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Key allegations that tied then-candidate Donald Trump to Russia and led to the appointment of Special Counsel Robert Mueller originated with individuals linked to Hillary Clinton and her presidential campaign, with former officials now questioning why Mueller’s team of seasoned prosecutors didn't report those connections as part of their years-long probe, saying the absence of that information "calls into question their entire investigation."

Businessman Giorgi Rtskhiladze is accusing a Mueller prosecutor with Clinton ties of infiltrating the Russia probe and wants damages being put in Muellers report.

Others in the country concerning the project when in fact i had more extensive communications, and it was false when i said i never agreed to travel to russia in connection with the project and had never asked mr. trump to travel when in fact i took steps to and had discussions with mr. trump about travel to russia. he then says i would like to note that i did not in fact travel there nor have i ever been to russia. he says, quote, i made these statements to be consistent with mr. trumps politic...

Imagine a fact that never have the russian had more leverage over him than right now. think about that. think about the things they still know that we dont know as he goes down to negotiate with world leaders. elie mystal, elizabeth holtzman, thank you both. that is "all in" for this evening. "the rachel maddow show" starts right now. good evening, rachel. >> good evening, chris. thanks, my friend. much appreciated. and thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. you ready? im going to start...

Plead guilty instead of going to trial. as set forth in the information, they reached out to the kremlin in 2016, he had not received any response. in fact, he had received a response from the kremlin. so, in essence, mr. cohen minimized his contacts with the russian government and stated so falsely in his submission. the judge says, you want that as part of this allocution? rush atkinson says, yes, please. mr. cohen, did you hear that? michael cohen says, i did, your honor. the judge says, well...

The project when, in fact, i had more extensive communications. and it was false when i said id never agreed to travel to russia in connection with the project and had never asked mr. trump to travel when, in fact, i took steps to and had discussions with mr. trump about travel to russia. he then says, i would like to note i did not in fact travel there nor have i ever been to russia. he says, quote, i made these misstatements to be consistent to mr. trumps political messaging and out of loyalty...

Plead guilty instead of going trial, as set forth in the information, mr. cohen submitted in his statement falsely that upon reaching out to the kremlin in january 2016 about the moscow project, he had not received any response. in fact, he had received a response from the kremlin. so in essence, mr. cohen minimized his contacts with the russian government and stated so falsely in his submission. the judge says you want that as part of this allocution? mr. atkinson says yes, please. mr. cohen, d...

My understanding is that mr. cohen would like to waive indictment and plead guilty to a criminal information pursuant to an agreement with the government. is that correct? cohens defense lawyer, thats correct, your honor. the judge, okay. the judge then says, please state your full name. the defendant says, michael dean cohen. the judge, how old are you? cohen, 52. the judge, how far did you go in school? cohen, j.d. degree. judge, are you currently or have you recently been under the care of a ...

Comment was the efforts by some to turn legitimate oversight activity into unwarranted -- >> we appreciate. >> criticism of the fbi and doing nothing but doing its job. >> there are a lot of us here that dont like congress particularly too and im sure that the vast majority of american people would agree with you on that. mr. strzok, you were removed from the mueller investigation, correct in. >> yes. >> but for the most part all the others that were there are still there, correct? >> i cant spe...

What i was stating in that comment was the efforts by some to turn legitimate oversight activity into unwarranted -- >> we appreciate that -- >> theres a criticism of the fbi -- >> theres a lot of us up here that dont like congress particularly too. a lot of the american people, the vast majority would agree with you on that. mr. strzok, you were removed from the mueller investigation, correct? >> yes. >> but for the most part, all the others that were there are still there, correct? >> i cant s...