May 07 Watch 4:35 Giuliani’s legal strategy for Trump marked by confusion Rudy Giuliani, one of President Trump's personal attorneys, has been lately confronted with questions about special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, as well as a $130,000 "hush payment" from one of President Trump's long-time associates to an adult film star. Continue watching
May 07 Giuliani doesn’t speak for U.S. on foreign policy, State Department says By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Rudy Giuliani's statements on Trump's policies and global affairs spurred widespread confusion over whether the former New York mayor was disclosing information he'd been told by the president, stating U.S. government policy or merely describing his own impression of events. Continue reading
May 07 Rudy Giuliani’s media blitz defending Trump is off to rough start By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Rudy Giuliani's confounding and at times contradictory statements are said to have pleased President Donald Trump, exasperated White House aides and attorneys, and worried the president's allies. Continue reading
May 06 Trump attorney not ruling out his taking the 5th Amendment By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Rudy Giuliani won't rule out the possibility that President Trump would assert his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in the Russia investigation. Continue reading
May 04 Watch 6:38 Trump tries to calm hush money storm stirred up by Giuliani President Trump spent much of Friday trying to tamp down a new furor over hush money paid to a porn star. His message: His story has not changed, despite what his lawyer said this week. Yamiche Alcindor joins John Yang… Continue watching
May 04 Watch 12:25 Shields and Brooks on Trump’s legal troubles, House chaplain politics Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join John Yang to discuss the week’s news, including the media blitz by Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani over the payment to adult film actress Stephanie Clifford, a new low… Continue watching
May 04 Rudy Giuliani tries to clarify hush money comments By Associated Press Rudy Giuliani, the newest member of President Donald Trump's legal team, is attempting to clarify some of his remarks about payments to porn star Stormy Daniels to silence her allegations she had a tryst with Donald Trump. Continue reading
May 04 Giuliani will ‘get his facts straight’ and other takeaways from Trump’s comments on the White House lawn By Joshua Barajas As he departed for his speech at the NRA convention in Dallas on Friday, President Donald Trump spent several minutes talking in a freewheeling back-and-forth with reporters outside Air Force One. Here's what he said. Continue reading
May 04 ‘Were you lying?’ Sarah Huckabee Sanders faces new questions over credibility By Jill Colvin, Associated Press White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is facing a barrage of questions about whether she purposely misled the American people amid fallout over Rudy Giuliani's stunning revelation about hush money paid by President Donald Trump's lawyer to a porn… Continue reading
May 04 James Comey fires back at Giuliani over ‘stormtroopers’ reference By Associated Press Former FBI Director Jim Comey says it's "unacceptable" that Rudy Giuliani likened FBI agents who raided the office of President Donald Trump's lawyer to "stormtroopers." The reference by Giuliani appeared to evoke Nazi soldiers. Continue reading