Prosecutors Zero in on Trump Foundation’s CFO

Peter Elkind / ProPublica Nov 21, 2019 Longtime executive Allen Weisselberg has become the focus of an investigation into the hush payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Judge Rejects Trump Challenge to Release of His Tax Returns

LARRY NEUMEISTER / The Associated Press Oct 7, 2019 A federal judge says the president's broad claim of immunity from all criminal investigations is at odds with the Constitution. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Read Michael Cohen’s Prepared Testimony in Its Entirety

The Associated Press and Truthdig Feb 27, 2019 The former fixer will tell a House committee that Donald Trump knew of WikiLeaks' plans to release emails damaging to Hillary Clinton. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Threat to Bezos Not Extortion, National Enquirer Lawyer Says

MICHAEL BALSAMO / The Associated Press Feb 10, 2019 Investigators hired by the Amazon CEO have suggested the tabloid's coverage of his affair with Lauren Sanchez was driven by dirty politics. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Donald Trump Will Not Go Quietly Like Nixon

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jan 2, 2019 The case for his removal grows stronger by the week. But the president is unlikely to resign in the face of impeachment as Richard Nixon did. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Michael Cohen Sentenced to Three Years in Federal Prison

LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYS / The Associated Press Dec 12, 2018 The president's former lawyer will serve time for an array of crimes, including lying to Congress and violating campaign finance laws. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Knew of Hush Payments to Stormy Daniels, Karen McDougal: Report

Jeff Mordock / The Washington Times Nov 9, 2018 A new Wall Street Journal investigation suggests the president likely violated campaign finance law as a candidate in the 2016 election. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Trump’s Endless Mendacity and the Dawn of American Fascism

Paul Street / Truthdig Oct 31, 2018 The president lies as freely as he breathes, but an entire imperial project has brought us to this dangerous precipice. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Enquirer Kept Trove of Stories, Hush-Money Records on Trump

JEFF HORWITZ / The Associated Press Aug 23, 2018 The Associated Press reports that the records were stored alongside similar documents pertaining to other celebrities' secrets. By not publishing such stories, the company was able to ingratiate itself with the Trump camp and ask for favors in return. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Michael Cohen Pleads Guilty in Hush-Money Scheme

TOM HAYS and JONATHAN LEMIRE / The Associated Press Aug 21, 2018 President Trump's former personal lawyer and "fixer" says in federal court that one payment was "in coordination and at the direction of a candidate for federal office," and that a second was made "under direction of the same candidate." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump on Tape About Paying Off Playboy Model, Report Says

ERIC TUCKER and JENNIFER PELTZ / The Associated Press Jul 20, 2018 The Associated Press reports that the FBI has the recording, which the president's onetime lawyer, Michael Cohen, made two months before Trump's election. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Mystery Grows Over Pro-Saudi Tabloid: Embassy Got Sneak Peek

JOSH LEDERMAN and JEFF HORWITZ / The Associated Press Apr 24, 2018 A digital copy of the magazine, produced by American Media Inc., was shared with Saudi officials in Washington almost three weeks before its publication. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )