The Problem With Impeachment

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 27, 2020 It's about cosmetics and will do nothing to halt the decay that is destroying the republic. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Barr: FBI’s Russia Investigation Based on ‘Bogus Narrative’

ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO / The Associated Press Dec 10, 2019 The attorney general levels blistering criticism at how the inquiry was conducted. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Problem With Impeachment

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Sep 26, 2019 Impeaching this corrupt president would do nothing to remove the rot deep within the American republic. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Manufacturing War With Russia

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jun 3, 2019 The demonization of Putin and Russia was designed to poison bilateral relations, boost U.S. war industry profits and make détente impossible. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

AP Sources: Lawyer Was Told Russia Had Trump ‘Over a Barrel’

ERIC TUCKER and CHAD DAY / The Associated Press Aug 31, 2018 Senior Justice Department official Bruce Ohr tells lawmakers of a potentially explosive exchange of information with former British spy Christopher Steele in 2016. The president has relentlessly sought to discredit both men. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Picture on Steele Dossier Comes Into Focus

The Associated Press Jun 29, 2018 An Associated Press review finds some truth in a set of memos accusing the Trump campaign of working with the Russian government. But libel complaints argue otherwise, and collusion remains an open question. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Read the GOP’s Rebuttal to the Schiff Memo

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Feb 25, 2018 The five-page Republican memo counters the declassified and redacted Democratic document on Russian election interference released Saturday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Democrats on House Panel Release Redacted Memo

Mary Clare Jalonick / The Associated Press Feb 24, 2018 The declassified memo counters GOP allegations that the FBI abused its surveillance powers in its investigation into Russian election interference. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump Balks at Releasing Democrats’ Memo on Russia Probe

CHAD DAY and MARY CLARE JALONICK / The Associated Press Feb 9, 2018 The White House says the document contains “numerous properly classified and especially sensitive passages” and asks the intelligence committee to revise it with the help of the Justice Department. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Is Devin Nunes an American Hero or Trump’s New Coffee Boy?

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 5, 2018 For all the hype, the Nunes memo was a legal dud that may cost the congressman from California. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The Ugly Truth in the Nunes Memo

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Feb 4, 2018 The document has exposed the broken FISA court system and may lead to prosecution for former and current members of the FBI and Justice Department. Dig deeper ( 23 Min. Read )

Memo ‘Totally Vindicates’ Me, Trump Tweets

ERIC TUCKER, MARY CLARE JALONICK and CHAD DAY / The Associated Press Feb 3, 2018 The GOP memo, however, includes revelations that may complicate efforts by the president and his allies to undermine Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )