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Mueller report shows ‘no reasonable proof’ of Russian meddling: Kremlin

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia on Friday once more dismissed the Mueller report, saying it failed to present clear evidence of any meddling by Moscow in the 2016 US election and called its impact on relations regrettable. “As a whole the report as before does not present any reasonable proof at all that Russia allegedly meddled in the electoral process in the US,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists, saying it contained “no new […]

Trump declares ‘complete exoneration’ after Mueller finds no collusion

by Paul HANDLEY US President Donald Trump declared Sunday that he had been completely exonerated after his campaign was cleared of colluding with Russia in the 2016 election, in a major boost for his re-election hopes. The long-awaited final report of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Moscow’s election meddling concluded that no member or associate of the campaign conspired or coordinated with Russia in its plot to boost Trump in the vote more than […]

Trump adds impeachment specialist to legal team for Mueller probe

by Paul Handley Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump added a top impeachment attorney to his legal team Wednesday after the lead White House lawyer for the Russia meddling investigation stepped down. The recruitment of Emmet Flood, who represented President Bill Clinton when he was impeached by the House of Representatives and tried by the Senate in 1998-99, signaled that the White House is going on the offensive as […]

Mueller questions for Trump probe possible obstruction: report

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump lashed out Tuesday at the “disgraceful” disclosure of questions Special Counsel Robert Mueller has sought to ask the US president about potential obstruction and other matters as part of his probe into Russian election interference. Compiled by the president’s lawyers, the questions lay out detailed lines of inquiry by Mueller into whether Trump may have tried to obstruct the Russia probe, The New York Times reported. The questions […]

Trump can fire Russia prosecutor Mueller, says White House

by Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House insisted Tuesday that Donald Trump has the power to fire special prosecutor Robert Mueller, stoking fears that the president may try to kill an investigation inching ever-closer to the Oval Office. After months of denying Mueller’s removal is under consideration, the change in tone came as Trump reacted furiously to an FBI raid of his private lawyer’s offices on Monday. Special […]