‘The “Keep America Great!” flags for Trump’s re-election are made in eastern China and could soon be hit by Trump’s own tariffs.’
Month: July 2018
Foreign Affairs chair says Trump is ignoring sanctions on Russia for former spy poisoning
NEW: Republican House Foreign Affairs Cmte. chairman chastising President Trump for ignoring deadline to decide whether Russia should face sanctions for military-grade nerve agent poisonings in the UK.
ICE to deport wife of Marine, Iraq veteran Aug. 3
ICE to deport wife of Marine, Iraq veteran Aug. 3
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The family’s separation comes in part as a result of stricter enforcement of immigration laws by the Trump administration. Under previous administrations, ICE deferred separation and allowed Alejandra Juarez to remain in the U.S.
“Alejandra deserves to stay in the country she has called home for over 20 years, the country her husband patriotically served as a Marine and Florida National Guardsman. The only country her two American-born daughters have known,” said Rep. Darren Soto, D-Fla.
At Rockefeller Heir’s Dinner, Accused Russian Butina Hobnobbed With D.C. Elites
Butina emailed a few days later to the person believed to be O’Neill. Torshin, she wrote, confirmed “his desire in our Russian-American project.” A member of president Putin’s administration had expressed approval for “building this communication channel,” she added, according to prosecutors. They added: “Butina additionally assured U.S. Person 2 that he should not worry as ‘all that we needed is <<yes>> from Putin’s side. The rest is easier.’ ”
The efforts to set up private channels may have paid off, prosecutors suggested in their filings.
Before the meeting, Butina wrote to the two Americans that the list of Russian visitors to the prayer breakfast was well curated. In addition to Torshin, she wrote, “the list is populated by important political advisors to Russian President Putin.”
A few days after the 2017 breakfast, Butina emailed an unidentified organizer of the event, according to U.S. filings, relaying thanks for the “precious time” that week “and for the very private meeting that followed.”
Butina added: “Once you have a chance to rest after last week’s events, I have important information for you to further this new relationship.”
Congressman dined with alleged Russian agent
Congressman dined with alleged Russian agent
abcnews.go.com
Orange County Congressman Dana Rohrabacher’s ‘Russia troubles’ keep on compounding. After doing the Russian’s bidding for them trying to stop the Magnitsky Act, it’s now coming out that he had meetings with alleged Russian agent Maria Butina
New Cohen Tape Surfaces a Bigger Trump Fish
New Cohen Tape Surfaces a Bigger Trump Fish
bloomberg.com
Allen Weisselberg—Trump’s tax-preparer and the most senior person in the Trump organization who’s not a Trump—going before a *grand jury* means we’re finally entering the next phase of the Mueller probe: people close enough to Trump to know he’s a career criminal flipping on him.
Opinion | Liberal Blind Spots Are Hiding the Truth About ‘Trump Country’
Interesting piece!
‘What my father seeks is not a return to times that were worse for women and people of color but progress toward a society in which everyone can get by, including his white, college-educated son who graduated into the Great Recession and for 10 years sold his own plasma for gas money. After being laid off during that recession in 2008, my dad had to cash in his retirement to make ends meet while looking for another job. He has labored nearly every day of his life and has no savings beyond Social Security.’
Trump’s Russia Cover-Up By the Numbers – 82+ contacts with Russia-linked operatives – The Moscow Project
“…there were 82 known’ contacts between the Trump team and Russia-linked operatives.’ ‘None of these contacts were ever reported to the proper authorities,’ according to the project. Team Trump tried to conceal all of them.”
Boris Johnson Has Been Privately Talking To Steve Bannon As They Plot Their Next Moves
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Boris Johnson Has Been Privately Talking To Steve Bannon As They Plot Their Next Moves
One is a potential frontrunner to be the next UK prime minister; the other wants to help nationalists win in Europe. BuzzFeed News reports for the first time that they’re in regular contact.
Maria Butina: ties emerge between NRA, alleged spy and Russian billionaire
Senior members of the National Rifle Association (NRA) met the wife of the Russian billionaire who allegedly gave financial support to a woman accused of being a secret agent for Moscow in the US.
The NRA members met Svetlana Nikolaeva, who is the head of a gun company that supplies sniper rifles to the Russian military and intelligence services, during a trip to Moscow during the 2016 election campaign.