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I wonder where this will end up. Nixon hadn't planned Watergate. What he did was lie to cover it up and protect "his people", but that was enough to end his presidency. This seems to be Trump's own doing.

 

 

Trump's lawyer Marc Kasowitz rejects James Comey's allegations

 

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Mr Comey testified to the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday about events leading up to his sacking.

He went on the record with a number of explosive claims.

 

Mr Comey said:

  • the Russians interfered in last year's US election
  • Mr Trump asked him to drop an investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who was himself forced out after misleading the vice-president about his conversations with Russia's ambassador before Mr Trump took office
  • the president demanded his loyalty
  • the president defamed him and the FBI by claiming the agency was "poorly led"; this Mr Comey called "lies, plain and simple"
  • he may have been fired to "change the way the Russia investigation was being conducted"
  • he did not have knowledge of the president trying to stop the Russia investigation
  • it was not for him to say whether Mr Trump's actions were an obstruction of justice

Mr Comey was leading one of several Russia investigations before Mr Trump fired him last month.

 

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'Staggering blow' for Trump - Anthony Zurcher, BBC News

 

For Donald Trump the good news from James Comey's testimony is that the former FBI director clearly said the president was not directly under FBI investigation at the time he was fired. The bad news was, well, everything else.

 

It's clear the president woefully mishandled this, for which he has paid a high price ever since. By unceremoniously sacking him, and offering a muddle of explanations for it, he created an adversary with both the means and the motivation to respond in the most damaging way.

 

The White House may claim today's testimony is a technical exoneration. Politically, however, it's a staggering blow.

 

 

http://www.bbc.com/n...canada-40210521

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Donald Trump in fresh conflict of interest with Jared Kushner

 

A key business partner of US President Donald Trump and Jared Kushner is reportedly pursuing a $US2 billion (NZ$2.7b) government contract to build a new FBI headquarters, sparking conflict of interest concerns.

 

Vornado Realty Trust is one of three finalists for the rights to develop the campus in Washington DC, ABC News in the US reports.

 

The New York real estate firm's founder and chairman, Steven Roth, is a longtime friend and occasional adviser to President Trump.

 

He even travelled last week with him to Cincinnati as part of President Trump's "Infrastructure Week", with the US leader hailing Mr Roth on stage as one of the "greatest builders in America."

 

Mr Roth's firm is jointly invested in two buildings with the Trump Organisation, and it is negotiating with the Kushner Company over its investments in the 666 Fifth Avenue skyscraper in New York.

 

"It creates a huge conflict," said Representative Gerald Connolly, Democrat who sits on the House Oversight Committee. "It's an enormous project. The exposure here for the Trump administration is very real."

 

A spokesman for Mr Kushner said he was taking White House ethics "very seriously" to avoid a conflict.

 

more at http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11875110

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Attorneys-General sue Donald Trump over business ties

 

The Attorneys-General of Maryland and the District of Columbia filed a federal lawsuit on Monday against President Donald Trump, alleging he violated the Constitution by retaining ties to his sprawling global business empire and by accepting foreign payments while in office.... more at link

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How much longer can Trump keep it up? I do think his voters might turn violent if he is impeached ....

 

What the US needs is a successful businessman to run the federal government. Run it as a business.

 

Waste, fraud, and abuse will be eliminated. The government will be run more efficiently. With less taxes.

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What the US needs is a successful businessman to run the federal government. Run it as a business.

 

Waste, fraud, and abuse will be eliminated. The government will be run more efficiently. With less taxes.

 

Trump is not a succesfull businessman though :p

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