Unless there’s a breakthrough in the U.S.-China trade talks before midnight tonight, U.S. tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports are about to rise from 10% to 25% — an escalation of Trump’s trade war that could hurt major importers and trigger even more painful retaliation by China. China’s Commerce Ministry said in a statement … Read more
The New York Times continues its dogged reporting into the shady finances and tax fraud schemes of Donald J. Trump. In 2018, The Times reported Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father: President Trump participated in dubious tax schemes during the 1990s, including instances of outright fraud, that greatly … Read more
In Watergate, Congress got everything from Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski, including a “road map” of grand jury evidence and the underlying grand jury evidence. In Whitewater, Congress got everything from Special Prosecutor Ken Starr, who went to court to have the judge approve the release of grand jury testimony under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e), … Read more
White House Counsel Emmet Flood in a five-page letter to Attorney General William Barr dated April 19, took Special Counsel Robert Mueller to task for not making a charging determination (snippet): [T]he SCO had only one job – to “provide the Attorney General with a confidential report explaining the prosecution or declination decisions reached by … Read more
House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued a subpoena to former White House Counsel Don McGahn for documents he provided to the Special Counsel — his response is due today — and for his testimony related to the committee’s obstruction of justice investigation, setting a May 21 hearing date. CNN reports that the White House … Read more