NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….New York, and always will, but unfortunately, despite the fact that I pay millions of dollars in city, state and local taxes each year, I have been treated very badly by the political leaders of both the city and state. Few have been treated worse. I hated having to make….” –Donald […]
Category: New York
10/31/2019
NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….this decision, but in the end it will be best for all concerned. As President, I will always be there to help New York and the great people of New York. It will always have a special place in my heart!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 31, 2019 8:32 pm […]
10/23/2019
COURTS/NEW YORK/TRUMP TAXES: “A lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump told a federal appeals court Wednesday [10-23-19] the president does not have to hand over his tax returns to New York state prosecutors because he is immune from criminal investigation. William Consovoy, an attorney for the president, told the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals […]
10/7/2019
DEMS/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Radical Left Democrats have failed on all fronts, so now they are pushing local New York City and State Democrat prosecutors to go get President Trump. A thing like this has never happened to any President before. Not even close!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 7, 2019 9:20 am […]
10/7/2019
COURTS/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP TAXES: “A federal judge on Monday [10-7-19] rejected President Trump’s effort to shield his tax returns from Manhattan state prosecutors, calling the president’s argument that he was immune from criminal investigation ‘repugnant to the nation’s governmental structure and constitutional values.’ The decision from Judge Victor Marrero of Federal District Court in […]
9/23/2019
LEGAL/NEW YORK/TRUMP TAXES: “The Manhattan district attorney’s office on Monday [9-23-19] accused President Trump and his lawyers of trying to invent a “new presidential ‘tax return’ privilege’ by arguing that Mr. Trump should not have to comply with a subpoena seeking eight years of his personal and corporate returns. The district attorney’s office used the […]
9/20/2019
ELECTION/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Oh no, really big political news, perhaps the biggest story in years! Part time Mayor of New York City, @BilldeBlasio, who was polling at a solid ZERO but had tremendous room for growth, has shocking dropped out of the Presidential race. NYC is devastated, he’s coming home!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September […]
9/16/2019
LEGAL/NEW YORK/TRUMP TAXES: “State prosecutors in Manhattan have subpoenaed President Trump’s accounting firm to demand eight years of his personal and corporate tax returns, according to several people with knowledge of the matter. The subpoena opens a new front in a wide-ranging effort to obtain copies of the president’s tax returns, which Mr. Trump initially […]
9/13/2019
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 […]
8/29/2019
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 […]
8/24/2019
NEW YORK/TRANSPORTATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Looking forward to helping New York City and Governor @andrewcuomo complete the long anticipated, and partially built, Second Avenue Subway. Would be extended to East 125th Street in Harlem. Long in the making, they now have the team that can get it done!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 24, 2019 10:24 am […]
8/23/2019
FEDERAL FUNDING/NEW YORK/TRANSPORTATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In an effort to revive stalled plans for a new cross-Hudson rail tunnel — a proposal many consider the most important, unfunded construction project in the New York metropolitan area, if not the country — the project’s planners on Friday [8-23-19] proffered a funding proposal they hope will prove more […]
8/15/2019
NEW YORK/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “New Yorkers have been finding more and more ways to protest President Trump, from stripping his name off buildings he once built to holding demonstrations outside his Midtown Manhattan home/office. The latest effort: an online petition signed by more than 290,000 people seeks to officially rename one block of Fifth Avenue […]
8/14/2019
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 […]
8/14/2019
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 […]
8/1/2019
LEGAL/NEW YORK/TRUMP BUSINESS/WOMEN: “The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office sent subpoenas to the Trump Organization and American Media Inc. on Thursday as part of an investigation into the hush money paid to two women who alleged affairs with President Donald Trump. The subpoena to the Trump Organization is seeking communications between the company and representatives for […]
8/1/2019
LEGAL/NEW YORK/TRUMP TAXES: “A federal judge in Washington presiding over a case involving President Donald Trump’s state tax returns said today that he will hear a bid to move the case to New York. District Court Judge Carl Nichols said he agreed to a proposal by New York state to allow it to challenge his […]
8/1/2019
