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Trump lawyer: Paul Manafort said nothing damaging in Robert Mueller interviews
Under an unusual arrangement, Paul Manafort's attorney has kept Donald Trump informed about the former campaign chairman's meetings with prosecutors investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election and, according to Trump's lawyer, Manafort has not said anything damaging about the president. Rudy Giuliani, who ...
Robert Mueller shedding more attorneys, suggesting parts of Russia probe are winding down
Special counsel Robert Mueller is trimming more attorneys from his office, another sign his team of prosecutors is winding down parts of their investigation into potential ties between Russia and President Donald Trump's campaign. Two prosecutors detailed to the Russia investigation for the past year ...
Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort pleads guilty, will cooperate with Russia probe
U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort agreed Friday to cooperate with the special counsel's Trump-Russia investigation as he pleaded guilty to federal crimes and avoided a second trial that could have exposed him to more time in prison. The deal gives special ...
Ex-Trump aide Paul Manafort close to plea deal with Robert Mueller: source
U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort is close to reaching a plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller but an agreement has not been concluded, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday. "It's close but not there yet," the source ...
U.S. investigators tried to cultivate Russian oligarchs since 2014, had Paul Manafort on radar: NYT
U.S. justice officials secretly sought cooperation from a few of Russia's richest men as they investigated Russian organized crime and possible aid from Moscow to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, The New York Times has reported. Nearly all the half-dozen Russian oligarchs approached between 2014 ...
U.S. judge gives partial win to prosecution ahead of Paul Manafort's second trial
A judge overseeing the upcoming second trial of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort on Tuesday approved the prosecution's request to allow evidence about a Justice Department inspection of Manafort's lobbying activities in the 1980s but limited the scope of what it can show. The ...
Democrats aren't talking Trump impeachment but are vowing probes if they prevail in midterms
Democrats demurred on Sunday on whether Donald Trump has committed impeachable offenses after he was implicated last week in a potential crime, but promised vigorous investigations if the party takes control of the U.S. House in the midterm elections. "The role of Congress is not ...
U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his long-running feud with Attorney General Jeff Sessions Friday, calling on him to probe a litany of recurring complaints against those investigating his administration and Democrats. Responding to Sessions' declaration that he would not be influenced by politics, Trump tweeted ...
White House denies Trump wrongdoing after Michael Cohen plea deal
The White House pushed back forcefully on Wednesday against suggestions that a plea deal struck by President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen implicated Trump in a crime. "As the president has said, we've stated many times, he did nothing wrong. There are no charges ...
Trump accuses ex-lawyer Michael Cohen of making up 'stories' that implicate him in crime
Donald Trump accused his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, Wednesday of making up "stories" to cut a plea deal, after the longtime fixer implicated him in campaign finance violations on perhaps the worst day of his tumultuous presidency. The president's once close associate dealt him a ...
With two top former associates guilty in court, Trump faces legal and political perils
U.S. President Donald Trump is facing one of the most perilous moments of his presidency after two former members of his inner circle were labeled guilty of criminal charges Tuesday, with questions mounting about his legal exposure and political future. Former campaign chairman Paul Manafort ...
Paul Manafort, the longtime political operative who for months led Donald Trump's winning presidential campaign, was found guilty of eight financial crimes Tuesday in the first trial victory of the special counsel investigation into the president's associates. A judge declared a mistrial on 10 other ...
