Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Politics Subscribe Log In Log In Today’s Paper Politics | House Democrats Are Flooding Trump World With Demands. Here’s a Guide to the Investigations. Advertisement Supported by A handful of key House committees will lead the scrutiny of the president, his businesses, campaign and administration. ByNicholas Fandos March 7, 2019 WASHINGTON — When they won the majority last year, House Democrats promised a barrage of investigations into President Trump and those around him. It now looks more like a continuous bombardment. This week alone, Democrats on the Judiciary Committee sent 81 document requests seeking information on potential obstruction of justice, abuse of power and corruption in the Trump administration. Three more committees demanded documents and witness interviews related to Mr. Trump’s private communications with President … [Read more...] about House Democrats Are Flooding Trump World With Demands. Here’s a Guide to the Investigations.
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Trump’s Russia real estate project: Everything to know about the abandoned Moscow deal
close Video Trump slams Cohen, cancels Putin meeting en route to G20 Departing the White House, President Trump blasts his former attorney Michael Cohen as 'weak,' uses Twitter to cancel scheduled meeting with Russian President Putin; chief White House correspondent John Roberts reports from Buenos Aires, Argentina. President Trump’s abandoned real estate plan for Moscow was thrust back into the spotlight after his former attorney, Michael Cohen, admitted to lying to lawmakers about the project. Cohen – who has been cooperating with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible ties to the Trump campaign – pleaded guilty to making false statements before a Senate committee on Nov. 29. He said he told lawmakers the plan to build a Trump Tower in Moscow fizzled out in January 2016 though it actually continued until at least June 2016. He also said he lied about never discussing traveling to Russia … [Read more...] about Trump’s Russia real estate project: Everything to know about the abandoned Moscow deal
Clinton Foundation quiet on Saudi donations despite Hillary’s attacks on Trump over Khashoggi’s death
close Video House GOP targeting Clinton Foundation House Oversight Committee sets hearing for Clinton Foundation probe. The Clinton Foundation has refused to say if it will follow the case of other non-profits and stop accepting money from Saudi Arabia, despite Hillary Clinton attacking President Trump over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. The former Democratic candidate for president kicked off her speaking tour together with husband Bill on Tuesday, saying Trump is covering up Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and is reluctant to punish the kingdom due to his “personal commercial interests. “We have a president who is part of the cover-up as to what happened in that consulate or embassy when Mr. Khashoggi was murdered,” Clinton said. “And we have a president and those closest to him who have their own personal commercial interests.” "We have a president who is part of the cover-up as to what happened in that consulate or … [Read more...] about Clinton Foundation quiet on Saudi donations despite Hillary’s attacks on Trump over Khashoggi’s death
Attorney’s plea caused by Trump’s dream of a Moscow tower
Stephen Braun and Bernard Condon, Associated Press Updated 11:21 pm PST, Thursday, November 29, 2018 FILE - In this Nov. 5, 1996 file photo, American real estate mogul Donald Trump, left, checks out sites in Moscow, Russia, for luxury residential towers. Trump's decades-long dream of building a luxury tower in the heart of Moscow flared and fizzled several times over the years, most recently when his presidential campaign was gaining momentum. That latest plan led his former lawyer Michael Cohen to plead guilty to a charge of lying to congressional investigators about key details in the negotiations, most notably that those talks stretched far deeper into the 2016 campaign than previously thought. less FILE - In this Nov. 5, 1996 file photo, American real estate mogul Donald Trump, left, checks out sites in Moscow, Russia, for luxury residential towers. Trump's decades-long dream of building a luxury tower in ... more … [Read more...] about Attorney’s plea caused by Trump’s dream of a Moscow tower
Behind Cohen plea: Trump’s dream of a Moscow tower
Stephen Braun and Bernard Condon Associated Press Published 10:01 PM EST Nov 29, 2018 Washington – Donald Trump for decades dreamed of building a Trump Tower in the heart of Moscow, a plan that flared and fizzled several times over the years, most recently when his presidential campaign was gaining momentum. That last plan led Trump’s longtime lawyer Michael Cohen to plead guilty Thursday to a charge brought by the special prosecutor looking into possible Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Cohen admitted he lied to Congress about key details in the negotiations for the Moscow tower, most notably that those talks stretched much deeper into the presidential campaign than previously thought, to June of 2016. Trump, speaking to reporters Thursday, disputed Cohen’s timeline and suggested his former fixer was telling prosecutors what they wanted to hear to save his own skin. As for why the most recent deal failed, Trump said he made the decision himself for one … [Read more...] about Behind Cohen plea: Trump’s dream of a Moscow tower