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Trump-Russia investigation almost complete, says acting attorney general – live | |
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More from the Associated Press on the Mueller investigation: | |
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker says the special counsel’s Russia investigation is “close to being completed.” | |
Whitaker made the comment Monday during an unrelated news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. | |
He says he’s been “fully briefed” on the special counsel’s investigation. He took over control overseeing the probe after Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned at the president’s request in November. | |
Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating potential coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign to sway the 2016 presidential election. Whitaker says he hopes to receive Mueller’s report as soon as possible. | |
Donald Trump has nominated William Barr to serve as the next attorney general. His confirmation hearing was held earlier this month and he’s awaiting a confirmation vote in the Senate. | |
Paul Manafort’s Feb. 8 sentencing was postponed Monday, Reuters is reporting, after prosecutors for the special counsel’s office accused President Trump’s former campaign chairman of breaching his plea agreement in a parallel case in Washington. | |
Judge T.S. Ellis in the Eastern District of Virginia said in a court order he wanted to delay the sentencing until the other judge ruled on whether Manafort had knowingly lied to investigators in breach of his plea deal, noting that such a decision “may have some effect on the sentencing decision in this case.” | |
The Trump administration announced sanctions against Venezuela’s state-owned oil giant. The sanctions are meant to help punish “those responsible for Venezuela’s tragic decline”, the US treasury secretary, Steve Mnuchin, told reporters at a White House briefing today. | |
The hope is that the sanctions would boost Juan Guaidó, the opposition leader who last week declared himself interim president and was recognized by the United States. | |
Referring to the situation in Venezuela, National Security Adviser John Bolton said at the same briefing that “the president has made it clear that all options are on the table.” The notes scrawled on his notepad illustrated just what those options could be. | |
So this notepad that National Security Advisor John Bolton was holding today at the White House briefing on Venezuela says:"Afghanistan -> Welcome the Talks. 5,000 troops to Colombia."If confirmed this would be a pretty terrible OPSEC breach.https://t.co/KS0Issfvps pic.twitter.com/IOrSprG567 | |
JUST IN: Acting AG Whitaker on the Russia investigation: “The investigation is, I think, close to being completed, and I hope that we can get the report from [Special Counsel] Mueller as soon as we -- as possible.” pic.twitter.com/4fTXIixhy2 | |
Hey all, Vivian Ho on the West Coast taking over for Ben Jacobs. Stay tuned for more. | Hey all, Vivian Ho on the West Coast taking over for Ben Jacobs. Stay tuned for more. |
Nancy Pelosi has invited Donald Trump to the Capitol to give the State of the Union yet again | Nancy Pelosi has invited Donald Trump to the Capitol to give the State of the Union yet again |
Sarah Sanders held the first White House press briefing of the year | Sarah Sanders held the first White House press briefing of the year |
A new estimate from the Congressional Budget Office posits that the government shutdown cost the U.S. economy $11 billion. | A new estimate from the Congressional Budget Office posits that the government shutdown cost the U.S. economy $11 billion. |
A longtime top Obama aide has signed on with Howard Schultz’s potential third party bid for the White House. | A longtime top Obama aide has signed on with Howard Schultz’s potential third party bid for the White House. |
NEWS: Former Obama WH adviser Bill Burton is joining Howard Schultz’s team as a top aide and communications strategist, per two people familiar with the hire. Burton was unavail for comment, Schultz spokes declined to comment. | NEWS: Former Obama WH adviser Bill Burton is joining Howard Schultz’s team as a top aide and communications strategist, per two people familiar with the hire. Burton was unavail for comment, Schultz spokes declined to comment. |
Nancy Pelosi has just invited Trump to deliver the speech on February 5. | Nancy Pelosi has just invited Trump to deliver the speech on February 5. |
NEWS: Speaker Pelosi has invited President Trump to give #SOTU address on February 5, 2019 in the House Chamber. pic.twitter.com/5C4m0b4gAc | NEWS: Speaker Pelosi has invited President Trump to give #SOTU address on February 5, 2019 in the House Chamber. pic.twitter.com/5C4m0b4gAc |
Sarah Sanders says “the charges in the indictment against [Roger] Stone have nothing to do with the president.” | Sarah Sanders says “the charges in the indictment against [Roger] Stone have nothing to do with the president.” |
Sanders doesn’t have any information about whether Trump might pardon Roger Stone and won’t raise it with him. | Sanders doesn’t have any information about whether Trump might pardon Roger Stone and won’t raise it with him. |
"I'm not going to get into that at this point," Sarah Sanders says about a possible Roger Stone pardon. Says she's not aware of conversations about that happening. | "I'm not going to get into that at this point," Sarah Sanders says about a possible Roger Stone pardon. Says she's not aware of conversations about that happening. |
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders accuses Speaker Nancy Pelosi of not acting in good faith over the State of the Union. | White House press secretary Sarah Sanders accuses Speaker Nancy Pelosi of not acting in good faith over the State of the Union. |
Sanders on Nancy Pelosi and state of the union address: "I certainly don't think she acted in good faith at the front end since she cited security concerns that didn't exist." | Sanders on Nancy Pelosi and state of the union address: "I certainly don't think she acted in good faith at the front end since she cited security concerns that didn't exist." |
As Sarah Sanders speaks from the podium, worth noting that two of the three cable news networks are not broadcasting her briefing. | As Sarah Sanders speaks from the podium, worth noting that two of the three cable news networks are not broadcasting her briefing. |
Sarah Sanders is at the White House podium and the only network taking her live is Fox News. CNN & MSNBC both sticking with regular programming. | Sarah Sanders is at the White House podium and the only network taking her live is Fox News. CNN & MSNBC both sticking with regular programming. |