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Special Counsel Robert Muller arrives at his office building, Thursday, March 21, 2019, in Washington. Mueller has concluded his investigation into Russian election interference and possible coordination with associates of President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Mueller concludes Russia-Trump probe, delivers report

by Eric Tucker Associated Press, Michael Balsamo Associated Press, and Chad Day Associated PressMarch 22, 2019

FILE - In this March 6, 2019 file photo, Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, speaks as he departs after testifying before a closed-door session of the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill, in Washington. Cohen sues the Trump Organization, on Thursday, March 7, saying he is owed 1.9 million.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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Cohen’s lawyer says Trump advisers were ‘dangling’ pardons

by Michael Balsamo Associated Press, and Michael R. Sisak Associated PressMarch 7, 2019

Former campaign adviser for President Donald Trump, Roger Stone, leaves federal court Thursday, in Washington. A judge has imposed a full gag order on Trump confidant Roger Stone after he posted a photo on Instagram of the judge with what appeared to be crosshairs of a gun.

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Trump ally Stone gets gag order after ‘crosshairs’ post

by Michael Balsamo Associated PressFebruary 21, 2019

U.S. Attorney Robert Hur, center, of the District of Maryland, speaks as Art Walker, left, special agent from the Coast Guard investigative service, and Gordon Johnson, special agent in charge of the FBI's Baltimore office, listen during a news conference about Coast Guard Lt. Christopher Paul Hasson, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, outside the federal courthouse in Greenbelt, Md. Hasson is suspected of drawing up a hit list of top Democrats and network TV journalists spent hours on his work computer researching the words and deeds of infamous bombers and mass shooters while also stockpiling weapons, federal prosecutors said Thursday. (AP Photo/Michael Kunzelman)

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Threat allegations keep Coast Guard officer jailed

by Michael Kunzelman Associated Press, and Michael Balsamo Associated PressFebruary 21, 2019

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2019, file photo, former campaign adviser for President Donald Trump, Roger Stone, leaves federal court in Washington. President Donald Trump's longtime confidant Stone has apologized to the judge presiding over his criminal case for an Instagram post featuring a photo of her with what appears to be the crosshairs of a gun. Stone and his lawyers filed a notice Monday night, Feb. 18, saying Stone recognized "the photograph and comment today was improper and should not have been posted." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

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Judge orders Roger Stone to court over Instagram post

by Michael Balsamo Associated PressFebruary 19, 2019

Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO, speaks at The Economic Club of Washington’s Milestone Celebration in Washington.

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Prosecutors probing Enquirer after Bezos report

by Michael R. Sisak Associated Press, Jim Mustian Associated Press, and Michael Balsamo Associated PressFebruary 8, 2019

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Bezos, Enquirer in spat over revealing photos

by Michael Balsamo Associated PressFebruary 7, 2019

File - In this Jan. 29, 2019, file photo, the FBI and Justice Department findings report on Stephen Paddock, who killed 58 in a 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting, the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history in a short report concluded the investigation shown here in Phoenix. President Donald Trump is "disappointed" the FBI couldn't figure out what specifically motivated Paddock to carry out the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history. Trump's comments to The Daily Caller on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, came a day after the FBI released its final report on the 2017 Las Vegas shooting that left 58 people dead. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

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FBI report on Vegas massacre prompts anger

by Michael Balsamo Associated Press, and Ken Ritter Associated PressJanuary 31, 2019

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s ex-attorney, steps out of a cab during his arrival on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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Cohen delaying testimony to Congress, citing threats from Trump

by Michael Balsamo Associated PressJanuary 23, 2019

Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., questions Attorney General nominee William Barr during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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AG nominee: Mueller probe not a witch hunt

by Eric Tucker Associated Press, and Michael Balsamo Associated PressJanuary 15, 2019