FBI/TRUMP PEOPLE: “‘Why didn’t the FBI tell President Trump that they had concerns about Carter Page? Is there a double standard here?’ They told Senator Diane Feinstein that she had a spy – but not Trump. Is that entrapment or did they just want to use Page as an excuse to SPY?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
Category: A- Trump People
8/9/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Republican candidate endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump in the Kansas governor’s race, Kris Kobach, saw his lead cut to only 91 votes on Thursday [8-9-18] after a county clerk corrected the vote total from Tuesday’s election. Kobach, the current Kansas secretary of state and a staunch ally of Trump, now leads […]
8/9/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Congressman Ted Yoho of Florida is doing a fantastic job and has my complete and total Endorsement! Tough on Crime and Borders, Ted was really helpful on Tax Cuts. Vote all the way for Ted in the upcoming Primary – he will never let you down!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 9, 2018 12:00 […]
8/9/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The judge in the trial of U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort expressed contrition on Thursday [8-9-18] to jurors for harsh commentary directed at prosecutors. ‘I may have made a mistake. It has nothing to do with your consideration in this case,’ U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis said […]
8/9/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The trial of Paul Manafort, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, is expected to shift focus on Thursday [8-9-18] from his alleged tax evasion to bank fraud as the prosecution’s case heads into its final two days. Prosecutors are expected to call a series of bankers to the stand to […]
8/8/2018
ELECTION/GOP/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republicans lost support in every special congressional election since President Trump took office, and Ohio’s 12th District on Tuesday [8-7-18] was no exception. A majority of the seats up for special election have historically leaned solidly to the right, and only two Republicans have lost in these races. Tuesday’s results remained […]
8/8/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “Lawyers for Paul Manafort accused his longtime deputy Rick Gates of having four extramarital affairs and lying about them, a last attempt by the defense to undermine the credibility of the government’s star witness at the fraud trial of Mr. Manafort on Wednesday [8-8-18]. Kevin Downing, the lead lawyer for Mr. Manafort, […]
8/8/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Elections held in five states Tuesday [8-7-18] underscored the Republican Party’s growing challenges with suburban voters, which could expand the battlefield in November’s midterms. In Ohio, Republican Troy Balderson’s apparent win in a House special election Tuesday came after he performed well in the exurbs and rural areas, but his victory margin was […]
8/8/2018
IRS/LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign chairman being tried on federal tax and bank fraud charges, didn’t declare more than $16 million in income to the U.S. Treasury over a five-year span, an IRS revenue agent testified Wednesday [8-8-18]. The IRS revenue agent, Michael Welch, told jurors that a large chunk […]
8/8/2018
CONGRESS/GOP/LEGAL/NEW YORK/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Rep. Christopher Collins, a Republican congressman from New York, was arrested Wednesday [8-8-18] and charged with participating in an insider-trading scheme to sell the shares of an Australian biotechnology company before the public disclosure of a failed drug trial. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan accused Rep. Collins, 68 years old, of tipping off […]
8/8/2018
DEMS/NOMINATION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Senate Democrats on the Judiciary Committee filed several Freedom of Information Requests for records involving Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh during his time at the White House, the latest move in a partisan battle over trying to obtain documents related to the judge as part of his Senate confirmation process…Democrats are seeking […]
8/8/2018
RAND PAUL/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Sen. Rand Paul said Wednesday [8-8-18] that he delivered a letter from President Trump to Vladimir Putin during his trip to Moscow this week, a move that comes amid heightened scrutiny of the president’s relationship with the Russian leader. Mr. Paul (R., Ky.) tweeted Wednesday that he was ‘honored’ to […]
8/8/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Rick Gates wrapped up his testimony Wednesday [8-8-18] in the trial of his onetime friend and boss, former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, reiterating that the two men conspired to lie on their taxes and defraud banks. Mr. Gates admitted over three days to various crimes, including some he said he […]
8/8/2018
TRUMP PEOPLE: “Congratulations to @LenaEpstein of Michigan on a job well done. Also, thanks for your great support!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 8, 2018 1:07 pm […]
8/8/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Ohio special election for a House seat that’s been in Republican hands for three decades was too close to call Tuesday [8-7-18] night. But that it was close at all shows just how daunting the political landscape facing Republicans is headed into November’s midterm elections. Republicans spent millions of dollars […]
