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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Oliver O'Connell and Gustaf Kilander

Trump news – live: Giuliani accused of pardon scheme as Trump rages at Russia probe after Durham report

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Donald Trump has lashed out what he described as “cockroaches” in Washington, DC following the release of the Durham report.

The 300-page report – from an investigation led by Trump-appointed Special Counsel John Durham – railed against the FBI for opening a probe into alleged ties between Mr Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and the Russian government.

“THEY ARE SCUM, LIKE COCKROACHES ALL OVER WASHINGTON, D.C.,” the former president wrote on Truth Social in response to the findings.

Meanwhile, Mr Trump’s name has cropped up in a bombshell lawsuit brought against Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor and his former personal attorney.

Mr Giuliani’s former aide Noelle Dunphy is suing Mr Giuliani for sexual harassment while she worked for him in 2019 and 2020. Mr Giuliani has strongly denied the claims.

In the lawsuit, Ms Dunphy claims that she was told that he and then-president Mr Trump were offering to sell presidential pardons for $2m apiece.

She also claims that she was forced to give Mr Giuliani oral sex while he was on speakerphone to Mr Trump.

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