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In this file photo taken on June 15, 2018, Paul Manafort arrives for a hearing at US District Court in Washington, DC. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)

March 13, 2019, 8:15 pm

Trump ex-campaign chief Paul Manafort gets 43 more months in jail

The veteran Republican lobbyist already faces 47 months in prison for tax and bank fraud in a separate case

By AFP

Special counsel Robert Mueller departs after a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 21, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

March 5, 2019, 3:26 am

7 Jewish things to look for when Mueller wraps up his investigation

From the president’s family to major Republican fundraisers, there are major players who are Jewish and could be affected when the special counsel makes his findings public

By Ron Kampeas

US President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House to declare a national emergency in order to build a wall along the southern border, Friday, February 15, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

February 28, 2019, 4:38 pm

Cohen hearing stokes touchy topic of Trump impeachment

As hearings, investigations unfold, Democrats, particularly those running for the White House, may be speeding toward a moment when they have no choice but to consider action

By LISA MASCARO and Steve Peoples

In this Feb. 21, 2019, photo Michael Cohen, US President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, leaves Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP/Susan Walsh)

February 26, 2019, 6:10 pm

Ex-Trump fixer Cohen expected to tell Congress of criminal conduct by president

Former lawyer set to begin three days of testimony to Senate over claims of Trump lying, racism and cheating

By AP and TOI staff

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein speaks at a Center for Strategic and International Studies event on the rule of law in Washington, February 25, 2019. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

February 26, 2019, 8:47 am

US deputy AG: Government transparency isn’t always appropriate

Rod Rosenstein’s remarks come as Democrats push for full publication of special counsel Robert Mueller’s eventual report on his probe of Russia-Trump ties

By Eric Tucker

Special counsel Robert Mueller departs Capitol Hill following a closed door meeting, Wednesday, June 21, 2017, in Washington. (AP/Andrew Harnik)

February 24, 2019, 3:37 am

Hidden in plain sight, Mueller pulls cover off massive Kremlin meddling campaign

Without saying a word or releasing a public report, the special counsel has woven into hundreds of court papers his account of how Russia interfered in 2016 to get Trump elected

By CHAD DAY and Eric Tucker

In this image provided by the Department of Transportation, deputy transportation secretary Jeffrey Rosen is shown in his official portrait in Washington. President Donald Trump has nominated Rosen to be the next deputy attorney general. (Department of Transportation via AP)

February 20, 2019, 6:03 am

Trump chooses Jeffrey Rosen for deputy attorney general

Rosen will replace Rod Rosenstein, who has been overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s meddling in 2016 election

By MICHAEL BALSAMO

In this photo from February 14, 2018, Paul Manafort, US President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, leaves the federal courthouse in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

February 14, 2019, 8:11 am

US judge finds Manafort lied to investigators in Russia probe

Few details provided in ruling on former Trump campaign manager, whose chances of getting a reduced sentence next month are harmed

By CHAD DAY

Sheldon Adelson with his wife Miriam at the ceremony for a new Faculty of Medicine at Ariel University in the West Bank, on August 19, 2018. (Ben Dori/Flash90)

February 3, 2019, 1:03 am

Adelsons give major boost to defense fund for Trump aides caught in Russia probe

Mega GOP donors provide $500,000 to Patriot Legal Expenses Fund Trust to help with legal fees for those accused in Mueller investigation

By TOI staff

January 29, 2019, 7:23 am

Mueller probe ‘close to being completed,’ acting US AG says

Whitaker says he thinks investigation into Russian electoral interference is nearly done; special counsel hasn’t yet charged anyone close to Trump with conspiring with the Kremlin

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and CHAD DAY

In this September 26, 2017, file photo, longtime Donald Trump associate Roger Stone arrives to testify before the House Intelligence Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

January 25, 2019, 2:36 pm

Trump associate Stone arrested, faces obstruction charges in Mueller probe

President’s ally also charged with witness tampering and false statements about his interactions related to the release by WikiLeaks of hacked emails during 2016 campaign

By Eric Tucker and CHAD DAY

In this file photo taken on December 12, 2018 US President Donald Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen arrives at US Federal Court in New York. (COREY SIPKIN / AFP)

January 25, 2019, 4:39 am

Former Trump fixer Cohen to comply with Senate subpeona

February 12 meeting with committee investigating president’s ties to Russian election interference likely to take place behind closed doors

By AP

January 19, 2019, 4:02 am

Mueller disputes report that Trump directed lawyer to lie about Russia deal

Rare statement from special counsel says BuzzFeed’s description of testimony regarding Michael Cohen’s congressional testimony is ‘not accurate’

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and Eric Tucker

Michael Cohen, former lawyer to President Donald Trump, leaves his apartment building on New York's Park Avenue, Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. In the latest filings Friday, prosecutors will weigh in on whether Cohen deserves prison time and, if so, how much. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

January 18, 2019, 5:24 pm

Congress to probe report that Trump told Cohen to lie on Russia deal

Investigation comes after report by BuzzFeed News that US president told personal lawyer to lie to Congress about Moscow real estate project during 2016 election

By MARY CLARE JALONICK

In this photo from August 1, 2018, Rudy Giuliani, an attorney for US President Donald Trump, addresses a gathering during a campaign event in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

January 17, 2019, 6:04 pm

‘I never said there was no collusion,’ Trump lawyer says

Rudy Giuliani declines to defend campaign staff, but insists ‘not a single bit of evidence’ links the president to criminality

By Eric Tucker