The Irish Times

Trump must not be president in 2024, says former US attorney general in memoir

William Barr also describes rejecting electoral fraud claims in Oval Office meeting

Mon Feb 28 2022 - 15:03

Leader of Oath Keepers militia group charged over US Capitol riot

Stewart Rhodes charged with seditious conspiracy over Washington attack last January

Thu Jan 13 2022 - 19:41

Fintan O’Toole: Assange persecution is to scare off more inquiries into US secrets

Charging journalists with spying is a favourite trick of authoritarian regimes

Tue Dec 14 2021 - 01:00

Trump’s former chief of staff to face criminal contempt proceedings

Mark Meadows refusing to co-operate with Capitol riot investigation, committee says

Thu Dec 09 2021 - 06:43

25 years after interviewing Donald Trump, Ruby Wax is still getting over it

‘Trump scared the s*** out of me,’ says Wax of her interview with the then future US president

Mon Aug 23 2021 - 06:00

Maureen Dowd: Sad and beautiful book by Hunter Biden

President’s son illuminates American family experience of extreme highs and lows

Sun Apr 04 2021 - 17:39

Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial: What to expect

At least 17 Republican senators needed to convict former US president as trial begins

Tue Feb 09 2021 - 12:30

Trump expected to issue dozens of pardons in final hours of presidency

Defence officials say they are vetting members of the National Guard who have been dispatched to Washington for inauguration

Mon Jan 18 2021 - 21:57

Trump pardons Paul Manafort, Roger Stone and Charles Kushner

Republican Senator Ben Sasse, in a six-word statement, says: ‘This is rotten to the core’

Thu Dec 24 2020 - 09:20

The Zoom transgression that sank one of the United States’ best-known journalists

How Jeffrey Toobin, New Yorker writer and CNN legal analyst, lost his sweetest gig

Tue Dec 22 2020 - 11:24

Disloyal review: Michael Cohen delivers readable, bile-filled take on Trump and his minions

President’s ex-fixer is easy to distrust but that doesn’t make the book any less interesting

Wed Sept 09 2020 - 11:48

Trump says he will pardon women’s rights activist Susan B Anthony

US president announces move to absolve reformer arrested and fined in 1872

Tue Aug 18 2020 - 16:31

Huawei claims Trump created “ominous” climate for extradition of CFO

Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou seek stay in proceedings for her extradition to US

Fri Jul 24 2020 - 06:52

Michael McDowell: Brace yourself for what a desperate Trump might do

US president is flailing amid his pandemic miscalculation as election battle looms

Wed Jul 15 2020 - 05:00

Mueller defends his prosecution of Roger Stone

Former special counsel rebuts Trump claims over inquiry into Russian election interference

Sun Jul 12 2020 - 18:30

Donald Trump commutes sentence of former adviser Roger Stone

Stone was sentenced for lying to Congress, witness tampering, obstructing investigation

Sat Jul 11 2020 - 06:57

Melania Trump: ‘A sphinx with a rubber eraser in place of a tail’

A new book, The Art of Her Deal, tries to shed light on the enigmatic US first lady

Mon Jun 15 2020 - 16:59

Trump considers ally during his impeachment trial for top intelligence job

Democrats say Trump is putting political interests ahead of national security in appointment

Fri Feb 21 2020 - 21:32

Judge rejects Trump criticism as Roger Stone jailed for lying to Congress

Longtime ally of president sentenced to three years, four months in case denounced by Trump

Thu Feb 20 2020 - 21:36

Trump calls for attorney general Barr to ‘clean house’ in justice department

President’s critical tweets following clemency spree seen as undermining William Barr

Wed Feb 19 2020 - 19:24

Draining the swamp? Trump in spree of clemency for rich white men

US president grants pardons to a who’s who of white-collar criminals from politics, sport and business

Wed Feb 19 2020 - 12:04

Charges against former deputy FBI chief McCabe dropped

The timing could mean attorney general Barr is seeking his independence from Trump

Fri Feb 14 2020 - 20:19

Post-impeachment Trump appears to be more emboldened

America Letter: No sign of caution as president seeks retribution and legal intervention

Fri Feb 14 2020 - 18:00

William Barr says Trump tweets make his job impossible

US attorney general says president should stop tweeting about justice department cases

Fri Feb 14 2020 - 08:11

Trump lauds attorney general for intervention in Roger Stone case

Democrats demand investigation after reduced sentence sought for president’s long-time friend

Wed Feb 12 2020 - 19:43

America is considering the very real prospect of a second Trump term

Year in Review: 2019 was the year the world became inured to Trump

Sat Dec 28 2019 - 06:00

Impeachment hearings: Official who listened in to Ukraine phone call to testify

Trump hints he may testify at public hearings, ‘though I did nothing wrong’

Mon Nov 18 2019 - 22:50

Fintan O’Toole: How Donald Trump will survive impeachment

The facts of the Ukrainian scandal are utterly damning, but that won’t matter

Sat Nov 16 2019 - 06:00

Trump adviser Roger Stone guilty of lying to Congress, witness tampering

Republican and self-proclaimed ‘dirty trickster’ guilty on seven criminal counts

Fri Nov 15 2019 - 20:44

Trump campaign treated WikiLeaks email dump as ‘a gift’, court told

Former Trump aide Roger Stone charged with obstructing justice and lying to Congress

Wed Nov 13 2019 - 10:22

Mueller’s report on Trump hands the baton to Congress

Findings will herald an escalation of the war between US president and his detractors

Fri Apr 19 2019 - 01:00

Trump’s legal headaches go far beyond Mueller

US president still faces a range of state and federal cases arising from this investigation

Sun Mar 24 2019 - 21:31

Mueller investigation: what we know, and what we don’t

Questions remain about WikiLeaks, Russian social media and what role did the White House have in Cohen’s false testimony?

Sun Mar 24 2019 - 16:23

Mueller report: Trump’s troubles may be just beginning

The US president is unlikely to be indicted, but some legal protections end with his term

Fri Mar 22 2019 - 22:59