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A secret, highly contentious Republican memo reveals that Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein approved an application to extend surveillance of a former Trump campaign associate shortly after taking office last spring, according to three people familiar with it.

"Secret Memo Hints at a New Republican Target: The Deputy Attorney General" is from the January 28, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Nicholas Fandos, Adam Goldman and Sharon Lafraniere and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

The FBI agents who raided the office of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Monday were looking for records about payments to two women who claim they had affairs with Trump, and information related to the publisher of The National Enquirer’s role in silencing one of the women, several people briefed on the investigation said.

"Raid on Trump’s Lawyer Sought Records of Payments to Women" is from the April 10, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael D. Shear, Matt Apuzzo, Michael S. Schmidt, Sharon Lafraniere and Maggie Haberman and narrated by Kristi Burns.

When President Donald Trump fired his national security adviser, Michael Flynn, in February, White House officials portrayed him as a renegade who had acted independently in his discussions with a Russian official during the presidential transition and then lied to his colleagues about the interactions.

"Emails Dispute Picture of Flynn as a Rogue Actor" is from the December 02, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael S. Schmidt, Sharon Lafraniere and Scott Shane and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Natalia V. Veselnitskaya arrived at a meeting at Trump Tower in June 2016 hoping to interest top Trump campaign officials in the contents of a memo she believed contained information damaging to the Democratic Party and, by extension, Hillary Clinton. The material was the fruit of her research as a private lawyer, she has repeatedly said, and any suggestion that she was acting at the Kremlin’s behest that day is anti-Russia “hysteria.”

"Talking Points Brought to Trump Tower Meeting Were Shared With Kremlin" is from the October 27, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Sharon Lafraniere and Andrew E. Kramer and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.

One lasted only 24 days as President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, done in by his lack of candor about conversations he had with the Russian ambassador. Another has been hauled in front of a federal grand jury investigating Russia’s interference in the election.

"Foreign Policy Advisers, Added to Solve Problem, Pose One" is from the October 31, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Matthew Rosenberg, Sharon Lafraniere and Matt Apuzzo and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

At a senior staff meeting early in President Donald Trump’s tenure, Reince Priebus, then White House chief of staff, posed a simple question to Jared Kushner: What would his newly created Office of American Innovation do?

"Kushner’s Role Seemed Limitless. Then Kelly Came on the Scene." is from the November 25, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Sharon Lafraniere, Maggie Haberman and Peter Baker and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Marc E. Kasowitz, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, said on Thursday that he would apologize for a series of threatening and profane emails he sent to a stranger who had suggested that he resign.

"Trump Lawyer Will Apologize After Sending Email Threats" is from the July 13, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Sharon Lafraniere and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

Paul J. Manafort was in bed early one morning in July when federal agents bearing a search warrant picked the lock on his front door and raided his Virginia home. They took binders stuffed with documents and copied his computer files, looking for evidence that Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, set up secret offshore bank accounts. They even photographed the expensive suits in his closet.

"With a Picked Lock and a Threatened Indictment, Mueller’s Inquiry Sets a Tone" is from the September 18, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Sharon Lafraniere, Matt Apuzzo and Adam Goldman and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

A new figure has swept through the West Wing lately, a man with silver hair combed back across his head, rimless glasses perched on his nose, a white handkerchief tucked neatly into his suit pocket, a taste for legal pugilism and an uncertain role in a building confronted by a host of political and legal threats.

"Trump Lawyer Amasses Clout in White House" is from the June 11, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Rebecca R. Ruiz and Sharon Lafraniere and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Representatives of Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, have quietly contacted high-powered criminal lawyers about potentially representing him in the wide-ranging investigation into Russia’s influence on the 2016 election, according to three people briefed on the matter.

"Kushner Is Said to Be Reconsidering His Legal Team" is from the June 18, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Ben Protess, Jessica Silver Greenberg and Sharon Lafraniere and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

In a new legal challenge to President Donald Trump, Maryland and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Monday alleging that his failure to shed his private businesses has undermined public trust and violated constitutional bans against self-dealing.

"Maryland and D.C. Sue Trump Over His Private Businesses" is from the June 11, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Sharon Lafraniere and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Rinat Akhmetshin, a Russian immigrant who met last summer with senior Trump campaign officials, has often struck colleagues as a classic Washington mercenary — loyal to his wife, his daughter and his bank account. He avoided work that would antagonize Moscow, they suggested, only because he profited from his reputation as a man with valuable connections there.

"Lobbyist at Trump Campaign Meeting Has a Web of Russian Connections" is from the August 21, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Sharon Lafraniere, David D. Kirkpatrick and Kenneth P. Vogel and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

For most of last year, Donald Trump’s application to register trademarks for his brand of home accessories languished in a government office in Lima, Peru. But since Trump was elected in November, the pace has picked up.

From the moment he was sworn in, President Donald Trump faced a personnel crisis, starting virtually from scratch in lining up senior leaders for his administration. Seven weeks into the job, he is still hobbled by the slow start, months behind where experts in both parties, even some inside his administration, say he should be.

"‘Slowest Transition in Decades’ Has Dust Piling Up in Key Offices" is from the March 12, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Sharon Lafraniere and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Nearly 200 Democratic members of Congress filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday accusing President Donald Trump of violating the Constitution by profiting from business dealings with foreign governments.

"Democrats in Congress to Sue Trump Over Foreign Business Dealings" is from the June 14, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Sharon Lafraniere and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

President Donald Trump’s point man on Israeli-Palestinian negotiations is a longtime Trump Organization lawyer with no government or diplomatic experience. His liaison to African-American leaders is a former reality-TV villain with a penchant for résumé inflation. And his Oval Office gatekeeper is a bullet-headed former New York City cop best known for smacking a protester on the head.

For Sessions, that alliance has paid off in a way few ever imagined. Rejected for a federal judgeship, passed over for a crucial Senate committee chairmanship and long considered too far right to attain a Cabinet post, he has defied the odds.

"Jeff Sessions, a Lifelong Outsider, Finds the Inside Track" is from the January 08, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Sharon Lafraniere and Matt Apuzzo and narrated by Kristi Burns.

A 28-year-old California man was sentenced to six months in prison on Wednesday for selling bank account information that helped Russia wage a social media campaign aimed at influencing and disrupting the 2016 presidential race.

"Californian Who Unwittingly Aided Russian Election Interference Gets 6 Months in Prison" is from the October 10, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Sharon Lafraniere and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, agreed Friday to cooperate with the special counsel, Robert Mueller, as part of a deal in which he pleaded guilty to reduced charges.

"Manafort Agrees to Cooperate With Special Counsel; Pleads Guilty to Reduced Charges" is from the September 14, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Sharon Lafraniere and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Lawyers for Paul Manafort rested without calling witnesses Tuesday in their client’s trial on bank and fraud charges, a stark contrast from the prosecution’s case that included testimony from nearly two dozen people and hundreds of documents entered into evidence.

"Manafort Lawyers Rest Without Calling Witnesses in Fraud Trial" is from the August 14, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Sharon Lafraniere and narrated by Kristi Burns.