New York Attorney General Slaps Deutsche Bank With Subpoenas
The subpoena issued by New York Attorney General James to Deutsche Bank t opens yet another frontier in the investigations of Trump’s shady business dealings.
Trump Golf Course Illegally Cut Down Protected Trees
Late last month, the Trump Organization decided to clear-cut a bunch of large trees at Trump National DC, its golf course in Loudoun County, Virginia. Then, they just threw all the trees in the Potomac River. However, it turns out that it was a protected area, and therefore removing the trees — not to mention throwing them in the […]
Trump Golf Course Illegally Cut Down Protected Trees
Late last month, the Trump Organization decided to clear-cut a bunch of large trees at Trump National DC, its golf course in Loudoun County, Virginia. Then, they just threw all the trees in the Potomac River. However, it turns out that it was a protected area, and therefore removing the trees — not to mention throwing them in the […]
Democrats: Cohen Testimony Foreshadows ‘More Indictments’
According to Democrats in closed hearings with Michael Cohen, the worst might be yet to come for the president — and potentially, his family.
Biographer Foresees ‘Harrowing’ Experience For Trump As Probe Unfolds
Federal prosecutors, state officials, and Congress are all scrutinizing the Trump Organization and the president’s finances, notes biographer Tim O’Brien.
Judiciary Chair Nadler Launches ‘Massive’ Probe Of Trump World
Judiciary chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) said the Trump probe will focus on three main areas: obstruction of justice, public corruption, and abuses of power.
Cohen Testimony Offered Roadmap Of Trump Crimes
Cohen accused Trump of suborning perjury and indicated that he and others may have cooperated to mislead election officials, Congress, and voters.
Democrats Plan To Question Don Jr., Ivanka Trump On Moscow Deal
Michael Cohen further testified that both Donald Jr. and Ivanka Trump were briefed on a Trump Tower project in Moscow — during the 2016 election.
Cohen Told Prosecutors About ‘Irregularities’ In Trump Business
Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen shared information about ‘possible irregularities’ in the Trump family business with prosecutors last month.
Cohen Slated To Appear Before House Oversight Committee On Feb. 27
Reprinted with permission from Alternet. President Donald Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen has waffled on whether he will testify for Congress before he reports to prison for the crimes he’s pleaded guilty to — but on Wednesday, the House Oversight Committee confirmed that he will be appearing publicly at a hearing on Feb. 27. It […]
Report: Trump Organization Scraps Plan For Hotel Chains
The proposed new hotel chains would not even have carried the Trump name, but the political climate is still deemed too hostile for them to succeed.
Trump’s Golf Club Hired Enough Undocumented Workers To Support A Town
Trump has built his brand on vilifying undocumented immigrants, appealing to the GOP base’s bigotry to build support for his anti-immigrant, nationalistic policies. Yet despite railing against undocumented immigrants and calling for an unnecessary border wall to keep them out, Trump himself has profited off undocumented labor at his ritzy golf clubs across the country. And according to a […]
New Report: Trump Organization Minting Money On Ethically Dubious Deals
When not desperately auctioning off access to the president’s family, the Trump Organization is still finding other ethically questionable ways to cash in on Donald Trump’s presidency. A new report by Public Citizen shows evidence of an “alarming … array of interest groups trying to cozy up to Trump by spending money at his properties.” While several of Trump’s […]
How Felix Sater — Former Mob-linked Hustler And Ex-Trump Adviser — Sought To ‘Protect’ Ukraine’s Nuclear Plants
The saga of Felix Sater — a twice-convicted one-time Mafia associate, real estate developer, sometime partner and former “senior adviser” to Donald Trump — continues to grow more complicated and bizarre. Details have now emerged of a second attempted diplomatic intervention by Sater, supposedly to prevent a possible nuclear power plant conflagration in Ukraine.
Danziger: A Commitment To Public Self-Service
Danziger can’t help but notice the self-dealing and grasping attitudes that permeate the Trump White House, since they infect everything from “ethics” policies and the entertainment of foreign dignitaries to the administration’s new tax proposals. Of course, Trump is a lot smarter than someone like Lincoln.
Rachel Maddow Explores Trump’s Shady Dealings With Azerbaijan’s Corrupt Officials
On last night’s Rachel Maddow show, the host explored an explosive story about the relationship between President Trump and Azerbaijan’s corrupt officials. An odd business deal might explain why President Trump appears so worried about a probe into his contacts.
Are Mainstream Outlets Normalizing Trump’s Impeachable Offenses?
In what should serve as a prompt for investigative journalists, the exact nature of the emoluments Trump has received is unclear in many instances due to Trump’s refusal to release his tax returns.
Trump Claimed He Made $21 Million On NYC Contracts — He Actually Made A Lot Less
These contracts are but a tiny corner of the Trump financial empire. Still, the records add to the suspicion that Trump’s official disclosures exaggerate his accomplishments as a businessman by reporting gross receipts rather than actual profits.
The Troubling Russian Connections Of Trump Nominee Wilbur Ross
Wilbur J. Ross, Jr., the billionaire investor who is one of Donald Trump’s closest advisors on trade and economics, has extensive Russian financial ties that the Senate must thoroughly explore before voting on his nomination as Commerce Secretary.
White House In Turmoil Shows Why Trump’s No CEO
Many traits of an effective corporate CEO could easily serve a president well: transparency and accountability, responsiveness to internal governance, and commitment to the interest of the overall corporation. Sadly, that is not Trump’s background. His experience overseeing an interconnected tangle of LLCs and his one disastrous term as CEO of a public corporation suggest a poor background to be chief executive of the United States.
Why Deutsche Bank Remains Trump’s Biggest Conflict Of Interest
If you measure President Donald Trump’s conflicts of interest by the amount of money at stake, or the variety of dicey interactions with government regulators, one dwarfs any other: his relationship with Deutsche Bank. The bank hoped to eliminate the president’s personal guarantee on loans. But such a move would not eliminate the conflict of interest, since the president’s company, which Trump still owns, would remain on the hook to pay back the loans.
Trump Blasts Nordstrom, Raising New Concern On Business Ties
In response to the Twitter comment Trump posted criticizing Nordstrom, White House spokesman Sean Spicer characterized the company’s action as a “direct attack” on the president’s policies. Nordstrom said it routinely cuts brands each year and that the decision to pass on the Ivanka Trump brand had been based on its performance.
Why ISIS, Al Qaeda, And Iran’s Mullahs All Love Donald Trump
This entire exercise in folly has nothing to do with resisting ISIS, a stateless band of murdering psychopaths that nevertheless poses no existential threat to Americans. Instead, it’s about atavistic fears, racial contempt and misplaced zeal for our preposterous comic-opera president.
Danziger: Sheikh Your Booty
In the palaces and coffeehouses of Riyadh, Saudi princes wonder how they escaped the list of banned Muslim countries on Trump’s executive order, despite their country’s connection to 9/11. To Danziger, it is no mystery.
President Trump Sued Over Foreign Government Payments To His Firms
The lawsuit filed in federal court by the nonprofit Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington contended that Trump is “submerged in conflicts of interest” because of ties with countries such as China, India, and potentially Russia. It seeks to stop Trump from accepting any improper payments, citing a constitutional provision known as the “emoluments” clause that bans them.