Security analyst: Russia "collected receipts" to blackmail Trump before he even won a primary
5 years, 11 months ago

Security analyst: Russia "collected receipts" to blackmail Trump before he even won a primary

Salon  

On Friday, the fallout continued from a report alleging President Donald Trump instructed his personal lawyer Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about when the Trump Tower Moscow deal concluded. As Michael Cohen negotiated the Trump Tower deal on behalf of then-candidate Trump in January of 2016, he spoke with someone in Dmitry Peskov’s office — Vladimir Putin’s press secretary — detailing their plans for the project, including land acquisition and financing construction. “All of which is to say that when Cohen called Peskov’s assistant, he would have told her that he was speaking on behalf of Donald Trump, that Trump remained interested in a Trump Tower in Moscow, and that on Trump’s behalf Cohen was willing to discuss making a deal involving both a sanctioned bank and a former GRU officer,” Wheeler writes. “Even before the GRU hacked John Podesta, even before Don Jr told his June 9 visitors that his dad would consider lifting sanctions if he got elected, Michael Cohen let a key Putin deputy know that Trump would be happy to discuss real estate deals that involved both partnering with the GRU and with sanctioned banks,” she concludes.

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Michael Cohen implicates Donald Trump in testimony at hush money trial
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Michael Cohen implicates Donald Trump in testimony at hush money trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump was intimately involved with all aspects of a scheme to stifle stories about sex that threatened to torpedo his 2016 campaign, his former lawyer said Monday in matter-of-fact testimony that went to the heart of the former president’s hush money trial. “Everything required Mr. Trump’s sign-off,” said Michael Cohen, Trump’s fixer-turned-foe and the prosecution’s star …

Michael Cohen confesses to helping Trump inflate assets in fraud trial
1 year, 2 months ago

Michael Cohen confesses to helping Trump inflate assets in fraud trial

Raw Story  

Former Donald Trump lawyer Michael Cohen took the stand on Tuesday in the Trump Organization fraud trial that will decide the fate of the company. "I was asked to handle a few other matters for Mr. Trump, which also resolved successfully," said Cohen, according to Klasfeld. Trump if it was necessary.” He explained that McConnery did “all of the bookkeeping.” …

If you really want to get Donald — it's through his bankbook: former Trump lawyer
1 year, 3 months ago

If you really want to get Donald — it's through his bankbook: former Trump lawyer

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, spoke with CNN's Kaitlan Collins about what the impact would be as a result of Tuesday's decision regarding the Trump Organization. Among the things said in court is that square footage is "subjective," which is how Trump's apartment ended up being three times bigger than it actually was on the financial statements. Not mentioned …

At a glance: The three hush money cases in Trump indictment
1 year, 9 months ago

At a glance: The three hush money cases in Trump indictment

Associated Press  

The criminal charges that Donald Trump is now facing in New York stem from three separate instances in which the former president and his associates are accused of making hush money payments during his 2016 campaign: to two women to suppress information about extramarital sexual encounters they said they had with years earlier, and to a onetime Trump Tower doorman …

Cohen meets Trump prosecutors amid renewed hush money probe
1 year, 11 months ago

Cohen meets Trump prosecutors amid renewed hush money probe

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, said he met for 2½ hours Tuesday with Manhattan prosecutors who have revived a years-old investigation into payments made to a porn star to keep her quiet about an alleged extramarital tryst. No charges were brought against Trump during the tenure of former Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., who shifted …

Documents show where Trump is getting his loans now that large banks won't lend to him
2 years, 9 months ago

Documents show where Trump is getting his loans now that large banks won't lend to him

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump has faced a crisis in bank lending for his business operations. According to NBC News, Trump Tower was refinanced with a $100 million loan from Axos Financial, an obscure internet-only bank in San Diego and Las Vegas, financial documents from New York City's municipality revealed. READ: GOP unleashing 'anti-gay madness' with threats to anyone opposing their …

Trump calls on Putin to release dirt on Hunter Biden
2 years, 9 months ago

Trump calls on Putin to release dirt on Hunter Biden

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump is calling on Russian President Vladimir Putin to help him damage his domestic political opponents -- again. In an interview with right-wing Real America's Voice, Trump said that Putin should release any information he has on Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, and his international business dealings with Russian oligarch Yelena Baturina, who was …

Leaked documents: Notorious pro-Kremlin Trump Tower lawyer accused of evidence tampering
2 years, 11 months ago

Leaked documents: Notorious pro-Kremlin Trump Tower lawyer accused of evidence tampering

Raw Story  

On Friday, the Daily Beast reported that Natalia Veselnitskaya, the infamous Russian lawyer present at the 2016 Trump Tower meeting, has been accused of a criminal plot to tamper with government documents. "Veselnitskaya, the pro-Kremlin lawyer who attended the notorious 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Donald Trump Jr. and Jared Kushner, allegedly doctored official documents, according to leaked files viewed …

NY prosecutors interview Michael Cohen about Trump finances
3 years, 11 months ago

NY prosecutors interview Michael Cohen about Trump finances

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York prosecutors conducted an hourslong interview Thursday of Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, asking a range of questions about Trump’s business dealings, according to three people familiar with the meeting. The interview, at least the second of Cohen by the Manhattan district attorney’s office, comes amid a long-running grand jury investigation into Trump’s …

Trump’s tax return revelations stoke long-held national security concerns
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump’s tax return revelations stoke long-held national security concerns

CNN  

CNN — The likelihood that President Donald Trump personally owes unknown creditors hundreds of millions of dollars has raised concerns about how the President’s financial entanglements could influence his national security decisions, former officials and experts say. “If we as an intelligence community were assessing a foreign leader, and trying to understand his or her stability, and knew of outsized …

Trump campaign’s Russia contacts ‘grave’ threat, Senate says
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump campaign’s Russia contacts ‘grave’ threat, Senate says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Trump campaign’s interactions with Russian intelligence services during the 2016 presidential election posed a “grave” counterintelligence threat, a Senate panel concluded Tuesday as it detailed how associates of Donald Trump had regular contact with Russians and expected to benefit from the Kremlin’s help. A Manafort lawyer, Kevin Downing, said Tuesday that information sealed at the request of …

President Trump admits to advance knowledge of infamous June 2016 Trump Tower meeting
5 years, 7 months ago

President Trump admits to advance knowledge of infamous June 2016 Trump Tower meeting

Salon  

During his Wednesday, May 22 press conference in the White House rose garden, President Donald Trump spent a lot of time attacking Democrats for their response to special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation — stressing that he refuses to work with Democrats on infrastructure bills as long as multiple investigations of him continue in Congress. But one part of the …

Donald Trump Jr to comply with subpoena and testify on Capitol Hill as part of ‘last-minute deal’
5 years, 7 months ago

Donald Trump Jr to comply with subpoena and testify on Capitol Hill as part of ‘last-minute deal’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump Jr has agreed to testify once again before …

Senate intelligence committee subpoenas Donald Trump Jr.
5 years, 8 months ago

Senate intelligence committee subpoenas Donald Trump Jr.

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Senate intelligence committee has subpoenaed Donald Trump Jr., calling him in to answer questions about his 2017 testimony to the panel as part of its probe into Russian election interference. Mueller’s report, released last month, says Cohen recalled being in Trump’s office “when Trump Jr. told his father that a meeting to obtain adverse information about Clinton …

President Donald Trump's former "fixer" Michael Cohen set to begin three-year prison sentence today
5 years, 8 months ago

President Donald Trump's former "fixer" Michael Cohen set to begin three-year prison sentence today

Salon  

Michael Cohen, the attorney who spent many years as President Donald Trump's personal lawyer and media attack dog, will officially complete his transition from "fixer" to prison inmate on Monday as he reports to a federal prison in Otisville, New York. ET deadline to report to the Federal Correctional Institution, Otisville, which is located roughly 70 miles northwest of the …

