Article snippet: Facing a growing threat to his presidency, Donald Trump on Wednesday accused his former lawyer of making up ‘‘stories in order to get a ‘deal’’’ from federal prosecutors. As reporters peppered President Trump’s spokeswoman with question after question about Cohen and Manafort, she repeated the same mantra over and over. One Boston attorney called Michael Cohen’s guilty plea “clearly the most pressing legal threat to Donald Trump to date.” Evan Horowitz | Quick Study President Trump has been implicated in an election-related crime — a crime that may have helped him capture the presidency — and yet he may never face punishment. The payments began flowing in February 2017, soon after the president took office, when former Trump attorney Cohen approached Trump Organization executives seeking to be reimbursed for ‘‘election-related’’ expenses. This isn't the first time the Aerosmith frontman has threatened legal action for Trump's song use. Welcome to the Third District, where 10 — yes, 10 — Democrats are vying to replace retiring US Representative Niki Tsongas in the largest congressional primary the state’s seen in two decades. The posted 2017 returns show the former Harvard University law professor and her husband reported an adjusted gross income of $913,000. The legal entanglements surrounding President Trump left lawmakers struggling for an appropriate response ahead of the midterm campaigns. Republicans in Wyoming on Tuesday brushed of... Link to the full article to read more