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Michael Cohen hearing: Most explosive moments from former Trump lawyer’s Hill appearance (FOX News)
Michael Cohen’s highly anticipated hearing opened with fireworks as lawmakers argued over whether President Trump’s “fixer” and former personal lawyer’s testimony should be postponed. After several heated discussions — and a committee vote — the hearing continued.
During his opening statement Wednesday morning, Cohen claimed the president was a “con man” and said he regretted his “blind loyalty” to Trump over the past decade. Cohen has since turned on his former boss and apologized to U.S. citizens, saying in a courtroomin December that they “deserve to know the truth.” [Read More]
The Supreme Court wrestled Wednesday with how to maintain a constitutional distance between church and state while preserving a 40-foot Latin cross on government property.
By the end of the oral argument, it appeared the justices had found a way: By deciding that the “Peace Cross” in Bladensburg, Maryland, is essentially grandfathered in, but new religious displays might not get equal treatment.
“What about saying past is past,” Associate Justice Stephen Breyer said by way of defending the towering monument, “but no more?” [Read More]
President Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen said Wednesday that he has no evidence suggesting his former boss colluded with Russia during the 2016 presidential election, but that he has his “suspicions.”
“Questions have been raised about whether I know of direct evidence that Mr. Trump or his campaign colluded with Russia. I do not, and I want to be clear. But I have my suspicions,” Cohen told lawmakers.
There are “so many dots that all seem to lead” in the direction of Russian President Vladimir Putin, he added. [Read More]
Trump says North Korea has “awesome” potential (CBS News)
President Donald Trump’s message to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has been simple and clear: Give up your nuclear weapons and a flood of wealth will soon be yours for the taking.
But here’s a nagging question — Is that really what Kim wants? [Read More]
In the most ominous military confrontation between India and Pakistan since both tested nuclear weapons two decades ago, Pakistan said it shot down two Indian military aircraft over its territory Wednesday and launched strikes in Indian-controlled Kashmir, while India claimed it had shot down a Pakistani fighter jet in the “aerial encounter.”
An especially volatile aspect of the confrontation was Pakistan’s capture of an Indian fighter pilot. Pakistani military officials posted a photo of him on Twitter sitting in a room, and they said he was being treated “as per norms of military ethics.” [Read More]
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