ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just two days after the White House postponed plans to have President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia visit Washington in the fall, the Russian leader said on Friday [7-27-18] that he had invited President Trump to visit him in Moscow. Praising Mr. Trump as a leader ‘who seeks to keep his […]
7/27/2018
RELIGION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With a lineup of prayer meetings, humanitarian forums and religious panels, the National Prayer Breakfast has long brought together people from all over the world for an agenda built around the teachings of Jesus. But there on the guest list in recent years was Maria Butina, looking to meet high-level American officials […]
7/27/2018
COMMERCE/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump exulted in data on Friday [7-27-18] that showed economic growth accelerated in the second quarter, reeling off a list of statistics to make a case, during a midterm election year, that his administration should get the credit for the humming economy…The Commerce Department estimated that growth in the second quarter […]
7/27/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Congressman David Kustoff has been a champion for the Trump Agenda – I greatly appreciate his support. David is strong on crime and borders, loves our Military, Vets and Second Amendment. Get out and vote for David on Thursday, August 2nd. He has my full and total Endorsement!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 27, […]
7/27/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Becky von Zastrow often votes Republican in her affluent central Ohio suburb – but her dissatisfaction with U.S. President Donald Trump has convinced her to back the Democrat in a special-election test for both parties next month. Her change of heart, reinforced by Trump’s handling of last week’s Helsinki summit with Russian […]
7/27/2018
JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Private business investment has surged from 1.8 percent the year BEFORE I came into office to 9.4 percent this year — that means JOBS, JOBS, JOBS! https://t.co/evO63CpqPP“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 27, 2018 2:23 pm […]
7/27/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A furious President Donald Trump and his allies are launching a campaign to undermine the credibility of Trump’s former personal lawyer and confidant, Michael Cohen, in response to Cohen’s dramatic public turn against his longtime patron. Trump, who has privately fumed about Cohen for days, trashed his former lawyer […]
7/27/2018
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The @USNavy’s first female Admiral, Alene Duerk once said: ‘It was a nice distinction to have, and to be recognized as the first, but I wanted to make certain that I used that notoriety to do as much positive as I could.’ Alene did just that, and America is forever grateful! https://t.co/tOqkzqGVG7“ […]
7/27/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/DHS/HHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For months, federal immigration officials along the 268-mile stretch of border that separates New Mexico and West Texas from Mexico had been testing a policy of separating migrant parents from their children. What they didn’t plan for was how to reunite them. When a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reconnect […]
7/27/2018
ISRAEL/NATO/RELIGION/TURKEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “US President Donald Trump asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to assist in the release of an American pastor detained in Turkey, Israeli and US officials told CNN on Friday [7-27-2018]. The Israeli official would not divulge details of their conversation, or when the request took place, but the two leaders spoke […]
7/27/2018
RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump is open to an invitation from Vladimir Putin to visit Moscow, a White House spokeswoman said Friday [7-27-18], days after his invitation to the Russian leader to visit Washington prompted bipartisan criticism. Following his return from a summit with Mr. Putin in Helsinki last week, where Mr. Trump drew widespread […]
7/27/2018
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We have accomplished an economic turnaround of HISTORIC proportions! https://t.co/vnmMtPv0kk“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 27, 2018 11:20 am […]
7/27/2018
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am thrilled to announce that in the second quarter of this year, the U.S. Economy grew at the amazing rate of 4.1%! https://t.co/xeAPwAAOXN“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 27, 2018 11:12 am […]
7/27/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “.@Troy_Balderson of Ohio is running for Congress – so important to the Republican Party. Cast you early vote or vote on August 7th. Troy is strong on crime and borders, loves our Military, our Vets and our Second Amendment. He has my full and total Endorsement!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 27, 2018 10:58 […]
