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DOJ settles lawsuit brought by Trump-Russia probe subject Carter Page

Lower courts had dismissed Page's suit alleging he'd been illegally targeted by DOJ because of statute of limitations issues.
Carter Page participates in a discussion at the One America News studios in 2019.
Carter Page participates in a discussion at the One America News studios in 2019.

Trump says he hasn't weighed pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell, but 'I'm allowed to do it'

Deputy AG Todd Blanche met with Maxwell and her attorney in Florida for a second consecutive day.
A split composite of Ghislaine Maxwell and Donald Trump.
A split composite of Ghislaine Maxwell and Donald Trump.

CIA review criticizes procedures of intelligence report on 2016 Russia election interference

An intelligence assessment after the election found that Russia waged an information warfare campaign designed to boost Trump’s prospects and damage Hillary Clinton's candidacy.
The seal of Central Intelligence Agency in the lobby the headquarters building in Langley, Va., on Sept. 24, 2022.
The seal of Central Intelligence Agency in the lobby the headquarters building in Langley, Va., on Sept. 24, 2022.

Trump calls Democrats more dangerous than U.S. foreign adversaries

Trump was answering a question about how he would handle any Washington bureaucrats who might try to undermine him in a potential second term.
Donald Trump Holds Presidential Campaign Rally In Reno, Nevada
Donald Trump Holds Presidential Campaign Rally In Reno, Nevada

House Democrats grill John Durham during his testimony on the FBI's Russia-Trump probe

The former special counsel issued a long report last month accusing the FBI of acting negligently in opening the Trump-Russia investigation based on insufficient information.
Image: House Select Intelligence Committee Receives Testimony From Former Special Counsel John Durham In Closed Hearing
Image: House Select Intelligence Committee Receives Testimony From Former Special Counsel John Durham In Closed Hearing

John Durham to testify before House Judiciary Committee in June

The special counsel who investigated the origins of the Trump-Russia probe will testify before the GOP-led committee on June 21, sources told NBC News.
Special Counsel John Durham departs the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Special Counsel John Durham departs the United States District Court for the District of Columbia

Analyst who provided Trump-Russia dossier information is acquitted of lying to FBI

Analyst Igor Danchenko's acquittal is another blow to special counsel John Durham’s probe into the origins of the FBI's investigation of allegations of ties between former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia.
Russian analyst Igor Danchenko
Russian analyst Igor Danchenko

Judge rules salacious allegations off limits at Trump dossier trial

Igor Danchenko, who Special Counsel John Durham says was a primary source of information in the Trump dossier prepared by British spy Christopher Steele, is scheduled to go on trial next week.
Igor Danchenko leaves Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse in Alexandria, Va., on Nov. 4, 2021.
Igor Danchenko leaves Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse in Alexandria, Va., on Nov. 4, 2021.

Judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit against Clinton and others as ‘political manifesto’

What the suit “lacks in substance and legal support it seeks to substitute with length, hyperbole, and the settling of scores and grievances,” federal Judge Donald Middlebrooks said.
Image: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump
Image: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump

Court orders Justice Department to release Russia probe memo on Trump obstruction decision

The Justice Department had turned over other documents to Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington as part of the group’s lawsuit, but declined to give it the memo.
Then-Attorney General William Barr speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department, on Dec. 21, 2020.
Then-Attorney General William Barr speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department, on Dec. 21, 2020.

Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann acquitted of lying to the FBI

The case was the first brought by special counsel John Durham to go trial. Durham has been probing the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation.
Michael Sussmann
Michael Sussmann

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