Nov 16, 2025
Most ViewedCrossfire hurricane
Crossfire Hurricane was the FBI’s counterintelligence probe opened July 31, 2016, to examine whether people associated with Donald Trump’s campaign were coordinating with Russia’s efforts to interfere...
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18 resultsJan 14, 2026
Most Viewedis donald trump closely tied with russia
On the public record, Donald Trump maintained extensive and sometimes controversial contacts, business pursuits, and campaign staff ties that intersected with Russian individuals and interests for dec...
Nov 16, 2025
Most ViewedWhat is the Steele dossier and its origins in 2016?
The Steele dossier is a 35‑page set of reports compiled in 2016 by former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele, containing unverified allegations of links between Donald Trump’s campaign an...
Jan 13, 2026
trump Putin connection
Donald Trump’s relationship with Vladimir Putin is a tangle of public flattery, repeated contacts and long-running official and congressional probes into contacts between Trump associates and Russian ...
Dec 14, 2025
Have recent FBI or DOJ probes found evidence of Russian money funneled to Trump or his campaign?
Available public reporting shows long-running U.S. probes (Crossfire Hurricane and the Mueller special counsel) documented extensive contacts between Trump associates and Russian actors and found that...
Jan 18, 2026
What did the Mueller report actually find about Trump campaign contacts with Russia?
The Mueller report documented extensive contacts — dozens of meetings, communications and attempted outreach — between people tied to the Trump campaign and Russian-linked individuals, but it conclude...
Jan 16, 2026
Which of Donald Trump's legal cases led to criminal convictions or guilty pleas for his associates and what were their sentences?
A dozen-plus figures who orbited Donald Trump have been criminally convicted or pleaded guilty in cases tied to campaigns, the Trump Organization and the January 6 aftermath; their penalties ranged fr...
Nov 23, 2025
What crimes, if any, did Mueller's team allege against Trump campaign members and associates?
Mueller’s team indicted or secured convictions against 34 individuals and three companies, producing 37 indictments and seven guilty pleas/convictions tied to the Russia probe; however, the Special Co...
Jan 22, 2026
Did Trump campaign officials meet with Russian officials during the 2016 election?
Yes: multiple and associates had direct meetings, calls, emails, or other contacts with nationals and Russian government-linked figures during the 2016 campaign, including a documented June 9, 2016, m...
Jan 17, 2026
What findings about Clinton’s role appear in the Mueller report and subsequent congressional investigations?
The Mueller report concluded that Russian actors mounted a multifaceted campaign that both hacked Democratic targets and ran a social‑media operation intended to damage Hillary Clinton and help Donald...
Jan 6, 2026
What specific instances in the Mueller Report led to criminal charges against Trump associates?
The Mueller investigation produced a mix of direct criminal charges tied to discrete unlawful acts and referrals that spawned separate prosecutions; many of the convictions flowed from lies, financial...
Jan 6, 2026
What evidence did the Mueller Report present on Trump campaign Russia contacts?
The Mueller Report cataloged extensive "links" and contacts between Trump campaign officials and people tied to the Russian government—detailing meetings, communications, and offers of hacked material...
Dec 20, 2025
What time did each pre-Trump speaker take the stage at the January 6 Ellipse event?
A precise, minute-by-minute record of when each pre-Trump speaker took the stage on the Ellipse on January 6, 2021, is not available in the documents and news excerpts provided; the publicly cited sou...
Nov 26, 2025
What were the findings of the Trump-Russia investigation regarding treason allegations?
Special counsel and other post‑2016 inquiries found Russia conducted a multi‑pronged campaign to interfere in the 2016 U.S. election and produced criminal convictions of several Trump associates, but ...
Nov 26, 2025
Which Trump campaign officials were implicated in the Mueller report?
The Mueller report identified numerous Trump campaign officials who had contact with Russians or were implicated in related investigations; it led to 34 indictments overall and detailed episodes invol...
Nov 23, 2025
What plea deals and cooperation agreements from the Mueller probe led to reduced penalties or dropped charges?
Several plea deals and cooperation agreements in the Mueller probe led to reduced sentencing recommendations, dropped or narrowed charges, or cooperation credit — most prominently Michael Flynn, Rick ...
Nov 15, 2025
How did the Mueller investigation impact Donald Trump's legal timeline?
The Mueller special counsel investigation ran from May 2017 to March 2019 and produced a 448‑page report that documented Russian interference in 2016, 34 indictments (many of them against Russians and...
Oct 30, 2025
What specific allegations in the Steele report triggered the FBI's Trump-Russia investigation?
The Steele dossier contained multiple —including that Russia had cultivated and supported Donald Trump for years, that the Kremlin provided regular intelligence to the Trump team, and that kompromat a...