Sentences with phrase «told special counsel»

However, some current and former administration officials have reportedly told the special counsel's office about their pardon discussions with the president, the article says.

«Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told special counsel Robert Mueller in a classified August 2, 2017, memo that he should investigate allegations that President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was «colluding with Russian government officials» to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, prosecutors in the Russia probe revealed late Monday night.

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told a Senate committee on Tuesday that Facebook is cooperating with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office and that his company may have received subpoenas as part of the investigation into any ties between the Trump presidential campaign and Russian election interference.

«First the president was using RNC money to pay for his legal bills related to special counsel Mueller's investigation,» he told CNBC.

Legal experts told Business Insider that the plea deal struck by Michael Flynn, the former White House national security adviser, with the special counsel Robert Mueller was most likely evidence that Flynn has damaging information to offer prosecutors on other persons of interest in the Russia investigation.

That the special counsel's team is exploring that possibility indicates that they clearly believe the president will test his powers as it relates to his advisers, Mariotti told Business Insider on Tuesday.

Citing reports that a Justice Department official's wife reportedly worked for a firm that paid for opposition research on Trump, Jay Sekulow told CNBC in a Tuesday interview that «I think these revelations require a special counsel to investigate.»

Sol Wisenberg, a leading white - collar attorney who was deputy independent counsel in the Whitewater investigation, told CNBC that another special counsel wouldn't make sense in this circumstance.

Papadopoulos further told the FBI that he met with a Russian woman who claimed to be a relative of Russian President Vladimir Putin — Papadopoulos described her as Putin's «niece» in one email — before he joined the campaign, but he actually met her on March 24, according to the special counsel's office.

Scott Simpson, the Public Advocacy Director for that group, and Madihha Ahussain, their special counsel for anti-Muslim bigotry, told Newsweek they started meeting with Facebook four years ago about anti-Muslim groups and images being spread on the site.

Rosenstein has defended Mueller in the past, telling Congress that he had «no good cause» to fire him from his role as special counsel.

Attorney John Dowd told The Associated Press on Tuesday that special counsel Robert Mueller's team broached the subject during a meeting with Trump's legal team while they were negotiating the terms of a possible interview with the president.

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Vincent's special counsel, John Dowd, told SI that in two interviews with baseball, one under oath, Winfield denied gambling or associating with gamblers.

The special counsel also told Trump's lawyers that he is preparing a report about the president's actions while in office and potential obstruction of justice, according to two people with knowledge of the conversations.»

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Friday told reporters that firing White House special counsel Robert Mueller would risk a «constitutional crisis» and his investigation into Russian collusion should proceed without White House intervention.

Special counsel Robert Mueller's team has told Trump's lawyers that they want to grill the commander - in - chief over a June 2016 meeting between several Russians and his eldest son, son - in - law and then campaign manager.

The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, told Trump's lawyers last month that he will probably seek to interview the president, setting off discussions among the attorneys about the perils of such a move.

A lawyer for former national security adviser Michael Flynn has told Trump's legal team that they are no longer communicating with them about special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election interference.

Trump was «extremely measured» when he was told of the special counsel appointment, telling aides they have «nothing hide» even as White House acknowledged it wasn't good news.

Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani claims special counsel Robert Mueller's team has told the president's lawyers that they can not indict him while he's in office.

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses the end of the Winter 2018 Fund Drive, the extreme weather hitting the region today, President Donald Trump's lawyers telling him not to meet with Special Counsel Robert Mueller, and the economy.

The Poloncarz spokesman told WBFO they are satisfied with the vote to hire a special independent counsel, saying «either way, more information will be gathered.»

Papadopoulos met with Joseph Mifsud, a mysterious Russia - linked professor, and also told the Australian ambassador to Britain that the Russians had dirt on the Clinton campaign, launching the FBI's probe into Russian interference; Papadopoulos has since pleaded guilty to lying to federal agents and is cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller.

«I applaud Reading,» Ira Weiss, special counsel for Pittsburgh Public Schools told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Trump told reporters on Friday that there is «nothing I want to do more» than speak to the special counsel's legal team, but «I have to find that we're going to be treated fairly.»

Special Counsel Robert Mueller personally told President Donald Trump's legal team that the president is not a «criminal target» of his investigation at a White House meeting early last month,...

The Washington Post reports the special counsel told Trump's legal team the president remains a subject of the Russian investigation.