LaCorte noted that the story “wasn’t close to being publishable” and that withholding publication “was a no-brainer.”
Source: Former Fox News editor who killed Stormy Daniels story defends decision – Business Insider
On the heels of a bombshell BuzzFeed News report Thursday night alleging President Donald Trump directed his former lawyer Michael Cohen to lie, under oath, to Congress to cover up his negotiations to build a Trump Tower in Moscow during the 2016 campaign, two of the House’s top committee’s will investigate the matter.
Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, a California Democrat, and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, a New York Democrat, vowed to open congressional investigations.
“The allegation that the president of the United States may have suborned perjury before our committee in an effort to curtail the investigation and cover up his business dealings with Russia is among the most serious to date,” Schiff said immediately following the report. “We will do what’s necessary to find out if it’s true.”
Source: Former Fox News editor who killed Stormy Daniels story defends decision – Business Insider
President Trump’s former longtime attorney Michael Cohen said Wednesday that he would continue to cooperate with Congress should a committee seek further information from him as they probe President Trump’s past business dealings.
Source: Cohen promises to continue cooperating with Congress | TheHill
House Oversight Chair Elijah Cummings on Thursday outlined plans for his committee to seek interviews with close Trump associates and family members following a blockbuster public hearing featuring President Donald Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen.
Source: House Oversight to pursue interviews with Trump family members, close associates – CNNPolitics
Federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Thursday dramatically restricted Roger Stone’s ability to speak publicly about his case after he published an Instagram post with what appeared to be the crosshairs of a gun drawn behind her head.
Source: Roger Stone cannot speak publicly about case, judge rules – CNNPolitics
A prosecutor also said he believed Manafort had told one lie to “at least augment his chances for a pardon.”
Source: Manafort kept working in Ukraine after Mueller indictment, transcript shows
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker will testify as planned before the House Judiciary Committee on Friday, Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said.
Source: Whitaker to testify publicly Friday, Judiciary chairman says | TheHill
The House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday voted give special counsel Robert Mueller transcripts from dozens of witness interviews from the panel’s Russia probe.
Source: House Intel panel votes to release Russia interview transcripts to Mueller | TheHill
Even if the Trump administration tries to bury Mueller’s report, there’s a path for Democrats to make it public: win the presidency in 2020.
Source: 2020 presidential winner can make Mueller report public if Trump refuses – Business Insider
Federal prosecutors in New York have requested interviews in recent weeks with executives at the Trump Organization, according to people familiar with the matter, signaling a growing potential threat to President Donald Trump and those in his orbit from criminal investigations by the Manhattan US Attorney’s office.
Source: New York federal prosecutors seek interviews with Trump Organization executives – CNNPolitics
Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie in his new book wrote that President Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner thought firing former national security adviser Michael Flynn would end the Russia controversy,
Source: Chris Christie: Trump, Kushner thought Flynn firing would end Russia controversy | TheHill
Former Trump adviser Roger Stone appeared to open the door to cooperating in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe on Sunday, just hours after he defiantly condemned his dramatic predrawn arrest for lying to Congress and witness tampering and vowed to fight the charges.
Source: Roger Stone opens door to cooperating with Mueller after dramatic predawn arrest | Fox News
Prosecutor who helped convict Dick Cheney aide Scooter Libby for lying and obstruction says the case against Trump’s old pal is virtually perfect.
Source: No Escape for Roger Stone: Mueller’s Case Is a Slam Dunk and He’s Too Slimy to Get Flipped
The most important line in Robert Mueller’s indictment of Roger Stone may be the one stating that a senior official in Donald Trump’s presidential campaign “was directed” to contact Stone to get information from the organization publishing stolen Democratic National Committee emails.
Source: Mueller Reveals `Senior’ Trump Campaign Push for Stolen Emails – Bloomberg
Michael Cohen’s congressional testimony next month will exclude any topic that’s “under investigation,” Republicans say they were told by Cohen’s lawyer, which could mean Cohen won’t discuss lying to Congress about the Trump Tower Moscow project or the payments made to women during the 2016 campaign for their silence.
Source: Republicans: Cohen lawyer says key topics off-limits for congressional hearing – CNNPolitics
Emin Agalarov, the Russian pop star who initiated the infamous June 2016 Trump Tower meeting with members of Donald Trump’s campaign, canceled his upcoming US tour after failing to reach a deal with the special counsel’s office and Congress over the contours of his testimony.
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s office disputed an explosive story from BuzzFeed News as “not accurate” Friday night, after the news outlet reported the President had directed his personal attorney Michael Cohen to lie to Congress, for which Cohen was later prosecuted.
“Directing a subordinate to lie to Congress is a federal crime,” Jerry Nadler said. “The [House Judiciary] Committee’s job is to get to the bottom of it, and we will do that work.”