8/8/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Rick Gates has finished three days’ worth of dramatic testimony in federal court against his former business partner, ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort — but not before defense lawyers caused a stir by pressing him for details on his past infidelity. A day earlier, Gates acknowledged having a single extramarital relationship […]
8/8/2018
RAND PAUL/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The White House pushed back against Sen. Rand Paul Wednesday [8-8-18] after the Kentucky Republican implied on Twitter that President Trump had asked him to deliver a letter of introduction to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Paul, who has been visiting Russia with a delegation for several days, said, ‘I was […]
8/8/2018
BUSINESS/TAXES/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The U.S. Treasury on Wednesday [8-8-18] proposed tax regulations for a new 20 percent income tax deduction for owners of businesses organized as pass-through entities, including rules to prevent the measure from becoming a tax loophole for wealthy Americans..The regulations are intended to provide everything pass-through owners need to comply with […]
8/8/2018
BUSINESS/CONGRESS/GOP/LEGAL/NEW YORK/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Christopher Collins, a Republican U.S. congressman from New York who was one of President Donald Trump’s earliest supporters, was criminally charged on Wednesday [8-8-18] with taking part in an insider trading scheme involving an Australian biotechnology company on whose board he served. The indictment came as Collins, 68, was seeking a fourth […]
8/8/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Star government witness Rick Gates ended three days of testimony on Wednesday [8-8-18] after admitting he lied, stole money and cheated on his wife, as lawyers for U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort attacked his character. Manafort lawyer Kevin Downing got in a final shot in federal court […]
8/8/2018
CONGRESS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “As Republican candidates backed by President Donald Trump clung to small leads in closely watched races in Ohio and Kansas on Wednesday [8-8-18], nervousness grew in Republican circles about their ability to continue extending millions of dollars in aid to candidates in November’s Congressional elections. Republican Troy Balderson may have eked […]
8/7/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republicans spent millions of dollars on scorching television ads, pried a reluctant endorsement from Ohio’s moderate governor, used the Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi as a foil and enlisted President Trump in a last-minute turnaround effort in a special election for Congress in Ohio. And after all that, in a conservative-leaning district […]
8/7/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Voters rushed to the polls Tuesday [8-7-18] to decide the final House special election before the midterms, with Republicans pouring millions of dollars into central Ohio to avoid a demoralizing loss just three months before the November elections. The GOP cavalry dashed in to pull its candidate, Troy Balderson, across the finish line […]
8/7/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Prosecutors in the Paul Manafort trial are evoking a world of swaggering fraud, concealed millions and personal betrayal that allegedly festered in the lives of two big-time political operatives at President Donald Trump’s side for crucial moments of his 2016 general election campaign. In potentially the key moment of Manafort’s […]
8/7/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Rick Gates was just an intern when he first crossed paths with Paul Manafort. Years later Mr. Gates went to work for him, rising to become right hand man to Mr. Manafort, once a powerful force in Republican politics who more recently had turned his sights to lucrative opportunities abroad. […]
8/7/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “Kevin Downing, the lead defense lawyer, began cross-examination Tuesday [8-7-18] by hammering at Mr. Gates’s credibility, demanding an exact accounting of when he lied to the government and pleaded guilty to the charge of doing so. Mr. Gates seemed to struggle to articulate that timeline, prompting Judge T. S. Ellis […]
8/7/2018
DEFENSE/MILITARY/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday [8-7-18] threw his support behind the idea of creating a space-focused military command but stopped short of promising the new ‘Space Force’ branch of service that President Donald Trump has touted. Trump called for the creation of a sixth branch of the military, for space, a […]
8/7/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump has injected himself into two high-stakes contests taking place on Tuesday [8-7-18], turning both into new tests of Trump’s tactics and sway with Republican voters. In a special election in Ohio 12th District, Republicans are scrambling to avoid an embarrassing defeat in a seat that the party has […]
8/7/2018
DEMS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Tom Fitton, the head of conservative group Judicial Watch, has made a career of suing the federal government over suspected bureaucratic corruption, irritating every president since Bill Clinton. But in Donald Trump, Fitton has found an enthusiastic booster — a president who, rather than bristling at Judicial Watch’s frequent accusations of malfeasance […]
