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

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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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4 Oct 2019

Trump Publicly Urges China to Investigate the Bidens

President Trump on Thursday publicly called on China to investigate a political rival, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., in an extraordinary presidential request to a foreign country for help that could benefit him in the 2020 election.
President Trump on Thursday publicly called on China to investigate a political rival, former Vice President Joseph R....
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1 Oct 2019

Trump Raises Idea of Arresting House Chairman for Treason

President Trump on Monday questioned whether the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Representative Adam B. Schiff, should be arrested for treason for his description of a phone call Mr. Trump had with the president of Ukraine during a recent congressional hearing.
President Trump on Monday questioned whether the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Representative Adam B....
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27 Sep 2019

White House Tried to ‘Lock Down’ Ukraine Call Records, Whistle-Blower Says

After hearing that President Trump tried to persuade Ukraine to investigate a 2020 campaign rival, senior officials at the White House scrambled to “lock down” records of the call, a whistle-blower alleged in an explosive complaint released Thursday.
After hearing that President Trump tried to persuade Ukraine to investigate a 2020 campaign rival, senior officials at...
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15 Oct 2018

Trump Says ‘Rogue Killers’ May Be Involved in Saudi Journalist Case

President Trump said on Monday that he spoke with the king of Saudi Arabia and that the ruler denied any knowledge of what happened to a missing Saudi dissident journalist. After the call, Mr. Trump said it was possible that “rogue killers” were behind the disappearance of the journalist, Jamal Khashoggi.
President Trump said on Monday that he spoke with the king of Saudi Arabia and that the ruler denied any knowledge of...
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29 Sep 2018

House Republicans to Meet Privately With Rod Rosenstein

House Republicans plan to privately question the deputy attorney general, Rod J. Rosenstein, about discussions last year where he suggested secretly taping President Trump to expose a chaotic White House and removing him from office under the 25th Amendment. House Democrats complained that they were left out of the planning and pledged to push to attend the meeting. Representative Jerrold Nadler of New York, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, said his Republican colleagues “cannot be left alone in a room” with Mr. Rosenstein.
House Republicans plan to privately question the deputy attorney general, Rod J. Rosenstein, about discussions last year...
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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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2 Aug 2018

Trump Tells Sessions to ‘Stop This Rigged Witch Hunt Right Now’

President Trump called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday to end the special counsel investigation, an extraordinary appeal to the nation’s top law enforcement official to halt an inquiry directly into the president. The order to the attorney general on Twitter immediately raised questions from some lawyers about whether it was an attempt to obstruct justice in the special counsel’s Russia inquiry..
President Trump called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday to end the special counsel investigation, an...
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24 May 2018

Trump Pulls Out of North Korea Summit Meeting with Kim Jong-un

President Trump has notified Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, that he has canceled their much-anticipated meeting to discuss steps toward denuclearization and peace because of recent “tremendous anger and open hostility” by Pyongyang toward members of his administration.
President Trump has notified Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, that he has canceled their...
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1 Dec 2017

Michael Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying to the F.B.I.

Mr. Flynn, who appeared in federal court in Washington, acknowledged that he was cooperating  with the investigation by the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, into Russian interference in the 2016 election. His plea agreement suggests that Mr. Flynn provided information to prosecutors, which may help advance the inquiry.
Mr. Flynn, who appeared in federal court in Washington, acknowledged that he was...
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13 Nov 2017

Trump Chooses Alex Azar for Health and Human Services Secretary

President Trump nominated a pharmaceutical executive, Alex Azar, to be the next secretary of the Health and Human Services Department. Mr. Azar’s nomination is likely to raise questions about Mr. Trump’s commitment to pressuring drug companies to lower prices in the United States.
President Trump nominated a pharmaceutical executive, Alex Azar, to be the next secretary of the Health and Human...
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6 Oct 2017

Trump Calls Meeting With Military Leaders ‘the Calm Before the Storm’

President Trump said late Thursday that a meeting with his military leaders was “the calm before the storm,” but what he meant by his ominous comment remained unclear. When pressed for more details, the president said, “you’ll find out,” a declaration that comes amid more turmoil in his own cabinet and several foreign policy challenges around the world.
President Trump said late Thursday that a meeting with his military leaders was “the calm before the storm,” but...
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