7/27/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “.@JohnJamesMI, who is running in the Republican Primary in the great state of Michigan, is SPECTACULAR! Vote on August 7th. Rarely have I seen a candidate with such great potential. West Point graduate, successful businessman and a African American leader…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 27, 2018 10:53 am […]
7/27/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “…John is strong on crime and borders, loves our Military, our Vets and our Second Amendment. He will be a star. He has my full and total Endorsement!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 27, 2018 10:53 am […]
7/27/2018
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [7-27-18] seized on a strong GDP growth rate for the second quarter of the year to tout the economic gains made during his presidency and argued the US is experiencing an economic boom. The US economy grew at a 4.1% annual rate in the second quarter of […]
7/27/2018
CONSUMER PROTECTION/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Democratic lawmakers stepped up pressure on President Trump’s pick to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, demanding more information on her role in the administration’s immigration policies and her stance on consumer finance issues, according to letters seen by Reuters on Friday [7-27-18]. The requests for information filed with the […]
7/27/2018
DONALD JR/MICHAEL COHEN/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Friday [7-27-18] said he had no prior knowledge of a June 2016 meeting his eldest son had with a Russian lawyer at Trump Tower, disputing an account that a person familiar with the matter says his former lawyer Michael Cohen is planning to tell the special […]
7/27/2018
2016 ELECTION/MICHAEL COHEN/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, claims that then-candidate Trump knew in advance about the June 2016 meeting in Trump Tower in which Russians were expected to offer his campaign dirt on Hillary Clinton, sources with knowledge tell CNN. Cohen is willing to make that assertion to […]
7/27/2018
EPA/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Environmental Protection Agency will now enforce an Obama-era rule that limits diesel truck emissions, reversing one of the final decisions made under former agency chief Scott Pruitt…Without referring to Pruitt by name, Wheeler noted the decision made earlier this month was both proposed and approved by EPA offices on the same […]
7/27/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Immigrant advocacy groups are gearing up to track down more than 400 parents who were separated from their children and deported without them. The challenge is so daunting that government attorneys have bristled every time it’s come up in court. And now a number of nonprofit groups say they’re prepared to join […]
7/27/2018
CYBERWAR/ELECTION/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With the midterm election only a few months away, government officials working to counter election interference from Russia have been operating with no strategy from the top, including from President Donald Trump’s fractured National Security Council, leaving each agency to fend for itself without White House support or direction, according […]
7/27/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A federal judge expressed skepticism on Friday [7-27-18] at a request for a gag order from the former personal lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump against the lawyer for adult film actress Stormy Daniels, who is suing the president. At a hearing in Los Angeles, U.S. District Judge S. James Otero […]
7/27/2018
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “GREAT GDP numbers just released. Will be having a news conference soon!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 27, 2018 8:17 am […]
7/27/2018
RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he wanted U.S. President Donald Trump to be his guest in Moscow, an idea that the White House welcomed despite lingering criticism over the Helsinki summit. The Russian leader said on a visit to South Africa for an economic conference that ‘appropriate conditions’ were required […]
7/27/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Michael Avenatti, the attorney representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in her lawsuits against President Donald Trump, now also represents three other women who claim to have had affairs with Trump who say they were paid to stay silent about. The Associated Press reported Thursday that Avenatti announced his new clients […]
7/27/2018
DONALD JR/HILLARY CLINTON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…..I did NOT know of the meeting with my son, Don jr. Sounds to me like someone is trying to make up stories in order to get himself out of an unrelated jam (Taxi cabs maybe?). He even retained Bill and Crooked Hillary’s lawyer. Gee, I wonder if they helped […]
7/27/2018
CYBERWAR/ELECTION/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump will convene his national security advisers on Friday [7-27-18] for a high-level meeting on election security, less than four months until Americans vote to determine whether his fellow Republicans maintain control of Congress. The White House meeting comes amid new accusations of Russian meddling in U.S. elections. […]
7/27/2018
