When it was disclosed recently that Deutsche Bank does indeed have in its possession tax returns filed by President Donald Trump, members of his family, and the Trump Organization, there was an immediate rush of articles suggesting that investigators with various House committees would soon have those returns in their possession, and that’s certainly possible. MSNBC […]
Recently, the Washington Post blew the lid off a growing scandal surrounding Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), proving that McConnell lifted sanctions on a Russian oligarch in exchange for the building of a $200 million aluminum processing plant in Ashland, Kentucky. Specifically, McConnell blocked a Senate measure that would have kept sanctions in place […]
Since the report from Special Counsel Robert Mueller was handed to Attorney General William Barr in April, the Trump administration has been trying desperately to keep what could be some of the more damaging portions of the report (i.e. the underlying evidence and grand jury transcripts) from Congress and the public. But despite the White […]
The question with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) when it comes to his reluctance to protect the Mueller investigation via legislation and his repeated defense of the 2016 Trump campaign’s contacts with Russia has always been the same: What’s McConnell’s angle, his motive? Keep in mind that McConnell didn’t even want the public to […]
On New Year’s Day, a new man steps into the role of Secretary of Defense, replacing General James Mattis, who resigned in protest last week over President Trump’s decision to remove all American troops from Syria. Patrick Shanahan will be the acting head of the Defense Department. He’s been serving as Mattis’s deputy, and before that […]
Late Thursday evening, prosecutors working for Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed a request asking for a 10-day delay on updating a federal judge on the status of former 2016 Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort’s cooperation with their office as it relates to the ongoing Russia investigation. Bloomberg reports: “Lawyers in the case were supposed to […]
Oleg Deripaska is one of the richest men in Russia, with a value of over $3.7 billion. He made his money in the metals trade, with an emphasis on aluminum. At one time, his company, Basic Elements, was one of the largest aluminum producers in the world. Deripaska also has numerous ties to former Trump […]
When she stood on the floor of the Senate Friday afternoon and announced that she would be voting to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to be the next associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, the question was immediately asked: Why would she do such a thing? How could a woman ignore the accusations […]
Ever since Donald Trump announced he was running for president, Fox News host Sean Hannity has been one of his biggest cheerleaders, defenders, and apologists. But it now looks like Hannity, much like his political savior, may have gone afoul of the law and be in the crosshairs of Special Counsel Robert Mueller. The reason Hannity […]
In a desperate attempt to provide a sliver of cover for Donald Trump, Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee issued a one-sided report Friday that exonerates Trump of any wrongdoing regarding Russian interference in the 2016 election, despite a mountain of evidence to the contrary. But while Trump and the GOP stage their one-act play […]