Michael Cohen claims he has evidence Trump thanked him for lying to Congress about Moscow deal
5 years, 9 months ago

Michael Cohen claims he has evidence Trump thanked him for lying to Congress about Moscow deal

Raw Story  

Michael Cohen, the former attorney for President Donald Trump, has reportedly given Congress new evidence showing he was directed to lie about his negotiations on a real estate deal in Moscow. Cohen's attorneys submitted a 12-page memo to lawmakers showing Trump "encouraged" his longtime personal lawyer to lie and "say all Moscow Tower project contacts ended as of January 31, …

Trump didn’t coordinate with Russia in 2016, report declares
5 years, 9 months ago

Trump didn’t coordinate with Russia in 2016, report declares

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller did not find evidence that President Donald Trump’s campaign “conspired or coordinated” with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election but reached no conclusion on whether Trump obstructed justice, Attorney General William Barr declared Sunday. According to Barr’s summary, Mueller set out “evidence on both sides of the question” and stated that “while this …

'Presidential harassers': Donald Trump's legal woes spike as New York attorney general opens civil investigation into business deals
5 years, 9 months ago

'Presidential harassers': Donald Trump's legal woes spike as New York attorney general opens civil investigation into business deals

Firstpost  

New York’s attorney general has opened a civil investigation into US President Donald Trump’s business dealings, acting after his former personal lawyer and fixer told Congress that he exaggerated his wealth to obtain loans. Trump tweeted an apparent response Tuesday night, decrying his home state and its governor as “PRESIDENTIAL HARASSERS.” New York: New York’s attorney general has opened a …

As New York probes business deals, Trump cries ‘HARASSERS’
5 years, 9 months ago

As New York probes business deals, Trump cries ‘HARASSERS’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York’s attorney general has opened a civil investigation into President Donald Trump’s business dealings, acting after his former personal lawyer and fixer told Congress that he exaggerated his wealth to obtain loans. Trump tweeted an apparent response Tuesday night, decrying his home state and its governor as “PRESIDENTIAL HARASSERS.” Attorney General Letitia James issued subpoenas Monday …

Michael Cohen twists knife deeper into Donald Trump White House, turns over Moscow project documents to House panel
5 years, 10 months ago

Michael Cohen twists knife deeper into Donald Trump White House, turns over Moscow project documents to House panel

Firstpost  

Michael Cohen, US President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, turned over documents to the House intelligence committee on Wednesday related to a Trump real estate project in Moscow — a subject under intense media glare about which he lied to the committee in 2017. Washington: Michael Cohen, US President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, turned over documents to the House intelligence committee …

Michael Cohen gives documents on Trump Tower Moscow project to House Intelligence Committee
5 years, 10 months ago

Michael Cohen gives documents on Trump Tower Moscow project to House Intelligence Committee

Salon  

A week after attorney Michael Cohen’s explosive February 27 testimony before the House Oversight Committee, CNN is reporting that according to multiple sources, President Donald Trump’s former fixer has given some new documents to the House Intelligence Committee—and that those documents show edits to the false written statement he gave to Congress in 2017 about the Trump Organization’s aborted plans …

Cohen gives who’s who of Trump allies, potential witnesses
5 years, 10 months ago

Cohen gives who’s who of Trump allies, potential witnesses

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Michael Cohen gave Congress a who’s who of President Donald Trump’s allies and business associates during his testimony on Wednesday. ___ DAVID PECKER The chief executive of the National Enquirer’s parent company and a longtime Trump ally, helped kill potentially embarrassing stories about Trump over the years by paying hush money in a practice known as “catch-and-kill.” …

The New Lines Of Investigation Michael Cohen’s Testimony Opens Up For Congress
5 years, 10 months ago

The New Lines Of Investigation Michael Cohen’s Testimony Opens Up For Congress

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Michael Cohen’s appearance before the House oversight committee on Wednesday marked the beginning of Democrats’ investigation into President Donald Trump’s potential high crimes and misdemeanors. “Is there any other wrongdoing or illegal act that you are aware of regarding Donald Trump that we haven’t yet discussed today?” Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi asked Cohen. “And those are part of …

