Donald Trump ‘orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 presidential election’ a prosecutor said as the first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president got underway. The defence hinted at blaming Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, for any wrongdoing. CBC | World News
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Donald Trump has bond in civil fraud case slashed to £138m in huge win for ex-president
Former president Donald Trump claimed he would need to sell his properties to raise cash for the initial $ 454 million fine. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Brazilian ex-president Lula da Silva leaves jail after judge’s decision
Brazil’s former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is set to walk out of prison after a judge ordered his release. The former leader, who governed from 2003 to 2010, had been favoured to win the 2018 presidential election, but his conviction prohibited him from running. CBC | World News
Read More »Ukraine’s ex-president Poroshenko slams Russia deal as ‘capitulation’
Russia and European powers, anxious to end a protracted military conflict in eastern Ukraine, on Wednesday welcomed the new accord between Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists but many in Ukraine dismissed it as a capitulation to Russia. CBC | World News
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