Justice Department officials theorized that Flynn's lie to Vice President Mike Pence exposed Flynn to Russian blackmail. ..…

Carl Bernstein argued Thursday that special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian in the election and whether President Trump obstructed justice makes valid case that the president is threat to national security.. ... This is no exoneration of the president of..…

White House issued statement saying that Trump had acted on recommendation from Justice Department. The president decided not to push out Sessions at the time, except he brought the letter with him on trip to Middle East, showing it to senior advisors Air Force One... ..…

He said, stunningly, that ‘if we had confidence after a thorough investigation of the facts that the President clearly did not commit obstruction of justice, we would so state.’ ... Circuit judge who served as the independent counsel investigating President Bill..…

While Mueller ultimately decided not to charge Trump with a crime such as obstruction of justice, he also said that the investigation did not exonerate the president, either. . ... One reason it would be difficult to charge Trump is that the Justice Department has a decades-old..…

By exercising his powers under, With respect to whether the President can be found to have obstructed justice Article II of Constitution, we concluded that Congress has authority to prohibit President's corrupt use of his order to protect the integrity of the administration of..…

Congress has authority to prohibit President's corrupt use of his order to protect the integrity of the administration of justice, .. ... In November 2017, Democrats in House accused the president of obstruction of justice related to the firing of FBI James Comey,..…

Mueller’s team investigated the question of whether Trump committed obstruction of justice, looking closely at 11 actions by the president. ... Barr says that after reviewing the report and consulting with Justice Department officials, he and Deputy Attorney General Rod..…

The day, Sanders spoke to reporters at White House press briefing, that the president, members of Congress, Department of Justice, and FBI agents had all lost confidence Comey.. ..…

Pakman believes that there is substantial evidence that President obstructed justice.. ..…

Neither Mueller, Obama FBI, DOJ, CIA, State Department, nor Deep State ever had good-faith basis to pursue President Trump on Russia collusion. By finally initiating investigation of Attorney General Barr can begin restoring the credibility of Justice Department Clinton email and..…

AMYGOODMAN:On Thursday, the Justice Department released aredacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s 448-page reportdetailing Russian meddling in the 2016 election, the Trump campaign’s contacts with Russia and President Trump’s attempts to obstruct justice in the special..…

Prosecutors also consulted an opinion by DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel that a sitting president can't be indicted, 'and accepted OLC's legal conclusion,' the report says. . ... It 'concluded that Congress can validly regulate the President's exercise of official duties to..…

Mueller investigation proceeded against the backdrop of effort by Trump to blunt the inquiry and campaign by his supporters Congress to discredit Justice Department, depicting as corrupt inquiry they now say exonerates the president.. ..…

Mueller also clearly did not in any way encourage Attorney General William Barr to end further inquiry into whether the president obstructed justice. ... “Congress has authority to prohibit a President’s corrupt use of his authority in order to protect the integrity of the..…

The 448-page report “lays out in alarming detail abundant evidence against President Trump, finding 10 ‘episodes’ of potential obstruction of justice…” . ..…

McGahn also tried in other ways to keep the president in line, advising him that he should not communicate directly with the Department of Justice to avoid the perception or reality of political interference in law enforcement and reminding him that their conversations were not protected by..…

We concluded that Congress has authority to prohibit President's corrupt use of his order to protect the integrity of the administration of justice, .. Adam Schiff, the chairman of Intelligence Committee, whether they are criminal or not, are alarming in the president of United..…

The attacks against the head of Justice Department underscored Democratic Party's reluctance to opening up politically divisive proceedings to charge the President with crimes, and their disgust with Barr's handling of the special counsel investigation.. ... Instead, they zeroed-in on..…

Despite Barr's initial contention that Mueller declined to recommend prosecution of the president for obstruction the decision was foreordained by Mueller's to Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel's policy statement that president cannot be indicted. ... Whether the..…

The only problem we had was one of ill health on the part of Professor Stephen Schwebel, former Judge of the International Court of Justice (1981–2000, President of the International Court of Justice (1997–2000),  and then Vice President of the..…

The second volume of the report, focusing on obstruction of justice, Mueller's decision not to make determination one way or the other as to whether to prosecute or decline to prosecute the president of United States for obstruction of justice. The investigation found multiple acts by..…

But so poorly understood are Barr’s ties to the president himself that the fires now threatening the Justice Department have barely singed the Oval Office. . ..…

President George W. Bush growled that “There’s a new sheriff in town and you are either with us or against us.” ..…

TEHRAN (FNA)- House Democrats will convene via conference call on Monday to discuss the next steps following the public release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russia's election interference and whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice. . . . . ..…

The special counsel writes that the weight of the evidence suggests that the president went further than simply trying to bring Mueller’s alleged conflicts to Department of Justice’s attention but, rather, instructed McGahn to have Rosenstein remove the special counsel. .....…

Standing on the back steps of Burbank City Hall, Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said that although the highly anticipated report did not state that President Donald Trump committed obstruction of justice, the findings in Mueller’s investigation are “damning,” he..…

This pattern of presidential behavior is part of the web that led Mueller to conclude the evidence before him fell short of proving Trump’s intent in relation to his investigation was to obstruct justice. It is part of the reason his much-anticipated report does not plainly state the..…

“After carefully reviewing the facts and legal theories outlined in the report, and in consultation with the Office of Legal Counsel and other Department lawyers, the Deputy Attorney General and I concluded that the evidence developed by the Special Counsel is not sufficient to establish that the..…

“With respect to whether the President can be found to have obstructed justice by exercising his powers under Article II of the Constitution, we concluded that Congress has authority to prohibit a President’s corrupt use of his authority in order to protect the integrity of the..…

The version of Mueller's report released Thursday showed Mueller could not clear Trump on obstruction of justice and detailed several cases where Trump was in obstructing justice because his aides refused his orders.. Conway also noted that president could be removed from office even..…

That law “may well frustrate the federal government’s immigration enforcement efforts,” Judge Milan D. Smith Jr., who was appointed by President George W. Bush, wrote for the court. ..…

And Lincoln did so in direct defiance of the chief justice of the Supreme Court, who said the president was clearly overstepping his bounds. . . ..…