FCC/LEGAL/NET NEUTRALITY: “A group of 21 U.S. state attorneys general filed suit to challenge the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to do away with net neutrality on Tuesday [1-16-18] while Democrats said they needed just one more vote in the Senate to repeal the FCC ruling. The state attorneys, including those of California, New York and […]
Category: Legal [Law & Litigation]
1/16/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/RUSSIA: “A federal judge on Tuesday [1-16-18] delayed setting a trial date for President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort, who faces charges stemming from the special counsel’s probe of allegations of Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election. Defense lawyers said the government has still not yet produced all of the evidence […]
1/11/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Close advisers and friends of President Donald Trump are warning him not to sit for an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller, with some expressing skepticism that there would be any circumstance in which it makes sense to voluntarily submit to an interview, according to multiple sources familiar with the […]
1/10/2018
GOP/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/POLITICAL FIGURES: “The decision by Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein to make public 300 pages of testimony related to a controversial dossier drew a rebuke from the Judiciary Committee’s Republican chairman but was welcomed by other GOP colleagues. Glenn Simpson, the founder of Fusion GPS, was questioned in August 2017 by Judiciary Committee investigators about […]
1/10/2018
LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [1-10-18] declined to commit to a potential meeting with special counsel Robert Mueller, who told the president’s lawyers last month that he may want to interview Mr. Trump soon as part of his investigation into whether Trump associates colluded with Russia’s efforts to interfere in the […]
1/10/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/RUSSIA: “A Russian metals billionaire sued President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman on Wednesday [1-10-18], alleging he and a partner misappropriated at least $18.9 million of funds the Russian had invested. Oleg Deripaska alleged in a lawsuit filed in the New York state court Wednesday that Paul Manafort, the former campaign manager, and his […]
1/10/2018
LEGAL/POLITICAL FIGURES/RUSSIA: “The fact that Sneaky Dianne Feinstein, who has on numerous occasions stated that collusion between Trump/Russia has not been found, would release testimony in such an underhanded and possibly illegal way, totally without authorization, is a disgrace. Must have tough Primary!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 10, 2018 10:00am […]
1/10/2018
DREAMERS/LEGAL: “It just shows everyone how broken and unfair our Court System is when the opposing side in a case (such as DACA) always runs to the 9th Circuit and almost always wins before being reversed by higher courts.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 10, 2018 09:11am […]
1/10/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge in San Francisco blocked the Trump administration’s effort to end an Obama-era program that protected hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation. U.S. District Judge William Alsup temporarily blocked the ending of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program late Tuesday in a 49-page ruling. Mr. Alsup considered […]
1/9/2018
GUNS/LEGAL/NEW YORK: “Lawmakers in the New York region are starting the new year with a drive to ban the sale and possession of ‘bump stocks,’ devices that allow semiautomatic weapons to essentially act as automatic firearms. Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy on Tuesday [1-9-18] said the Las Vegas mass shooting in October demonstrated the need for […]
1/9/2018
DRUGS/LEGAL/PHARMA: “A federal judge is pushing for a swift resolution to hundreds of lawsuits filed by cities and counties over the opioid crisis, saying Tuesday [1-9-18] that too many people are dying each year from opioid abuse. ‘I don’t think anyone in the country is interested in a whole lot of finger pointing at this […]
1/9/2018
BANKING/LEGAL: “Efforts to overhaul U.S. anti-money-laundering laws are gathering steam, as large banks, anticorruption groups and law-enforcement authorities coalesce around the idea of creating a national database of corporations and their true owners… The financial industry’s support for the plan, which would require new and existing corporations to register with the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes […]
1/8/2018
CALIFORNIA/LEGAL/TEXAS: “California communities demanding oil companies protect them from rising sea levels weren’t as sure about their vulnerability to climate change when they sold debt to investors, according to court filings and bond documents. Seven local governments in California are suing Exxon Mobil Corp. and other major oil producers for court orders forcing those companies […]
