Monday, November 06, 2017

MUELLER PROBE - Who, What, and Fallout

"Where is Mueller's probe headed?  Indictments and surprise plea agreement offer clues" PBS NewsHour 10/30/2017

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SUMMARY:  The Russia investigation entered a new phase Monday with indictments for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his deputy Rick Gates, and news of a guilty plea from a former Trump advisor for lying to the FBI about his connections to Russia.  Lisa Desjardins reports and Judy Woodruff gets a breakdown of today's indictments from Carrie Johnson of NPR.



"The charges against Manafort, Gates and Papadopoulos, explained by veteran prosecutors" PBS NewsHour 10/30/2017

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SUMMARY:  Money laundering, tax fraud and lying to the FBI are some of the charges revealed Monday as part of Robert Mueller's probe.  Two former federal prosecutors experienced in handling high-stakes investigations -- Peter Zeidenberg and former Justice Department official John Carlin -- join Judy Woodruff to offer a deeper look at the legal details and what they mean going forward.




"What it was like to be in the White House when the first Mueller indictments came down" PBS NewsHour 10/31/2017

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SUMMARY:  Since the unsealing of criminal charges and pleas as part of the Russia investigation, the White House has distanced itself from Paul Manafort, Rick Gates and George Papadopoulos.  But how did President Trump and White House officials react behind the scenes?  Judy Woodruff learns more from Ashley Parker of the Washington Post.

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