Russia, hush money, lies: Takeaways from Cohen’s testimony
5 years, 10 months ago

Russia, hush money, lies: Takeaways from Cohen’s testimony

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Michael Cohen told Congress a lot— and much of it wasn’t good for Donald Trump. Cohen testified that Trump “in his way” communicated that he wanted his former lawyer to lie to Congress about a Trump Tower Moscow deal he was negotiating during the 2016 presidential campaign. Even though Trump knew he was negotiating the Russian business deal …

5 Revelations From Cohen: 2017 Checks, 'Catch-And-Kill,' Possible Book Deal
5 years, 10 months ago

5 Revelations From Cohen: 2017 Checks, 'Catch-And-Kill,' Possible Book Deal

NPR  

5 Revelations From Cohen: 2017 Checks, 'Catch-And-Kill,' Possible Book Deal Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The testimony on Wednesday from Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal lawyer who is headed to federal prison in early May, was a potentially seminal moment in the myriad investigations into the Trump administration House Democrats are expected to …

Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen has testified. Calls him racist and conman
5 years, 10 months ago

Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen has testified. Calls him racist and conman

India Today  

United States President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen, in a blistering opening statement, branded him a "racist", a "conman" and a "cheat". In congressional testimony, Cohen also said Trump directed plans for a Moscow skyscraper even during his White House campaign. Cohen also testified that Trump seemed to have advance knowledge of a meeting at Trump Tower in Manhattan …

Michael Cohen delays congressional testimony, citing "ongoing threats" from Trump and Giuliani
5 years, 11 months ago

Michael Cohen delays congressional testimony, citing "ongoing threats" from Trump and Giuliani

Salon  

Michael Cohen, the attorney who spent many years working as President Donald Trump's personal "fixer," announced on Wednesday his decision to postpone his scheduled congressional testimony, citing what his lawyer alleged were " ongoing threats" from the commander-in-chief and his lawyer Rudy Giuliani. "Due to ongoing threats against his family from President Trump and Mr. Giuliani, as recently as this …

Donald Trump had conversations on Moscow tower up to the 2016 US elections: lawyer
5 years, 11 months ago

Donald Trump had conversations on Moscow tower up to the 2016 US elections: lawyer

Hindustan Times  

US President Donald Trump had conversations about a proposed project to build a Trump Tower in Moscow throughout the 2016 presidential campaign, far later than previously acknowledged, his lawyer said Sunday. Trump’s conversations with his then personal lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, who was spearheading the negotiations in Moscow, continued throughout the year until October or November 2016, Rudy Giuliani …

Donald Trump pursued Moscow tower deal throughout 2016, Rudy Giuliani says
5 years, 11 months ago

Donald Trump pursued Moscow tower deal throughout 2016, Rudy Giuliani says

ABC  

US President Donald Trump pursued a business deal to erect a tower bearing his name in Moscow throughout 2016, his lawyer has said, raising new questions for congressional investigators looking into possible ties between the President and Russia. Key points: Rudy Giuliani said the discussions about the Moscow project may have continued as late as November 2016 Donald Trump's former …

Congress To Probe Report That Trump Directed Michael Cohen To Lie
5 years, 11 months ago

Congress To Probe Report That Trump Directed Michael Cohen To Lie

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The Democratic chairmen of two House committees pledged Friday to investigate a report that President Donald Trump directed his personal attorney to lie to Congress about negotiations over a real estate project in Moscow during the 2016 election. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said “we will do what’s necessary to find out if …

Donald Trump directed lawyer Michael Cohen to lie about Moscow project, says bombshell BuzzFeed report; Congress to investigate
5 years, 11 months ago

Donald Trump directed lawyer Michael Cohen to lie about Moscow project, says bombshell BuzzFeed report; Congress to investigate

Firstpost  

The Democratic chairmen of two House committees pledged Friday to investigate a report that President Donald Trump directed his personal attorney to lie to Congress about negotiations over a real estate project in Moscow during the 2016 election. Washington: The Democratic chairmen of two House committees pledged Friday to investigate a BuzzFeed report that President Donald Trump directed his personal …

Did President Donald Trump instruct his "fixer" Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about Russia?
5 years, 11 months ago

Did President Donald Trump instruct his "fixer" Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about Russia?