1/8/2018
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The #MeToo movement has created an atmosphere of zero tolerance for any claims of sexual harassment involving prominent men in entertainment, the media, business and Congress — but so far it seems that rule doesn’t apply in the Trump administration. Latest case in point: The White House is considering finding a […]
1/8/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Anticipating that special counsel Robert Mueller will ask to interview President Donald Trump, the president’s legal team is discussing a range of potential options for the format, including written responses to questions in lieu of a formal sit-down, according to three people familiar with the matter. Lawyers for Trump have […]
1/8/2018
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House’s demand that Macmillan cease publication of a controversial new book about President Donald Trump and his administration is ‘flagrantly unconstitutional’ and runs afoul of the First Amendment, said John Sargent, chief executive of the publisher… …Mr. Sargent described President Trump’s actions as ‘a clear effort by the President of […]
1/6/2018
LEGAL/SEC/TRUMP FAMILY/JARED KUSHNER: “The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the real-estate company run by the family of President Donald Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner for its use of a federal investment-for-visa program known as EB-5, according to people familiar with the matter. In May 2017, Kushner Cos. received a subpoena from the […]
1/5/2018
LEGAL/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Even as President Trump threatened to block the publication of a book detailing his slapdash approach to the presidency, his White House is scheduled to receive a cinematic, if belated, lesson on the failed precedent of prior restraint on the American press. This particular lesson stars Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep. Setting […]
1/5/2018
JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/POLITICS: “The Trump administration finally crossed the line for some members of Congress this week, provoking bipartisan umbrage and accompanying pledges to hold top officials accountable. Many thought the day had been far too long in coming. Few thought the galvanizing issue would be weed. Both Republicans and Democrats reacted with dismay and […]
1/5/2018
LEGAL/POLITICAL FIGURES: “The woman who accused Roy Moore of initiating a sexual encounter when she was 14 years old is suing the defeated Alabama Senate candidate for defamation. Leigh Corfman claims in a lawsuit filed this week in Alabama that she’s been the victim of harsh personal attacks since going public with the accusation, according […]
1/5/2018
ISRAEL/LEGAL/LOBBYING/MICHAEL FLYNN/NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “In the days before a late-2016 vote on a United Nations resolution that criticized Israel, then-President-elect Donald Trump and top aides made a last-ditch push to target a majority of the U.N. Security Council to scuttle the text, people familiar with the situation said. The lobbying effort, which ultimately failed, […]
1/4/2018
BUSINESS/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Publisher Henry Holt & Co. said it is moving up its release of a new book about President Donald Trump’s administration to Friday [1-5-18], amid a backlash from the White House and surging interest in the title. The book, ‘Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House’ by Michael Wolff, was originally […]
1/4/2018
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A lawyer for President Donald Trump on Thursday [1-4-18] demanded the author and publisher of a new book featuring scathing criticism of the White House halt its publication and apologize to the president. In a letter to author Michael Wolff and publisher Henry Holt and Co., Charles Harder said the book contained […]
1/3/2018
CYBERWAR/LEGAL/NSA: “A veteran cybersecurity specialist for the National Security Agency and other intelligence organizations, accused of taking thousands of secret documents home over two decades, has decided to plead guilty later this month to a single charge that could carry a 10-year sentence. But under the terms laid out by prosecutors, the intelligence contractor, Harold […]
1/3/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/RUSSIA/STEVE BANNON/TRUMP FAMILY/JARED KUSHNER: “In a new book detailing the wild first year of Donald Trump’s presidency, former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is quoted blasting top operatives in the 2016 campaign for their naivete and idiocy in their dealings with the Russians… Of the July 2016 meeting between Donald Trump Jr., Trump […]
1/3/2018
IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL: “A Mexican journalist who sought refuge in the United States amid death threats almost a decade ago now faces deportation in a case drawing criticism from immigration and journalism advocates. The case is a high-profile example of the years it can take for asylum claims to wind through the country’s backlogged immigration court […]
1/2/2018
LABOR/LEGAL/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Not long before a deluge of sexual harassment claims engulfed Capitol Hill, congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump quietly repealed safeguards to protect hundreds of thousands of American workers from such harassment. Their target was an August 2016 regulation issued by the Obama Labor Department that required businesses to disclose certain labor […]
12/26/2017
FCC/LEGAL/NEW YORK: “Eric Schneiderman, New York’s attorney general, reached a milestone of sorts recently. By moving to sue the Federal Communications Commission over net neutrality this month, his office took its 100th legal or administrative action against the Trump administration and congressional Republicans. His lawyers have challenged Mr. Trump’s first, second and third travel bans […]
12/24/2017
IRAQ/LEGAL/MILITARY: “A federal judge ruled the military must provide immediate access to legal counsel for a U.S. citizen being held as an enemy combatant at a secret location in Iraq. The unnamed U.S. citizen was captured in September by Syrian opposition forces fighting Islamic State and transferred to U.S. custody in Iraq, court records show. […]
12/22/2017
ABORTION/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL: “The 17-year-old migrant was pregnant. She said she had been raped in her home county, and she knew from the timing that she was carrying her attacker’s child. She wanted to terminate her pregnancy. But she was underage and undocumented, and, after she was caught crossing the border illegally, living in a government shelter. […]
12/22/2017
LEGAL/TRUMP FAMILY/JARED KUSHNER: “Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn have sought bank records about entities associated with the family company of Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, according to four people briefed on the matter. In recent weeks, prosecutors from the United States attorney’s office in the Eastern District of New York subpoenaed records from […]
12/22/2017
LEGAL/POLITICS: “A key Senate committee on Thursday [12-21-17] night publicly released data about workplace settlements reached and paid out in the Senate since 1997, totaling some two dozen cases amounting to $1.45 million. The breakdown, which the Senate Rules and Administration Committee said was information provided by the Office of Compliance, included 13 settlements for […]
12/22/2017
ETHICS/LEGAL: “A former aide to GOP Rep. Blake Farenthold contacted the House Ethics Committee last week to detail what she said were regular requests from the congressman and his chief of staff to perform campaign-related duties even though she was never paid by or volunteered with his congressional campaign. Elizabeth Peace, who was Farenthold’s communications […]
12/22/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/LEGAL/TREASURY: “The U.S. on Thursday [12-21-17] blacklisted 13 individuals it accused of serious human rights abuse and corruption, including a former Chinese security official, the son of a top Russian prosecutor, and a billionaire Israeli businessman linked to the Congo’s ‘blood diamond’ industry. The sanctions are the first under new powers signed into law […]
12/21/2017
JEFF SESSIONS/LEGAL: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Thursday [12-21-17] that he had revoked more than two dozen documents that interpreted and explained a wide range of federal laws, including guidelines on storing explosives and accommodating people with disabilities. The 25 rescinded documents cover more than 200 pages and date back as far as 1975. They […]
12/21/2017
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “A federal judge in Manhattan threw out a lawsuit that alleged President Donald Trump violates the U.S. Constitution when his businesses receive payments from foreign and state governments. A government watchdog group and business competitors of Mr. Trump who brought the lawsuit failed to show that the president’s alleged violations caused […]
12/21/2017
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday commuted the sentence of an Iowa kosher meatpacking executive who had been sentenced to 27 years in prison for money laundering, marking the first time he’s used the presidential power. The decision to intervene on behalf of Sholom Rubashkin, who ran the Iowa headquarters of a family […]
12/20/2017
CRISIS/DRUGS/LEGAL/PHARMA: “Citing a spike in overdose deaths, growing demands for drug treatment and a strained budget, officials here in Summit County filed a lawsuit late Wednesday [12-20-17] against companies that make or distribute prescription opioids. On Monday, Smith County in Tennessee did the same. And on Tuesday, nine cities and counties in Michigan announced similar […]
