The former general counsel for President Obama made “false and misleading statements” to the Justice Department regarding work he did for the Ukrainian government that has come under scrutiny in the special counsel’s probe. Greg Craig’s allegedly false statements were revealed in a settlement announced Thursday by the Justice Department. The agency announced it was […]
Ex-Obama Lawyer Who Worked with Manafort on Ukraine Project Abruptly Leaves Law Firm…
Greg Craig, the White House counsel for President Barack Obama, abruptly left his law firm as it has come under scrutiny from the special counsel’s investigation. A spokeswoman for Skadden Arps confirmed to The Daily Caller News Foundation that Craig is no longer with the firm. She did not address whether his departure is related […]
Mueller and Rosenstein Found a Very Dishonest Way to Shroud His Investigation in Secrecy…
Special counsel Robert Mueller and his deputy Andrew Weissmann filed a three-page notice on Monday arguing that Alex Van Der Zwaan should not be allowed to file Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests related to the ongoing Russia investigation. As the notice points out, Van Der Zwaan originally agreed to waive his rights to “request […]
Rosenstein’s Memo to Mueller Giving Green Light to Investigate Manafort’s Ukraine Dealings…
First Sentence Handed Down in Mueller Probe…
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe investigation has just resulted in the first sentencing Tuesday morning, against Dutch lawyer Alex van der Zwaan, who pleaded guilty to lying. A federal judge sentenced Van der Zwaan on Tuesday to 30 days in prison, along with ordering him to pay a $20,000 fine, after he pleaded guilty […]