The legal saga of Paul Manafort took yet another twist on Tuesday.
Lawyers for Trump’s disgraced former campaign chairman, who was convicted of tax and bank fraud last year, submitted a filing in Washington, D.C., federal court responding to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s assertion that Manafort had lied to Mueller’s office and so violated his plea agreement. Manafort’s lawyers pushed back on that claim by saying that he had extensively cooperated with Mueller, meeting with the government lawyers and investigators a dozen times and twice testifying before a grand jury.
Lawyers for Trump’s disgraced former campaign chairman, who was convicted of tax and bank fraud last year, submitted a filing in Washington, D.C., federal court responding to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s assertion that Manafort had lied to Mueller’s office and so violated his plea agreement. Manafort’s lawyers pushed back on that claim by saying that he had extensively cooperated with Mueller, meeting with the government lawyers and investigators a dozen times and twice testifying before a grand jury.
- 1/8/2019
- by Andy Kroll and Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Without mentioning President Trump by name, former President George W. Bush delivered a viral speech denouncing the current state of American politics and lamenting that “bigotry” now seems “emboldened.”
Speaking at the Bush Institute’s “Spirit of Liberty” forum in New York on Thursday, the 43rd president told the crowd, “In recent decades, public confidence in our institutions has declined. Our governing class has often been paralyzed in the face of obvious and pressing needs. The American dream of upward mobility seems out of reach for some who feel left behind in a changing economy. Discontent deepened and sharpened partisan conflicts.
Speaking at the Bush Institute’s “Spirit of Liberty” forum in New York on Thursday, the 43rd president told the crowd, “In recent decades, public confidence in our institutions has declined. Our governing class has often been paralyzed in the face of obvious and pressing needs. The American dream of upward mobility seems out of reach for some who feel left behind in a changing economy. Discontent deepened and sharpened partisan conflicts.
- 10/19/2017
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
Sean Spicer is reaching out to prospective candidates to take over his position as part a plan to shake up the White House communications operation, Politico reports. The White House press secretary and White House chief of staff Reince Priebus have reportedly reached out to Fox News contributor Laura Ingraham about possibly taking over Spicer’s responsibilities. Daily Mail U.S. political editor David Martosko has been in talks to take over the role of communications director. Politico cites an unnamed White House official who claims that Spicer and Priebus have already had preliminary discussions with Ingraham, while Martosko has met with chief.
- 6/20/2017
- by Itay Hod
- The Wrap
The Daily Mail’s U.S. political editor David Martosko is reportedly a contender for a communications post in Donald Trump’s administration, but in a clear conflict of interest he’s still covering the president-elect on a regular basis. Politico on Tuesday reported that Martosko “has interviewed for a position” in Trump’s administration, with press secretary being a potential fit. Martosko has filed numerous election-related stories since Politico mentioned he was a candidate for a job in Trump’s White House. Headlines include: “Michigan recount finds voting Was flawed – but mainly in Clinton-friendly Detroit where one-third of voting machines recorded too many ballots,...
- 12/15/2016
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
Donald Trump Congratulates Newt Gingrich on ‘Amazing Interview’ with Megyn Kelly at DC Hotel Opening
Donald Trump may have stepped off the campaign trail on Wednesday to attend the grand opening of his new Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. — but his mind was never far from the race.
The Gop nominee spent the better part of his speech talking about his campaign and even took time out to congratulate supporter and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on sparring with Fox News’ Megyn Kelly on live TV over the sexual assault allegations against Trump.
“By the way, congratulations, Newt, on last night,” Trump told Gingrich, who was seated in the crowd with wife Calista.
The Gop nominee spent the better part of his speech talking about his campaign and even took time out to congratulate supporter and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on sparring with Fox News’ Megyn Kelly on live TV over the sexual assault allegations against Trump.
“By the way, congratulations, Newt, on last night,” Trump told Gingrich, who was seated in the crowd with wife Calista.
- 10/26/2016
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
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