12/20/2017
LEGAL/LGBTQ/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Pentagon for the first time has detailed the provisions it will use in admitting transgender recruits, issuing a memorandum that encompasses medical exams, room assignments and how the military will determine someone’s gender. The memorandum envisions a Jan. 1 start for the process of admitting transgender recruits, in line with court […]
12/19/2017
EPA/LEGAL/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Environmental Protection Agency will indefinitely postpone bans on certain uses of three toxic chemicals found in consumer products, according to an update of the Trump administration’s regulatory plans. Critics said the reversal demonstrated the agency’s increasing reluctance to use enforcement powers granted to it last year by Congress under the […]
12/19/2017
ABORTION/HHS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Renewed Trump administration efforts to prevent undocumented teens in U.S. custody from obtaining abortions suffered setbacks this week, but the ongoing court battle shows no signs of subsiding. The Justice Department said Tuesday [12-19-17] that one teen in custody who is seeking an abortion was a 19-year-old adult, not a 17-year-old […]
12/19/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/LEGAL: “The House of Representatives disclosed Tuesday [12-19-17] that it paid more than $300,000 to settle discrimination and harassment claims against members’ offices during a five-year period, including $115,000 in three claims related to sexual harassment. The data, comprising fiscal years 2008 through 2012, were released as Congress is grappling with claims of […]
12/19/2017
LEGAL/POLITICAL FIGURES/POLITICS: “The secretive office that processes workplace misconduct complaints on Capitol Hill has declined Sen. Tim Kaine’s request for data on sexual harassment claims filed in the upper chamber — data that Kaine had said he would make public. The Virginia Democrat sought details Dec. 6 on the taxpayer-funded settlements that the Hill’s Office […]
12/18/2017
CYBERWAR/DHS/LEGAL/RUSSIA: “Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab filed suit against the U.S. government on Monday [12-18-17], demanding that the Department of Homeland Security rescind a ban on Kaspersky software in U.S. government computers. Kaspersky’s complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, alleges that DHS deprived the cybersecurity firm’s due process rights under the Constitution by […]
12/18/2017
HHS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge considering whether to order the Trump administration to allow abortions for two pregnant, 17-year-old girls in immigration custody heard Monday [12-18-17] that a top Health and Human Services official has decided it is not in the best interests of one of the young women to terminate her pregnancy. Office […]
12/17/2017
LEGAL/TRUMP FAMILY/IVANKA/JARED KUSHNER: “First daughter and presidential adviser Ivanka Trump and her husband and fellow White House adviser Jared Kushner were hit with a lawsuit Sunday [12-17-17] alleging illegal omissions on their public financial disclosure forms. Washington lawyer Jeffrey Lovitky contends that Trump and Kushner failed to identify the assets owned by 30 investment funds […]
12/17/2017
2016 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A lawyer for the Trump transition team said Robert Mueller’s investigators improperly reviewed some emails from transition officials, an allegation that comes amid charges of bias by the special counsel’s probe. The lawyer told Congress in a letter dated Saturday that the government agency that held emails from the transition […]
12/17/2017
LEGAL/POLITICAL FIGURES: “The wave of sexual harassment allegations on Capitol Hill is already beginning to reshape the 2018 election landscape, crushing some campaigns under its pressure but providing breakthrough opportunities for others. Sexual harassment-related scandals have already claimed four House members — Reps. John Conyers (D-Mich.), Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), Blake Farenthold (R-Texas) and Ruben Kihuen […]
12/15/2017
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT: “A federal judge has released former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort from house arrest on $10 million bail. Manafort will be allowed to live at his home in Florida and will be under curfew and GPS monitoring. He’ll be able to travel to Washington for court appearances and to meet with his legal […]
12/15/2017
DEMS/LEGAL: “Democrat Andrea Ramsey has dropped out of the race to take on GOP Rep. Kevin Yoder in Kansas after The Kanas City Star began questioning Ramsey about accusations made against her in a 2005 sexual harassment lawsuit. Ramsey was accused of making sexual advances towards a former employee of LabOne, a company where she […]
