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Christopher Wray is expected to face a barrage of questions about the FBI’s response to domestic violent extremists and the Jan. 6 insurrection. Watch the Senate Judiciary hearing live at 10 a.m. ET.
Bannon and Lil Wayne were two of dozens of people granted clemency by Trump just hours before his terms comes to a close.
Trump said he and Barr had a “very nice meeting” Monday and that their “relationship has been a very good one.” Barr started out as a loyalist, but his relationship with the president frayed.
The president already is the subject of investigations by New York officials, and he may be implicated by federal authorities as well. As a private citizen, he would no longer enjoy de facto immunity.
The president has used his clemency power to spare Stone a prison sentence following his conviction in a federal court. It’s the latest official intercession in a case involving a friend of Trump.
The attorney general said Trump removed Geoffrey Berman as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. But the president quickly sought to distance himself from the decision.
Attorney General William Barr announced that Berman is stepping down as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. But Berman says “I have no intention of resigning.”
President Trump’s political adviser was found guilty on all counts by a federal jury last year after he was charged with lying to Congress and obstructing its investigation.
President Trump asked his Ukrainian counterpart to see what he could find out about former Vice President Joe Biden and his family, and be in touch with his lawyer and the attorney general.
In prepared remarks, the president’s former lawyer calls him “a racist” and “a conman,” while apologizing for previously lying to Congress. House Republicans are expected to attack Cohen in response.
Prosecutors acknowledged that Cohen has been cooperating with cases in New York City and Washington but nonetheless said the crimes he’s admitted committing are serious enough to go to prison.
The former vice president and the Raging Bull actor joined others who’ve traded political jabs with President Trump and who have been sent potentially explosive packages.
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort appears close to reaching a plea deal. The agreement would avert a second trial for Manafort, this time in Washington, D.C., scheduled to begin next week.
Jurors concluded that Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman was guilty of eight of the 18 counts with which he had been charged.
Cohen became well known for his elbow-throwing and sometimes full-on threats as he worked to move the ball forward for Trump or protect him.
Prosecutors plowed through eight witnesses on Day 2. Thursday is expected to be another day of documents and details about lavish spending, overseas bank accounts and financial recordkeeping.
Manafort’s defense, judging by his attorney’s opening statement, rests in trying to undermine the credibility of his longtime business partner, Rick Gates. Gates is cooperating with prosecutors.
The president’s longtime lawyer and ally has admitted he paid adult film actress Stormy Daniels $130,000 shortly before the 2016 election to keep quiet about her alleged sexual encounter with Trump.