The advocacy group VoteVets.org has released a powerful new video that was posted online Sunday, and it may well be the best commentary on the reckless actions of Donald Trump ever created. As you’d expect, the video directly references The New York Times report that Trump allegedly knew about cash bounties paid by Russia to […]
As Donald Trump became only the third president in U.S. history to face impeachment and removal from office this week, Attorney General William Barr was in the United Kingdom, asking our top ally to provide information that can be used to attack and discredit American intelligence agencies that played a role in the Russia investigation […]
The story went almost unnoticed by most, but it could turn out to be the biggest development in the growing case against Donald Trump, one that could eventually wind up with the president being impeached. Politico reported Thursday that former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn had just fired his attorneys: “The lawyers, Robert Kelner […]
Since the completion of the Mueller probe, talk has begun once again regarding the president possibly getting ready to start handing out pardons to those caught up in the Russia investigation or other probes that have been initiated as a result of Mueller’s work. Let’s be clear: A president has far-reaching power in the area […]
Thanks to some fantastic reporting from the New York Times, we know that before he left the administration, former White House counsel Don McGahn met extensively with Special Counsel Robert Mueller as part of the ongoing probe into the Russia investigation: “In at least three voluntary interviews with investigators that totaled 30 hours over the […]
In late August of last year, it was reported by the Wall Street Journal and NBC News that Allen Weisselberg, chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, had agreed to cooperate with federal investigators who are looking into the payment of hush money to women who allege they had affairs with Donald Trump. CNN noted: […]
Earlier today, the House Judiciary Committee voted to authorize Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) to issue subpoenas for the full report compiled by Special Counsel Robert Mueller and all underlying investigative materials. Nadler noted: “We’re going to work with the attorney general and for a short period of time in the hope that he will reveal […]
Everywhere you look, those who once worked for and with Donald Trump are gladly agreeing to cooperate with investigators in order to lessen their own legal exposure as it relates to the president, the 2016 campaign, Russia, and the Trump Organization. First came Michael Cohen, who has done serious damage to Trump by assisting both […]
The question of whether a sitting president can be indicted has never actually been litigated in court, but there is a Department of Justice memo which would seem to suggest it goes against DOJ policy. Specifically, a DOJ memo written in 2000 states: “A necessity to defend a criminal trial and to attend court in […]
One thing rational people can agree on: Donald Trump’s presidency is going to come to a premature end. The signs are everywhere, as are the scandals which threaten to bring him down. All that remains unclear is exactly how the Trump administration will end, and when. Since we cannot accurately gauge the timing of this […]