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Special Counsel Robert Mueller is shown walking down a hallway surrounded by staff and police.

Trump ordered Mueller’s firing, then backed off

January 26, 2018Global Politics

President Donald Trump ordered the firing of Russia investigation special prosecutor Robert Mueller last year but the White House counsel’s threatened resignation pushed him to reverse course.

Rep. Adam Schiff, a California Democrat says if Congress doesn't get the documents it needs to investigate Trump's actions, he backs issuing subpoenas.

After Putin’s offer to share notes, ranking House Intel Democrat Schiff is ‘running out of expletives’

May 17, 2017Global Politics

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