LAWSUIT/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Lawsuits should be brought against all, including the Fake News Organizations, to rectify this terrible injustice. For all of the great lawyers out there, do we have any takers? When will the Noble Committee Act? Better be fast!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 26, 2020 1:37 pm
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2/18/2020
CALIFORNIA/LAWSUITS/SPORT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [2-18-20] veered into politics during a briefing on preparations for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, criticizing the city’s political leadership for failing to curtail its homelessness epidemic. Trump said if Los Angeles doesn’t ‘clean it up fast,’ he will intervene. ‘If they can’t do it […]
Shareable Links2/8/2020
LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Governor Cuomo wanted to see me this weekend. He just canceled. Very hard to work with New York – So stupid. All they do is sue me all the time! https://t.co/ps0OzMxuE5“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 8, 2020 2:40 pm
Shareable Links2/7/2020
COURTS/DEMS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal appeals court has rejected a lawsuit from Congressional Democrats who accused President Donald Trump of violating the Constitution by receiving profits from foreign governments’ spending at his luxury Washington hotel and other businesses. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals decision did not address the legality of Trump’s business dealings, but […]
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DEMS/LAWSUIT/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Another win just in. Nervous Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats in Congress sued me, thrown out. This one unanimous, in the D.C. Circuit. Witch Hunt!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 7, 2020 12:51 pm
Shareable Links12/12/2019
COURTS/EMOLUMENTS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democratic and Republican-appointed judges clashed sharply Thursday [12-12-19] over a lawsuit claiming that President Donald Trump is violating the Constitution by profiting from the spending of foreign and state government officials at his luxury Washington hotel. A quartet of lawyers argued for nearly three hours over highly complex legal issues spurred by […]
Shareable Links12/8/2019
DEVIN NUNES/LAWSUIT/MEDIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @tracybeanz: Reading @DevinNunes lawsuit against @cnn. It’s something. This is how it started, but the facts in here are incontrovertibl…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 8, 2019 6:18 pm
Shareable Links12/7/2019
DEMS/LAWSUITS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @KimStrassel: @WSJ Also from my column: Constitutional lawyer David Rivkin makes the case that Schiff has opened himself up lawsuits fro…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 7, 2019 4:13 pm
Shareable Links12/5/2019
LAWSUIT/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A former Playboy model who has said she had an affair with Donald J. Trump before he was president sued Fox News on Thursday [12-5-19], saying that Tucker Carlson, one of the network’s hosts, had intentionally defamed her on his television show. The model, Karen McDougal, said Mr. Carlson had falsely accused […]
Shareable Links11/21/2019
ELECTION/INVESTIGATIONS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP TAXES: “President Donald Trump, facing lawsuits and political demands to release his U.S. tax returns and other financial information, said on Thursday [11-21-19] he will release a statement on his finances before the presidential election, and asserted that it was his call on providing the information…Trump also said Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s two-year investigation […]
Shareable Links10/31/2019
DRUGS/LAWSUIT/POLICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @IngrahamAngle: Heroin addict drags NYPD cop with his car — and wins $11 million in court https://t.co/jWsRXdljBj via @nypmetro” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 31, 2019 7:38 pm
Shareable Links10/30/2019
LAWSUIT/MEDIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A Federal Judge is allowing the Nick Sandman libel suit to move forward against the thoroughly disgusting Washington Post (which is no longer available at the White House!). He could now have a good chance of winning. Go Nick!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 30, 2019 7:26 am
Shareable Links10/29/2019
BRITAIN/LAWSUIT/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The family of Harry Dunn, the teenage motorcyclist who was killed in a crash in Britain in August, is suing the Trump administration for ‘lawless misconduct,’ a spokesman for the family said on Tuesday [10-29-19]. Mr. Dunn, 19, died after his motorcycle collided with a car that the police said had been […]
Shareable Links10/25/2019
DEMS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “My lawyers should sue the Democrats and Shifty Adam Schiff for fraud!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 25, 2019 6:33 pm
Shareable Links10/16/2019
ELECTION/LAWSUIT/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Lawyers for U.S. President Donald Trump and his re-election campaign have threatened in a letter to sue CNN for what they said was the network falsely advertising itself as a news organization, calling on executives to first discuss an ‘appropriate resolution’ to the matter that would include a “substantial” payment to cover […]
Shareable Links9/25/2019
COURTS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A looming legal showdown over a judge’s order requiring President Donald Trump to give videotaped testimony in a suit brought by anti-Trump protesters has been delayed after an appellate judge postponed the trial in the case, which had been scheduled to go to jury selection in New York on Thursday [9-26-19]. Acting […]