DEMS/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TWITTER: “….,the only Collusion with Russia was with the Democrats, so now they are looking at my Tweets (along with 53 million other people) – the rigged Witch Hunt continues! How stupid and unfair to our Country….And so the Fake News doesn’t waste my time with dumb questions, NO,….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
7/27/2018
DEMS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Arrived back in Washington last night from a very emotional reopening of a major U.S. Steel plant in Granite City, Illinois, only to be greeted with the ridiculous news that the highly conflicted Robert Mueller and his gang of 13 Angry Democrats obviously cannot find Collusion…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 27, […]
7/27/2018
SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Way to go Jerry. This is what the league should do! https://t.co/yEP1jK57xi“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 27, 2018 5:56 am […]
7/27/2018
2016 ELECTION/DONALD JR/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday [7-27-18] denied knowing about the 2016 meeting his son Donald Trump Jr. and other campaign staff held at Trump Tower with a group of Russians who offered damaging information about Democratic rival Hillary Clinton…CNN, citing unidentified sources with knowledge of the matter, said Cohen […]
7/26/2018
ENERGY/EU/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When President Trump met with Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European Commission, at the White House, the two said they were entering a new phase in their relationship. Crucial to that will be natural gas. Demand for natural gas — a cleaner-burning fossil fuel than coal or oil — is rising […]
7/26/2018
EU/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When he arrived in the Oval Office for negotiations over their growing trade war, Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European Commission, brought a small gift for President Trump, a renowned admirer of military commanders. It was a photograph of the cemetery in Luxembourg where Gen. George S. Patton is buried. […]
7/26/2018
CHINA/EU/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump plans to travel here later on Thursday [7-26-18] to visit a steel mill that the White House says benefited from his tough trade moves against China and other steel exporters, a day after he temporarily averted a trade war with the European Union. Mr. Trump’s visit to the Granite […]
7/26/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The federal government was rushing on Thursday [7-26-18] to reunite the last 1,634 migrant families separated at the Southwest border who have been deemed ‘eligible’ for reunification, in the final hours of a court-ordered scramble to reverse a contentious immigration policy that drew international condemnation. While the government appeared to be on […]
7/26/2018
JAMES COMEY/JEFF SESSIONS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TWITTER: “For years, President Trump has used Twitter as his go-to public relations weapon, mounting a barrage of attacks on celebrities and then political rivals even after advisers warned he could be creating legal problems for himself. Those concerns now turn out to be well founded. The special counsel, […]
7/26/2018
AGRICULTURE/BUSINESS/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump came to a newly revived steel mill here on Thursday to take credit for jobs created by American tariffs against China and other steel exporters. But his triumphal message was muddied by the woes of Midwestern soybean farmers, who have been caught in the crossfire of Mr. Trump’s multifront […]
7/26/2018
EU/OBAMA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When President Trump called a truce with the European Union over trade, the general outlines of his plan sounded familiar. It echoed of earlier negotiations — the ones started under President Barack Obama and shelved by Mr. Trump last year. Mr. Trump, in many ways, is taking credit for solving a […]
7/26/2018
EU/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration on Thursday [7-26-18] touted its truce with Europe to nervous lawmakers as evidence that its trade policies are starting to show results, but Republicans pushed the administration to accelerate efforts to find similar solutions on other trade fronts. President Trump flew to the agricultural and industrial Midwest Thursday […]
7/26/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “.@AlanDersh, a brilliant lawyer, who although a Liberal Democrat who probably didn’t vote for me, has discussed the Witch Hunt with great clarity and in a very positive way. He has written a new and very important book…” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 26, 2018 5:48 pm […]
7/26/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…called ‘The Case Against Impeaching Trump,’ which I would encourage all people with Trump Derangement Syndrome to read!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 26, 2018 5:48 pm […]
7/26/2018
