Paul Manafort Was Just Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
Paul Manafort arrives at a May 23, 2018 court hearing in Washington, DC.Mark Wilson/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A federal judge in Virginia sentenced former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, 69, to 47 months in prison on tax and bank fraud charges on Thursday. The sentence follows…
Roger Stone Just Risked Prison to Reference Roger Rabbit
Roger Stone enters federal court on February 21, 2019.Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Roger Stone’s inability to shut up may land him in prison before he even faces trial. Despite finding himself in hot water due to an Instagram post just a few weeks ago, over…
Next in the Congressional Hot Seat: Donald Trump Jr.?
Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Donald Trump Jr. has a new investigation to worry about. House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) says that Michael Cohen’s blockbuster testimony this week will fuel new investigative efforts by the panel—and those likely will target the president’s son. “All…
After the Michael Cohen Hearing, Congress Has Some Big Questions for Trump’s Tax Lawyer
AP Photo/Evan Vucci Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In 2016, under fire for his refusal to release his tax returns, President Donald Trump contended that an ongoing audit by the Internal Revenue Service prevented him from disclosing these financial records, as every presidential contender had done since 1980. To back…
Michael Cohen Suggests Trump Lied About His Taxes Being Under Audit
J. Scott Applewhite/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. As he launched his 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump staunchly refused to release his tax returns, despite decades of tradition of presidential candidates releasing them to show voters they had nothing to hide. At the time, Trump fixer Michael Cohen told reporters…
Michael Cohen Accused Trump and His Family of a Lot of Crimes Today
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. During stunning testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Wednesday, Michael Cohen, the president’s former personal lawyer, called his old boss “a racist,” “a con man,” and a “cheat” while detailing a laundry list of lies by Donald Trump. But…