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...Appeals court judge Neomi Rao, who was appointed by Mr Trump, said in the ruling — a 2-1 decision joined by Judge Karen Henderson, an appointee of George HW Bush — that little about the justice department...
...In a concurring opinion, Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson, an appointee of George HW Bush, suggested there might be situations where Congress could bring an interbranch dispute to the courts but said it was...
...In a court filing, Southern District of New York prosecutors said Mr Cohen had paid two women — porn star Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal — to stop them from publicly claiming that...
...three days after prosecutors in New York made clear they believed that Mr Trump had told Michael Cohen, his former lawyer, to make payments to two women — porn star Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen...
...“We would request counsel this afternoon to argue this case as if it were being argued yesterday morning,” said Karen Henderson, meaning before Mr Trump’s appointment on Wednesday of Matthew Whitaker as...
...In particular, they noted, the pay-offs he arranged — to adult film actress Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal — were done “in co-ordination with and at the direction of” Mr Trump....
...who ran Mr Trump’s campaign, was separately convicted of tax evasion and bank fraud, Mr Cohen said he had arranged payments to two women — a porn star named Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model called Karen...
...The president suggested Mr Cohen had lied under oath about Mr Trump directing him to pay off two women — porn star Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal — who alleged having affairs with...
...The denial was also the first clear admission by Mr Trump that he knew about the payments to two women — porn star Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal — who alleged having affairs with...
...(Mr Trump ultimately paid the higher cost — the firing sparked the opening of Robert Mueller’s special counsel investigation.)...
...In one of those recordings, obtained by CNN, Mr Trump and Cohen appear to discuss a possible payment to the National Enquirer, a tabloid that bought a story from Karen McDougal, a former Playboy playmate...
...By contrast, he praised Paul Manafort, his former campaign manager who was convicted this week in a case brought by the office of special counsel Robert Mueller, for refusing to “break”....
...He added that the Cohen plea would increase pressure on the president to agree to sit down for an interview with Mr Mueller and his investigators....
...Until then, the FT View is that Republicans would be wise to rein in the president and ensure Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling continues....
...The CMA is scrutinising the bid and will deliver a recommendation to Karen Bradley, the culture secretary, in the next few months....
...Finally, as the Mueller investigation continues to mess with Trump’s head, we should all pay more attention to Mike Pence who is closer to being our next president than some may imagine....
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