12/15/2017
EDUCATION/LEGAL: “The Education Department is cutting staff at its Office for Civil Rights as part of a push to reduce Washington’s footprint in education. But critics say the move will blunt the office’s response to issues like sexual assault on college campuses and racial discrimination in public schools. The department has offered voluntary buyouts overall […]
12/13/2017
ETHICS/GOP/LEGAL: “A Kentucky lawmaker died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound on Wednesday [12-13-17] evening after facing allegations that he molested a 17-year-old girl in 2012. Dan Johnson, a Republican state representative, shot himself on the Greenwell Ford Road bridge in Mt. Washington, Kentucky, according to the Bullitt County coroner. The apparent suicide came after […]
12/13/2017
DEMS/LEGAL: “Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer reported a fake complaint accusing him of sexual harassment to Capitol Police, a spokesperson from his office confirmed Wednesday [12-13-17]. Axios reported on Tuesday Schumer told the outlet he is the victim of a fake document that implicates him in detailed harassment claims by a former aide. The news […]
12/13/2017
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/LEGAL/TAXES: “The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Wednesday [12-13-17] that Congress was working on a package of reforms that would prohibit using taxpayer money for settlements in sexual harassment claims lodged against lawmakers’ offices. ‘That’s among the things we’re working on right now,’ House Speaker Paul Ryan said […]
12/12/2017
DONALD ON DONALD/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump claimed on Tuesday [12-12-17] that he didn’t know or had never met the women accusing him of sexual harassment and assault, despite evidence to the contrary. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders qualified the comment during her daily press briefing, saying the President was only referring to […]
12/12/2017
LEGAL/TRUMP FAMILY/DONALD JR: “A lawyer for Donald Trump Jr. , President Donald Trump’s eldest son, on Tuesday [12-12-17] asked the House Intelligence Committee to open a ‘formal inquiry’ into what he said were leaks by committee members or staff following the younger Mr. Trump’s interview with the panel earlier this month. The lawyer, Alan Futerfas, […]
12/12/2017
LEGAL/POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A sixth senator on Tuesday [12-12-17] called on President Donald Trump to resign amid renewed attention to past allegations of sexual harassment and assault. Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) told NBC News that Trump is a ‘misogynist,’ ‘admitted sexual predator’ and ‘liar’ with a ‘narcissistic need for attention.’… Hirono joins Sens. Kirsten […]
12/12/2017
DEMS/FAKE NEWS/LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Despite thousands of hours wasted and many millions of dollars spent, the Democrats have been unable to show any collusion with Russia – so now they are moving on to the false accusations and fabricated stories of women who I don’t know and/or have never met. FAKE NEWS!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
12/11/2017
LEGAL/LGBTQ/SUPREME COURT: “The Supreme Court said on Monday [12-11-17] that it would not hear an appeal in a case that could have resolved whether a federal law prohibits employers from discriminating against gay and lesbian workers. The case concerned Jameka Evans, who said a Georgia hospital discriminated against her because she is a lesbian. She […]
12/11/2017
LEGAL/LGBTQ/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge denied a renewed bid by the Trump administration to prevent transgender people from joining the U.S. military, ordering Monday [12-11-17] that such recruits be allowed to join beginning Jan. 1. The military announced it would begin admitting transgender recruits in light of the latest order by U.S. District Judge […]
12/11/2017
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A woman who last year accused President Donald Trump of ogling her and her fellow Miss USA contestants in their private dressing room said Monday [12-11-17] that the recent tidal wave of sexual assault allegations and repercussions against powerful men has opened a window for her and other women who have accused […]
12/10/2017
LEGAL/NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN/WOMEN: “Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said on Sunday [12-10-17] that any woman who has felt violated or mistreated by a man has every right to speak up, even if she is accusing President Donald Trump… Washington has been roiled by sexual misconduct scandals, with accusations leading to […]
