Robert Mueller, the taciturn lawman at the center of a polarizing American drama, bluntly dismissed President Donald Trump’s claims of “total exoneration” Wednesday in the federal probe of Russia’s 2016 election interference. In a long day of congressional testimony, Mueller warned that Moscow’s actions represented — and still represent — a great threat to American democracy. ... read more »

Need a master class on the Mueller report before Rober Mueller testifies to Congress on Wednesday? Join PBS NewsHour correspondent and producer William Brangham, senior broadcast producer Mike Melia and politics reporter Daniel Bush as they answer questions and walk viewers through the components of the Russia investigation and Mueller’s findings on July 24. ... read more / watch video »

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Special counsel Robert Mueller courtesy photo WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller said Wednesday he was legally barred from charging President Donald Trump with a crime but pointedly emphasized that his Russia report did not exonerate the president. ... read more »

Special Counsel Robert Mueller makes a statement at the Justice Department on the recently concluded investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. ... read more / watch video »

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) joined Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), along with 10 of their colleagues, in urging Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz and Director of the Department of Justice’s Office of Professional Responsibility Corey Amundson to investigate Attorney General William Barr’s conduct while handling Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation and report. ... read more »

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171 Members of Congress, led by Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, sent a letter to the Deputy Attorney General of the United States, Rod J. Rosenstein, to express their support for the investigation being conducted by Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller, III.  ... read more »

Since the beginning of Donald Trump’s presidential reign, the FBI’s Russia investigation and Trump’s ties to the country have been a major concern of many political figures, as well as the American people.   ... read more »

Our justice system was intended to be the one nonpolitical check on our two politicized branches of government. ... read more »