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Trump’s proposed ban on transgender troops uncertain at Friday deadline
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EPA chief Scott Pruitt defends Italy trip after increased scrutiny of travel costs
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McDougal on alleged Trump affair: ‘Somebody’s lying, and I can tell you, it’s not me’
“I think somebody’s lying,” McDougal told CNN. “And I can tell you, it’s not me.”
McDougal’s interview –- after a decade of silence — comes just two days after she filed a lawsuit in state court in California, seeking to invalidate a contract she signed with American Media, Inc., the parent company of the National Enquirer. In August 2016, AMI purchased the rights to McDougal’s story in exchange for $150,000 and a deal for her to write columns and appear on covers of fitness magazines owned by AMI.
But AMI never published a story about her alleged affair with Trump.
She’s alleging in court filings that AMI colluded with her former attorney and Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, to purchase her story with the purpose of…
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The Note: Forces even bigger than a disruptive president
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Fired FBI official authorized criminal probe of Sessions, sources say: EXCLUSIVE
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Republican Rick Saccone concedes to Democrat Conor Lamb in Pa. special election
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The Note: Mueller’s hunt for truth in Russia probe hitting Trump orbit targets
The presidential tweets are definitely mean. But the substance of what special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating appears to be getting wider by the day.
Two pieces of new exclusive ABC News reporting expand the public understanding of the potential avenues Mueller is pursuing.
News that fired former deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe had opened an investigation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ comments about Russia contacts points the way toward something Mueller may have been quite interested in. Even if that portion of Mueller’s inquiry is now closed, it’s unclear whether the special counsel may still be pursuing other matters related to Sessions, statements he made to Congress – or other people – since he was confirmed.
Separately, Mueller’s team is interested in understanding more about the relationship between the Trump campaign, the Republican National Committee, and Cambridge Analytica, sources tell ABC News. The firm that has sparked a…
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How 4 states’ gun laws have changed since Parkland
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GOP-affiliated groups have spent more than $3 million at Trump properties
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