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Trump criticizes times report about his longtime lawyer
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Saturday criticized a report by The New York Times that described his years of poor treatment of his longtime personal lawyer.
” Trump accused The Times of using “non-existent ‘sources,'” though he did not assert that the article was false.
Dean Baquet, executive editor of The Times, said in a statement that “the story is filled with named quotes on the record, and everything Maggie has reported from inside the White House has proven true.”
Trump often assails news organizations over reports he sees as unfavorable. While he rarely criticizes reporters by name, it was not the first time that he has singled out Haberman, who was part of a team that was awarded a Pulitzer Prize this past week for its reports on the Russia investigation. In March, he disputed an article describing his discussions about expanding the legal team that is dealing with the special counsel.
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Trump issued his attack on the new article after traveling Saturday morning from his Palm Beach, Florida, estate to Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach. He called the investigation into Cohen, which was approved by his own Justice Department, a “horrible Witch Hunt.”
Federal agents raided Cohen’s office and hotel room this month, seizing a trove of business records, emails and other materials that include documents related to a payment he made in 2016 to a pornographic actress who says she had a sexual encounter with Trump, a claim he denies.
The Times reported that Cohen had endured insults, dismissive statements and, at least twice, threats of being fired from Trump, treatment that could factor into Cohen’s decision on whether to cooperate with federal officials.
This article originally appeared in The New York Times.
EMILY COCHRANE © 2018 The New York Times
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