On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” George Washington Law Professor Jonathan Turley argued that “If anything, the criminal case against President Trump has weakened over time.” Turley conceded the possibilities that new evidence could come out,
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Representative Trey Gowdy (R-SC) reacted to a report that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has said President Trump is being investigated, but is not a criminal target by stating that such
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Representative Cedric Richmond (D-LA) stated he isn’t sure if Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ job is safe, and doesn’t really care if it is. Anchor Wolf Blitzer asked Richmond if
On Friday’s edition of CNN’s “The Lead,” Representative John Garamendi (D-CA) stated that while there isn’t clear evidence yet, “I think we’re going to find the proof” that the Trump campaign worked with the Russians to influence the election, “and
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) stated that there are other Congressional Republicans who believe that President Trump firing Special Counsel Robert Mueller without cause would be obstruction of justice, but haven’t said so publicly.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) stated Congress should do everything it can to send the message that if President Trump forces out Special Counsel Robert Mueller, it is “an impeachable offense.” Sanders stated that he
During a presser on Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) stated that Special Counsel Robert Mueller should be allowed to finish his investigation and that he has “a lot of confidence” in Mueller. McConnell said, “I agree with the
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) stated he believes there would be “widespread civil unrest” in the form of protests, marches, rallies, and sit-ins if President Trump fired Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Lieu said, “[I]f
While speaking to CNN Senior Congressional Correspondent Manu Raju on Monday, Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) stated that President Trump should leave Special Counsel Robert Mueller alone, and if the president fired Mueller, “there would be a total upheaval in the
Special Counsel Robert Mueller intends to financial “ruin” President Donald Trump by investigating the Trump Organization’s business operations, said Rush Limbaugh on his eponymous Thursday radio show. He also rejected ubiquitous news media and political narratives framing Special Counsel Robert Mueller as a man of integrity.
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) stated she will keep calling for the president’s impeachment, and “I am so depending on our special counsel, Robert Mueller, to connect the dots, so that he can prove
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Beat,” former Trump aide Sam Nunberg stated that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team “probably” has “something on Trump. Trump did something pretty bad, if I had to assume.” Nunberg said, “I know Bob Mueller. I
A Russian husband and wife “troll team” was indicted by U.S. authorities on Friday for their involvement in an online effort to influence the 2016 presidential election.
The FBI is seeking to distract from its failure to prevent last week’s mass murder at a Florida high school by making an announcement on Friday of the indictment of 13 Russian nationals, Michael Savage said on Friday’s edition of his eponymous radio show.
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” CNN presidential historian and former Nixon Presidential Library director Tim Naftali argued, “any attempt to undermine the Mueller investigation, at this point, could credibly be described as treason.” Guest anchor Jim Scuitto asked, “Can the
“Everything they’re accusing Trump of … Obama had done,” said Lee Smith of “Trump-Russia collusion” narratives pushed by Democrats and their news media allies.
During an interview broadcast on Thursday’s edition of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” former Vice President Joe Biden argued that President Trump should sit down with Special Counsel Robert Mueller and that if the president took the Fifth, he would be
During an interview with CNN on Tuesday, former Vice President Joe Biden said President Trump “has some difficulty with precision.” Anchor Chris Cuomo asked Biden if he thinks Trump should sit down with the special counsel. Biden answered that if
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) stated that if President Trump invokes the 5th Amendment to avoid answering questions in response to a grand jury subpoena, it “would be a profound sign, adding to this
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) stated that the mainstream media and Democrats are the ones attempting to tie the House GOP Intel memo to the Mueller investigation. Anchor
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that while there would be outrage if President Trump fired Special Counsel Robert Mueller, “we’ve defined deviancy down” and grown accustomed to behavior that would have shocked people a year ago.
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) stated there is “a cloud of illegitimacy hanging over the White House” that can only be cleared up if Special Counsel Mueller is allowed to undertake a full investigation, and
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) stated reports that President Trump moved to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller are a reflection of the fact that “the president has been obstructing justice all throughout his first
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) reacted to reports from the New York Times and Washington Post that President Trump moved to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller are “further evidence” in a “credible case of obstruction of justice
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” journalist and author Carl Bernstein argued Republicans have committed to suppression the rule of law and legitimate investigation of the president. Bernstein said, “[T]his is a really dangerous moment in our history, when one
While speaking with reporters on Wednesday, President Trump stated he would “love to” speak to Special Counsel Robert Mueller under oath. Trump answered a question on whether he was going to talk to Mueller by stating, “I’m looking forward to
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz stated he’s worried that Special Counsel Bob Mueller’s investigation is moving towards obstruction of justice, which “would create a constitutional crisis.” Dershowitz said, “I worry
In her Saturday opening statement for Fox News Channel’s “Justice,” Jeanine Pirro focused on Hillary Clinton and “the organized criminal enterprise parading as a 501c3 charity known as the Clinton Foundation.” “Never in the history of this country has a
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria,” House Majority Whip Representative Steve Scalise (R-LA) stated that the credibility and impartiality of Special Counsel Robert Mueller are in question. Scalise said, “[Y]ou’ve seen an exposure of what I
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Your World,” Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz argued Special Counsel Robert Mueller isn’t a partisan and would be going after Hillary Clinton with the same zeal he’s going after President Trump, but
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Representative Jackie Speier (D-CA) stated she doesn’t regret repeating rumors that on December 22, President Trump would fire Special Counsel Bob Mueller. Speier said, “I first identified it as rumor.” She continued, “I think
Tuesday, on “OutFront,” CNN Senior Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin said President Trump “has succeeded in politicizing” Robert Mueller’s investigation. Toobin said, “I actually think the president has been more effective than we’re giving him credit for here. If you look
During a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) voiced a widespread concern about Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election by asking Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein if the scope of the investigation has widened far beyond its original charter.
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “MTP Daily,” former DNC chair and former Vermont Governor Howard Dean stated he suspects there will be grounds to impeach President Trump once Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation and that is why Trump will try
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders re-iterated that President Trump has no intention of firing Special Counsel Bob Mueller and stated, “We’re continuing to work closely and cooperate with
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz argued that it would be bad strategy to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller because Mueller’s sloppiness will make him want to make any close
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said the Robert Mueller probe is “mounting” and is merely at “the end of the beginning.” He also predicted with “near certainty” that
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Beat with Ari Melber,” MSNBC terrorism analyst Malcolm Nance reacted to the Fox News Channel’s characterizations of the Mueller probe as a “coup” by stating Fox doesn’t have a right to “Sedition” or to
During testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein stated he hasn’t seen good cause to fire Special Counsel Bob Mueller, and would only act on an order to fire Mueller if there was good
On Tuesday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show,” Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, Akhil Amar argued that sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted. Amar said, “Bob Mueller, constitutionally, is what’s called an inferior officer under Article II, Section 2,