8/7/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “Rick Gates, the star witness in the federal case against ex-Trump campaign adviser Paul Manafort, on Tuesday [8-7-18] acknowledged having an extramarital relationship in London while working for Manafort as the defense accused him of leading a ‘secret’ and ‘second’ life. For the last two days in court, Gates has testified that […]
8/7/2018
ELECTION/GOP/POLLS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Primary day in Kansas comes with a little extra drama. Will a sitting governor be defeated by a controversial conservative who just the day before the polls opened received a big endorsement from President Trump? Republican Gov. Jeff Colyer and Secretary of State Kris Kobach are the leading contenders in a crowded, seven-candidate […]
8/7/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @EricTrump: Ohio make sure to get out and vote today! We need Troy Balderson in Congress. Visit https://t.co/ypMnbPQzqk to find your pol…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 7, 2018 9:03 am […]
8/7/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Ohio, vote today for Troy Balderson for Congress. His opponent, controlled by Nancy Pelosi, is weak on Crime, the Border, Military, Vets, your 2nd Amendment – and will end your Tax Cuts. Troy will be a great Congressman. #MAGA” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 7, 2018 5:46 am […]
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “White House national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday [-8-7-18] said North Korea has not taken the necessary steps to denuclearize despite an agreement between Pyongyang’s leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump in June. Bolton, in an interview on Fox News, said U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo […]
8/7/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “The star witness in the trial against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort faced tough questioning on cross-examination on Tuesday [8-7-18] about a ‘secret life’ that included an extramarital affair and stealing funds from his former boss. Rick Gates, who served as a right-hand man to Manafort in his political […]
8/7/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump faces a test of his political influence on Tuesday [8-7-18] in a special congressional election in Ohio that has become a referendum on his leadership and a last chance to gauge Democratic strength ahead of November’s midterm elections. The Ohio race for a U.S. House of Representatives seat […]
8/6/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump turned aside the advice of party officials and intervened in the Kansas Republican primary for governor Monday [8-6-18], throwing his support behind the polarizing secretary of state, Kris Kobach, one day before voters go to the polls there. In a tweet that Republican governors and some of his own […]
8/6/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Rick Gates, the key prosecution witness in the tax and fraud trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, testified Monday [8-6-18] he had committed crimes alongside and at the direction of his former partner — and had also stolen from Manafort himself. In stunning testimony at Manafort’s trial on […]
8/6/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump endorsed Kris Kobach ahead of Tuesday’s [8-7-18] Kansas Republican gubernatorial primary. The endorsement doesn’t come as a surprise, but should Kobach win, it could cost the Republican Party a governor’s seat in deep red Kansas. Why? To start, Kobach, who is Kansas’ secretary of state, is mired in […]
8/6/2018
LEGAL/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The legal fund aimed at helping President Trump’s associates with fees related to the Russia investigation raised more than $200,000 through the end of June, mostly from a trio of longtime Trump allies, according to new tax filings reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. Half of that money came from California real-estate […]
8/6/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “John James is a potential Republican Star who has a Senate primary election tomorrow in Michigan. If he becomes the Republican candidate, he will beat the Open Borders, weak on Crime, Democrat, Debbie Stabenow. Vote for John James and Make America Great Again!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 6, 2018 2:13 pm […]
8/6/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump endorsed Kris Kobach in the Kansas gubernatorial race Monday [8-6-18], boosting the Republican as he challenges the state’s incumbent GOP governor, Jeff Colyer, in Tuesday’s [8-7-18] primary election. Mr. Kobach, the secretary of state of Kansas, has built a national profile for his hard-line views on illegal immigration, and he was […]
8/6/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Kris Kobach, a strong and early supporter of mine, is running for Governor of the Great State of Kansas. He is a fantastic guy who loves his State and our Country – he will be a GREAT Governor and has my full & total Endorsement! Strong on Crime, Border & Military. VOTE TUESDAY!” […]
8/6/2018
