News Wrap: Trump can be deposed in defamation case, judge rules
In our news wrap Tuesday, a federal judge ruled that the president can be deposed in a defamation lawsuit brought by former “Apprentice” contestant Summer ...
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JUDY WOODRUFF: The president's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort will face a hearing next week over accusations he tampered with witnesses in his criminal case. Special counsel Robert Mueller's team says Manafort tried to persuade witnesses to lie about his lobbying work for pro-Russian politicians in Ukraine. Manafort has pleaded not guilty to money laundering and failing to register as a foreign agent. Meanwhile, President Trump lashed out at his own attorney general, Jeff Sessions, on Twitter today for recusing himself in the Russia investigation. In a separate legal challenge, a federal judge in New York ruled today that President Trump can be deposed in a defamation lawsuit brought by former "Apprentice" contestant Summer Zervos. Zervos alleges that Mr. Trump ...
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JUDY WOODRUFF: The president's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort will face a hearing next week over accusations he tampered with witnesses in his criminal case. Special counsel Robert Mueller's team says Manafort tried to persuade witnesses to lie about his lobbying work for pro-Russian politicians in Ukraine. Manafort has pleaded not guilty to money laundering and failing to register as a foreign agent. Meanwhile, President Trump lashed out at his own attorney general, Jeff Sessions, on Twitter today for recusing himself in the Russia investigation. In a separate legal challenge, a federal judge in New York ruled today that President Trump can be deposed in a defamation lawsuit brought by former "Apprentice" contestant Summer Zervos. Zervos alleges that Mr. Trump ...
