An attorney who said he was speaking with President Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani reassured Michael Cohen in an April 2018 email that Cohen could “sleep well tonight” because he had “friends in high places,” according to a copy of an email obtained by CNN. Source: CNN
Does it matter which college you go to?
Many successful people are graduates of elite schools, but how much of their good fortune comes from a privileged upbringing and not an Ivy League education? CNN contributor Frank Bruni explores the question. Source: CNN
Michael Cohen's attorney sends letter clarifying pardon testimony
Michael Cohen’s attorney Tuesday clarified his client’s public testimony that he didn’t ask for a pardon from President Donald Trump, arguing that Cohen’s statement was true even if it could have been clearer. Source: CNN
Don Lemon: Trump was right. The system is rigged
CNN’s Don Lemon says the explosive details surrounding an alleged college admissions scam contribute to the belief some have that the system is rigged against them. Source: CNN
This is a nationwide scam, prosecutor says
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50 people were charged in the criminal investigation
Actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin are among dozens of parents, elite college coaches and college prep executives accused of carrying out a national conspiracy to get unqualified students into prestigious colleges, according to a massive federal indictment. Source: CNN
READ: The full indictment charging actors, CEOs and others in a nationwide college admission scheme
Prosecutors call it “a conspiracy nationwide in scope.” Dozens of parents, sports coaches and college prep executives have been indicted for trying to get students into prestigious colleges. Here is the full federal indictment that is now unsealed. You can also download it here. Source: CNN
FBI: Parents paid up to $6.5M for guaranteed admission
FBI Special Agent Joseph Bonavolonta told reporters wealthy parents paid between $200,000 and $6.5 million for guaranteed admission into certain elite colleges. Source: CNN