work on other hypotheses," Handelsblatt quoted him as saying.

"Another option would be a free trade treaty using the example of the CETA agreement with Canada. It would take several years, however, to negotiate such an agreement."

Asked if that meant there could be "a specifically British model" along the lines of the "bespoke arrangements" Mrs May has referred to without giving detail, Mr Barnier replied simply: "No."

Quoted by L'Echo, he said a trade deal could be agreed in three years - meaning that if talks start in December it would be ready just in time for a transition ending in December 2020.

He said his staff were already working on drafting a withdrawal treaty that will include terms for transition.

Mr Barnier said he still hoped that Mrs May could providematerial evidence in support."So let's go over that insinuation, shall we? Back in 2013, Bondi asked Trump for a re-election contribution to her political action committee "And Justice For All," and the Trump Foundation cut her a $25,000 check. Around this time, Bondi was considering whether Florida should join a lawsuit initiated by the New York attorney general and investigate complaints that Trump University had defrauded consumers. Ultimately, she decided not to pursue the allegations.Bondi has said publicly that she had no knowledge of complaints against Trump's educational institutions when she asked for the donation. But as the Orlando Sentinel has reported, that doesn't appear to be true.Floridians had filed complaints against Trump University since 2008, years before Bondi even took office, and continued to file them in