investigatingtrump.com editorial note: On Monday Tara Palmeri, White House Correspondent for Politico broke the story that President Donald Trump had sent two conservative political operatives to the CEO’s office at the legendary Voice of America which, until the signing of the latest Defense authorization bill, was run by a bi-partisan panel. Tonight in a powerful follow-up piece, […]
By Chris Cillizza January 26 All White Houses leak. Sometimes the leaks are big, sometimes small. But there are always people willing to talk to reporters about the “real” story or about why the chief executive made a mistake in regard to some decision he made. That said, I’ve never seen so much leaking so […]
By NICHOLAS FANDOS JAN. 24, 2017 CLICK IMAGE FOR LINK TO STORY WASHINGTON — During a private meeting with congressional leaders on Monday, President Trump asserted that between three million and five million unauthorized immigrants had voted for his Democratic opponent and robbed him of a victory in the national popular vote. There is no evidence to support the […]
By Kevin Liptak and Dan Merica, CNN Washington Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump believes millions of votes were cast illegally in last year’s election, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said on Tuesday, but he wouldn’t provide any concrete evidence for the claim, which has long been debunked. “The President does believe that, I think he’s stated that before, and […]
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 1/23/17 Trump ‘keep the oil’ policy puts US troops at risk Rachel Maddow looks at how Donald Trump’s continued mention of taking oil from other countries as a spoil of war makes those countries feel threatened and puts U.S. troops in those countries at risk. Duration: 20:43
By Abby Phillip and Mike DeBonis January 23 at 8:05 PM Days after being sworn in, President Trump insisted to congressional leaders invited to a reception at the White House that he would have won the popular vote had it not been for millions of illegal votes, according to people familiar with the meeting. Trump has repeatedly claimed, without […]
investigatingtrump.com editorial note: In what appears to be a new editorial policy for The New York Times, Media Columnist Jim Rutenberg’s piece below contains two footnotes setting the record straight about falsehoods told by President Trump and his Press Secretary Sean Spicer on Saturday. CLICK IMAGE for link to column: Jim Rutenberg MEDIATOR JAN. 22, 2017 When Donald […]
INTERVIEW VIDEO: RUSH TRANSCRIPT FOR ‘THIS WEEK’ on January 22, 2017 and it will be updated. UNIDENTIFIED MALE (voice-over): Starting right now on THIS WEEK with George Stephanopoulos. DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I, Donald John Trump, do solemnly swear… UNIDENTIFIED MALE (voice-over): Donald Trump takes the oath. TRUMP: This American carnage stops right here and […]
by ALEXANDRA JAFFE JAN 22 2017, 2:25 PM ET Kellyanne Conway, counselor to President Donald Trump, said the White House press secretary gave “alternative facts” when he inaccurately described the inauguration crowd as “the largest ever” during his first appearance before the press this weekend. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer gathered the press to deliver a […]
CLICK IMAGE VIDEO: By Ryan Browne Updated 4:29 PM ET, Sat January 21, 2017 Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump, seeking to demonstrate he backs the intelligence community after a turbulent transition, told CIA employees Saturday at their headquarters: “I am so behind you.” “I am with you 1,000%,” Trump said after receiving intelligence briefings from top officials at […]
