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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| Mr. Rivera | Interviewer |
Interviewed Mr. Trump, asking about Michael Cohen.
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| Carmen Yulín Cruz | Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Criticized by Trump as incompetent; had previously called Trump 'delusional, paranoid and unhinged'.
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| Christine Blasey Ford | Accuser |
Mentioned in a related news link as having reached a deal to testify at a Kavanaugh hearing.
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| Kavanaugh (Brett Kavanaugh) | Supreme Court Nominee |
Mentioned in related news links regarding his nomination being in turmoil due to an accuser.
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| House Oversight Committee |
The document footer 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028450' indicates it is an item of evidence or a document from the committee's r...
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| The New York Times |
A URL in the document links to an article on nytimes.com.
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| 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...
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Location affected by Hurricane Maria, and the subject of comments by Donald Trump.
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City in Puerto Rico, whose mayor, Carmen Yulín Cruz, was criticized by Donald Trump.
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"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
"I don’t know anything because, I’ll be honest, I do everything straight."Source
"delusional, paranoid and unhinged from any sense of reality"Source
"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
"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
"I love Puerto Rican people. I love you. You’Mre half Puerto Rico. I love you."Source
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