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7:21pm, 1st May, 2019

Barr cancels second day of testimony, escalating battle with Congress

Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday canceled plans to testify before the House of Representatives about his handling of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, further inflaming tensions between U.S. President Donald Trump...

Barr cancels second day of testimony, escalating battle with U.S. Congress

6:19pm, 1st May, 2019

Politics

Barr cancels second day of testimony, escalating battle with U.S. Congress

Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday canceled plans to testify before the House of Representatives about his handling of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, further inflaming tensions between U.S. President Donald Trump...

Attorney general balks at closed-door testimony on Mueller findings

1:47pm, 28th April, 2019

Politics

Attorney general balks at closed-door testimony on Mueller findings

Attorney General William Barr objects to testifying before the House Judiciary Committee in a closed session dedicated to redacted portions of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report, a congressional Democratic aide said on Sunday.

Trump's ex-lawyer Cohen says testimony 'could have been clearer': lawyer

9:09am, 13th March, 2019

Politics

Trump's ex-lawyer Cohen says testimony 'could have been clearer': lawyer

U.S. President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer and one-time "fixer" Michael Cohen's testimony to Congress regarding any potential pardon for his crimes could have been clearer, but he never personally asked the president for such a re...

Spectacle or substance? High stakes for Trump ex-lawyer's testimony

1:24am, 27th February, 2019

Politics

Spectacle or substance? High stakes for Trump ex-lawyer's testimony

Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former "fixer" and longtime lawyer, will try to turn the tables on his former boss in congressional testimony on Wednesday that promises to be a media spectacle with potentially high stakes for the Trump presidency.

Former U.S. AG Whitaker to clarify House testimony: Nadler

9:32pm, 26th February, 2019

US

Former U.S. AG Whitaker to clarify House testimony: Nadler

Former acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker agreed to meet with lawmakers to clarify his testimony, a congressional leader said on Tuesday, referring to an appearance where Whitaker was quizzed about whether President Donald Trump had sought...

How Australian abuse victim’s 'powerful' testimony sank top Vatican official

8:05pm, 25th February, 2019

World

How Australian abuse victim’s 'powerful' testimony sank top Vatican official

There was a gasp in the Australian courtroom as the jury foreman read out the first verdict on child sex offences against Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican's treasurer, then stunned silence as the same word was repeated for each of the four othe...

Former Trump lawyer Cohen Senate testimony postponed due to surgery

5:40pm, 11th February, 2019

Politics

Former Trump lawyer Cohen Senate testimony postponed due to surgery

Testimony by U.S. President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen planned for Tuesday before the Senate Intelligence Committee has been postponed due to a recent medical procedure, an attorney for Cohen said.

Trump says former lawyer Cohen was 'lying' in testimony: AP

6:11pm, 16th October, 2018

Politics

Trump says former lawyer Cohen was 'lying' in testimony: AP

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his former attorney Michael Cohen was "lying" when he testified Trump had directed him to break the law, the Associated Press reported.

Kavanaugh says he might have been 'too emotional' in testimony: WSJ

10:21am, 5th October, 2018

US

Kavanaugh says he might have been 'too emotional' in testimony: WSJ

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh said in Wall Street Journal op-ed on Thursday that he "might have been too emotional at times" in his Senate testimony last week in which he denied accusations of sexual misconduct.

U.S. Senate's Grassley sets Kavanaugh's accuser Saturday deadline for testimony terms: NY Times

1:59am, 22nd September, 2018

Politics

U.S. Senate's Grassley sets Kavanaugh's accuser Saturday deadline for testimony terms: NY Times

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley set a 2:30 p.m. EST Saturday deadline for a woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault to negotiate terms of her testimony, the New York Times reported.

Kavanaugh accuser seeks terms for testimony as deadline looms

8:20am, 21st September, 2018

US

Kavanaugh accuser seeks terms for testimony as deadline looms

The woman accusing Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's U.S. Supreme Court nominee, of sexual assault told a Senate committee she would be willing to testify later next week as a Friday deadline set by the Republican-led panel loomed.

Star witness testimony ends under attack by ex-Trump aide Manafort's lawyer

3:49pm, 8th August, 2018

Politics

Star witness testimony ends under attack by ex-Trump aide Manafort's lawyer

Star government witness Rick Gates ended three days of testimony on Wednesday after admitting he lied, stole money and cheated as lawyers for U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort attacked his character.

Star witness Gates to begin testimony Monday at ex-Trump aide's trial

3:36pm, 6th August, 2018

Politics

Star witness Gates to begin testimony Monday at ex-Trump aide's trial

The longtime business partner of Paul Manafort, U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, will begin his testimony for the government at Manafort's trial on fraud charges later on Monday, a defense lawyer said.

Accountant of ex-Trump aide Manafort faces cross exam after possibly damaging testimony

6:09am, 6th August, 2018

Politics

Accountant of ex-Trump aide Manafort faces cross exam after possibly damaging testimony

Lawyers for Paul Manafort, the former campaign chairman for U.S. President Donald Trump, will face a major test on Monday when they cross-examine an accountant who testified that she helped Manafort to prepare fraudulent tax returns.

Ex-Trump aide Manafort's taxes to be focus of Friday's trial testimony

5:46am, 3rd August, 2018

Politics

Ex-Trump aide Manafort's taxes to be focus of Friday's trial testimony

An accountant who prepared tax returns for U.S. President Donald Trump's onetime election campaign chairman Paul Manafort resumes trial testimony on Friday, after saying on Thursday that Manafort never told him he had foreign bank accounts.

Manafort assistant gave FBI access to storage locker: testimony

2:30pm, 29th June, 2018

Politics

Manafort assistant gave FBI access to storage locker: testimony

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) - A personal assistant to Paul Manafort granted an FBI agent access to a storage locker in Virginia, allowing the government to secure evidence that President Donald Trump's former campaign manager is trying to suppress...