The US Attorney’s office maintained that Cohen’s payoff to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougall constituted a infraction against US election laws.
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Crime
Top 5 Mistakes GOP’s Wohl Made in allegedly framing Mueller for Sex Charges
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) | – 1. Republican activist Jacob Wohl allegedly set up a phony company called “Surefire Intelligence,” charged with paying supposed women victims of Special Counsel Robert Mueller to allege sexual abuse. Wohl used his own email address to set up the site, and give his mother’s telephone number as the contact. […]
Trump Clan Accused of Enticing the Poor to Invest in Sham Business
Trump received secret payments worth millions of dollars for his services
A Fourth Woman has contacted Montgomery County with Kavanaugh Rape Allegations
The local newspaper in Montgomery County, Maryland, is reporting that investigators there are aware of a fourth accuser (counting attorney Michael Avenatti’s anonymous one). The Sentinel writes: “Government investigators confirmed Monday they’re aware of a potential second sexual assault complaint in the county against former Georgetown Prep student and Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh. While investigators […]
Treason: Obama Iran Deal Officials allegedly targeted by Trump via Israeli Black Cube
They thought would be easier to convince the US to pull out of the deal if the bureaucrats involved in crafting it were discredited
Will Trump divert attention from Cohen Raid by attacking Syria?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Matt Apuzzo of the New York Times reports that FBI agents produced a warrant at the offices in the Rockefeller Center of Trump’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen, that allowed them to gain access and to spend hours going through and confiscating documents and equipment. Trump lambasted […]
Israel: Netanyahu’s Top Allies Arrested in Ongoing Corruption Probe
TeleSur | – – A former Netanyahu spokesman and the former director of the communications ministry are among the persons arrested. Two close associates of Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, have been named in the ongoing corruption probe against Netanyahu. Nir Hefetz, a former Netanyahu spokesman, and Shlomo Filber, the former director of the communications […]
What Does Netanyahu Corruption Case tell us about Trump’s Fate?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Israeli police have recommended that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu be indicted for corruption. The recommendation now goes to attorney general Avichai Mandelblit, who may or may not decide to act on it. Although 60% of Israelis in polling have said they wanted Netanyahu to step down […]
Did the Pentagon’s War on Drugs Confound Counter-Terrorism?
By Nick Turse | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – 2017 was a year of investigations for U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). There was the investigation of the two-star commander of U.S. Army Africa who allegedly sent racy texts to an enlisted man’s wife. There was the investigation into the alleged killing of a Special Forces soldier by […]
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