Shareable Links9/19/2019
INVESTIGATIONS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Lawyers for President Trump argued in a lawsuit filed on Thursday [9-19-19] that he could not be criminally investigated while in office, as they sought to block a subpoena from state prosecutors in Manhattan demanding eight years of his tax returns. Taking a broad position that the lawyers acknowledged had not been […]
Shareable Links9/13/2019
EMOLUMENTS/LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP BUSINESS: “A federal appeals court in New York on Friday [9-13-19] revived a lawsuit alleging that President Trump is illegally profiting from his hotels and restaurants in New York and Washington in violation of the Constitution’s anti-corruption, or emoluments, clauses. In a two-to-one decision, a panel of judges for the United States Court […]
Shareable Links8/29/2019
CONGRESS/LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP TAXES: “New York state officials are attempting to have a federal court throw out President Donald Trump’s lawsuit over the possible release of his tax returns to Congress, according to a new court filing on Thursday [8-29-19]. In July, Trump filed suit in federal court in DC against New York state officials and […]
Shareable Links8/25/2019
CALIFORNIA/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @JudicialWatch: A Judicial Watch lawsuit forced the state of California to begin removing more than 1.5 million potentially invalid name…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 25, 2019 5:36 pm
Shareable Links8/14/2019
DEMS/LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP TAXES: “Attorneys for Donald Trump, a powerful House committee and New York state have reached agreement on a new path for handling their fight over the president’s state tax returns, according to a Wednesday [8-14-19] court filing. Under the deal, Trump’s lawyers will file a new amended lawsuit by Monday spelling […]
Shareable Links8/14/2019
DEMS/LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP TAXES: “Attorneys for Donald Trump, a powerful House committee and New York state have reached agreement on a new path for handling their fight over the president’s state tax returns, according to a Wednesday [8-14-19] court filing. Under the deal, Trump’s lawyers will file a new amended lawsuit by Monday [8-12-19] spelling out […]
Shareable Links8/13/2019
COURTS/DEMS/INVESTIGATIONS/LAWSUIT/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrats took control of the House this year promising to use legislation and investigations to check President Trump. But facing substantial roadblocks to each, they are increasingly opposing him in a different way: Eight months into their majority, the House is going to court at a tempo never seen before. Fighting in […]
Shareable Links8/8/2019
ANDREW MCCABE/FBI/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe filed suit Thursday [8-8-19] against the FBI and Justice Department, claiming that his March 2018 ouster — on the day he planned to retire after a 21-year career — was politically motivated retaliation driven by President Donald Trump, who was angry at McCabe’s role […]
Shareable Links8/8/2019
ANDREW MCCABE/FBI/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Andrew G. McCabe, the former F.B.I. deputy director who was fired for statements he made about communications between the bureau and the press, sued the F.B.I. and the Justice Department on Thursday [8-8-19], alleging that the dismissal was retaliatory and politically motivated. The Justice Department engaged in a ‘politically motivated […]
Shareable Links8/6/2019
CALIFORNIA/GOP/LAWSUITS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee — along with the California Republican Party — filed a pair of lawsuits Tuesday [8-6-19] in an attempt to block a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that requires Trump to release his taxes to qualify for the March 2020 primary ballot…The pair […]
Shareable Links8/6/2019
CALIFORNIA/LAWSUIT/LEGISLATION/TRUMP TAXES: “President Trump and the Republican National Committee filed a pair of lawsuits on Tuesday [8-6-19] against officials in California challenging a new law requiring presidential candidates to release five years of tax returns in order to be placed on the state primary ballot in 2020. The R.N.C. suit, which was filed in the […]
Shareable Links7/30/2019
2016 ELECTION/HILLARY CLINTON/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge in Manhattan on Monday [7-29-19] dismissed a lawsuit by the Democratic National Committee that had accused President Trump’s 2016 campaign, WikiLeaks and Russia of illegally conspiring to damage Hillary Clinton’s presidential run. The Russian government was clearly ‘the primary wrongdoer’ for hacking into Democratic computers and funneling […]
Shareable Links7/25/2019
DEMS/LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP TAXES: “A federal judge decided Thursday [7-25-19] that a different judge should handle President Donald Trump’s suit to prevent House Democrats from obtaining his New York state tax returns, delaying a decision on the president’s request for a restraining order against the Democrats. Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee, rejected a bid by […]
Shareable Links7/23/2019
DEMS/LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP TAXES: “President Trump sued New York State officials and the House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday [7-23-19] to try to block congressional Democrats from using a recently enacted New York law to obtain his state tax returns. The lawsuit, filed by the president’s private lawyers in federal court in Washington, […]
Shareable Links7/13/2019
