Making a rare admission of a mistake, the special counsel’s office filed a memo in federal court revising its account of the evidence it used in asserting that Paul Manafort breached his plea deal.

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On national TV, President Trump’s old attack dog faced off against his new ones.

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In their questioning of Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former lawyer, members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee made incorrect or misleading statements.

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In Michael D. Cohen, the Capitol welcomed a star witness to meet the moment — a hangdog avatar of New York hucksterism, delivered to revisit the questions that have defined the Trump presidency.

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Democrats focused on whether the president deliberately hid repayments to Michael Cohen from his 2017 financial disclosure form.

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Before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Wednesday, President Trump’s former lawyer accused Mr. Trump of directing hush payments, lying about his business dealings in Russia and inflating his wealth.

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Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/27/briefing/michael-cohen-north-korea-india.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Robert Lighthizer, the president’s top trade adviser, sounded a more cautious note than his boss when talking about the potential for a trade deal with China.

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Ms. Lucas, who lived with multiple disabilities, met resistance when she sought to adopt her niece from foster care. So she helped change the law.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/27/obituaries/carrie-ann-lucas-dead.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Michael D. Cohen, the president’s former lawyer, said he had lied to Congress to protect President Trump. “I am not protecting Mr. Trump anymore,” Mr. Cohen said.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/27/us/politics/michael-cohen-trump.html?partner=rss&emc=rss