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5 things we learned at the Michael Cohen hearing
Michael Cohen, longtime personal lawyer and loyal deputy of President Donald Trump, appeared in federal court Monday, one week after the FBI raided his house, office and hotel room in search of documents related to alleged crimes involving his business dealings. For almost three hours, the government lawyers sparred with Cohen and Trump’s...
Russian markets are crashing after Trump’s Syria tweets and sanctions
The double blow of fresh U.S. sanctions and fiery Trump tweets have sent Russian financial markets into a spiral. Russian stocks and bonds plummeted further Wednesday, as fear gripped the minds of investors after President Trump warned Russia to “get ready” for “smart!” American missiles set to rain down on Syria. Speculation that more punitive...
FBI raid of Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s room is just one of many scandals at the Regency Hotel
It’s a funny little coincidence that when federal agents were raiding multiple locations linked to Donald Trump’s longterm lawyer, Michael Cohen, a scrum of reporters were already waiting outside one of the search sites, New York’s Loews Regency Hotel. But they apparently missed the main event. The reporters were looking for...
What Michael Cohen knows about Trump, Russia, and Stormy Daniels
The Russia investigation struck President Donald Trump’s inner circle Monday when the FBI raided the home, hotel and office of his most loyal deputy, Michael Cohen. Trump called it an “attack on our country in a true sense,” and then appeared to lob a threat at Special Counsel Robert Mueller: “Many people have said you should fire him,” he...
Read Mark Zuckerberg’s full prepared testimony before his meeting with Congress
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg released the testimony he plans to give to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Wednesday. Here’s the full text:INTRODUCTION Chairman Walden, Ranking Member Pallone, and Members of the Committee, We face a number of important issues around privacy, safety, and democracy, and you will rightfully have...
Trump just hit Russian oligarchs with the most aggressive sanctions yet
The U.S. just slapped sanctions on a new Russian target: mega-wealthy oligarchs seen as close to the Kremlin but not actually members of President Vladimir Putin’s government. The Trump administration’s move, announced on Friday, affects 38 Russian individuals and businesses, including at least one oligarch with a prominent spot in...
The Russia investigation just sent its first person to jail
The first sentence in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe has been handed down. A federal judge sentenced Dutch lawyer Alex van der Zwaan to 30 days in jail and a $20,000 fine on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to lying to special counsel Robert Mueller and withholding documents related to the Russia investigation. While 19 people...
Mueller has been investigating Paul Manafort for collusion for months, memo reveals
As it turns out, special counsel Robert Mueller has been investigating Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort for “collusion” for months. Manafort has already been charged with a slew of financial crimes, including money laundering and tax fraud, as a result of the Russia probe. But he’s been trying to get those charges...
Paul Manafort, a mysterious Russian jet, and a secret meeting
In August 2016, a private jet linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska traveled from Moscow to Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey. The Gulfstream G550 (registration M-ALAY) landed shortly after midnight and, according to publicly available flight records, flew back to Moscow that same afternoon. Deripaska, 50, is the...
Trump has absolutely nothing to say about Russia throwing out 60 U.S. diplomats
Donald Trump remains incapable of criticizing Russia, even after the Kremlin Thursday announced the expulsion of 60 U.S. diplomats. The U.S. officials were among 150 Western diplomats thrown out by Moscow after 25 countries joined the U.K. in expelling Russian officials over the chemical attack on a former Russian double agent living in the...
