Chad Day, Author at Valley News

Special counsel Robert Mueller speaks at the Department of Justice Wednesday, May 29, 2019, in Washington, about the Russia investigation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Mueller declares his Russia report does not exonerate Trump

by Eric Tucker Associated Press, Michael Balsamo Associated Press, and Chad Day Associated PressMay 29, 2019

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller said on Wednesday that charging President Donald Trump with a crime was “not an option” because of federal rules, but he used his first public remarks on the Russia investigation to emphasize that he did not…

Attorney General William Barr speaks alongside Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, right, and acting Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Edward O'Callaghan, left, about the release of a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report during a news conference, Thursday, April 18, 2019, at the Department of Justice in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Mueller reveals Trump’s attempts to choke off Russia probe

by Nancy Benac Associated Press, Chad Day Associated Press, Eric Tucker Associated Press, and Michael Balsamo Associated PressApril 18, 2019

In this Oct. 17, 2016, photo, attorney Gregory Craig arrives at U.S. District Court in Washington. Lawyers for former Obama administration White House counsel Craig say they expect their client to be charged in a foreign lobbying investigation that grew out of the special counsel’s Russia probe. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Ex-White House counsel accused of lying about lobbying

by Eric Tucker Associated Press, and Chad Day Associated PressApril 11, 2019

In this March 24, 2019 photo, The White House is seen behind security barriers in Washington. A White House official turned whistleblower says dozens of people in President Donald Trump’s administration were granted access to classified information despite “disqualifying issues” in their backgrounds including concerns about foreign influence, drug use and criminal conduct. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Official: Trump team overruled 25 security clearance denials

by Chad Day Associated PressApril 1, 2019

Attorney General William Barr leaves his home in McLean, Va., on Saturday morning, March 23, 2019. Special counsel Robert Mueller closed his long and contentious Russia investigation with no new charges, ending the probe that has cast a dark shadow over Donald Trump's presidency. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz)

Key findings coming on Mueller report – but not quite yet

by Eric Tucker Associated Press, Michael Balsamo Associated Press, and Chad Day Associated PressMarch 23, 2019

FILE - In this June 21, 2017, file photo, special counsel Robert Mueller departs after a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. Though the special counsel’s findings remain unknown, Trump has grown increasingly confident that the report would produce what he insisted all along _ no clear evidence of a conspiracy between Russia and the Trump campaign. And the president and his closest advisers are now considering how to weaponize those possible findings. A subtle change is underway among congressional Democrats, as well, who have long believed the report would offer damning evidence against the president. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Mueller concludes Russia-Trump probe; no new indictments

by Eric Tucker Associated Press, Michael Balsamo Associated Press, and Chad Day Associated PressMarch 22, 2019

This courtroom sketch shows Paul Manafort listening to Judge Amy Berman Jackson in the U.S. District Courtroom during his sentencing hearing, in Washington, Wednesday, March 13, 2019. (Dana Verkouteren via AP)

Manafort sentenced to 7 years, faces fresh New York charges

by Eric Tucker Associated Press, and Chad Day Associated PressMarch 13, 2019

In this July 27, 2016, file photo, then Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Trump National Doral in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Court records reveal a Mueller report right in plain view

by Chad Day Associated Press, and Eric Tucker Associated PressFebruary 23, 2019

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2017 file photo, National Security Adviser Michael Flynn speaks during the daily news briefing at the White House, in Washington. The Democrat-led House oversight committee launched an investigation Tuesday into whether senior officials in President Donald Trump’s White House worked to transfer nuclear power technology to Saudi Arabia as part of a deal that would financially benefit prominent Trump supporters. The proposal was pushed by former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, who was fired in early 2017, but it has remained under consideration by the Trump administration despite concerns from Democrats and Republicans that Saudi Arabia could develop nuclear weapons if the U.S. technology was transferred without proper safeguards. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump aides sought tech for Saudis

by Chad Day Associated PressFebruary 19, 2019

Kevin Downing, Paul Manafort's defense attorney, right, walks to the entrance of federal court on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019 in Washington. At left is attorney Tim Wang, another member of the defense team for Manafort. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Judge finds Manafort lied to investigators in Russia probe

by Chad Day Associated PressFebruary 15, 2019