Robert Mueller, the US special counsel whose report on Russian election interference has shaken a divided Washington, will not testify before Congress next week, a top Democrat said Friday.

Mueller won't testify next week, talks ongoing: House Democrat

A Democratic-led House panel on Wednesday approved a measure to hold US Attorney General William Barr in contempt for refusing to hand over an unredacted copy of the Mueller report on Russian election interference even as President Donald Trump invoked the legal principle of executive privilege to block its disclosure.

US House panel accuses William Barr of contempt as Trump invokes executive privilege

US congressional Democrats edged closer on Monday to fighting two legal battles - one over the Mueller report and one over President Donald Trump`s tax returns - after administration officials stonewalled lawmakers` requests for those documents.

US Democrats edge toward court battles over Mueller, Trump's taxes

US President Donald Trump said Sunday that Special Counsel Robert Mueller "should not testify" before Congress on his Russia election meddling inquiry, setting up a confrontation with Democrats already irate over what they view as increasingly brazen administration stone-walling.

Robert Mueller 'should not testify' before US Congress: Trump

The US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he discussed "the Russia Hoax" with Russian President Vladimir Putin but did not raise with his concerns about Russian meddling in US elections.

Trump says did not raise election meddling with Putin in phone call

The FBI sent an undercover investigator to meet with an advisor to Donald Trump's presidential campaign to try to determine if it was working with Russia, The New York Times reported Thursday.

FBI sent undercover investigator to meet Trump aide: Report

Congressional Democrats stepped up pressure on President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday as US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused Attorney General William Barr of committing a crime and an influential committee chairman threatened to hold Barr in contempt of Congress.

Pelosi accuses William Barr of 'crime' as Democrats step up pressure on Trump

US Attorney General Bill Barr rejected allegations in a Senate hearing Wednesday that he had whitewashed the Mueller Russian interference report to protect President Donald Trump, but then refused to appear before the House to answer similar questions.

US Attorney General William Barr refuses to testify before House Judiciary Committee on Mueller report

US Special Counsel Robert Mueller complained to the attorney general over his characterization of the Russia probe that allowed President Donald Trump to declare himself cleared of obstruction of justice, US media reported Tuesday.

Mueller criticises Attorney General Barr's depiction of Russia probe: Reports

US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who appointed Special Counsel Robert Mueller in May 2017 to investigate links between the Russian government and President Donald Trump's campaign, said on Monday he was resigning from his post.

US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein resigns

President Donald Trump is opposed to current and former White House aides testifying to congressional committees on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report, the Washington Post quoted him as saying on Tuesday.

Trump opposed to aides testifying to Congress on Mueller report

Special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election is topping the Amazon best-seller charts. Paperback versions of the Mueller report, which was released publicly on Thursday, figure in the number one, two and five spots on Amazon US's list of best sellers.

Mueller report tops Amazon best seller charts

President Donald Trump dismissed questions from reporters on Monday about his staff's reluctance to carry out his orders and the chances of impeachment proceedings in the US Congress, days after the Mueller report highlighted both issues.

Nobody disobeys me, says Trump on staff following orders

Top congressional Democrats left the door open on Sunday to the impeachment of US President Donald Trump but said they would first need to complete their own investigations into whether he obstructed justice in Special Counsel Robert Mueller`s Russia probe.

Top Democrats leave open option of Trump impeachment after Mueller report

US President Donald Trump's personal lawyers spent at least 10 hours reviewing Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian meddling in the 2016 election before it was made public, two of the lawyers told on Friday.

Trump lawyers reviewed Mueller report for 10 hours before it was made public

The number of Americans who approve of President Donald Trump dropped by 3 percentage points to the lowest level of the year following the release of a special counsel report detailing Russian interference in the last US presidential election, according to an exclusive Reuters/Ipsos public opinion poll.

Trump approval drops three points to 2019 low after release of Mueller report

What is the Mueller report?

Special Counsel Robert Mueller may not have found evidence of a criminal conspiracy between Donald Trump`s 2016 campaign and Russia, but his report details extensive contacts between the campaign and Russian operatives who sought to influence the election.

Mueller finds no conspiracy, but extensive Trump-Russia contacts

Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on his inquiry into Russia's role in the 2016 US election described in extensive and sometimes unflattering detail how President Donald Trump tried to impede the probe, raising questions about whether he committed the crime of obstruction of justice.

In unflattering detail, Mueller report reveals Trump actions to impede inquiry

Hours after the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller`s report on Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer said that there were "stark" differences between what Attorney General William Barr and Robert Mueller have said.

Stark differences between Mueller and Barr's conclusions, say Pelosi and Schumer

Special counsel Robert Mueller's report on his inquiry into Russia's role in the 2016 US election detailed a series of actions by President Donald Trump to impede the probe, raising questions about whether he committed the crime of obstruction of justice.

Mueller report inconclusive on Trump's obstruction of justice charge

US President Donald Trump reacted with dismay when told a special counsel had been appointed to look into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, according to the Mueller report published on Thursday.

'End of my presidency': Trump said on special counsel appointment

The US Department of Justice released a redacted version on Thursday of special counsel Robert Mueller's report into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

Redacted Mueller report released by US Justice Department

US President Donald Trump sought to have special counsel Robert Mueller removed nearly two years ago from the probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, according to the Mueller report.

Trump sought to have special counsel removed: Mueller report

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