4/2/2019

DEMS/INVESTIGATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There is no amount of testimony or document production that can satisfy Jerry Nadler or Shifty Adam Schiff. It is now time to focus exclusively on properly running our great Country!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 2, 2019 7:54 am […]

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3/31/2019

DEMS/INVESTIGATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘Outrageous, it’s the Adam Schiff problem. People abusing the access to classified data to then go out in public and make allegations that didn’t prove to be true. You look at a decision to essentially investigate a political rival. Who made it?’ James Freeman, @WSJ” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 31, 2019 2:39 […]

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3/26/2019

CONGRESS/FBI/HOUSE OF REPS/INVESTIGATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday [3-26-19] unanimously approved a resolution directing the Justice Department to give Congress all records on FBI obstruction of justice or counterintelligence probes against President Donald Trump. In a surprising show of bipartisanship, days after U.S. Attorney General William Barr told Congress he did […]

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3/25/2019

HOUSE OF REPS/INVESTIGATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Former White House counsel Don McGahn, White House strategist Steve Bannon, and Trump’s former chief of staff Reince Priebus will not turn over records to Congress from their period at the White House without the administration’s approval, their lawyer Bill Burke told lawmakers, according to a person familiar with […]

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3/20/2019

INVESTIGATIONS/ROBERT MUELLER: [Reporter: “Do you know when the Mueller report will be released, Mr. President?”] “I have no idea. No collusion. No collusion. I have no idea when it’s going to be released. It’s interesting that a man gets appointed by a deputy; he writes a report. You know — never figured that one out. […]

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3/19/2019

INVESTIGATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The House Judiciary Committee announced Monday [3-18-19] that it received responses from a ‘large number’ of the 81 individuals and entities who were asked to provide documents as part of the panel’s wide-ranging investigation into obstruction of justice allegations against President Donald Trump — but the committee was mum on details […]

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3/14/2019

DEMS/INVESTIGATIONS/TRUMP FAMILY: “‘Democrats are frantic to throw something else at the President. That’s why you saw those 81 subpoenas. It’s ridiculous. Just because your still upset over an election that happened 2 1/2 years ago, you should not be allowed to ruin people’s lives like this.’ Lara Trump, @FoxNews” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 14, 2019 […]

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3/7/2019

DEMS/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/INVESTIGATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The top Republican on a U.S. House of Representatives oversight committee that is investigating President Donald Trump blasted the Democratic-led probe on Thursday [3-7-19] as a ‘draconian inquisition’ and an abuse of congressional power. The House Judiciary Committee’s ranking Republican, Doug Collins, said the panel’s investigation into obstruction of justice, […]

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3/7/2019

DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/INVESTIGATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When they won the majority last year, House Democrats promised a barrage of investigations into President Trump and those around him. It now looks more like a continuous bombardment. This week alone, Democrats on the Judiciary Committee sent 81 document requests seeking information on potential obstruction of justice, abuse of […]

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3/5/2019

DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/INVESTIGATIONS/TRUMP TAXES: “Rep. Richard Neal, the only Democrat on Capitol Hill who can formally request Trump’s tax returns using IRS rules, said Tuesday [3-5-19] evening that he is not clear on when he will request President Donald Trump’s tax returns and that Neal will do it only after his committee has built his […]

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3/5/2019

DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/INVESTIGATIONS/JARED KUSHNER/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House rejected a demand from the House Oversight Committee to turn over documents and comply with interviews concerning the security clearances of some of President Donald Trump’s closest advisers, including Trump senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner. The refusal to provide the documents increases the likelihood […]

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3/5/2019

INVESTIGATIONS/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “New York State regulators have issued an expansive subpoena to the Trump Organization’s longtime insurance broker, the first step in an investigation of insurance policies and claims involving President Trump’s family business, according to the company and a person briefed on the matter. The subpoena was served late Monday on […]

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3/5/2019

2016 ELECTION/GOP/INVESTIGATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump may have committed crimes over a scheme to pay off women alleging extramarital affairs — but Senate Republicans say they have no reason to look into it. GOP leaders and key committee chairmen are making clear that they believe there is no reason to probe whether the President […]

