WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top congressional Democrats left the door open on Sunday to the impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump, but said they would first need to complete their own investigations into whether he obstructed justice in Special Counsel Robert…
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Top Democrats leave option of impeaching Trump open after Mueller report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top congressional Democrats left the door open on Sunday to pursue the impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump, but said they would first need to complete their own investigations into whether he obstructed justice in Special Counsel…
Reuters: Trump’s approval drops to new 2019 low after Mueller report’s release
It’s just one poll, and even if other polls next week confirm the trend, you know the cardinal rule about Trump’s approval. Come rain or shine, be it winter, spring, summer, or fall, his numbers never move very far from…
Vulnerable House Democrats tread carefully in wake of Mueller report
(Reuters) – Vulnerable House Democrats, mindful of President Donald Trump’s continued strength among Republican voters, are using caution in how they respond to the special counsel’s report, which detailed Trump’s efforts to thwart the investigation into Russian efforts to help…
Republican Romney says he is ‘sickened’ by Trump’s behavior during Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said on Friday he was “sickened” by the dishonesty of U.S. President Donald Trump and people around him as portrayed in a report on Russia’s attempts to influence the 2016 election.…
Mueller report strengthens resolves on both sides of political spectrum
CLEARWATER, Florida/LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – After months as volunteer activists demanding that U.S. President Donald Trump be impeached, Eileen and Michael O’Brien sat on their couch on Thursday, cracked open a laptop and began to read the 448-page special counsel…
Top Democrats in Congress reject Barr’s proposal to limit Mueller report access
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate on Friday rejected Attorney General William Barr’s proposal to allow them access to a less-redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation report. In an April…
Trump lawyers reviewed Mueller report for 10 hours before it was made public
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyers spent at least 10 hours reviewing Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian meddling in the 2016 election before it was made public, two of the lawyers told Reuters on Friday.…
Democrats make legal bid for all Russia probe evidence, Trump poll numbers drop
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Democrats on Friday took legal action to get hold of all of U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s evidence from his inquiry into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, as the probe’s findings hit President Donald Trump’s…
Trump approval drops 3 points to 2019 low after release of Mueller report: Reuters/Ipsos poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The number of Americans who approve of President Donald Trump dropped by 3 percentage points to the lowest level of the year following the release of a special counsel report detailing Russian interference in the last…
Democrats make legal bid for all Russia probe evidence, Trump calls Mueller report ‘crazy’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Democrats on Friday took legal action to see all of U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s evidence from his inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 election, with an eye to using the probe’s findings against President…
Biden to announce U.S. presidential run on Wednesday: report
FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, a potential 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, arrives at a rally with striking Stop & Shop workers in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., April 18, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (Reuters) – Former U.S. Vice President Joe…
Democrats issue legal demand to see all of Mueller’s Russia probe evidence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Democrats on Friday took a legal step to see all of U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s evidence from his inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 election, as they consider how to use the probe’s findings…
Mueller gives Democrats political ammunition but they are split on how to use it
(Advisory: Story includes language that might offend some readers) The Mueller Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election is pictured in New York, New York, U.S., April 18, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri By Sarah N. Lynch…
House Judiciary Committee issues subpoena for full Mueller report
FILE PHOTO: Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) listens to testimony during a mark up hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 26, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold…