CHINA/INDIA/MIKE POMPEO/PAKISTAN/TRUMP PEOPLE:“US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will talk tough on terrorism to Pakistan and attempt to strengthen his country’s links with India during what is likely to be a difficult and potentially testing visit to South Asia beginning Wednesday [9-5-18]. The visit comes as the US tilts away from Pakistan, while deepening strategic […]
Category: A- Trump People
9/4/2018
DEMS/JAMES MATTIS/JOHN KELLY/MEDIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Woodward book has already been refuted and discredited by General (Secretary of Defense) James Mattis and General (Chief of Staff) John Kelly. Their quotes were made up frauds, a con on the public. Likewise other stories and quotes. Woodward is a Dem operative? Notice timing?” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 4, […]
9/4/2018
TRUMP PEOPLE: “Statement from White House @PressSec, Sarah Sanders: https://t.co/mE73HSi6Rl“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 4, 2018 5:49 pm […]
9/4/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “’Judge Brett Kavanaugh is an Exceptionally Qualified and Deserving Nominee for the Supreme Court’ https://t.co/nD5XZo9yIm“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 4, 2018 4:03 pm […]
9/4/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Paul Cook is a decorated Marine Corps Veteran who loves and supports our Military and Vets. He is Strong on Crime, the Border, and supported Tax Cuts for the people of California. Paul has my total and complete Endorsement!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 4, 2018 3:55 pm […]
9/4/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Brett Kavanaugh hearings for the future Justice of the Supreme Court are truly a display of how mean, angry, and despicable the other side is. They will say anything, and are only….” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 4, 2018 3:41 pm […]
9/4/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “….looking to inflict pain and embarrassment to one of the most highly renowned jurists to ever appear before Congress. So sad to see!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 4, 2018 3:41 pm […]
9/4/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Jon Kyl will be an extraordinary Senator representing an extraordinary state, Arizona. I look forward to working with him!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 4, 2018 3:40 pm […]
9/4/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [9-4-18] pushed back against Bob Woodward’s scathing new account of how the White House operates, saying that it’s ‘just another bad book’ and suggesting that Woodward made up some of the content…It was the latest rebuke from Trump and his administration on the veteran journalist’s book […]
9/4/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Yes, it’s as bad as you thought it was. Maybe worse. That’s the unmistakable message about President Donald Trump and his administration from the early pieces of Bob Woodward’s chronicle — titled ‘Fear: Trump in the White House’ — of the first year of the billionaire businessman’s presidency. The image Woodward […]
9/4/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump has become increasingly exasperated in recent weeks that he wasn’t interviewed by Bob Woodward ahead of the publication of his upcoming book, three sources with knowledge of the President’s concern tell CNN. Trump’s irritation reflects a heightened sense of unease in the West Wing about next week’s release […]
9/4/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s closest aides have taken extraordinary measures in the White House to try to stop what they saw as his most dangerous impulses, going so far as to swipe and hide papers from his desk so he wouldn’t sign them, according to a new book from legendary journalist Bob […]
9/4/2018
DEMS/GOP/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court pick who could tilt American jurisprudence to the right for a generation, vowed to be neutral and impartial, shrugging off bitter Democratic demands for him to stall his own confirmation hearing until questions about his past are fully answered. President Donald Trump’s second pick for the nation’s […]
9/4/2018
ARIZONA/LAWSUIT/POLICE/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Two advocacy groups alleged in a lawsuit Tuesday [9-4-18] that police in Phoenix violated the free-speech rights of protesters outside a rally by President Donald Trump by firing tear gas as they were about to confront Trump supporters. The excessive force lawsuit against the Phoenix Police Department says police didn’t try […]
9/4/2018
JAMES MATTIS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump so alarmed his defense secretary, Jim Mattis, during a discussion last January of the nuclear standoff with North Korea that an exasperated Mr. Mattis told colleagues ‘the president acted like — and had the understanding of — a ‘fifth or sixth grader.’’ At another moment, Mr. Trump’s aides […]
9/3/2018
CONGRESS/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump on Monday [9-3-18] blasted his Attorney General Jeff Sessions and lamented the indictments of two lawmakers who were his earliest supporters in Congress during the 2016 election, suggesting they should not have been charged because they are Republicans…A decision by the Justice Department to hold off […]
9/3/2018
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The prosperity is apparent on the way into town: the 21-floor casino resort and spa on one side of the interstate, and on the other a freshly built retail quarter of boutiques, a brand-new Hilton hotel and a P.F. Chang’s. It unfolds from there along the highways heading west with more […]
9/3/2018
HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @CoreyStewartVA: About 200,000 #Virginia residents are federal workers; as I travel the state this #LaborDay weekend, Virginians are say…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 3, 2018 6:05 am […]
9/3/2018
SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @CoreyStewartVA: In the U.S. Senate I’ll be working WITH @realDonaldTrump on his #MAGA agenda — and that includes having the backs of A…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 3, 2018 6:05 am […]
9/3/2018
GOP/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “When Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor testified in 2009, confirmation seemed so certain that Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham famously predicted she only had to avoid a ‘complete meltdown.’ As Judge Brett Kavanaugh takes the witness chair on Tuesday [9-4-18], the sense of inevitability in these partisan times is even greater. Republicans control […]
9/3/2018
MEDIA/STEVE BANNON/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The New Yorker rescinded its invitation to Steve Bannon to headline its annual festival after a swift backlash from big-name participants who said they would not attend if Bannon remained on the schedule. There was also fierce resistance from within the ranks of the magazine. Numerous staffers felt that having Bannon on […]
9/1/2018
DEMS/HILLARY CLINTON/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “’There’s no fairness here, if you’re a Democrat or a friend of Hillary you get immunity or off scott free. If you’re connected to Donald Trump, you get people like Robert Mueller & Andrew Weissman, and his team of partisans, coming after you with a vengeance and abusing their….” […]
8/31/2018
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION/GUNS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos signaled on Friday [8-31-18] that she does not plan to take action over the purchase of guns for schools using federal funds. In a letter to Rep. Bobby Scott of Virginia, the top Democrat on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, DeVos wrote, ‘Let me be […]
8/31/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Great day in North Carolina where Republicans will do very well!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 31, 2018 9:36 pm […]
8/31/2018
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION/GUNS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced on Friday [8-31-18] that she would not stand in the way of states that want to use federal grants to purchase guns for schools, emphasizing that it’s a decision for local officials to make…DeVos’ letter comes as Democrats and some education groups had asked the Trump administration […]
8/31/2018
ETHICS/FOREIGN POLICY/RUDY GIULIANI/TRUMP PEOPLE: “It is bad enough that the President of the United States is breaking long-standing ethical standards in US government, but when President Donald Trump’s attorney, Rudy Giuliani, stepped into the contentious battle over corruption in another country, Romania, he embarrassed the United States by speaking out against clean government; he made […]
8/31/2018
INTELLIGENCE/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LOBBYING/PAUL MANAFORT/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Washington lobbyist W. Samuel Patten pleaded guilty Friday [8-31-18] to acting as an unregistered foreign lobbyist, and admitted to lying to the Senate Intelligence Committee and funneling a Ukrainian oligarch’s money to Donald Trump’s Presidential Inaugural Committee. Patten’s plea and cooperation agreement is connected to special counsel Robert Mueller’s ongoing investigation […]
8/31/2018
DREAMERS/LEGAL/TEXAS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A federal judge on Friday [8-31-18] hinted he will likely invalidate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in the future — but for now the program can continue to operate. The ruling was an unexpected, albeit temporary, reprieve for the program, which President Donald Trump opted to end almost exactly a year […]
8/31/2018
JOHN MCCAIN/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump and Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey spoke by phone this week — a conversation in which the subject of the state’s vacant Senate seat arose, according to four people familiar with the discussion. The discussion came as Ducey weighs whom to appoint to the seat following the […]
8/31/2018
ELECTION/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump is planning a ‘major rally’ this fall for his onetime campaign foe, Sen. Ted Cruz, in the ‘biggest stadium’ he can find, the president announced on Twitter Friday afternoon. Cruz (R-Tx.) is gearing up for what has been billed as an increasingly competitive election against against Democratic challenger […]
8/31/2018
CUBA/FOREIGN POLICY/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump is poised to promote an international finance official tied to Sen. Marco Rubio to lead Western Hemisphere Affairs at the National Security Council, making him the fourth member of an unofficial team of top pro-democracy Cuba hard-liners who are executing and advocating the administration’s Latin American policies. […]
8/31/2018
ELECTION/TEXAS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “I will be doing a major rally for Senator Ted Cruz in October. I’m picking the biggest stadium in Texas we can find. As you know, Ted has my complete and total Endorsement. His opponent is a disaster for Texas – weak on Second Amendment, Crime, Borders, Military, and Vets!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
8/31/2018
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDET/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump is considering Washington litigator Pat Cipollone as a replacement for White House counsel Don McGahn, who will be leaving this autumn, a source familiar with situation said on Friday [8-31-18]. The source said it was unclear how serious a candidate the former Justice Department lawyer is. The […]
8/31/2018
ELECTION/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump says he’ll ride to the rescue of one-time bitter rival Sen. Ted Cruz this fall, the strongest indication yet that the Texas conservative firebrand is getting nervous about his challenger, a liberal darling with a growing national profile. Trump tweeted Friday [8-31-18] that he will headline ‘a major […]
8/30/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The 12 jurors who found Paul Manafort guilty of eight crimes had little knowledge of the case before the trial began. But several of the people called for jury duty for Manafort’s trial in Virginia last month did have opinions about the case before they reported to court, according to a […]
8/30/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Kevin Stitt ran a great winning campaign against a very tough opponent in Oklahoma. Kevin is a very successful businessman who will be a fantastic Governor. He is strong on Crime & Borders, the 2nd Amendment, & loves our Military & Vets. He has my complete and total Endorsement!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August […]
8/30/2018
LAWSUIT/TRUMP BUSINESS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A lawsuit by a former personal driver for U.S. President Donald Trump who has claimed that Trump’s company failed to pay him for thousands of hours of overtime has been moved from federal court to private arbitration, the man’s lawyer said on Thursday [8-30-18]. The man, Noel Cintron, claimed in his lawsuit […]
8/30/2018
ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Will be going to Evansville, Indiana, tonight for a big crowd rally with Mike Braun, a very successful businessman who is campaigning to be Indiana’s next U.S. Senator. He is strong on Crime & Borders, the 2nd Amendment, and loves our Military & Vets. Will be a big night!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August […]
8/30/2018
JEFF SESSIONS/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “I am very excited about the person who will be taking the place of Don McGahn as White House Counsel! I liked Don, but he was NOT responsible for me not firing Bob Mueller or Jeff Sessions. So much Fake Reporting and Fake News!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 30, […]
8/30/2018
ELECTION/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump urged evangelical leaders this week to get out the vote ahead of the upcoming midterm elections and warned of ‘violence’ by opponents if they fail. Trump made the dire warning at a White House dinner Monday evening attended by dozens of conservative Christian pastors, ministers and supporters of […]
8/30/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Casting the midterms as a referendum on his agenda, President Donald Trump urged Indiana Republicans on Thursday [8-30-18] to unseat Sen. Joe Donnelly, saying the vulnerable Democrat is ‘not going to vote for us on anything.’ Trump, who is kicking up his campaign travel as the midterm elections near, appeared in […]
8/30/2018
RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Rigged Russia Witch Hunt did not come into play, even a little bit, with respect to my decision on Don McGahn!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 30, 2018 8:17 am […]
8/30/2018
IVANKA/JARED KUSHNER/LEGAL/MEDIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Ivanka Trump & Jared Kushner had NOTHING to do with the so called ‘pushing out’ of Don McGahn.The Fake News Media has it, purposely,so wrong! They love to portray chaos in the White House when they know that chaos doesn’t exist-just a ‘smooth running machine’ with changing parts!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August […]
8/29/2018
JOHN MCCAIN/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Sen. Lindsey Graham said Wednesday [8-29-18] that President Donald Trump called him after he delivered an emotional farewell to Sen. John McCain on the Senate floor, telling the South Carolina Republican he ‘did right by his friend’…During the 2016 campaign, Trump attacked McCain’s record of service, saying the Vietnam veteran […]
8/29/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Michael Cohen’s stunning guilty plea last week ended months of speculation about the fate of President Donald Trump’s longtime personal lawyer. And now, as Cohen waits for his sentencing hearing set for December, a source familiar with his thinking says ‘resignation’ would be a fitting word to describe the 52-year-old’s mindset — […]
8/29/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday [8-29-18] asked a judge for more time to decide whether to retry former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on 10 criminal charges that a jury deadlocked on last week. Wednesday was Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s deadline to decide but the government said that Manafort lawyers’ request for […]
8/29/2018
LEGAL/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “White House counsel Don McGahn’s office is just one floor up from the Oval, but it might as well be miles away. In recent months, the president has sometimes gone days — or longer — without having substantial conversations with McGahn as their relationship has grown increasingly strained, according to […]
8/29/2018
LEGAL/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “White House Counsel Don McGahn will be leaving his position in the fall, shortly after the confirmation (hopefully) of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court. I have worked with Don for a long time and truly appreciate his service! “ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 29, 2018 9:30 […]
8/29/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Florida does not need a ‘failed socialist mayor’ as its next governor, President Donald Trump wrote online Wednesday [8-29-18], slamming the surprise winner of the state’s Democratic primary. Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum secured an upset victory in the swing state primary on Tuesday and will face off against GOP Rep. Ron […]
8/29/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/RACISM/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republican U.S. Congressman Ron DeSantis came under fire on Wednesday [8-29-18] when the President Trump-backed Florida gubernatorial candidate said his state should not ‘monkey this up’ by electing Democratic Mayor Andrew Gillum, who is African-American. Gillum scored a surprise victory in Tuesday’s [8-28-18] Democratic primary for one the United States’ most competitive races […]
8/29/2018
CONGRESS/ELECTION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Martha McSally is an extraordinary woman. She was a very talented fighter jet pilot and is now a highly respected member of Congress. She is Strong on Crime, the Border and our under siege 2nd Amendment. Loves our Military and our Vets. Has my total and complete Endorsement!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 29, […]
8/29/2018
LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “White House counsel Don McGahn, whose relationship with President Donald Trump has been strained by the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, is set to leave the job in coming weeks. Trump announced on Twitter on Wednesday [8-29-18] that McGahn would step down after the U.S. […]
8/29/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Big Election Wins last night! The Republican Party will MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! Actually, it is happening faster than anybody thought possible! It is morphing into KEEP AMERICA GREAT!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 29, 2018 7:23 am […]
8/29/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/RACISM/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Florida governor’s race is shaping up to be a ferocious showdown after Tuesday [8-28-18] night’s primary victories by Representative Ron DeSantis, the Republican endorsed by President Trump, and Mayor Andrew Gillum of Tallahassee, a progressive Democrat endorsed by Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont. The two hard-charging politicians, both 39, represent a rejection […]
8/29/2018
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION/SEX ABUSE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is preparing new policies on campus sexual misconduct that would bolster the rights of students accused of assault, harassment or rape, reduce liability for institutions of higher education and encourage schools to provide more support for victims. The proposed rules, obtained by The New York Times, narrow […]
8/29/2018
LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump surprised Donald F. McGahn II, the White House counsel, on Wednesday [8-29-18] by abruptly announcing that Mr. McGahn will be leaving his job this fall, effectively forcing the long-anticipated exit of a top adviser who has cooperated extensively in the investigation into Russian election interference. The president made the […]
8/29/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Not only did Congressman Ron DeSantis easily win the Republican Primary, but his opponent in November is his biggest dream….a failed Socialist Mayor named Andrew Gillum who has allowed crime & many other problems to flourish in his city. This is not what Florida wants or needs!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 29, 2018 […]
