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The Trump Organization Planned To Give Vladimir Putin The $50 Million Penthouse In Trump Tower Moscow — President Donald Trump's company planned to give a $50 million penthouse at Trump Tower Moscow to Russian President Vladimir Putin as the company negotiated the luxury real estate development during …
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Trump's Recall of Moscow Deal Matches Cohen's, President's Lawyers Say — President Trump's recollection of discussions about building a Trump Tower in Moscow aligned with those of his longtime fixer Michael D. Cohen, the president's lawyers said on Thursday after Mr. Cohen admitted in court …
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“Trump Was Totally Caught Off Guard by the Cohen Plea”: Inside Trumpworld, Some Fear Mueller Has Laid a Perjury Trap — Rudy Giuliani is frustrated at Mueller's tactics. The White House is in a defensive crouch. “It's an untethered situation,” a person close to the president said.
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Mueller eyes Ivanka and Don Jr.'s work on Trump Tower Moscow — WASHINGTON - Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into President Donald Trump's efforts to build a skyscraper in Moscow has led him to ask questions about the role two of the president's children played in attempting …
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‘Individual 1’: Trump emerges as a central subject of Mueller probe — In two major developments this week, President Trump has been labeled in the parlance of criminal investigations as a major subject of interest, complete with an opaque legal code name: “Individual 1.”
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How a Lawyer, a Felon and a Russian General Chased a Moscow Trump Tower Deal — When Donald J. Trump took a run at building a tower in Moscow in the middle of his 2016 presidential campaign, it was the high point of a decades-long effort to plant the “Trump” flag there.
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Trump's Unacceptable Campaign Conduct and Two Other Takeaways from the Cohen Plea — Today, former Trump attorney Michael Cohen surprised America by pleading guilty to lying to Congress. You can read the complete criminal information here, but the summary is simple.
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Cohen's Plea Suggests Russians Held ‘Kompromat’ on Trump — Kremlin knew of real-estate bid as Cohen publicy downplayed it — Moscow tower bid was active until mid-2016, Cohen now says — Michael Cohen's latest guilty plea revealed a closely guarded Trump business secret.


The Legal Perils That Michael Cohen's Guilty Plea Poses for Donald Trump — The question at the heart of the Russia investigation has always been one of motive. Why has Donald Trump, both as a candidate and as the President, been so solicitous of Russia and of its leader, Vladimir Putin?
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Michael Cohen Pleads Guilty to Lying to Congress About Effort to Build Moscow Tower — Former lawyer for President Trump charged as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation — President Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty in a surprise hearing Thursday …
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Senate committees scouring testimony for misleading statements in Russia probe — “This is a reason people shouldn't lie when they're in front of a congressional investigation,” said GOP senator Richard Burr. — WASHINGTON — Senate committees investigating Russia's interference …
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Trump Is Compromised by Russia — Michael Cohen's latest plea is proof. — One of the chief questions in the Trump-Russia scandal has been whether Vladimir Putin has leverage over the president of the United States, and, if so, what that leverage looks like.

Three Remarkable Things About Michael Cohen's Plea
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Trump Canceling Planned Meeting With Russia's Putin Over Ukraine Situation
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Matthew Whitaker's Advance Knowledge of Cohen Plea Could Spell Trouble for Mueller
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Michael Cohen to Plead Guilty to Charge in Mueller Investigation
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How to Read Michael Cohen's Latest Plea and Its Revelations About the Trump Organization
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Mueller stalks Trump abroad — again
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Michael Cohen expected to plead guilty to lying to Congress in collusion probe; gave 70 hours …
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Michael Cohen, Trump's former lawyer, pleads guilty to lying to Congress about Moscow project

Trump Defenders Downplay New Cohen Plea: It's Just Perjury!
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Dershowitz says Cohen's plea signals Mueller is examining political issues
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Michael Cohen's admission could put Don Jr., Trump Org staff in the crosshairs
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Sheryl Sandberg Is Said to Have Asked Facebook Staff to Research George Soros — Sheryl Sandberg asked Facebook's communications staff to research George Soros's financial interests in the wake of his high-profile attacks on tech companies, according to three people with knowledge of her request …
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Sheryl Sandberg Requested Research On Billionaire George Soros — Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg requested research on a perceived company enemy, the billionaire George Soros, according to an internal email described to BuzzFeed News, and confirmed by Facebook.

U.S. agency apologizes to George Soros after broadcast called him ‘multimillionaire Jew’
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Scott to oppose Farr nomination to federal bench in NC, ending chances of confirmation — Sen. Tim Scott said Thursday he will oppose the nomination of Thomas Farr to the federal bench, assuring the controversial pick will not be confirmed. — The South Carolina Republican was the deciding vote …
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Trump Judicial Nominee Set To Fail Amid Voter Suppression Charges
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EXCLUSIVE: CNN Fires Marc Lamont Hill Following Israel Comments — CNN severed ties with contributor Marc Lamont Hill on Thursday, following comments the university professor made about Israel and Palestine in a speech at the United Nations. — “Marc Lamont Hill is no longer under contract with CNN …
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Certification in limbo in N.C. House race as fraud investigation continues — Mounting evidence of voter fraud in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District could indefinitely delay the certification of a winner, as state election officials investigate whether hundreds of absentee ballots were illegally cast or destroyed.
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Donald & Jean-Claude, a (kinda) love story — Donald Trump and Jean-Claude Juncker: It's a pairing that's weird, but somehow it seems to be a hit. — The U.S. president has burned through transatlantic relationships like a wildfire through a parched forest. With German Chancellor Angela Merkel, it was scorn at first sight.
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Canada announces sanctions targeting Saudis linked to ‘abhorrent’ Khashoggi murder
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Trudeau will attend trade pact signing after all
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EXCLUSIVE: Google Employees Debated Burying Conservative Media In Search Results — Google employees debated whether to bury The Daily Caller and other conservative media outlets in search results as a response to President Donald Trump's election — “Let's make sure that we reverse things …
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Feds raid Ald. Burke's City Hall, ward offices — Federal agents showed up unannounced at the City Hall office of Finance Committee Chairman Ed Burke, kicked everyone out and papered over the windows Thursday morning. — The nature of their visit was not known, but Ald.
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GOP unloads on Flake — Jeff Flake is finally taking a stand on the need to protect Robert Mueller — and it's infuriating his fellow Republicans. — The retiring Arizona senator is undermining the Senate GOP's efforts to approve as many lifetime-appointed federal judges as possible in the lame duck.
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How Twitter's Ban on ‘Deadnaming’ Promotes Free Speech — Trans people are less likely to speak up if they know they're going to be constantly told they don't exist. — Ms. Molloy is editor at large at Media Matters for America. — In September, Twitter announced changes to its …


Joe Crowley's Parting Shot: Ousted by Ocasio-Cortez, He Undermined Barbara Lee in House Leadership Race — The election of Rep. Hakeem Jeffries as House Democratic Caucus chair on Wednesday represented a symbolic and substantive comeback for the wing of the party that had suffered a stunning defeat …
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Ryan casts doubt on ‘bizarre’ California election results — Weeks after House Republicans lost their majority, Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Thursday cast serious doubts about the “bizarre” election system in California, where it appears that seven GOP-held seats will flip to Democratic control.
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