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Britain Says Moscow Is Plotting to Install a Pro-Russian Leader in Ukraine
In a highly unusual public statement, backed by U.S. officials, London named the putative head of a potential puppet government but few other details.
Discredited Steele Dossier Doesn’t Undercut Russia Inquiry
Donald J. Trump and his backers say revelations about the Steele dossier show the Russia investigation was a “hoax.” That is not what the facts indicate.
F.B.I. Raids Homes Linked to Russian Oligarch
Agents investigating whether Oleg Deripaska violated U.S. sanctions searched homes he has used in New York and Washington, D.C.
F.E.C. Dismisses Case Against Democrats Over Outreach to Ukraine
The Federal Election Commission voted 4 to 2 not to pursue accusations that Democrats in 2016 sought help from Ukraine to damage Donald J. Trump’s campaign.
Biden Administration Says Russian Intelligence Obtained Trump Campaign Data
A Treasury Department document shed more light on links between the campaign and Russian spies.
Manafort Can’t Be Prosecuted After Trump Pardon, New York Court Rules
The Court of Appeals let stand a lower-court ruling that the Manhattan district attorney’s prosecution of Paul Manafort was barred by the double jeopardy rule.
In Trump’s Pardons, Disdain for Accountability
President Donald J. Trump’s clemency actions underscored his animosity toward a justice system seeking to punish corruption and betrayals of public trust.
Trump Prepares Pardon Wave for Final Hours
Among those under consideration for grants of clemency are the former New York Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver and the rapper Lil Wayne.
Trump’s Most Disgusting Pardons
Blackwater mercenaries committed a massacre. Now they’ll go free.
Trump Gives Clemency to More Allies, Including Manafort, Stone and Charles Kushner
It was the second wave of pardons and commutations by the president in two days, showing his willingness to use his power aggressively on behalf of loyalists.
Only 9 Trials in 9 Months: Virus Wreaks Havoc on N.Y.C. Courts
The coronavirus has upended criminal trials in the city, infiltrating courtrooms in ways that threaten both health and justice.
White House Weighs Pardon Blitz Before Trump’s Exit
Political allies and associates are starting to press for clemency as the president also considers extending his criminal justice overhaul by commuting lengthy sentences for other offenders.
Should Trump Be Prosecuted?
Being president should mean you are more accountable, not less, to the rule of law.
Once the Disease of Gluttonous Aristocrats, Gout Is Now Tormenting the Masses
It can be tempting to ascribe the affliction’s prevalence to our current climate of indulgence, but that’s not the full story.
Manafort Prosecution Barred by Double Jeopardy Rule, Appeals Court Says
The Manhattan district attorney has tried to ensure Paul Manafort would still face prison time if President Trump pardoned him.
Mueller’s Team Could Have Done More to Investigate Trump-Russia Links, Insider Says
A new book by one of the special counsel’s top deputies, Andrew Weissmann, is the first inside account of the investigation.
The Trump Campaign Accepted Russian Help to Win in 2016. Case Closed.
“Cooperation” or “collusion” or whatever. It was a plot against American democracy.
Report Details Manafort’s Ties During 2016 Trump Campaign to a Russian Agent
The former campaign chairman Paul Manafort kept in close touch with a longtime colleague whom Senate investigators identified as a Russian intelligence officer.
What We Learned From Report on 2016 Trump Campaign and Russian Interference
Senators divided along party lines about whether to conclude that the Trump campaign coordinated with the Kremlin’s election sabotage operations.
8 Takeaways From the Senate Committee Report on Russian Interference
Senators divided along party lines about whether to conclude that the Trump campaign coordinated with the Kremlin’s election sabotage operations.
Trump Dismisses Criticism of Law Enforcement (Unless It’s His)
President Trump regularly assails law enforcement officials who investigate him or his friends as “dirty cops,” while staunchly defending the police who are accused of mistreating anyone else.
Michael Cohen, Disgraced Ex-Trump Lawyer, to Be Released From Prison
Mr. Cohen had asked to be released over health concerns tied to the coronavirus.
Paul Manafort, Trump’s Ex-Campaign Manager, Released from Prison
Paul Manafort, who had been serving a seven-and-a-half-year sentence in Pennsylvania for fraud, is among the prisoners released over the spreading coronavirus.
Skadden Said to Have Paid $11 Million to Settle Ukraine Dispute
The law firm paid a former Ukrainian prime minister, Yulia V. Tymoshenko, and an associate to avert a suit over its role in a report justifying her imprisonment by a political rival.