Tag: Donald Trump Jr.

New Trump book: Bannon’s ‘treasonous’ claim, Ivanka’s presidential ambitions and Melania’s first-lady concerns

The following article by John Wagner and Callum Borchers was posted on the Washington Post website January 3, 2018:

The Fix’s Callum Borchers lists three takeaways from the book “Fire and Fury” by Michael Wolff about President Trump’s campaign and first year in office. (Video: Bastien Inzaurralde/Photo: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)

President Trump is a book genre unto himself. There’s “Understanding Trump,” by Newt Gingrich, whom Trump considered as a running mate; “Let Trump Be Trump,” by former Trump campaign aides Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie; “The Swamp,” by former Fox News Channel host Eric Bolling; and a forthcoming book by former White House press secretary Sean Spicer (working title: “The Briefing”). Continue reading “New Trump book: Bannon’s ‘treasonous’ claim, Ivanka’s presidential ambitions and Melania’s first-lady concerns”

Trump Tower Meeting With Russian Was ‘Treasonous,’ Bannon Says

The following article by John T. Bennett was posted on the Roll Call website January 3, 2018:

Former top Trump aide: Mueller probe focused on money laundering

Then-Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore is welcomed to the stage by Steve Bannon in an election eve rally in Fairhope, Alabama. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images file photo)

Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is calling a 2016 meeting between senior Trump campaign aides and a Russian lawyer they believed had dirt on Hillary Clinton “treasonous.”

In an interview for a coming book by Michael Wolff, Bannon slammed Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner (President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and a close campaign and White House adviser) and Paul Manafort (his campaign chairman at the time of the meeting who has been indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller). Continue reading “Trump Tower Meeting With Russian Was ‘Treasonous,’ Bannon Says”

War between Trump, media set to intensify

The following article by Jonathan Easley was posted on the Hill website December 28, 2017:

Donald Trump’s unconventional presidency has roiled the media landscape, creating new dynamics that will play a major role in shaping his second year in office.

Some of the leading names in print journalism and cable news have taken an unusually adversarial approach to covering Trump, leading to charges of bias and sparking a debate within the industry about whether the president is being covered fairly. Continue reading “War between Trump, media set to intensify”

The White House and the Trump Organization have merged

The following article by Ryan Koronowski was posted on the ThinkProgress website December 12, 2017:

The life and times of Eric and Don Jr.

CREDIT: AP / DIANA OFOSU

Earlier this year, Donald Trump Jr. posted on Instagram: “Well done Mr. President! Congratulations on an amazing 100 days, and I look forward to many more years of you fighting for America. Keep it up.”

Eric Trump appeared on Fox News in June and said his father “has been in office for 150-something days and I think he has accomplished more than any president, arguably in history, has over that same period of time.” Continue reading “The White House and the Trump Organization have merged”

Trump Junior’s Privilege Claim Recalls Failed Effort To Shield Marcos

The following article by Joe Conason was posted on the National Memo website December 10, 2017:

Long before Donald Trump, Jr. claimed “attorney-client privilege” to avoid answering questions before the House Intelligence Committee, that claim was tested and wisely rejected by Congress. Appropriately enough, that prior case also featured a real estate executive who was summoned to testify about suspected connections with a foreign dictator — and tried to avoid questions in a Congressional hot seat.

Appearing on December 6 before the intelligence committee, the president’s eldest son specifically declined to answer questions about a crucial conversation with his father. That chat occurred last July, when the two Donalds discussed how to cope with the release of a series of emails that showed Junior had met with Russians offering “dirt” on Hillary Clinton during the 2016 campaign. Continue reading “Trump Junior’s Privilege Claim Recalls Failed Effort To Shield Marcos”

CNN botched a story about Trump Jr. — who claims, without evidence, that reporters ‘got played’

The following article by Kristine Phillips was posted on the Washington Post website December 9, 2017:

Donald Trump Jr. strongly criticized CNN, saying it fell for sources pushing a false narrative. (Charlie Riedel/AP)

By Saturday, Donald Trump Jr.’s Twitter feed was filled with tweets and retweets slamming CNN over its bombshell-turned-dud story involving WikiLeaks documents and the president’s eldest son.

