#russianinquiry

The White House has asked former presidential adviser Don McGahn to publicly declare that Donald Trump did not attempt to obstruct justice in the investigation into Russian interference in the campaign presidential election, reports the New York Times on Saturday citing two sources familiar with the issue. These requests have been relayed at least twice, the newspaper continues. First, before the release of Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller's report, but at a time when White House lawyers already had it. Then after the publication of a redacted version of the 448 pages covering almost two years of investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 campaign. McGahn, the New York Times adds, refused to run......... Read the full article

Democrat candidate in the US presidential election of 2020 and progressive senator, Elizabeth Warren called Friday to launch a procedure of impeachment, against impeachment, against Donald Trump, following the conclusions of the Russian investigation. Majority in the lower house, Democrats could vote the impeachment of the president. A scenario however unlikely. Following a lengthy investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election, special prosecutor Robert Mueller concluded that there was no agreement between Donald Trump's campaign team and Moscow, but on the other hand has not bleached suspicions of obstruction of justice. The "next step" between "the hands of Congress" Robert "Mueller has put the next step in the hands of Congress, writes Elizabeth Warren on Twitter. The proper way of exercising this authority is dismissal. In a divided Congress, this procedure has, as it stands, little chance of success..... Read the full article

Moscow has asked the United States for explanations about the charges against a Russian lawyer involved in the investigation into Russian interferences in the 2016 presidential campaign. Natalia Vesselnitskaya was indicted on Tuesday for obstructing justice in a case unrelated to the investigation, which could however demonstrate its links with the Kremlin. During her weekly press briefing, Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Foreign Ministry, lamented Friday that the charging of Russian citizens on the basis of vague suspicions becomes a habit in the United States. .............. Read the full article