As Mr. Trump’s longtime fixer, Mr. Cohen had an intimate view of his boss’s personal and professional lives. The collapse of their relationship has cast a shadow on the presidency.
The president’s longtime fixer had, for months, sought “a little loving and respect.” Confidential emails and texts chronicle their momentous falling out.
President Trump has claimed that he has “one of the world’s greatest memories,” but that failed him repeatedly when answering questions from Robert Mueller.
The Mueller report shows how Russia’s efforts to connect with the Trump team spun into high gear after the election as the Kremlin dispatched oligarchs and bankers to find inroads.
Unlike previous administrations, where officials feared blows to their credibility in public, President Trump’s press aides are generally performing for an audience of one — the president.
As Democrats issued a subpoena demanding an unredacted copy of the report and condemned the president’s conduct, most Republican lawmakers remained silent on the findings.
The subpoena escalates a fight with Attorney General William P. Barr over what material Congress is entitled to see from the special counsel’s investigation.
The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, produced a report of more than 400 pages that painted a deeply unflattering picture of President Trump but stopped short of accusing him of criminal wrongdoing.
At one juncture after another, the Mueller report describes how Mr. Trump made his troubles worse, giving into anger and grievance and lashing out in ways that turned advisers into witnesses against him.