A thousand former Justice officials call on US Attorney-General Barr to resign

A thousand former Justice officials call on US Attorney-General Barr to resign

The former officials,who served under both Republican and Democratic administrations,criticised Barr,the country's top law enforcement officer,for over-ruling his own prosecutors.

  • byLindsay Dunsmuir

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Trump attacks judge,prosecutors in Twitter tirade defending Stone

Trump attacks judge,prosecutors in Twitter tirade defending Stone

The US President fired off a barrage of heated tweets attacking and naming a federal judge involved in the case.

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Four lawyers quit Roger Stone case in protest over meddling

Four lawyers quit Roger Stone case in protest over meddling

The Justice Department signalled it would preempt the sentencing after Trump tweeted,"This is a horrible and very unfair situation."

  • byMatt Zapotosky andDevlin Barrett
Who are the House's seven impeachment prosecutors?

Who are the House's seven impeachment prosecutors?

The managers bring institutional and subject matter expertise to the task,as well as geographic diversity.

Ex-Trump campaign official Rick Gates gets 45 days in jail

Ex-Trump campaign official Rick Gates gets 45 days in jail

The sentence came despite what the judge described as Gates'"extraordinary"cooperation with special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe.

Alexander Downer's role in sparking FBI's Trump investigation revealed

Alexander Downer's role in sparking FBI's Trump investigation revealed

Andrew McCabe,then the FBI's deputy director,said that Downer's information was the"tipping point"that led the FBI to open the investigation.

  • byMatthew Knott
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Love him or hate him or simply don't care,Julian Assange's fight for freedom concerns us all

Love him or hate him or simply don't care,Julian Assange's fight for freedom concerns us all

After a decade defying the authorities,Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is finally set to face court. Is democracy at stake,like his supporters say?

  • byAmanda Hooton
Trump campaign frets as Facebook considers limiting microtargeted political ads

Trump campaign frets as Facebook considers limiting microtargeted political ads

The prospect that his reelection campaign could lose access to some Facebook mictrotargeting tools appears to be vexing his team.

  • byIsaac Stanley-Becker andTony Romm
Timeline:How Australia was dragged into the Trump Russia probes

Timeline:How Australia was dragged into the Trump Russia probes

A conversation in a London bar set off a chain of events that dragged Australia into the investigation into Russian interference in Donald Trump's election.

  • byDavid Crowe
Mueller report:expectations were wildly out of step with reality

Mueller report:expectations were wildly out of step with reality

Investigations into presidential misconduct have an aura of administration-crippling power,but are only as strong as the public and political appetite for them.

  • byNicole Hemmer
Robert Mueller has spoken,but 2020 may be the final word
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Robert Mueller has spoken,but 2020 may be the final word

Yet even though Democrats hold the House majority,they're far from the 218 votes that would be needed to approve articles of impeachment. The special counsel didn't change that.

  • byLisa Mascaro