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rt's business partner and campaign official Rick Gates. This series of legal moves could be classically

t choices during the presidential transition—in central posts in the Trump administration. Mike Pompeo had recently been named secretary of state, John Bolton would soon become the national security advisor, and Larry Kudlow had been appointed director of the National Economic Council. The president's chi

l, another official at the lab wrote that "for gift recording purposes, we will not be mentioning Jeffrey's name as the impetus for this gift." Mr. Gates denied that Mr. Epstein had directed grant-making on his behalf, and the firm's report said Mr. Gates's representatives had flatly denied that Mr. G

trial that's been delayed amid a dispute over whether to admit new witnesses and fresh evidence. That might include former National Security Advisor John Bolton, who has said he would testify if the GOP-controlled Senate actually subpoenas him. Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has held up forwarding th

Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort, Michael Cohen, Rick Gates and George Papadopoulos have each acknowledged t

o discussion of Giuliani or investigations and called the conversations uneventful. Other officials who were there have subsequently testified that John Bolton, then the national security adviser, abruptly ended a meeting in his office when Sondland broached the issue of investigations. On Tuesday, Volker

in testimony during a jury trial in a criminal case that Trump talked to...Stone about WikiLeaks during the 2016 campaign." According to Reuters, Gates' testimony "appeared to conflict with sworn written statements that Trump gave Mueller." Mueller wrote to Mueller, "I do not recall discussing Wi

ified that they were told by others that Trump pressured Ukraine, a witness with firsthand information — possibly former national security adviser John Bolton — could still emerge." The Post adds that "if Republicans were so concerned about secondhand accounts, Democrats say, they should allow Trump asso