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Former Trump campaign chief blackmailed over meeting between Trump and pro-Russian forces in Ukraine
Former Donald Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort quit Trump’s campaign in August under a cloud of suspicion, but it now appears that more than potential investigations may have been behind his departure. Manafort was also being strong-armed by someone with inside knowledge of under-the-table payments and a secret meeting between Donald...
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Leaked tapes reveal Trump’s offer to his ‘real group’
All those everyday working stiffs who think they have a friend in Trump need to spend a minute listening to him talk to the $200k a seat members of his club. “So, this is my real group,” Trump said at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, on November 18, according to the audiotape. “These are the people that came here in the beginning, when...
Trump’s partners craft a ‘peace plan’ that rewards Russia for invading Ukraine
Two men who have acted as a bridge between Donald Trump and Russia have popped back into the news as the authors of a ‘peace plan’ between Russia and Ukraine—a peace plan that rewards Russia for attacking Ukraine and lifts U.S. sanctions that keep Vladimir Putin in check. A month before the election, the dots connecting the Russian mob to...
Trump allies deliver plan to lift Russian sanctions—by helping to topple the Ukrainian government
The hits just keep on coming: A week before Michael T. Flynn resigned as national security adviser, a sealed proposal was hand-delivered to his office, outlining a way for President Trump to lift sanctions against Russia. The players involved are a who’s who of Trump-connected pro-Russian figures. Mr. Flynn is gone, having been caught lying...
Trump meets the press
Popular vote loser Donald Trump is holding a press conference, ostensibly to announce his new Department of Labor nominee since the last one took his ball and went home. But after another morning of unhinged Twitter rants from Agent Orange, who knows what we’ll see. Thursday, Feb 16, 2017 · …read more Source: Daily...
Mattis tells NATO allies to kick in more funds now, or United States will ‘moderate its commitment’
Donald Trump made the contributions of NATO allies a part of his campaign, so it’s not surprising that when newly minted Defense Secretary Jim Mattis addressed that organization, his comments leaned heavily on finances. U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Wednesday issued a sharp ultimatum to NATO Wednesday, telling allies they must start...
The other half of Trump’s Russia problem—emboldened Putin rolls out missiles that violate treaty
It’s easy to focus on the side of the Trump-Putin relationship that revolves around Trump’s admiration for the Russian autocrat. But there’s a bigger problem than Trump encouraging corruption of US elections or even gifting Putin with $500 billion in oil money by lowering existing sanctions. Trump has also repeatedly...
Manafort, Page, Flynn, Trump: Russia is the one story that can bring them all down
When Donald Trump slithered down that escalator in 2015 to announce he was running for president, he brought with him two decades of connections to Russia. By the time the primaries were winding down, he’d acquired a collection of staff and advisers who were not just Russophiles, but fans of autocrat Vladimir Putin. Chief among them were...
Why does Michael Flynn still have a job? Maybe because he’s not the only one with a Russia problem.
On Saturday, Michael Flynn was at Donald Trump’s side when news of a North Korean missile launch came in. In fact, he helped the president by holding up a camera phone to shine a light on sensitive documents while the president discussed the matter for the entertainment of nearby diners. Not only does this action show breathtaking disregard...