GOP/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/PAUL RYAN/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House conservatives’ bid to oust Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein amid a fight over the Russia investigation lost steam Thursday [7-26-18] when top Republicans rejected the move, with Attorney General Jeff Sessions urging Congress to focus on other priorities. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) said he doesn’t […]
7/26/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “PROMISES KEPT! https://t.co/Vr2r5wxpvd“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 26, 2018 4:43 pm […]
7/26/2018
ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is likely to get one of the best headlines of his presidency on Friday [7-27-18] with a highly tweetable report expected to show the U.S. economy grew at its fastest rate in years in the second quarter. But the big number risks becoming fool’s gold. Economists warn that […]
7/26/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you @U_S_Steel and Granite City, Illinois! https://t.co/6RsUvGF6rg“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 26, 2018 4:12 pm […]
7/26/2018
AGRICULTURE/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trade deficits aren’t a concern for America’s farmers … but you wouldn’t know it from what President Donald Trump has been saying. The US agriculture industry has long exported far more products than the nation has imported. Selling crops, nuts, meat and other goods abroad are vital part of the sector, […]
7/26/2018
JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “John Kelly is on the cusp of a milestone: surviving one year as chief of staff to President Donald Trump. The job comes with the luxury of the second-best piece of real estate in the West Wing, but the biggest headaches. But as Kelly on Saturday [7-28-18] marks his one-year anniversary, […]
7/26/2018
JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/PAUL RYAN/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions and House Speaker Paul Ryan spoke out against ousting Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Thursday [7-26-18], a day after fellow Republicans mounted an effort to impeach him amid a fight over the Russia investigation…Earlier in the day, Mr. Sessions said Congress should focus its […]
7/26/2018
EU/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When Jean-Claude Juncker arrived at the White House on Wednesday [7-26-18], the European Commission president had no idea how the meeting with President Donald Trump would end. When asked on his flight from Brussels whether he was ready, after having pored through piles of documents stacked in blue folders, he smiled […]
7/26/2018
RELIGION/SANCTIONS/TURKEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump threatened Turkey with sanctions unless it releases detained U.S. pastor Andrew Brunson, who has been held for nearly two years in a case that has strained relations between the two countries. Mr. Trump’s threat, issued in a Twitter message Thursday [7-26-18] morning, came a day after Turkish authorities transferred the […]
7/26/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Allen Weisselberg, a longtime financial gatekeeper for President Donald Trump, has been subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury in the criminal probe of Mr. Trump’s former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, according to people familiar with the investigation. Mr. Weisselberg is considered a witness in the investigation, the people said. It […]
7/26/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Allen Weisselberg, a longtime financial gatekeeper for President Donald Trump, has been subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury in the criminal probe of Mr. Trump’s former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, according to people familiar with the investigation. Mr. Weisselberg is considered a witness in the investigation, the people said. It […]
7/26/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When federal judge Dana Sabraw gave orders to reunite separated families by certain dates, he made his demands clear: These were ‘firm deadlines,’ he warned. ‘Not aspirational goals.’ That was weeks ago, before an earlier deadline in the case. Fast forward to Thursday [7-26-18], and US officials are scrambling to reunite hundreds […]
7/26/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is sharing some of his campaign warchest with congressional Republicans ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, part of a joint effort with the Republican National Committee announced Thursday to protect GOP majorities in Congress and curry favor with Republicans on Capitol Hill. The RNC will provide the largest contribution […]
7/26/2018
ENERGY/EU/RUSSIA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump wants Europe to buy more U.S. gas, but Vladimir Putin’s Russia stands in the way. On Wednesday [7-25-18], Mr. Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker dialed down trade tensions with measures that include a preliminary agreement for Europe to buy more liquefied natural gas from the U.S. […]
7/26/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “About a month before Michael Cohen released his recording of a sensitive conversation he had with Donald Trump, the President’s longtime attorney and adviser was agonizing over the silent treatment he was getting from his former boss…Federal prosecutors were bearing down on him over his business dealings, some involving […]