LEGAL/NEW YORK/TRUMP BUSINESS/WOMEN: “State prosecutors in Manhattan subpoenaed President Trump’s family business on Thursday [8-1-19], reviving an investigation into the company’s role in hush-money payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign, according to people briefed on the matter. The subpoena, issued by the Manhattan district attorney’s office, demanded the Trump Organization provide documents related to […]
7/29/2019
CELEBS/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Both were enduring characters in New York, their names in headlines, their faces on television. Both began their lives outside Manhattan — one was born in Brownsville, Brooklyn, the other in Jamaica, Queens — and both worked their way toward its irresistibly sizzling spotlight. Both were flamboyant attention-getters who found fame […]
7/26/2019
DEMS/ELECTION/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Few people, especially politicians, can stand to be insulted. But when it comes to barbs fired by President Trump, Mayor Bill de Blasio cannot seem to get enough of them. Treated as an afterthought among 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, Mr. de Blasio has embraced every affront from the president as an […]
7/25/2019
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 […]
7/25/2019
NEW YORK/POLICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…What took place was completely unacceptable, and will not be tolerated. Bill de Blasio should act immediately!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 25, 2019 1:03 pm […]
7/25/2019
NEW YORK/POLICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We love our Law Enforcement Officers all around this great Country. What took place in NYC with water being tossed on NYPD officers was a total disgrace. It is time for @NYCMayor @BilldeBlasio to STAND UP for those who protect our lives and serve us all so well…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
7/24/2019
LEGAL/NEW YORK/TRUMP TAXES: “President Donald Trump’s attorneys asked a federal judge Wednesday [7-24-19] to issue a temporary restraining order to prevent the House’s top tax writer from asking New York officials to turn over the president’s state tax returns. Trump filed suit in the District of Columbia on Tuesday to keep House Ways and Means […]
7/23/2019
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, […]
7/19/2019
FEDERAL RESERVE/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I like New York Fed President John Williams first statement much better than his second. His first statement is 100% correct in that the Fed ‘raised’ far too fast & too early. Also must stop with the crazy quantitative tightening. We are in a World competition, & winning big,…” –Donald […]
7/17/2019
CAMPAIGN FINANCE/INVESTIGATIONS/MICHAEL COHEN/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge in Manhattan disclosed on Wednesday [7-17-19] that prosecutors have concluded their investigation into campaign finance violations involving President Trump and ordered that they publicly release some of their files, a new twist in a case that had threatened to upend the Trump presidency. The judge’s order […]
7/2/2019
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 […]
7/2/2019
NEW YORK/TAXES/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…Texas will defend them & indemnify them against political harassment by New York State and Governor Cuomo. So many people are leaving New York for Texas and Florida that it is totally under siege. First New York taxes you too high, then they sue you, just to complete the job” –Donald […]
7/2/2019
NEW YORK/NRA/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “People are fleeing New York like never before. If they own a business, they are twice as likely to flee. And if they are a victim of harassment by the A.G. of the state, like what they are doing to our great NRA, which I think will move quickly to Texas, […]
7/1/2019
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 […]
7/1/2019
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 […]
7/1/2019
NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….New York businesses in search of anything at all they can find to make me look as bad as possible. So, on top of ridiculously high taxes, my children and companies are spending a fortune on lawyers. No wonder people and businesses are fleeing New York in record numbers!” –Donald Trump, […]
6/15/2019
NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @DanScavino: As the worst Mayor in the history of New York City manages his bucket list in Iowa — he also remains steady at ZERO PERCENT…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 15, 2019 6:49 am […]
6/10/2019
FIRST RESPONDERS/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I have been briefed on the helicopter crash in New York City. Phenomenal job by our GREAT First Responders who are currently on the scene. THANK YOU for all you do 24/7/365! The Trump Administration stands ready should you need anything at all.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 10, 2019 1:52 […]
5/23/2019
CONGRESS/NEW YORK/TRUMP TAXES: “The New York Legislature passed a bill yesterday that could let members of Congress do something few have: look at President Trump’s tax returns, legally. The bill may lead to further insight into the vast and complex network of Mr. Trump’s business activities, which he has vigorously tried to conceal for decades. […]
