WASHINGTON (AP) — George Papadopoulos, taken by surprise by FBI agents at an airport last summer, now tweets smiling beach selfies with a Mykonos hashtag. Rick Gates, for weeks on home confinement with electronic monitoring, gets rapid approval for a family vacation and shaves down his potential prison time. Michael Flynn, once the target of […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller’s office says more than $6.7 million has been spent as part of his investigation into Russian election interference and possible coordination with associates of President Donald Trump. Of that price tag, only about $3.2 million was spent directly by the special counsel’s office. An additional $3.5 million was […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lobbing new criticism at the special counsel’s Russia investigation, President Donald Trump said Monday he feels “very badly” for former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who last week pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about reaching out to the Russians on the president’s behalf. “I think it’s a shame,” Trump said […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, pleaded guilty Friday to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia, becoming the first Trump White House official to face criminal charges and admit guilt so far in the wide-ranging election investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller. Flynn also agreed […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination being invoked by President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, is a bedrock legal principle. It’s enshrined in the Constitution’s Bill of Rights and relied on by witnesses before Congress and the courts alike. A look at those protections and elements of the Flynn […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director James Comey wrote in a memo that President Donald Trump had asked him to shut down an FBI investigation into ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press Tuesday. The person had seen the memo but was not authorized to discuss it […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama personally warned Donald Trump against hiring Michael Flynn to serve as his national security adviser, three former Obama administration officials said Monday, underscoring the depths of the outgoing White House’s concern about the man Trump would ultimately fire. In an Oval Office meeting with Trump two days after the […]
2/15/17- Roland Martin talks to Congressman Benny Thompson about the resignation of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. “Why in the world woud we play footsie with an enemy? But when you have a President that says he has more sense than anyone in Intelligence, you’ll know why. We need an independent investigation to get to […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s embattled national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned late Monday night, following reports that he had misled Vice President Mike Pence and other officials about his contacts with Russia. His departure upends Trump’s senior team after less than one month in office. In a resignation letter, Flynn said he […]
