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The former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen in recent weeks has distanced himself from the president, with tweets supporting U.S. intelligence agencies and the media, as well as criticizing Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
"If he had asked me how that ought to be conducted, I would have suggested a different way, but that's not my role," Coats said. "It is what it is."
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The revelations came the same day Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein discussed how the FBI is ramping up outreach to state elections boards and the private sector in an effort to combat cybercrime.
Trump, in an interview with CNBC, also blasted his predecessor, President Barack Obama, for having been a "patsy for Russia" — while claiming he has been "far tougher on Russia than any president in many, many years."
- Democratic Sen. Heitkamp: Benefits of tax cuts to US workers have been 'eaten up' by Trump's tariffs
"We're the ninth most dependent on imported steel," the North Dakota senator says "The prices have gone up."
The conversation touched on the state of the U.S. economy, America's trade wars – and the president's news-making remarks about the Federal Reserve's ongoing interest-rate hikes.
President Donald Trump has indicated that he is willing to slap tariffs on every Chinese good imported to the U.S. should the need arise.
Trump signed an executive order creating the National Council for the American Worker, intended to beef up training and education for American workers.
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The disclosure that President Donald Trump wants Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Washington comes three days after the two leaders met for a summit in Helsinki, Finland.
American fresh apple and almond producers could see a bigger bite out of their export business starting next month if India follows through with its threat to impose retaliatory duties.
Putin offered to permit U.S. investigators to interrogate Russians suspected of hacking the 2016 election, in exchange for American help in pursuing former U.S. diplomats the Kremlin claims helped a British citizen avoid taxes in Russia.
In a stinging and historically rare criticism, President Donald Trump expressed frustration with the Federal Reserve and said the central bank could disrupt the economic recovery.
The midterm elections are still months away, but Democrats have picked up an early fundraising edge in key House races, according to a CNBC analysis of the latest campaign finance filings in 46 battleground districts.
- Trump touts his summit with Putin as a 'great success' — but most Americans disagree, new polls show
Trump said his meeting with Putin in Helsinki was considered a triumph among all "except with the real enemy of the people, the Fake News Media."
Trump sounded “grudgingly convinced” when he was shown the findings of Putin’s interference on Jan. 6 of last year — just two weeks before his inauguration, according to The New York Times, which cited multiple people who attended the briefing.
Trump added that he would be fine running against any of the "group of seven or eight" Democrats and other politicians who may be considering presidential runs.
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