Category: Donald Trump scandals

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Rachel Maddow Hammers Trump With A List Of His Financial Crimes

With most of the media attention focusing on the Russia investigation, Maddow highlighted where Trump could be most vulnerable.

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Pelosi and Schumer Request A Criminal Investigation Of Trump’s Massage Parlor Madam

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Leader Chuck Schumer issued a joint statement calling for the FBI and other agencies to launch a criminal and counterintelligence investigation into Trump’s massage parlor madam, Li “Cindy” Yang.

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‘The Heat’s On’: Trump Knows Mueller Is About To Bring Down His House Of Cards

Trump’s public statements make it clear that he knows something bad is coming for him, and perhaps his family, and there’s virtually nothing he can do to stop it.

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Why an unbuilt Moscow Trump tower caught Mueller’s attention

Trump Tower Moscow shows Trump was chasing a lucrative business deal in Russia at the same time that President Vladimir Putin’s government, according to U.S. intelligence agencies, was conducting a hacking and propaganda campaign to boost his candidacy

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Rachel Maddow Sends Trump Reeling By Verifying More Of The Damning Russia Dossier

New reporting underscores the larger point that Christopher Steele’s dossier has only grown more credible over time, not less.

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New York State Court Says a Sitting President Is Not Above the Law in Summer Zervos Case

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York state appeals court on Thursday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s effort to dismiss a defamation lawsuit by a former contestant on his television show “The Apprentice” or delay it until after he leaves the White House. In a 3-2 decision in favor of former contestant Summer Zervos, the…

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The White House Vows To Hide Trump’s Tax Returns

Treasury Sec. Steve Mnuchin said that his department would work to keep Trump’s tax returns hidden from the American people.

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The Southern District Of New York Is Not Going To Bend To The Will Of Corrupt Trump

Former US Attorney Chuck Rosenberg said that the Southern District of New York would not bend and give corrupt Trump what he wants.

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The House Gets Critical Impeachment Evidence As Matt Whitaker Admits That Trump Obstructed Justice

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) said that former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker admitted that Trump obstructed justice.

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Paul Manafort Could Now Face Unpardonable Criminal Charges In 3 States

Paul Manafort will serve a total of seven and a half years in federal prison, but this doesn’t include the criminal charges that are expected to be filed in New York, Illinois, and Rhode Island.

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Nancy Pelosi Has Left Herself Plenty Of Room For Trump Impeachment

The best course of action is for Democrats to continue doing what they’re doing, which is investigating the president, his campaign and his businesses.

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Adam Schiff Says There Is Already Enough Evidence To Indict Trump

Adam Schiff said on Tuesday that given the evidence that is already available, Donald Trump should already be indicted.

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The Mueller probe intoTrump Russia is already financed through September

By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Special Counsel Robert Mueller and the team he assembled to investigate U.S. President Donald Trump and his associates have been funded through the end of September 2019, three U.S. officials said on Monday, an indication that the probe has funding to keep it going for months if need be….

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Democrats Warn Trump That Investigations Will Continue After Mueller

Sen. Maize Hirono said on Sunday that Mueller is not the be all and end all and that investigations into Trump will continue after Mueller is done.

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Former Federal Prosecutor Warns Trump That Mueller Is About To Drop A ‘Collusion Bomb’

Kirschner said his experience as a prosecutor combined with all the public reporting has convinced him that justice is coming for the president.

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Maxine Waters Says Democrats Don’t Need Mueller’s Report To Move Forward On Impeachment

The Democratic lawmaker said she believes there is already enough on the table to move forward with impeachment hearings.

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Trump’s 2020 Reelection Campaign Is About One Thing: Staying Out Of Jail

Trump doesn’t want to build a wall between the United States and Mexico; he wants to put up a barrier between himself and the rule of law.

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Florida Spa Owner Connected To Sex Trafficking Ring Has Been Selling Access To Trump

The founder of a Florida massage parlor tied to a sex trafficking ring has been selling Chinese executives access to Donald Trump.

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In New Poll 53 Percent Believe the Trump Campaign Worked with Russia

The poll found that 53 percent believe the campaign “worked with Russia to influence the 2016 election,” while 32 percent do not and 15 percent said they were not sure.

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Rachel Maddow: Manafort Court Docs Show Investigators Could Be Targeting Trump For Conspiracy

Maddow asked: If the allegations of a Trump campaign conspiracy with Russia aren’t being used against Manafort, who are they being used against?

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Paul Manafort’s Light Sentence Could Lay The Groundwork For A Pardon From Trump

Paul Manafort’s lawyer’s spewed the same talking points as Donald Trump following Thursday’s sentencing, suggesting that a pardon is still on the table.

