Where the investigations related to President Trump stand

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On Saturday in a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference, Trump singled out the investigations being conducted by Mueller.

But he said on ABC that it would stretch from the White House, to the Department of Justice to Trump's son, Donald Jr., and Allen Weisselberg, the chief financial officer of the Trump Organization. The ranges of the Russia-contacts in the election campaign of 2016, on suspicion of obstruction of Justice, up to the possible abuse of the President for private business interests, as the Democrats controlled the judiciary Committee of the house of representatives on Monday (local time) announced.

DONALD TRUMP rallied conservatives with a two-hour speech, claiming that Democrats wanted to create a "socialist nightmare" and accusing special counsel Robert Mueller of being out to get him.

Emboldened by their new majority, Democrats are undertaking several broad new investigations into President Trump and setting the stage for a post-Robert Mueller world.

The Democrats are looking at the above charges after Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen during his testimony to the Congress last week admitted that he carried out on his former's boss behalf many actions that would be considered illegal.

The American people deserve a Congress that works with the President to address serious issues like immigration, healthcare and infrastructure. Trump, however, said that dismantling Yongbyon alone was not enough, as the United States is aware that North Korea has "plenty" of other sites. "We don't have the facts yet, but we're going to initiate proper investigations".

Trump reached back to old criticisms of his ex-attorney general, mocking Jeff Sessions' Southern accent and calling him "weak and ineffective".

"Over the last several years, President Trump has evaded accountability for his near-daily attacks on our basic legal, ethical, and constitutional rules and norms", Mr. Nadler said.

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Cohen has admitted paying hush money to two women - porn actress Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal - during the 2016 presidential campaign for their silence regarding alleged extramarital affairs with Trump.

President Donald Trump rallied right-wing activists Saturday with a speech offering conservative red meat on immigration, trade and the threat of "socialism" as he sought to move on from a bruising week in domestic and worldwide politics.

The office also has been scrutinizing the president's Trump Organization business and sent a subpoena to Trump's inaugural committee about a record $107 million in donations in 2016. Fleischer said it will, arguing, "Democrats can not keep using the words "crime crime crime" without setting in motion an impeachment path that they can not avoid".

So far, Mueller has not brought any public charges alleging a criminal conspiracy between the campaign and Russian Federation.

Let me help here: Mueller was authorized to investigate a hostile foreign power's massive and deliberate subversion of USA democracy, which it undertook to get Trump elected president. "The other thing you have to find is, listen to what Nadler said".

Many have speculated that the Mueller report will conclude this week and be submitted to Attorney General William Barr, setting up a showdown with House Democrats, who want the full report made available so that they can leak it to the public.

Mr Mueller has not yet brought any public charges alleging a criminal conspiracy between the campaign and Russian Federation, and the investigation continues.

During Cohen's testimony the president was in Vietnam where a high-stakes second summit between Trump and Kim broke up in disarray Thursday, without even a joint statement.

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