AC 360: Trump Downplays Russian Meddling Despite Intel Report

AC 360: Trump Downplays Russian Meddling Despite Intel Report

CNN: AC 360 January 6th, 2017.  Cooper (to NYT WH correspondent Michael Shear) “I was surprised by this morning’s tweet… two Tweets about the ratings for “The Apprentice” and Arnold Schwarzenegger… It just seems to me incredible that the President-elect cares about the ratings of a stupid TV show he used to be on, that […]

USA Today: Trump tweets his anger that Kellyanne Conway interview cut short

USA Today: Trump tweets his anger that Kellyanne Conway interview cut short

Erin Kelly, USA TODAY 1.7.17 President-elect Donald Trump lashed out on Twitter on Sunday against NBC’s Meet the Press, saying the show edited out nine minutes of a 10-minute interview that host Chuck Todd did with Kellyanne Conway, Trump’s top counselor. “Kellyanne Conway went to @MeetThePress this morning for an interview with @chucktodd. Dishonest media […]

CNN Money: Trump national security pick Monica Crowley plagiarized multiple sources in 2012 book

CNN Money: Trump national security pick Monica Crowley plagiarized multiple sources in 2012 book

Conservative author and television personality Monica Crowley, whom Donald Trump has tapped for a top national security communications role, plagiarized large sections of her 2012 book, a CNN KFile review has found. The review of Crowley’s June 2012 book, “What The (Bleep) Just Happened,” found upwards of 50 examples of plagiarism from numerous sources, including […]

Rachel Maddow accuses Donald Trump of “blatantly and overtly bluntly, simply” lying about the FBI-CIA-NSA intel report on Russia’s election hack in his favor

Rachel Maddow accuses Donald Trump of “blatantly and overtly bluntly, simply” lying about the FBI-CIA-NSA intel report on Russia’s election hack in his favor

THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 1/6/17 Trump lies about intelligence report on Russia easily spotted. Rachel Maddow points out that because Americans can read the declassified version of the intelligence report on Russia, we can see  that Donald Trump is lying about what the report says about the effect on the election and the hacking of Republican targets. […]

NPR: Late Night Deal To Gut House Ethics Office Backfires. Trump Tweets to Take Credit

NPR: Late Night Deal To Gut House Ethics Office Backfires. Trump Tweets to Take Credit

Susan Davis, Brian Naylor January 3rd, 2017  After a storm of criticism, including from President-elect Donald Trump, House Republicans have reversed themselves and restored the current rules of the Office of Congressional Ethics. GOP members met Tuesday afternoon and agreed by unanimous consent to withdraw a change to House rules approved late Monday evening, before […]

Salon.com Trump’s getting what he wants at Mar-a-Lago

Salon.com Trump’s getting what he wants at Mar-a-Lago

Matthew Rozsa Dec. 31st, 2016 President-elect Donald Trump’s copious conflicts of interest haven’t made headlines this week like they have in the past, but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t anything worth noting. This week has revealed quite a bit of new information not only about how Trump has abused power in the past, but how […]

Bloomberg News: How Goldman and Seinfeld Helped Put Steve Bannon in the White House

Bloomberg News: How Goldman and Seinfeld Helped Put Steve Bannon in the White House

by David Rovella December 20, 2016 After a campaign season unprecedented in its divisiveness and a transition unparalleled in controversial appointees, Steve Bannon’s selection as chief strategist for President-elect Donald Trump still manages to stand out.Bannon, 63, is an architect of Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton. He’s also a key player in America’s burgeoning ultra-right—sometimes genially labeled “alt-right” but more specifically […]