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It's impossible for Trump to 'obstruct justice,' his lawyer says - ABC News

posted onDecember 5, 2017
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President Donald Trump's personal lawyer today outlined a new pre-emptive legal defense in the ongoing Russia probes: The president cannot be guilty of obstruction of justice in his role. A sitting president cannot obstruct justice, Trump lawyer John Dowd told ABC News in a statement today, citing Article II of the Constitution. The "president cannot obstruct justice because he is the chief law enforcement officer under Art II and has every right to express his view of any case," Dowd added. The outline, first reported by A

President Trump says he feels 'badly' for Michael Flynn after his guilty plea - ABC News

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President Hillary Clinton, saying Flynn is receiving far worse treatment for what Trump described as similar actions by Clinton. "I will say this: Hillary Clinton lied many times to the concluded in July 2016 that charges were not warranted against her, saying agents found no evidence that she knowingly sent or received classified information through her personal email server.

Capital - The week in politics and issues

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CAPITAL SOURCE Mayor Martin J. Walsh reportedly needled Representative David Nangle about his getting behind Third District candidate Lori Trahan.  CAPITAL SOURCE City voters approved the Community Preservation Act in 2016, allowing for a 1 percent surcharge on residential and business property taxes, beginning last July.  capital source The unfolding race to succeed outgoing US Representative Niki Tsongas in the Third Congressional District has created a web of odd alliances and pitted former colleagues in arms against one another.

Politics - The Boston Globe

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The majority leader is stepping in for Stanley Rosenberg as authorities plan to investigate claims that Rosenberg’s husband sexually harassed four men.  KEVIN CULLEN Stan Rosenberg should step down as Senate leader, not just temporarily but for good, and the Senate should have absolutely nothing to do with the investigation.  The boy’s heart condition has made the late-night host an unlikely player in American politics.  The former vice president is on what he calls the American Promise Tour.  ‘‘We’re looking forward to getting a final bill to the president’s desk, soon,’’ Senate majorit

Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onDecember 5, 2017
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The majority leader is stepping in for Stanley Rosenberg as authorities plan to investigate claims that Rosenberg’s husband sexually harassed four men.  KEVIN CULLEN Stan Rosenberg should step down as Senate leader, not just temporarily but for good, and the Senate should have absolutely nothing to do with the investigation.  The boy’s heart condition has made the late-night host an unlikely player in American politics.  The former vice president is on what he calls the American Promise Tour.  ‘‘We’re looking forward to getting a final bill to the president’s desk, soon,’’ Senate majorit

Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onDecember 5, 2017
by admin
The majority leader is stepping in for Stanley Rosenberg as authorities plan to investigate claims that Rosenberg’s husband sexually harassed four men.  KEVIN CULLEN Stan Rosenberg should step down as Senate leader, not just temporarily but for good, and the Senate should have absolutely nothing to do with the investigation.  The boy’s heart condition has made the late-night host an unlikely player in American politics.  The former vice president is on what he calls the American Promise Tour.  ‘‘We’re looking forward to getting a final bill to the president’s desk, soon,’’ Senate majorit

Grassley: Ending estate tax 'recognizes people that are investing,' not ‘spending every darn penny' | TheHill

posted onDecember 4, 2017
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Sen. The Des Moines Register reported Saturday. “I think not having the estate tax recognizes the people that are investing, as opposed to those that are just spending every darn penny they have, whether it’s on booze or women or movies," Grassley told the newspaper. The estate tax, often derided as the “death tax,” is a 40-percent tax on the wealth of a person after he or she dies.

Billy Bush: Trump indulging in 'revisionist history' over 'Access Hollywood' tape | TheHill

posted onDecember 4, 2017
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Former "Access Hollywood" host Billy Bush pushed back against President Trump's reported claim that the voice in the infamous 2005 backstage tape from the show was not him, accusing the president in a New York Times op-ed of engaging in "revisionist history." "President Trump is currently indulging in some revisionist history, reportedly telling allies, including at least one United States senator, that the voice on the tape is not his.