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'I mean, ethically unfit. Intellectually unfit. Curiosity-wise unfit' she said. (Photo:AP)

Democrat leader Pelosi says Trump 'just not worth' impeaching

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, America's most powerful Democrat, said that she does not support impeaching Donald Trump.

12 Mar 2019 9:01 AM

The charges involved Manafort's work for 10 years on behalf of Moscow-allied politicians in Ukraine, and nothing related to the 2016 election -- an issue he argued in asking the court for lenience. (Photo: File)

Donald Trump's former campaign chief Paul Manafort jailed for 47 months

Prosecutors alleged that Paul Manafort used offshore bank accounts in Cyprus to hide more than USD 55 million from Ukrainian politicians.

08 Mar 2019 10:15 AM

'I am an innocent man being persecuted by some very bad, conflicted & corrupt people in a Witch Hunt that is illegal & should never have been allowed to start,' he tweeted. (Photo: File)

US lawmakers to probe Trump for 'corruption', 'abuse of power'

Trump came out fighting, posting on Twitter that 2 yrs of 'presidential Harassment' since he took office had proven nothing.

04 Mar 2019 9:02 AM

Trump closer to impeachment?

The truth is no leader of today could have a record free of blemishes to be able to stand up to the highest standards of probity.

01 Mar 2019 12:05 AM

The ruling was largely a rejection of Manafort’s attorneys’ argument that he hadn’t intentionally misled investigators but rather forgot some details until his memory was refreshed. (Photo: AP)

Judge finds Trump’s ex-aide Paul Manafort lied to investigators in Russia probe

Manafort’s attorneys revealed that prosecutors believe Manafort shared polling data with Kilimnik during 2016 presidential campaign.

14 Feb 2019 11:46 AM

Trump's angry comments sought to bat down a mounting controversy over his alleged ties to the Kremlin, but the fact that he even had to issue such a denial illustrates how far the unprecedented scandal has already gone. (Photo: File)

'Big fat hoax': Trump says he has never been an agent of Russia

'I never worked for Russia,' Trump told reporters on the South Lawn. 'It's a disgrace that you even ask that question.'

15 Jan 2019 9:01 AM

Trump is facing off against a series of accusations put together by a team of investigators. (Photo: File)

Donald Trump sees impeachment as 'real possibility' over 2016 Mueller case: report

Trump has expressed concern that he could be impeached when Democrats take over House; CNN quoted a source close to president as saying.

11 Dec 2018 11:35 AM

Trump signed the submission on Tuesday before he left Washington to spend the Thanksgiving holiday in Florida, a person familiar with the matter said. (Photo: File)

Trump submits written answers to questions from special counsel Mueller

'We answered every question they asked that was legitimately pre-election and focused on Russia,' Giuliani said in an interview.

21 Nov 2018 8:29 AM

The criminal complaint against Elena Alekseevna Khusyaynova alleges that Russians are using some of the same techniques to influence US politics as they relied on ahead of the 2016 presidential election. (Representational Image)

Russian woman charged in first 2018 election meddling case

Methods have been exposed by an investigation from Mueller into possible coordination between Russia and Donald Trump's campaign.

20 Oct 2018 2:33 PM

Trump did not go into details about how he believed China was interfering in the midterms which could see the Republicans lose control of both the Senate and House of Representatives. (Photo: File)

China ‘doesn’t want me to win’ upcoming polls: Trump at UNSC

'They do not want me or us to win because I am the first president ever to challenge China on trade,' Trump said.

27 Sep 2018 11:56 AM

As part of the deal, Manafort, 69, could be required to cooperate with Mueller's probe into Russia's role in the 2016 presidential election and whether Trump's campaign colluded with Russia in the 2016 US presidential election. (Photo: File)

Ex-Trump campaign manager plead guilty in deal with Mueller

Details of the deal were likely to emerge in a plea agreement hearing scheduled for 11 am ET (1500 GMT) in federal court.

15 Sep 2018 2:49 PM

Cohen (C) did not name Trump in court, but his lawyer, Lanny Davis, said afterward he was referring to the president. (Photo: AP)

Michael Cohen testifies Trump told him to commit crime by paying off women

Cohen made statements as he pleaded guilty to 8 criminal charges in federal court including bank fraud and campaign finance violations.

22 Aug 2018 8:02 AM

Trump himself pointed the finger of blame on Saturday, tweeting: 'All of the fools that are so focused on looking only at Russia should start also looking in another direction, China.' (Photo: File)

Why so focused on Russia, start looking at China: US on election meddling

When asked about tweet, National Security Advisor Bolton also mentioned Beijing, which is currently at an impasse with US on trade talks.

20 Aug 2018 3:02 PM

Omarosa Manigault Newman (left) appears alongside Donald Trump (right) during a press conference in New York. (Photo: AFP)

Trump calls former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman 'a dog'

Newman has released audio of her firing by John Kelly and of call from Trump in which he says he didn't know about her dismissal.

15 Aug 2018 11:51 AM

Trump insisted in a tweet that he did not know at the time about the meeting between his son Donald Jr and Natalia Veselnitskaya, a lawyer with links to the Kremlin. (Photo: AP)

Trump admits son met with Russian lawyer to get information on Hillary Clinton

It's Trump’s most direct statement that motive for June 2016 meeting was to get dirt on Hillary Clinton, his rival for the presidency.

06 Aug 2018 1:53 PM

The White House said no agreements were reached in the one-on-one meeting with Putin other than having national security teams meet. (Photo: AP | File)

Putin says Trump can 'be my guest' in Moscow, WH welcomes idea

Russia is under punitive sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union and wants them lifted.

28 Jul 2018 1:25 PM

Trump has been under bipartisan fire in Washington for failing to publicly confront Putin over the election interference at the press conference that followed their Helsinki talks. (Photo: AP)

Would hold Putin personally responsible for US election meddling: Trump

'I let him know we can't have this, we're not going to have it, and that's the way it's going to be,' Trump said in an interview.

19 Jul 2018 8:37 AM

Will Trump pardon himself?

The White House spokeswoman says “no one is above the law”, but also declares Mr Trump has done nothing wrong that he’ll need a pardon!

08 Jun 2018 2:08 AM

Trump on Monday said that he has absolute right to pardon himself as he slammed the opposition Democratic party for witch-hunt against him alleging that the appointment of a special counsel is unconstitutional. (Photo: File)

Trump has not done anything wrong, so no need for pardon: WH

It was the first time Trump asserted the power to pardon himself.

05 Jun 2018 10:52 AM

Mueller was appointed in May 2017 to investigate Russian efforts to tip the 2016 presidential election in Trump's favour. (Photo: File)

Mueller deliberately leaking Russia probe documents, suggests Trump

The New York Times published confidential 20-page letter which president's legal team sent to Mueller in January, another in June.

03 Jun 2018 12:27 PM

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