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News Articles: Russian Interference

Special counsel John Durham, the prosecutor appointed to investigate potential government wrongdoing in the early days of the Trump-Russia probe, arrives to the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington on May 16, 2022.

Trump-era special counsel's final report criticizes FBI's Russia probe

Special Counsel John Durham says the DOJ and FBI "failed to uphold their important mission of strict fidelity to the law" and in particular, relied on leads provided by Trump's political opponents.

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  • Deepa Shivaram
FILE - This Sept. 22, 2016 file photo shows the screen of an electronic voting machine during testing at the KSU Center for Election Systems. A computer server crucial to a lawsuit against Georgia election officials was quietly wiped clean in July 2017.

Georgia Election Server Wiped After Suit Filed

A computer server crucial to a lawsuit against Georgia election officials was quietly wiped clean by its custodians just after the suit was filed, The...

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  • Frank Bajak and
  • Associated Press
President Donald Trump speaks at a luncheon with GOP leadership, Wednesday, July 19, 2017, in the State Dinning Room of the White House in Washington.

Can Trump Revive GOP's Push To Repeal And Replace Obamacare?

Today on “Political Rewind,” the Senate fumbles on health care, but President Trump tries to recover. Will a lunchtime meeting put a bill back in play?...

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Georgia Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle speaks at the state Capitol Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, in Atlanta.

Lobbyists And Political Action Committees Fill Cagle's Coffers

Today on “Political Rewind,” if money talks, what do Casey Cagle's campaign contributions have to say? So far, a fair amount of his donations have come...

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FBI Director nominee Christopher Wray meets with Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 29, 2017.

WATCH: Senate Confirmation Hearing Of New FBI Director Nominee

Christopher Wray, President Trump’s nominee for FBI Director, faces the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday for his confirmation hearing. Wray would...

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  • GPB News and
  • NPR
The president's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., admitted Sunday in a statement that he met with a Russian lawyer in June 2016 who was said to have had information helpful to his father's campaign against Hillary Clinton.

Annotation: Donald Trump Jr.'s Emails About Russia Meeting

Donald Trump Jr. tweeted images of emails regarding his 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer on Tuesday. An intermediary said he could connect Trump Jr....

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  • GPB News and
  • NPR
President Nixon tells a White House news conference, March 15, 1973, that he will not allow his legal counsel, John Dean, to testify on Capitol Hill in the Watergate investigation and challenged the Senate to test him in the Supreme Court.

Watergate Prosecutor Richard Ben-Veniste On Nixon's Downfall And Trump's Russian Troubles

Today on “Political Rewind,” we take a deep dive into the summer of ’72 and the botched burglary that eventually toppled a president. Bill Nigut and the...

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Government contractor Reality Leigh Winner has been charged in federal court with leaking a classified report containing top-secret information to a news organization.

US Contractor From Augusta Charged With Leaking Classified Report

A government contractor in Georgia has been charged in federal court with leaking a classified report containing top-secret information to a news...

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  • Associated Press
CIA Director John Brennan is testifying before the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday.

Watch Live: House Intelligence Hearing With John Brennan

Former CIA Director John Brennan testifies Tuesday — on Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and Russia's use of "active measures" —...

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  • GPB News
Then-Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., in 2016. Yates is scheduled to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 8.

WATCH LIVE: Former Acting AG Sally Yates To Testify In Russia Probe

The highly anticipated hearing — it is Yates's first appearance on Capitol Hill since her firing in January — is expected to fill in key details in the...

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  • GPB News
FBI Director James Comey, shown here testifying on Capitol Hill on Jan. 10, has told friends and employees he had few good choices in the investigation into Clinton's handling of classified information on her private email server.

WATCH: Open Hearing On Russia’s Attempts To Influence U.S. Election

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHZ_j_Tim08 The NPR Two-Way blog will provide live coverage of the House Intelligence Committee’s public hearing on the...

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  • GPB News