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Trump: Day 582
-150th Day at a Trump Golf Club
-193rd Day at a Trump Property
-John McCain Dies at Age of 81
-Doesn't Regret Mocking J. McCain
-Increases Attacks on Jeff Sessions
-Draws a Blue Stripe on U.S. Flag
-3 Executive Orders Struck Down
-528 Migrant Kids Remain Separated
-150th Day at a Trump Golf Club
-193rd Day at a Trump Property
-John McCain Dies at Age of 81
-Doesn't Regret Mocking J. McCain
-Increases Attacks on Jeff Sessions
-Draws a Blue Stripe on U.S. Flag
-3 Executive Orders Struck Down
-528 Migrant Kids Remain Separated
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Day 687 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
Day 687 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
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Day 539 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.
The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
Day 539 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.
The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
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Meadows & Jordan introduce a resolution calling for the impeachment of DAG Rosenstei
Trump must face Emoluments suit re DC hotel profits.
“Emoluments” could apply to 45 that cd cover any bus trans w/ foreign gov’t where 45 derived a “profit, gain or advantage.”
Meadows & Jordan introduce a resolution calling for the impeachment of DAG Rosenstei
Trump must face Emoluments suit re DC hotel profits.
“Emoluments” could apply to 45 that cd cover any bus trans w/ foreign gov’t where 45 derived a “profit, gain or advantage.”
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Blumenthal: “Secretary Pompeo (Sunflower)is flippant, even belligerent, in evading & interrupting my colleagues’ questions. It has been 9 days since the Helsinki Summit & still no answers.”
Did Trump propose paying ‘cash’ for Karen McDougal’s story?
Blumenthal: “Secretary Pompeo (Sunflower)is flippant, even belligerent, in evading & interrupting my colleagues’ questions. It has been 9 days since the Helsinki Summit & still no answers.”
Did Trump propose paying ‘cash’ for Karen McDougal’s story?
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Emoluments lawsuit against Trump includes profits from private trans, even those involving services given or traded at fair market value.
BBC to Sean Spicer: "You have corrupted discourse for the entire world by going along with these lies
Spicy’s sad legacy
Emoluments lawsuit against Trump includes profits from private trans, even those involving services given or traded at fair market value.
BBC to Sean Spicer: "You have corrupted discourse for the entire world by going along with these lies
Spicy’s sad legacy
Major ruling in #EmolumentsClause decision today: Federal court says that the Trump International Hotel in DC may be entirely an impermissible domestic Emolument because it was an invalid benefit -an invalid lease-from the federal government. See passage:
2/ Even though this is a "just" a denial on a motion to dismiss, the judge's conclusions are on the law, plus the clear conditions of the lease. This ruling strongly suggests that a trial would lead to shutting down the Trump DC Hotel as an unconstitutional violation.
3/ The judge first quotes the lease: “No elected official of the Government...shall be admitted to any share or part of this Lease, or to any benefit that may arise therefrom.” That language is clear: Trump could not share the lease or even benefit from it...
1/ Most important parts of Judge Messitte's ruling today in the #EmolumentsClause case are (i) the purposive test he applies on pp. 38-39 (emolument=thing of value that has realistic "potential to unduly influence a public official," thereby . . .
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2/... thereby excluding most de minimis things); and (ii) his alternative holding in fns. 14 & 44 that even under DOJ's original "because of holding office" test, plaintiffs would win if they prove their allegations (something I discussed here: takecareblog.com/blog/how-the-d…)
3/ Also, and importantly, because the case is still in a preliminary posture, no word yet from the judge on what the remedy would be if plaintiffs prevail.
Fifteen out of Nineteen 9/11 terrorists were from Saudi Arabia.
Know why Saudi Arabia isn’t included on Trump’s #MuslimBan? This isn’t about terrorism. Trump has businesses there.
This is why the #EmolumentsClause exists. He’s continuing to profit off the presidency. Unchecked
Know why Saudi Arabia isn’t included on Trump’s #MuslimBan? This isn’t about terrorism. Trump has businesses there.
This is why the #EmolumentsClause exists. He’s continuing to profit off the presidency. Unchecked
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Reminder: Trump brokered a $350 Billion Weapons deal to Saudi Arabia in May 2017
👉cnbc.com/2017/05/20/us-…
During that same visit, Ivanka, in attendance in an official capacity, received $100 Million “gift to a fund" from Saudi Arabia.
👉nydailynews.com/news/politics/…
Reminder: Trump brokered a $350 Billion Weapons deal to Saudi Arabia in May 2017
👉cnbc.com/2017/05/20/us-…
During that same visit, Ivanka, in attendance in an official capacity, received $100 Million “gift to a fund" from Saudi Arabia.
👉nydailynews.com/news/politics/…
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August ‘17: Saudi Arabia moved to dismiss the lawsuit against them holding them accountable for the 9/11 attacks.
👉aljazeera.com/amp/news/2017/…
Oct 2017: Trump’s SIL & senior adviser Jared Kushner took an unannounced visit to SA - his third trip in 2017.
👉politico.com/story/2017/10/…
August ‘17: Saudi Arabia moved to dismiss the lawsuit against them holding them accountable for the 9/11 attacks.
👉aljazeera.com/amp/news/2017/…
Oct 2017: Trump’s SIL & senior adviser Jared Kushner took an unannounced visit to SA - his third trip in 2017.
👉politico.com/story/2017/10/…
"The disclosure suggests these loans could have generated more income from interest in a yearlong period than the entire value of the loans themselves."
Yet another update to his disclosure forms: Kushner filed wrong info about 2 of his loans in Brooklyn
propublica.org/article/whoops…
Yet another update to his disclosure forms: Kushner filed wrong info about 2 of his loans in Brooklyn
propublica.org/article/whoops…
Kushner paid $72.5 million for 3 properties valued at $3 million along a toxic Brooklyn canal from a developer.
The developer then bought 4 apartments from Michael Cohen for almost 5x their assessed value, in cash.
Cohen then invested with the developer
usatoday.com/story/news/201…
The developer then bought 4 apartments from Michael Cohen for almost 5x their assessed value, in cash.
Cohen then invested with the developer
usatoday.com/story/news/201…
Despite the property's high level of contamination, and its wildly inflated purchase price (financed by Signature Bank, on whose board Ivanka sat), Jared was able to sell it for $115 million 4 years later.
"Experts say the transactions raise red flags"
"Experts say the transactions raise red flags"
