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Rudy Giuliani joins Trump’s legal team Washington Examiner April 20, 2018 Updated at 5:56 p.m. Rudy Giuliani is the newest member of President Trump’s personal legal team, the former New York City mayor and Trump ally confirmed Thursday. “I’m doing it because I hope we can negotiate an end to this for the good of the country and because I have high regard for the president and for Bob Mueller,” Giuliani told the Washington Post. Continue Reading…..
DOJ watchdog sends criminal referral for McCabe to federal prosecutor By Brooke Singman Fox News April 20, 2018 The Justice Department’s internal watchdog has sent a criminal referral for fired FBI official Andrew McCabe to the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington. The move follows a recent DOJ inspector general report that found McCabe leaked a self-serving story to the press and later lied about it to then-Director James Comey and federal investigators, prompting Attorney General Jeff Sessions to fire him on March 16. Continue Reading…..
Inside Paul Manafort’s 6-month fight to meet his $10 million bail ABC News April 20, 2018 The 69-year-old Manafort has repeatedly — unsuccessfully — sought to provide the court with enough property, cash and other assets to meet the $10 million bail amount set by federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson in his case involving felony charges of money laundering, false statements, conspiracy and failure to register as a foreign agent. Each time, the judge has rejected his proposals, as the case against him centers largely around his complex finances and alleged bank fraud related to a mortgage on…
Fox’s Hannity, CNN’s Cooper trade blows in cable news network brawl By Joe Concha TheHill April 20, 2018 Fox News and CNN On Wednesday again traded blows on the air with Fox News’s Sean Hannity comparing CNN’s Anderson Cooper to Jerry Springer and Cooper hitting Fox for not reprimanding its top-rated host. The back-and-forth jabs seem to be happening on a regular basis between the two cable news networks, with MSNBC, which is currently second to Fox News overall in the cable news race, rarely being dragged into the fight. Continue Reading…..
CNN’s Chris Cuomo unexpectedly comes to Sean Hannity’s defense — by bashing Joe Scarborough The Week April 19, 2018 CNN’s Chris Cuomo is not pleased about Fox News’ Sean Hannity failing to disclose to viewers that he was a client of President Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, but the New Day host went out of his way Thursday to point out that Hannity is not the only TV journalist to have waded into the ethical quagmire. “How’s this different than Morning Joe?” Cuomo asked his colleagues as they discussed the Hannity scandal. “Remember in the days of the…
Report: Rod Rosenstein reassured Trump on Mueller investigation Axios April 19, 2018 Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told President Trump last week at the White House that he “isn’t a target of any part” of the Mueller probe, Bloomberg reports, citing two people familiar with the matter. But, but, but: Trump isn’t under investigation now, but that could change. “Trump may not officially be a target,” an official told Bloomberg, “but Mueller hasn’t ruled out making him one at some point in the future.” Continue Reading…..
Trump declared he’s running again. Many Republicans aren’t ready to back him. By Manu Raju, CNN Senior Congressional Correspondent CNN April 19, 2018 A wide-array of House and Senate Republicans are not yet ready to endorse President Donald Trump’s bid for a second term, a reflection of the deep uncertainty on Capitol Hill over his political standing amid growing problems at home and abroad. In interviews with a cross-section of more than two dozen GOP lawmakers, ranging from rank-and-file members, conservatives and party leaders, many refused to say they’d back Trump’s re-election bid — a surprise declaration given…
Republicans Push Bill To Protect Mueller, Without McConnell’s Support By Kelsey Snell NPR.org April 19, 2018 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., does not support a measure that would make it harder for President Trump to fire special counsel Robert Mueller, but that isn’t stopping some Republicans from forcing the debate. North Carolina Republican Thom Tillis said Wednesday that he will continue working on a bill to allow Mueller access to speedy judicial review if Trump tries to force him out of his job leading the Justice Department investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election — with…
9th Circuit appoints special prosecutor against Sheriff Joe Arpaio By Alex Swoyer The Washington Times April 18, 2018 A federal appeals court said this week it will appoint a lawyer to argue that former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s contempt of court conviction should remain on his record despite President Trump’s pardon. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said that since the federal Justice Department is supporting both the pardon and Mr. Arpaio’s request to have his conviction stricken, someone else needs to argue the other side. Continue Reading…..
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