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Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's former campaign chief, sentenced to 'shockingly lenient' 47 months in jail in Robert Mueller case

Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, 69, has gotten away with what legal pundits are describing as a "shockingly lenient" sentence of 47 months in jail for eight criminal counts of tax and bank fraud in the only case brought by special counsel Robert Mueller that has gone to trial so far.

Michael Cohen's lawyer says Donald Trump advisers were 'dangling' pardons after FBI raided Cohen in 2018

President Donald Trump's advisers dangled the possibility of a pardon for his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen last year, Cohen's attorney said Thursday, as congressional investigators zero in on the president's pardon power.

Michael Cohen sues Trump Organization saying it owes him legal fees of at least $1.9 million

US president Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen filed a lawsuit Thursday claiming the Trump Organization broke a promise to pay his legal bills and owes at least $1.9 million to cover the cost of his defense.

Michael Cohen twists knife deeper into Donald Trump White House, turns over Moscow project documents to House panel

Michael Cohen, US President Donald Trump's former lawyer, turned over documents to the House intelligence committee on Wednesday related to a Trump real estate project in Moscow — a subject under intense media glare about which he lied to the committee in 2017.

As investigations multiply, Donald Trump legal and political teams sharpen knives to fight and distract

The White House has beefed up its legal team. Its political team is ready to distract and disparage. And US President Donald Trump is venting against Democratic prying.

US House Democrats launch sweeping probe of Donald Trump and associates; request documents from 81 people in inner circle

Democrats launched a sweeping new probe of President Donald Trump, an aggressive investigation that threatens to shadow the president through the 2020 election season with potentially damaging inquiries into his White House, campaign and family businesses.

House Democrats set to vote on resolution to end Donald Trump's 'emergency' over border wall with Mexico

Donald Trump, who declared the national emergency in February after Congress declined his request for $5.7 billion to help build a border wall, vowed last week to vereuyto the measure if it passes both chambers.

High drama, few results as Trump warns of 'long' govt shutdown: White House shifts tactics as next deadline to pay federal workers approaches

Staring down the next deadline to pay federal workers, the White House shifted tactics Tuesday, trying to bypass House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to negotiate with rank-and-file lawmakers even as President Donald Trump dug in for a prolonged shutdown

House of Representatives approves $1.6bn to begin construction of US-Mexico border wall

White House to begin the construction of a wall along the US-Mexico border