A former FBI attorney Kevin Clinesmith, who was being investigated for altering an email used to obtain a surveillance warrant on former Trump campaign aide Carter Page, will be pleading guilty.

Kevin Clinesmith, former FBI lawyer, to plead guilty for falsifying email against Trump

A US judge sentenced President Donald Trump's ally Roger Stone for 40 months on February 20. Last year, Stone was convicted in on seven charges including obstruction of justice, lying to Congress and witness tampering in a case related to allegations that Trump campaign conspired with Russia to meddle in the 2016 presidential election.

Roger Stone sentenced for lying in Russia probe

A US Justice Department review into the origins of the probe into Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 US presidential election is now a criminal investigation, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday (October 24).

US Justice Department review of origins of Russia probe turns into criminal investigation: Source

President Donald Trump attacked Robert Mueller on Monday, even as he insisted he would not watch the special counsel's potentially damaging Congressional testimony this week about the two-year Russia investigation.

Donald Trump attacks Robert Mueller ahead of testimony on Russia probe

US President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the intelligence community to cooperate with Attorney General William Barr's review of the events that prompted an investigation into links between the Trump campaign and Russia.

Trump orders intelligence community to cooperate with review on Russia probe origins

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday warned Russia not to interfere in next year's US election even as the two countries worked to improve relations. Pompeo on Tuesday was visiting the Black Sea resort of Sochi where he is set to become the highest-ranking American to meet with President Vladimir Putin in nearly a year.

Interference in American elections in unacceptable: Pompeo to Lavrov

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

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed into law a "sovereign internet" bill which will allow Russian authorities to isolate the country's internet, a move decried by rights groups.

Putin signs bill to steer Russian net traffic away from foreign servers

President Trump today slammed the Mueller report calling it "fabricated" and asserting that it was written by "18 angry democrat Trump haters". "I never agreed to testify, it was not necessary for me to respond to statements made in the “report” about me," the US president tweeted, adding,"this was an illegally started hoax that never should have happened.

I never agreed to testify on Mueller report, says Trump

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had not read Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report investigating contacts between his 2016 campaign and Russia that his Democratic opponents say should be released in full.

US President Trump says has not read Mueller report

Donald Trump's inner circle piled in Monday on the US news media, which was plunged into soul-searching over coverage of a two-year probe that failed to show collusion between the president's 2016 campaign and Russia.

After Russia probe clears Trump, 'reckoning' looms for US media

President Donald Trump said Monday that Robert Mueller, head of the two-year probe into alleged collusion with Russia during the 2016 election campaign, acted honourably, but he also threatened retaliation against his foes.

Trump says Russia probe head Robert Mueller acted honourably, but warns of retaliation

US President Donald Trump declared Sunday 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.

Trump declares 'complete exoneration' after Mueller report finds no collusion with Russia

When Democratic Congressman Jerry Nadler opened a full-frontal investigative onslaught against President Donald Trump on Monday, it should have surprised no one: the two New Yorkers have been feuding for three decades.

Democrat Nadler and Trump: From New York feud to Russia probe

Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office said in a sentencing memo released Saturday that President Donald Trump's former campaign director Paul Manafort was a "bold" criminal who "repeatedly and brazenly" broke the law.

Robert Mueller: Former Trump campaign manager broke law 'repeatedly and brazenly'

The Trump administration announced Tuesday it was nominating a successor to deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein, a move that confirms the departure of the Justice Department official who until recently oversaw the Russia probe.

Trump nominates successor to one-time head of Russia collusion probe

Acting US Attorney General Matthew Whitaker on Friday (February 8) said he has not spoken with President Donald Trump or any senior White House officials about the US special counsel's probe into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election.

No Russia probe talks with Trump, White House: Acting US attorney general

Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 US election is close to wrapping up, Acting US Attorney General Matthew Whitaker told reporters on Monday.

Mueller probe 'close to being completed': Acting US attorney general

Donald Trump's nominee for US attorney general said Tuesday he does not believe the investigation into possible election collusion with Russia is a "witch hunt," contradicting the president.

Trump nominee for attorney general says Mueller probe is no 'witch hunt'

President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Justice, Bill Barr, faces tough questions in the Senate next week on whether he intends to curb Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia collusion investigation.

Trump's Justice nominee faces questions over Russia probe

Lawyers for US President Donald Trump have told special counsel Robert Mueller that he will not answer any more questions in the probe of Russia's meddling in the 2016 election, Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani told on Wednesday.

President will not answer any more questions from Mueller: Donald Trump's lawyer 

US President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, was accused by federal prosecutors of lying about sharing polling data related to Trump's 2016 presidential campaign with a business partner with alleged ties to Russian intelligence, according to portions of a court filing by Manafort's defence team that were inadvertently made public on Tuesday.

Paul Manafort allegedly lied about giving polling data to Russian: Report

A federal judge accused President Donald Trump's former national security chief Michael Flynn Tuesday of selling out the United States but agreed to delay his sentencing for lying over secret communications with Russian officials.

Trump ex-security chief Flynn sold country out, says judge

US President Donald Trump on Saturday again denied that his presidential campaign colluded with Russian operatives, but made no comment on claims that he directly organized hush payments to ward off a possible sex scandal during his White House run.

Trump denies collusion with Russia, not hush payments to women

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