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Donald Trump's former personal lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen tells the House Oversight Committee that US President Donald Trump "knew of, and directed the Trump Moscow negotiations throughout the campaign and lied about it." SOUNDBITE
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will find out Monday whether he can be extradited from the UK to the US. Should the extradition be approved, Assange would face espionage charges over the publication of secret American military documents. But according to Newser, whichever side loses is expected to appeal, which could lead to years more legal wrangling. Stella Moris is Assange's partner and the mother of his two sons. She's appealed to President Trump via Twitter to grant a pardon to Assange before he leaves office. Lawyers for the US government said in their hearing in the fall that Assange's defense team had raised issues that were neither relevant nor admissible.
The personal lawyer to President Donald Trump says there was about a '50/50' chance that his Ukrainian associate, Andrii Derkach, was a 'Russian spy.' Business Insider reports Rudy Giuliani also said he'd shared details of stolen emails and data supposedly sent by Hunter Biden with Trump and other top Republicans. Business Insider reports Giuliani weighed in on claims and concerns that the recent leaks were part of a disinformation campaign orchestrated by a foreign government. Saying they 'were a bunch of bulls--t,' Giuliani, 76, also confirmed he'd previously informed President Trump about the contents of the leaked files. He added that other top Republicans, like Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, had also been informed of the hacked information.
Former US President Donald Trump leaves the Trump Tower as his sexual assault defamation trial in New York is expected to resume. Writer Jean Carroll, 80, is seeking more than $10 million alleging that Trump defamed her when he mocked her sexual assault accusations by saying she "is not my type." The jury will decide only how much Trump should be forced to pay her. IMAGES
Former US President Donald Trump leaves the Trump Tower as he is expected to testify in a defamation case at the Manhattan federal courthouse in New York. Trump has already been found liable for sexually abusing and defaming the writer E. Jean Carroll. She is seeking $10 million in damages. IMAGES
A car believed to carry Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump's former lawyer, arrives at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Georgia. Earlier Wednesday, Giuliani dismissed charges that he helped former president Trump try to overturn the 2020 election as politically motivated. Trump, Giuliani and 17 other co-defendants face a Friday deadline to turn themselves in after being charged for election subversion in the southern US state. IMAGES