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The article presents the findings of report of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III on the alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, conspiracy by the campaign of President Donald Trump and obstruction of justice by Trump. Topics include the redactions of the report, executive summaries and excerpts from the document with annotations by the newspaper's reporters.

The article discusses the political relationship between U.S. president-elect Donald J. Trump and U.S. senator Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III, Trump's nominee for U.S. attorney general, particularly focusing on their shared anti-establishment approaches to politics. The article profiles Sessions, particularly his background and education in Alabama and his political career, his willingness to go against the Republican Party, and the policies he may pursue at the U.S. Justice Department.

The article deals with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) 2016 investigation into the link between the presidential campaign of President Donald Trump and Russia, which was originally code named Crossfire Hurricane. Two agents were dispatched by the FBI to London, England on a secretive mission to meet with Australian ambassador Alexander Downer who knew about Russian election meddling. The Trump campaign aides who were investigated include Michael T. Flynn and Paul Manafort.

The article informs that James B. Comey, the recently fired U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI director, has revealed in hearing that President Trump had tried to derail an investigation into his national security adviser, and accused the president of lying and defaming him.

The article reports on the apparent close relationship between U.S. ambassador to Hungary David B. Cornstein and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban which creates suspicions among civil servants and critics as of October 2019. Topics discussed include the lavish celebration of U.S. independence in Budapest, the role of Cornstein in the Oval Office meeting of Orban and U.S. President Donald Trump in May 2019, and the implications of Orban's anti-democratic record.

The article reports on the argument made by Vestine Nahimana, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Burundi, concerning accusations of murder, rape, and torture against the government officials of Burundi. Nahimana said the International Criminal Court is a politicized intrusion on Burundi's sovereignty. It is said that Burundi's position got a voice of support from U.S. President Donald Trump. The 1998 Rome treaty signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton establishing the court is mentioned.

The article reports that special counsel Robert S. Mueller III will face a series of important decision related to U.S. President Donald Trump. Topics discussed include the legacy of Mueller as a top criminal prosecutor during the administration of former President George Bush, his management styles, and his argument with deputy attorney general James B. Comey regarding a warrantless surveillance program.

The article looks at how political consultant Paul Manafort volunteered his services to the 2016 presidential campaign of Donald Trump as a way to gain stature and eventually more work from high-paying foreign clients. Topics discussed include Manafort's federal bank and tax fraud trial, his alleged involvement in the Russian operation to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and accountant Cynthia Laporta's claim that Manafort fraudulently lowered his reported income in 2015.

The article reports that the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has seized a recording of U.S. President Donald Trump and his lawyer Michael D. Cohen discussing payments to a former Playboy model who allegedly had an affair with Trump. Topics discussed include the U.S. Justice Department investigating whether the payment violates campaign finance laws, Trump's campaign team denying knowledge of the alleged payments and the details of the alleged affair as described by the model.

The article reports on the charges filed against Russian Maria Butina in July 2018 for alleged collaboration with Americans to carry out a secret Russian plan to influence U.S. politics. Topics discussed include the claims that Butina tried to schedule a meeting between U.S. President Donald J. Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign and the filing of computer hacking charges against 12 Russian intelligence officers.

The article reports the criticism issued by U.S. President Donald Trump against U.S. intelligence agencies which claimed that Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election during his meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland in July 2018. Also cited are Trump's belief on Putin's claim that Russia did not meddle in the election, and the claim by former U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director John O. Brennan that Trump should be impeached.

The article discusses the concerns raised by some Republicans and people close to U.S. President Donald Trump on the potential nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh as the successor of Justice Anthony M. Kennedy on the Supreme Court in line with Kavanaugh's role in the investigation of former U.S. President Bill Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky. Topics covered include other candidates being considered by Trump for the opening on the court and views of Kavanaugh on impeachment.

The article reports on the decision of U.S. President Donald Trump to abandon the policies of former U.S. President Barack Obama that urged universities to consider race as a factor in diversifying their campuses. Topics mentioned include the need for schools to continue offering equal opportunities for all students while abiding by the law, and the retirement of Anthony M. Kennedy as U.S. Supreme Court Justice.

The article reports that Jared Kushner, the son-in-law and senior adviser of U.S. President Donald Trump, has been granted his permanent security clearance. Topics discussed include Kushner's eligibility to view some of the U.S. government's most closely guarded secrets, the special counsel's investigation into Kushner's meetings with Russian officials, and the Congressional Democrats' call for more information about Kushner's clearances.

The article explores how Rudolph W. Giuliani, who named one of the lawyers of U.S. President Donald Trump, has exposed his client to legal and political danger by publicly revealing secret payments were made to the president's personal lawyer Michael D. Cohen. Topics covered include the admission by Trump in Twitter posts that he reimbursed Cohen for payments made to a pornographic film actress who claimed to have had an affair with him, and his possible violation of campaign finance laws.

