DAVID CAY JOHNSTON 10.03.16 8:41 AM ET The big New York Times scoop that Donald Trump used $916 million of tax losses to enjoy many income tax-free years raised a question the newspaper didn’t try to answer: How did Trump do it? Trump, the only major-party presidential nominee in four decades to keep all his tax returns secret, insists “there’s […]
9/27/16 When class president & class clown debated MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell analyzes the first Clinton-Trump presidential debate and the shocking statement that Donald Trump said “everybody would agree” with. Duration: 18:39
By Michelle Lee September 26, 2016 CLICK HEADLINE for link to story “You’ve taken business bankruptcies six times.” –Hillary Clinton “On occasion – four times – we used certain laws that are there.” –Donald Trump CLICK HEADLINE for link to story THE FACT CHECKER | Clinton is correct. Trump’s companies have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, […]
Michael Isikoff Chief Investigative Correspondent September 23, 2016 CLICK IMAGE for link to story. U.S. intelligence officials are seeking to determine whether an American businessman identified by Donald Trump as one of his foreign policy advisers has opened up private communications with senior Russian officials — including talks about the possible lifting of economic sanctions if the […]
By Marshall Cohen and Tom LoBianco, CNN Fri September 23, 2016 Washington (CNN)A series of high-profile breaches and warnings from national intelligence leaders has elections directors in critical battleground states seeking federal help against possible cyberattacks. Officials in Pennsylvania and Ohio tell CNN they are working closely with the Department of Homeland Security to protect their elections […]
By Julia Ioffe September 23rd, 2016 CLICK IMAGE for link to story. In March, in a bold “Oh yeah?” moment during an interview with the Washington Post’s editorial board, Donald Trump took the paper’s dare and revealed, then and there, his very short list of foreign policy advisers. There were just five, though he said, “I have quite […]
Allan Smith Sep. 10, 2016, 2:13 PM Donald Trump is again under fire for warm comments he directed at Russian President Vladimir Putin, this time calling him a stronger leader than US President Barack Obama at a national-security forum this week. “If he says great things about me, I’m going to say great things about him,” […]
By DAVID E. SANGER AUG. 29, 2016 The Senate minority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, asked the F.B.I. on Monday to investigate evidence suggesting that Russia may try to manipulate voting results in November. In a letter to the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey Jr., Mr. Reid wrote that the threat of Russian interference “is more extensive than is widely known […]
By Michael Isikoff August 29, 2016. The FBI has uncovered evidence that foreign hackers penetrated two state election databases in recent weeks, prompting the bureau to warn election officials across the country to take new steps to enhance the security of their computer systems, according to federal and state law enforcement officials. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE […]
By CORY BENNETT and ERIC GELLER 08/29/16 Could hacks of Arizona’s and Illinois’ voter databases be part of a Russian attempt to meddle in the U.S. election? The FBI’s decision to issue a nationwide alert about the possible hacking of state election offices after breaches in Illinois and Arizona is raising concerns that a nationwide attack could be afoot, with the potential […]
