Washington (AFP) – US President Donald Trump called Monday for “a long prison term” after his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen admitted lying to Congress about pursuing a real estate deal with Russia on Trump’s behalf during the 2016 election campaign. He also repeated his accusation that Special Counsel Robert Mueller — who is investigating possible collusion […]
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Donald Trump
Trump was seeking Moscow Skyscraper Deal during 2016 meeting with Veselnitskaya
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – We now know that Michael Cohen lied to Congress about the timeline of Trump’s negotiations with Russia for a skyscraper in Moscow, telling them that the bid for a Trump Tower hotel in Moscow ended in January, 2016. It did not, but rather continued to be a live possibility into […]
Trump wants out of Mideast, blames Oil and Israel for Having to Stay
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In an interview with The Washington Post on Tuesday, Trump bruited the notion of removing US troops from the Middle East. He said that Israel and oil were the only reasons the US was in the region and that oil no longer justified the US military presence. The Post reported: […]
‘Blue Wave’ Dems in House to Probe Trump Money ties to Saudis & Russians
Washington (AFP) – Democrats intend to probe US President Donald Trump’s financial ties to determine whether they are the “hidden hand” driving US foreign policy on Russia and Saudi Arabia, the incoming chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said Sunday. Adam Schiff, currently the ranking Democrat on that committee, accused Trump of being “dishonest” about […]
He Really did intend to Lock Her Up: Trump went after Clinton and Comey
Washington (AFP) – President Donald Trump wanted prosecutions opened against his 2016 election opponent Hillary Clinton and ex-FBI director James Comey, according to a report in The New York Times on Tuesday. The report, quoting unnamed sources, said that Trump’s wish earlier this year prompted his then White House lawyer, Donald McGahn, to advise him […]
Ivanka Trump’s use of Personal Email for Gov’t Business called a “blatant derogation of the law.”
Washington (AFP) – The US president’s daughter and senior advisor Ivanka Trump used a personal email account for government business in violation of federal records rules, The Washington Post reported Monday. The Post, citing anonymous sources, said the discovery was made by White House officials reviewing emails in response to a public records lawsuit. When […]
Shattering Europe? The Debris of Trump’s Paris Fiasco
(Tomdispatch.com) – You’ve probably had your fill of the media coverage, punditry, tweets, and wisecracks surrounding President Trump’s controversial trip to Paris, officially undertaken to honor the Allied soldiers, especially the Americans, who perished in France during World War I. By now, we’re used to the president’s words and deeds prompting eye-rolling and jokes. But […]
The Trump Show: The Real Fake News is obsessing about the President 24/7
(Tomdispatch.com) – – Face it: it’s been an abusive time, to use a word he likes to wield. In his telling, of course, it’s he or his people who are always the abused ones and they — the “fake news media” — are the abusers. But let’s be honest. You’ve been abused, too, and so […]
Trump Lashes out at France’s Macron over ‘Nationalism’ as Bromance Dies
By Maggy DONALDSON and Shaun TANDON | – Washington (AFP) – Donald Trump on Tuesday unleashed an extraordinary attack on Emmanuel Macron, mocking the French president’s approval rating and lashing him over European defense proposals which enjoyed a crucial new boost from Germany. On the heels of a rocky trip to Paris to mark the […]
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