12/8/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/SUPREME COURT: “A divided Supreme Court on Friday [12-8-17] temporarily blocked a lower court from requiring the Trump administration to release internal documents related to its September decision to end a program protecting undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children. The court’s emergency action halting the document release comes just days after it […]
12/8/2017
BANKING/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [12-8-17] said his administration will continue pursuing sanctions against Wells Fargo, notably dismissing news reports indicating otherwise as inaccurate reporting instead of ‘fake news.’ Reuters reported Thursday that White House budget director Mick Mulvaney, who is doubling as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is […]
12/8/2017
BANKING/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Fines and penalties against Wells Fargo Bank for their bad acts against their customers and others will not be dropped, as has incorrectly been reported, but will be pursued and, if anything, substantially increased. I will cut Regs but make penalties severe when caught cheating!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 8, 2017 10:18am […]
12/7/2017
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/MICHAEL FLYNN/NATIONAL SECURITY: “President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, will face a different judge to be sentenced than the one who took Flynn’s guilty plea to a felony false statement charge last week, court records show. Judge Emmet Sullivan was randomly assigned to take over the case after Judge Rudolph Contreras […]
12/7/2017
LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY/DONALD JR: “President Donald Trump’s eldest son on Wednesday [12-6-17] refused to discuss with congressional investigators a father-son conversation earlier this year about how to handle fallout from revelations that he met with a Russian attorney during the 2016 campaign, according to people familiar with the matter. During the more than seven-hour […]
12/7/2017
DEMS/LEGAL/POLITICAL FIGURES: “Senator Al Franken of Minnesota announced Thursday [12-7-17] he would resign from the Senate after his support among Democrats crumbled, becoming the highest-profile casualty in the growing list of lawmakers felled by charges of sexual harassment or indiscretions. Mr. Franken said he would resign in coming weeks. Nearly all of the Senate’s Democratic […]
12/6/2017
LEGAL/MICHAEL FLYNN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congressional Democrats said Wednesday [12-6-17] they have evidence from a confidential whistleblower that within minutes of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, then-national security adviser Michael Flynn sent assurances to former business partners that a plan to build nuclear reactors across the Middle East was ‘good to go.’ Democrats on the House oversight […]
12/6/2017
FBI/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “Two U.S. senators wrote to the Justice Department’s inspector general on Wednesday [12-6-17] requesting more information about the FBI agent who was removed from special counsel Robert Mueller’s team over private text messages he allegedly sent during the election that were critical of President Donald Trump. Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron […]
12/6/2017
ETHICS/LEGAL/POLITICAL FIGURES/WOMEN: “Democratic senators called for Sen. Al Franken to resign on Wednesday [12-6-17], in the wake of a series of allegations of sexual misconduct, in a dramatic shift that narrows the likelihood the Democratic lawmaker will be able to stay in his seat. The wave of statements from the senators, including a member of […]
12/6/2017
2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP FAMILY/DONALD JR: “President Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., returned to Congress on Wednesday [12-6-17] to face questions from lawmakers about alleged Russian efforts to influence the 2016 U.S. election and possible collusion with Moscow by his father’s presidential campaign. Trump arrived shortly before 10 a.m. EST (1500 GMT) for what was […]
12/6/2017
INTELLIGENCE/LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Congressional investigators are scrutinizing trips to Europe taken last year by several associates of President Donald Trump, amid concern they may have met with Kremlin-linked operatives as part of Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election. Several people close to then-candidate Trump visited Europe during and after the campaign, including his […]
12/5/2017
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Lawyers clashed Tuesday [12-5-17] in a Manhattan courtroom over whether a defamation lawsuit brought by a woman who has accused President Trump of unwanted sexual advances should be allowed to proceed in New York State Supreme Court. The president’s lawyer, Marc E. Kasowitz, argued that the state court has no jurisdiction over […]
12/5/2017
