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Defiant Maxwell says sex crimes charges 'not proven'
AFP, Published on 18/12/2021
» NEW YORK - A defiant Ghislaine Maxwell said Friday that prosecutors had failed to prove her guilty of sex crimes, as her defense wound up in a trial that heard lurid claims she groomed minors for abuse by the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.
US Justice sets special counsel probe into Russia investigation
AFP, Published on 02/12/2020
» WASHINGTON - The US Justice Department said Tuesday it had named an independent special counsel to continue probing the 2016-2018 investigations of possible collusion between Russia and President Donald Trump's campaign.
Trump 'told Russians he wasn't concerned by interference'
AFP, Published on 28/09/2019
» WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump told Russia's foreign minister and ambassador that he was unconcerned about their country's interference in the 2016 elections, The Washington Post reported Friday.
Epstein accusers detail sexual abuse claims in emotional court hearing
AFP, Published on 28/08/2019
» NEW YORK - Alleged victims of Jeffrey Epstein wept in court Tuesday as they told an extraordinary US hearing held weeks after his death how they were sexually abused by the disgraced financier.
Epstein accusers detail sexual abuse in emotional court hearing
AFP, Published on 28/08/2019
» NEW YORK - Alleged victims of Jeffrey Epstein wept in court Tuesday as they told an extraordinary US hearing held weeks after his death how they were sexually abused by the disgraced financier.
Trump says US intel chief Coats to leave office August 15
AFP, Published on 29/07/2019
» WASHINGTON - US intelligence chief Dan Coats will leave office on August 15, President Donald Trump announced on Sunday, the latest high-profile departure from his turnover-plagued administration.
Robert Mueller, from shadows to the spotlight
AFP, Published on 25/07/2019
» WASHINGTON - For two years, Robert Mueller operated quietly behind the scenes, a sphinxlike figure carrying out a politically explosive investigation into the President of the United States.
Bill Barr, under fire for protecting Trump
AFP, Published on 05/05/2019
» WASHINGTON - Attorney General Bill Barr had a solid reputation when he took over the US Justice Department in February, but his concerted efforts to downplay the Mueller report's damning allegations against President Donald Trump have left that reputation tattered.
Trump lawyer attacks Mueller report as 'calumny, lies and distortion'
AFP, Published on 22/04/2019
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's top lawyer on Sunday attacked "calumny, lies and distortions" in the Mueller investigation report while slamming a prominent Republican who said it showed pervasive dishonesty among the president and his top aides.
Trump took no action to thwart Mueller probe: attorney general
AFP, Published on 18/04/2019
» WASHINGTON - US Attorney General Bill Barr said Thursday that President Donald Trump took no action to thwart the special counsel's probe into Russian election interference, ahead of the long-awaited release of the final investigation report.