TRUMP PEOPLE: “It’s fair to say that the most important people around President Trump these days are his White House chief of staff John Kelly, his national security adviser John Bolton, his economic council chief Larry Kudlow and his outside legal counsel, Rudy Giuliani. Those four top advisers come from quite different backgrounds, but here’s […]
8/6/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday [8-6-18] endorsed controversial conservative Kris Kobach’s bid for governor of Kansas, rejecting the state’s current Governor Jeff Colyer in a competitive state primary for the nomination. Kobach, a national leader of the push to restrict illegal immigration and pass more restrictive voting laws, advised Trump’s […]
8/5/2018
CHINA/INFRASTRUCTURE/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Several U.S. senators are pressing the Trump administration to detail what it is doing to deal with Beijing’s financing of international infrastructure projects that have left many countries indebted to China and potentially in need of bailouts. In a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, […]
8/5/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @realDonaldTrump: A great night in Ohio’s 12th Congressional District with Troy Balderson! Troy loves Ohio, and he loves the people of O…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 5, 2018 4:52 pm […]
8/5/2018
2016 ELECTION/DONALD JR/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump acknowledged Sunday [8-5-18] that a meeting his son held with a Russian government lawyer in June 2016 was an attempt ‘to get information on’ Democrat Hillary Clinton but defended the encounter as ‘totally legal.’ Mr. Trump and his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr. , have repeatedly denied […]
8/4/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A great night in Ohio’s 12th Congressional District with Troy Balderson! Troy loves Ohio, and he loves the people of Ohio. He will be fighting for you all the way…” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 4, 2018 8:43 pm […]
8/4/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “…Danny O’Connor is a total puppet for Nancy Pelosi and Maxine Waters – Danny wants to raise your taxes, open your borders, and take away your 2nd Amendment. Vote for Troy on Tuesday [8-7-18]!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 4, 2018 8:43 pm […]
8/4/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Troy Balderson, running for Congress from Ohio, is in a big Election fight with a candidate who just got caught lying about his relationship with Nancy Pelosi, who is weak on Crime, Borders & your 2nd Amendment-and wants to raise your Taxes (by a lot). Vote for Troy on Tuesday [8-7-18]!” -Donald Trump, […]
8/4/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Will be going to Ohio tonight to campaign for Troy Balderson for the big Congressional Special Election on Tuesday. Early voting is on. Troy is strong on Crime, the Border & loves our Military, Vets & 2nd Amendment. His opponent is a puppet of Nancy Pelosi/high taxes.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 4, 2018 […]
8/4/2018
IVANKA/MELANIA/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Melania Trump’s split with her husband over NBA superstar LeBron James is the most glaring example of a growing trend: The President’s family and some top officials are adopting positions at odds with his most divisive statements. The public feud between King James and the imperious President is on one level […]
8/3/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The evolution of the Kansas Republican Party mirrors that of the national party, a rightward shift from the moderation of Dwight D. Eisenhower to the mainstream conservatism of Bob Dole to the small-government absolutism of former Gov. Sam Brownback and Wichita-based Koch Industries. Now the party appears to be shifting once more: toward […]
8/3/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Paul Manafort’s longtime bookkeeper testified Thursday [8-2-18] that Mr. Manafort and an associate appeared to use documents that inaccurately inflated their firm’s income to obtain bank loans, a central allegation in the prosecution by special counsel Robert Mueller’s office. Heather Washkuhn also testified that even though she kept close tabs on […]
8/3/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Paul Manafort’s accountants testified against the former Trump campaign chairman on Friday [8-3-18], telling jurors that loan amounts were fudged to help him on his taxes and that he did not disclose his financial stake in foreign companies. Testimony from the financial professionals who worked for Manafort are making up […]
8/3/2018
DEMS/NOMINATIONS/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “More Senate Democrats will meet with Supreme Court Justice nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh when they return from recess. According to a senior Democratic senate aide, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, will lead the effort and will […]
8/3/2018
COURTS/LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “An accountant for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort admitted at Manafort’s tax- and bank-fraud trial Friday [8-3-18] that she filed tax returns she thought contained false information and that she may have committed a crime in doing so. Accountant Cindy Laporta said she had a sense that what Manafort and […]
8/3/2018
