Mueller still mulling Trump campaign collusion with Russians Posted at

President Donald Trump angrily insisted again Tuesday that there was no collusion between his presidential campaign and Russians in the 2016 election, but special counsel Robert S. Mueller III apparently isn't convinced. After speaking with prosecutors on Mueller's team, Trump's lawyers prepared a list of nearly four dozen questions the prosecutors had that could be posed during a potential interview with the president, according to sources with knowledge of the process who declined to speak publicly.

Trump repaid Cohen $130,000 for payment to porn star, Giuliani says

Stephanie Clifford, the porn star known as Stormy Daniels, spoke outside a federal courthouse after a hearing involving Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's longtime personal lawyer, in New York on April 16. WASHINGTON - In a startling revelation, President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday that Trump repaid his personal attorney $130,000 in a deal made just before the 2016 election to keep porn star Stormy Daniels quiet about her tryst with the president, directly contradicting Trump's statements about the hush money.

NYT’s Goldberg: ‘Overwhelming Evidence of the Trump Campaign’s Collusion With Russia’

Most liberal opponents of President Trump have been shamed out of throwing around the word "collusion" willy-nilly, as Robert Mueller's investigation plods along without throwing up much in the way of evidence thus far. But not columnist Michelle Goldberg of The New York Times , still flying the flag of "collusion," while embracing domestic surveillance organizations from the left: " Truth vs. Power In the Russia Investigation " in Tuesday's edition.

‘Bonkers’ Trump Rages on Twitter Over Leaked Mueller Questions,…

Two big stories broke late yesterday, and have obviously gotten well under Donald Trump's skin given a series of new tweets ranting about them. First, the New York Times leaked a series of questions that special counsel Robert Mueller wants to ask Trump.

Mueller hints at obstruction in Trump questions: report

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has submitted questions to the White House that indicate a focus on whether President Donald Trump tried to obstruct a probe into Russian interference, The New York Times reported Monday. The questions also show Mueller wants to find out what Trump knew about links between members of his presidential campaign and Russia, including a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower with a Russian lawyer offering damaging information on election rival Hillary Clinton, the Times said.

NYT Magazine’s Hack Attack on Rep. Devin Nunes: Catnip for the Frustrated Left

The New York Times Sunday magazine devoted 5,000 words to a hostile profile of Rep. Devin Nunes, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, who is infuriating liberals by blocking the narrative of Russia-Trump "collusion" during Campaign 2016. The Times is clearly trying to paint Nunes as a conspiratorial figure, as shown by the title to Jason Zengerle's piece -- the tagline from the influential U.F.O. conspiracy show, The X-Files : " The Truth Is Out There ."

Katy Tur: Why I’m nervous to be a journalist in Trump’s America

When Katy Tur was assigned to cover Donald Trump's presidential campaign in June 2015, she assumed it would be over in a matter of weeks. The property developer and reality TV star had announced his candidacy with a speech denouncing "morally corrupt losersa selling the country down the drain" and accusing Mexico of sending drug-dealers and rapists across the border.

The Latest: EPA chief says he did know about pay raises Source: AP

The Latest on Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt and his appearances on Capitol Hill : Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt concedes he did have some knowledge of big pay raises awarded to two close aides. At a hearing, Democrat Rep. Paul Tonko of New York pressed Pruitt on whether he knew about the raises for 30-year-old senior legal counsel Sarah Greenwalt and 26-year-old scheduling director Millian Hupp.

Felder sticking with Senate Republicans

N.Y. State Sen. Simcha Felder during a budget hearing in Albany, Jan. 30, 2017. The call for a breakaway faction of Democrats in the State Senate to abandon its Republican allies and rejoin the partyA's fold has picked up a surprising supporter in Felder, a Brooklyn Democrat who also happens to side with the Republicans.

Opponents decry Scott Pruitt’s plan to roll back groundwater protections at coal ash sites

Heavy machinery excavate and carry coal ash from a drained coal ash pond at Dominion Power's Possum Point Power Station in Dumfries, Virginia. CREDIT: Kate Patterson for The Washington Post via Getty Images Residents have not been clamoring for Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to weaken the nation's coal ash waste rules.

Gizmodo, FBI Spar Over Documents From Federal Probe of Fox News

Gizmodo finds it unimaginable that the Federal Bureau of Investigation could do a search of "Roger Ailes" in its files and fail to turn up anything related to the federal government's investigation of Fox News. On Thursday, Gizmodo asked a New York judge to rule that the FBI hasn't done an adequate search.

Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani joining Trump legal team along with others

President Donald Trump has expanded his legal team and hired an old friend, former New York city Mayor Rudy Giuliani, ABC News has confirmed - a move which comes on the heels of shake-ups on the president's legal team. "Rudy is great.

Pulitzers for coverage of Weinstein, Russian meddling

The New York Times and The New Yorker won the Pulitzer Prize for public service Monday for breaking the Harvey Weinstein scandal with reporting that galvanized the #MeToo movement and set off a national reckoning over sexual misconduct in the workplace. The Times and The Washington Post took the national reporting award for their coverage of the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential race and contacts between President Donald Trump's campaign and Russian officials.

As James Comey takes stage, where does Robert Mueller’s investigation stand?

Nearly a year after Comey's dismissal and the appointment of Mueller, who was Comey's predecessor at the FBI, the Russia investigation has advanced on multiple fronts. As James Comey takes stage, where does Robert Mueller's investigation stand? Nearly a year after Comey's dismissal and the appointment of Mueller, who was Comey's predecessor at the FBI, the Russia investigation has advanced on multiple fronts.

Is Rod Rosenstein On The Chopping Block?

Rod Rosenstein recently met with Donald Trump at the White House, stoking fears that the president might fire him, POLITICO reported. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, is overseeing Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller's investigation into criminal activity by members of Trump's campaign team.

What to make of the FBI’s raid of Michael Cohen’s office

Monday's news that FBI special agents in New York executed search warrants on the office of President Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, is just another reason why, as an old colleague of mine said recently, "If I were the subject of a Bob Mueller-led investigation, I'd be peeing my pants." What today's action demonstrates is that the special counsel is not only conducting a serious investigation of Russia interference in our democracy, and of those U.S. persons who may have colluded or conspired or otherwise enabled it, but a thorough one.

Time for Mueller to lay it all out

Washington is full of blather, bombast and bullsh-t, but a line about Robert Mueller was the most important thing spoken or written there last week: The line was included in a Washington Post story that said Mueller told the White House that President Trump was not a target of the criminal investigation . The story could be a big deal - if true.