Aug 20 Rudy Giuliani clarifies his ‘truth isn’t truth’ statement By Associated Press President Donald Trump's personal attorney says he wasn't trying to make an existential point about the meaning of veracity when he declared "truth isn't truth."… Continue reading
Aug 20 Rudy Giuliani on hazards of Trump-Mueller interview: ‘Truth isn’t truth’ By Associated Press "Truth isn't truth," says President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, explaining why he's wary about pushing the president into an interview that he says could be a perjury trap. Continue reading
Aug 06 In spasm of gun violence, 11 killed and nearly 70 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings By Associated Press The violence peaked early Sunday, including one shooting on the city's South Side that wounded eight people. Continue reading
Jul 31 Trial set to begin for Paul Manafort, Trump’s former campaign chairman By Associated Press While the main areas of Mueller's investigation are Russia's actions during the 2016 presidential election and any attempts by Trump to obstruct justice, none of those topics are expected to come up in Manafort's trial. Continue reading
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
Jun 15 Trump tweets that firing James Comey was a ‘great service’ By Anne Flaherty, Eric Tucker, Chad Day, Associated Press President Donald Trump said he did the nation "a great service" by firing James Comey as FBI director and he cited an internal Justice Department report that found Comey was "insubordinate" in his handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation. Continue reading
Jun 04 Trump calls Russia probe ‘unconstitutional’ By Associated Press Trump's team has sought to discredit special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling into the 2016 election. Continue reading
Jun 04 Trump says he has ‘absolute right’ to pardon himself By Jonathan Lemire, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Trump’s comments on Twitter came a day after attorney Rudy Giuliani played down the possibility that the president could pardon himself, suggesting he might have that authority but would be unwise to use it. Continue reading
Jun 03 Giuliani says Trump would fight subpoena, not pardon himself By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Rudy Giuliani stressed Sunday that the president's legal team would contest any effort to force the president to testify in front of a grand jury during the special counsel's Russia probe. Continue reading
May 31 How Republicans are trying to protect Attorney General Jeff Sessions By Jonathan Lemire, Eric Tucker, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The effort to persuade President Trump not to fire Jeff Sessions is one of the few effective Republican attempts to install guardrails around a president who delights in defying advice and breaking the rules. Continue reading