FBI/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @JudicialWatch: JW announced that it filed a FOIA lawsuit against the DOJ for records of communications between the FBI & former FBI Dep…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 13, 2019 7:11 am
Shareable Links7/10/2019
COURTS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “A federal appeals court panel has unanimously thrown out a lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of violating the Constitution by continuing to do business with foreign and state governments while serving as president. The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia — […]
Shareable Links7/3/2019
DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP TAXES: “House Democrats’ legal bid for President Donald Trump’s tax returns has been assigned to a district court judge appointed by Trump. Trevor McFadden is slated to hear a suit filed Tuesday [7-3-19] by lawmakers demanding the administration turn over six years of the president’s tax filings. McFadden has previously ruled for […]
Shareable Links7/2/2019
HOUSE OF REPS/IRS/LAWSUIT/TREASURY/TRUMP TAXES: “The House sued the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday [7-2-19], demanding access to President Trump’s tax returns and escalating a fight with an administration that has repeatedly dismissed as illegitimate its attempt to obtain the financial records. The lawsuit moves the dispute into the federal courts after […]
Shareable Links7/2/2019
DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP TAXES: “House Democrats on Tuesday [7-2-19] sued for President Trump’s tax returns, marking the beginning of a high-stakes legal fight over his efforts to keep his taxes secret. Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) filed suit in federal court to enforce a subpoena for the records rejected in May by the […]
Shareable Links7/2/2019
DEMS/LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For two consecutive days, President Trump turned his Twitter fury against two of the highest elected officials in his home state: Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and the attorney general, Letitia James, both Democrats. It was not immediately clear what prompted Mr. Trump to lash out; his tweets on Monday [7-1-19] focused […]
Shareable Links7/1/2019
LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP BUSINESS: “President Donald Trump on Monday [7-1-19] accused New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of deploying Attorney General Tish James as a ‘bludgeoning tool’ in a politically motivated legal campaign against Trump-branded businesses in the state…James was elected New York’s top law enforcement official in November 2018 after former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, a […]
Shareable Links7/1/2019
DEMS/LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It is very hard and expensive to live in New York. Governor Andrew Cuomo uses his Attorney General as a bludgeoning tool for his own purposes. They sue on everything, always in search of a crime. I even got sued on a Foundation which took Zero rent & expenses & gave […]
Shareable Links6/26/2019
CALIFORNIA/LAWSUIT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @JudicialWatch: A Judicial Watch lawsuit forced the state of California to begin removing more than 1.5 million potentially invalid name…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 26, 2019 5:23 am
Shareable Links6/25/2019
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LAWSUIT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Justice Department is suing former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman for failing to file a financial disclosure report after she was fired in late 2017. In a civil complaint filed Tuesday [6-25-19] in Washington federal court, Justice Department attorneys said that Newman, the former reality star and longtime associate of […]
Shareable Links6/25/2019
COURTS/DEMS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “A federal judge on Tuesday [6-25-19] refused to put on hold a lawsuit by about 200 Democratic lawmakers accusing President Donald Trump of violating an anti-corruption provision of the U.S. Constitution with his private business dealings, a move that clears the way for them to seek some of his financial records. U.S. District […]
Shareable Links6/14/2019
LAWSUIT/SEX ABUSE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit in which a former campaign staffer accused President Donald Trump of kissing her against her will and alleged that Trump’s presidential bid engaged in pay discrimination against female and African American employees. Alva Johnson’s claim she was ‘forcibly kissed’ by Trump at an August […]
Shareable Links5/17/2019
LAWSUIT/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Stormy Daniels has reached a settlement with Michael Cohen and Keith Davidson, her former attorney, in her lawsuit that accused both men of working together to protect President Donald Trump. Daniels, an adult-film actress whose given name is Stephanie Clifford, sued Cohen, Trump’s former personal attorney, and Davidson last June, accusing […]
Shareable Links5/16/2019
LAWSUIT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Assuming that he’s telling the truth — and with this President this may be a leap — Donald Trump made at least $434 million last year before expenses. His newly-released financial disclosure form shows much of this money came in the form of rent payments, asset sales, and golf course operations — with […]
Shareable Links5/5/2019
LAWSUITS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @JudicialWatch: Judicial Watch President @TomFitton breaks down a list of lawsuits that Judicial Watch has filed to get to the truth abo…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 5, 2019 8:45 am
Shareable Links5/1/2019
