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Politics
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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Politics
Trump Picks William Barr, Attorney General Under H.W. Bush, To Return To DOJ Helm
The Justice Department veteran served as attorney general under President George H.W. Bush and now serves as a corporate lawyer. He's said to hold an expansive view on executive power.
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Politics
House Republicans' Campaign Says It Was Victim Of A Cyberattack During 2018 Elections
House Republicans' campaign operation said Tuesday it has been the victim of a cyberattack in the 2018 campaign cycle. The news follows months of warnings about foreign interference in U.S. elections.
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Politics
Trump Takes To Twitter Again To Defend Trump Tower Moscow Talks
Former Trump lawyer Michel Cohen on Thursday admitted that he lied to Congress last year when he said talks about a potential Trump Tower project in Moscow ended in January 2016.
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National
News Brief: Cohen's New Guilty Plea, G-20 Summit, And Mexico's New President
President Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen entered a new guilty plea. And leaders from the U.S., Canada and Mexico prepare to sign a deal to replace NAFTA at the G20 summit.
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Law & Courts
Cohen Pleads Guilty To Lying About When Real Estate Negotiations With Russians Ended
Donald Trump's former attorney, Michael Cohen, and others continued negotiations with Russian interlocutors about a potential Trump Tower in Moscow as late as June of 2016, Cohen has acknowledged.
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Politics
Michael Cohen, Trump's Former Lawyer, Reaches New Guilty Plea Deal
Michael Cohen, the longtime attorney for Donald Trump, has entered a new guilty plea in federal court in New York City. This was a surprise. Cohen had already offered a guilty plea in a separate case.
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Politics
Former Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Faces New Legal Troubles
In court filings on Monday, Special Counsel Robert Mueller said Paul Manafort has not fulfilled his end of a plea deal and that he has lied to him and to the FBI.
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Politics
Mueller's Office Refers Alleged Scheme Involving Harassment Claim To FBI
Special counsel Robert Mueller's office has referred to the FBI an alleged scheme involving a purported offer to pay a woman to make false sexual misconduct allegations against Mueller. News organizations including NPR received unverified claims about the alleged scheme which have not been possible to substantiate.
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Politics
Biden, Robert De Niro Targeted In Wave Of Suspect Packages Aimed At Trump Critics
The former vice president and the Raging Bull actor joined others who've traded political jabs with President Trump and who have been sent potentially explosive packages.