Section: TPM (USA)
WSJ: Feds Open Criminal Investigation Into Trump Inauguration Committee
Trump’s inaugural committee is under criminal investigation by federal prosecutors from the Southern District of New York over whether donors handed over cash in exchange for access to government officials and into whether funds were misallocated, the Wall Street Journal reported. Documents seized during raids of former Trump attorney and...
Bahrain Calls Giuliani Leader Of ‘US Delegation’ After Biz Meeting With King
President Donald Trump’s personal attorney was referred to as the leader of a “high-level U.S. delegation” by Bahrain’s state-run news agency on Tuesday, though Giuliani met with the country’s king as a representative of his personal business, not the United States. The New York Times flagged the meeting Wednesday. “His Majesty...
Judge Tentatively Schedules Hearing On Manafort’s Alleged Lies For Jan. 25
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson signaled Tuesday that she thought a hearing on Paul Manafort’s alleged lies to investigators might be necessary before she proceeds to sentencing. She tentatively scheduled such a hearing for the morning of January 25. Manafort’s attorney Richard Westling suggested that it was possible that the...
The Current State Of Trump-Related Investigations
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is facing escalating criminal investigations in Washington and New York that are examining not only whether his campaign coordinated with the Kremlin but also whether he illegally bought the silence of two women who say they had sex with him. A look at the nearly three dozen people charged by special...
This Week: Mueller Recommends No Jail Time For Cohen, Flynn Thanks To Their Cooperation
In a flurry of court documents filed late Friday, federal prosecutors sought a “substantial prison term” for Michael Cohen, and the special council’s office asked that any time served by Cohen for lying to Congress “be served concurrently” with his prison term in the Southern District of New York case. The special counsel’s office...
READ: Mueller Tells Judge About Manafort’s Lies
Special counsel Robert Mueller in a court filing Friday detailed for a judge the lies former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort allegedly told investigators, including after he agreed to cooperate with the special counsel. In the filing, Mueller says that his investigators confronted Manafort’s attorneys in November about what...
Prosecutors Ramp Up Probe Into Foreign Lobbying By Firms Tied To Manafort
WASHINGTON (AP) — Spinning off from the special counsel’s Russia probe, prosecutors are ramping up their investigation into foreign lobbying by two major Washington firms that did work for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, according to people familiar with the matter. The investigation had been quiet for months since special...
Prosecutors Ramp Up Foreign Lobbying Probe In New York
WASHINGTON (AP) — Spinning off from the special counsel’s Russia probe, prosecutors are ramping up their investigation into foreign lobbying by two major Washington firms that did work for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, according to people familiar with the matter. The investigation had been quiet for months since special...
George H.W. Bush and the Quest for a Realistic Foreign Policy
George H.W. Bush’s death, like that of John McCain, has brought forth glowing tributes that are veiled critiques of our current president. In response, some commentators on the left have pointed to Bush’s flaws and failures – from his rejection of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to the Willie Horton ad in the 1988 campaign and from the...
Trump Pauses New China Tariffs After Xi Agrees To Buy ‘Not Yet Agreed Upon’ Goods
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The United States and China reached a 90-day ceasefire in a trade dispute that has rattled financial markets and threatened world economic growth. The breakthrough came after a dinner meeting Saturday between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires. Trump agreed...