5/21/2019
LEGISLATION/NEW YORK/PARDONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The New York State Assembly passed a bill on Tuesday [5-21-19] that would allow state prosecutors to pursue charges against any individual granted a presidential pardon for similar federal crimes, closing a loophole that lawmakers said could be exploited by President Trump in a bid to indemnify former associates. The bill, […]
5/16/2019
DEMS/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “.@BilldeBlasio is the worst Mayor in the history of New York City – he won’t last long! https://t.co/NyYntsX573” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 16, 2019 5:11 pm […]
5/16/2019
DEMS/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Dems are getting another beauty to join their group. Bill de Blasio of NYC, considered the worst mayor in the U.S., will supposedly be making an announcement for president today. He is a JOKE, but if you like high taxes & crime, he’s your man. NYC HATES HIM!” –Donald Trump, […]
4/29/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/NEW YORK/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Gov. Andrew Cuomo struck back at President Donald Trump on Monday [4-29-19] in an escalating war of words over the New York attorney general’s recently launched investigation of the National Rifle Association. In a pair of morning tweets, Trump said the NRA was ‘under siege by Cuomo and the New […]
4/29/2019
NEW YORK/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….People are fleeing New York State because of high taxes and yes, even oppression of sorts. They didn’t even put up a fight against SALT – could have won. So much litigation. The NRA should leave and fight from the outside of this very difficult to deal with (unfair) State!” –Donald […]
4/29/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/NEW YORK/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The NRA is under siege by Cuomo and the New York State A.G., who are illegally using the State’s legal apparatus to take down and destroy this very important organization, & others. It must get its act together quickly, stop the internal fighting, & get back to GREATNESS – FAST!” […]
4/19/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/NEW YORK/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the mid-1990s, Representative Jerry Nadler, who represents parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn, once said, ‘Anyone who would loan Donald Trump money is taking a risk.’ In 2017, Mr. Nadler said President Trump was ‘legally elected but is not legitimate.’ And this month, The Washington Post reported that in […]
4/12/2019
DEMS/IMMIGRATION/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In New York State, Democrats blocked a Bill expanding College Tuition for Gold Star families after approving aid for illegal immigrants. No wonder so many people are leaving N.Y. Very Sad!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 12, 2019 10:51 pm […]
4/9/2019
CONGRESS/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “President Donald Trump revived a decades-old real estate battle with House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler on Tuesday [4-9-19], casting himself as a blameless victim of the New York congressman who prevailed in spite of Nadler’s opposition…The Washington Post reported on Monday [4-8-19] that Trump went on a tirade last month […]
4/8/2019
DEMS/NEW YORK/TRUMP TAXES: “In an attempt to work around the White House, Democratic lawmakers in Albany are trying to do what their federal counterparts have so far failed to accomplish: to obtain President Trump’s tax returns. Albany lawmakers are seeking state tax returns, not the federal ones at the heart of the current standoff in […]
4/8/2019
DEMS/NEW YORK/TRUMP TAXES: “For more than two years, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has railed against President Trump, attacking his policies on everything from immigration and reproductive rights to his handling of the disaster response in Puerto Rico. Now, Mr. Cuomo, a third-term Democrat, has said he would throw his weight behind an attempt to obtain […]
3/14/2019
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 […]
3/13/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/NEW YORK/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @DiamondandSilk: AG Letitia James of New York is abusing her power by targeting the POTUS. Using the Attorney General office as a weapo…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 13, 2019 9:26 am […]
3/12/2019
NEW YORK/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “All part of the Witch Hunt Hoax. Started by little Eric Schneiderman & Coumo. So many leaving New York! https://t.co/5HCCNFZXFN” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 12, 2019 11:17 pm […]
3/12/2019
NEW YORK/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “All part of the Witch Hunt Hoax. Started by little Eric Schneiderman & Cuomo. So many leaving New York! https://t.co/5HCCNFZXFN” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 12, 2019 11:27 pm […]
3/12/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @GOP: The NY Attorney General called President Trump an ‘illegitimate president.’ She has proven to have a vendetta against @realDonaldT…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 12, 2019 11:10 pm […]
