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· Thank You // Ceiara // This week has been an exciting one for controversial political news across our nation // In the latest political news, questions abound about the future of the Presidency.

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· President Trump’s former lawyer // Michael Cohen // surrendered to Federal Authorities this week in Manhattan.

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· According to Court documents // Cohen pleaded guilty to eight criminal charges //including five counts of tax evasion // one count of making a false statement to a financial institution // and one count of making an excessive campaign contribution.

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· Documents show that under the direction of President Trump // Cohen admitted to paying hush money to two high profile women // who have been identified in the media as porn actress Stormy Daniels and former Playboy Model Karen McDougal // Both of whom have alleged to have had affairs with the President.

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· Though it is likely that no charges will be filed against President Trump // he and his closest allies have gone public to deny that he is facing any legal troubles // According to Fox News // the controversy has raised concerns among Republicans that if Democrats reclaim the House majority in November // they may use the issue to pursue Impeachment against President Trump.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;Where there is a will, there is a way.&quot; The framers of the Constitution provided impeachment as the way to remove an unfit President. The ultimate question is, does Congress have the will? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CountdownToImpeachment?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CountdownToImpeachment</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ImpeachmentIsNotDead?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ImpeachmentIsNotDead</a></p>&mdash; Congressman Al Green (@RepAlGreen) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepAlGreen/status/1032269936360660993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 22, 2018</a></blockquote>< script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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· Confirming these concerns // Long time Impeachment supporter // Texas Democratic Representative Al Green tweeted on Wednesday // quote // The framers of the Constitution provided impeachment as the way to remove an unfit President // The ultimate question is, does Congress have the will // end quote 

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· Though I did reach out to President Trump to discuss the possibility of impeachment // he was unavailable for comment // President Trump did appear on Fox and Friends to discuss the issue // here is a clip from that interview

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· Former New York Mayor and President Trump’s personal lawyer// Rudy Giuliani// spoke to Sky News on Thursday about the recent talk of impeachment // Here is what Rudy Guiliani had to say

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· I was able to have the pleasure of speaking with Holly Ragan Bickmeyer // Committee woman for the Missouri Democratic Party // about the possibility of Democrats pursuing impeachment // Bickmeyer says // quote // There's not a thing going to happen until November // and only then if we take back the House and get more on our side in the Senate// just because the Republicans that are in there right now are all in the cult of Trump //end quote// I would like to thank you all for tuning in for national political news this evening// now I am going to send you over to Judy Wieberg for the latest news on Health and Wellness// my name is Tosha Jones // reporting for News Channel Five // a Journalism and Mass Communications Capstone Broadcast