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NEW YORK (AP) — A judge ordered the release from prison of President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer on Thursday, saying the government retaliated against him for planning to release a book critical of Trump before November’s election. Michael Cohen’s First Amendment rights were violated when he was ordered back to prison on July 9 […]
Geoffrey Berman, who served as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said in a statement Saturday evening that he will leave his post “effective immediately,” bringing an end to his temporary standoff with the Justice Department over President Donald Trump‘s efforts to fire him. The statement came soon after President Trump […]