Trump says found out about payments made by Cohen after the fact
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he found out only after the fact about payments his then-lawyer Michael Cohen made to silence two women who said they had had affairs with Trump, adding that the money came from him and not his campaign.
Factbox: Trump on Twitter (Aug 22) – Cohen, Manafort
The following statements were posted to the verified personal Twitter account of U.S. President Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
Trump slams Cohen, lauds Manafort after twin legal blows
U.S. President Donald Trump, in tweets about the stunning legal setbacks involving two of his former lieutenants, on Wednesday attacked the one who has turned on him and defended the one who has remained loyal.
Putin deplores U.S. sanctions, but lauds Trump meeting
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday condemned U.S. sanctions against Russia as counter-productive, but said a summit he had held last month with U.S. President Donald Trump had still been useful.
Putin: Russia must strengthen its military infrastructure due to NATO
NATO is moving its military infrastructure closer to the Russian border and Russia needs to strengthen its own infrastructure in response, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
Putin says Trump meeting useful, deplores U.S. sanctions
A summit with U.S. President Donald Trump was useful but U.S. sanctions against Moscow are counter-productive and pointless, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
Trump claims Cohen’s campaign finance violations are ‘not a crime’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the campaign finance violations his longtime lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to in federal court on Tuesday were “not a crime,” even though prosecutors and Cohen agreed they were.
Factbox: Trump on Twitter (Aug 22) – Michael Cohen
The following statements were posted to the verified personal Twitter account of U.S. President Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
Trump’s ex-lawyer Cohen would not accept pardon: lawyer
U.S. President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen would not accept a presidential pardon, his attorney said on Wednesday, a day after Cohen pleaded guilty to eight criminal charges and said he acted at the direction of Trump.
Jolted by ex-allies’ criminal cases, Trump faces election and legal risks
President Donald Trump suffered twin setbacks on Tuesday with two ex-advisers facing prison sentences – and one of them saying Trump told him to commit a crime – possibly hurting his Republican Party’s election prospects and widening a criminal probe t…
