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Type: Digital news article data file
File Size: 3.45 MB
Summary

This document is a raw data file of a news article from approximately September 13, 2018, likely sourced from Apple News and filed as evidence with the House Oversight Committee. The text contains excerpts of an interview with President Trump discussing his former lawyer Michael Cohen, as well as his defense of his administration's response to Hurricane Maria and his sharp criticism of San Juan's mayor, Carmen Yulín Cruz.

People (6)

Name Role Context
Mr. Trump (Donald Trump) President of the United States
Subject of the article; commented on Michael Cohen, Hurricane Maria response in Puerto Rico, and Carmen Yulín Cruz.
Michael Cohen Former lawyer for Donald Trump
Acknowledged in court that he was directed by Trump to make payments to two women during the 2016 campaign.
Mr. Rivera Interviewer
Interviewed Mr. Trump, asking about Michael Cohen.
Carmen Yulín Cruz Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico
Criticized by Trump as incompetent; had previously called Trump 'delusional, paranoid and unhinged'.
Christine Blasey Ford Accuser
Mentioned in a related news link as having reached a deal to testify at a Kavanaugh hearing.
Kavanaugh (Brett Kavanaugh) Supreme Court Nominee
Mentioned in related news links regarding his nomination being in turmoil due to an accuser.

Organizations (3)

Name Type Context
House Oversight Committee
The document footer 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028450' indicates it is an item of evidence or a document from the committee's r...
The New York Times
A URL in the document links to an article on nytimes.com.
Apple News
URLs in the document link to articles on apple.news, and the document's format suggests it is raw data from the Apple...

Timeline (4 events)

2016
During the presidential campaign, payments were made to two women to ensure their silence about alleged affairs with Donald Trump.
Unknown
Donald Trump Michael Cohen
2017
Hurricane Maria strikes Puerto Rico, causing widespread damage, including to the electrical grid.
Puerto Rico
2018-09-23
Scheduled hearing for Christine Blasey Ford to testify regarding her accusation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Unknown (likely Washington D.C.)
Christine Blasey Ford Brett Kavanaugh
c. 2018-09-13
Interview with Mr. Trump where he discusses Michael Cohen and his administration's response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.
Unknown
Mr. Trump Mr. Rivera

Locations (2)

Location Context
Location affected by Hurricane Maria, and the subject of comments by Donald Trump.
City in Puerto Rico, whose mayor, Carmen Yulín Cruz, was criticized by Donald Trump.

Relationships (3)

Donald Trump Former Client-Lawyer / Conflicting Accounts Michael Cohen
Trump claims Cohen's actions were 'unrelated' to him, while the document states Cohen 'acknowledged in court that Mr. Trump directed him to make payments'.
Donald Trump Political Adversaries Carmen Yulín Cruz
Trump called Cruz a 'horror show' and 'incompetent'; Cruz called Trump 'delusional, paranoid and unhinged'.
Donald Trump Interviewee-Interviewer Mr. Rivera
The document describes Mr. Rivera asking Mr. Trump questions.

Key Quotes (6)

"No, I’m not, because I’m an honest guy. And that stuff is unrelated to me. And that was Michael did that stuff."
Source
— Mr. Trump (Responding to a question about whether he was worried about what Michael Cohen might tell authorities.)
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"I don’t know anything because, I’ll be honest, I do everything straight."
Source
— Mr. Trump (Responding to Mr. Rivera's question about whether Michael Cohen knew anything that could be a problem for the president.)
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"delusional, paranoid and unhinged from any sense of reality"
Source
— Carmen Yulín Cruz (Description of Mr. Trump for denying the official death count of 3,000 from Hurricane Maria, as reported in the article.)
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Quote #3
"You have the mayor of San Juan who’s incompetent. She should never be there. She’s just doesn’t know what she’s doing, she’s totally incompetent person."
Source
— Mr. Trump (Criticizing Carmen Yulín Cruz's handling of the post-hurricane situation.)
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Quote #4
"The storms hit and they said, ‘Oh let’s blame Trump for the electric, let’s have Trump, let’s have Trump fix the electric plant... Let’s blame Trump for everything.’"
Source
— Mr. Trump (Describing how he felt his critics unfairly blamed him for Puerto Rico's pre-existing infrastructure problems.)
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Quote #5
"I love Puerto Rican people. I love you. You’Mre half Puerto Rico. I love you."
Source
— Mr. Trump (Expressing affection for the people of Puerto Rico to the interviewer, Mr. Rivera.)
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