ELECTION/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Marsha Blackburn had a BIG win last night in the Tennessee primary for U.S. Senate. She is an outstanding person & great supporter of mine. Congratulations Marsha, we need you very badly in the Senate to vote for our agenda. Your next opponent will vote against all we are doing!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
8/3/2018
CYBERWAR/ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Senior intelligence officials described Russian efforts to interfere in the 2018 midterm elections as deep, real and ongoing, showcasing their efforts to combat a threat President Trump has repeatedly dismissed and played down. ‘We continue to see a pervasive messaging campaign by Russia to try to weaken and divide the United States,’ Director […]
8/3/2018
TRUMP PEOPLE: “Congratulations Marsha! https://t.co/JSMiOWfbxa“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 3, 2018 12:39 pm […]
8/3/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Congratulations to Bill Lee of Tennessee on his big primary win for Governor last night. He ran a great campaign and now will finish off the job in November. Bill has my total and enthusiastic Endorsement!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 3, 2018 9:21 am […]
8/2/2018
LEGAL/LOBBYING/MICHAEL COHEN/NUCLEAR ENERGY/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A major donor to President Trump agreed to pay $10 million to the president’s then-personal attorney if he successfully helped obtain funding for a nuclear-power project, including a $5 billion loan from the U.S. government, according to people familiar with the matter. The donor, Franklin L. Haney, gave the contract to […]
8/2/2018
IRAN/MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo began a tour of Southeast Asia on Thursday [8-2-18] with a plan to urge allied countries to maintain sanctions pressure against North Korea despite ongoing diplomatic efforts. North Korea and Iran are both expected to attend a summit of Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or Asean, […]
8/2/2018
LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/ROGER STONE/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “An aide to Roger Stone, a former adviser to Donald Trump, must turn over documents and testify before the grand jury hearing evidence in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, a federal judge ruled Thursday [8-2-18]. At the same time, Mr. Mueller is negotiating the terms of a possible interview […]
8/2/2018
2016 ELECTION/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Special counsel Robert Mueller continues to press for an interview with the Russian oligarch and his pop star son who encouraged Donald Trump Jr. to meet in June 2016 with a Russian lawyer promising dirt on Hillary Clinton. The conversations between the attorney for Aras Agalarov and his […]
8/2/2018
INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “It has been more than two weeks since President Donald Trump met one-on-one with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland, but Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats admitted Thursday [8-2-18] that he is still does not know the details of what was said during the sit-down. Briefing reporters from the […]
8/2/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Prosecutors on Thursday [8-2-18] pressed their bank and tax fraud case against Paul Manafort, presenting testimony and documents to try to prove U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman deceived his lead bookkeeper and a bank about his finances. On the trial’s third day, the prosecution pivoted away from describing Manafort’s […]
8/2/2018
AGRICULTURE/EU/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “After the U.S. slapped tariffs on European steel and aluminum in June, Europe hit back with a tax that, among other things, made American kidney beans 25% more expensive in Europe. Now, Cindy Brown is running out of room to store kidney beans. One-ton bags of them cover the floors in […]
8/2/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump will travel to Ohio on Saturday [8-4-18] to campaign for Republican special election candidate Troy Balderson, according to a senior party official — a move that comes amid rising GOP fears about the race. A Republican loss, coming after special election defeats in Pennsylvania and Alabama, would be […]
8/2/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump ratcheted up his feud with the Koch brothers on Thursday [8-2-18], hammering the billionaire conservative donors’ trade policy rhetoric and questioning whether they are actually contributing to political campaigns…Over the weekend, top officials with the Koch network of donors criticized what it called the Trump administration’s ‘protectionist’ […]
8/2/2018
GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Charles Koch of Koch Brothers, who claims to be giving away millions of dollars to politicians even though I know very few who have seen this (?), now makes the ridiculous statement that what President Trump is doing is unfair to ‘foreign workers.’ He is correct, AMERICA FIRST!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
8/2/2018
ELECTION/GOP/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump is heading to central Ohio Saturday [8-4018] to shore up support for a Republican House candidate who has struggled to raise money and is failing to motivate GOP voters. The Tuesday {7-31-18] special election between Republican Troy Balderson and Democrat Danny O’Connor offers a preview of dozens of […]
8/1/2018
