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WASHINGTON AP 鈥?The Justice Department says that President Donald Trump directed illegal payments to buy the silence of two women whose claims of extramarital affairs threatened his presidential campaign, the first time prosecutors have connected gourde stanley Trump to a federal crime.In a聽court filing聽, prosecutors said former Trump lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen arranged the secret payments at the height of the 2016 campaign in coordination with and at the direction of Trump. Cohen has previously said Trump was involved in the hush-money scheme, but court documents filed ahead of Cohens sentencing made clear prosecutors believe Cohens claim.The filing stopped short of accusing the president of committing a crime. Whether a president can be prosecuted while in office remains a matter of legal dispute.But theres no ambiguity in Fridays filing that prosecutors believe Cohens act was criminal and Trump was directly involved, a remarkable disclosure with potential political and legal ramifications for a president dogged by investigations. The payments are likely to become a target for House Democrats gearing up to investigate the president next year. Its unclear whether Trump faces legal jeopardy over his role.Federal law requires that any p stanley hrnek ayments made for the purposes of influencing an election must be reported in campaign finance disclosures. The court filing Friday makes clear that the pa stanley uk yments were made to benefit Trump politically.In August, Cohen pleaded guilty to eight criminal Ogpv Deep freeze, wind chills of minus 50 coming to parts of United States
AP Photos/Mark J. TerrillLos Angeles stanley france Dodgers ; Shohei Ohtani runs from first on his way to stealing second during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, in Los Angeles.AP16:26 JST,ensp;September 22, 2024LOS ANGELES AP 鈥?Ryan McMahon hit a tiebreaking homer in the fifth inning and the last-place Colorado Rockies regrouped after blowing a three-run lead to beat the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3 on Saturday night.The loss by the 92-win Dodgers assured that for the first time since 2014 no team in the major leagues will win 1 stanley quencher 00 games, not including the 60-game, pandemic-shortened 2020 s stanley cup eason.The Dodgers ; division lead dropped to three games over second-place San Diego, which beat the Chicago White Sox. Los Angeles managed just one hit after the fifth.Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani stole his 53rd base in the ninth. He has swiped 30 straight bases without being caught dating to July 23.He gets the big lead and it feels like five steps he at second base, Rockies catcher Jacob Stallings said.Ohtani, the newly crowned 50-50 king, remained at 52 homers. He singled, walked, scored and struck out on his final giveaway night of the season. The first 40,000 fans in the sellout crowd of 52,267 received an Ohtani T-shirt. Earlier, his two bobblehead promotions snarled traffic and created long lines.The Dodgers loaded the bases against Seth Halvorsen with two outs in the ninth. Ohtani singled a |
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