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @JudicialWatch: JW announced that it filed a FOIA lawsuit against the DOJ for records of communications and payments between the FBI & f…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 1, 2019 7:58 pm
Shareable Links5/1/2019
LAWSUIT/TRUMP PEOPLE/UNION: “RT @mw_canterbury: @dbongino This is why more lawsuits are going to presented by union members because of misrepresentation by the top eche…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 1, 2019 5:08 am
Shareable Links4/30/2019
DEMS/EMOLUMENTS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A lawsuit from Democratic members of Congress over Trump business earnings from foreign governments while President Donald Trump is in the White House can continue to move forward, a federal judge decided on Tuesday [4-30-19]. The ruling, which firmly rebukes the President’s arguments, will empower Congress if they seek more information about […]
Shareable Links4/30/2019
LAWSUIT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Over two decades, Deutsche Bank lent Donald J. Trump billions of dollars, even as his tarnished financial record put him off limits for most of Wall Street…Now, Deutsche Bank is putting the president on the defensive. Lawyers for the bank have spent months cooperating with investigators from two Democratic-controlled congressional committees, which issued […]
Shareable Links4/30/2019
DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/IMPEACHMENT/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY: “The Trump family lawsuit to block oversight of its finances has House Democrats scrambling to confront what many see as the gravest threat to congressional independence since the Nixon era, reviving internal debate over the ultimate weapon in the Democrats’ arsenal: impeachment. For nearly two weeks, Democrats have debated […]
Shareable Links4/30/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/EMOLUMENTS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A U.S. federal judge ruled on Tuesday [4-30-19] that Democrats in Congress can move forward with a lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of violating the law by accepting gifts or payments from foreign governments through his businesses. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan denied a motion by Trump to dismiss the lawsuit filed […]
Shareable Links4/30/2019
DEMS/EMOLUMENTS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Democratic lawmakers scored another victory Tuesday [4-30-19] in their lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of violating the Constitution by doing business with foreign governments. U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan rejected the Justice Department’s argument that the term ‘emolument’ in the Constitution should be read narrowly to apply to payments that […]
Shareable Links4/26/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/INVESTIGATIONS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is flatly refusing to cooperate in numerous U.S. congressional probes of himself and his administration, taking a defiant stance that could trigger protracted court fights with House of Representatives Democrats. In an unprecedented step, the Trump administration has filed a lawsuit to try to block one congressional subpoena; some […]
Shareable Links4/25/2019
BORDER/CHILDREN/IMMIGRATION/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration and the plaintiffs in an ongoing family separation class action lawsuit appear to have agreed Thursday [4-25-19] on how the government will identify potentially thousands of additional immigrant families US authorities separated at the southern border, setting up a new phase in the case. The two sides had previously […]
Shareable Links4/25/2019
ABORTION/COURTS/FEDERAL FUNDING/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A lack of clear guidance from the Trump administration on its imminent overhaul of the federal family planning program has left states and health providers scrambling to figure out the rules — even as legal challenges cast doubt on when and whether the change will take effect. Revisions to the Title […]
Shareable Links4/24/2019
DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/LAWSUIT/OBSTRUCTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Democratic chairman of the U.S. House Oversight Committee on Wednesday [4-24-19] accused President Donald Trump of a ‘unprecedented, and growing pattern of obstruction’ after he ordered federal employees not to comply with congressional investigations. The Republican president ordered officials not to obey legal requests from the Democratic-led House of […]
Shareable Links4/22/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “President Donald Trump on Monday [4-22-19] filed suit to keep U.S. lawmakers from obtaining his financial records, the first salvo in what promises to be an escalating legal battle with Democrats in Congress. The suit seeks to block a subpoena issued by the Democratic chairman of the U.S. House Oversight Committee […]
Shareable Links4/22/2019
DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “President Trump and his businesses, seeking to brush back congressional investigators, sued the chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Monday [4-22-19] to try to quash a congressional subpoena for their financial records. The lawsuit, filed in Federal District Court here, argued that the committee’s chairman, Representative […]
Shareable Links4/19/2019
LAWSUIT/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @JudicialWatch: JWPrez @TomFitton Mueller Report Confirms Russia Hoax, NEW Deep State Lawsuit, John Kerry Colluding w/ Iran? https://t.…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 19, 2019 4:14 pm
Shareable Links4/18/2019
