Aug 23 Watch 3:34 Cohen crimes ‘totally unrelated to the campaign,’ says Trump President Trump today reiterated his belief that he is not implicated by the guilty pleas of his former lawyer, Michael Cohen. The president expressed frustration that he should be associated with Cohen’s crimes, saying they were “totally unrelated to the… Continue watching
Aug 23 AP sources: National Enquirer’s safe held damaging Trump stories By Jeff Horwitz, Associated Press The Wall Street Journal reported David Pecker shared with prosecutors details about payments that Michael Cohen says Donald Trump directed in the weeks and months before the presidential election to buy the silence of Karen McDougal and another woman alleging… Continue reading
Aug 23 Trump denies wrongdoing, says Michael Cohen is making up stories By Zeke Miller, Catherine Lucey, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Donald Trump downplayed his relationship to Michael Cohen in an interview that aired Thursday, claiming his longtime personal attorney only worked for him part-time and made up "lies" to reduce his legal exposure. Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch 10:51 How are Republicans and Democrats reacting to Cohen and Manafort charges? By Judy Woodruff, Yamiche Alcindor, Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman Fallout continued today after a guilty plea and a guilty verdict for two men with close ties to President Trump in federal court on a combined 16 counts, ranging from tax fraud to campaign finance violations. Yamiche Alcindor, Lisa Desjardins… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch 5:41 Former AG Mukasey: there’s ‘not really’ an election law problem with Cohen For another perspective on Michael Cohen’s guilty plea, Judy Woodruff is joined by a former attorney general under President George W. Bush, Michael Mukasey. According to Mukasey, the payment in question would have violated campaign finance law only if its… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch 5:39 Does Cohen plea have legal implications for the president? Lanny Davis is one of two attorneys representing Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former personal lawyer. Davis joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the legal implications of Cohen’s guilty plea, whether he plans to share information with the Mueller investigation and his… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch 3:59 Cohen and Manafort crimes prove ‘the real facts are closing in,’ says Sen. Warner This week, a barrage of developments occurred around figures within President Trump’s inner circle. Senator Mark Warner, D-Virginia, joins Judy Woodruff to review the Manafort conviction, the Cohen guilty plea, whether Warner expects Cohen to testify on Capitol Hill and… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch 5:38 Sen. Rounds says Trump supporters still like his policies, if not his personal behavior Are the crimes of Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen affecting how President Trump is perceived among Republican colleagues? Senator Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, talks to Judy Woodruff about ramifications for the president, including whether the latest news is distracting from… Continue watching
Aug 22 New York state subpoenas Michael Cohen in Trump Foundation investigation By David Klepper, Associated Press Investigators in New York state issued a subpoena to Michael Cohen as part of their probe into the Trump Foundation. Continue reading
Aug 22 Republicans — and some Democrats — reject impeachment talk By Lisa Mascaro, Steve Peoples, Associated Press Republicans are rejecting talk of impeachment without evidence of Russian collusion. Democrats, meanwhile, are steering clear of the word, too, and are instead zeroing in on what they call a "cesspool" of corruption engulfing the White House. Continue reading