The Associated Press and The Washington Post: multiple Trump scandals in one day

By Jeff Horowitz The Associated Press February 27th. WASHINGTON (AP)

The political strategist and online guru who was named President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign manager Tuesday has a close financial relationship with a penny-stock firm with a questionable history that includes longstanding ties to a convicted fraudster, according to an Associated Press investigation.

Brad Parscale, who played a key role in Trump’s 2016 election victory, signed a $10 million deal in August to sell his digital marketing company to CloudCommerce Inc. As part of the deal, Parscale currently serves as a member of California-based company’s management team. CLICK HERE for direct link to AP story.

By Shane Harris, Carol D. Leonnig, Greg Jaffe & Josh Dawsey Wash Post. Officials in at least four countries have privately discussed ways they can manipulate Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and senior adviser, by taking advantage of his complex business arrangements, financial difficulties and lack of foreign policy experience, according to current and former U.S. officials familiar with intelligence reports on the matter.

Among those nations discussing ways to influence Kushner to their advantage were the United Arab Emirates, China, Israel and Mexico, the current and former officials said.It is unclear if any of those countries acted on the discussions, but Kushner’s contacts with certain foreign government officials have raised concerns inside the White House and are a reason he has been unable to obtain a permanent security clearance, the officials said.CLICK HERE for direct link to WP story.

By Ashley Parker, Josh Dawsey and Philip Rucker Washington Post

Jared Kushner, senior adviser and son-in-law to President Trump, had his security clearance downgraded Friday, sharply limiting his access to some of the nation’s most sensitive secrets amid concerns raised by the ongoing investigation of his background, two White House officials said Tuesday.

Kushner was one of several White House officials who received a memo Friday announcing that because of their interim security clearances, their status was being downgraded from the “Top Secret/SCI” level to the “Secret” level, a far lower level of access to classified information.

February 27 Jared Kushner, senior adviser and son-in-law to President Trump, had his security clearance downgraded Friday, sharply limiting his access to some of the nation’s most sensitive secrets amid concerns raised by the ongoing investigation of his background, two White House officials said Tuesday.

By Jeff Horwitz and Juan Zamorano AP

PANAMA CITY — Panama’s government said Monday it was formally investigating a complaint that executives for President Donald Trump’s family hotel business were illegally occupying a 70-story luxury Trump hotel amid a management dispute.The Public Ministry said it was investigating whether there was any “punishable conduct” in the matter at the Trump International Hotel in Panama, and that it intended to ask for more information from both sides.The dispute has brought armed guards on the property, allegations of improperly shredding documents and a pitched fight for control over a room filled with computer servers.Employees acting at the direction of Trump’s hotel business retained physical control over the property, but the hotel’s owners now control at least some of the hotel’s bank accounts. CLICK HERE for direct link to AP story published in the Wash Post.

The Associated Press and The Washington Post: multiple Trump scandals in one day added by Peter Lance on February 28, 2018
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