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Donald Trump threatens to fire Robert Mueller as senators scramble to protect special counsel
Fp Staff •Robert Mueller is investigating potential ties between Russia and Trump's 2016 campaign, and examining whether the president's actions constitute obstruction of justice.
Russia probe: Special Counsel Robert Mueller wants to question Donald Trump about 2016 election, says report
•Special Counsel Robert Mueller who is probing Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election wants to question President Donald Trump on the issue.
Zuckerberg promises increased transparency for political ads on Facebook as 3,000 ads go under the scanner
Tech2 News Staff •Facebook has put out a statement on 21 September saying that it will hand over the 3,000 ads, addressing social and political issues that appeared on the platform between 2015 and 2017, to the Special Counsel investigating the allegations of Russian interference in the 2017 US Presidential elections.
Russia probe: US senators introduce bills to make it difficult for Donald Trump to fire Robert Mueller
•Republican and Democratic senators introduced two pieces of legislation seeking to block President Donald Trump from firing Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
Russia probe: White House hires lawyer specialising in white-collar crime to manage media
Ians •The White House announced that it has hired attorney Ty Cobb who will serve as a special counsel to manage matters related to an ongoing Russia probe.
Russia probe: Vice-president Mike Pence brings in Watergate veteran as personal lawyer
•US VP Mike Pence has hired a personal lawyer to deal with requests from the special counsel investigating possible collusion with Russia during the 2016 election.
What's the role of Robert Mueller, special counsel and Vietnam war veteran, who will head Trump-Russia probe?
Fp Staff •A former FBI chief was tasked Wednesday with leading a beefed-up investigation into whether Donald Trump's team colluded with Russia to tilt the 2016 election in the president's favour.
Coal block scam: SC allows CBI to share final probe report with lawyers
Fp Archives •The Supreme Court today modified its order on maintaining secrecy in coal blocks allocation scam probe by allowing CBI to share its final charge sheets with its counsel before filing them in the trial court.