Carrie Johnson

National Security Correspondent for the Washington Post

Carrie Johnson appears in the following:

Kavanaugh Debuts On Supreme Court, Pledging To Be A 'Team Player'

Tuesday, October 09, 2018

A divided Senate voted 50 to 48 to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the high court. The bitter campaign could leave a mark on his reputation and on public confidence in the institution, legal experts say.

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Russia's Military Intelligence Agency Under Pressure

Thursday, October 04, 2018

The Dutch government accused the agency of trying to hack the international chemical weapons watchdog. Then the U.S. indicted seven Russian military officials with conspiracy and money laundering.

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U.S. Charges 7 Russian Intelligence Officers With Hacking 40 Sports And Doping Groups

Thursday, October 04, 2018

Once Russia's cheating was exposed, the Justice Department says, the embarrassed country "fought back by retaliating against the truth tellers, and against the truth itself."

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Should The Process Of How Judicial Nominees Are Evaluated Change?

Tuesday, October 02, 2018

The political firestorm over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has raised questions about how judicial nominees are evaluated. But could it lead to changes in the process?

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Rosenstein Heads To The White House In Wake Of Report He Secretly Recorded Trump

Monday, September 24, 2018

Reports suggest that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein may be leaving the Justice Department. This follows a New York Times story he suggested secretly recording President Trump.

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Rosenstein Remains Deputy Attorney General Following White House Meeting — For Now

Monday, September 24, 2018

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein expects to be fired, and talk swirled about his fate with the Justice Department. Now he's scheduled to meet with President Trump on Thursday.

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Rosenstein Rejects Report That He Discussed Secretly Recording Trump

Saturday, September 22, 2018

The New York Times reported that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein discussed recording the president and entertained the idea of invoking the 25th amendment in order to remove him from office.

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Rosenstein Denies That He Discussed Recording Trump, Invoking 25th Amendment

Friday, September 21, 2018

The deputy attorney general rejected a story that described him musing about secretly wearing a wire or conferring with members of the Cabinet about invoking the 25th Amendment.

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Justice, Spy World Veterans Warn Of Consequences If Trump Releases Secret Docs

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

The president wants to release Russia investigation materials out of transparency, he says. But national security pros say he's imperiling sensitive information and hurting DOJ in the long run.

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Paul Manafort Pleads Guilty

Saturday, September 15, 2018

Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, has turned state's evidence.

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Manafort Pleads Guilty, Agrees To Cooperate With Mueller Investigation

Friday, September 14, 2018

Paul Manafort pleaded guilty on Friday and agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors in order to avoid a trial that had been scheduled this month. What might Manafort tell the federal officials?

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Paul Manafort Pleads Guilty, Agrees To Cooperate With Mueller's Russia Probe

Friday, September 14, 2018

Donald Trump's ex-campaign chairman won't go to trial in Washington, D.C. The deal presents a potentially ominous development for Trump, but the White House said the case has "nothing" to do with him.

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News Brief: Manafort Expected To Plead Guilty In D.C., Massachusetts Explosions, Hurricane Latest

Friday, September 14, 2018

Former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort is preparing to plead guilty in a federal courtroom in Washington, D.C. Also, the latest on explosions in Massachusetts and Hurricane Florence.

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Manafort Expected To Plead Guilty In D.C.

Friday, September 14, 2018

Paul Manafort, the former campaign chairman to President Trump, has reached a tentative agreement to plead guilty and avert a trial in Washington, D.C.

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Paul Manafort Close To Plea Deal To Avoid 2nd Federal Trial

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort appears close to reaching a plea deal. The agreement would avert a second trial for Manafort, this time in Washington, D.C., scheduled to begin next week.

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Judge Orders Gag, Chides Prosecutors In Case Of Accused Russian Agent Butina

Monday, September 10, 2018

Judge Tanya Chutkan said both prosecutors and the defense had gone too far in their statements. She declined to release Maria Butina from pretrial confinement.

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Ex-Trump Aide Papadopoulos, 1st Charged In Russia Probe, Sentenced To 14 Days

Friday, September 07, 2018

Donald Trump's former campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos was sentenced on Friday after pleading guilty to lying to the FBI about his connections to Russian operatives in 2016.

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Should Attorney General Investigate 'New York Times' Op-Ed? Yes, Trump Says

Friday, September 07, 2018

The president told reporters he thinks the Justice Department should look into the identity of whoever wrote the column questioning his fitness for office, citing "national security."

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Grand Jury Looking Into Case Of Ex-FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe

Thursday, September 06, 2018

McCabe faces potential criminal charges after the outcome of an internal investigation. McCabe says he has done nothing wrong and broken no law.

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Democrats Demand Investigation Of Giuliani's Foreign Work. He Says Bring It On.

Thursday, September 06, 2018

The former New York mayor says Democrats are welcome to investigate work he has done for foreign clients; a group of senators wonders whether he has broken the law.

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