Tag: Michael Cohen
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez grills Michael Cohen, laying out plan to probe...
“In five minutes, this freshman congresswoman just laid out a whole investigative plan for three more topics into Donald Trump’s potentially criminal activities.”
Lawmakers urged to ‘start the impeachment proceedings’ after report Trump ordered...
"If the Buzzfeed story is true, President Trump must resign or be impeached," declared Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro.
Michael Cohen sentenced to 3 years in federal prison
“My weakness can be characterized as a blind loyalty to Donald Trump, and I was weak for not having the strength to question and to refuse his demands.”
Michael Cohen pleads guilty to lying to Congress
"I am pleading guilty because I am in fact guilty of the offense identified in this Agreement.”
Why Manafort and Cohen thought they’d get away with it
It takes a special counsel to actually catch white-collar criminals.
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, August 23
Verizon confirms throttling internet in California during deadly wildfires, Michael Cohen won't accept a pardon from Trump, new poll shows Sanders would be Trump in 2020, and more.
Michael Cohen pleads guilty & implicates Trump as Paul Manafort is...
“If those payments were a crime for Michael Cohen, then why wouldn’t they be a crime for Donald Trump?”
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, June 21, 2018
Trump signs executive order halting family separation policy he created
President Trump signed an executive order halting what has become a notorious family separation policy...
Russian Oligarch-linked firm that paid Michael Cohen was also represented by...
The investment firm that the two Trump attorneys worked for, Columbus Nova, calls it a “coincidence.”
Trump’s lawyer arranged $130K payment to silence porn star before election
Trump allegedly cheated on his wife, Melania Trump, with the porn star in 2006.
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David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
Trump’s Energy Department pick: A Fracking CEO who claims ‘there is no climate crisis’
Wright’s history of denying the severity of climate change raise critical questions about his ability to lead an agency central to energy innovation and climate policy.
Pentagon fails seventh straight audit amid $1 trillion military budget
Meanwhile, Congress continues to approve unprecedented increases in military spending, pushing the budget close to $1 trillion.
Protesters demand US Senate block weapons sales to Israel amid Gaza death toll exceeding...
Emblazoned with slogans like “Stop Arming Israel” and “Fund Housing, Not Genocide,” demonstrators gathered in the Hart Senate Office Building ahead of a pivotal Senate vote on Wednesday.
Senate rejects Sanders’ push to halt US arms sales as weapons fuel 44,000 deaths...
The Senate overwhelmingly voted against the measures, leaving advocates of peace and human rights questioning U.S. complicity in the alleged war crimes unfolding in Gaza.