GOP/LEGAL/POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The GOP hierarchy is splitting over the party’s controversial Senate nominee in Alabama, with the Senate campaign committee continuing to withhold support for Roy Moore despite President Donald Trump’s decision to endorse him. Sen. Cory Gardner (R., Colo.), chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, told reporters Tuesday morning that there […]
12/5/2017
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Sexual harassment allegations against President Donald Trump dating back to his days hosting the reality TV show ‘The Apprentice’ will be raised in a New York courtroom Tuesday [12-5-17] afternoon, where a judge will hear arguments on a motion to dismiss a suit brought by a former contestant who says Trump groped […]
12/5/2017
LEGAL/POLITICAL FIGURES: “Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) has announced he is leaving Congress and endorsing his son, John Conyers III, to replace him following allegations of sexual harassment. ‘I’m in the process of putting my retirement plans together, and I will have more about that very soon,’ Conyers, 88, told a Detroit radio station… Conyers is […]
12/5/2017
INTERIOR/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A group of Native American tribes filed suit against President Donald Trump and a host of administration officials on Monday [12-4-17], alleging that Trump’s decision to significantly shrink Bears Ears National Monument is ‘in violation of the United States Constitution and the Antiquities Act of 1906.’ Representatives from the Hopi, Zuni, Ute […]
12/5/2017
LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Deutsche Bank AG received a subpoena earlier in the fall from U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller’s office related to the lender’s business with President Donald Trump, according to a person briefed on the matter. The subpoena requested documents and data about accounts and other dealings tied to client relationships with Mr. Trump […]
12/4/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Supreme Court on Monday [12-4-17] said the Trump administration for now can implement all parts of its latest ban on travelers from certain countries, a significant boost to the White House after a string of setbacks in lower courts. The high court’s action came in a brief written order […]
12/4/2017
FBI/LEGAL/MICHAEL FLYNN/MIKE PENCE/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES: “The White House’s chief lawyer told President Donald Trump in January he believed then-national security adviser Michael Flynn had misled the FBI and lied to Vice President Mike Pence and should be fired, a source familiar with the matter said Monday [12-4-17]. The description of the conversation […]
12/4/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday [12-4-17] handed a victory to President Donald Trump by allowing his latest travel ban targeting people from six Muslim-majority countries to go into full effect even as legal challenges continue in lower courts. The nine-member court, with two liberal justices dissenting, granted his administration’s […]
12/4/2017
LEGAL/MICHAEL FLYNN/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The guilty plea by President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser inspired dueling narratives over the weekend. To Mr. Trump’s supporters, the charge against Mike Flynn for making false statements was evidence that investigators were nowhere near proving collusion with Russians to interfere in the 2016 president election, the matter […]
12/3/2017
CRIME/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL: “Such a total miscarriage of Justice in San Francisco! https://t.co/MSIkBCKF3t” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 3, 2017 07:27am […]
12/31/2017
LEGAL/SUPREME COURT: “Chief Justice John Roberts said Sunday that the federal judiciary would assess its own policies for addressing sexual harassment involving judges and court employees, joining a national reckoning that, after exposing sordid activity by Hollywood titans, superstar journalists and elected officials, claimed the career of a prominent U.S. circuit judge. ‘Events in recent […]
12/1/2017
ETHICS/LEGAL/POLITICAL FIGURES: “Rep. Blake Farenthold used taxpayer money to settle a sexual harassment claim brought by his former spokesman — the only known sitting member of Congress to have used a little-known congressional account to pay an accuser, sources told POLITICO. Lauren Greene, the Texas Republican’s former communications director, sued her boss in December 2014 […]
12/1/2017
LEGAL/MICHAEL FLYNN/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA: “Mike Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, pleaded guilty Friday [12-1-17] morning to lying to the FBI about his communications with the Russian ambassador to the U.S. in December 2016, before Mr. Trump took office. Mr. Flynn is the most senior Trump aide or associate to face criminal charges in […]
