Author: Stephanie Moffat

Trump’s Attorney Sent Letter to Investigators About ‘Golden Shower’ Dossier Two weeks ago, Donald Trump’s attorney Michael Cohen sent Congress a point-by-point rebuttal of the “golden shower” dossier alleging that he has deep ties to Russian officials. And now, The Daily Beast has obtained the full letter. It’s clear in the letter that Cohen was hoping to clear his name in the Russia investigation. The letter told the House intelligence committee that it should “discern and publicly disclose” the financing and motivations of the salacious dossier. Additionally, it suggests that this dossier influenced the election. “It should consider whether...

Trump Just Lost His Best Chance To Fund Border Wall Donald Trump claims he will shut down the government if Congress doesn’t fund the building of the wall. Trump announced at a Phoenix rally, “Believe me, if we have to close down our government, we’re building that wall.” But the Freedom Caucus says if it comes down to it, they won’t shut down the government. “In talking to a number of my members, if there was a vote for a continuing resolution next week that did not include border wall funding, the majority of those members would be supportive...

California Senator Supports Medicare-for-all Legislation At a town hall in Oakland, California, Senator Kamala Harris told attendees that she is planning on co-sponsorig Medicare-for-all legislation Senator Bernie Sanders will introduce. I intend to co-sponsor the Medicare for All bill because it’s just the right thing to do. — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 30, 2017 The bill is essentially single-payer health care, and would expand the federal Medicare program, which mostly covers people age 65 and older, to all Americans. The Democratic senator has previously said she supports the concept of universal healthcare, but this is the first time she...

Paul Manafort’s Ties to Russia Are Deeper Than Previously Disclosed Paul Manafort’s work for pro-Russian causes was a lot longer than was previously reported, and it often involved Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. The Wall Street Journal reported that Manafort’s pro-Russian work started as early as 2004 and continued to 2015, the year before he signed on as then-candidate Donald Trump’s campaign chairman. Manafort worked not only in Ukraine, but also in Georgia and Montenegro. Congressional investigators are looking deeper into the ties between Manafort and Deripaska, but have declined Deripaska’s offer to testify in exchange for immunity to avoid...

Mueller May Have Just Checkmated Trump By Working With NY Attorney General According to Politico, special counsel Robert Mueller’s team has teamed up with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on its investigation into Paul Manafort. This means two things. One, the investigation into Manafort is intensifying. Two, and most importantly, Trump does not have pardon power over state crimes. Trump hasn’t said publicly that he will pardon Manafort, but he has talked to his advisers about his presidential pardon powers. Now that Mueller has taken a possible pardon off the table, he could possibly use this as leverage...