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Images of the US Congress after the final report of Special Counsel Robert Mueller cleared the campaign of US President Donald Trump of colluding with Russia in the 2016 election. IMAGES
Rather unsurprisingly, President Donald Trump announced Monday that Attorney General William Barr is to depart the Justice Department before Christmas. According to Business Insider, the AG fell out of Trump's good graces when he failed to produce quality opposition research to use before the election. Things got even worse when Barr publicly made comments flying in the face of Trump's conspiracy theory about the election having been 'stolen' from him. During his tenure, Barr was described by some legal scholars as acting more like the president's personal defense lawyer than the US's chief law enforcement officer. Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen will become Acting Attorney General. Richard Donoghue will be taking over the duties of Deputy Attorney General.
Former special prosecutor Robert Mueller tells US lawmakers that his report on Russia election interference does not exonerate Donald Trump, as the president has repeatedly asserted. SOUNDBITE
Patrons of the 'The Bird' bar in Washington DC can now order a new cocktail called a 'Moscow Mueller,' a politically-influened twist on the popular Moscow Mule, in honor of the first indictments in the investigation of ties between Russia and the Trump presidential campaign. The Bird will sell the Moscow Mueller for the special price of $5 every time Special Council Mueller indicts someone in relation to the investigation of links between the Trump election campaign and Russia.
Business Insider is reporting that President Donald Trump has pardoned his former campaign manager, Paul Manafort. Manafort was investigated by Robert Mueller during his probe into Russia's interference in the 2016 US election. Manafort was convicted of eight counts of tax and bank fraud. Manafort also later pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and another count of obstruction. A federal judge voided the plea deal after finding that he lied to prosecutors after agreeing to cooperate. Manafort was sentenced last year to 7 1/2 years in prison for his crimes. The Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee concluded that he represents a "grave counterintelligence threat" to the US.
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