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‘Kellyanne, I have to stop you there’: Conway gets busted on live TV making bogus claims about Comey firing
In a Monday appearance on “Good Morning America,” senior White House aide Kellyanne Conway whined when ABC News host George Stephanopoulos grilled …
Donald TrumpTrump Campaign Pays Lawyer Who’s Trying To Make Stormy Daniels Shut Up
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign this year has been paying the Beverly Hills lawyer handling his lawsuit against an adult film actress – complicating his supporters’ claims that the original $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels had nothing do with the 2016 election.<p>The …
Donald TrumpStormy Daniels' lawyer: Michael Cohen is 'radioactive'
<b>Washington (CNN) —</b> In a pair of fiery statements from the courthouse steps Monday, porn star Stormy Daniels and her attorney, Michael Avenatti, insisted that they will never give up their legal push alleging that President Donald Trump's "fixer" Michael Cohen defamed the adult film star, who …
U.S. PoliticsTrump Should Be Worried by Cohen Probe. Really Worried.
Federal prosecutors can dog him for the rest of his presidency, and he has no power to fire them.<p>Make no mistake: The presidency of Donald Trump has hit a major inflection point with the investigation of his personal lawyer Michael Cohen by federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New …
Donald TrumpThere is an incredible connection between the Michael Cohen investigation and the case its often compared to
There is a striking coincidence between the investigation into President Donald Trump's longtime lawyer Michael Cohen and the case against former Democratic Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina — and it involves the Loews Regency Hotel in Manhattan.<p>The Loews Regency Hotel happens to hold a …
U.S. PoliticsTrump Wants to Review Seized Michael Cohen Materials Before Federal Prosecutors
President Trump’s attorneys sided with his longtime lawyer/fixer Michael Cohen against federal prosecutors in a filing on Sunday night, arguing that …
CorruptionSean Hannity news is a real problem for Michael Cohen
<b>(CNN) —</b> Fox host Sean Hannity just helped the government's case against President Donald Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen, tremendously. Even irony itself was not prepared for that development.<p>Courtroom drama peaked Monday at a hearing in lower Manhattan when Michael Cohen's lawyer, Stephen …
Donald TrumpBroadband advisor picked by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai arrested on fraud charges
Elizabeth Pierce allegedly tricked investors into pouring $250 million into a fiber optic scheme by forging revenue agreements<p>A broadband advisor selected by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai to run a federal advisory committee was arrested last week on claims she tricked …
Technology (India)Cohen defies court order, refuses to release names of his clients
A dangerous game.<p>On Friday, a federal judge ordered Michael Cohen to turn over a list of his clients to the court by 10 a.m Monday morning. U.S. …
JusticeTrump slams Comey after bombshell interview
<b>Washington (CNN) —</b> President Donald Trump on Monday accused fired FBI officials James Comey and Andrew McCabe of committing "many crimes," his latest salvo at the bureau in the wake of the former bureau director's media tour to support his upcoming book.<p>"Comey drafted the Crooked Hillary …
Donald TrumpNearly 500 Former Justice Department Employees Ask Congress to Act 'Forcefully' If Trump Fires Robert Mueller
Nearly 500 former Department of Justice employees have signed on to a statement calling on Congress to “swiftly and forcefully” intervene if …
Donald TrumpTrump's hand-selected U.S. attorney in Manhattan recused himself from the Michael Cohen case
When President Trump lashed out at Special Counsel Robert Mueller after the FBI raided the office, residences, and bank deposit box of Trump's …
Donald TrumpJohn Boehner’s claim that ‘we have literally filled up our jails’ with people for minor marijuana possession
<i>“When you look at the number of people in our state and federal penitentiaries, who are there for possession of small amounts of cannabis, you begin to really scratch your head. We have literally filled up our jails with people who are nonviolent and frankly do not belong there.”</i><br>—Former House …
U.S. PoliticsTrump Attacks Comey Again, Saying He and Others ‘Committed Many Crimes’
WASHINGTON — President Trump resumed his attacks Monday on James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, and said that Mr. Comey, his former deputy and others “committed many crimes!”<p>The president — in his first Twitter post since the airing of Mr. Comey’s first public interview about his months …
Donald TrumpTrump Cuts the Legs Out from Under Sessions' War on Weed
President Trump last week signaled a dramatic turnaround in administration marijuana policy, telling Colorado Republican Sen. Cory Gardner that the …
CannabisThe United States needs a Department of Cybersecurity
This week more than 40,000 security professionals will attend RSA in San Francisco to see the latest cyber technologies on display and discuss key issues. No topic will be higher on the agenda than the Russian-sponsored hack of the American 2016 election, with debate about why the country has done …
U.S. Dept. of Homeland SecurityLou Dobbs and Judicial Watch's Tom Fitton call on Trump to "just pardon everybody, you know, just have a field day"
LOU DOBBS (HOST): You can't go too far wrong these days, in watching our court system and our FBI and Justice Department operate.<p>TOM FITTON: Yeah, …
Liberal ViewDonald Trump calls off Jeff Sessions’ war on marijuana. Good, but ...
