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The lawyer who represented President Trump in offering hush money to a porn star also represents one of the president's biggest cheerleaders: Fox News host Sean Hannity. That was the revelation in a federal courtroom in New York Monday, where lawyers for the president, the Justice Department and Trump attorney Michael Cohen squared off in in a high-stakes clash over attorney-client privilege.
The lawyer who represented President Trump in offering hush money to a porn star also represents one of the president's biggest cheerleaders: Fox News host Sean Hannity. That was the revelation in a federal courtroom in New York Monday, where lawyers for the president, the Justice Department and Trump attorney Michael Cohen squared off in a high-stakes clash over attorney-client privilege.
While there is no doubt that Andrew McCabe needed to be fired-and if there was truly a uniform set of standards he would have been charged with lying to investigators-his major offense was leaking information to the pressoddly enough, the reason was linked to the efforts of the Department of Justice to kill the investigation into the Clinton Foundation and McCabe not wanting to be blamed. On July 7, 2016, James Comey testified before the House Government Oversight committee.
Nearly a year after Comey's dismissal and the appointment of Mueller, who was Comey's predecessor at the FBI, the Russia investigation has advanced on multiple fronts. As James Comey takes stage, where does Robert Mueller's investigation stand? Nearly a year after Comey's dismissal and the appointment of Mueller, who was Comey's predecessor at the FBI, the Russia investigation has advanced on multiple fronts.
In this image released by ABC News, former FBI director James Comey appears at an interview with George Stephanopoulos that will air during a primetime "20/20" special on Sunday, April 15, 2018 on the ABC Television Network.
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation executed search warrants against the president's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, in an investigation triggered by a referral from Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, announced he would not run for re-election, throwing the campaign for control of the House in the midterm elections into uncertainty.
Former FBI chief James Comey said his belief that Hillary Clinton would be elected US president in 2016 "was a factor" in his handling of the probe into her misuse of a private email server while she was secretary of state. Comey, who was fired by Trump last year, told ABC that a desire to ensure that Clinton's victory was seen as legitimate played a role in his decision to announce the bureau would reopen the investigation, made 11 days before the election.
Michael Horowitz, the Department of Justice inspector general, swears in to a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last year. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption These are busy times for Washington's inspectors general - one of the most important jobs you've probably never heard of.
Federal prosecutors revealed on Friday that their probe of President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, involved suspected fraud and the attorney's personal business dealings and was going on long enough that investigators had already covertly obtained his emails. The details in court papers came as lawyers for Cohen and Trump sought to block the Department of Justice from examining records and electronic devices, including two cellphones, seized by the FBI on Monday from Cohen's residences, office and safety deposit box.
The Department of Justice's inspector general released on Friday findings from an internal investigation into fired FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe. McCabe was forced out of the FBI earlier this year as the Office of the Inspector General was putting together the report, which centers on his approval of disclosures to the media in October 2016 related to the bureau's Hillary Clinton email probe.
A report used to justify the recent firing of Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe was sent to Congress on Friday. McCabe "lacked candor, including under oath, on multiple occasions,'' the report concluded.
Federal investigators confirmed on Friday that President Donald Trump's longtime lawyer, Michael Cohen, is under criminal investigation, according to the US attorney's office for the Southern District of New York's response to Cohen's motion for a temporary restraining order on certain evidence obtained by the FBI during Monday's raids. Investigators said Monday's raids were the "result of a months-long investigation in Cohen, and seek evidence of crimes, many of which have nothing to do with his work as an attorney, but rather relate to Cohen's own business dealings."
Under normal circumstances, a motion to restrain the fruits of a duly executed search warrant would have little chance of succeeding. When the raid takes place on an attorney for the purposes of seeking information about a client, perhaps the odds might improve .
The FBI was more interested in forcing Apple to unlock the San Bernardino shooter's cellphone rather look at other options in a time-sensitive investigation, a group of bipartisan members of Congress said Friday. In a letter to FBI Directory Christopher Wray, the representatives said the bureau was more interested in squeezing Apple than cracking the case.
Former FBI director James B. Comey's memoir hits bookshelves next Tuesday and his blitz of media interviews begins with "20/20" on Sunday. But The Washington Post obtained a copy of "A Higher Loyalty" and published excerpts on Thursday.
This image released by the FBI shows the wanted posted for Rafael Caro Quintero. Rafael Caro Quintero, a Mexican drug kingpin convicted in the 1985 killing of a DEA agent was added to the FBI's list of most-wanted fugitives.
This image released by the FBI shows the wanted posted for Rafael Caro Quintero. Rafael Caro Quintero, a Mexican drug kingpin convicted in the 1985 killing of a DEA agent was added to the FBI's list of most-wanted fugitives.
Republican senator from Kentucky on whether FBI officials caught sending anti-Trump text messages should be allowed to keep their clearances. Two romantically involved FBI officials who were removed from special counsel Robert Mueller's team over a series of anti-Trump text messages still have Top Secret security clearances, Sen. Rand Paul revealed Wednesday.