7/26/2018
RELIGION/SANCTIONS/TURKEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States will impose large sanctions on Turkey for their long time detainment of Pastor Andrew Brunson, a great Christian, family man and wonderful human being. He is suffering greatly. This innocent man of faith should be released immediately!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 26, 2018 10:22 am […]
7/26/2018
AGRICULTURE/GOP/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Republican member of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Thursday [7-26-18] slammed President Donald Trump’s tariffs on China and US allies, arguing that the $12 billion bailout for farmers is a warning that those actions are hurting the US agriculture industry…The Trump administration announced Tuesday [7-24-18] it is offering up to $12 […]
7/26/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Former White House aide and reality television star Omarosa Manigault Newman will chronicle her time in U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration in a memoir to be released Aug. 14, her publisher said Thursday [7-26-18]. Publisher Gallery Books said ‘Unhinged: An Insider’s Account of the Trump White House’ will recount Newman’s role in Trump’s […]
7/26/2018
TRUMP PEOPLE: “This is great – on my way, see you soon @IAGovernor Kim Reynolds! https://t.co/SXfkk12Uig“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 26, 2018 9:52 am […]
7/26/2018
TRUMP PEOPLE: “Heading to Dubuque, Iowa and then Granite City, Illinois. Looking forward to being with many great friends!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 26, 2018 9:11 am […]
7/26/2018
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/PAUL RYAN/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday [7-26-18] rejected a move by fellow Republicans to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the No. 2 Justice Department official, who oversees the federal probe of Russia’s role in the 2016 presidential election…A group of Republicans in the House of Representatives […]
7/26/2018
CENSUS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration must face a lawsuit by states and advocacy groups over its plan to ask people who are filling out the 2020 census form whether they are U.S. citizens, a federal judge ruled on Thursday [7-26-18]. U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman in Manhattan denied the administration’s motion to dismiss the […]
7/26/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TWITTER: “Twitter ‘SHADOW BANNING’ prominent Republicans. Not good. We will look into this discriminatory and illegal practice at once! Many complaints.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 26, 2018 6:46 am […]
7/26/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Four days after President Trump’s stern warning via Twitter to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, national security adviser John Bolton is scheduled to hold a meeting Thursday [7-26-18] of Pentagon and other top officials on the administration’s emerging strategy on Iran. The meeting, which follows Mr. Trump’s decision to withdraw from […]
7/26/2018
TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Rural voters helped President Donald Trump win Iowa in 2016. And despite rising concerns about the economic impact of several rounds of tariffs, they’ve been willing to endure the ill effects of his trade policies, trusting he’ll ultimately deliver. But the president’s sudden announcement this week that he’ll give $12 […]
7/26/2018
GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TWITTER: “President Donald Trump accused Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) on Thursday [7-26-18] of restricting the visibility of prominent U.S. Republicans, without providing evidence, and the avid user of the social media platform promised to investigate. Trump accused the company of targeting fellow Republicans with a practice dubbed ‘shadow banning,’ limiting the visibility of a […]
7/25/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL CHOEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Lanny J. Davis’s client list, like his quintessentially Washington career as an all-purpose lawyer, lobbyist, crisis consultant and television-talker, is lengthy, international — and more than occasionally contradictory. Mr. Davis has represented Harvey Weinstein and Penn State, a Ukrainian oligarch with links to President Trump’s indicted former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, […]
7/25/2018
RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump on his business connections in Russia, Feb. 16, 2017: ‘And I can tell you, speaking for myself, I own nothing in Russia. I have no loans in Russia. I don’t have any deals in Russia. President Putin called me up very nicely to congratulate me on the win of the election.’ […]
7/25/2018
RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump on his business connections in Russia, Oct. 17, 2013: “Well, I’ve done a lot of business with the Russians…they’re smart and they’re tough.” -In an interview with talk show host David Letterman, when asked: ‘have you had any dealings with the Russians?’” -Melissa Etehad, “In His own Conflicting Words,” The Los […]
