#obstruction

1:05pm, 1st May, 2019

In tense hearing, Barr defends clearing Trump on obstruction of justice

Under pressure from Democrats, Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday defended his decision to clear President Donald Trump of criminal obstruction of justice by attempting to impede Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia inquiry and critic...

House panel chair accuses Trump of 'massive' obstruction; Trump vows to fight

7:40pm, 24th April, 2019

Politics

House panel chair accuses Trump of 'massive' obstruction; Trump vows to fight

The Democratic chairman of the U.S. House Oversight Committee on Wednesday accused President Donald Trump of a "unprecedented, and growing pattern of obstruction" after he ordered federal employees not to comply with congressional investigations.

House panel chair accuses Trump of 'massive, unprecedented' obstruction

6:38pm, 24th April, 2019

Politics

House panel chair accuses Trump of 'massive, unprecedented' obstruction

The Democratic chairman of the U.S. House Oversight Committee on Wednesday accused President Donald Trump of a "massive, unprecedented, and growing pattern of obstruction" after he ordered federal employees not to comply with congressional investigat...

Mueller's Russia report outlines episodes of possible Trump obstruction

12:26pm, 18th April, 2019

US

Mueller's Russia report outlines episodes of possible Trump obstruction

Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on his inquiry into Russia's role in the 2016 U.S. election detailed a series of actions by President Donald Trump to impede the probe, raising questions about whether he committed the crime of obstru...

Mueller's Russia report details episodes of possible Trump obstruction

11:43am, 18th April, 2019

US

Mueller's Russia report details episodes of possible Trump obstruction

Details of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 U.S. election were released on Thursday, showing a series of incidents in which President Donald Trump took actions to impede the probe that raised que...

Explainer: Did he or didn't he? What might an obstruction case against Trump look like?

6:52am, 10th April, 2019

Politics

Explainer: Did he or didn't he? What might an obstruction case against Trump look like?

A key element of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's inquiry into Russia's role in the 2016 U.S. election was whether President Donald Trump unlawfully acted to impede the investigation, a crime known as obstruction of justice.

U.S. House panel approves measure on FBI records of Trump obstruction probe

10:59am, 26th March, 2019

US

U.S. House panel approves measure on FBI records of Trump obstruction probe

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution directing the Justice Department to give Congress all records on a FBI obstruction of justice or counterintelligence probes against President Donald Trump.

Mueller said three weeks ago he wouldn't reach decision on obstruction: Justice official

11:29am, 25th March, 2019

Politics

Mueller said three weeks ago he wouldn't reach decision on obstruction: Justice official

Special Counsel Robert Mueller informed top U.S. Justice Department officials three weeks ago that he would not be reaching a conclusion on whether President Donald Trump had obstructed justice during the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 e...

Explainer: Mueller says no collusion. Barr says no obstruction. What's next for Trump?

9:05pm, 24th March, 2019

US

Explainer: Mueller says no collusion. Barr says no obstruction. What's next for Trump?

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has concluded that nobody associated with President Donald Trump's campaign "conspired or knowingly coordinated" with Russia during the 2016 presidential election, and U.S. Attorney General William Barr says he doe...

Brexit in crisis as PM May plots a course around speaker's obstruction

4:04am, 19th March, 2019

UK

Brexit in crisis as PM May plots a course around speaker's obstruction

Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plans were in disarray on Tuesday as her government sought to plot a way around the speaker of parliament's ruling that she had to change her twice-defeated divorce deal to put it to a third vote.

House Democrats target Trump-Putin talks, obstruction

8:47pm, 4th March, 2019

Politics

House Democrats target Trump-Putin talks, obstruction

Democrats in the U.S. Congress unleashed an unexpectedly sweeping series of demands in their investigations of President Donald Trump on Monday, seeking information about his communications with Russian President Vladimir Putin and documents from 81...

House panel casts wide net in Trump obstruction probe

1:26pm, 4th March, 2019

Politics

House panel casts wide net in Trump obstruction probe

A powerful U.S. congressional panel on Monday demanded documents from a who’s who of President Donald Trump’s turbulent world, targeting 81 people, government agencies and other groups as part of an investigation into possible obstruction of justice...

House panel issues 81 document requests in Trump obstruction probe

12:23pm, 4th March, 2019

Politics

House panel issues 81 document requests in Trump obstruction probe

A U.S. congressional panel said on Monday that it has served document requests on 81 government agencies, entities and individuals as part of an investigation into alleged obstruction of justice and other abuses by President Donald Trump and others.

U.S. House panel launches probe into possible obstruction by Trump

10:05am, 3rd March, 2019

US

U.S. House panel launches probe into possible obstruction by Trump

The head of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee said on Sunday the panel would seek documents from more than 60 people and entities as part of a probe into possible obstruction of justice and abuse of power by President Donald Trump.