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After failed summit, Trump heads home to fresh dangers from Michael Cohen's accusations

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump flew home Thursday from his failed nuclear summit with North Korea to face a new round of peril as members of Congress vowed to follow up on his former lawyer's claims of misdeeds and possible crimes by the president.

Michael Cohen's explosive testimony Wednesday before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform scattered bread crumbs for Democrats to follow as they investigate Trump's role in alleged schemes involving insurance fraud, bank fraud and tax evasion.

They're also scrutinizing alleged payments of $280,000 to two women in late 2016 to keep

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