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Trump Has Considered Firing Intelligence Community Inspector General
The president blames Michael Atkinson, whom he appointed, for finding the anonymous whistle-blower’s complaint on his interactions with Ukraine to be credible.
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President Trump will seemingly stop at nothing to avoid accountability, including threatening to fire an inspector general he appointed, for taking seriously his duty to advance legitimate whistleblower complaints.
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Interior proposes coveted deal to ex-client of agency head
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Interior Department is proposing to award one of the first contracts for federal water in perpetuity to a powerful rural California water district that had long employed...
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The Interior Department is proposing to award one of the first contracts for federal water in perpetuity to a powerful rural California water district that had long employed Secretary David Bernhardt as a lobbyist.
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Top Texas GOP donor resigns from company after admitting to prohibited contributions
James Dannenbaum, president and CEO of the high-powered Dannenbaum Engineering, was charged with a scheme to get employees to donate to three congressional candidates in 2017.
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James Dannenbaum, a prolific Texas Republican donor and former University of Texas regent, is resigning from his namesake engineering company after admitting to coordinating illegal campaign contributions in 2017.
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EPA chief of staff under investigation in document destruction
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The EPA’s Chief of Staff may have destroyed politically sensitive documents that should have been retained, and is facing allegations that he is stonewalling investigations by the EPA Inspector General.
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Here are the three violations from The Trump Organization that cost Donald Trump $2 million
The judge also approved the shuttering of the Trump Foundation, which began a dissolution process last year.
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The Trump Foundation didn't just make a mistake once or twice--it repeatedly abused the law.
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The Trump Foundation repeatedly violated the law and was used as a slush fund for President Trump’s political and personal benefit. The $2 million fine this week is a fitting end to years of investigations.
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In a settlement agreement filed on Thursday, a New York State judge ordered President Donald Trump to pay $2 million to charities in relation to allegations that the Trump Foundation violated state charity laws and wrongly spent the funds.
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Ivanka Trump to AP: impeachment aimed at undoing 2016 vote
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Ivanka Trump on Friday weighed in on the House impeachment inquiry of her father from half a world away in Morocco. President Donald Trump's daughter and White House...
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Ivanka Trump says her family made its money in business before her father became president.
She must have forgotten about her own trademarks and new Trump Org developments in Scotland, Indonesia, Ireland, Uruguay, India and the Dominican Republic.
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She can reject the notion that the Earth is round if she'd like, it still doesn't change the truth.
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Erdogan-Tied Businessman Granted Access to Trump Through Donor
A GOP donor's son was granted access to political figures—including Trump. One beneficiary was a Turkish businessman with close ties to President Erdoğan.
CREW Files Criminal Bribery Complaint Against Donald Trump & Pam Bondi
September 13, 2016 Donald Trump and Pam Bondi appear to have committed a federal crime relating to an apparent bribe solicited by the Florida Attorney General and paid by Trump and the Trump Foundation, according to a criminal complaint filed today...
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CREW filed criminal bribery complaints against Trump and Bondi with the DOJ and called for a criminal investigation into whether the Trump Foundation broke federal criminal law by making numerous false reports to the IRS on its tax forms. 15/
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White House Expected to Bolster Impeachment Strategy With Two New Hires
President Trump is expected to add two new aides to the White House dedicated to impeachment-related matters as the House investigation expands into public hearings, senior administration officials said.
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Trump is adding Pam Bondi to his impeachment defense team, which is interesting, considering when she was reportedly investigating him, he gave an illegal $25K political donation supporting her. Her office never went after his business. It's story time. 1/
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CREW Requests Documents from OGE on Elaine Chao
Chao has multiple conflicts of interest, including not divesting from Vulcan Materials and allegedly showing favoratism toward Kentucky constituents.
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Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao is facing public and Congressional scrutiny for multiple conflicts of interest.
Now we're investigating, too.
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Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao is facing public and Congressional scrutiny for multiple conflicts of interest.
She's also under our scrutiny.