Trump Jr., who, like his father, is vocally partisan and highly critical of the mainstream media on Twitter, claimed — without evidence — that CNN reporters Manu Raju and Jeremy Herb “got played” by their “puppet masters.” He also tweeted that CNN’s “democratic sources” are trying to push a false narrative.

“I won’t hold my breath for an apology, or for you to call out your puppet masters on the left that fed you BS knowing you would gleefully run with it without ever checking the other side,” Trump Jr. said in a Saturday morning tweet that addressed Raju, CNN’s senior congressional correspondent. “Apparently it was just too good a scoop for you to actually do your job. You got played.” Continue reading “CNN botched a story about Trump Jr. — who claims, without evidence, that reporters ‘got played’”

Donald Trump Jr. faces a grilling today. Here are some big questions.

The following article by Greg Sargent was posted on the Washington Post website December 6, 2017:

Here’s what we know so far about Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting with a Russian lawyer during his father’s presidential campaign in June 2016. (Video: Elyse Samuels, Jenny Starrs/Photo: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)

THE MORNING PLUM:

“Keep coming at me guys!!!” taunted Donald Trump Jr. last month, in response to those who preposterously continue trying to determine the truth about Russian sabotage of our election and Trump campaign collusion with it. Today, Trump Jr. faces closed-door questioning from the House Intelligence Committee, and hopefully, that will make some headway toward getting more answers. Some key areas of inquiry:

The Trump Tower meeting. Trump Jr. is expected to face questioning about his June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower with a Kremlin-connected lawyer, NBC News reports. We have now learned from NBC’s reporting that the lawyer has claimed that at the meeting, which was also attended by son-in-law Jared Kushner and former campaign chair Paul Manafort, Trump Jr. asked the lawyer for information about illegal donations to the Clinton Foundation. It wasn’t forthcoming. Continue reading “Donald Trump Jr. faces a grilling today. Here are some big questions.”

‘Keep coming at me guys!!!’: Donald Trump Jr. meets Russia scrutiny with defiance

The following article by Drew Harwell was posted on the Washington Post website November 23, 2017:

President Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. communicated with WikiLeaks during the 2016 presidential campaign. Here’s what the messages say. (Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post)

Donald Trump Jr. had just posted a batch of private mes­sages he exchanged with Wiki­Leaks during last year’s campaign, confirming reports that he communicated with the website that published stolen Democratic emails obtained by Russian military intelligence.

“More nothing burgers from the media and others desperately trying to create a false narrative,” the president’s oldest son wrote on Instagram. “Keep coming at me guys!!!” Continue reading “‘Keep coming at me guys!!!’: Donald Trump Jr. meets Russia scrutiny with defiance”

Donald Trump Jr.’s 2016 trip to Paris for lunch with Moscow-linked couple remains a puzzle

The following article by David S. Cloud was posted on the Los Angeles Times website November 17, 2017:

Credit:  Kathy Willens/AP

Shortly before last year’s presidential election, Donald Trump Jr. flew to France for lunch at the Hotel Ritz Paris with a Syrian peace activist, who says she meets regularly with Russian officials, and her French husband, who nominated Russian President Vladimir Putin for a Nobel Peace Prize last year.

Donald Trump’s eldest son dined with his hosts, Randa Kassis and Fabien Baussart, at a corner table in the opulent Louis XV Salon. That night, Trump Jr. addressed a seminar organized by Baussart, who heads an obscure foreign policy think tank, for a fee of at least $50,000.

Continue reading “Donald Trump Jr.’s 2016 trip to Paris for lunch with Moscow-linked couple remains a puzzle”

Alleged Russian Gangster Met With Don Jr.

The following article by Julia Glum of Newsweek was posted on the National Memo website November 19, 2017:

Allegations of collusion continued to pile up against Donald Trump Jr. this week, with the New York Times reporting Friday that the first son went to a May 2016 dinner attended by a top Russian official who was trying to set up a covert meeting with the campaign.

NBC News confirmed Saturday that Donald Trump Jr. talked with Alexander Torshin, a friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the deputy head of the country’s central bank, at an event hosted by the National Rifle Association in Kentucky. But the first son’s lawyer insisted the duo didn’t sit together. Continue reading “Alleged Russian Gangster Met With Don Jr.”