12 audio files sent to prosecutors in Michael Cohen probe Source: AP

A dozen audio recordings seized by the FBI from President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, were forwarded to federal prosecutors after lawyers dropped challenges on attorney-client privilege grounds, a former judge revealed Monday. The recordings were among millions of files taken from Cohen in April as part of a criminal probe of his business practices.

Two Republicans make the case to run for attorney general

Sue Hatfield, Republican endorsed candidate for attorney general, went to the Ridgefield Sidewalk Sales on Saturday July 21, 2018 to meet with voters ahead of the August primary. Sue Hatfield, Republican endorsed candidate for attorney general, went to the Ridgefield Sidewalk Sales on Saturday July 21, 2018 to meet with voters ahead of the August primary.

Trump finds it ‘inconceivable’ lawyer would tape a client

Donald Trump said Saturday he finds it "inconceivable" that a lawyer would tape a client, as the president weighed in after the disclosure that in the weeks before the 2016 election, his then-personal attorney secretly recorded their discussion about a potential payment for a former Playboy model's account of having an affair with Trump. FILE - In this April 26, 2018 file photo, Michael Cohen leaves federal court in New York.

Trump finds it – inconceivable’ lawyer would tape client amid Playboy model claim

Donald Trump has said he finds it "inconceivable" that a lawyer would record discussions with a client, following the disclosure that his former personal attorney secretly taped their conversation about a potential payment for a former Playboy model who claimed she had an affair with the US president before the 2016 election. Inconceivable that the government would break into a lawyer's office almost unheard of.

Trump’s jab over a secret Cohen tape prompts a return poke from his ex-fixer’s own lawyer

President Donald Trump took a shot Saturday at his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, over a secretly recorded conversation with him in 2016, tweeting that a lawyer taping a client is "perhaps illegal," before assuring Twitter followers that "your favorite President" did nothing wrong. Cohen's lawyer, Lanny Davis, quickly fired back, hurling a tweet at the president, and his lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, in a show of worsening relations between the president and his former attorney.

Trump claims ex-lawyer’s phone recording – perhaps illegal’

US president Donald Trump has said his personal lawyer's taping of their private phone conversations was "totally unheard of and perhaps illegal". Mr Trump was responding to the revelation that, weeks before the 2016 election, his former attorney Michael Cohen secretly recorded their discussion of a potential payment for a former Playboy model's account of having an affair with Mr Trump.

Trump says ‘inconceivable’ that Cohen recorded conversation about ex-Playmate payment

President Donald Trump lashed out Saturday morning at his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen and mischaracterized the government's April raid of Cohen's home and business, one day after reports that Cohen recorded a conversation with Trump about a former Playboy model who says Trump had an affair with her. "Inconceivable that the government would break into a lawyer's office - almost unheard of," Trump wrote on Twitter Saturday morning.

The Latest: Cohen lawyer: ‘Spin’ can’t change what’s on tape

The Latest on a recording of Donald Trump and his former lawyer discussing payments to an ex-Playboy model : An attorney for President Donald Trump's former lawyer says "any attempt at spin cannot change what is on" a recording of Trump discussing a potential payment for a former Playboy model's account of having an affair with him years ago. Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani says the payment was never made.

Texas to Execute Convicted Killer Despite Clemency Plea by Victim’s Family

Death Row inmate Christopher Young is shown in this undated handout photo provided July 16, 2018. Texas Department of Criminal Justice/Handout via REUTERS - Texas plans to execute a man on Tuesday convicted of murdering a store owner during a 2004 robbery despite calls from some relatives of the victim to spare the life of the inmate whom they say they have forgiven.

Judge temporarily halts deportations of parents separated from children Source: Cox Media Group

U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw said Monday he's become "exasperated" by the Trump administration's slow work to reunify more than 2,600 children separated from their parents, and he ordered the government to halt all deportations of parents for at least a week. Sabraw scolded the Department of Health and Human Services for taking so long to reunite children in its care with their parents held in separate government facilities.

More People Use a Gun in Self-Defense Each Year Than Die in Car Accidents

How is it that so many kids raised on "Harry Potter", "The Hunger Games", "Star Wars", and all the Marvel action figure movies manage to miss a critical point of the stories? The lesson being: If you want to prevail over evil villains, you must have the proper tools to fight back. Millions of people protect themselves and their families with guns every day in the United States.