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Congress to probe report that Trump directed lawyer to lie - The Boston Globe

posted onJanuary 20, 2019
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click here. WASHINGTON — The Democratic chairmen of two House committees pledged Friday to investigate a report that President Trump directed his personal attorney Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about negotiations over a Moscow real estate project during the 2016 election. The report by BuzzFeed News comes as House Democrats have promised a thorough look into Trump’s ties to Russia, and as special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election and contacts with the Trump campaign. A White House spokesman did not specifically deny the report, but Trump,

Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onJanuary 20, 2019
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Michael A. Cohen Congressional Republicans are having their Captain Renault moment with Rep. Steve King.   In its third iteration on a frigid day, Boston’s march for women drew several thousand people Saturday.  The new Democratic congresswoman was the guest speaker at Temple Israel’s annual Shabbat Tzedek, at which participants sang songs of peace, love, and light.  Baker intends to tuck the plan, one of his most high-profile bids to address climate resiliency, into his upcoming state budget proposal.  ‘‘BuzzFeed’s description of specific statements . . .

Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onJanuary 20, 2019
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Michael A. Cohen Congressional Republicans are having their Captain Renault moment with Rep. Steve King.   In its third iteration on a frigid day, Boston’s march for women drew several thousand people Saturday.  The new Democratic congresswoman was the guest speaker at Temple Israel’s annual Shabbat Tzedek, at which participants sang songs of peace, love, and light.  Baker intends to tuck the plan, one of his most high-profile bids to address climate resiliency, into his upcoming state budget proposal.  ‘‘BuzzFeed’s description of specific statements . . .

Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onJanuary 20, 2019
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Michael A. Cohen Congressional Republicans are having their Captain Renault moment with Rep. Steve King.   In its third iteration on a frigid day, Boston’s march for women drew several thousand people Saturday.  The new Democratic congresswoman was the guest speaker at Temple Israel’s annual Shabbat Tzedek, at which participants sang songs of peace, love, and light.  Baker intends to tuck the plan, one of his most high-profile bids to address climate resiliency, into his upcoming state budget proposal.  ‘‘BuzzFeed’s description of specific statements . . .

Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onJanuary 20, 2019
by admin
Michael A. Cohen Congressional Republicans are having their Captain Renault moment with Rep. Steve King.   In its third iteration on a frigid day, Boston’s march for women drew several thousand people Saturday.  The new Democratic congresswoman was the guest speaker at Temple Israel’s annual Shabbat Tzedek, at which participants sang songs of peace, love, and light.  Baker intends to tuck the plan, one of his most high-profile bids to address climate resiliency, into his upcoming state budget proposal.  ‘‘BuzzFeed’s description of specific statements . . .

Dems revive impeachment talk after latest Cohen bombshell | TheHill

posted onJanuary 19, 2019
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Democrats are calling the latest bombshell allegation against MORE — that he ordered his personal attorney to lie to Congress — the most damning yet, with several raising the possibility of impeachment, or even resignation, less than a month into the new Congress. Rep.

Trump teases 'major announcement' about shutdown on Saturday | TheHill

posted onJanuary 19, 2019
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MORE (D-Calif.) urging Trump to put off the State of the Union address and Trump responding by preventing congressional delegations from traveling overseas on military flights during the shutdown.  That effectively canceled a trip Pelosi and other Democrats had planned to take to Afghanistan this weekend. Polls suggest Trump is losing the battle for public opinion over the shutdown, another factor in the president's decision of what to do next. The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are

Trump knocks BuzzFeed over Cohen report, points to Russia dossier | TheHill

posted onJanuary 19, 2019
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disputed one of the outlet's reports about former longtime Trump lawyer Michael Cohen. "A very sad day for journalism, but a great day for our Country!" Trump wrote on Twitter. The president noted in his tweet that BuzzFeed previously published a dossier on unverified allegations about Trump's ties to Russia. BuzzFeed has long defended its publication of the controversial document in January 2017, but Trump and his GOP allies have ripped it, casting it as a discredited piece of oppositi

Special counsel issues rare statement disputing explosive Cohen report | TheHill

posted onJanuary 19, 2019
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Special counsel MORE had told his former lawyer Michael Cohen to lie to Congress. A number of Democratic lawmakers had seized on the report throughout the day on Friday, calling the latest bombshell allegation against Trump the most damning yet, with several raising the possibility of impeachment. “BuzzFeed’s description of specific statements to the Special Counsel’s Office, and characterization of documents and testimony obtained by this office, regardin