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‘I’m Embarrassed’: Former Prosecutor Destroys GOP-Appointed Judge For Letting Manafort Off Easy

Glenn Kirschner tore into Judge T.S. Ellis III for ignoring Robert Mueller’s sentencing guidelines and giving Paul Manafort a 47-month sentence.

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GOP-Appointed Judge Ignores Mueller And Sentences Paul Manafort To Just 47 Months In Prison

Judge T.S. Ellis III – appointed by Ronald Reagan – didn’t seem to care much about Manafort’s crimes or his lack of remorse.

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Michael Cohen Is Suing Deadbeat Trump For Millions In Legal Bills

Michael Cohen is taking the Trump Organization to court after they agreed to pay his legal bills that they agreed to pay for.

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Mueller details Russia’s elaborate 2016 campaign of hacking and propaganda

From breaking into computers to paying for a megaphone, Russian efforts to undermine the U.S. political system have been spelled out in detail by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who has described an elaborate campaign of hacking and propaganda during the 2016 presidential race.

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Adam Schiff’s New Bill Kills Trump’s Plan To Obstruct Justice With Pardons

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) has introduced a new bill that would stop Trump or any other president from using pardons for personal gain or to obstruct justice. According to a statement provided to PoliticusUSA by Rep. Schiff, “The legislation would require that if the President pardons someone in connection with an…

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Rachel Maddow Busts Trump For Felony Insurance Fraud

Rachel Maddow laid out how Trump may have committed insurance fraud and the role of the agency in New York that is investigating the potential crime.

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Trump Is Being Investigated For A Mysterious New Crime In New York

Lawyers claiming to be associated with Rudy Giuliani reached out to Michael Cohen after he was raided and nobody is talking about a potential crime that is being investigated in the Southern District of New York involving Trump.

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Michael Cohen Provides Bombshell Evidence That Trump Edited His Trump Tower Moscow Testimony

Michael Cohen provided documents to the House Intelligence Committee that shows what he claims are edits made by Trump’s lawyers about the Trump Tower project.

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Michael Cohen Is Destroying Trump As Support For Impeachment Grows

The latest Monmouth University poll has found that support for impeaching Trump increased after Michael Cohen’s testimony.

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Kellyanne Conway’s Husband Guts Trump with ‘Summa Cum Liar’ Slam

The Trump slam ‘Summa Cum Liar’ is trending right now on Twitter, largely in part to the man who coined it, George Conway, also known as Kellyanne Conway’s husband.

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Dems Hire Prosecutor Specializing in Russian Mobsters and White Collar Crime to Lead Trump Probe

The House of Representatives Intelligence Committee said on Tuesday it had hired a former federal prosecutor in Manhattan with experience investigating Russian mobsters and white-collar crime to lead its probe into the Trump administration.

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New York regulator subpoenas insurance broker over Trump Organization dealings

By Suzanne Barlyn (Reuters) – New York State’s financial regulator has subpoenaed the insurance broker for President Donald Trump‘s family business, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, after former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen told Congress the president inflated the value of assets to insurers. The New York State Department of Financial Services…

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Prosecutors Have Found A Way To Legally Indict Donald Trump

Prosecutors may be able to get around not being able to indict a sitting president by indicting the entire Trump Organization as a corrupt enterprise.

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House Democrats Are Saying All The Right Things To Scare Trump To Death

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) said that the purpose of the Democratic investigations is to gather evidence and build a case against Donald Trump.

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Rep. Ted Lieu Requests Criminal Investigation Into Jared Kushner’s Security Clearance

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) sent a letter to the Department of Justice requesting an immediate criminal investigation into false statements made by Jared Kushner on his security clearance form.

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Democrats Aren’t Relying On Mueller To Bring Down Trump

Democrats aren’t going to rely on Special Counsel Robert Mueller to do all of the necessary investigations into Donald Trump. House Democrats are going beyond Mueller House Judiciary Committee chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) made it clear that Democrats and Mueller are in two different lanes. While speaking to Rachel Maddow, Nadler said, ” Our…

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Rachel Maddow’s Epic Interview With Jerry Nadler Terrifies Trump

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) interview with Rachel Maddow made it clear that Democrats know what they are doing and they setting up for a long investigation of Trump.

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Trump Is Losing It Because Democrats Will Investigate Him Until The 2020 Election

Trump is increasingly losing privately and on Twitter because Democrats are going to investigate him through the 2020 election.

