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Rudy Giuliani to AP: Trump will not answer obstruction questions
President Donald Trump will not answer federal investigators' questions, in writing or in person, about whether he tried to block the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election, one of the president's attorneys told The Associated Press on Thursday. Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani said ...
What deadline? Robert Mueller's Russia probe can go past Nov. 6 midterms
Deadlines? What deadlines? For months, President Donald Trump and his allies have said the special counsel needs to wrap up his Russia investigation within 60 days of the midterm elections in November, citing a Justice Department policy. But in fact, special counsel Robert Mueller faces no ...
On second thought: Lawyers for Trump, Michael Cohen stumble on facts
They're the ultimate insiders, but the lawyers speaking publicly on behalf of President Donald Trump and his longtime "fixer"-turned-foe Michael Cohen have been fumbling the facts of late. Cohen's lawyer, Lanny Davis, spent recent days walking back his bombshell assertions that his client could tell ...
Former 'fixer' Michael Cohen pleads guilty to campaign-finance violations, implicates Trump
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer and fixer, pleaded guilty Tuesday to campaign-finance violations and other charges, saying Trump directed him to arrange the payment of hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels and a former Playboy model to influence the election. Cohen's ...
Trump worries that Russia probe interview could be a 'perjury trap'
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was worried that any statements under oath he provides to Special Counsel Robert Mueller could be used to bring perjury charges against him as part of the probe into Russia's electoral interference. In an interview with Reuters, ...
Trump tweet tantrum terms Russia probe 'McCarthyism at its WORST!'
Donald Trump on Sunday angrily denounced the federal probe of Russia's 2016 election meddling as "McCarthyism at its WORST!" as he slammed a report that the White House counsel had given investigators detailed testimony about the president's actions at key moments now under scrutiny. In ...
Lawyer Rudy Giuliani echoes Trump: 2016 Tower meeting sought dirt on Hillary Clinton
Donald Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, said the 2016 meeting at Trump Tower between the then-candidate's oldest son and a Russian lawyer with ties to the Kremlin was arranged to seek information about Democrat Hillary Clinton. "The meeting was originally for the purpose of getting information ...
Trump will deny asking FBI chief to go easy on Michael Flynn if asked under oath: lawyer
U.S. President Donald Trump will deny he ever asked former FBI director James Comey to go easy on fired former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn if made to testify about it under oath, his lawyer Rudy Giuliani said Sunday. "There was no conversation about Michael ...
Trump calls on attorney general to end Russia probe 'Rigged Witch Hunt right now'
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to end a federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and whether there was any cooperation by his campaign with Moscow. The Republican president has long complained about the criminal ...
Donald Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, said the president did not know beforehand about a 2016 meeting between his campaign and Russians, as the president's former attorney is reportedly ready to tell prosecutors. Giuliani said those who were allegedly present when Trump learned about the meeting ...
Prosecutors given at least 12 recordings by Trump lawyer Michael Cohen
Twelve audio recordings seized from U.S. President Donald Trump's onetime personal attorney, Michael Cohen, were turned over to federal prosecutors on Friday, according to a filing in federal court in Manhattan on Monday. They include a recording of a conversation between Cohen and Trump two ...
Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani blasts Russia probe as 'most corrupt' ever
A lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday sharpened his attacks on the special counsel inquiry into possible Trump campaign collusion with Russia, calling it "the most corrupt investigation that I've ever seen." That charge by lawyer Rudy Giuliani came a day after Trump ...
