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The government filed court documents Friday confirming President Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen is under criminal investigation. There's also news of another payout that Cohen was involved in. CBS News justice and homeland security correspondent Jeff Pegues reports.
A new report says special counsel Robert Mueller has evidence that Cohen traveled to Prague in 2016, which Cohen has repeatedly denied
Prosecutors blacked out a section describing what laws they believe Cohen has broken, but they said the "crimes being investigated involve acts of concealment" and suspected fraud
Michael Cohen, Mr. Trump's personal attorney, reportedly set up the $1.6 million payment to a Playboy model
Earlier this week, the president called the FBI raid on attorney Michael Cohen's office a "total witch hunt" and "a disgrace"
The president has called the raid situation a "disgrace" and "an attack on our country"
The hearing is scheduled for Friday morning, but a court spokesman didn't disclose the reason for the hearing
Associated Press says ex-Trump tower doorman's cases raises questions about National Enquirer and Michael Cohen's actions in 2016
New details are emerging about the raid on President Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen's homes and office. In addition to seizing documents related to women who claimed to have affairs with the president, investigators were also looking for records relating to the infamous "Access Hollywood" tape. CBS News justice reporter Paula Reid reports.
Sources familiar with the search and seizure warrants executed at Michael Cohen's office, hotel room and home say the documents mentioned President Trump's name several times. CBS News justice and homeland security Correspondent Jeff Pegues spoke to CBSN to explain the significance of the news.
Sources who've seen the warrants say it appeared to them that Trump was the real target of the raids. One source called it a "search and destroy mission"
Federal agents were looking for information about money paid to two women who claim they had an affair with President Trump
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Tuesday that President Trump "believes" he has the power to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller if he wishes to do so. The statement contradicts what those in the Justice Department have told CBS News throughout the investigation: That only Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has the power to fire Mueller. Washington Post congressional reporter Sean Sullivan spoke to CBSN about the discrepancy.
CBS News has learned adult film star Stormy Daniels is cooperating in the federal investigation of the deal she struck with the president's attorney, Michael Cohen. On Monday, FBI agents raided Cohen's home and offices in search of evidence related to the deal. CBS News justice reporter Paula Reid reports.
Mark Zuckerberg testifies on Capitol Hill; Puppy found in duffel bag recovering
President Trump has said investigating his finances would constitute crossing a red line for him
Federal investigators are looking into the 2016 non-disclosure agreement she signed and the $130,000 payment from Trump lawyer Michael Cohen
The FBI raid against Michael Cohen prompted President Trump to lash out, calling the investigation a "witch hunt." The president's comments have raised new questions about whether he may try to force out Special Counsel Robert Mueller. CBS News justice reporter Paula Reid joined CBSN to discuss the case.
The home and office of Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, were raided by the FBI Monday
President Trump tore into special counsel Robert Mueller after the FBI raided the New York offices of his longtime personal attorney, Michael Cohen. Some of the evidence taken involves Cohen's payment of $130,000 to adult film star Stormy Daniels, who claims she had sex with Mr. Trump in 2006. Major Garrett reports.
The FBI raid on the offices of President Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen, would have had to clear a number of legal hurdles before a judge allowed it. Jeff Pegues reports.
On Monday, the FBI raided Cohen's office, seizing records including materials related to payments to Stormy Daniels
Daniel Strauss from Politico joins CBSN to discuss President Trump's remarks about an FBI raid on the home and office of personal attorney Michael Cohen. Strauss also discusses the growing calls Democrats are making for Mr. Trump to fire Pruitt.
President Trump called a raid at Michael Cohen's home and office a "disgrace" and a "witch hunt" Monday. CBS News security analyst and former FBI assistant director Ron Hosko discusses Mr. Trump's comments and the steps investigators took leading up to the raid.
"We don't want to see what's happening in Iran happen," President Trump said in an exclusive interview airing Tuesday on "CBS Evening News."
Information trickling out of Iran suggests a far deadlier crackdown on protesters than previously reported.
The Supreme Court heard two cases involving laws from Idaho and West Virginia that ban transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports.
President Trump defended his tariffs at a speech in Michigan, after he visited a factory in Dearborn.
At least six prosecutors in the Minneapolis U.S. Attorney's office — including Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson — have resigned after the office was tasked with investigating the shooting of Renee Good, according to three sources familiar with the situation.
President Trump's plans to ease the financial pressures on Americans are bold but could backfire, experts said.
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.
At least six prosecutors, most of whom are supervisors in the Civil Rights Division's criminal section, will be leaving their jobs.
The couple had so many kids in their Los Angeles-area mansion a neighbor "thought it was a kindergarten." The investigation has only gotten stranger.