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Jerry Nadler Just Came After Trump’s Kids For Obstruction and Russia

The document request sent to Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Jared Kushner all has a common theme. They are related to the Russia cover-up and obstruction of justice.

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Trump Has A CPAC Meltdown Over Democrats Investigating His Finances

Trump’s hours-long CPAC rant had a central theme. The president is terrified because Democrats are investigating his finances

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Maxine Waters Becomes Trump Worst Nightmare By Exposing A Big Crime

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) said she has information about Trump avoid taxes by having his income dumped into his charitable foundation.

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Congress To Investigate Trump For Fraud Against The US Government

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said that Congress wants to investigate Trump for various financial crimes, including fraud against the US government.

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House Democrats Immediately Demand All Records On Kushner Security Clearance

House Oversight Committee chairman Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) has demanded that Trump immediately turn over all records related to Jared Kushner’s security clearance.

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Trump Is Now Facing Years Of Criminal Investigations

It doesn’t matter what the Mueller report finds, Donald Trump will still be facing years of criminal investigations related to his business practices and finances.

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Malcolm Nance Breaks Down Why Jared Kushner Is A National Security Risk

Malcolm Nance said that Jared Kushner raised so many red flags with intelligence officials that they did not want him to have their information.

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Adam Schiff Vows To Investigate Jared Kushner’s Security Clearance

House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) is going to investigate how Jared Kushner got his security clearance and Trump’s lies about it. Rep. Schiff said in a statement provided to PoliticusUSA: The revelation that President Trump personally intervened to overrule White House security officials and the Intelligence Community to grant a Top Secret…

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Ivanka Trump Caught Lying About Jared Kushner’s Security Clearance

MSNBC’s Chris Hayes played the video of Ivanka Trump lying about her father ordering Jared Kushner to be given a security clearance.

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Trump Overruled The CIA and Gave Jared Kushner a Security Clearance

Trump overruled US intelligence officials and made them give Jared Kushner a national security clearance.

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Chris Christie Says Trump’s Got Two Big Problems After Cohen’s Testimony

Chris Christie points out why Trump has big trouble in the Southern District of New York.

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House Democrats Are Coming For Donald Jr. And Ivanka Trump

After Michael Cohen set the table, House Democrats want to speak to Donald Trump’s kids, Don Jr. and Ivanka about the Trump Tower Moscow deal. House Democrats Want To Talk To Don Jr. and Ivanka Trump The Washington Post reported: Democrats are talking first and foremost about bringing in Weisselberg and Trump Jr., pointing to…

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Rep. Joaquin Castro: Trump And His Kids Are In Serious Legal Jeopardy In New York

Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) said that after listening to Michael Cohen talk about the SDNY investigation in a closed session to the House Intelligence Committee, it is clear that Trump and his kids are in serious legal jeopardy.

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Rachel Maddow: Michael Cohen’s Testimony Makes Impeachment Or Criminal Charges More Likely

Rachel Maddow said Michael Cohen’s testimony leaves two potential outcomes for Donald Trump: impeachment or criminal charges.

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Rick Wilson Lays Into The GOP For Turning Cohen Hearing Into ‘High School Drama Class’

The GOP performance was just the latest demonstration that they no longer care about upholding their responsibilities as members of Congress.

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Michael Cohen Busts Trump And His Son For Financial Fraud

Michael Cohen busted Donald Trump and his son Don Jr. for committing criminal financial fraud during his testimony before the House Oversight Committee.

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The Noose Tightens As Eric Swalwell Believes Trump Committed A High Crime

In response to Michael Cohen’s testimony, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) said he believes that Trump committed a high crime or a misdemeanor.

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Don Trump Jr. could be prosecuted for violating campaign finance laws

President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen testified to Congress on Wednesday that some reimbursement checks issued to him for hush-money payments to an adult film star were signed by Donald Trump Jr. and the Trump Organization’s chief financial officer.

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Exclusive: House panel seeks to depose Trump tax, ethics attorneys

House of Representatives Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings, a Democrat, said in the letters that the panel wants to ask about Trump’s legally mandated financial ethics disclosures.

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Big moments in Mueller investigation of Russian meddling in 2016 U.S. election

The following is a timeline of significant developments in the investigation of Special Counsel Robert Mueller into U.S. intelligence agencies’ conclusions that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election to help get Donald Trump elected:

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Cohen says is aware of other possible illegal acts involving Trump that he can’t discuss

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen told lawmakers on Wednesday he was aware of other possible illegal acts involving Trump that he could not discuss because they were under investigation. Cohen, Trump’s onetime “fixer,” was asked at a congressional hearing if he was aware of other wrongdoing or illegal acts…

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Michael Cohen Fingers Trump For An Impeachable Offense

All of the White House’s nightmares are coming true as Michael Cohen explained to Congress how Trump directed him to lie in his previous testimony.