12/1/2017
LEGAL/MICHAEL FLYNN/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA: “Mike Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, is expected to plead guilty Friday [12-1-17] morning to lying to the FBI about his communications with the Russian ambassador to the U.S. in December 2016, before Mr. Trump took office. In an interview with the FBI in January, Mr. Flynn said he […]
12/1/2017
CRIME/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL: “The jury was not told the killer of Kate was a 7 time felon. The Schumer/Pelosi Democrats are so weak on Crime that they will pay a big price in the 2018 and 2020 Elections.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 1, 2017 06:13am […]
12/1/2017
CRIME/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/WALL: “The Kate Steinle killer came back and back over the weakly protected Obama border, always committing crimes and being violent, and yet this info was not used in court. His exoneration is a complete travesty of justice. BUILD THE WALL!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 1, 2017 06:03am […]
12/1/2017
ETHICS/LEGAL/POLITICAL FIGURES: “The revelation that Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) secretly settled a sexual harassment claim using his office funds obscured a disturbing fact: The House appears to have no clear rules on whether Conyers’ colleagues can do the same thing. Conyers in 2015 made a severance payment of roughly $27,000 to a former aide who […]
11/30/2017
CRIME/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL: “A disgraceful verdict in the Kate Steinle case! No wonder the people of our Country are so angry with Illegal Immigration.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 30, 2017 10:30pm […]
11/30/2017
ETHICS/LEGAL/POLITICAL FIGURES: “The Senate Ethics Committee has begun looking into the allegations against Sen. Al Franken, according to a statement from the committee issued Thursday [11-30-17]… Franken faces numerous allegations of sexual misconduct, including one incident shared by an accuser who came forward earlier Thursday. Stephanie Kemplin, a 41-year-old Army veteran, told CNN that Franken […]
11/30/2017
LEGAL/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As President Donald Trump moves aggressively to advance a legal agenda with racial dimensions, he is simultaneously setting records for the percentage of white people nominated for lifetime appointments to the federal courts. Of the nearly 60 individuals Trump has nominated to preside over the US justice system, only one is black. […]
11/30/2017
2016 ELECTION/HOUSE OF REPS/INTELLIGENCE/JEFF SESSIONS/LEGAL/RUSSIA: “U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions met behind closed doors on Thursday [11-30-17] with members of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee as it investigates possible Russian efforts to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election. He was expected to spend at least two hours in the interview. The panel is among […]
11/30/2017
ETHICS/HOUSE OF REPS/LEGAL/POLITICAL FIGURES: “U.S. Democratic Representative John Conyers, who is facing several sexual harassment allegations, has been hospitalized, an attorney for Conyers said on Thursday [11-30-17]. Conyers, 88, who has served in Congress since 1965, returned to Detroit on Tuesday, although the House of Representatives is still in session… Reed did not say why […]
11/29/2017
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/LEGAL: “The House of Representatives acted Wednesday [11-29-17] to improve awareness of the rules against sexual harassment, passing a bipartisan measure that would mandate new workplace training for the chamber’s lawmakers and staff… The measure requires House members and employees, including interns, fellows and other short-term staff, to complete a program that includes […]
11/29/2017
LEGAL/MEDIA/WOMEN: “So now that Matt Lauer is gone when will the Fake News practitioners at NBC be terminating the contract of Phil Griffin? And will they terminate low ratings Joe Scarborough based on the “unsolved mystery” that took place in Florida years ago? Investigate!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 29, 2017 09:14am […]
11/29/2017
LEGAL/MEDIA/WOMEN: “So now tha Matt Lauer is gone when will the Fake News practitioners at NBC be terminating the contract of Phil Griffin? And will they terminate low ratings Joe Scarborough based on the ‘unsolved mystery’ that took place in Florida years ago? Investigate!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 29, 2017 08:58am […]
11/29/2017
LEGAL/MEDIA/WOMEN: “Wow, Matt Lauer was just fired from NBC for ‘inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace.’ But when will the top executives at NBC & Comcast be fired for putting out so much Fake News. Check out Andy Lack’s past!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 29, 2017 07:16am […]