Trump Lawyer: President Not Under Investigation

U.S. President Donald Trump is not under investigation by the prosecutor probing Russian meddling in last year's election and his possible obstruction of justice, one of his lawyers said Sunday, contradicting Trump's own tweet acknowledging the probe. Attorney Jay Sekulow told NBC and CNN in interviews that Trump "is not under investigation by the special counsel," Robert Mueller, although Trump said Friday that Mueller is investigating him.

Trump attorney says president not under investigation

A member of the president's outside legal team said Sunday that Donald Trump is not under investigation, days after Trump tweeted about being the target of a "witch hunt." Appearing on a series of morning news programs, attorney Jay Sekulow said that a Friday tweet from Trump was specifically directed at a story in The Washington Post about the expanding probe into Russia's election meddling.

Trump lawyer says the president is not under investigation for obstruction

A member of President Donald Trump's legal team said Sunday that Trump is not under investigation by the special counsel, an assessment at odds with a Washington Post report last week and seemingly with a tweet by Trump himself on Friday. "Let me be very clear here, as it has been since the beginning, the president is not and has not been under investigation for obstruction," lawyer Jay Sekulow said on NBC's "Meet the Press," part of a blitz of bookings on the Sunday public affairs shows.

Rep. Schiff: WH’s Attacks on Mueller Won’t Stop Probe

The investigation into collusion between Russia and President Donald Trump's campaign is unchanged, ongoing, and "just getting started," despite the White House's "besmirchment" attempts against special counsel Robert Mueller, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said Sunday. "Newt Gingrich and the president would like us to shut it down before it is really underway," Schiff, the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, told ABC's "This Week" "We're far closer to beginning the investigation than we are to the end.

US President Donald Trump’s ‘volatility’ scares off…

US President Donald Trump has sowed doubts about his loyalty to those who work for him, most recently with his tweets that appeared to attack Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. The array of legal and political threats hanging over the Trump presidency have compounded the White House's struggles to fill out the top ranks of the US government.

Trump Makes First Trip To Camp David As President

U.S. President Donald Trump boards Marine One with first lady Melania Trump and their son Barron Trump, as they depart the White House for Camp David, June 17, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Getty Images. U.S. President Donald Trump boards Marine One with first lady Melania Trump and their son Barron Trump, as they depart the White House for Camp David, June 17, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Getty Images.

Trump blasts reported obstruction probe as phony

Washington - Donald Trump derided claims of collusion between Moscow and his associates as "phony" on Thursday after reports that the head of a probe into Russia's alleged election meddling is investigating him for obstructing justice. "They made up a phony collusion with the Russians story, found zero proof, so now they go for obstruction of justice on the phony story.

Leonardo DiCaprio hands over Marlon Brando’s Oscar, a Picasso and more to U.S. government

In November 2012, Leonardo DiCaprio - at the time, three months into filming "Wolf of Wall Street," which would later further his legacy of almost-Oscars for a fourth time - received Marlon Brando's best actor statuette for 1954's "On the Waterfront" as a 38th birthday gift. The gift-givers were DiCaprio's business associates at Red Granite Pictures, the production house behind "Wolf of Wall Street."

Cops ‘forced woman to beat mentally challenged grandson’

'Hopelessly deadlocked': Bill Cosby sexual assault trial is declared a MISTRIAL after jury fails to agree on all counts after 53 hours of deliberation - but prosecution says he WILL be retried Captain of stricken $1.5bn US Navy destroyer is injured and airlifted to hospital after collision with 29,000 ton cargo ship off Japan - as SEVEN sailors are missing or feared dead Woman who was offered a steak dinner instead of a $43MILLION jackpot from 'malfunctioning' slot machine sues for the whole prize Two-year-old toddler falls out the window of a fifth story NYC apartment - and survives with just a BRUISE after she miraculously lands on an awning 'I loaded every weapon I could': Hero dad, 35, tells how two violent Georgia fugitives who escaped after killing two guards ran onto his driveway and SURRENDERED to him Five people are airlifted to hospital and four others injured after a ferry ... (more)

No retirement talk from Dianne Feinstein, oldest US senator

California's Dianne Feinstein turns 84 on Thursday and is displaying signs that she's headed for a re-election campaign, not a retirement party. While the Democrat has been coy when asked about seeking a fifth full term next year, her political committee, unambiguously titled Feinstein for Senate 2018, raised more than $650,000 in the first three months of this year in a cue she is looking ahead.

Republicans divided as Trump reverses some Obama Cuba policy

President Donald Trump's decision to reverse some Obama-era Cuba policies landed with a thud among many congressional Republicans who say the new approach surrenders a potentially lucrative market for American goods and services to competitors. While anti-Castro conservatives hailed Trump's partial roll-back of President Barack Obama's detente, a number of other GOP lawmakers, particularly from farm states, criticized the change as misguided and isolationist.

Renewed US-EU tensions over Russia sanctions plan

The tensions are reminiscent of previous transatlantic disputes over the idea that companies worldwide are subject to US law. The following is what you need to know about the uptick in transatlantic trade tensions: The US Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation Thursday that would slap new sanctions on Moscow, notably including infrastructure deemed crucial for Europe: the pipelines that transport Russian gas.

Angry Trump admits he’s under investigation

President Donald Trump acknowledged for the first time Friday that he is under federal investigation as part of the expanding probe into Russia's election meddling. He lashed out at a top Justice Department official overseeing the inquiry, reflecting his mounting frustration with the unrelenting controversy that has consumed his early presidency.

Trump profits from his Presidency

President Donald Trump's Washington hotel saw almost $20 million in revenue during its first few months of operation - a period that coincided with his election and inauguration as the 45th president. His Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, which he's visited seven times as president, pulled in millions of dollars more than it had previously.