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @JudicialWatch: BREAKING: JW announced today that it filed a FOIA lawsuit against the DOJ for records of communications and payments bet…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 18, 2019 7:11 am
Shareable Links4/16/2019
CUBA/FOFEIGN POLICY/LAWSUITS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump has approved a move intended to further choke off foreign investment in Cuba by lifting longstanding limits on American citizens seeking to sue over property confiscated by the Havana government going back to Fidel Castro’s revolution six decades ago, a senior administration official said on Tuesday [4-16-19]. The decision, […]
Shareable Links4/5/2019
BORDER/DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The House sued members of President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday [4-5-19] over his emergency declaration to force funding for a border wall. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., asserts Trump’s emergency acts in direct disregard of Congress’ will and disputes the president’s ability to access certain […]
Shareable Links4/4/2019
BORDER/HOUSE OF REPS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Democrat-controlled House of Representatives will join a growing list of organizations mounting legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration on the border, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday [4-4-19]. The lawsuit was approved with a 3-2 vote along party lines by the House Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group. The […]
Shareable Links4/3/2019
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/LAWSUIT/OBAMACARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The House on Wednesday [4-3-19] overwhelmingly voted to condemn the Trump administration for backing a lawsuit seeking to throw out all of Obamacare, with eight Republicans joining a near-unanimous Democratic caucus. The non-binding resolution is one of is one of several steps Democrats are taking to try to link vulnerable […]
Shareable Links3/26/2019
2016 ELECTION/LAWSUIT/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A Soviet-born convicted felon who worked on real estate deals with President Donald Trump was accused in a lawsuit Monday [3-25-19] of plotting to use Trump-branded skyscrapers to launder money allegedly stolen from a Kazakhstan bank. BTA Bank and the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan, allege Felix Sater conspired with the […]
Shareable Links3/14/2019
LAWSUIT/SEX ABUSE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A divided New York appeals panel has rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to dismiss or stall a lawsuit brought by a former ‘Apprentice’ contestant who claims Trump sexually assaulted her a decade ago. The appellate panel voted 3-2 to deny Trump’s bid to head off the suit from Summer Zervos, who […]
Shareable Links3/14/2019
COURTS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A New York state appeals court rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s effort to dismiss a defamation lawsuit by Summer Zervos, a former contestant on his television show ‘The Apprentice,’ or delay it until after he leaves the White House. In a 3-2 decision on Thursday [3-14-19], the Appellate Division in Manhattan said […]
Shareable Links3/14/2019
COURTS/LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/SEX ABUSE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A New York appeals court on Thursday [3-14-19] rejected President Trump’s argument that the Constitution makes him immune from state lawsuits, clearing the way for a defamation suit from a former contestant on ‘The Apprentice’ who has said Mr. Trump groped her. The five-judge panel in Manhattan ruled that Summer […]
Shareable Links3/7/2019
LAWSUIT/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Michael D. Cohen, the former personal lawyer and fixer for President Trump, sued the Trump Organization on Thursday [2-7-19]. He accused the company of breaking a contract when it refused to pay about $1.9 million in legal costs after he began cooperating with federal prosecutors. The lawsuit, filed in State Supreme Court in […]
Shareable Links3/7/2019
LAWSUIT/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney and fixer for President Donald Trump, filed a lawsuit against the Trump Organization on Thursday, claiming his former employer owes him millions of dollars in unpaid legal and court fees related to federal investigations that stem from Cohen’s work on the president’s behalf. In a lawsuit […]
Shareable Links3/7/2019
LAWSUIT/MICHAEL COHEN/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “President Donald Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen filed a lawsuit against Trump Organization on Thursday [3-7-19] alleging that he was not paid for legal fees he incurred after turning on the president. Cohen, in the lawsuit filed in New York, says he was part of an agreement with the […]
Shareable Links2/21/2019
ISIS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “The father of an Alabama woman who joined ISIS and is now seeking a return to the U.S. filed a lawsuit Thursday [2-21-19] against President Donald Trump and other senior officials after the president said he had moved to bar her from reentry. Ahmed Ali Muthana filed the lawsuit in Washington, D.C., […]
Shareable Links2/21/2019
LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY: “U.S. President Donald Trump and his adult children on Thursday [2-21-19] urged a federal judge to dismiss a racketeering lawsuit accusing them of using the family name to promote sham marketing opportunities to vulnerable, financially struggling investors. Calling the lawsuit ‘implausible,’ the Trump family said in a filing in federal court […]
Shareable Links2/20/2019