3/12/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/LEGAL/NEW YORK/TRUMP BUSINESS: “The New York attorney general’s office issued subpoenas on Monday [3-11-19] to two banks for records relating to the funding of several Trump Organization projects, The New York Times reported. Citing an unnamed source briefed on the subpoenas, the Times reported that the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James […]
3/12/2019
NEW YORK/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “New York State and its Governor, Andrew Cuomo, are now proud members of the group of PRESIDENTIAL HARASSERS. No wonder people are fleeing the State in record numbers. The Witch Hunt continues!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 12, 2019 5:17 pm […]
3/7/2019
ECONOMY/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The luxury real estate market in Manhattan is sagging. The GOP tax law is hitting real estate markets across the nation. And signs of stress across the broader housing market suggest the industry — which made Donald Trump rich, helped thrust him into the White House and remains a constant obsession for […]
3/6/2019
NEW YORK/REGULATIONS/TRUMP BUSINESS: “A state regulator has subpoenaed an insurance provider for The Trump Organization, opening a new front in the widening investigations focused on President Donald Trump, his business, family, and White House administration. Aon, a London-headquartered financial services company that is one of the world’s largest insurance brokerages, said it was served a subpoena on Monday […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
3/7/2019
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 […]
2/26/2019
FBI/LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When Geoffrey S. Berman became the top federal prosecutor in New York, some skeptics worried he would be President Donald Trump’s puppet. A year later, the Trump camp is suggesting he is part of the crowd that is out to ‘get’ the president. Berman is a Republican who contributed to […]
2/22/2019
LEGAL/NEW YORK/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Manhattan district attorney’s office is preparing state criminal charges against Paul J. Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chairman, in an effort to ensure he will still face prison time even if the president pardons him for his federal crimes, according to several people with knowledge of the matter. Mr. […]
2/22/2019
NEW YORK/TRUMP BUSINESS: “When Donald J. Trump purchased the muddy stretch of abandoned rail yards alongside the Hudson River in 1985, he envisioned building a complex called ‘Trump City’ on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The deal didn’t quite come together, but nevertheless, in the scaled-back version that rose between West 72nd and West 59th streets, […]
2/7/2019
ECONOMY/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump this week added another wrinkle to his long complicated relationship with his home state, when he encouraged residents of upstate New York who are unhappy with the region’s economy to ‘go to another state.’ Mr. Trump’s comments, which came during an interview with reporters at the White House on […]
1/31/2019
HUD/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Faced with years of managerial failures and deteriorating living conditions in the country’s largest public housing system, the Trump administration has imposed more control on the New York City Housing Authority. A federal monitor will have oversight of NYCHA, which runs 2,417 buildings that are home to some 400,000 New Yorkers. […]
1/31/2019
ABORTION/DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/MIKE PENCE/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When New York expanded abortion rights last week for the first time in 49 years, Democrats across the state were exultant. Now, that jubilation has been met with an equal and opposite reaction. Anti-abortion advocates, from grass-roots activists all the way to the White House, are taking aim at New […]
1/31/2019
HUD/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is announcing it will implement greater oversight at the troubled New York City Housing Authority Thursday, following a federal complaint about dangerous conditions in the housing complexes last year. A source familiar with the negotiations told POLITICO that federal Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson […]
12/20/2018
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 […]
12/19/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/DEMS/LEGAL/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “President Donald Trump ripped New York Democrats and prosecutors Wednesday [12-19-18] over targeting the Trump Foundation a day after it agreed to shut down amid a lawsuit by the state. Taking to Twitter on Wednesday morning, the New York native and Republican president criticized the attacks on the embattled […]
12/19/2018
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 […]
12/19/2018
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 […]
12/10/2018
LEGAL/NEW YORK/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald J. Trump, protected from criminal charges while in office, is now facing the prospect of indictment when he becomes a private citizen. On Friday [12-7-18], federal prosecutors in New York accused Trump of a felony: violating campaign-finance laws with hush-money payments intended to skew the 2016 election. […]
