Latest Stories By John Kruzel

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The timeline of Donald Trump’s explanations for the Stormy Daniels payment

May 3, 2018

President Donald Trump and his team repeatedly denied that Trump had a relationship with adult film actress Stormy Daniels, and left unclear Trump’s role in furnishing hush money to silence the porn star about their alleged 2006 affair.

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What you need to know ahead of Donald Trump’s Iran deal deadline

May 3, 2018

President Donald Trump has long derided the Iran nuclear deal, calling it "insane," "ridiculous" and something that "should have never, ever been made."

What the law says about James Comey’s leaked memos

April 24, 2018

President Donald Trump trained his fire on the memos of former FBI Director James Comey, claiming the written impressions of their one-on-one discussions contain classified information and that Comey broke the law by disclosing them.

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s tweets about former FBI Director James Comey

April 18, 2018

President Donald Trump lambasted former FBI Director James Comey as a leaker, liar and slimeball, in a series of tweets that were sometimes at odds with the truth.

Can Donald Trump fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller?

April 12, 2018

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders dumped gasoline on a raging debate about presidential authority when she said President Donald Trump "certainly believes he has the power to" fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

A closer look at attorney-client privilege after raid of Donald Trump’s lawyer

April 10, 2018

President Donald Trump lashed out after the FBI seized business records, emails and tax documents belonging to his personal attorney Michael Cohen.

Does Mike Pence call his wife ‘Mother’?

March 27, 2018

The old-fashioned quality of Vice President Mike Pence’s relationship with wife Karen has made their marriage something of an obsession.

Did Donald Trump’s predecessors congratulate Vladimir Putin’s election win?

March 21, 2018

President Donald Trump has taken heat for congratulating Vladimir Putin following his successful bid in Russia’s presidential election, which critics have derided as a sham contest.

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s tweetstorm about Mueller, Russia

March 19, 2018

Over St. Patrick’s Day weekend, President Donald Trump went on a tweetstorm criticizing the investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Here’s a look at where Trump had a point and where his tweets were either misleading or wrong.

Democrats’ memo pushes back on GOP claims about Russia probe

February 28, 2018

The House Intelligence Committee's partisan divide deepened with the Feb. 24 release of a Democratic memo fending off Republican claims that the investigation into collusion between Russia and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is politically tainted.

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