Kara Scannell
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CNN Correspondent. Formerly FT, WSJ.
Joined December 2009
Ivanka Trump was deposed Tuesday by the DC attorney general's office as part of its lawsuit alleging misuse of inauguration funds, according to a new court filing.
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The Manhattan District Attorney’s office has expanded its criminal investigation into the Trump Organization’s finances to include the family’s compound Seven Springs in Westchester County, according to lawyers and people familiar with the investigation.
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Supreme Court allows Manhattan DA to obtain Trump's tax returns and records. This clears the way for Vance's investigation to move forward.
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NEW: Mark your calendar for May 12. The Supreme Court said it will hear two blockbuster cases concerning President Donald Trump’s bid to shield his tax records that day beginning at 10am.
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The New York attorney general asks a judge to sanction Trump, his eldest children, and their attorneys for their responses in legal filings, including allegedly false statements that contradict previous sworn testimony.
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NEWS: New York attorney general subpoenas Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr for testimony as part of civil investigation into Trump Org's finances, according to a new court filing. The office previously subpoenaed x-Pres Trump for his testimony. Judge sets motions schedule.
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DC attorney general's office has requested an interview with Donald Trump Jr as part of its investigation into misuse of inaugural funds, according to a spokesperson for the office.
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Manhattan DA has subpoenaed financial records in Steve Bannon fundraising investigation, according to sources, signaling the investigation is gaining momentum.
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The Manhattan district attorney notified the chief judge that it wishes to appeal the ruling dismissing state charges against Paul Manafort. The letter comes as Trump considers pardoning some allies of federal charges.
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Trump Organization has also been asked for documents by Manhattan DA prosecutors, according to sources.
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Roland Baroni, a lawyer for the town of North Castle, NY confirmed the town received a subpoena “asking for the planning board files, any correspondence, any email” exchanged between the town and the Trump Organization.
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Behold. The $15,000 ostrich coat Manafort bought with an international wire transfer, according to a men’s clothier who testified today. Government exhibit
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Donald Trump's long-time personal attorney Rudy Giuliani is no longer working for the former president, according to Jason Miller. In a statement Miller writes, “Mayor Giuliani is not currently representing President Trump in any legal matters.” @Acosta reports.
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AG Barr never "fired" SDNY Berman and the press release came as a shock, according to a source. Friday, Barr offered Berman a job at Main Justice and Berman declined. Berman was left with the impression that there would be more conversations in the future about his job.
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The Manhattan DA obtained Trump's taxes and records on Monday hours after the Supreme Court dealt Trump the final blow in his bid to block them, according to sources. The records total millions of pages, the sources say.
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News — With a little more than a week before his impeachment trial is set to begin, President Trump's legal team is up in the air. Butch Bowers and Deborah Barbier, who were expected to be two of the lead attorneys, are no longer on the team, @GloriaBorger & I are told. Story TK.
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NEW: Turning Point USA, a conservative pro-Trump organization, paid Kimberly Guilfoyle $60,000 to introduce her fiancé Donald Trump Jr. at the 1/6 rally, sources tell CNN w/ @ryanobles @kaitlancollins.
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He told CNN that the town complied with the request and that prosecutors have not sought to interview any officials.
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NEW: FBI investigators went to the home and the business of Robert Hyde on Thursday. The agents were seen by CNN and confirmed by a law enforcement official per @MarkMorales51 Hyde sent texts to Lev Parnas suggesting he was surveilling US Amb Yovanovich.
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Wow things are moving fast in the Roger Stone trial. Prosecution rests. Stone will not testify in his own defense.
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SDNY adds a conspiracy charge against Stephen Calk, the bank CEO, accused of issuing $16m in loans to Paul Manafort to try to obtain a position in the Trump administration. The jury hung on those fraud counts in Manafort's EDVA trial. Calk pleaded not guilty to bribery charge.
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New Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff says he’s preparing for the committee to vote to send the committee’s unredacted interview transcripts to special counsel Robert Mueller. Timing of vote is not clear per @jeremyherb.
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"Camp Auschwitz" guy was arrested this morning in Newport News, Va, a law enforcement official tells @evanperez @CNN first identified him. Details here.
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NEW: Manhattan grand jury empaneled to hear Trump investigation will expire this week and not be extended, sources tell @CNN
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NEWS: SDNY Geoff Berman is resigning, according to the Department of Justice. Barr said Trump has nominated SEC Chair Jay Clayton to replace him. Clayton has never been a prosecutor.
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Judge Kaplan denies X-Pres Trump’s request to stay all proceedings in E Jean Carroll defamation lawsuit potential allowing the case to move forward while it’s on appeal. The order comes 9 mths after the request was made (Dec 2020). No explanation given. 2ndC set argument for Nov.
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NEW: David Pecker is expected to meet with prosecutors from the Manhattan DA's office this week, sources tell CNN. The latest witness tied to the hush money payments to be called back.
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"The purpose of transferring Mr. Cohen from furlough and home confinement to jail is retaliatory," Judge Alvin Hellerstein.
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Steve Bannon arriving for court hearing. He says the election in Brazil was stolen but declines to say whether he is advising Bolsonaro.
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With his second impeachment trial behind him, former President Donald Trump faces multiple criminal investigations and civil lawsuits that could threaten his freedom and his finances.
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William Barr's actions in Stone case spark “outrage” among US prosecutors who fear that the perception of political interference could weigh on judges and juries. W @eorden
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On the tape- source tells me Michael Cohen tells Donald Trump AMI has the rights to Karen McDougal story. Cohen recommends buying the rights. Trump asks how would they get the rights, does he write a check. The recording ends abruptly.
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177 former EDNY and SDNY prosecutors sign onto a statement to denounce attempts to intimidate DA Alvin Bragg who Trump has repeatedly criticized for investigating his alleged role in hush money payment.
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NEWS: Both guards on duty the night Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide are now in FBI custody, a law enforcement official said told @MarkMorales51 The guards will be in court later this afternoon to face charges that are expected to include falsifying records, the official said.
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Federal prosecutors may soon decide whether to charge Rudy Giuliani over his foreign lobbying efforts in Ukraine, after he helped investigators unlock several electronic devices that were seized by the FBI last April, sources tell CNN. w @PaulaReidCNN .
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ROCKET DOCKET: Prosecutor Uzo Asonye told Judge Ellis this afternoon that the prosecution believes it's paced ahead of schedule and plans to rest their case against Paul Manafort next week per @kpolantz.
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Donald Trump said his CFO Allen Weisselberg was the ultimate decision-maker when valuing his properties. But a review of past depositions + interviews shows Trump was very involved. A case could turn on whether prosecutors can get the CFO to cooperate.
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SEC enforcement co-chief Steve Peikin is leaving the agency next week - SEC.
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FBI Director Christopher Wray: From January 6 alone, we have already identified over 200 suspects. So we know who you are, if you're out there. And FBI agents are coming to find you.
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Tenants sue Kushner Companies alleging dangerous conditions at East Village apartments, in part, because of a lack of sprinkler system.
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Berman says he is not leaving until Senate confirms his replacement. He has NOT resigned.
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In new filing prosecutors say Ghislaine Maxwell is skilled at hiding. When FBI agents swept the property they "noticed a cell phone wrapped in tin foil on top of a desk, a seemingly misguided effort to evade detection, not by the press or public. but by law enforcement.".
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NEW: Michael Cohen will be released from prison early due to pandemic, according to sources and his lawyer. Cohen will have a 14 day quarantine before he is released to home confinement to finish his sentence. He was scheduled for release Nov 2021.
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Michael Cohen case and others have judges second-guessing Trump's DOJ.
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SDNY prosecutors suspected Trump Org CFO Allen Weisselberg lied when he testified @ hush money payments & considered charging him. They didn't. It could be relevant as the Manhattan DA seeks his cooperation in its ongoing investigation. story w/ @eorden.
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The only defendant I covered in 2020 who was arrested on a gazillionaire’s yacht.
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The former daughter-in-law of the Trump Organization’s ex-chief financial officer met with the Manhattan district attorney’s office Monday on a matter “unrelated” to the active investigation into former president Donald Trump’s alleged role in hush money payments, her spox says.
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In sworn affidavit Donald Trump says he doesn’t personally have in his possession any documents subpoenaed by the NYAG as part of its investigation into the Trump Organization.
