May 16 Trump financial disclosure includes reimbursement to personal attorney Michael Cohen By Associated Press No mention was made of a $130,000 paid to porn star Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet about an alleged affair. A footnote in tiny type on page 45 of the 92 page document says the president "fully reimbursed" Cohen… Continue reading
May 09 Watch 5:27 Why did major companies pay Trump's personal lawyer through a shell company? Payments totalling more than $4 million were made to a shell company set up by Michael Cohen, President Trump's personal attorney, and included about $500,000 from a U.S. company with ties to a Russian oligarch who is close to Vladimir… Continue watching
May 09 Stormy Daniels' lawyer says Russian paid Trump attorney Cohen By Jill Colvin, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press The memo says Viktor Vekselberg, a Russian billionaire, and his cousin "routed" eight payments totaling approximately $500,000 to Cohen's company, Essential Consultants, between January and August 2017. The reason for the payments was not immediately known. Continue reading
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 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 Watch 24:49 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode May 6, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, May 6, the issue of President Trump’s payment to adult film actress Stephanie Clifford continues to roil Washington, and lawmakers in Maine debate the impact of mandatory work requirements in exchange for aid. Also, a… Continue watching
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 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