IMMIGRATION/REFUGEES/STEVEN MILLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The White House is considering a second sharp reduction in the number of refugees who can be resettled in the United States, picking up where President Trump left off in 2017 in scaling back a program intended to offer protection to the world’s most vulnerable people, according to two former […]
8/1/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The baby wearing a ‘CNN Sucks!’ pin pretty much summed it up. In the back of a fairground auditorium in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday night, as President Trump presided over a rally dedicated to denigrating his enemies, the journalists dispatched to cover the proceedings attracted their own raucous crowd…Menacing the media was a […]
8/1/2018
BUSINESS/CALIFORNIA/EPA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Acting U.S. EPA chief Andrew Wheeler told lawmakers on Wednesday [8-1-18] he would welcome any deal between the auto industry and states like California that might result from a long-awaited Trump administration effort to roll back vehicle emission rules. The Trump administration’s proposal on vehicle fuel efficiency, which would roll back Obama-era standards, […]
8/1/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Prosecutors on Wednesday [8-1-2018] introduced into evidence dozens of business, loan and tax-preparation records seized last year from the Virginia condominium owned by Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign chairman now on trial on tax and bank-fraud charges. An FBI agent, Matthew Mikuska, testified that he and about 14 […]
8/1/2018
LABOR/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A federal appeals-court panel split in 2014 over a case involving a grisly theme-park death, ruling 2-1 that the Labor Department was on sound footing when it sanctioned SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. for safety violations after a trainer was attacked by a killer whale. The two judges upholding the sanction said that while […]
7/31/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Paul Manafort’s trial on financial fraud charges opened on Tuesday [7-31-18] with an effort by his defense team to deflect blame to the government’s star witness in the case, Rick Gates, Mr. Manafort’s longtime political consulting partner. The defense strategy pits the credibility of Mr. Manafort, a former campaign chairman for […]
7/31/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. prosecutors raised the possibility on Wednesday [8-1-18] that an expected star witness may not testify against President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort even as the judge tried to rein in their portrayal of Manafort’s lavish lifestyle. Testimony in the second day of Manafort’s trial, the first stemming from […]
7/31/2018
COURTS/NOMINATIONS/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “With another judge expected to be confirmed Tuesday [7-31-18] by the Senate, President Trump and Senate Republicans are leaving an ever-expanding imprint on the judiciary, nudging powerful appeals courts rightward through a determined effort to nominate and confirm a steady procession of young conservative jurists. The confirmation of Judge Brett […]
7/31/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Prosecutors accused former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort of being a ‘shrewd’ liar who orchestrated a global scheme to avoid paying taxes on millions of dollars, in opening statements that kicked off Manafort’s trial on Tuesday [7-31-18]. Manafort lived an ‘extravagant lifestyle’ fueled by ‘secret income’ that he earned from his […]
7/31/2018
2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/DHS/MIKE PENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Vice President Mike Pence directly criticized Russia for the Kremlin’s interference in the 2016 US elections during a speech Tuesday [7-31-18] in New York City…The vice president added that Russia’s goal was to sow discord and division and weaken the American people’s faith in democracy. Pence was the keynote speaker at […]
7/31/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A jury was sworn in Tuesday [7-31-18] for the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, with opening statements on deck in the first case that special counsel Robert Mueller’s team is bringing to trial. The 12-person jury selected for Manafort’s trial includes six men and six women. There are […]
7/31/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/CONGRESS/DHS/ICE/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “As lawmakers grilled them at a congressional hearing Tuesday [7-31-18], Trump administration officials defended their efforts to reunite thousands of immigrant families that the government separated. And one top immigration official told lawmakers that family detention centers are ‘more like summer camp.’ Asked at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to describe the so-called […]
7/31/2018
2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/DHS/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Federal security officials have created a new level of defense aimed at protecting banks, energy companies and other structures from massive cyberhacking attempts, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announced Tuesday [7-31-18] in New York. The announcement of the National Risk Management Center, a physical space that was created inside DHS, […]
7/31/2018