The article reports that U.S. President Donald Trump has hired lawyer Emmet T. Flood to replace Ty Cobb as White House legal counsel. Topics discussed include Cobb convincing Trump to cooperate with the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III for the first year of his investigation, the highlights of Flood's legal career and Flood to represent the president and the administration against the Russia investigation.

The article offers information on questions put up by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III for lawyers of U.S. President Donald Trump regarding his investigations over Russian meddling with the 2016 U.S. presidential elections. Topics discussed include phone calls made by Michael T. Flynn, former national security advisor, made with the Russian ambassador Sergey I. Kislyak; recusal of attorney general Jeff Sessions; and awareness of the Trump Tower meeting.

The article reports that investigation on U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, poses a greater and more imminent threat to the president than Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Topics discussed include information on the raids on Cohen and reaction of President Trump to the raids on Cohen.

The article discusses the possibility that the U.S. President Donald Trump will fire the U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein for authorizing a raid against Trump's attorney Michael D. Cohen. It discusses U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's (F.B.I.'s) raid of the law office of Cohen to gain information for an investigation on the alleged extramarital affairs between Trump and the pornographic actress Stephanie Clifford and former Playboy model Karen McDougal.

The article discusses the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's (F.B.I.'s) bank fraud raid of the office of U.S. President Donald Trump's lawyer Robert D. Cohen regarding payments he made to pornographic film actress Stephanie Clifford, or Stormy Daniels. An overview of the alleged extramarital affair that Clifford claims she had with Trump is provided.

The article reports on the intention of U.S. President Donald Trump to name Gina Haspel as director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

The article reports that 13 Russians and three firms were charged by the U.S. Justice Department for conspiring to subvert the 2016 U.S. presidential elections and support the presidential campaign of Donald Trump. Topics include the evidence in the indictment that the Russians stole the identity of U.S. citizens and posed as political activists to manipulate the campaign, the allegations that they want to promote discord in the U.S. and a brief background on how the Russian operation started.

The article reports that Andrew G. McCabe has abruptly resigned as deputy director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after months of criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump, his allies of the bureau and the Department of Justice. Topics include McCabe's retirement on March 18, 2018, his departure under FBI Director Christopher Wray, and his involvement on issues concerning former First Lady Hillary Clinton's email and Trump campaign's association to Russia.

The article reports on U.S. President Donald Trump's extraordinary assault on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), calling it a biased institution.

The article reports that lawyers for Michael T. Flynn, former national security adviser of U.S. President Donald Trump, have notified the president's legal team that they could no longer discuss the investigation of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III. The move indicates that Flynn is cooperating with prosecutors or negotiating a deal.

The article offers information on efforts of Alexander Torshin, a senior Russian official, to arrange a meeting between Russian president Vladimir V. Putin and U.S. president Donald J. Trump. It mentions efforts of Russian government to contact and influence the presidential campaign of Trump. It also states formation of a special counsel for the Justice Department in order to investigate Russia's campaign to disrupt the 2016 election.

The article reports that U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been accused of lying during the U.S. Congress session about the campaign ties of U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia. Topics discussed include the investigation of special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III over the interference of Russia during the 2016 presidential election, the criticism of Democrats against Sessions due to his inaccurate statements, and the denial of Sessions about the alleged lying on his testimony.

The article informs that special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has unsealed court documents and raised the possibility Attorney General Jeff Sessions could be called back to Congress for further questioning on Russians involvement during the Presidential election. It discusses the statement of the U.S. President Donald Trump on Russian role during the election.

The article discusses lawyer Robert S. Mueller III charges against U.S. president Donald Trump's campaign aides including Paul Manafort for work together with Russian government to sabotage rival candidate Hillary Clinton. It discusses George Papadopoulos, former foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign, pleading guilty and cooperation with Mueller's investigation.

The article reports on alleged use of private email account by several aides of U.S. President Donald Trump. It states that disclosures have come after news about Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and adviser, using a private email account to send or receive about work-related emails, and mentions that officials like Stephen K. Bannon, former chief White House strategist, and Reince Priebus, former chief of staff, Ivanka Trump, the president's daughter, also used private accounts.

The article focuses on request of counsel Robert S. Mueller for documents related to the U.S. president Donald Trump's presidential actions; and analysis of Trump's meeting with officials of Russia in the Oval Office at White House in Washington, D.C.

The article reports on the aggressive tactics used by former FBI director and special counsel Robert S. Mueller and his team of prosecutors after taking over the Justice Department’s investigation on Russian disruption. It cites the raid at the house of former 2016 campaign chairman Paul D. Manafort for elected president Donald Trump. The authors think that Mueller's move to investigate looks beyond the election into possible financial ties with Russia.

The article reports on the emails sent by business associate Felix Sater to U.S. President Donald Trump boasting about his connections to Russian President Vladimir Putin to aid his then presidential campaign. Topics discussed include an overview of Sater's claim, the alleged close ties of Trump with Moscow for political gains, and the consideration of the campaign aid as salesmanship.

