Anti-money laundering specialists at Deutsche Bank recommended in 2016 and 2017 that multiple transactions involving legal entities controlled by Donald J. Trump and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, be reported — a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) — to the federal financial-crimes watchdog, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). The New York Times reports, Deutsche Bank Staff … Read more
The Arizona Republic this week reported that Sen. Kyrsten Sinema to meet with Attorney General William Barr, but won’t say why or when. My first thought was good, maybe the two of them could sit down and actually read the Mueller Report together, since neither one of them has publicly attested to having read the … Read more
Is it a coincidence that Charter School Week is the same week as the landmark Supreme Court Decision Brown vs the Board of Education? On May 16, Arizona House Republicans stood to honor Charter School Week while a proclamation was read. A few minutes later Rep. Gerae Peten reminded us all that Friday, May 17, … Read more
Richard Nixon was going to be impeached for the very same misconduct Donald Trump is engaged in now, before he resigned. Article 3 of Nixon’s Articles of Impeachment was for “obstruction of Congress,” i.e, his failure to comply with the lawful subpoenas from Congress. The latest on the Trump administration’s “total obstruction” of Congress: House Judiciary … Read more
The House on Friday for the first time approved legislation banning anti-LGBT discrimination in a 236-173 vote (23 not voting). House approves anti-LGBT discrimination Equality Act: Every Democrat voted for the measure, as did eight Republicans. GOP Reps. Susan Brooks (Ind.), Mario Diaz-Balart (Fla.), Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.), Will Hurd (Texas), John Katko (N.Y.), Tom Reed … Read more