Michael Isikoff
Chief Investigative Correspondent- Yahoo News
How a 'slick talker' lobbyist boosted the false Seth Rich murder conspiracy — before getting shot himself
Jack Burkman’s controversial involvement in the case — including attention-getting gimmicks and press conferences filled with wild and completely unsubstantiated claims — would ultimately lead to a real-life shooting: of Burkman himself.
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Exclusive: The true origins of the Seth Rich conspiracy theory. A Yahoo News investigation.
In the summer of 2016, Russian intelligence agents secretly planted a fake report claiming that Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich was gunned down by a squad of assassins working for Hillary Clinton, giving rise to a notorious conspiracy theory that captivated conservative activists and
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GOP whip Scalise cites Trump accuser's 'bizarre' CNN interview in doubting her account
On the Yahoo News podcast “Skullduggery,” House Minority Whip Steve Scalise questioned author E. Jean Carroll’s allegations that she was sexually assaulted by Donald Trump more than 23 years ago.
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Former top U.S. diplomat deplores policy toward Iran 'untethered to any coherent strategy'
President Trump seriously miscalculated when he scrapped the U.S.-Iran nuclear deal, embarking on a policy “untethered to any coherent strategy,” according to a scathing assessment by William Burns, the former U.S. diplomat who negotiated the nuclear agreement. Burns said the move was certain to embolden
Yahoo NewsConfronted with multiple errors in his new Trump book, a testy Michael Wolff says, 'You have to trust me'
The author is questioned about several notable errors in his new book, “Siege: Trump Under Fire.”
Yahoo NewsKey House Democrat: About 40 of us want Trump impeached
About 40 House Democrats now support impeachment, including about 90 percent of those on the House Judiciary Committee, according to Rep. Steve Cohen.
Yahoo NewsTop FBI officials were 'quite worried' Comey would appear to be blackmailing Trump
Senior FBI officials were concerned then director James Comey would appear to be blackmailing then President-elect Trump – using tactics notoriously associated with J.Edgar Hoover – when he attended a fateful Jan. 6, 2017 meeting where he informed the real estate magnate about allegations he had consorted
Yahoo NewsHouse Democrat expects vote 'next week' to hold attorney general in contempt
In an interview with the Yahoo News podcast "Skullduggery," Rep. Jamie Raskin says the House Judiciary Committee is poised to hold William Barr in contempt.
Yahoo NewsBarr blames Mueller for not reaching conclusion on charging president
Barr told the panel that the day after receiving Mueller’s letter, he called him and asked him, “What’s the issue here?” Specifically, Mueller asked Barr to release the introduction to the report and executive summaries of the two volumes.
Yahoo NewsStarr report veteran says Trump's crimes are 'thousandfold' worse
The Starr referral cited — as evidence of obstruction — Clinton’s refusal to be questioned by Starr’s prosecutors for seven months — thereby delaying the Lewinsky investigation until the independent counsel threatened the president with a subpoena.
Yahoo NewsTrump was ‘fighting for his political life,’ his former lawyer says, explaining attacks on Mueller
In 2017 and 2018, Cobb played a pivotal role in organizing the White House response to the Mueller investigation, negotiating agreements to turn over documents and allow interviews with White House officials.
Yahoo NewsTrump sought to obstruct Mueller — but White House aides wouldn't do it, report finds
But when faced with Trump’s demands that they protect him and shut down the Russia probe, the president’s minions repeatedly disobeyed him, the report states.
Yahoo NewsOcasio-Cortez backs boycott of New York Post over cover attacking Ilhan Omar
The freshman Democrat voices her support for a boycott of one of her hometown newspapers.
Yahoo NewsFormer top Obama intel lawyer praises 'very shrewd' indictment of Assange for skirting First Amendment issues
Robert Litt, chief counsel to the Director of National Intelligence under Barack Obama, discussed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on the Yahoo News podcast "Skullduggery."
Yahoo NewsPreet Bharara considered taping Trump because 'the man lies'
Bharara never learned why Trump was calling. “That’s bulls***. ... Bharara also said the “wacko” nature of Trump’s presidency has not dissipated. “The man lies. ... The president’s different from everyone else,” he said.
Yahoo NewsEx-Trump aide Papadopoulos says he's seeking a pardon and considering withdrawing guilty plea
Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos tells the Yahoo News podcast "Skullduggery" that he is considering withdrawing his guilty plea in the Russia investigation and seeking a pardon from President Trump.
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Mueller files report with attorney general — with no details made public
Special counsel Robert Mueller submitted a confidential report on the Russia investigation to Attorney General William Barr late Friday afternoon. The Justice Department provided no details on Mueller’s findings or conclusions.
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Maverick Republican William Weld looks to run against Trump's 'malignant narcissism'
Weld has special credentials to make that judgment: As a young lawyer, he served on the staff of the House Judiciary Committee that voted to impeach Nixon, spending five months researching a memo that laid out the legal grounds to remove a president.
Yahoo NewsHow Cohen's testimony threatens the president — and a roadmap to Trump's possible defenses
Cohen testified that he also briefed Trump’s children, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump, both of them executives in the Trump Organization, about negotiations for a Trump Tower Moscow during the campaign.
Yahoo NewsAndrew McCabe exacts tell-all revenge on Donald Trump
The former deputy director of the FBI pulls few punches in “The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump.”
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Ann Coulter: 'Lunatic' Trump could be challenged in 2020 — from the right
Ann Coulter says that President Trump was elected to build a wall on the United States' border, and that he can decide to build one by executive fiat, without waiting for the approval of Congress.
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'Stonewall it': Trump ally Roger Stone arrested in Mueller probe
The long-awaited indictment of Roger Stone lays out new details of his testimony to the House Intelligence Committee about how and what he knew in advance about the release by WikiLeaks of Clinton campaign emails.
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2020 prospect Sen. Klobuchar: It's 'difficult to imagine' voting for Trump AG pick
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar — a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and prospective Democratic candidate for president in 2020 — says it is “very difficult to imagine” she will vote to confirm nominee William Barr as attorney general in light of his refusal to commit to releasing special counsel
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House 'will open up money-laundering inquiry' into Trump-Russia ties, says key Democrat
Rep. Eric Swalwell discusses the aggressive agenda for the House Intelligence Committee and it's not good news for the president.
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Retired Gen. Allen says Trump turned troop visit into 'political rally'
A former top U.S. military commander criticized President Trump for turning his visit to an Iraqi air base into a “political rally” that improperly used U.S. troops for partisan purposes.