12/7/2018
MICHAEL COHEN/NEW YORK/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Federal prosecutors said for the first time Friday [12-7-18] that Michael Cohen acted at the direction of Donald Trump when the former fixer committed two election-related crimes during the 2016 presidential campaign, as special counsel Robert Mueller outlined a previously undisclosed set of overtures and contacts between the […]
12/3/2018
COURTS/LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “A federal judge on Monday [12-3-18] said lawyers for Maryland and Washington, D.C., can begin issuing subpoenas in a lawsuit that accuses President Donald Trump of using his luxury hotel in Washington to unconstitutionally profit from his political office. The attorneys general in Maryland and Washington say they plan to […]
11/29/2018
NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, a born-and-raised New Yorker, misses his hometown and plans to return there after his presidency, he said this week. Trump said in an interview with the New York Post that he’s largely avoided the city during his time in the White House because of the disruption a presidential […]
11/28/2018
INFRASTRUCTURE/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “He made a video to show President Trump how a critical tunnel under the Hudson River is falling apart. He flew down to Washington to make his case in person — again. But Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York left Wednesday’s [11-28-18] lunch meeting at the White House empty-handed, without […]
11/26/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/NEW YORK/TRUMP BUSINESS: “President Donald Trump’s company donated more than half a million dollars to the Donald J. Trump Foundation last year, according to a 2017 tax return made available Monday [11-26-18]. The purpose of $502,400 contribution from the Trump Corp. to the foundation was not disclosed in the filings. The New York state […]
11/3/2018
ENDORSEMENT/NEW YORK/TRUMP PEOPLE/VOTING: “New York, get out and VOTE for @JohnFasoNy, a great and hardworking Congressman. We need John’s voice in D.C. His opponent just moved to the area – is Pro-Iran and Anti-Israel. Vote for John. Has my Strong Endorsement!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 3, 2018 11:48 am […]
10/26/2018
FBI/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/NEW YORK/POLICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I want to applaud the FBI, Secret Service, Department of Justice, the U.S. Attorneys’ Office for the Southern District of New York, the NYPD, and all Law Enforcement partners across the Country for their incredible work, skill and determination!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 26, 2018 12:59 pm […]
10/23/2018
CONGRESS/ENDORSEMENT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Congressman John Faso of New York has worked hard and smart. Strong on Crime, Borders and our 2nd Amendment, John is respected by all. Vote for John. He has my complete and total Endorsement!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 23, 2018 10:41 am […]
10/19/2018
DEMS/NEW YORK/TRANSPORTATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump and Andrew M. Cuomo, the liberal governor of New York, may not share much common ground, but they both like to build big things. Mr. Cuomo, who fancies himself a modern-day Robert Moses, wants to appeal to the master builder in Mr. Trump to gain his support for a […]
10/18/2018
LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Days after President Trump had one defamation lawsuit dismissed, his lawyers were back in court Thursday [10-18-18] arguing to have another suit tossed out. Mr. Trump’s lawyers appeared before the New York Supreme Court’s Appellate Division to argue the president could not, while he is in office, be sued for defamation […]
10/2/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/NEW YORK/SENATE: “Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, is donating $20 million to help Democratic candidates running for the U.S. Senate, a spokesman said on Tuesday [10-2-18]. The billionaire’s contribution comes as Republicans, who currently hold a 51-49 majority in the upper chamber, grow more concerned that […]
10/1/2018
FEMA/LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Three New Yorkers are suing in federal court to try to halt a test scheduled for Wednesday [10-3-18] of a system that allows President Donald Trump or any future president to send alert messages to the cellphones of all Americans. The activists filed the suit last week in U.S. District Court […]
9/26/2018
FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/FOREIGN POLICY/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “Foreign leaders came to President Donald Trump’s hometown of New York this week. But they refused to show the U.S. president the fealty that he’s come to expect from Republican lawmakers, conservative groups and even businesses. Over three days at the United Nations’ annual meeting, heads of state and […]
9/25/2018
