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Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, could be charged before the end of the month with bank fraud in his dealings with the taxi industry and with committing other financial crimes, two people familiar with the federal probe said Monday. The people confirmed reports that federal prosecutors in Manhattan were considering charging Cohen after months of … [Read more...] about Prosecutors Preparing Charges Against Michael Cohen: Sources

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh suggested that attorneys preparing to question President Bill Clinton in 1998 seek graphic details about the president's sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky. The questions are part of a memo in which Kavanaugh advised Ken Starr and others not to give the president "any break" during questioning. He suggested Clinton be asked whether he … [Read more...] about Kavanaugh in Memo Pushed Graphic Sex Questions for Clinton

Jury deliberations are expected to resume in the financial fraud trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort. Monday marks the third day that jurors ponder the 18-count indictment. Federal prosecutors in the trial in Alexandria, Virginia, allege that Manafort hid tens of millions of dollars in foreign income. They also say he lied on loan applications to obtain … [Read more...] about Third Day of Deliberations Set for Manafort Fraud Trial

An attorney who has bedeviled President Donald Trump during the past year over his personal relationships and immigration policies made a presidential pitch of his own to Democratic voters in New Hampshire on Sunday. Michael Avenatti, who represents adult film actress Stormy Daniels in her case against Trump, told the Hillsborough County Democrats that he was considering … [Read more...] about Avenatti Visits New Hampshire as He Considers 2020 Bid

President Donald Trump insisted Sunday that his White House counsel isn't a "RAT" like the Watergate-era White House attorney who turned on Richard Nixon, and he blasted the ongoing Russia investigation as "McCarthyism." Trump, in a series of angry tweets, denounced a New York Times story that his White House counsel, Don McGahn, has been cooperating extensively with the … [Read more...] about Trump Says His White House Counsel Not a ‘RAT’ Like Nixon’s

Steve Bannon has a dire warning for Republicans. During a Sunday interview with The Associated Press, the former chief strategist to President Donald Trump said he believes the GOP would lose 35 to 40 seats in the House if the election were held today, thereby ceding their majority to Democrats he's convinced will pursue impeachment. He argued there's still time to turn that … [Read more...] about Steve Bannon Says GOP Must Rally Behind Trump to Survive

Former CIA Director John Brennan said Sunday that he is considering taking legal action to try to prevent President Donald Trump from stripping other current and former officials' security clearances. Speaking on NBC's "Meet the Press," Brennan said he's been contacted by a number of lawyers about the possibility of an injunction in the wake of Trump's move to revoke his … [Read more...] about Brennan Considering Legal Action to Stop Clearance Revocations

A day after President Donald Trump claimed his team is cooperating with the special counsel investigation out of "transparency," his lawyer Rudy Giuliani tamped down the idea of the president himself testifying for fear of being caught in a trap, saying that there is no truth, only "somebody's version" of it. Giuliani appeared Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press" and argued … [Read more...] about Giuliani Says ‘Truth Isn’t Truth,’ Trump Shouldn’t Be Rushed Into Testifying

It's not just audiotapes. Omarosa Manigault Newman has a stash of video, emails, text messages and other documentation supporting the claims in her tell-all book about her time in the Trump White House, a person with direct knowledge of the records told The Associated Press Friday. Manigault Newman has made clear that she plans to continue selectively releasing the pieces of … [Read more...] about In Addition to Audio Tapes, Omarosa Has Video, Texts and Emails: Source

Kofi Annan, one of the world's most celebrated diplomats and a charismatic symbol of the United Nations who rose through its ranks to become the first black African secretary-general, has died. He was 80. His foundation announced his death in Switzerland on Saturday in a tweet, saying that he died after a short unspecified illness. "Wherever there was suffering or need, he … [Read more...] about Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan Dies at Age 80