The article reports on a private meeting involving U.S. President Donald Trump's associates at Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York City, with a Russian lawyer who has connections to the Kremlin. The meeting took place just two weeks after Trump's victory in the presidential elections of 2016. President Trump's son Donald Trump Jr. is known to have been involved in such a meeting. American intelligence agencies concluded that Russian hackers worked to tip the election towards Trump.

The article reports that Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel of the investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 U.S. election, has requested interviews with three high-ranking current or former intelligence officials, indicating that he will investigate whether U.S. President Donald J. Trump committed obstruction of justice. Topics covered include Mueller's aim of questioning U.S. director of national intelligence Dan Coats and National Security Agency head Michael S. Rogers.

The article informs that James B. Comey, Ex-Director of Federal Bureau of Investigation, to testify before Senate panel, account of pressure by the U.S. President Donald Trump on him to lift Trump's alleged link with Russia and Presidential election hack. It mentions impact of Comey's statement and the prospect of his televised testimony.

The article discusses the U.S. President Donald Trump's nomination of Christopher A. Wray as director of Federal Bureau of Investigation, is seen as shield against politics. It mentions Wray will be central figures in the investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 Presidential election. It also mentions views of Senator Ron Wyden, on James B. Comey, Ex-director of the F.B.I.

The article focuses on the concern expressed by former U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director John O. Brennan regarding the suspicious contacts between the Russian government and President Donald Trump's associates. It notes Brennan's testimony before the House Intelligence Committee in which he shares his thoughts on the issue. The CIA has learned about the meeting between the government and foreign officials to grapple with Russian hackers and propagandists.

The article discusses U.S. President Donald Trump's decision of firing Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director James B. Comey. According to the article, Trump was under extreme pressure because of Russia, which was relieved after the dismissal of the FBI director. Also included are the details of the investigation on Comey.

The article reports on the request of the U.S. President Donald Trump to James B. Comey, former director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), to stop the federal investigation into his former national security adviser Michael T. Flynn.

The article reports that U.S. President Donald Trump has dismissed James B. Comey, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who was leading a criminal investigation into whether Trump's advisers collaborated with the Russian government to influence results of 2016 presidential election.

The article reports that Michael T. Flynn, former U.S. National Security Advisor, was fired by President Donald Trump following the testimony of former Acting Attorney General Sally Q. Yates about Flynn's contracts with Russians during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. It mentions that Flynn has denied his conversation with Russian Ambassador Sergey I. Kislyak about American sanctions that was asserted by Vice President Mike Pence and Press Secretary Sean Spicer.

The article talks about the Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey's announcement of investigation into Russian influence in 2016 elections in collusion with members of the U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign. Trump's adviser Roger Stone has admitted contact with an online person Guccifer 2.0, who is believed to be working for Russian intelligence officials involved in disseminating hacked Democratic mails.

The article reports on the special counsel Robert S. Mueller III who produced the report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Discussed are the seven takaways from the report which include the so many changed stories; President Donald Trump did not try to sabotage the investigation and no evidence of conspiracy but has many reasons to investigate.

The article discusses the U.S. President Donald J. Trump's potential policy towards the terrorist group Al Qaeda suspect Abu Khaybar, including in regard to his campaign promise to send terrorists to Guantánamo Bay detention camp in Cuba. An overview of employees for the U.S. government's desire have terrorist suspects tried in federal court is provided.

The article reports on the hearing held by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on the confirmation of U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions, nominated by U.S. President-elect Donald J. Trump for the position of attorney general. It summarizes Sessions's remarks on what he would do if Trump pursued an illegal or unconstitutional policy, whether he would enforce laws he personally disagrees with, and allegations of past racism on his own part.

The article discusses the legal and moral challenges that U.S. president-elect Donald J. Trump would allegedly face if he were to allow for the practice of waterboarding and the torture of prisoners by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A.). An overview of the legal changes in the C.I.A.'s interrogation techniques is provided.

The article reports on the possibility that the policy of outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama related to giving clemency to federal prisoners would be reversed with the election of Republican president-elect Donald Trump and the likely appointment of Obama critic Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama as attorney general. It is suggested that Obama's liberal criminal justice policies will be affected by this development. Other aspects of Obama's policies that will be affected are mentioned.

The article reports on the nominations made by U.S. President-elect Donald J. Trump to national security posts on November 18, 2016. It mentions plans of Trump to reverse liberal domestic policies, overturn bipartisan consensus on world affairs and enforce immigration and drug laws. Nominees include Senator Jeff Sessions for attorney general, Kansas Representative Mike Pompeo for Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director and Lieutenant General Michael T. Flynn for national security adviser.

The article discusses the profile of U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions, and his potential position in the cabinet of U.S. President-elect Donald J. Trump. Topics covered include Sessions' failure to become a federal district court judge in 1986, the potential risks of nominating Sessions to an important position in President-elect Trump's administration, and Sessions' accomplishments as U.S. Senator. It also discusses the highlights of Sessions' testimony before the U.S. Congress in 1986.