Oh dear

Trump concerned about son in Mueller probe, sources tell CNN

Via Newsweek, the idea that Don. Jr. might be indicted is on Trump’s mind these days:

President Donald Trump’s top concern in regards to the special counsel’s investigation must be his eldest son’s previous testimony before Congress, which could lead to an indictment of Donald Trump Jr., according to ABC News’s chief legal analyst Dan Abrams on Monday.

Abrams said the president had to continue the narrative that he had no advance knowledge of the June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower, otherwise, his son could be exposed for lying to the Senate Intelligence Committee.

“He has to stick to that part because if he says he knew about the meeting, that almost certainly means Donald Jr. lied in front of Congress, and I think that that would almost certainly mean that Donald Jr. would get indicted,” Abrams said. “And that’s I think gotta be his number one concern. We can talk about all these questions of campaign finance law and possible defrauding of the United States. The number one concern of his right now has to be that statement to Congress from Don Jr. that Donald Trump didn’t know about the meeting.”

Surprise! Grassley releases Trump Tower testimony

One of the biggest battles in Washington involves a century-old tradition and Trump's quest to remake the courts

Sen. Chuck Grassley, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, has just released a 2,556-page report that includes transcripts of testimony about the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting.

In his testimony to the committee, the president’s son who attended the meeting, Donald Trump Jr., said he couldn’t remember whether or not he had discussed the Russia investigation with his father, the Associated Press reported.

The document dump follows the conclusion of another congressional committee into Russian interference in the 2016 election. That probe, from the highly partisan House Intelligence Committee, found no evidence of collusion between President Donald Trump, his campaign and the Kremlin.

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, who leads the Senate committee, released a heaving 2,556-page report comprising interview transcripts, evidence and notes from nine witnesses at the center of the meeting.

As you read this, reporters are digging through the information and you will be hearing more. You can look for yourself at this link to the report.

Remember those Michael Avenatti tweets?

This is the guy who managed the Rosneft oil stock that was mentioned in the Steele dossier. Hmm…

Now the Daily Mail reports Michael Cohen hit the guy up for millions of dollars in cash to give to members of the Trump family. Oh boy!

Trump lobbied against ordinance requiring sprinklers in skyscrapers, never installed them in Trump Tower

Trump Tower Fire

President Donald Trump lobbied not to have sprinklers installed on the residential floors of his New York properties. After one person died in a fire at Trump Tower on Saturday, CBS News noted that Trump had not fought against legislation to require sprinklers in residential skyscrapers. The New York Times reported in 1999 that Trump opposed… Continue reading “Trump lobbied against ordinance requiring sprinklers in skyscrapers, never installed them in Trump Tower”