The President-elect’s attorneys appear to be trying to minimize his many legal entanglements.
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Trump agrees to $25 million settlement in Trump University lawsuits
The settlement includes restitution for students and $1 million in penalties to the state but does not require Trump to acknowledge wrongdoing.
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Trump names Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, Kansas Rep. Mike Pompeo for top positions
The president-elect has chosen Sessions for attorney general and Pompeo to head the CIA.
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Trump to ask Mitt Romney for help, may offer him appointment
The 2012 nominee could become the secretary of state, as retired Gen. Michael Flynn is offered the post of national security adviser.
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Market forces mean Trump can’t pull plug on clean energy, experts say
Although energy policies will change under the Trump administration, panelists at a conference in Portland say the changes likely won’t be as extensive as people expect.
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Trump transition kicks into higher gear with planned meeting with Japan’s Abe
Trump’s campaign manager said no diplomatic agreements will be made duirng the meeting because President Obama is still in office.
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Maine women – and men – organize to join Women’s March on Washington
The action is scheduled for the day after Donald Trump is sworn in as president.
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Trump’s plan for his businesses far from traditional ‘blind trust’
The president-elect’s holdings are vast and varied, and handing control to his children, not a trustee, would upend a time-honored practice.
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Washington wonders: Who has Donald Trump’s ear?
Seven men, the president-elect’s children and a few others stand to make up an unusual power structure that won’t be ‘a top-down White House.’
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Trump tries to push back on apparent transition stumbles
President-elect tweets angrily at New York Times as even Republicans admit a lack of preparation.