Aug 21 Michael Cohen pleads guilty to charges over hush money By Tom Hays, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer and "fixer," said he and President Donald Trump arranged the payment of hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels and a former Playboy model to influence the election. Continue reading
Aug 20 AP sources: Prosecutors preparing charges against Cohen By Tom Hays, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch 6:05 News Wrap: Trump and Putin make plans for round two In our news wrap Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he had invited President Trump to Moscow. The White House responded that the President is “open” to the meeting and looks forward to hosting Putin in Washington next year. Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch 5:52 As Trump denies prior knowledge of Don Jr. meeting, Russia continues U.S. election hacking President Trump is pushing back against claims that he knew in advance of a 2016 meeting between his son and a Russian lawyer. According to CNN, Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen says that the then-candidate approved a meeting that… Continue watching
Jul 27 The legal implications on Trump or Cohen unclear on secret tape By Eric Tucker, Associated Press A secret recording of Donald Trump discussing payments to a Playboy model has brought renewed attention to the question of whether he might have tried to block damaging stories ahead of the 2016 election. But it's not clear that the… Continue reading
Jul 27 Trump denies knowing about Trump Tower meeting in advance By Jill Colvin, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press President Donald Trump denied Friday that he knew in advance about a Trump Tower meeting in June 2016 between a Russian lawyer, his eldest son and other campaign aides that had been convened to hear dirt on his Democratic rival,… Continue reading
Jul 26 Audio recording steps up feud between Trump and his former 'fixer' Michael Cohen By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The sudden public airing of Donald Trump talking about paying for a Playboy model's silence marks a turning point in the legal game of cat-and-mouse between the president and his onetime lawyer. Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch 8:19 What does Trump on tape reveal about the plan to pay off a former Playboy model? The president’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen released a recording of then-candidate Trump in which they seem to discuss a possible payment to the chief of a media company that reportedly agreed to pay a former Playboy model for her… Continue watching
Jul 25 Trump recorded discussing paying for Playboy model's story By Chad Day, Michael Balsamo, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Two months before the 2016 election, Donald Trump and his former lawyer discussed plans to pay for a former Playboy model's story of alleged an affair, according to a secretly recorded tape of the conversation released amid an… Continue reading
Jul 21 Trump finds it 'inconceivable' lawyer would tape a client By Zeke Miller, Associated Press BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Donald Trump said Saturday he finds it "inconceivable" that a lawyer would tape a client, as the president weighed in after the disclosure that in the weeks before the 2016 election, his then-personal attorney secretly recorded their… Continue reading