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The Latest: Trump orders FBI probe – and IG widens its query

President Donald Trump says that he will “demand” that the Justice Department open an investigation into whether the FBI infiltrated his presidential campaign. The extraordinary order on Sunday came hours before his legal team said that the special counsel indicated its investigation into the president could be concluded by September. …read more […]

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AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s tweets on Russia probe short on facts

President Donald Trump is skimming over the facts involving the investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. In a series of tweets Sunday, he repeatedly assails special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe as hopelessly biased, insisting that it is effectively controlled by Democrats. THE FACTS: Trump’s suggestion that Mueller’s team is a Democratic cabal is unsupported. …read more […]

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Anwar Says Malaysia's Mahathir Must Be Given Support

May.20 — Pardoned Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim says he can’t say if former Prime Minister Najib Razak will be put behind bars, but he does think he has to answer for squandering the wealth of the Malaysian people. Anwar speaks with Bloomberg’s Haslinda Amin just two days after he was released from jail. Amin reports on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia.” …read more […]

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Investigators finally get look at materials from Cohen raid

Criminal investigators are getting their first look at materials gathered from raids on the home and office of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer as a process to separate items subject to attorney-client privilege appears to be meeting a judge’s demand that it occur speedily and efficiently. The progress comes just days before U.S. District Judge Kimba M. Wood will preside over a fourth hearing resulting from Michael Cohen’s efforts to gain influence over what potential evidence seized in the April 9 raids can be deemed subject to the privilege and blocked from the view of criminal prosecutors. Wood …read more […]

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Trump to demand DOJ review claims of FBI spy on campaign

President Donald Trump said Sunday that he will “demand” this week that the Justice Department open an investigation into whether the FBI infiltrated his presidential campaign for political purposes and whether any demands or requests for such action originated with the Obama administration. The Justice Department declined to comment. Trump has been promoting a theory circulating in conservative circles about a possible FBI spy on the campaign, though his attorney has cast doubt on it. …read more […]

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Exclusive – GE nears deal to merge transportation unit with Wabtec: sources

It would be the biggest deal thus far to be inked by GE Chief Executive Officer John Flannery, who took over last August with a mandate to slash costs and boost the U.S. industrial conglomerate’s plummeting stock price. There is always a possibility that the deal talks, which centre on using a tax-efficient structure called a Reverse Morris Trust, could collapse at the last minute, the sources cautioned. GE and Wabtec did not immediately respond to requests for comment. …read more […]

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German companies worry Trump moving toward 'America Alone'

German companies are concerned that U.S. President Donald Trump is increasingly thinking only of America rather than just putting his country first, the head of Germany’s DIHK Chambers of Commerce told media. The United States has pulled out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and Germany has acknowledged it could be hard to protect companies doing business with Iran, as a senior U.S. official renewed a threat of sanctions against European firms. German companies also face the prospect of possible extra levies — Trump imposed a 25 percent tariff on steel imports and a 10 percent tariff on …read more […]

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German companies worry Trump moving toward ‘America Alone’

German companies are concerned that U.S. President Donald Trump is increasingly thinking only of America rather than just putting his country first, the head of Germany’s DIHK Chambers of Commerce told media. The United States has pulled out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and Germany has acknowledged it could be hard to protect companies doing business with Iran, as a senior U.S. official renewed a threat of sanctions against European firms. German companies also face the prospect of possible extra levies — Trump imposed a 25 percent tariff on steel imports and a 10 percent tariff on …read more […]