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NEW on Comey/McCabe audits:. "The IRS has referred the matter to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration for review. IRS Commissioner [Charles] Rettig personally reached out to TIGTA after receiving a press inquiry." - spox.
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.@sarasidnerCNN reporting there is no law enforcement on the streets of Minneapolis. No police. No National Guard.
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Full story - NYAG adds criminal component to its investigation into Trump Organization, teaming up with Manhattan DA. w @soniamoghe .
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Konstantin Kilimnik makes 20 - the number of people charged by special counsel Robert Mueller - on conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges to allegedly attempting to influence the testimony of others.
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Evelyn Yang, who publicly accused her former doctor of sexual assault, says this on today’s announcement that he has been indicted on criminal charges: per @DanaBashCNN
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Jeffrey Epstein allegedly hired private investigators to follow, question and intimidate his accusers w @brynnCNN
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Hakeem Jeffries, a member of leadership, told reporters: “The Capitol is being cleared. When it is safe, we will return to complete our Constitutional responsibilities. This is the United States. We will not allow mob rule to undermine the rule of law.” per @mkraju.
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A jury has been empaneled to hear E Jean Carroll's allegations of battery and defamation against former President Donald Trump. Openings to follow after a lunch break.
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Earlier this week the AG made new allegations in court filings alleging the PIC paid off a Trump Org debt of nearly $50,000 for hotel rooms at the Loews. The rooms were reserved by a personal assistant to Don Jr and the contract was executed by his close friend, the docs said.
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NEW: National Enquirer chief David Pecker talking with New York prosecutors about Trump hush money payments w/ @MarkMorales51
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.@DanaBashCNN reports Michael Cohen has more tape recordings of President Donald Trump according to Rudy Giuliani and a source familiar with the tapes. They are in the FBI's hands.
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Trump lawyers signal they want to raise additional challenges to the Manhattan DA's subpoena of his tax and financial records. DA's office says the judge already rejected many of these claims and asks the judge to move quickly.
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To know what’s actually happening, listen to @drsanjaygupta who is translating the White House medical briefing on the president into layman’s terms. “The presidents lungs have had a hard time keeping up. there is a very significant level of concern.”.
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UPDATE: Judge rejects Trump's affidavit saying it is "completely devoid of any useful detail.".
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"In 21 years of being a judge and sentencing people and looking at terms and conditions of supervised release, I've never seen such a clause," Judge Alvin Hellerstein said in ruling Michael Cohen was retaliated against.
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Maria Butina was sentenced to 18 months in prison for acting as an agent of a Russian official seeking to influence US politics. The judge adopted the government’s recommendation rejecting her attorneys plea that she was an idealistic college student.
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NEW charges against Michael Avenatti will be announced soon. He was charged in a 36 count indictment from @USAO_LosAngeles He was previously charged in a two count complaint.
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Former daughter-in-law of Trump Org officer tells CNN she has talked to New York prosecutors about two apartments she and her ex-husband lived in rent-free. W @soniamoghe
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NEW: Taxi King gets no prison deal after FBI raided Michael Cohen's home, office - according to court transcripts
“Taxi King” gets a better plea deal after raid on President Trump’s lawyer .
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NY federal appeals court denies Ghislaine Maxwell's request to be released on bail. The panel suggests she raise concerns about her sleeping conditions with the lower court judge.
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SDNY has some of the most high profile, politically sensitive cases and a strong sense of independence that has caused tensions with Washington.
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SDNY investigation into Epstein's conduct is continuing after his death, according to a source familiar with the investigation. Case against Epstein is over because he's dead but prosecutors continue to look into the alleged sex trafficking scheme.
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Trump Org said it’s “incredibly disappointed. This is a breach of a binding contract and they have no right to terminate the agreement. As an organization we have invested many, many millions of dollars in the 2022 PGA Championship at Trump National Golf Club, Bedminster.”.
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Michael Avenatti was back in court today for a pretial conference in the matter where he is accused of stealing $300k from Stormy Daniels. He entered with his wrists and ankles shackled. His lawyer says he is out of the SHU and in the general population at MCC.
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Prosecutors examining tens of thousands of Trump inauguration documents that were recently turned over.
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This AM: a federal appeals court hears arguments in E Jean Carroll's defamation lawsuit against former president Trump.