2016 ELECTION/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A former campaign worker for President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit on Wednesday [2-20-19] seeking to invalidate all of the non-disclosure and non-disparagement agreements that campaign workers were required to sign before joining the president’s 2016 election campaign. If the suit is successful, more campaign workers could feel free to […]
Shareable Links2/19/2019
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump took a swing at California on Tuesday [2-19-19] morning with tweets criticizing the state for leading the legal charge against his efforts to fund a southern border wall by declaring a national emergency…The president forecast legal challenges Friday [2-15-19] when he announced his use of emergency powers during a […]
Shareable Links2/19/2019
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/IMMIGRATION/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “California and 15 other states sued President Donald Trump on Monday [2-18-19] over his decision to declare a national emergency to free up funding for his controversial border wall, calling the move ‘unlawful and unconstitutional.’ The states allege in their lawsuit that Trump’s emergency declaration exceeds the power of the president and […]
Shareable Links2/19/2019
BORDER/DEMS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “As I predicted, 16 states, led mostly by Open Border Democrats and the Radical Left, have filed a lawsuit in, of course, the 9th Circuit! California, the state that has wasted billions of dollars on their out of control Fast Train, with no hope of completion, seems in charge!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
Shareable Links2/19/2019
BORDER/DEMS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “As I predicted, 16 cities, led mostly by Open Border Democrats and the Radical Left, have filed a lawsuit in, of course, the 9th Circuit! California, the state that has wasted billions of dollars on their out of control Fast Train, with no hope of completion, seems in charge!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
Shareable Links2/19/2019
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Xavier Becerra, California’s attorney general, has already sued the Trump administration more than 40 times, positioning himself on the front lines of the Golden State’s resistance to the president’s policies. Yesterday, he added another big lawsuit to the tally. Mr. Becerra, along with his counterparts in 15 other states, challenged President Trump’s […]
Shareable Links2/18/2019
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “A coalition of 16 states filed suit on Monday [2-18-19] to block President Donald Trump’s effort to fund his border wall by declaring a national emergency, calling it a ‘flagrant disregard of fundamental separation of powers principles.’ The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for Northern California, is the third in […]
Shareable Links2/18/2019
BORDER/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “A coalition of 16 states, including California and New York, on Monday [2-18-19] challenged President Trump in court over his plan to use emergency powers to spend billions of dollars on his border wall. The lawsuit is part of a constitutional confrontation that Mr. Trump set off on Friday [2-15-19] when he […]
Shareable Links2/15/2019
BORDER/LAWSUIT/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump is well aware that his national emergency declaration will face legal challenges, but he’s moving forward anyway…Trump’s frustration draws from the number of times courts have already blocked White House policies, such as the travel ban and ending the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The President […]
Shareable Links2/15/2019
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “California is wasting no time in seeking to block Donald Trump’s emergency declaration. ‘Our message back to the White House is simple and clear: California will see you in court,’ Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement released shortly after Trump’s anticipated announcement that he would circumvent Congress and find funds to […]
Shareable Links2/5/2019
LAWSUIT/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A federal judge has granted adult film actress Stormy Daniels’ request to dismiss a defamation claim against U.S. President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen, while letting her pursue her lawsuit against Trump and Cohen to end a hush money settlement. In a decision made public on Tuesday [2-5-19], U.S. District […]
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BORDER/CHILDREN/HHS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration defended its efforts to identify and reunify migrant children who had been separated from their undocumented parents along the US-Mexico border in a response to a court order filed Friday [2-1-19]. US District Judge Dana Sabraw had ordered the administration to respond to a Health and Human Services Department […]
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INTERIOR/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Trump administration proposal that would limit the public’s access to Interior Department records is drawing the ire of open-government and environmental groups, who are preparing to challenge it with a lawsuit. The proposal says it is designed to address ‘exponential increases in requests and litigation’ under the Freedom of Information Act […]
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LAWSUIT/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A federal judge appeared inclined Tuesday [1-22-19] to toss out a lawsuit against President Donald Trump by porn actress Stormy Daniels that sought to tear up a hush-money settlement about their alleged affair. Trump and his former personal lawyer asked a judge to dismiss the lawsuit after agreeing to rescind a […]
