Trump Corruption

NBC News reports: The Justice Department on Tuesday refused to answer a number of questions from a federal judge who had demanded more information on deportations that were carried out under a rarely used wartime act. “The Government maintains that there is no justification to order the provision of additional information, and that doing so would be inappropriate,” the Justice …

The Washington Post reports: The Social Security Administration is considering adding a new anti-fraud step to claims for benefits that the agency acknowledges would force millions of customers to file in person at a field office rather than over the phone, according to an internal memorandum. The change would create major disruptions to Social Security operations, the memo said, and …

Bloomberg Law reports: US Chief Justice John Roberts said the impeachment of federal judges is “not an appropriate response” to disagreement with their rulings. The extraordinary statement from the leader of the Supreme Court comes hours after President Donald Trump called for the impeachment of a judge who tried to pause the deportation of hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members. …

The New York Times reports: President Trump visited the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington on Monday for the first time since he stunned the cultural and political establishment nearly five weeks ago by taking over the institution. During the board meeting Mr. Trump floated the idea of hosting the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony himself, according …

“It was a silly question. ‘Can you guarantee there’s not gonna be a recession?’ I can’t guarantee anything. I can’t guarantee that the journalist who asked me the question that her news program is gonna be on in a year. “What I can guarantee that there is no reason that we need to have a recession. I think the economy, …

CNBC reports: President Donald Trump called Tuesday for the impeachment of a federal judge who has issued orders blocking Trump’s plan to deport alleged members of a Venezuelan gang from the United States. Trump’s demand came a day after the Department of Justice asked an appeals court to remove Chief Judge James Boasberg from the case and separately asked Boasberg …

Politico reports: Scandal-ridden former Rep. Matt Gaetz is gone from Congress, but the wounds he inflicted on the House Ethics Committee that investigated him remain fresh. After the longest delay in recent history, the panel finally recruited enough members to perform its grim mandate of governing fellow lawmakers’ conduct in the 119th Congress. And they’ll have their work cut out …

Posted last night to Trump’s Truth Social account: Third Rate Magazine, “The Atlantic,” that made up the “Suckers and Losers” Hoax about me and the Military, and refused to even acknowledge the vast horde of people who emphatically denied this FAKE STORY, has asked me to do an interview. Below is my response: Ashley Parker is not capable of doing …

The New York Times reports: President Trump visited the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington on Monday for the first time since he stunned the cultural and political establishment nearly five weeks ago by taking over the institution. He had some thoughts about programming. “I never liked ‘Hamilton’ very much,” he said, taking a poke at …

The New York Post reports: President Trump said Monday that he’s preparing to release 80,000 Kennedy assassination files on Tuesday — a trove that’s expected to be pored over by history buffs and conspiracy theorists. Trump made the remark while visiting the Kennedy Center performing arts hub in Washington. It was not immediately clear if Trump was referring to files …

Axios reports: President Trump said on Monday that the U.S. will consider any further attacks by the Houthis in Yemen as emanating from Iran and threatened the Iranian government with “dire consequences.” Trump ordered strikes across Yemen on Saturday, which killed more than 50 people, according to Houthi affiliated media. White House national security adviser Mike Waltz claimed on Sunday …

The Brown Daily Herald reports: One week before spring break, Brown advised international community members, including visa holders and permanent residents, to postpone international travel in a campus-wide email sent on Sunday. “Potential changes in travel restrictions and travel bans, visa procedures and processing, re-entry requirements and other travel-related delays may affect travelers’ ability to return to the U.S. as …

The Associated Press reports: A doctor from Lebanon who arrived at the Boston airport was deported over the weekend without explanation, despite having a U.S. visa and a job teaching at Brown University. A judge had ordered she not be sent back until there was a hearing, but government lawyers said customs officials did not get word in time. Dr. …

Media Matters has the transcript: LAWRENCE JONES (CO-HOST): So Tom, what’s next? Because I’m getting a little worried about the manpower. These guys are — they have to be tired. You got 30 guys in a stack going on different busts every single day. You are going to run out of money. It doesn’t look like you are getting support …

TRUMP: “Biden and his people, and his probably autopen. It looked like we had an autopen for a president, and we would have been better off than we had, probably. But it looks to me like, you know, that’s a big subject. I’m sure you won’t ask about that. But the whole subject of autopen. Did he know what he …

“I’m here to raise the issues the people of Ireland face. You know, it’ll be music to the people of Ireland’s ears. Because, never on the main stage, have the issues the people of Ireland face been spoke. “You know, our government has long since abandoned the voices of the people of Ireland and it’s high time that America is …

The Guardian reports: Leading Democrats on Monday demanded an investigation of possible criminal corruption involving Elon Musk, the tech billionaire and world’s richest man tasked by Donald Trump with slashing the federal government. The investigation should involve “the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to cancel a $2.4 billion contract with Verizon to upgrade air traffic control communications, and to pay … …

Politico Europe reports: She’s been covered by a glacier, smashed up by various giant monsters, and left to decay on a planet overrun by super-intelligent apes. But even in a Hollywood scriptwriter’s worst nightmare, Lady Liberty surely couldn’t be sent back to France. Could she? French MEP Raphaël Glucksmann, of the Socialists and Democrats group, has set tongues wagging by …

The New York Times reports: When President Trump was criticized by some of the artists who were recognized at the annual Kennedy Center Honors program during his first term, he responded by boycotting the show, breaking with decades of precedent. Now, as he leads a sweeping takeover of the Kennedy Center in his second term, Mr. Trump is seeking changes …

Axios reports: The Trump administration says it ignored a Saturday court order to turn around two planeloads of alleged Venezuelan gang members because the flights were over international waters and therefore the ruling didn’t apply, two senior officials tell Axios. The administration’s decision to defy a federal judge’s order is exceedingly rare and highly controversial. The White House welcomes that …