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Michael Cohen Is The Sledge Hammer That’s Destroying Trump’s House Of Cards

It is now clear to see why Trump and the White House were so terrified of Michael Cohen’s public testimony. Cohen is destroying Trump.

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Cohen to accuse Trump over WikiLeaks, Moscow project, hush payments

By Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Michael Cohen, the former “fixer” and personal lawyer of U.S. President Donald Trump, will testify on Wednesday that Trump knew ahead of time about a leak of emails that would hurt his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. Cohen will also tell Congress that Trump directed…

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Rachel Maddow: Michael Cohen’s Testimony Could Trigger The End Of Trump’s Presidency

History has demonstrated that what Michael Cohen is about to do this week could trigger the end of Donald Trump’s presidency.

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Adam Schiff Tells Trump’s Justice Department They Can’t Protect Him From Impeachment

Schiff says Democrats won’t let the Trump Justice Department have a double standard when it comes to releasing evidence to the public.

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Andrew Miller In Contempt for Refusing to Comply with Mueller Grand Jury Subpoena

By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday rejected a challenge brought by an associate of Roger Stone, the indicted long-time advisor to President Donald Trump, to the legality of the Justice Department‘s 2017 appointment of Special Counsel Robert Mueller. In doing so, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District…

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Nicolle Wallace Bombshell: Trump Only Running For Re-Election To Avoid Indictment

MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace said that it is her understanding that Trump is running for reelection to avoid indictment and legal jeopardy.

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Donald Trump Could Face Criminal Charges The Day He Leaves Office

If Trump is voted out in 2020 – or removed from office sooner – criminal charges could very likely be waiting for him when his presidency ends.

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Adam Schiff Tells GOP Colleagues To Stand Up To Trump Or Get Out Of Congress

For two years, Republicans have calculated that it was a smart move to bury their heads in the sand and ignore the five-alarm fire in the White House.

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Even if Trump pardons Manafort, New York prosecutors pursuing criminal charges against him

The Manhattan district attorney’s office is pursuing criminal charges against Paul Manafort, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, whether or not Trump pardons him for his federal convictions, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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Adam Schiff Calls Out Republicans For Being Spineless Trump Lap Dogs

Congressman Adam Schiff wrote an open letter to Republicans calling on the party to say publicly what they have said privately about Donald Trump.

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Robert Mueller’s Final Report Could Jump-Start Trump’s Impeachment

If the report is detailed and damning enough, it could force Republicans to do what they have refused to do for the past two years: hold Trump accountable.

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Putin to U.S.: I’m ready for another Cuban Missile-style crisis if you want one

resident Vladimir Putin has said that Russia is militarily ready for a Cuban Missile-style crisis if the United States wanted one, and that his country currently has the edge when it comes to a first nuclear strike.

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Rachel Maddow: Trump’s New AG May Have Just Shut Down The Mueller Investigation

Rachel Maddow dropped a chilling warning that Donald Trump’s new attorney general could be behind the special counsel’s sudden conclusion.

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Andrew McCabe Says The Case That Trump Is A Russian Asset Is Stronger Than Ever

Former acting FBI director Andrew McCabe believes the case that Donald Trump is a Russian asset has only grown stronger over the past two years.

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Howard Dean Tells The Trump Family To Get Ready For Indictments And Jail Time

Dean said that he expects indictments and jail time for members of Donald Trump’s family – no matter what happens with the special counsel investigation.

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Rachel Maddow Bombshell: Trump Could Be Prosecuted For A Felony

Rachel Maddow explained how the Southern District of New York could indict and prosecute Trump for felony obstruction of justice while he is president. Rachel Maddow laid out why the SDNY could prosecute Trump Maddow said: What Mr. Whitaker did after this was unclear. There is no evidence he took any direct steps to intervene…

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Sen. Richard Blumenthal Blasts Trump For Unprecedented Effort To Obstruct Justice

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) who serves on the Senate Judiciary Committee said that Trump’s efforts to obstruct justice are an unprecedented pattern of corrupt intent.

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Even Fox News Is Now Saying That Trump Is Committing Crimes

It has become so obvious that even Trump’s favorite cable news network, Fox News is saying that he is committing crimes.

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Trump Accidentally Confirms That He Is Obstructing Justice

By only saying fake news in response to reports that he is actively trying to obstruct justice, Trump confirmed that he is committing an impeachable offense.