7/25/2018
RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump on his relationship with Putin, Feb. 17, 2016: ‘I have no relationship with [Putin] other than he called me a genius. He said Donald Trump is a genius and he is going to be the leader of the party and he’s going to be the leader of the world or something.’ […]
7/25/2018
RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump on his relationship with Putin, November 2013: ‘I can tell you that he’s very interested in what we’re doing here today. He’s probably very interested in what you and I are saying today, and he’s going to be seeing it in some form.’ -In an interview with MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts to […]
7/25/2018
RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump on his relationship with Putin, June 18, 2013: ‘Do you think Putin will be going to the Miss Universe Pageant in November in Moscow–if so, will he become my new best friend?’ -In a tweet.” -Melissa Etehad, “In His own Conflicting Words,” The Los Angeles Times, July 25, 2018 […]
7/25/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump on Russian Interference in the 2016 election, July 22, 2018: ‘So President Obama knew about Russia before the election. Why didn’t he do something about it? Why didn’t he tell our campaign? Because it is all a big hoax, that’s why, and he thought Crooked Hillary was going to win!!!’ […]
7/25/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump on Russian Interference in the 2016 election, July 17, 2018: ‘I have the strongest respect for our intelligence agencies, headed by my people. We’re doing everything in our power to prevent Russian interference in 2018.’ -Speaking to reporters pressing about his stance on Russian meddling.” –Melissa Etehad, “In His own […]
7/25/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump on Russian Interference in the 2016 election, July 17, 2018: ‘I actually went out and reviewed a clip of an answer that I gave, and I realized that there is a need for some clarification. It should’ve been obvious, but I would like to clarify just in case it wasn’t. […]
7/25/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump on Russian Interference in the 2016 election, July 16, 2018: ‘I have great confidence in my intelligence people, but I will tell you that President Putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today. My people came to me- [Director of National Intelligence] Dan Coats came to me and […]
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump on Russian Interference in the 2016 election, July 16, 2018: ‘There was no collusion at all. Everybody knows it.’” -In remarks after meeting with Putin in Helsinki, Finland, with only their translators present.” -Melissa Etehad, “In His own Conflicting Words,” The Los Angeles Times, July 25, 2018 […]
7/25/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump on Russian Interference in the 2016 election, Nov. 11, 2017: ‘He said he didn’t meddle. He said he didn’t meddle. I asked him again. You can only ask so many times. But I just asked him again and he said he absolutely did not meddle in our election. He did […]
7/25/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump on Russian Interference in the 2016 election, Sept. 26, 2016: ‘It could be Russia, but it could also be China. It could also be lots of other people. It could also be somebody sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds.’ -In a presidential debate with Clinton, speculating about the […]
7/25/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump on Russian Interference in the 2016 election: July 27, 2017- ‘No, that’s not what I said, and I was having fun. We were all having fun.’- In an interview with the Detroit News, saying he was joking earlier in the day when he asked Russia to find Clinton’s emails.” –Melissa […]
7/25/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump on Russian Interference in the 2016 election: ‘Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 33,000 emails taht are missing. I think you’ll probably be rewarded mightily by our press.’ -At a news conference in Doral, Fla.” -Melissa Etehad, “In His own Conflicting Words,” The Los Angeles […]
7/25/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump on Russian Interference in the 2016 election: June 15, 2016-‘We believe it was the DNC that did the ‘hacking’ as a way to distract from the many issues facing their deeply flawed candidate and failed party leader. Too bad the DNC doesn’t hack Crooked Hillary’s 33,000 missing emails.’ -In a […]
7/25/2018
MIKE POMPEO/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “More than a week has passed since Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin met in Helsinki, Finland, but lawmakers still want answers to basic questions: What did they talk about? What, if anything, was agreed to? Mr. Trump was accompanied in the meeting only by an interpreter. Exactly what was said […]
7/25/2018
MEDIA/MELANIA: “Melania Trump has freedom over her own remote control. Though the standard operating procedure on Air Force One now requires televisions on board to be tuned to Fox, the president’s preferred channel, Mrs. Trump ultimately has freedom over what she watches, the East Wing said Wednesday [7-25-18]. The statement was delivered in response to […]
