Watergate

G Gordon Liddy, ex-FBI agent convicted in Watergate scandal, passes away at 90

His son, Thomas Liddy, confirmed the death but did not reveal the cause, other than to say it was not related to COVID-19

Watergate docu director sues network alleging it suppressed miniseries over fear of potential backlash

Watergate docu-maker Charles Ferguson has accused A&E Networks of attempting to delay his documentary until after the 2018 midterm elections because a History Channel executive feared it would offend the White House and Trump supporters.

Donald Trump says Rudy Giuliani wants to take information from Ukraine investigation to attorney general, Congress

Donald Trump said Rudy Giuliani had not yet told him what information he has gathered, though the president said he's heard it was plentiful.

Donald Trump accuses impeachment inquiry witness of lying, offers explanation for using personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine policy

President Donald Trump on Friday accused a witness in the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry of lying and offered an explanation for his controversial use of his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine policy

Donald Trump impeachment inquiry: An echo of Watergate as Gordon Sondland's remarks refocus the debate

Sondland made a point of stressing that he was no rogue operator but in fact at key moments had kept everyone "in the loop", including the vice-president, secretary of state, acting White House chief of staff and national security advisor.

50th anniversary of Z, by Costa-Gavras, who receives the Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker award at Venice

Z, directed by Costa-Gavras, is a French procedural-thriller based on Greek events – but has a rich American connection.

Donald Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen 'will comply' with US Senate subpoena, says lawyer

A Senate committee has subpoenaed US President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen, his attorney said Thursday, and Cohen intends to comply with the interview demand related to the Russia investigation.

Democrats consider subpoena for Michael Cohen after he postpones testimony citing Donald Trump 'threats, mob tactics'

Citing threats to his immediate family members, US president's former fixer Michael Cohen, who has threatened to unload dirt on his former boss, has decided to put off his public testimony before the US House Oversight Committee. Cohen attorney Lanny Davis put out a statement Wednesday even as angry Democrats are saying this amounts to "witness tampering" by Trump and team.

Donald Trump directed lawyer Michael Cohen to lie about Moscow project, says bombshell BuzzFeed report; Congress to investigate

The Democratic chairmen of two House committees pledged Friday to investigate a report that President Donald Trump directed his personal attorney to lie to Congress about negotiations over a real estate project in Moscow during the 2016 election.

‘Whatever it takes, we need a wall’: Why the final Donald Trump crisis of 2018 isn't going away in 2019

What’s Donald Trump playing at with his $5 billion demand for a wall and shutting down the government - the third in the last 12 months - in Christmas season? For one, this has echoes of what his chief strategist and inscrutable mastermind of the 2016 campaign Steve Bannon told a reporter after Trump pulled off the greatest political upset in American history: "Brother, Hollywood doesn't make movies where the bad guys win" - a riff on Gregory Peck's lines from Twelve O'Clock High.