US Politics in Trump era Public date: 02.10.2020 20:59:01

Publisher: Common Dreams

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27 Mar 2019

Forget Mueller. Forget Impeachment. A Million People Should Surround the White House and Demand Trump’s Resignation

What a farce and distraction this whole exercise turned out to be! Mueller’s assigned subject was Trump. So, does this prosecutor demand to interview Trump, to subpoena Trump? No. Does this special investigator conclude with any legal recommendations at all? No. Really, what should we have expected from someone who, as FBI Director, testified before Congress as part of the Bush/Cheney regime, pushing for the criminal invasion of Iraq in 2003?
What a farce and distraction this whole exercise turned out to be! Mueller’s assigned subject was Trump. So, does this...
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donald trump, investigation, justice department, robert mueller, william barr
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Publisher: NYTimes

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25 Mar 2019

Mueller Finds No Trump-Russia Conspiracy but Stops Short of Exonerating President on Obstruction of Justice

The investigation led by Robert S. Mueller III found that neither President Trump nor any of his aides conspired or coordinated with the Russian government’s 2016 election interference, according to a summary of the special counsel’s findings made public on Sunday by Attorney General William P. Barr.Mr. Barr also said that Mr. Mueller’s team drew no conclusions about whether Mr. Trump illegally obstructed justice.
The investigation led by Robert S. Mueller III found that neither President Trump nor any of his aides conspired or...
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collusion, donald trump, justice department, obstruction of justice, robert mueller
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Publisher: NYTimes

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21 Nov 2018

Trump Wanted to Order Justice Dept. to Prosecute Comey and Clinton

President Trump told the White House counsel in the spring that he wanted to order the Justice Department to prosecute two of his political adversaries: his 2016 challenger, Hillary Clinton, and the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey, according to two people familiar with the conversation. The lawyer, Donald F. McGahn II, rebuffed the president, saying that he had no authority to order a prosecution.
President Trump told the White House counsel in the spring that he wanted to order the Justice Department to prosecute...
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competence, donald trump, extreme measures, governance, hillary clinton, james comey, justice department
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Publisher: NYTimes

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4 Sep 2018

Trump Blasts Sessions for Charging G.O.P. Members Before Midterms

President Trump on Monday attacked Jeff Sessions, his attorney general, over the Justice Department’s decision to bring criminal charges against two Republican congressmen ahead of the midterm elections, linking the department’s actions with his party’s political fate.
President Trump on Monday attacked Jeff Sessions, his attorney general, over the Justice Department’s decision to...
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donald trump, elections, governance, jeff sessions, justice department
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Publisher: NYTimes

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23 Aug 2018

Jeff Sessions Rejects Trump’s Attack, Saying Justice Dept. Will Not Be Influenced by Politics

Attorney General Jeff Sessions pushed back against President Trump’s recent attack on him — namely that Mr. Sessions never took control of the Justice Department — and said on Thursday that he would not be influenced by politics in the job.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions pushed back against President Trump’s recent attack on him — namely that Mr. Sessions...
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competence, donald trump, jeff sessions, justice department
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Publisher: NYTimes

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22 May 2018

By Demanding an Investigation, Trump Challenged a Constraint on His Power

When President Trump publicly demanded that the Justice Department open an investigation into the F.B.I.’s scrutiny of his campaign contacts  with Russia, he inched further toward breaching an established  constraint on executive power: The White House does not make decisions about individual law enforcement investigations.
When President Trump publicly demanded that the Justice Department open an investigation into the F.B.I.’s...
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donald trump, extreme measures, governance, justice department, obstruction of justice
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Publisher: NYTimes

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16 Jun 2017

Trump Acknowledges He Is Under Investigation in Russia Inquiry

President Trump acknowledged publicly for the first time on Friday that  he was under investigation in the expanding inquiry into Russian influence in the election, and he appeared to attack the integrity of the Justice Department official in charge of leading it.
President Trump acknowledged publicly for the first time on Friday that  he was under investigation in the...
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corruption, donald trump, investigation, justice department, twitter rants
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Publisher: NYTimes

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31 Jan 2017

Trump Fires Acting Attorney General

President Trump fired his acting attorney general on Monday after she defiantly refused to defend his immigration executive order, accusing the Democratic holdover of trying to obstruct his agenda for political reasons. The acting attorney general, Sally Q. Yates, on Monday ordered government lawyers not to defend President Trump’s executive order on immigration in court. The president appointed Dana J. Boente, United States attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, to serve as acting attorney general until Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama is confirmed.
President Trump fired his acting attorney general on Monday after she defiantly refused to defend his immigration...
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donald trump, immigration, justice department, trumps america
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Publisher: NYTimes

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20 Feb 2020

Trump Takes Up Call for Barr to ‘Clean House’ at Justice Dept.

