Epstein Secrets

while Politico (8/20, Everett, 4.29M) reports congressional Republicans are "startling] to sour on gun control laws after Trump's reversal." Senate Homeland Security Chairman Ron Johnson said both a national "red flag" bill and a background checks measure are now "unlikely to pass' Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said on

in, 4.29M) reports Greg Craig's ongoing criminal trial "is opening a new and often entertaining window into infighting and skullduggery on the team Manafort assembled to advise Ukraine's government." British public relations adviser Jonathan Hawker "testified in federal court in Washington Tuesday that H

ganized an army of Internet trolls to try and sow discord in the US and sway the 2016 election in Trump's favor." Craig Trial Exposes Infighting On Manafort's Ukraine Team. Politico (8/20, Gerstein, 4.29M) reports Greg Craig's ongoing criminal trial "is opening a new and often entertaining window into

ic ways of doing it—which had in fact been suggested to Trump. (A curious one—an idea that later would seem ironic—was to get rid of General Kelly at Homeland Security and move Comey into that job.) But the point really was that Trump had wanted to confront and humiliate the FBI director. Cruelty was a Trump attribu

artment to prompt them to develop DOJ relationships and sources, and now they were always up on DOJ gossip. Flynn was going to throw him in the soup. Manafort was going to roll. And it wasn’t just Russia. It was Atlantic City. And Mar-a-Lago. And Trump SoHo. Both Chris Christie and Rudy Giuliani—each a sel

d ever receive close scrutiny, would now be subjected to microscopic review. His nemesis, Oleg Deripaska—still pursuing his $17 million claim against Manafort and himself looking for favorable treatment from federal authorities who had restricted his travel to the United States—was continuing his own deep i

staff fit in Trumpworld? While Kelly stood somewhere right of center on the political spectrum and had been a willing tough immigration enforcer at Homeland Security, he was not anywhere near so right as Bannon or Trump. “He’s not hardcore” was Bannon’s regretful appraisal. At the same time, Kelly was certainly no

gn chairman, Paul Manafort, and the campaign’s most influential voice, Jared Kushner, because: (a) a high-level conspiracy was being coordinated; (b) Manafort and Kushner, not taking the campaign very HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020076 seriously, and without a thought of any consequence here, were merely entertained

29, 204, 234, 237-38, 252-53, 255 Lewinsky, Monica, 233 Libya, 6, 42 Lighthizer, Robert, 133 Limbaugh, Rush, 128, 222 Lowe, Rob, 42 Luntz, Frank, 201 Manafort, Paul, 12, 17, 28, 101, 210, 240, 253-56, 278, 280 Manhattan, Inc., 74 Manigault, Omarosa, 109 Mar-a-Lago, 4, 69, 99, 106, 159, 189, 193-94, 210, 228

was arrested on a criminal complaint issued by the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan, the sources said. He was taken into custody by the NYPD and Homeland Security Investigations agents at his home on West 122nd Street, where a search warrant is being executed, the sources say. The complaint said Sprecher alle

secutors say he misled authorities about the work he performed for the Ukrainian government, which occurred after he left the Obama administration. Manafort had tapped Mr. Craig and his law firm, Skadden Arps, to write a report whitewashing a former Ukrainian president's prosecution of a political rival.

ions on the apartment for almost no cost. State and federal investigators discovered the arrangement after Mr. Kerik withdrew from consideration for Homeland Security secretary. Mr. Ray agreed to cooperate with investigators looking into Mr. Kerik. In 2006, Mr. Kerik pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges related

himing in, calling Jackson "truly evil" and slamming her as "a far-left activist Judge." But, the tweet misrepresented Jackson's involvement in the Manafort case since the judge only sentenced Trump's former campaign manager to 7% years and was not responsible for the conditions of his confinement while

ions on the apartment for almost no cost. State and federal investigators discovered the arrangement after Mr. Kerik withdrew from consideration for Homeland Security secretary. Mr. Ray agreed to cooperate with investigators looking into Mr. Kerik. In 2006, Mr. Kerik pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges related

himing in, calling Jackson "truly evil" and slamming her as "a far-left activist Judge." But, the tweet misrepresented Jackson's involvement in the Manafort case since the judge only sentenced Trump's former campaign manager to 7% years and was not responsible for the conditions of his confinement while

was arrested on a criminal complaint issued by the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan, the sources said. He was taken into custody by the NYPD and Homeland Security Investigations agents at his home on West 122nd Street, where a search warrant is being executed, the sources say. The complaint said Sprecher alle

secutors say he misled authorities about the work he performed for the Ukrainian government, which occurred after he left the Obama administration. Manafort had tapped Mr. Craig and his law firm, Skadden Arps, to write a report whitewashing a former Ukrainian president's prosecution of a political rival.

was arrested on a criminal complaint issued by the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan, the sources said. He was taken into custody by the NYPD and Homeland Security Investigations agents at his home on West 122nd Street, where a search warrant is being executed, the sources say. The complaint said Sprecher alle

secutors say he misled authorities about the work he performed for the Ukrainian government, which occurred after he left the Obama administration. Manafort had tapped Mr. Craig and his law firm, Skadden Arps, to write a report whitewashing a former Ukrainian president's prosecution of a political rival.

ions on the apartment for almost no cost. State and federal investigators discovered the arrangement after Mr. Kerik withdrew from consideration for Homeland Security secretary. Mr. Ray agreed to cooperate with investigators looking into Mr. Kerik. In 2006, Mr. Kerik pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges related

himing in, calling Jackson "truly evil" and slamming her as "a far-left activist Judge." But, the tweet misrepresented Jackson's involvement in the Manafort case since the judge only sentenced Trump's former campaign manager to 7% years and was not responsible for the conditions of his confinement while