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3/5/2019

ECONOMY/ELECTION/INVESTIGATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Inside the White House, President Donald Trump is in a rut. His administration faces a raft of investigations from House Democrats on everything from Russia to abuses of power. His summit with North Korea’s dictator went bust. His former personal attorney Michael Cohen trashed him spectacularly during a seven-hour hearing last week […]

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3/5/2019

INVESTIGATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Hans Von Spakovsky, ‘I haven’t seen any evidence of actual violations of the law, which is usually a basis before you start an investigation. Adam Schiff seems to be copying Joseph McCarthy in wanting to open up investigations when they don’t have any evidence of wrongdoing.’” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 5, 2019 11:27 […]

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3/5/2019

INVESTIGATIONS/NEW YORK/TRUMP BUSINESS: “New York State’s financial regulator has subpoenaed the insurance broker for President Donald Trump’s family business, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday [3-5-19], after former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen told Congress the president inflated the value of assets to insurers. The New York State Department of Financial Services issued […]

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3/5/2019

INVESTIGATIONS/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House has beefed up its legal team. Its political team is ready to distract and disparage. And President Donald Trump is venting against Democratic prying. Trump’s plan for responding to the multiplying congressional probes into his campaign, White House and personal affairs is coming into focus as newly empowered Democrats […]

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3/5/2019

INVESTIGATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Where investigations related to President Donald Trump stand and what may lie ahead for him: WHAT’S THIS ALL ABOUT? Special counsel Robert Mueller is looking into whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia and whether the president obstructed the investigation. Trump also plays a central role in a separate case in New […]

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3/5/2019

INVESTIGATIONS/MICHAEL COHEN/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “New York regulators have sent a subpoena to the Trump Organization’s longtime insurance broker, a request that comes days after President Donald Trump’s former attorney, Michael Cohen, told Congress the president had misled insurers about the value of his assets. The brokerage, Aon, told The Associated Press on Tuesday […]

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3/5/2019

DEMS/INVESTIGATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The greatest overreach in the history of our Country. The Dems are obstructing justice and will not get anything done. A big, fat, fishing expedition desperately in search of a crime, when in fact the real crime is what the Dems are doing, and have done!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 5, 2019 […]

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3/4/2019

DEMS/INVESTIGATIONS/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With their new monopoly on power in the Legislature, Democrats have seized the opportunity to highlight their opposition to the Trump administration in several policy areas, including access to abortion, immigrant rights, gun control and election reform. So far, however, they have not confronted the New Yorker in the White House […]

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3/4/2019

DEMS/INVESTIGATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee delivered a flurry of demands for documents from the executive branch and the broader Trump world on Monday [3-4-19] that detailed the breadth and ambition of a new investigation into possible obstruction of justice, corruption and abuse of power by President Trump and his administration. […]

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3/1/2019

2016 ELECTION/CONGRESS/DEMS/INVESTIGATIONS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In addition to Special Counsel Robert Mueller and other federal prosecutors, several U.S. congressional committees are pursuing investigations focusing on President Donald Trump, looking at questions regarding Russia’s role in the 2016 presidential election as well as the Republican president’s finances. Democrats took control of the House of Representatives in […]

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2/25/2019

DONALD JR/HOUSE OF REPS/INVESTIGATIONS/TRUMP BUSINESS: “The Trump Organization fired back at investigations into its business Monday [2-25-19], demanding a House panel end its probe because of ethical conflicts. Separately, President Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., accused federal prosecutors in a ‘Fox & Friends’ interview of resorting to ‘Stalinist’ tactics as they investigate the […]

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2/15/2019

CAMPAIGN FINANCE/INVESTIGATIONS/NEW JERSEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “New Jersey’s attorney general has stepped into the investigation of President Trump’s $107 million presidential inaugural fund, issuing an administrative subpoena for the fund’s financial records, including any that document fund-raising in the state. The action, taken last week by the state’s consumer protection office, came on the heels of […]

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7/16/2018

INVESTIGATION/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: [Reporter: “Mr. President, you tweeted this morning that it’s U.S. foolishness, stupidity, and the Mueller probe that is responsible for the decline in U.S. relations with Russia.”] “I hold both countries responsible. I think that the United States has been foolish. I think we’ve all been foolish… But I do feel that we […]

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