Ignoring appeals from his attorney general to stop tweeting about the Justice Department, President Trump on Wednesday renewed his attacks on the agency, demanding “JUSTICE” for himself and all future presidents.
Ignoring appeals from his attorney general to stop tweeting about the Justice Department, President Trump on Wednesday...
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Publisher: Talking Points Memo

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18 Dec 2018

Trump Demands Stop To Emoluments Case As State AGs Subpoena 38 Witnesses

President Trump’s Justice Department is scrambling to stop two state attorneys general from procuring evidence about whether the President is violating the Constitution’s emoluments clause by filing an emergency appeal in the Fourth Circuit court.
President Trump’s Justice Department is scrambling to stop two state attorneys general from procuring evidence about...
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corruption, donald trump, drain the swamp, justice department
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Publisher: Talking Points Memo

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11 Jun 2017

DOJ: Trump Can Accept Foreign Payments For His Businesses

The Justice Department asked a court to dismiss the lawsuit brought by a watch dog group alleging  that President Trump is in violation of the Constitution’s Emolument clause. The filing from the federal government on Friday argued that neither the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics (CREW), nor the businesses that have joined the lawsuit, have the standing to bring the legal challenge, while asserting that the Emoluments clause does not apply to the sort of profits Trump is benefiting from through his businesses while in office.
The Justice Department asked a court to dismiss the lawsuit brought by a watch dog group alleging  that...
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conflict of interest, donald trump, justice department
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Publisher: Washington Post

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12 Sep 2018

On Sept. 11 anniversary, Trump launches fresh attacks on FBI and Justice Department with dubious allegation

As politicians and others went on Twitter on Tuesday morning to mark the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, President Trump used the platform to launch a fresh round of assaults on the FBI and Justice Department.
As politicians and others went on Twitter on Tuesday morning to mark the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks,...
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Publisher: Washington Post

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24 Jan 2018

It’s looking more and more like Jeff Sessions is doing Trump’s political dirty work

The defining moment of Jeff Sessions's time as attorney general has been when he recused himself from oversight of the Russia investigation. That quickly led to the appointment of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, who is now extensively probing President Trump. And by all accounts, it seriously strained Sessions's relationship with Trump, who thinks Sessions should  be protecting him and doing his bidding.
The defining moment of Jeff Sessions's time as attorney general has been when he recused himself from...
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donald trump, investigation, jeff sessions, justice department, obstruction of justice, russia, trumps america
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Publisher: Washington Post

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26 Jul 2017

Trump leaves Sessions twisting in the wind while berating him publicly

President Trump and his advisers are privately discussing the possibility of replacing Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and some confidants are floating prospects who could take his place were he to resign or be fired, according to people familiar with the talks.
President Trump and his advisers are privately discussing the possibility of replacing Attorney General...
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competence, donald trump, governance, james comey, jeff sessions, justice department, trump cabinet
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Publisher: Washington Post

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21 Jul 2017

Trump shows disdain for rule of law with new attacks on Sessions, Rosenstein, Mueller

President Trump laced into the attorney general, deputy attorney general, acting FBI director, former FBI director and the special counsel in an interview yesterday with the New York Times that, even by Trump standards, is remarkable.
President Trump laced into the attorney general, deputy attorney general, acting FBI director, former FBI director and...
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character, competence, donald trump, fbi, governance, jeff sessions, justice department
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Publisher: Washington Post

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18 Jun 2017

Trump takes a Twitter swipe at deputy attorney general, a key figure in Russia probe

President Trump put fresh pressure on the second-highest-ranking  official at the Justice Department on Friday, raising concerns among the  president’s critics that Rod J. Rosenstein could be in danger of being fired, while others argued that if he stays he should recuse himself  from his role overseeing the special-counsel probe that has engulfed the White House. “I am being investigated for firing the FBI Director by the man who told me to fire the FBI Director! Witch Hunt,” the president said on Twitter.
President Trump put fresh pressure on the second-highest-ranking  official at the Justice...
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donald trump, fbi, investigation, james comey, justice department, twitter rants
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Publisher: Washington Post

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14 Feb 2020

Trump takes on Judge Amy Berman Jackson ahead of Roger Stone’s sentencing

First he went after the prosecutors who recommended a multiyear sentence for his friend Roger Stone. Then President Trump turned his Twitter ire to the “witch hunt disgrace” of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation, which led to Stone’s indictment. But perhaps most surprising was Trump’s decision to target U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson — who will determine Stone’s fate when he appears in her courtroom next Thursday.
First he went after the prosecutors who recommended a multiyear sentence for his friend Roger Stone. Then President...
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donald trump, extreme measures, justice department, obstruction of justice, trump advisers
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Publisher: Washington Post

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21 Jun 2020

U.S. attorney who was investigating people close to Trump now says he will step down, ending standoff with attorney general

Barr informed Berman of the president’s move in a sharply worded letter, explaining that Berman’s deputy, Audrey Strauss, will serve as the acting U.S. attorney in Manhattan until the Senate can confirm a permanent replacement. Under Berman, the office managed a number of sensitive investigations involving people close to Trump, including his personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani.
Barr informed Berman of the president’s move in a sharply worded letter, explaining that Berman’s deputy, Audrey...
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donald trump, governance, justice department, retaliation, william barr
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