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Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation now extends into the White House and includes suspicious financial transactions, that could lead to money laundering, currency violations or even tax violations. Could Donald Trump’s tax returns be the next target?
Felix Sater, a key figure in President Donald Trump’s life, is being questioned today by the House Intelligence Committee. Since we’ve been watching him long before he became a person of interest, we already have a wish list of questions designed to pick the locks on his knowledge that is so dangerous to Trump.
A reminder about the Panama Papers, and why all the recent changes to the tax code will not result in trillions of dollars being repatriated to the United States.
Trump’s Deutsche Debt and Justice Kennedy Connection ; Pelosi Knocks Socialism …and More Picks 6/29
President Donald Trump’s close friend, billionaire Stephen Schwarzman, and his company, Blackstone, have interesting Russia connections. Thus far, though, they’ve flown beneath the radar.
‘Insect Apocalypse’ More Complicated Than Thought ; Belgians Urged to Eat Fries Twice a Week ; and More Picks 4/29
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Events keep on underlining the gap between the rhetoric and the reality. Nowhere is this more true than with the disparity between the way we talk about our soldiers and their service and the way they are actually treated. (And if we become indignant about this, we might also get a little indignant about the […]
An overview of Guardian correspondent Luke Harding’s exposé of the 40-year Trump/Russia collusion.
Feeling the ‘After-Bern’ ; Trump and Deutsche Bank Conflict of Interest ; The Loss of Democrats’ Populism …and More Picks
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke has resisted calls from Congress that he release the names of the banks that were recipients of the bailout money the Fed gave to AIG to prevent it from collapsing. AIG insured its counterparties against losses from mortgage backed derivatives. The Fed poured $85 billion into AIG, which paid out $37.3 […]
Who better than a billionaire’s advisor to pose as the authentic voice of the have-nots?