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In this Nov. 29, 2018, photo, Michael Cohen walks out of federal court in New York. A pattern of deception by advisers to President Donald Trump, aimed at covering up Russia-related contacts during the 2016 campaign and transition, has unspooled bit by bit in criminal cases from special counsel Robert Mueller. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
December 03, 2018 - 10:09 am

Trump Wants 'Full And Complete' Sentence For Cohen

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is calling for a "full and complete" sentence for his longtime lawyer Michael Cohen. Trump tweets Monday: "You mean he can do all of the TERRIBLE, unrelated to Trump, things having to do with fraud, big loans, Taxis, etc., and not serve a long prison term?"...
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Chicago City Hall
November 28, 2018 - 4:01 pm

Chicago Alderman Rejects Plea Deal With Feds

Willie B. Cochran's lawyer informed the judge of his client's decision Wednesday during a change-of-plea hearing where the 65-year-old Democrat was expected to enter a guilty plea.
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(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File
November 28, 2018 - 6:59 am

New Developments Put Manafort Back In Russia Probe Spotlight

Besides denying he'd ever met Assange, Manafort, who is currently in jail, said he'd told Mueller's prosecutors the truth during questioning. And WikiLeaks said Manafort had never met with Assange, offering to bet London's Guardian newspaper "a million dollars and its editor's head."
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Migrants run from tear gas launched by U.S. agents, amid photojournalists covering the Mexico-U.S. border, after a group of migrants got past Mexican police at the Chaparral crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018. The mayor of Tijuana has declared a humanitarian crisis in his border city and says that he has asked the United Nations for aid to deal with the approximately 5,000 Central American migrants who have arrived in the city. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
November 27, 2018 - 8:04 pm

Trump Backs Use Of 'Very Safe' Tear Gas On Migrants

SAN DIEGO (AP) — President Donald Trump is strongly defending the U.S. use of tear gas at the Mexico border to repel a crowd of migrants that included angry rock-throwers and barefoot, crying children. On Tuesday, U.S. authorities lowered the number of arrests during the confrontation to 42 from 69...
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