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LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A federal judge appeared inclined Tuesday [1-22-19] to toss out a lawsuit against President Donald Trump by porn actress Stormy Daniels that sought to tear up a hush-money settlement about their alleged affair. Trump and his former personal lawyer asked a judge to dismiss the lawsuit after agreeing to rescind a nondisclosure […]
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COURTS/LAWSUIT/OBAMACARE/PENNSYLVANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A federal judge in Pennsylvania put a nationwide block on Trump administration rules that would have allowed virtually any employer to deny workers’ birth control coverage, one day after a federal judge halted the rules in a group of states. In her ruling Monday [1-14-19] afternoon, Judge Wendy Beetlestone sided with a […]
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ETHICS/LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “The existence of the Donald J. Trump Foundation ended Tuesday [12-18-18] with a whimper, as the much-maligned organization agreed to dissolve itself as part of an important lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood. Citing a ‘shocking pattern of illegality’ stretching back more than a decade, Underwood explained […]
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GUNS/LAWSUIT/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Gun violence prevention group Brady Center is suing the Trump administration over its decision to allow blueprints for 3D guns to be uploaded and shared online. In its statement, the organization said it wants the Department of State to show documents explaining why it cleared the distribution of blueprints to create 3D […]
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LAWSUIT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “When four people sued President Trump and the Trump Organization, accusing them of using the Trump name to entice vulnerable investors to enter sham business schemes, the plaintiffs took the highly unusual step of asking a judge for permission to proceed under pseudonyms. Lawyers for the plaintiffs, who are listed in the lawsuit […]
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JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LAWSUIT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “A federal appeals court temporarily halted on Thursday [12-20-18] a lawsuit that accuses President Trump of illegally benefiting from his family’s business, an interim victory for the Justice Department in its effort to block more than three dozen subpoenas for documents from the Trump Organization, the president’s trust and other entities. A […]
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COURT/DHS/IMMIGRATION/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge in Washington on Wednesday [12-19-18] ruled that the Trump administration violated federal law by barring migrants from qualifying for asylum in the U.S. based on their fears from domestic abuse or gang violence in their home countries, the second judicial rebuke to the administration’s efforts to limit […]
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LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “President Donald Trump complained Wednesday [12-19-18] about a ‘double standard of ‘justice’’ being applied to him by New York Democrats after his personal charity was shut down this week thanks to a lawsuit initially brought by former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. In a series of tweets, Trump claimed […]
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2016 ELECTION/LAWSUIT/RUSSIA/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge ruled in favor of BuzzFeed on Wednesday [12-19-18], bringing to a close a defamation lawsuit filed by a Russian technology executive over the website’s publication of a dossier containing unverified reports of connections between Donald J. Trump’s presidential campaign and the Russian government. In her ruling, Judge Ursula […]
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DEMS/LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday [12-19-18] at New York Democrats over their efforts to shut down his charitable foundation. Trump tweeted that his foundation has ‘done great work and given away lots of money.’ New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced Tuesday that the foundation would dissolve while it […]
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DEMS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “The Trump Foundation has done great work and given away lots of money, both mine and others, to great charities over the years – with me taking NO fees, rent, salaries etc. Now, as usual, I am getting slammed by Cuomo and the Dems in a long running civil lawsuit started by…..” -Donald […]
Shareable Links12/18/2018
LAWSUIT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “President Donald Trump’s charitable foundation reached a deal Tuesday [12-18-18] to go out of business, even as Trump continues to fight allegations he misused its assets to resolve business disputes and boost his run for the White House. New York’s attorney general and lawyers for the Trump Foundation agreed on a court-supervised process […]
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LAWSUIT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “The Donald J. Trump Foundation, once billed as the charitable arm of the president’s financial empire, agreed to dissolve on Tuesday [12-18-18] and give away all its remaining assets under court supervision as part of an ongoing investigation and lawsuit by the New York attorney general. The foundation was accused by the attorney […]
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