8/29/2018
IMMIGRATION/STEPHEN MILLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “When the White House held a series of meetings last year to discuss how to deal with nations that refuse to take back their citizens whom the U.S. is trying to deport, one voice in the room was louder than all the others: Stephen Miller. It was odd that Miller, a powerful […]
8/29/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republicans got their woman for a must-win Senate seat. President Donald Trump got his man in Florida, his second-home state. And Democrats chose another historic nominee in a stunning upset. The final multi-state primary night of the 2018 midterms concluded with a bang as Rep. Martha McSally locked down the GOP nomination for […]
8/28/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Florida’s high-stakes gubernatorial race will be fought between a progressive Democrat vying to become the state’s first black chief executive and a Republican congressman closely allied with President Donald Trump. In a late primary season shocker, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum defeated the front runner, former Rep. Gwen Graham, who had led in the […]
8/28/2018
ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Ron DeSantis, an upstart Republican riding the endorsement of President Trump, surged to win Florida’s gubernatorial primary Tuesday [8-28-18], setting up a starkly ideological fight with a Bernie Sanders acolyte vying to become the first black governor in state history. The contest in the country’s preeminent battleground state — already the costliest governor’s […]
8/28/2018
SOCIAL MEDIA/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump, in a series of early morning Twitter posts on Tuesday [8-28-18], attacked Google for what he claimed was an effort to intentionally suppress conservative news outlets supportive of his administration. Mr. Trump’s remarks — and an additional warning later in the day that Google, Facebook and Twitter ‘have […]
8/28/2018
CRIME/PAUL MANAFORT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A banker who previously worked with Paul Manafort but was never charged related to Manafort’s bank fraud schemes reported a burglary at his home early Tuesday [8-28-1-8] in New York, the New York Police Department confirmed to CNN. David Fallarino told the NYPD he was sleeping when heard the front door of […]
8/28/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Congratulations to Governor Rick Scott of Florida on his conclusive Republican Primary Win. He will be a great Senator!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 28, 2018 7:48 pm […]
8/28/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Such a fantastic win for Ron DeSantis and the people of the Great State of Florida. Ron will be a fantastic Governor. On to November!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 28, 2018 7:32 pm […]
8/28/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Liberal mayor Andrew Gillum pulled off a stunning upset in the Democratic primary for Florida governor on Tuesday [8-28-18], beating several better-funded rivals to set up a November showdown against a Republican aligned with President Donald Trump. The Tallahassee mayor would be the state’s first black governor if he wins. He beat moderate […]
8/28/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Liberal Democrats and conservative Republicans loyal to Donald Trump scored victories in nominating contests for Florida and Arizona, giving momentum to the insurgent wings of America’s two main parties ahead of the November mid-term election. Here are several takeaways from contests that will be pivotal in November, when Democrats hope to […]
8/28/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Lawyers for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort said on Tuesday [8-28-18] that they would seek to move his second trial, scheduled to start next month, out of Washington, D.C., due to concerns that a jury from the Democratic stronghold would be biased. Their request for a change of venue […]
8/28/2018
MINORITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “’President Trump has done more for minority groups in this country than any president in decades.’ @LouDobbs” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 28, 2018 4:54 am […]
8/27/2018
ELECTION/JOHN MCCAIN/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey’s decision to replace the late John McCain is as much about his own political future as it is about filling the seat of the six-term senator and decorated war hero. Republicans with knowledge of the governor’s thinking say he’ll have to remain deferential to Trump […]
8/27/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “VOTE FOR RON! https://t.co/80NShvQ73u“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 27, 2018 8:18 pm […]
8/27/2018
CONSUMER PROTECTION/EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The top official overseeing student loans at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau resigned on Monday [8-27-18] in protest of Trump administration policies that he said were harming students and families. Seth Frotman, the student loan ombudsman at the CFPB, said in a letter to acting Director Mick Mulvaney that political […]
8/27/2018
JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/RELIGION/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Jerry Falwell Jr., a top conservative religious leader, said Monday [8-27-18] he urged President Donald Trump to fire Jeff Sessions over his handling of investigations into Russian election meddling, saying the attorney general has lost evangelicals’ support…Falwell said he has urged the president to fire Sessions and told […]
8/27/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Governor Doug Ducey of Arizona is doing a great job. It would be really nice to show your support tomorrow by voting for him in Tuesdays [8-28-18] Primary. Doug is strong on Crime, the Border, and our Second Amendment. Loves our Military & our Vets. He has my full and complete Endorsement.” –Donald […]
8/27/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Congressman Ron DeSantis is a special person who has done an incredible job. He is running in Tuesdays [8-28-18] Primary for Governor of Florida….Strong on Crime, Borders and wants Low Taxes. He will be a great Governor and has my full and total Endorsement!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 27, 2018 12:20 pm […]
8/27/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Rick Scott of Florida is doing a fantastic job as Governor. Jobs are pouring into the State and its economic health is better than ever before. He is strong on Crime, Borders, and loves our Military and Vets. Vote for Rick on Tuesday!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 27, 2018 12:19 pm […]
8/27/2018
ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Joe Arpaio built a national reputation as a staunch opponent of illegal immigration while sheriff of Arizona’s largest county and found a powerful ally in President Donald Trump, who pardoned him last year after he ran into legal trouble. But as the self-styled ‘America’s Toughest Sheriff’ hustles for votes in Arizona ahead of […]
8/27/2018
LEGAL/RUDY GIULIANI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The man identified these days as President Trump’s lawyer seems vaguely familiar. It’s in the way he feigns genuine laughter. How he clasps his hands. How he widens his eyes, as if he’s just been handed a birthday cake with a firecracker for a candle. He is, of course, Rudolph […]
8/25/201
JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “.@LindseyGrahamSC ‘Every President deserves an Attorney General they have confidence in. I believe every President has a right to their Cabinet, these are not lifetime appointments. You serve at the pleasure of the President.’” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 25, 2018 7:46 pm […]
8/24/2018
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “‘Think Allen Weisselberg,’ a person who knows Donald Trump well told me a few days ago. Even as news was breaking about the president’s personal attorney’s stunning, Trump-implicating, plea-deal admission that he had arranged hush-money payments to an ex-Playboy playmate and a porn star, it was a reminder to not lose […]
8/24/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s mission is to rally Republicans behind GOP candidates in the nation’s premier swing state. But when he steps into battleground Ohio on Friday [8-24-18], he’s entering a state — and a Republican Party — deeply divided by his presidency. The Republican president is set to offer the keynote […]
8/24/2018
LEGAL/TRUMP BUSINESS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “He’s one of the longest-serving employees in Donald Trump’s family real estate business. Through triumphs, scandals and bankruptcies, he was there. Allen Weisselberg was handling the books when Fred Trump ran the company in the early 1970s. He was handling them when his son Donald made his mark with Trump Tower in […]
8/24/2018
TRUMP PEOPLE: “Happy birthday Vince, you are truly one of the greats! https://t.co/b8zV5MfojY“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 24, 2018 10:35 pm […]
8/24/2018
GOP/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republican finance leaders have been flaming out amid scandals, but donors, frankly, don’t give a damn. Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer and a former Republican National Committee deputy finance chairman, is just the latest such figure to be felled after he copped this week to eight felony charges. […]
8/24/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP BUSINESS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Federal prosecutors have granted immunity to Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg in a probe involving President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday [8-24-18]. Weisselberg was called to testify before a federal grand jury earlier this year, the Journal said. Cohen, who arranged […]
8/23/2018
CRIME/GOP/JARED KUSHNER/PRISONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [8-23-18] tabled a criminal justice package being pushed by a group of lawmakers and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, multiple sources said. But Trump and Republican leaders also agreed on a path forward for the legislative effort after the midterm elections, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch […]
