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Defense Secretary Mattis To Retire In February, Trump Says, Amid Syria Tension
The retired Marine general had been granted a rare waiver to run the Pentagon as he had been out of uniform for only three years, but his relationship with President Trump eventually turned cold.
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Federal Judge Delays Michael Flynn Sentencing After Plea Of Lying To Feds
The judge ordered both sides to file status reports by March 13. He said he has outstanding questions, including how the Russia investigation was impeded and the impact of Flynn's lies on the inquiry.
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The Russia Investigations: A Case Still Unproven
This week in the Russia investigations: Headlines and courtroom action are coming thick and fast in the final weeks of the year, but a core "collusion" case remains unproven.
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What You Need To Know About Another Wild Week In The Russia Investigation
The president's former personal lawyer is going to prison. A Russian woman is set to plead guilty to acting as a foreign agent. A former Trump national security adviser will soon learn his fate, too.
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Michael Cohen Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison Following Plea That Implicated Trump
The onetime fixer for Trump has admitted that not only did he commit financial crimes but also that Trump directed him to arrange hush-money payments to two women. Cohen also says he lied to Congress.
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Ex-Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Should Get 'Substantial Prison Term,' Feds Say
Prosecutors acknowledged that Cohen has been cooperating with cases in New York City and Washington but nonetheless said the crimes he's admitted committing are serious enough to go to prison.
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Trump Jr.'s 2017 Testimony Conflicts With Cohen's Account Of Russian Talks
President Trump's son told the Senate that negotiations over a Trump Tower in Moscow concluded before his father's campaign took off. The president's former attorney said otherwise in court Thursday.
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What You Need To Know About The Latest Big News In The Mueller Russia Investigation
A busy week has brought a flurry of twists and turns in the often difficult-to-understand story lines of the special counsel's investigation. Here's a breakdown of what happened and what it means.
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Trump Moscow Real Estate Talks Continued Into Presidential Run, Documents Show
President Trump's longtime fixer pleaded guilty on Thursday to lying about the negotiations that Trump's business conducted with Russians about real estate in Moscow in 2016.
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Where Sessions' Resignation Leaves The Russia Investigation
What does the dismissal of Attorney General Jeff Sessions mean for Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation?