Russian Interference in 2016 US Elections and Ties to Trump Associates
Trump Claims He’s a Victim of Tactics He Once Deployed
WASHINGTON — Two days after the 2020 election that Donald J. Trump refused to admit he lost, his oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., made an urgent recommendation: “Fire Wray.” The younger Mr. Trump did not explain in the text he sent why it was necessary to oust Christopher A. Wray, the F.B.I. director his father […]
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As Jan. 6 Panel’s Evidence Piled Up, Conservative Media Doubled Down
After the Jan. 6 committee’s final summer hearing last week, the talk on the sets of CNN and MSNBC turned to an intriguing if familiar possibility about what might result from the panel’s finding. The case for a criminal prosecution of former President Donald J. Trump, many pundits said, was not only justified but seemed […]
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Sussmann Acquittal Raises Question: What Is Durham Actually Trying to Do?
WASHINGTON — Even before 12 jurors voted to acquit Michael Sussmann of lying to the F.B.I. in a rebuke of the Trump-era special counsel, John H. Durham, supporters of Donald J. Trump were already laying the groundwork to declare that the prosecutor won despite losing in court. What really mattered, they essentially claimed, was that […]
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Michael Sussmann Is Acquitted in Case Brought by Trump-Era Prosecutor
WASHINGTON — Michael Sussmann, a prominent cybersecurity lawyer with ties to Democrats, was acquitted on Tuesday of a felony charge that he lied to the F.B.I. about having no client in 2016 when he shared a tip about possible connections between Donald J. Trump and Russia. The verdict was a blow to the special counsel, […]
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Prosecutors and Defense Duel in Closing Arguments of Politically Charged Trial
WASHINGTON — Prosecutors and a defense lawyer put forward starkly opposing views on Friday in closing arguments for the politically charged trial of Michael Sussmann, a cybersecurity lawyer with ties to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign. The case against Mr. Sussmann involves a narrow charge — an accusation of lying to the F.B.I. in a […]
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Defense Team for Democratic-Linked Lawyer Won’t Call Ex-Times Reporter to Testify
WASHINGTON — The defense team for Michael Sussmann, a lawyer with ties to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, has dropped its plans to call a former New York Times reporter to testify in a trial that centers on Mr. Sussmann’s motives in meeting with the F.B.I. in 2016. Testimony in the case has underlined the role […]
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Key Witness in Durham Case Offers Detailed Testimony of 2016 Meeting
WASHINGTON — A former F.B.I. official testified on Thursday that when he met in 2016 with Michael Sussmann, a lawyer with ties to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, Mr. Sussmann told him that he had come to the F.B.I. on his own. The testimony bolsters the case brought by the special counsel, John H. Durham, against […]
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Trump-Era Prosecutor’s Case Against Democratic-Linked Lawyer Goes to Trial
WASHINGTON — When the Trump administration assigned a prosecutor in 2019 to scour the Russia investigation for any wrongdoing, President Donald J. Trump stoked expectations among his supporters that the inquiry would find a “deep state” conspiracy against him. Three years later, the team led by the special counsel, John H. Durham, on Monday will […]
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Trump and Ukraine: Former Advisers Revisit What Happened
Trump’s ignorance of world affairs would have been a liability under any circumstance. But it put him at a pronounced disadvantage when it came to dealing with those strongmen for whom he felt a natural affinity, like President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey. Once, while Trump was discussing Syria with Erdogan, Hill recalled: “Erdogan goes […]
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