Mr. Trump said that North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, had demanded the lifting of all sanctions in exchange for partial denuclearization. Mr. Trump said he had rejected that deal, and he held out hope that talks would continue in later weeks. He also complained about the fact that the House panel had heard Michael Cohen’s testimony during the summit meeting. “He lied about so many things,” Mr. Trump said. Media: Four American journalists were barred from covering Mr. Trump’s dinner with Mr. Kim on Wednesday after two of them called out questions in an earlier appearance of the two leaders — a highly unusual retaliatory move at a closely watched foreign event.

Source: New York Times February 28, 2019 05:03 UTC