8/23/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “…Cindy has voted for our Agenda in the Senate 100% of the time and has my complete and total Endorsement. We need Cindy to win in Mississippi!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 23, 2018 4:10 pm […]
8/23/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “.@cindyhydesmith has helped me put America First! She’s strong on the Wall, is helping me create Jobs, loves our Vets and fights for our conservative judges…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 23, 2018 4:10 pm […]
8/23/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “When Paul Manafort’s jury of 12 Northern Virginians couldn’t reach a unanimous agreement on 10 criminal charges, it was because of one juror. A photocopied version of the jury’s original handwritten verdict form, released Thursday [8-23-18] by the federal court, confirms that Manafort’s jury hung 11-to-1 on 10 counts of foreign banking […]
8/23/2018
ELECTIONS/GOP/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Sen. Lindsey Graham, a key Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Thursday [8-23-18] that President Donald Trump could replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions after the midterm elections in November. Graham’s comments make him one of the first Republicans on the Senate committee to signal an openness to Trump ousting Sessions in […]
8/23/208
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The one juror who prevented a conviction of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on all 18 criminal charges did not trust any of the witnesses and exasperated other members with her reasoning, a juror in the trial told Reuters. The comments from Paula Duncan, the only juror so far to […]
8/23/2018
LEGAL/MEDIA/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “The chief executive of the publisher of the National Enquirer was granted immunity by prosecutors investigating payments arranged by U.S. President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, to silence two women who said they had sex with Trump, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday [8-22-18]. Another AMI executive, […]
8/23/2018
AGRICULTURE/ETHICS/LOBBYING/TRUMP PEOPLE/USDA: “From suggestions for members of a science committee to emails sent ‘on the sly’ and thoughts for the secretary’s speeches, new internal emails from the US Department of Agriculture show big food industry lobbyists are working hand-in-glove with agency staffers. The newly released emails were obtained by the nonpartisan independent Project on Government […]
8/23/2018
CONGRESS/CRIME/ELECTION/GOP/ICE/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump and congressional Republicans, who are eager to find an issue that can help minimize the losses they expect in the midterm elections, are leaning hard into crime, illegal immigration and public safety to paint a bleak picture of how the country would become less safe under a Democratic-controlled Congress. […]
8/22/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A former adviser to the Trump campaign issued a grim warning Wednesday [8-22-18] night to President Donald Trump and his supporters: The President could be months away from facing impeachment because of his former lawyer Michael Cohen…Cohen pleaded guilty to eight felony counts Tuesday that included tax fraud, false statements to a […]
8/22/2018
CHINA/DRUGS/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/MEXICO/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced another crackdown on Wednesday [8-22-18] on opioids, targeting doctors and drug dealers alike in cases that spanned physicians’ offices in Ohio, drugmakers in China and online black markets…His announcement came a week after President Trump asked Mr. Sessions during a cabinet meeting at the White House […]
8/22/2018
CAMPAIGN FINANCE/MICHAEL COHEN/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [8-22-18] defended hush money payments made during the 2016 campaign to silence two women who claimed affairs with him, saying the payments did not violate campaign finance laws because they were not funded by his campaign. His attorney, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty Tuesday […]
8/22/2018
JOBS/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Corey Southard steers red-hot molten steel slabs all day. And he’s worried about his job. The 48-year-old assistant roller at NLMK Pennsylvania says President Donald Trump’s steel tariffs have driven up costs for his company and left everyone at his western Pennsylvania plant — deep in the heart of Trump country […]
8/21/2018
DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump invoked on Tuesday [8-21-18] fears of immigrant crime and angry mobs as he began a weekslong push to try to preserve the Republican majority in Congress as the party braces for midterm losses amid a cascade of scandals involving members of his inner circle…In a wide-ranging, more than hourlong […]
8/21/2018
CYBERWAR/RUSSIA/SANCTIONS/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Faced with new evidence that Russian hackers are targeting conservative American research groups and the Senate’s own web pages, key lawmakers from both parties signaled on Tuesday [8-21-18] that they were ready to move forward with punishing new sanctions legislation capable of crippling the Russian economy. And in three separate hearings on Capitol […]