May 22 Judge refuses to block Trump bank subpoenas By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos refused to block the subpoenas seeking records from Deutsche Bank and Capital One. Continue reading
May 22 Michael Avenatti charged with defrauding Stormy Daniels By Jim Mustian, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Federal prosecutors in New York City say Michael Avenatti used a doctored document to divert about $300,000 that Daniels was supposed to get from a book deal. Continue reading
May 22 New York puts Democrats a step closer to getting Trump's state tax returns By Chris Carola, David Klepper, Associated Press The legislation would allow the leaders of the House and Senate committees to get access to any New York state tax returns filed by elected officials and top appointed officials. Continue reading
May 22 Mnuchin says he has no idea who wrote IRS memo on tax returns By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he does not know who wrote a confidential Internal Revenue Service legal memo that says that tax returns must be given to Congress unless the president asserts executive privilege. Continue reading
May 22 WATCH: Pelosi says Trump 'took a pass' on negotiating infrastructure plan By Associated Press After a meeting with Democrats, Trump said he won't work with them as long as they are moving ahead with investigations of his administration. Continue reading
May 22 WATCH: Trump says he refuses to work with Democrats while they investigate him Trump said, "I don't do cover-ups" and declared that Democrats had to choose whether to investigate him or work together on the country's priorities. Continue reading
May 22 Search warrants linked to former Trump lawyer Cohen made public By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Investigators were examining the flow of foreign money into Cohen's bank accounts and looking into whether the funds might be connected to a plan to lift Russian sanctions, according to court filings unsealed Wednesday. Continue reading
May 22 Pelosi says Trump is 'engaged in a cover up,' but urges patience By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Meeting with Democrats behind closed doors, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pointed to legal battles that have already found success in forcing Trump to comply with investigations. Continue reading
May 22 Probe inconclusive on Virginia governor's racist yearbook pic By Ben Finley, Associated Press Investigators on behalf of Eastern Virginia Medical School said they couldn't "conclusively determine" the identities of either person in the 35-year-old photo. Continue reading
May 22 Justice Department agrees to turn over some Mueller documents By Associated Press The Justice department offered to provide documents if the House intelligence committee agreed not to enforce a subpoena. Continue reading