman Sean Spicer was grilled for hours Monday by the special counsel investigating possible Russian interference in the election.
Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and an associate are under house arrest on charges including conspiracy to launder money, linked to the investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller into allegations that the campaign colluded with Russia.
Former Bush White House ethics lawyer, Richard Painter, on why he stands by the special counsel's investigation into Russia collusion.
The probe by a special counsel continues, and Comey said «sure» when asked if that investigation will include a look at whether the President committed obstruction of justice by allegedly asking for Comey's «loyalty» and asking the then - FBI director to drop the investigation into Michael Flynn, the former National Security Adviser.
The lawsuit filed this week against the president by the porn star Stormy Daniels, seeking to break a 2016 agreement to keep silent about her affair with Trump in return for a $ 130,000 payout, ge & module = Ribbon & version = origin & region = Header & action = click & contentCollection = Home % 20Page & pgtype = article» > opens what could be a precarious new legal front for a White House already beset by the investigation by the special counsel Robert Mueller.
Faced with a sprawling investigation by the special counsel in Washington, Trump must also contend with an independent - minded office of federal prosecutors in his hometown, New York, who are investigating Cohen.
The Washington Post says: «The move by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III to investigate Trump's conduct marks a major turning point in the nearly year - old FBI investigation» but is qualified by the usual «Five people briefed on the interview requests, speaking on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly»
Republican Long Island Rep. Lee Zeldin in a statement on Thursday called for an exacting approach in the investigation by a special counsel assigned to review the 2016 presidential election and possible interference by Russian agents.
The DNC may have concerns about exactly how much justice and / or transparency it is going to obtain under the criminal probe into the same matter by Special Counsel Robert Mueller and wants its own civil RICO action to move forward in case the former turns out to be a dud investigation.
A standoff between Justice Department officials and GOP lawmakers escalated Wednesday as President Donald Trump waded into a controversy over demands to release a highly sensitive document outlining who and what is being investigated by special counsel...
The first story on Fox's website about Hannity's interview didn't even mention the payment, leading instead with Giuliani's assertion that people can't blame Trump for feeling that he is being mistreated by Special Counsel Robert Mueller's «garbage investigation.»
In his confirmation hearing for secretary of state, CIA Director Mike Pompeo said that he has been interviewed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, but did not provide additional details.
In December, it was asked by Special Counsel Robert Mueller to hand over documents as part of Mueller's ongoing investigation into any collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign during the election.
The Cohen case is being handled by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, which got its referral from the investigation led by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III.
But the lawsuit she filed this week, seeking to break a 2016 agreement to keep silent in return for a $ 130,000 payout, opens what could be a precarious new legal front for a White House already beset by the investigation by the special counsel Robert S. Mueller III.
Leahy then asked if Zuckerberg or anyone at Facebook had been contacted by the special counsel, and Zuckerberg responded «Yes.»
PL: Have you or anyone in Facebook been contacted by the special counsel's office?
The biggest share of legal payments in the first quarter of this year — about $ 348,000 — went to Jones Day, a law firm representing the campaign in the investigations by Special Counsel Robert Mueller and several congressional committees into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Strzok was reassigned by the Special Counsel's Office to FBI Human Resources for improper text messages with his mistress, FBI Attorney Lisa Page (no known relation to Carter Page), where they both demonstrated a clear bias against Trump and in favor of Clinton, whom Strzok had also investigated.
The newly unsealed charge, filed October 3 by the special counsel Robert Mueller's office, said that on January 27 Papadopoulos lied to FBI agents about «the timing, extent, and nature of his relationships and interactions with certain foreign nationals whom he understood to have close connections with senior Russian government officials.»
Sen. Patrick Leahy asked Zuckerberg if Facebook had been subpoenaed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office, and if employees had been interviewed.
Cobb has been the lead lawyer representing Trump in an investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, and possible collusion with Russians by Trump campaign officials.»
Those emails were disclosed in court documents that were were filed by special counsel Robert Mueller's office and unsealed in October.
The deal, which Republicans have painted as evidence of collusion between Clinton and Russia, made its way back into headlines in October, shortly before it emerged that a federal grand jury approved the first charges filed by special counsel Robert Mueller as he investigates whether the Trump campaign colluded with Moscow.
President Donald Trump suggested on Friday night that the Russia investigation being conducted by special counsel Robert Mueller is illegitimate.
President Trump claimed in a tweet Friday that the latest indictment issued by the special counsel showed that his presidential campaign «did nothing wrong.»
CNBC's Eamon Javers reports that according to the New York Times, former Trump campaign advisor Rick Gates is expected to plead guilty to charges levied against him by the Special Counsel.
Trump has said the GOP memo «vindicates» him in the ongoing Russia investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller.
This led The Wall Street Journal editorial board, referencing investigations by special counsel Robert Mueller and the House and Senate intelligence committees, to ask the Trump administration to pursue a policy of «radical transparency.»
A federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, on Tuesday granted a motion by the special counsel Robert Mueller's office to dismiss several charges brought against Rick Gates, the former deputy chairman of Donald Trump's presidential campaign.
The charges, brought by the special counsel Robert Mueller, include laundering more than $ 21 million — more than $ 18 million by Manafort and more than $ 3 million by Gates — beginning in 2006 and lasting through at least 2016.