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Nancy Pelosi said she needed overwhelming evidence of any wrongdoing to proceed with impeachment

Pelosi denies she is 'running out clock' on impeachment

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has insisted she is not seeking to "run out the clock" on efforts by her fellow Democrats to launch impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump before the 2020 election.

World • 26 Jul 19

Robert Mueller prepares to testify before the House Judiciary Committee

Key takeaways from Mueller testimony to Congress

Former US special counsel Robert Mueller has made a long-awaited congressional appearance today to testify about his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and President Donald Trump's conduct during the probe.

US • 24 Jul 19

Democrats are expected to try to get Mueller to focus his testimony on specific examples of Trump's misconduct

Mueller told to limit testimony to Russia probe report

The US Justice Department has told former Special Counsel Robert Mueller he should limit his testimony before Congress tomorrow to discussing his public report on the Russia probe.

US • 23 Jul 19

William Barr before the US Senate Judiciary Committee

Barr refuses to testify at committee on Mueller Report

US Attorney General Bill Barr has refused to testify to the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on his handling of the Mueller Report, committee chairman Jerry Nadler has said.

US • 01 May 19

Donald Trump insists he has done nothing wrong

Trump insists Congress cannot impeach him

US President Donald Trump said that Congress "can't impeach" him over the findings of the Mueller report into Russian election meddling and his alleged attempts to hamper the investigation.

US • 23 Apr 19

Mueller report: Fuller picture but not the whole story

Later today US Attorney General William Barr is due to release a redacted version of the Mueller report.

US • 18 Apr 19

William Barr released his own summary of the Mueller report's main findings on Sunday

Barr plans to issue Mueller report details within weeks

US Attorney General William Barr plans to issue in a matter of weeks a public version of the special counsel's report that found Donald Trump's 2016 campaign team did not conspire with Russia.

US • 26 Mar 19

Robert Mueller's two-year investigation has concluded

Key findings of the Mueller report

US Attorney General Bill Barr released a summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report into allegations that Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russia in the 2016 presidental election.

US • 25 Mar 19

Robert Mueller's report found no evidence that Donald Trump obstructed justice but did not exonerate him

Trump cleared of conspiracy by Mueller investigation

US President Donald Trump has declared that he had been completely exonerated after his campaign was cleared of colluding with Russia in the 2016 election, in a major boost for his re-election hopes.

US • 25 Mar 19

No Russian collusion but more challenges for Trump

"The investigation did not establish that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities."

US • 24 Mar 19

Donald Trump slammed the probe by Robert Mueller as 'an illegal take-down that failed'

Mueller report did not find Trump conspired with Russia

US Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election did not find that President Donald Trump committed a crime but also does not exonerate him, according to a summary of Mr Mueller's findings released this evening.

US • 24 Mar 19

Paul Manafort is one of six top advisers and associates of Trump's presidential campaign to be charged

Ex-Trump aide Manafort jailed for tax and bank fraud

US President Donald Trump's former campaign chief Paul Manafort has been sentenced to 47 months in prison for tax crimes and bank fraud.

US • 08 Mar 19

Special Counsel Robert Mueller began his investigation in May 2017

After almost two years, is it finally 'Mueller Time'?

There were several media reports this week that Special Counsel Robert Mueller was getting ready to submit his final report in the coming days.

US • 23 Feb 19

Paul Manafort is one of seven former Trump campaign associates who have been charged by the Mueller team

Judge rules former Trump aide Manafort broke plea deal

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort could face a much longer prison sentence after a Washington judge ruled he had broken his plea deal with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe.

World • 14 Feb 19

Roger Stone addressed the media after leaving the federal courthouse

Former Trump adviser Stone says he is falsely accused

Roger Stone, a long-time ally of US President Donald Trump, has said he will plead innocent to the charges filed against him by US Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

US • 25 Jan 19

US President Donald Trump announces the nominations outside the White House

Trump names ex-Bush official as new attorney general

US President Donald Trump has nominated William Barr, a conservative lawyer who was attorney general in the administration of the late George H.W. Bush, to lead the US Department of Justice.

US • 07 Dec 18

Michael Flynn (L) has helped Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation

Mueller recommends no jail time for Flynn

Special prosecutor Robert Mueller has recommended that US President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn face no jail time due to his "substantial" co-operation with the investigation.

World • 05 Dec 18

Rod Rosenstein is overseeing the investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 US presidential election

Trump to meet Rosenstein on Thursday to discuss future

US President Donald Trump and US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who oversees the special counsel investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 presidential election, will meet on Thursday to discuss Mr Rosenstein's future.

US • 24 Sep 18

George Papadopoulos said 'I made a terrible mistake for which I paid dearly'

Former Trump aide jailed for lying to FBI

A former adviser to US President Donald Trump, whose contacts with Russians set off the investigation into possible collusion with Moscow, has been jailed for lying to the FBI.

US • 08 Sep 18

Donald Trump may say the verdicts are nothing to do with him, but pressure is mounting

Manafort and Cohen convictions boost Mueller probe

The conviction of US President Donald Trump's one-time campaign chairman and the guilty plea by his former personal lawyer have brought Russia prosecutor Robert Mueller sorely needed relief as political pressure mounts for him to wind up the 15-month-old investigation.

Analysis and Comment • 22 Aug 18

Donald Trump says he retains the power to intervene in the Mueller investigation

Trump fears Mueller interview could be a 'perjury trap'

US President Donald Trump has said he was worried that any statements under oath he provides as part of the probe into Russia's alleged electoral interference could be used to bring perjury charges against him.

Donald Trump • 21 Aug 18

Donald Trump has demanded that Jeff Sessions end the 'witch hunt'

Trump says Sessions should end Mueller investigation

US President Donald Trump has called on US Attorney General Jeff Sessions to end the federal criminal investigation into whether his presidential campaign cooperated with Russia to influence the 2016 election.

Donald Trump • 01 Aug 18

Donald Trump blames the Democrats for the 'witch hunt'

Trump insists no collusion and not a crime anyway

President Donald Trump stepped up his attacks on federal Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russia and the 2016 US election, saying that his campaign did not collude with Moscow but that collusion is not a crime anyway.

Donald Trump • 31 Jul 18

Paul Manafort has pleaded not guilty to all charges lodged against him

Ex-Trump aide hid income abroad - prosecutor

US President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, opened more than 30 bank accounts in three foreign countries to "receive and hide" his income from Ukraine, a federal prosecutor has told jurors.

Donald Trump • 31 Jul 18

Rod Rosenstein said he had briefed Donald Trump about the indictment before the announcement

12 Russian officers indicted for hacking US Democrats

A dozen Russian intelligence officers have been indicted by a US grand jury for interfering in the 2016 presidential election.

United States • 13 Jul 18