FBI/NEW YORK/POLICE/SECRET SERVICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “Most of the world’s leaders are descending on New York City this week for the annual United Nations General Assembly, but only one of them has a residence atop Trump Tower. President Trump returned Sunday to his hometown, a place that starting last year became roiled with protests that choked […]
9/14/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/LEGAL/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For President Donald Trump, the New York attorney general’s office has been a nemesis for years, one whose sting has grown more potent during his rocky tenure in office. Letitia James, who emerged Thursday [9-13-18] as the Democratic nominee for New York’s top prosecutor, is expected to create more headaches […]
9/14/2018
DEMS/LEGAL/NEW YORK/PAUL MANAFORT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Federal prosecutors in New York are weighing criminal charges against former Obama White House counsel Greg Craig as part of an investigation into whether he failed to register as a foreign agent in a probe that is linked to former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, according to sources familiar with the […]
9/12/2018
MICHAEL COHEN/NEW YORK/TRUMP BUSINESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When Central Park Tours leads groups to the ice skating rink on the south side of Central Park, they reach a point where big red letters spell out the name of the facility’s operator: ‘Trump.’ ‘We say, ‘Hey guys, you want to stop for pictures?’ And they are like, […]
8/31/2018
LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “U.S. President Donald Trump and his namesake foundation asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit by New York’s attorney general over the nonprofit’s activities, including in the 2016 presidential campaign, calling it a politically motivated attack. In Thursday [8-30-28] night court filings, a lawyer for Trump said Attorney General Barbara […]
8/31/2018
LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Lawyers for President Trump’s charitable foundation pushed back aggressively against the New York State attorney general’s office in court papers on Thursday [8-30-18], calling a lawsuit against the charity a political attack motivated by the former attorney general’s ‘record of antipathy’ against Mr. Trump. The court papers, filed in State […]
8/29/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and challenger Cynthia Nixon argued over who was the stauncher opponent of U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday [8-29-18] in their only debate as they battle for the state’s Democratic gubernatorial nomination next month. Cuomo, who is seeking a third term as governor, promised he would […]
8/25/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/NEW YORK/PAUL MANAFORT/TRUMP BUSINESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A week that began with bad news closed with worse news for President Donald Trump. According to the New York Times, the Manhattan district attorney’s office is currently investigating the Trump Organization. In particular, they are examining the source of the payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, and […]
8/24/2018
DEMS/ELECTIONS/NEW YORK/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A political action group formed in the wake of the 2016 presidential election as a counterweight to the Trump presidency is pumping significant resources into local primary races in New York, providing rookie candidates with funding and training to battle entrenched Albany incumbents. The group, called ‘The Arena,’ is the brainchild […]
8/23/2018
MICHAEL COHEN/NEW YORK/TRUMP BUSINESS/WOMEN: “The Manhattan district attorney’s office in New York City may push for criminal charges against the Trump Organization and two senior officials at the company over hush money that former Trump attorney Michael Cohen paid to an adult-film actress, according to a report. Investigators led by District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance […]
8/23/2018
CRIME/NEW YORK/RUDY GIULIANI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For much of the 1980s and 1990s, ‘the Dapper Don’ and ‘the Donald’ vied for supremacy on the front pages of New York’s tabloids. The don, John J. Gotti, died in a federal prison in 2002, while Donald J. Trump went on to be president of the United States. Now, […]
8/22/2018
DEMS/NAZI/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you to Democrat Assemblyman Dov Hikind of New York for your very gracious remarks on @foxandfriends for our deporting a longtime resident Nazi back to Germany! Others worked on this for decades.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 22, 2018 8:52 am […]
8/21/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “An attorney for Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer who pleaded guilty in New York on Tuesday [8-21-18] to campaign finance violations and other charges, said Trump directed Cohen to commit a crime. ‘Today he stood up and testified under oath that Donald Trump directed him to commit […]
8/21/2018
DEMS/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Bill DeBlasio, the high taxing Mayor of NYC, just stole my campaign slogan: PROMISES MADE PROMISES KEPT! That’s not at all nice. No imagination! @foxandfriends” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 21, 2018 9:15 am […]