Trump Might Reduce Sentence For Blagojevich: 'He Shouldn't Have Been Put In Jail'
The president suggested he was more interested in reducing Blagojevich's sentence than granting him a full pardon.
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The president suggested he was more interested in reducing Blagojevich's sentence than granting him a full pardon.
Former Governor Rod Blagojevich is preparing to formally ask President Donald Trump to release him from prison early.
Trump personal attorney Rudy Giuliani argued that requesting Sessions to take control of the Russia investigation is within Mr. Trump's authority.
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he regretted choosing Jeff Sessions as attorney general, a continuation of the President's frustrations over Sessions' decision to recuse himself from the Russia investigation.
The decision comes after top administration officials have tried to dampen fears of a trade war.
Senior North Korean official Kim Yong Chol will meet with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo later this week, according to White House press secretary Sarah Sanders.
Judge T.S. Ellis said the delay is "owing to a family member's medical procedure," without providing further details.
Senator Tammy Duckworth took to social media to express support for NFL players who protest racial injustice during the national anthem.
President Trump has cancelled the upcoming summit between the United States and the North Koreans in a new letter released on Thursday.
The president said in an interview with Fox & Friends players should stand proudly for the anthem or maybe they shouldn't be in the country.
Multiple outlets reported last week that a confidential source working for the FBI spoke with several Trump campaign aides.
The president said preparations were "moving along" for the diplomatic encounter with Kim, but suggested there may not be enough time for the two sides to agree on the parameters for talks.
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen told reporters she believed Russians tried to sow discord in the 2016 election, but she was "not aware" they tried to help Trump win.
Giuliani went on to say that he believes there are some "bad people" in federal law enforcement.
The document did not explicitly state what the payments were for. But Trump's lawyers have previously said that Trump reimbursed Cohen for the $130,000 hush money payment he made to porn star Stormy Daniels.
Protests were intensifying along the Israeli-Palestinian border Monday and more than 40 people were killed amidst the controversial inauguration of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem.
Bryan Lanza is lobbying on behalf of an energy and aluminum firm controlled by billionaire Oleg Deripaska, who is close to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
President Trump on Friday introduced his blueprint to "bring soaring drug prices back down to earth."
"I don't understand what kind of environment you're working in and that would be acceptable and then you can come to work the next day and still have a job," McCain said on "The View" Friday.
A Wisconsin student's "promposal" is drawing both laughs and criticism after the teen referenced President Trump's policies on illegal immigration in his sign.
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly also seemed to suggest that the Russia investigation affects President Trump's relationship with other world leaders.
In his statement, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif accused President Donald Trump of "ignorance and folly" and said American foreign policy had "dragged the Middle East into chaos."
White House aide Kelly Sadler responded to Sen. John McCain's opposition to President Donald Trump's pick for CIA director by saying Thursday morning that "he's dying anyway," a White House official told CNN.
The former New York City mayor added that he's informally asked Trump specific questions about the matter.
In the White House's fight to confirm Gina Haspel to be the next CIA director, a familiar voice of dissent could hurt their chances.
