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Oct 8, 2025
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What did the Mueller Report conclude about Trump-Russia collusion?

The Mueller Report concluded that Russian leadership sought to help Donald Trump win the 2016 election, but the special counsel did not establish that the Trump campaign coordinated or conspired with ...

Jan 17, 2026
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Does putin have kompromat on trump?

The short answer: there is no publicly verified, incontrovertible proof that Vladimir Putin personally possesses specific kompromat that controls Donald Trump, but multiple sources, leaks, and long-st...

Jan 12, 2026
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What are the links between trump and putin?

The links between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin run along three broad axes: public admiration and personal rapport that Trump has repeatedly signaled (before and during office) , business and financ...

Jan 15, 2026

What did conservative think tanks allege about Podesta’s influence and how have independent fact‑checks evaluated those claims?

Conservative outlets and social-media aligned actors circulated a range of allegations that John Podesta used his Clinton-era access and email correspondence to exert improper influence over media, po...

Jan 15, 2026

trumps loans from russia

Donald Trump has repeatedly denied having loans from Russia, and public records do not show a direct, named loan from a Russian bank to Donald Trump personally . Reporting from multiple outlets and in...

Nov 20, 2025

What parts of the Mueller report remain redacted or classified and why?

The publicly released Mueller report was heavily redacted for four stated categories: grand‑jury material, classified/intelligence information, details that could harm ongoing investigations, and priv...

Dec 12, 2025

What are the grounds for Trump's lawsuit against the DOJ for $230 million?

President Trump has submitted administrative claims seeking roughly $230 million from the Justice Department as compensation for multiple federal investigations into him, including the Russia inquiry ...

Dec 2, 2025

Did Mueller or later probes find evidence of hidden financial transactions between Trump associates and Russian oligarchs?

Mueller’s 2019 special‑counsel investigation documented extensive contacts between Trump associates and Russians and referred 14 criminal matters for prosecution, but it did not conclude there was a c...

Nov 23, 2025

Who were the key defendants convicted in the Mueller investigation and what penalties did they receive?

The Mueller special counsel investigation produced indictments against roughly 34–37 individuals and three companies, yielded about seven to eight guilty pleas, and resulted in one trial conviction fr...

Nov 23, 2025

What role did Kushner's real estate deals play in potential Russian influence on his business?

Jared Kushner’s real-estate ventures intersected repeatedly with foreign actors and political activities, prompting questions about whether deals created openings for Russian influence — for example, ...

Oct 26, 2025

What were the main findings of the Mueller report on Russia interference?

The Mueller report concluded that , using social-media influence operations and computer intrusions to favor Donald Trump and damage Hillary Clinton. The Special Counsel documented numerous links and ...

Oct 12, 2025

What role did Russian intelligence play in the 2016 US presidential election according to the Mueller Report?

The Mueller Report concluded that , employing cyber intrusions, social-media "active measures," and the release of stolen materials to benefit Donald Trump’s candidacy, while the special counsel did n...

Jan 15, 2026

What did the Senate Intelligence Committee report specifically say about Manafort and Kilimnik?

The bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee concluded that Paul Manafort’s relationship with Konstantin Kilimnik represented “a grave counterintelligence threat,” documenting repeated attempts by Man...

Jan 11, 2026

Are there news reports or press releases referencing formal complaints filed by Katie Johnson and when were they published?

Multiple news outlets and court records report that a plaintiff using the name “Katie Johnson” filed a federal complaint in 2016 and that related “Jane Doe” allegations surfaced in late 2016; key cont...

Jan 5, 2026

What role did U.S. institutions (courts, media, Congress, bureaucracy) play in checking Trump?

U.S. institutions played a mix of constraining and enabling roles in relation to Donald Trump: courts, investigatory bodies and some parts of the Department of Justice provided legal brakes, while Con...

Jan 4, 2026

how have courts and inspectors general assessed the dossier's reliability?

The Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (IG) concluded in December 2019 that FBI use of the Steele dossier in FISA applications contained serious errors and omissions — including 17 ...

Jan 3, 2026

How have Cohen’s prior guilty pleas and public admissions been treated in other proceedings (Congressional testimony, Mueller interviews) when assessing his credibility?

Michael Cohen’s prior guilty pleas and admissions have been a double-edged sword in later proceedings: prosecutors and some judges treat them as evidence of contrition and as corroborated narrative th...

Jan 2, 2026

How have past administrations used special‑attorney appointments and how did courts treat those instances?

The federal executive has long relied on ad hoc special‑attorney or special‑counsel appointments—ranging from Teddy Roosevelt’s early 20th century special prosecutors to modern special counsels like M...

Dec 13, 2025

Have any court cases or indictments linked Trump to acting on behalf of Russian interests?

Federal and state indictments and court actions against Donald Trump through 2025 do not, in the provided sources, charge him with acting on behalf of Russian interests; major documented probes of Rus...

Dec 9, 2025

What classified intelligence assessments exist about Trump being influenced by Russia?

Classified U.S. intelligence assessments historically concluded that Russia sought to influence the 2016 election and favored Donald Trump; multiple official reports and later agency assessments reaff...