Great news: The White House has confirmed that President Donald Trump promised Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colorado, that he would support legislation that …
Donald TrumpJustice Department IG Horowitz predicts Clinton email report will be out in May
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz expects his wide-ranging report on the FBI and DOJ’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email probe to be finished next month and has been asked to testify before the House oversight committee on May 8, according to letters reviewed by Fox …
U.S. PoliticsDOJ requests more info on WestRock-KapStone deal
WestRock (WRK +0.4%) and KapStone Paper and Packaging (KS -0.1%) disclose that they both received requests for additional information from the …
U.S. Department of JusticeAndrew McCabe Lied. So Will the FBI Apply the Same Rules Against Him That It Applies to All of Us?
It’s official: McCabe lied.<p>The new report from the Justice Department inspector general concludes that former Andrew McCabe, the former FBI deputy …
Donald TrumpTRANSPARENT AS MUD: Obama Administration Spent Record Dollars On Legal Costs To Keep Information Private
According to an Associated Press analysis, the Obama Administration, led by a president who claimed in 2013 that it was “the most transparent …
Conservative ViewTo defend Cohen, his attorneys cite the debate over the FBI fostered by Cohen’s client
What’s at stake in the legal fight that Michael Cohen’s attorneys are undertaking in Manhattan is admittedly complex.<p>In short: Cohen, as a lawyer, has represented a group of people, including President Trump. His emails and memos with them are covered by attorney-client privilege (unless they are …
U.S. PoliticsTrump Delays Justice Department's Review of Evidence
Trump steps in to delay the Justice Department from viewing evidence about his private lawyer Michael Cohen https://bloom.bg/2HDSUg3 #tictocnews …
U.S. Justice DepartmentExperts React To Donald Trump's Action To Protect Medical Marijuana
In the hours since news broke that President Donald Trump struck a tentative deal with Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) over future legislation protecting …
Donald TrumpJames Comey Is a Chelsea Boot Boy
The big cop got a fit off! Here's why it matters.<p>James Comey’s sitdown with ABC correspondent George Stephanopoulos Sunday night generated prime water-cooler material for a whole host of reasons. It was the former FBI director’s first interview since being shitcanned by President Trump, for one. …
James ComeyCalifornia Considers New Gun Tax
Want to own a gun? It may become a little more expensive under a proposed Assembly Bill.<p>CALIFORNIA -- Owning a gun in California may become a little …
Guns'He said nothing': James Comey says Jeff Sessions left him 'on his own' when he pleaded for Sessions to step between him and Trump
Former FBI director James Comey has accused Attorney General Jeff Sessions of shirked the responsibility of standing up to President Donald Trump to prevent him from subverting the independence of the FBI.<p>Comey described Sessions ignoring a direct plea to help him avoid situations where he was left …
Donald TrumpJudge rules to unseal 11 cases related to Starr's Clinton investigation, following CNN request
<b>(CNN) —</b> Eleven court cases associated with independent counsel Ken Starr's investigation into President Bill Clinton's relationship with Monica Lewinsky will largely be made public, a federal judge decided Monday in response to a request from CNN.<p>The opinion in DC federal court outlines how judges …
JusticeIs James Comey to Blame for Giving Us Trump? Michael Steele Thinks Otherwise
Former Clinton campaign adviser Zerlina Maxwell and former Republican Nat’l Convention chair Michael Steele butted heads over the weekend amid buzz …
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