Trump says "flipping" like Cohen should be "illegal," rips Sessions
President tells Fox News that his former attorney and fixer implicated him in his fraud trial in order to get a better deal with prosecutors
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President tells Fox News that his former attorney and fixer implicated him in his fraud trial in order to get a better deal with prosecutors
Members of Congress from both parties say it's too early to talk about impeachment in the wake of Michael Cohen's plea bargain. But Senate Democrats are using that case of President Trump's former lawyer to try and delay confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Nancy Cordes reports.
President Trump now says his money was used to silence two women about alleged affairs. In a new interview, the president says he didn't know about Michael Cohen paying Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal until "later on." Major Garrett reports.
All is still well with the embattled commander-in-chief, his supporters say
President Trump denied Wednesday any prior knowledge of payments to two women claimed to have had affairs with him, directly contradicting his former attorney. Weijia Jiang, CBS News White House correspondent joins CBSN to analyze the legal jeopardy the president could face.
President Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, and onetime campaign chairman Paul Manafort are now convicted felons, putting new legal pressure on the president. "CBS This Morning" co-host John Dickerson explains why this moment is significant and different from past drama.
President Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen is now a convicted felon after pleading guilty to charges including campaign finance violations. CBS News' Major Garrett and Paula Reid explain what this means for the president.
President Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen has pleaded guilty to eight federal charges, and he says Mr. Trump directed him to pay hush money to two women who alleged they had affairs with him. Cohen's attorney, Lanny Davis, joins CBSN to discuss his client's case and the president's alleged involvement.
President Trump took to Twitter on Wednesday to slam his former attorney and personal fixer Michael Cohen for pleading guilty to a series of charges including tax fraud and campaign finance violations. CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett has more on the latest developments.
President Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen implicated the president by pleading guilty to campaign finance violations Tuesday
The adult-film star and director is being threatened with financial ruin, but she wants to set the record straight about her alleged affair with Donald Trump
New York state investigators are probing whether the Trump Foundation violated state law
Democrats are being cautious with talk of impeachment after Michael Cohen implicated the president as part of his guilty plea. CBSN political contributor Caitlin Huey-Burns joins CBSN to explain how this could impact midterm messaging.
President Trump presented the medal to the widow of Tech. Sgt. John A. Chapman at the White House on Wednesday
President Trump also said in an interview with "Fox & Friends" that he believes the majority of the media is "fake news"
Sanders also said that she is "not aware of any conversations" regarding a potential president pardon for Paul Manafort
Trump's comments come a day after Cohen pleaded guilty to eight counts, including two campaign finance violations
There has been a lot of drama in the Trump presidency, but now a man with access to Mr. Trump's intimate secrets says the president directed a crime
President Trump is under new legal pressure after Michael Cohen, his former lawyer and fixer, said under oath that the president told him to break the law. Cohen accepted a government plea deal Tuesday at the end of a frantic day in two separate courtrooms, which ended with both him and former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort as convicted felons. Jeff Pegues reports.
Michael Cohen's attorney, Lanny Davis, joins "CBS This Morning" from Washington to discuss why it's "indisputable" that President Trump's lawyers told special counsel in the Russia investigation that Mr. Trump directed Cohen to make illegal payments. He also says Cohen has knowledge that may be of interest to the special counsel relating to election hacking.
At a campaign-style rally in West Virginia on Tuesday night, President Trump largely ignored the courtroom drama and guilty verdicts of his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, and his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort. Instead he repeated familiar attacks on the Russia investigation. Major Garrett reports.
"He committed a crime. He should be indicted," Lanny Davis said of President Trump on "CBS This Morning"
Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court Tuesday to eight counts, including two campaign finance violations related to attempts to pay money to silence women he believed could be detrimental to a campaign in order to influence the 2016 election. Watch Deputy U.S. Attorney Robert Khuzami's remarks here.
President Trump's former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty Tuesday to campaign finance violations and fraud charges. Cohen said that in an attempt to influence the 2016 election, he and Mr. Trump arranged to pay off two women who claimed to have affairs with Mr. Trump. CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reports.
Michael Cohen, President Trump's former lawyer, reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors on Tuesday. Weijia Jiang, CBS News White House correspondent, joins CBSN to discuss what the charges against Cohen entail and what the political fallout could be for Mr. Trump.
In an interview with CBS News' Norah O'Donnell on Monday, Iran's exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi said, "We need action to be taken."
President Trump has been briefed on a wide array of military and covert tools that can be used against Iran that go well beyond conventional airstrikes, including cyber operations and psychological campaigns, Pentagon officials said.
President Trump's remarks about taking Greenland by military force have prompted bipartisan criticism from lawmakers who have said they do not support acquiring the Danish territory in such a way.
President Trump said Monday he's imposing 25% tariffs on all countries that do business with Iran, as the administration pressures the Iranian government amid anti-regime protests.
Lindsey Halligan's deputy in the U.S. attorney's office in the Eastern District of Virginia, Robert McBride, was fired after refusing to lead the prosecution of James Comey, a source said.
The state of Minnesota, along with the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, are suing Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other federal officials in an effort to stop the surge of federal law enforcement officials coming into the state.
"We have rights. Fundamental rights," Polis said. "When you're minding your business and doing your own thing, really, the government shouldn't interfere."
Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly filed a lawsuit against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seeking to block the Pentagon's efforts to downgrade his retirement rank and pay.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a progressive Democrat from Massachusetts, said she told President Trump Congress could cap credit card rates if he pushes for it.