Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro was accused of illegal campaign practices — allegedly, he would have allowed and encouraged sympathetic businessmen to pay for and spread defamatory messages on WhatsApp about his adversary and his party.
President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday during a campaign rally that he will “get involved” if the Department of Justice and the FBI don’t start doing their job right.
Michael Cohen, Trump’s longtime lawyer and fixer, appeared in a New York Federal court and pleaded guilty to eight counts. Cohen admitted that he had made illegal campaign contributions in “coordination and with the direction of a candidate running for federal office.”
Trump’s long-time lawyer Michael Cohen, who’s at the center of multiple legal battles, told ABC News that he will “put his family and country” first before his loyalty to President Trump.
Canada announced on Sunday a new 25% tariff on assorted US metals products. A 10% tariff on another 250 products such as beer kegs, orange juice, and whiskey was also confirmed. The tariffs are the culmination of increased trade tensions between the US and Canada over the last few months.