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Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. told a federal court Monday that his office was pursuing a broad inquiry into possible fraud by President Donald Trump and his private businesses, based on reports that had appeared in the media.

President Donald Trump’s former attorney, Michael Cohen, was returned to federal custody on Thursday after being temporarily released during the coronavirus pandemic.

Michael Cohen, a former lawyer of President Donald Trump, was seen dining at a pricey New York City restaraunt on Thursday after he was released from prison due to concerns over the coronavirus.

Wednesday on MSNBC, House Judiciary Committee chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) said his committee would hold hearings and talk to prosecutors about President Donald Trump and Attorney General Bill Barr “subverting justice.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former lawyer and longtime fixer Michael Cohen will be released from federal prison to serve the remainder of his sentence in home confinement amid the coronavirus pandemic, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

Newly released material exposes previously unknown details showing the extent of the FBI’s controversial surveillance of Carger Page, who served as a tangential campaign adviser to President Donald Trump.

A federal judge was not swayed by a request from Michael Cohen for an early release or a way to serve the rest of his sentence under home confinement due to the coronavirus.

Take a look at some of the most bizarre hoaxes to have surfaced in 2019, capturing the attention of millions and further sowing division among Americans.

Elijah Cummings forged personal friendships with Republicans. His legacy on the House Oversight Committee, however, is one of stark partisanship.

CLAIM: The indictment Thursday of two businessmen with ties to Rudy Giuliani was related to the Ukraine call.
VERDICT: False. The charges are independent.

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), one of the first people in Congress to call for President Donald Trump’s impeachment, said on Tuesday that he should not just be impeached, but he should also be in prison and “placed in solitary confinement.”

President Trump received a victory Thursday when a federal judge issued a temporary injunction against a California law that would require presidential candidates to release their tax returns.

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have subpoenaed Trump’s accounting firm, demanding eight years of personal and corporate tax returns.

Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Hardballs,” former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance discussed an NBC News report that President Donald Trump’s jailed former lawyer Michael Cohen is cooperating with Manhattan prosecutors on an investigation into the Trump organization potentially falsifying records. Matthews said, “This case

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), 2020 White House hopeful, is warning against launching an impeachment inquiry targeting President Donald Trump, saying the move would further tear at the United States’ social fabric.

House Democrats plan to make Michael Cohen’s payments to two women alleging affairs with the president a “major investigative focus” this fall, according to a new report.

President Donald Trump criticized House Oversight Committee chair Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) on Saturday for failing to help his district. He could just as well have pointed out Cummings does a terrible job of “oversight.”

Former White House communications director Hope Hicks will not be charged as part of the Southern District of New York’s investigation into potential campaign finance violations by the 2016 Trump campaign, according to a report. 

“I think Jeff Zucker should be fired,” said Alan Dershowitz to Breitbart News, adding, “He has destroyed CNN.”

Federal prosecutors have ended their campaign finance investigation, which Trump’s critics had hoped would lead to his arrest or impeachment.

Lanny Davis, most recently known for representing former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, is going to bat for former President Bill Clinton in the wake of indictments against famed billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who was arrested Saturday on sex trafficking-related charges.

House Oversight and Reform ranking member Jim Jordan (R-OH) charged in a statement Wednesday that the Democrat-led contempt vote against Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross amounts to “political theatre.”

House Oversight and Reform Committee ranking member Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Mark Meadows (R-NC) wrote a letter Friday to committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) demanding that he hold former Donald Trump attorney Michael Cohen accountable for perjury.

A federal judge in Washington ruled on Monday that President Donald Trump cannot block a House subpoena of his financial records.

The House Intelligence Committee is investigating whether lawyers for President Trump and his family helped to obstruct its investigation.

Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) introduced a resolution Tuesday that will force a vote this week on whether the House will refer Michael Cohen’s testimony to the DOJ regarding a perjury investigation. 

Monday on CNN, Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) said the reason House Oversight Committee chair Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) had subpoenaed for 10 years’ worth of President Donald Trump’s financial records was because his former lawyer Michael Cohen gave the committee “several years

Special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the Trump-Russia investigation clearly contradicts BuzzFeed’s assertions about the Trump Tower Moscow project.

Several leftists and anti-Trumpers on Thursday cited a misleading screenshot of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report to affirm the existence of the alleged “pee-pee” blackmail tape from the unverified dossier authored by former British intelligence agent Christopher Steele.

House Oversight Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-OH), Representative Mark Meadows (R-NC), Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), and Republican Oversight Committee members will hold a press conference Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. Eastern to discuss next steps relating to Michael Cohen.

House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff sounds thoroughly uninterested in helping President Trump’s former lawyer avoid his prison time.

The House Oversight and Reform Committee has requested financial documents on President Donald Trump’s bid to purchase the Buffalo Bills in 2014, a pair of top House Republican lawmakers said Wednesday.

Rashida Tlaib is reportedly showing no signs of backing down from her pledge to spearhead impeachment proceedings against, Trump, even after Robert Mueller’s investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 presidential election.

Left-wing billionaire and activist Tom Steyer said Monday that President Donald Trump could still be impeached even if special counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence that Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign coordinated or colluded with the Russian government.

Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of President Donald Trump, eviscerated embattled television lawyer Michael Avenatti following his arrest for allegedly attempting to extort Nike, embezzling his client’s money, and bank fraud.

Attorney Michael Avenatti, one of President Donald Trump’s most determined antagonists and the former lawyer for porn star Stormy Daniels, has reportedly been charged by federal prosecutors with extortion.