TRUMP PEOPLE: “.@SenJohnBarrasso has a Primary on August 21st. He doesn’t need any help because he is absolutely outstanding in every way, but I hope the great people of Wyoming will go out and show their support anyway. John is absolutely top of the line & has my Complete & Total Endorsement!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
7/31/2018
TRUMP PEOPLE: “Congressman David Kustoff has been a champion for the Trump Agenda – I greatly appreciate his support. David is strong on crime and borders, loves our Military, Vets and Second Amendment. Get out and vote for David on Thursday, August 2nd. He has my Full and Total Endorsement!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 31, […]
7/31/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump railed Tuesday [7-31-18] against billionaire conservative brothers Charles and David Koch, accusing them of being against key components of his populist agenda and suggesting they’re irrelevant in today’s Republican Party. Trump’s public attack, following a weekend in which he was criticized at a Koch network summer meeting, comes […]
7/31/2018
TRUMP PEOPLE: “Will be in Tampa tonight. A big year for @RepDeSantis, who will be a great governor for Florida. Strong on Crime, Borders and our 2nd Amendment. Big help on Tax & Regulation Cuts. Loves our Military & our Vets. Has my Full & Total Endorsement!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 31, 2018 7:21 am […]
7/31/2018
CYBERWAR/DHS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Department of Homeland Security announced on Tuesday [7-31-18] the creation of a new center aimed at guarding the nation’s banks, energy companies and other industries from major cyberattacks that could cripple critical infrastructure. The launch of the National Risk Management Center was unveiled by DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen at a government-hosted cyber […]
7/31/2018
TRUMP PEOPLE: “….them richer. Their network is highly overrated, I have beaten them at every turn. They want to protect their companies outside the U.S. from being taxed, I’m for America First & the American Worker – a puppet for no one. Two nice guys with bad ideas. Make America Great Again!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
7/31/2018
GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The globalist Koch Brothers, who have become a total joke in real Republican circles, are against Strong Borders and Powerful Trade. I never sought their support because I don’t need their money or bad ideas. They love my Tax & Regulation Cuts, Judicial picks & more. I made…..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 31, […]
7/31/2018
GOP/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “As one of a few centrist Republicans in what is effectively a 50-49 Senate, Sen. Lisa Murkowski has enormous sway over the congressional agenda. Sometimes she wishes she had a little less of it. Murkowski is looking ahead to November for help. Because of a very favorable election map, Republicans could conceivably pick […]
7/31/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Prosecutors and defense attorneys selected a 12-member jury on Tuesday [7-31-18] to weigh the fate of Paul Manafort, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former 2016 campaign chairman, in the first trial to arise out of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe. The jury of six men and six women will hear testimony […]
7/30/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Sarasota County Republican fair and rally last Saturday [7-28-18] left little mystery about what is animating the party this year. There was a ‘Trump Shop’ outside the arena, selling T-shirts extolling the president’s dominance. There was a life-size cardboard cutout of Mr. Trump, both thumbs splayed skyward, greeting visitors inside. […]
7/30/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The criminal trial of Paul Manafort that opens in Virginia Tuesday [7-31-18] is just one part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s sprawling Russia probe — but its verdict could have an outsized impact on Mueller’s work. A conviction against Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, who is fighting major bank and […]
7/30/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TARIFFS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The influential Koch political network announced Monday [7-30-18] it is not supporting Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer in his race to unseat vulnerable Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp in North Dakota — the latest sign the conservative group is frustrated with the current state of the GOP. The decision for now to stay out of […]
7/30/2018
NOMINATIONS/RAND PAUL/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Sen. Rand Paul threw his support behind Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Monday [7-30-18], saying that he was satisfied by the ‘totality’ of the judge’s views and temperament. Mr. Paul, a Kentucky Republican with a libertarian streak who occasionally defies his party on major votes, had expressed concerns about Judge […]
7/30/2018
GOP/NOMINATION/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A Republican senator who had been a holdout threw his support behind U.S. President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Monday [7-30-18], improving chances the judge will win Senate confirmation despite a pitched battle by Democrats to block him. U.S. Senator Rand Paul had expressed concerns over Kavanaugh’s positions on […]