The following article by Lydia Wheeler and Morgan Chalfant was posted on the Hill website August 17, 2018:
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The judge in the tax- and bank-fraud trial against onetime Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort said Friday he’s been threatened over the case, denying a request from media outlets to release the names and addresses of the jurors.
Judge T.S. Ellis III said he’s not going to reveal the specifics of the threats he received.
“I have the marshals’ protection,” he said.
The following article by Lindsey McPherson was posted on the Roll Call website August 23, 2017:
Short on legislative accomplishments so far in his tenure, President Donald Trump went out of his way to complicate Congress’ fall legislative agenda during a campaign-style rally in Phoenix, Arizona, on Tuesday.
Here are seven ways in just that one speech that Trump said things that don’t bode well for his ability to work with Congress:
Little more than a month before the Sept. 30 deadline for funding the government into the next fiscal year, Trump threatened to shut down the government if Congress doesn’t agree to fund the border wall he repeatedly promised to build — and have Mexico pay for — during the campaign.
“The obstructionist Democrats would like us not to do it, but believe me, if we have to close down our government, we’re building that wall,” he said.
This didn’t seem to intimidate Democrats, several of whom took to Twitter to emphasize that they will continue to fight against the wall. Continue reading “7 Ways Trump’s Arizona Speech Complicates Congress’ Fall Agenda”
The following article by Alexandra Rosenmann was posted on the AlterNet website February 7, 2017:
On Tuesday, President Trump held a White House meeting with sheriffs from around the country, cementing a new feud and baring his authoritarianism for all to see. Continue reading “Trump Issues Terrifying Threat to All Who Cross His Allies During Sheriff Summit”