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CREW, NSA and SHAFR Sue Pompeo and State Department Over Recordkeeping Failure
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the Department of State broke the law by conducting an off-the-record shadow diplomacy in Ukraine.
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We’re suing Mike Pompeo and the State Department for breaking the law by conducting shadow diplomacy in Ukraine. In an effort to keep the public in the dark about President Trump’s abuse of power, they’ve violated federal recordkeeping law.
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America once led anti-corruption fight. Now self-dealing Trump is kleptocrats' role model.
Before Trump, America pioneered laws and diplomacy to curb corruption, and other countries followed our lead. Now we're a global model for kleptocrats.
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The Trump administration’s retreat from international anti-corruption efforts has had serious consequences around the globe, and it goes hand in hand with the president’s unprecedented personal corruption.
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Daughter of Trump’s Business Partner Joins Indonesian Government
Angela Tanoesoedibjo was appointed today to serve as Deputy Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy in the Indonesian government.
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The president's son goes to a foreign country to launch a new project that'll make money for the president and the daughter of their business partner gets named to a gov't position that could make decisions affecting it and somehow this isn't a huge story?
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Rep. Duncan Hunter adds experienced trial attorney to his legal defense team
The lawmaker picked former San Diego County District Attorney Paul J. Pfingst to join his defense as trial nears Jan. 22.
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Rep. Duncan Hunter now has five attorneys on his legal defense team.
He continues to serve in Congress despite a 60 count indictment of fraud, conspiracy, and campaign finance crimes.
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Trump lures GOP senators on impeachment with cold cash
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This should go without saying, but an impeachment inquiry is supposed to be about high crimes and misdemeanors, not fundraising numbers or loyalty tests.
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Adelson, Thiel Among Givers to GOP Group Forced to Reveal Donors
PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel and casino magnate Sheldon Adelson were among the big funders of a GOP allied nonprofit group whose names were disclosed following court challenges to lift the cloak of secrecy surrounding dark money.
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Dark money groups can't promise their donors anonymity anymore.
Billionaires like Peter Thiel and Sheldon Adelson never should have been able to secretly influence elections in the first place, but this is a good start.
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White House Ukraine Expert Sought to Correct Transcript of Trump Call
Lt. Col. Alexander S. Vindman, who heard President Trump’s July phone call with Ukraine’s president and was alarmed, testified that he tried and failed to add key details to the rough transcript.
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BREAKING: Lt. Col. Alexander S. Vindman, who heard President Trump’s July phone call with Ukraine’s president and was alarmed, testified that he tried and failed to add key details to the rough transcript.
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Rates at Trump’s DC Hotel Spike During Republican Retreat It’s Hosting
The cost of a basic room at Trump’s DC Hotel is nearly three times its average rate on November 7th, the same night of a Senate Republican retreat at the hotel.
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Republican leaders are holding an event to "Save the Senate" at Trump's Hotel.
During the retreat, rates are 3x average. Because Trump never divested, he's making money from an event he'll appear at--with at least 8 Senators.
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The Senate Republican retreat at Trump Hotel just so happens to coincide with a massive spike in rates. Wonder why.
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The exorbitant rates at Trump's DC hotel on November 7th do not appear to be a coincidence...
That just so happens to be during a Republican Senate retreat its hosting.
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Kushner, Barrack, Perry and Plenty of Ethics Problems Attend Saudi Conference
Kushner, Barrack, and Perry are attending a Saudi Arabian economic conference. Each have significant conflicts of interests in Saudi Arabia.
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NEW: Jared Kushner, Tom Barrack and Rick Perry are representing the United States at a Saudi Arabian economic conference starting today. Each of them have entanglements with the country that raise significant ethical questions.
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Watchdog: Rates at Trump hotel nearly three times higher for Republican retreat
Rates for rooms at President Trump’s hotel in Washington, D.C., are nearly three times higher than usual on the night of a Republican Senate retreat that will be hosted at the property, according to a
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CREW found that the rate for a room at Trump Hotel is 3x average during a Senate Republican retreat that it is hosting.
8 Senators, and Trump himself are billed to attend.
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