Mueller Accuses Paul Manafort of Attempted Witness Tampering – The New York Times

Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chairman, tried to contact witnesses in the case against him by phone and through an encrypted messaging program, prosecutors said.CreditShawn Thew/EPA, via Shutterstock WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors on Monday accused President Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, of attempting to tamper with witnesses in his federal tax and money…

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Sessions orders Justice Dept. to end forensic science commission, suspend review policy – The Washington Post

Attorney General Jeff Sessions will end a Justice Department partnership with independent scientists to raise forensic science standards and has suspended an expanded review of FBI testimony across several techniques that have come under question, saying a new strategy will be set by an in-house team of law enforcement advisers. In a statement Monday, Sessions…

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Trump Aides Address His Wiretap Claims: ‘That’s Above My Pay Grade’ – The New York Times

Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, has pointedly and repeatedly refused to offer personal assurances about President Trump’s claims that President Barack Obama tapped phones in Trump Tower during the presidential campaign. Credit Doug Mills/The New York Times WASHINGTON — President Trump has no regrets. His staff has no defense. After weeks of assailing…

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The Perfect Weapon: How Russian Cyberpower Invaded the U.S. – The New York Times

close story-meta A filing cabinet broken into in 1972 as part of the Watergate burglary now sits beside a computer server that Russian hackers breached during the 2016 presidential campaign, both now on display in the basement of the Democratic National Committee’s headquarters in Washington. Credit Justin T. Gellerson for The New York Times WASHINGTON…

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