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And . Michael Avenatti has been arrested again, in California, for allegedly violating the terms of his pre-trial release. He’s in federal custody.
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ICYMI. Trump is likely to be deposed under oath by Dec 23 in Summer Zervos’ defamation lawsuit. Trump no longer has the shield of the presidency and this may be the first time he’s under oath since leaving office. Also this lawsuit was filed in 2017.
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Mueller says Trump's admiration of WikiLeaks release of DNC emails is "problematic" and that Donald Trump Jr's direct messages with WikiLeaks is "disturbing".
Latest lead-all: Mueller condemns Trump's WikiLeaks tweets in what were his sharpest comments criticizing the President's conduct
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The US attorney for EDTX was quietly removed last month after an internal DOJ dispute involving Walmart became public angering top DOJ officials, people familiar with the matter say. House Judiciary is investigating. w @evanperez @jeremyherb.
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Breaking: Mueller’s team has targeted 3 Russian oligarchs - stopping two at US airports - to question them about the potential flow of money into the Trump campaign, sources say
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Igor Fruman was sentenced to one year and one day for soliciting Russian money into US elections. The judge said it was not the “Manchurian candidate”but it was still a “serious crime.” Fruman was ordered to pay $10,000 fine and to surrender March 14.
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Former President Donald Trump is set to be deposed today in NYAG investigation per sources. He has been advised to both answer questions and take the Fifth. There’s a lot at stake as both sides face off.
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A federal judge appears poised to reject Donald Trump's bid to move the hush-money related state case to federal court saying, after 2 hour hearing, that the allegations don't relate to anything "under the color" of the presidency.
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Giuliani associates Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman's unlikely path to becoming subjects of interest in the impeachment inquiry is traced through shell companies, ballooning debts, & fraud allegations w @ScottGloverCNN @CurtDevine .
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SDNY asks a federal judge to appoint a special master to review materials seized when FBI agents raided Rudy Giuliani’s home and office. The independent review would ensure attorney client privilege is protected. It’s the Cohen playbook.
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Please join me in honoring Beans by making a donation in her honor. Sending her mom and dad so much love. Please keep them in your thoughts. 💔 Beans, your life was cut short but your impact has been felt by thousands.
We’re heartbroken to have to announce our beautiful daughter Francesca passed away last night in the arms of her mom and dad. There will always be a Bean-sized hole in our hearts for her. We’re so grateful to have known her love. Francesca we love you.
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Trump inaugural subpoena pertains to allegations of conspiracy against the U.S., false statements, mail & wire fraud, money laundering, disclosure violations, & laws prohibiting contributions by foreign nations and in the name of another person.
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NEW: Lev Parnas' lawyer @josephabondy on Robert Hyde. “We completely categorically deny that Lev was involved in any activities with Hyde to surveil the ambassador and try to harm the ambassador. We believe Mr Hyde’s activities to be a reflection on his dubious mental state.".
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Arizona judge dismisses with prejudice the latest lawsuit over ballots in Maricopa County. He also denies the Arizona Republican Party's request for an injunction enjoining the county from certifying ballots.
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NEW: Ex Manhattan DA prosecutor will *not* appear before the House Judiciary committee this morning after a federal appeals court granted a stay of his appearance to give a 3 judge panel time to hear arguments about a stay pending appeal. Briefs due by Saturday w @SaraMurray.
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Giuliani's attorney says Giuliani was not drunk on election night. “Giuliani denies all falsehoods by the angry and misguided Ms Cheney," Robert Costello tells CNN.
Cheney says Trump ignored “advice of his campaign experts on election night, and instead followed the course recommended by an apparently inebriated Rudy Giuliani to just claim that he won.”.
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EDNY announced the indictment of two lawyers charged with throwing a molotov cocktail into a vacant NYPD vehicle during recent protests over the death of George Floyd. The indictment significantly increases the stakes vs the complaint that was previously filed.
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Columbus Nova - the US co that paid fees to Michael Cohen -- has scrubbed its exec bios of links to Renova Group, the Russian co led by Viktor Vekselberg w @KFILE
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Bannon, leaving court, after his attorneys asked to withdraw from the fraud case saying direct communications have broken down and there are “irreconcilable differences.” His attorney said Bannon has reached out to at least seven law firms.
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