On January 3, U.S. District Judge Paul Oetken in Manhattan authorized Lev Parnas, the associate of Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, to turn over documents and the contents of his iPhone to a House panel as part of the impeachment process against President Donald Trump. The Justice Department did not object to Parnas handing them over. Giuliani associate can … Read more
With two court cases for Donald Trump’s financial records and tax returns headed to the U.S. Supreme Court — the congressional case of Trump v. Mazars, 19A545, and the New York case of Trump v. Vance, 19-635 — and a third related case which hasn’t yet reached the Court but may arrive soon, Trump v. House Committee … Read more
The news media is effin’ up again. Too many news outlets are reporting in their headlines that Turkey has agreed to a “cease fire” in Syria after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Vice President Mike Pence today. This is not a “cease fire.” This is a “pause” in the Turkish offensive, the betrayal of … Read more
I have already covered the corruption of the Justice Department by Attorney General William “Coverup” Barr, turning the law firm of the American people into Trump’s public defender in pursuit of his right-wing fever swamp conspiracy theories. Further reporting: Barr is said to have urged foreign governments to aid investigation of CIA, FBI activities related to … Read more
The New York Times and the Washington Post both report that Trump ordered hold on military aid days before calling Ukrainian president, officials say: President Trump told his acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, to hold back almost $400 million in military aid for Ukraine at least a week before a phone call in which Trump … Read more