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Rudy Giuliani told The Hill Friday that MORE’s decision to cooperate with prosecutors. Manafort, Trump’s former campaign chairman, pleaded guilty to additional charges on Friday morning, roughly three weeks after being convicted on eight criminal counts in a Virginia court.  Giuliani said that if Manafort had incriminating evidence on Trump, special counsel MORE’s team “would have had him plead to a conspiracy that would encompass the president.” Giuliani also criticized Mueller’s team — naming prosecutor Andrew Weissman specifically — for fa

Former Trump campaign chairman MORE’s investigation. Judge Amy Berman Jackson said in court on Friday that Manafort has agreed to submit to interviews with the special counsel, testify in any future cases and provide related documents. According to the plea agreement filed in court Friday afternoon, Manafort must cooperate “fully, truthfully, completely, and forthrightly” with the Justice Department in any and all matters that t

Former Trump campaign chairman MORE and his inner circle by providing prosecutors with additional inside information they previously would not have had, legal experts reacting to the news told The Hill. Even voices that have been deeply critical of Mueller’s actions said it is definitely a big win for the special counsel to have secured cooperation from Manafort, though they cautioned that is remains unclear exactly what Manafort has. “Potentially, [Manafort's guilty plea] opens up lots of doors that probably haven't been opened before,” Harvard law professor Alan Der

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The TAKE with Rick Klein Politics would typically take a back seat for a few days while the nation focuses on a giant storm, right after commemorating 9/11. Except, of course, weather event. The political impact of this storm could be felt well beyond some canceled rallies and a truncated legislative week on Capitol Hill. Trump has set up his own fresh tests for his administration, in the middle of an intense campaign

The TAKE with Rick Klein It’s not all about who wins and who loses – not when they’re playing the game differently. The end of 2018’s long primary season most likely will not add to the limited tally of the toppled, with New York Gov.

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The moves stoke speculation that the Elizabeth Warren may be preparing for a presidential run in 2020.   The state’s first openly transgender candidate for Congress, Alexandra Chandler, says she intends to put another voice to November’s closely watched ballot measure on transgender rights.  The TV spot — which disclosed that the RGA was a donor but didn’t divulge how much it contributed — began running in local markets last week,  Before you dismiss H.

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