Trump tried to interfere in Cohen case: NYT

Asked the acting attorney general to put a loyalist in charge. No Images? Click here   By Paul Vale     Wednesday, February 20 TRUMP TRIED TO INTERFERE IN COHEN CASE President Donald Trump attempted to interfere in the prosecution of Michael Cohen, his former personal attorney, by installing a loyalist to oversee the case, The New York Times reported. Trump reportedly asked his acting attorney general, Matthew Whitaker, to look into putting the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman, a Trump loyalist, in charge of the Cohen investigation. Whitaker said he couldn’t because Berman already was recused from the case. “The president soon soured on Mr. Whitaker,” the Times wrote. [HuffPost] [Tweet | Share on Facebook] WHITE HOUSE WANTS TO SHARE NUCLEAR TECH WITH SAUDIS Senior White House officials pushed to share nuclear power technology with Saudi Arabia despite the objections of ethics and national security officials, according to a new congressional report. Whistleblowers told investigators it could destabilize the Middle East with nuclear weapons proliferation. [AP] SANDERS RAISES MILLIONS FROM SMALL DONATIONS Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) presidential campaign raised more than $4 million from nearly 150,000 people in the 12 hours after he announced his second bid for the White House. We explain why Sanders’ supporters say he’s still the right choice for 2020. [HuffPost] MAGA TEEN SUES POST FOR $250M Nicholas Sandmann, the MAGA hat-wearing teen at the center of a confrontation with Native American activist Nathan Phillips, is suing The Washington Post for $250 million. [HuffPost] GOVERNMENT TO CUT CALIFORNIA TRAIN FUNDING The Transportation Department said it intends to terminate an agreement that would have granted nearly $929 million in federal funds for California’s controversial high-speed rail project, a day after the state joined others in a lawsuit challenging Trump’s border wall emergency. [HuffPost] CNN HIRES FORMER TRUMP OFFICIAL CNN has hired Sarah Isgur Flores, a former Trump administration official, to oversee coverage of the 2020 presidential campaign. Flores has no background in journalism. [HuffPost]     .   ACLU FILES NATIONAL EMERGENCY LAWSUIT The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit accusing Trump of violating the Constitution by seeking to use a national emergency declaration to fund a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. [HuffPost] TRUMP EYES NEW DEPUTY AG Trump will nominate Jeffrey Rosen, currently the deputy secretary of the Transportation Department, as deputy attorney general. [HuffPost] MCCABE: IT’S POSSIBLE TRUMP IS A RUSSIAN ASSET Former acting FBI director Andrew McCabe has told Anderson Cooper he believes it is possible that Trump is a Russian asset. [HuffPost] ALABAMA PUBLISHER STRIPPED OF HONOR OVER KKK EDITORIAL An Alabama newspaper publisher who wrote an editorial calling “for the Ku Klux Klan to night ride again” was stripped of an honor given by his college. The University of Southern Mississippi said it removed Goodloe Sutton’s name from its journalism hall of fame due to the “dangerous nature” of the Democrat-Reporter publisher’s comments. [HuffPost] HOUSTON COPS STOP NO-KNOCK WARRANTS Houston police will no longer use no-knock warrants following a drug raid on a home that turned into a deadly shootout in which two suspects were killed and five undercover officers were injured. [HuffPost] SYRIAN REFUGEES DIE IN CANADIAN HOUSE FIRE A house fire in the eastern Canadian city of Halifax has killed seven children from the same family, Halifax police said. The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. identified the family as Syrian refugees and said the children ranged from 3 months to 17 years old. [Reuters]    .   Lady Gaga and talent agent Christian Carino have ended their engagement. The fashion world suffered a huge loss on Tuesday when it was announced that Karl Lagerfeld died at the age of 85. Here’s a look back at his career in photos. Here are 15 veil alternatives for brides with short hair. A scientist who raised early alarms about climate change and popularized the term “global warming” has died. Wallace Smith Broecker was 87. Kylie Jenner insists she’s never gotten major plastic surgery, despite constant speculation about her changing look. The new trailer for “Leaving Neverland,” HBO’s upcoming documentary on Michael Jackson, chronicles decades of the star’s alleged child abuse in excruciating detail. Trump adviser Roger Stone faces possible jail time over his recent Instagram posts attacking the judge in his case. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is back at the high court for her first oral arguments since receiving treatment for cancer in December. Peter Jackson’s “They Shall Not Grow Old” is a World War I movie for the Trump era. A West Virginia teachers strike will continue into its second day, even though the state’s House of Delegates voted to indefinitely delay an education reform bill that teachers had been protesting. “Rocketman” star Taron Egerton sings an Elton John classic in a new featurette for the upcoming film. Here are 12 healthy habits of couples who are in it for the long haul. This little dog shoveling snow puts freeloading pets to shame. Models, mental health advocates and social media users were left reeling after Burberry sent a model down the runway with a noose around her neck at its London Fashion Week show These are the 50 best movie soundtracks of all time. And love this newsletter? Share it with a friend!        HuffPost is now a part of Oath and a part of Verizon. On May 25, 2018 we introduced a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More. 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