Category Archives: Trump-Russia investigation

Mueller breaks silence to dispute parts of bombshell report on Michael Cohen

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Special counsel says elements of BuzzFeed story, claiming Trump told his former lawyer to lie to Congress, are ‘not accurate’

In a rare public remark, the office of special counsel Robert Mueller disputed a bombshell report alleging that Donald Trump had directed his former attorney to lie to congress.

BuzzFeed News reported Thursday evening that Trump had personally directed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about a real estate project in Moscow. The report cited two federal law enforcement sources and said the special counsel’s office had learned of Trump’s alleged directive from multiple witnesses, Trump Organization emails, text messages and other documents.

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Rudy Giuliani: ‘I never said there was no collusion’ by Trump campaign

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  • Trump’s lawyer denies president himself conspired with Russia
  • Cohen reported to have tried to rig polls in Trump’s favour

Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, has insisted that he “never said there was no collusion” between Trump’s 2016 presidential election campaign and Russia – only that Trump himself was not involved.

The former New York mayor said he did not know if others involved in the campaign had worked with Russia.

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Trump vents fury over Russia stories and again threatens national emergency

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Donald Trump has strongly denied the stunning claim that he was secretly working on behalf of Russia and again threatened to declare a national emergency to fund a border wall.

In 20-minute live phone interview with Fox News on Saturday night, he described as an “insult” the New York Times story that alleged the FBI launched an investigation into whether the he was acting as a Russian asset, against his own country’s interests.

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FBI reportedly opened inquiry into whether Trump was working for Russia

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  • Firing of Comey prompted investigation, New York Times says
  • Trump responds angrily but does not question reporting

In May 2017, the FBI opened an inquiry into whether Donald Trump was working on behalf of Russia, the New York Times has reported.

Related: Mueller closes in: what will the Trump-Russia inquiry deliver in 2019?

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Michael Cohen to testify publicly before Congress in February

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Former Trump lawyer says he accepted invitation from top Democrat and will offer ‘full and credible account of events’

Donald Trump’s longtime lawyer and aide Michael Cohen says he has accepted an invitation from a top House Democrat to testify publicly before Congress next month.

His testimony before the House oversight and reform committee on 7 February will be the first major public oversight hearing for Democrats, who have promised greater scrutiny of Trump after winning control of the House in the 2018 midterm elections.

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Will Adam Schiff pose a bigger threat to Trump than Robert Mueller?

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New chairman of the House intelligence committee leads pack of antagonists as he plans to investigate the details of Trump’s businesses, his lenders, and his partners in the US and abroad

Not long after Robert Mueller was appointed special counsel, Donald Trump declared it would be a “violation” for the investigation to touch the Trump Organization or his family finances. Pressed on whether he would fire Mueller if that line were crossed, Trump said: “I can’t answer that question because I don’t think it’s going to happen.”

Related: Trump aides may be in legal jeopardy as Democrats give evidence to Mueller

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