7/25/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Just before Election Day, when The Wall Street Journal uncovered a secret deal by the National Enquirer to buy the silence of a former Playboy model who said she had an affair with Donald J. Trump, his campaign issued a flat denial. ‘We have no knowledge of any of this,’ Mr. […]
7/25/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “President Trump’s former personal lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, escalated his dispute with the president on Tuesday [7-24-18] by releasing a secret recording of a conversation in which Mr. Trump appears to have knowledge about hush money payments to a former Playboy model who said she had an affair with […]
7/25/2018
EU/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States and the European Union have a $1 TRILLION bilateral trade relationship – the largest economic relationship in the world. We want to further strengthen this trade relationship to the benefit of all American and European citizens… https://t.co/4zlmEEtCpG“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 25, 2018 3:57 pm […]
7/25/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump said on Wednesday [7-25-18] that it is ‘so sad’ that his longtime personal attorney recorded their private conversations, suggesting that audio released Tuesday [7-24-18] has been doctored to exclude ‘positive things’ that he was ‘presumably’ saying…In an interview with POLITICO, Davis scoffed at the president’s suggestion about the […]
7/25/2018
LAWSUIT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “A federal judge in Maryland on Wednesday [7-25-18] ruled that a lawsuit alleging that President Donald Trump, the Trump International Hotel, and the Trump Organization violated the Constitution’s emoluments clause through gifts or payments from foreign and domestic governments can proceed. In his opinion, Judge Peter Messitte of the US District Court of […]
7/25/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump blasted his former attorney Michael Cohen on Wednesday [7-25-18], the morning after CNN aired the audio of a recording Cohen made of the two…In the audio aired first on CNN’s ‘Cuomo Prime Time,’ Trump and Cohen can be heard discussing how they would buy the rights to […]
7/25/2018
EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is proposing to tighten the criteria that dictate when former college students who accuse their schools of fraudulent behavior can have their student loans forgiven. The Education Department said the plan is designed to help genuine victims of fraud, while limiting frivolous claims by former students. The plan faces […]
7/25/2018
LEGAL/MEDIA/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “Michael Cohen and the publisher of the National Enquirer forged an alliance over the years, looking out for the interests of Donald Trump and each other. Now, federal investigators are examining those ties as part of a wide-ranging probe into Mr. Cohen’s personal business dealings and his self-described role as […]
7/25/2018
ESA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Since it was passed 45 years ago, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) has protected thousands of plants and animals that humans have pushed from their habitats and driven close to extinction. Today, there are more than 2,300 plants and animals with protected status in the US and abroad, with the Louisiana pine […]
7/25/2018
BUSINESS/SENATE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two U.S. senators from states where foreign automakers build cars introduced bipartisan legislation on Wednesday [7-25-18] that would bar the Trump administration from imposing up to 25 percent tariffs on imported cars and parts until the International Trade Commission conducted a comprehensive study of auto industry. Senators Doug Jones, an Alabama Democrat, […]
7/25/2018
GANGS/REX TILLERSON/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration was warned that ending US protections for more than 300,000 Central Americans would strengthen and grow MS-13 and gangs that President Donald Trump has called ‘animals,’ according to an internal report obtained by CNN. But the administration went on to end the protections for citizens of El Salvador, […]
7/25/2018
RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “More than a week later, the White House has still not corrected a key omission in its official transcript of President Donald Trump’s news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The White House’s official transcript of the news conference omits the first part of a reporter’s question to Putin: ‘President Putin, did […]
7/25/2018
ELECTION/POLLS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “More than half of American adults say they believe it’s likely there will be Russian interference in November’s midterm elections, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll released on Wednesday [7-25-18]. The 57% of Americans who believe there will be interference represents a new high since the poll began tracking the question […]