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Draft GOP report: No coordination between Trump and Russia

By MARY JALONICK judgment, inappropriate
Associated Press meetings, inappropriate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Re- judgment in taking meet-
publicans on the House In- ings. But only Tom Clancy
telligence Committee have or Vince Flynn or someone
completed a draft report else like that could take
concluding there was no this series of inadvertent
collusion or coordination contacts with each other,
between Donald Trump’s or meetings or whatever,
presidential campaign and and weave that into sort of
Russia, a finding that has a fiction page turner, spy
enraged Democrats on the thriller.”
panel but is sure to please The public will not see the
the White House. report until Democrats
After a yearlong investiga- have reviewed it and the
tion, Texas Rep. Mike Con- intelligence community
away announced Monday has decided what informa-
that the committee has fin- tion can become public,
ished interviewing witness- a process that could take
es and will share the report weeks. Democrats are ex-
with Democrats for the first pected to issue a separate
time on Tuesday. report with much different
Conaway is the Republican conclusions.
leading the House probe, In addition to the state-
one of several investiga- ment on coordination with Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Texas, left, at the Capitol in Washington. Republicans on the House
tions on Russian meddling Russians, the draft picks intelligence committee have completed a draft report concluding there was no collusion or
coordination between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia. The finding is sure to
in the 2016 elections. apart a central assessment please the White House and enrage panel Democrats who have not yet seen the document. After
Conaway previewed sev- made by the U.S. intelli- a yearlong investigation, Conaway says the committee has finished doing witness interviews.
eral of the report’s conclu- gence community shortly (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
sions. after the 2016 election — rial used by the intelligence multiple contacts between throughout the investiga-
“We found no evidence of that Russian meddling in services to make that claim Trump’s campaign and tion, with Democrats sug-
collusion,” Conaway told the campaign was intend- and that it did not meet the Russia and saying they gesting a cover-up for a
reporters Monday, sug- ed to help Trump and hurt appropriate standards. have seen far too few wit- Republican president and
gesting that those who be- Democrat Hillary Clinton. Democrats have criticized nesses to make any judg- one GOP member of the
lieve there was are reading Committee aides said they Republicans on the com- ment on collusion. The panel calling the probe
too many spy novels. “We spent hundreds of hours re- mittee for shortening the Democrats and Republi- “poison” for the previously
found perhaps some bad viewing raw source mate- investigation, pointing to cans have openly fought bipartisan panel.q
Porn actress offers to repay $130K so she can discuss Trump

By MICHAEL BALSAMO ciated Press. The letter sent ple can then decide who ford and Cohen and not she did not provide a cer-
Associated Press to Trump’s attorney, Mi- was telling the truth.” by Trump. It refers to Trump tificate of whose signature
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An chael Cohen and his attor- The offer is valid until Tues- as David Dennison and Clif- she was witnessing, officials
adult film actress who said ney, Lawrence Rosen, said day afternoon, the letter ford as Peggy Peterson, but said. White House Press
she had sex with President the non-disclosure agree- said. an attached exhibit details Secretary Sarah Sanders
Donald Trump offered Mon- ment would be considered Cohen and Rosen did not their true identities. said last week that Trump
day to return the $130,000 “null and void” after she immediately respond Mon- The Dallas Morning News has made it clear that
she was paid for agreeing returned the money, and day to requests for com- reported Monday that none of the allegations are
not to discuss the alleged that would allow Clifford to ment. Texas officials are investi- true. The White House did
relationship. speak about the relation- Clifford filed a lawsuit in gating whether a notary not respond to a request
Stormy Daniels — whose ship and the attempt to Los Angeles last week that properly witnessed the non- for comment Monday.
real name is Stephanie Clif- silence her while she pub- sought to invalidate the disclosure agreement. The Cohen has also denied
ford — is willing to repay lishes any text messages, agreement so she could officials sent a letter to no- there was ever an af-
the money she received as photos and videos she may “set the record straight.” tary Erica Jackson notifying fair and said he paid the
part of a 2016 agreement, have. “Mr. Cohen and the The lawsuit claimed the her that there was “good $130,000 out of his pocket.
as long as she can speak president should accept “hush agreement” that cause” to take action He said neither the Trump
openly about the situation, this proposal and allow Ms. was signed days before the against her notary com- Organization nor the Trump
according to a copy of a Clifford to tell her side,” her 2016 presidential election mission. Her stamp appears campaign was a party to
letter from Clifford’s attor- attorney Michael Avenatti is legally invalid because on the document but she the transaction with Clif-
ney obtained by The Asso- said. “The American peo- it was only signed by Clif- did not sign or date it, and ford. q