Donald Trump sold two lies to his simpleton MAGA supporters: that “I am the greatest deal negotiator” — a self-manufactured myth blown up this week in Decade in the Red: Trump Tax Figures Show Over $1 Billion in Business Losses — and that “trade wars are easy to win.” The self-described “Tariff Man” has failed again … Read more
The Senate Intelligence Committee, somewhat surprisingly, has issued a subpoena to the president’s idiot son, Donald Trump Jr. Donald Trump Jr. subpoenaed by Senate panel for further testimony on campaign’s Russia contacts: [The Senate is] seeking additional closed-door testimony as part of lawmakers’ ongoing probe of Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election, according to … Read more
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