Salon  

President Donald Trump directed his longtime attorney and personal "fixer" Michael Cohen to lie to Congress in 2017 about a Trump Tower project in Moscow, BuzzFeed News reported late Thursday, citing two federal law enforcement officials involved in investigating the case. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff told the Associated Press that his committee would “do what’s necessary to find …

Russian lawyer at Trump Tower meeting charged in separate case
6 years ago

Russian lawyer at Trump Tower meeting charged in separate case

Firstpost  

By Nathan Layne and Karen Freifeld - A Russian lawyer who attended a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower under scrutiny in the U.S. By Nathan Layne and Karen Freifeld - A Russian lawyer who attended a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower under scrutiny in the U.S. special counsel’s probe of Russian election meddling was charged in a separate …

Kremlin-connected lawyer involved in Trump Tower meeting charged with obstruction of justice
6 years ago

Kremlin-connected lawyer involved in Trump Tower meeting charged with obstruction of justice

Salon  

A Russian lawyer who met with officials from Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign in Trump Tower is being charged with obstruction of justice in a different case. While this case does not directly pertain to the allegations that Veselnitskaya attempted to collude with the Trump campaign to help the Republican candidate defeat his Democratic challenger, Hillary Clinton, the federal indictment …

CNN's Chris Cuomo calls Rudy Giuliani's bluff on Trump Tower project with hard evidence
6 years ago

CNN's Chris Cuomo calls Rudy Giuliani's bluff on Trump Tower project with hard evidence

Salon  

President Donald Trump signed a letter of intent to move forward with negotiations to build a Trump-branded skyscraper in Russia during the 2016 presidential election. CNN's Chris Cuomo obtained a copy of the signed letter of intent that set the stage for negotiations for the Trump Tower Moscow project, which ultimately fell apart. The luxury real estate development is at …

Michael Cohen says Donald Trump knew hush payments were wrong
6 years ago

Michael Cohen says Donald Trump knew hush payments were wrong

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump’s former attorney and “fixer” Michael Cohen said his former boss knew that having Cohen arranging payments during the 2016 election to silence women who claimed to have had affairs with Trump was wrong, and that he is “done being loyal” to Trump. Reiterating what he said in his guilty plea in August, Cohen told …

List of Trump campaign contacts with Russians grows to 16
6 years, 1 month ago

List of Trump campaign contacts with Russians grows to 16

Daily Mail  

The latest court filings have added names to the growing list of contacts between Russian nationals and Trump campaign members and associates during Donald Trump's road to the White House. According to Mueller's office, Cohen spoke to someone who “claimed to be a ‘trusted person’ in the Russian Federation and said he could provide ‘synergy on a government level.’ Donald …

Donald Trump denies collusion with Russia on 2016 elections, but remains mum on hush money paid to ward off sex scandal
6 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump denies collusion with Russia on 2016 elections, but remains mum on hush money paid to ward off sex scandal

Firstpost  

US President Donald Trump on Saturday again denied that his campaign colluded with Russian operatives, but made no comment on claims that he directly organised hush payments to ward off a possible sex scandal during his White House run Washington: US President Donald Trump on Saturday again denied that his campaign colluded with Russian operatives, but made no comment on …

Ex-Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Should Get 'Substantial Prison Term,' Feds Say
6 years, 1 month ago

Ex-Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Should Get 'Substantial Prison Term,' Feds Say

NPR  

Ex-Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Should Get 'Substantial Prison Term,' Feds Say Enlarge this image toggle caption Mary Altaffer/AP Mary Altaffer/AP Updated at 8:51 p.m. ET Federal prosecutors have requested a "substantial term of imprisonment" for Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen but asked that a judge consider his cooperation with the special counsel's Russia probe and other investigations in …

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