A few days ago, at a business conference in Israel. Trump’s TV “lawyer” Rudy Giuliani told reporters that Melania Trump does not believe her husband had an affair with adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Giulini made a series of sexist remarks attempting to discredit Daniels‘ character because of her profession. While doing so, the former mayor of New York City asserted that Mrs. … Read More
“It’s About Attitude”
When asked this morning about his efforts to prepare for the upcoming “summit” with North Korean strongman Kim Jong Un, Donald Trump gave an answer that was not at all reassuring. I think I’m very well prepared. I don’t think I have to prepare very much. It’s about attitude. Translation: His staff has been unable to prepare him, because as usual … Read More
United Nations Human Rights Office Tells Trump Administration To Stop Separating Children From Parents At Border
This is how low we have sunk as a nation. So much for that Nobel Peace Prize. CNN: The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday called on the Trump administration to end a policy that could lead to the separation of families detained on the US southern border. Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani expressed “deep concern” … Read More
Trump Disinvites Eagles To White House
It is a sports tradition. The champion football/baseball/basketball/hockey team visits the White House. Not so, the Philadelphia Eagles. Largely, because of Trump’s stance on NFL football players kneeling, fewer than ten of the Eagles have RSVPed that they would attend the Eagles celebration ceremony at the White House. So Trump dis-invited them to avoid the embarrassment, although of course, it … Read More
Manafort May Have Bail Revoked And Sit In Jail
Late last night, federal prosecutors accused President Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, of attempting to tamper with witnesses in his federal tax and money laundering case. In court documents, prosecutors working for the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, said that violated the terms of Mr. Manafort’s release while he awaits trial. They asked a federal judge to revise … Read More
Did Putin Weigh Into Crafting The Response To The Don Jr. Trump Tower Meeting?
Last week, we learned that President Trump personally dictated the press release relating to Don Jr’s infamous Trump Tower meeting with the Russians. The press release, which offered lies about what the meeting was about (as well as lies of omission as to how it came about), was dictated by Trump on an Air Force One flight home from the G20 … Read More
Giuliani: Trump Can “Probably” Pardon Himself
In an interview this morning with ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos on “This Week,” Rudy Giuliani discussed special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of whether the president may have tried to obstruct justice in the probe of Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. When Stephanopoulos asked if the president has the power to pardon himself, Giuliani … Read More
Letter From Trump’s Lawyers To Mueller Reveals Much
The New York Times has possession of a 20-page confidential letter send to the Special Counsel relating to the attempt to interview Trump. The Times printed it, with annotations. The letter/memo is dated January 29 2018. The letter was written by Trump lawyers John Dowd (who has since left) and Jay Sekulow. Here are some revelations: In a brash assertion … Read More
EVERYONE Is Expendable In Trump World
Trump allies gang up on Trey Gowdy: Rep. Trey Gowdy has been a pitbull investigator for Republicans for years. Now, he’s in President Donald Trump’s doghouse for daring to challenge the president’s unsupported claim that Democrats and their sympathizers in the FBI embedded a spy in his 2016 campaign. Trump allies have been pummeling Gowdy in recent days, branding him … Read More
Trump Has Been Pressuring Jeff Sessions To Obstruct Justice For Him
Axios: President Trump pressured Attorney General Jeff Sessions to reclaim control of the Russia investigation on at least four separate occasions, three times in person and once over the phone, according to sources familiar with the conversations. Why it matters: The fact that there were multiple conversations shows that Trump’s pressure on Sessions to stop recusing himself was heavier than previously … Read More
Trump Starts Trade War With Allies
Even the Koch brothers hate this. The Trump administration announced today that it would impose hefty metal tariffs on the European Union, Canada and Mexico starting Friday, immediately provoking fears of an international trade war that sent stocks tumbling. The measure has already been met with vows of retaliation against American businesses and now threatens the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The action, which was … Read More
Trump Pardons Dinesh D’Souza
Dinesh D’Souza is a conservative “scholar” and terrible filmmaker who has said of Obama “you can take the boy out of the ghetto” ridiculed Michelle Obama as “affirmative action” Princeton student said slavery wasn’t racist, slaves were treated “pretty well” mocked Rosa Parks suggested the Charlottesville rally was staged shared a meme calling Obama a “gay Muslim” suggested Michelle Obama … Read More
As Expected, Trump Weighs In On Roseanne Cancellation, But Makes It About Him
It’s a typical tone deaf tweet. When ABC and/or Igor says that ABC does not tolerate comments “like those”, it is clearly referring to racist comments, like the ones Roseanne made. Is Trump saying he was the victim of racist comments by ABC? Or does he not understand that this is about racism? Last night, after facing the consequences of … Read More
Where’s Melania?
It is May 29. The first lady was last seen on May 10 standing alongside her husband at Joint Base Andrews as the couple greeted three Americans who had been released from prison in North Korea. On May 14, the White House announced that she had undergone a successful embolization procedure at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to treat a benign … Read More
David Frum Has Questions
Good ones, too: I’ve compiled a short—and by no means exhaustive—list of the open questions about matters potentially involving criminal law swirling around the president, his campaign, his company, and his family. Trump campaign aides and associates met with Russian agents in advance of the Russian hacks and releases of Democratic internal communications. Did these meetings lead to any form … Read More