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Trump Caught Trying To Obstruct Justice In Felony Hush Money Case

The President Of The United States has been caught trying to obstruct justice, by placing a Trump loyalist in charge of the hush money investigation.

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New York state eyes legal challenge to Trump’s emergency declaration

“We will not stand for this abuse of power and will fight back with every legal tool at our disposal,” New York’s Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement.

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Top Democrats say Trump is shredding Constitution with emergency declaration

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The two top Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Friday said President Donald Trump was violating Congress’ constitutionally granted power of the purse by issuing an emergency declaration to obtain funds to build a border wall, and they threatened potential legal action. The Congress will defend our constitutional authorities in the Congress,…

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Pelosi And Schumer Pounce And Put A World Of Hurt On Trump’s ‘Emergency’

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released a joint statement Friday morning blasting President Trump for declaring a national emergency, threatening to seek every remedy in the Courts to defend their constitutional authorities.

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Trump’s National Emergency Flops As Ann Coulter Busts Him For Appealing to His Stupidest Voters

Trump’s threat to go around Congress’ constitutional authority isn’t going over as planned with conservative pundit Ann Coulter, who busted him for “Trump to scam the stupidest people in his base for two more years.”

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Adam Schiff Just Shredded Any Hope Paul Manafort Had For A Trump Pardon

According to the Democratic congressman, the reason Manafort lied to investigators is that he was still holding out for a pardon from Donald Trump.

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‘This Is The Collusion’: Paul Manafort’s Lies Point To A Clear Trump-Russia Conspiracy

Collusion not only happened, but it involved some of the highest-ranking officials on Trump’s team up to and including the president himself.

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Exclusive: U.S. senators to again try to pass Russia sanctions bill

U.S. Republican and Democratic senators on Wednesday will introduce a bill seeking to punish Russia for meddling in U.S. elections and for its aggression in Ukraine by imposing sanctions on its banking, energy sector and foreign debt.

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Twitter Hammers Trump After Revelation That He Installed a $50,000 Golf Simulator

The “Executive Time” scandal is still growing. President Trump is getting dragged by Twitter after revelations that he installed a room-size golf simulator at the White House in the last few weeks.

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Former Trump lawyer Cohen to testify to Congress before entering prison: CNBC

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen will testify before three congressional committees before he enters jail on March 6, CNBC reported on Friday, citing Cohen’s lawyer Lanny Davis. Cohen is expected to appear before the House and Senate intelligence committees and the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, CNBC said….

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Malcolm Nance Says Trump Is Part Of A Long-Term Russian Intelligence Operation

The campaign portion of Trump’s relationship with Russia appears to be just the beginning of what was a long-term intelligence operation.

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Inauguration Committee Money Illegally Went To Donald And Ivanka Trump

New evidence shows that Trump was skimming money off of his inaugural committee by having his daughter Ivanka overcharge for hotel rooms.

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Trump Wanted A War With Jeff Bezos And Now It May Bring Him Down

The National Enquirer attack on Jeff Bezos is unraveling what looks like another failed Trump operation to strike back at one of his “enemies.”

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Matt Whitaker’s Hearing Is A Complete Disaster For Trump

Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker finally showed up to testify before the House Judiciary Committee and the hearing has been a disaster for Trump.

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AMI Might Be Trying To Blackmail Bezos And The Washington Post Into Giving Trump Good Press

AMI spent years protecting Trump through a practice called “catch and kill” in which they would buy and bury unfavorable stories about the now-president.

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Adam Schiff Calls Trump Tower Meeting Treason As He Goes Straight For Don Jr.

Schiff said the infamous 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russia was treason as he continues to signal that Donald Trump Jr. is in his investigative sights

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Rachel Maddow Says Trump’s State Of The Union Address Has Already Backfired In A Major Way

Not only is Donald Trump under a real congressional investigation that should terrify him, but he looks weaker than ever.

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Donny Deutsch: Trump Is Going Down For RICO Crimes

Donny Deutsch responded to the massive SDNY subpoena of the Trump Organization and his inaugural committee by predicting that Trump is going down for RICO.

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Prosecutors subpoena Trump inaugural committee for documents

NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee said it had received a subpoena on Monday for documents from the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office, which is investigating the group. “We have just received a subpoena for documents. While we are still reviewing the subpoena, it is our intention to cooperate with the inquiry,” a…

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Ali Velshi Calls Trump’s Combination Of Laziness And Ignorance A Threat To National Security

Since taking office, concerns about Trump’s fitness have only grown. He hasn’t made the so-called pivot into a responsible president.