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[GATEHOUSE MEDIA ARCHIVES] Jurors to Cohen reveals other client decide Trump lawyer has done life or work for Fox News host Sean Hannity death for By Tom Hays Mariotti and Larry Neumeister The Associated Press By Frank Stanfield NEW YORK — A legal fight frankstanfield over what should happen to @dailycommercial.com records the FBI seized from President Donald Trump’s TAVARES — David Mari- personal attorney took a otti had a childhood and surprise twist Monday when history of drug abuse so hor- the lawyer, Michael Cohen, rific it damaged his brain and was forced to reveal a secret impaired his ability to act — that he had also done legal like a normal person. Or, he work for Fox News host Sean was still able to make good Hannity. choices and have a stable life. The disclosure came as These are the issues jurors attorneys for Cohen and must weigh today when Trump tried to persuade they decide if Mariotti, 36, a New York judge to delay should spend the rest of prosecutors from examin- his life in prison or die by ing records and electronic lethal injection for murder- devices seized in the raids on ing 84-year-old Bernadine Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, arrives at federal court Monday in New Montgomery in June 2016. See COHEN, A6 York. 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Keystone XL developer to meet with landowners By Catherine Lucey and Eric Tucker The developer of the Key- The Associated Press stone XL pipeline plans to meet with landown- WASHINGTON — In his ers along its planned route scathing appraisal of the man through Nebraska, South who fired him as FBI chief, Dakota and Montana James Comey cited “some this week and will start evidence of obstruction of aerial surveying of the justice” in President Donald route in all three states, a Trump’s actions and specu- company spokesman said lated that Russians might have Monday. dirt on the president. Trump TransCanada Inc. spokes- struck back, branding Comey man Matt John said the a criminal. company will make financial Their war of words esca- offers to all landowners along lated Monday after Comey, the proposed route, includ- in an ABC interview broad- ing those who have already cast the night before, labelled granted the company access Trump “morally unfit” for to their land. office. Company officials are Trump tweeted that Comey forging ahead despite pend- drafted an exoneration of ing lawsuits in Nebraska and Hillary Clinton long before Montana that aim to derail he talked to her as part of an the project. investigation into her email practices. He labelled Comey A copy of former FBI Director James Comey’s new book, “A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. “disgruntled” and accused Leadership,” is on display Friday in New York. [BEBETO MATTHEWS/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS] Meteorologist rants on-air him and allies of having “com- about reaction to his forecast mitted many crimes.” For his “These are more words I had sought his loyalty at a made what he thought was part, Comey has said that nine never thought I’d utter about a January 2017 dinner, saying the best decision at the time. The winter that won’t end or 10 months into the Clinton president of the United States, “I hardly even knew this guy. Comey said he did not remem- has taken its toll on a TV probe, he had a “clear pic- but it’s possible,” Comey Just another of his many lies.” ber “consciously thinking” meteorologist in western ture” where it was going and told ABC News’ chief anchor He also suggested Comey about the election results as he Michigan. it’s common to draft state- George Stephanopoulos. He should be imprisoned, tweet- decided to disclose that the FBI Garry Frank of WXMI-TV ments before an investigation also acknowledged he had no ing, “how come he gave up had reopened its investigation in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is complete. proof that Russia has dirt on Classified Information (jail), into candidate Clinton’s email went on a rant to colleagues Comey’s remarks, cou- Trump: “I think it’s possible. why did he lie to Congress use. But, he acknowledged, “I because they weren’t excited pled with the release of his I don’t know.” (jail).” There is no indication was operating in a world where about his forecast. forthcoming book, offer He also answered “pos- Comey is under investigation Hillary Clinton was going to Video of the rant has gone his version of events sur- sibly” when asked if the for doing either. beat Donald Trump, and so viral with more than 1.3 mil- rounding his firing and the president was attempting The president began assail- I’m sure that it was a factor.” lion views since it originally investigations into Russian to obstruct justice when he ing Comey even before the “I don’t remember spelling aired Tuesday. election meddling and Clin- cleared the Oval Office of interview came out. it out,” he added, “but it had Frank told them they ton’s email practices. Several other officials in February He seized on an excerpt to have been that she’s going were dragging him down. of the episodes he describes 2017 before encouraging him shown Saturday in which to be elected president and if He said he’d like to hear some in detail, including a private to close the investigation into Comey said his belief that I hide this from the American praise because it was going to conversation about former Flynn, who by that point was Clinton would beat Trump people, she’ll be illegitimate be 60. White House national secu- suspected of lying to the FBI in the 2016 presidential elec- the moment she’s elected, the His co-workers pointed out rity adviser Michael Flynn, about his Russian contacts.