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Green Book Writer Nick Vallelonga Very Sorry Anti-Muslim Tweet Resurfaced“Green Book is a story about love, acceptance and overcoming barriers, and I will do better.”
Weird Coincidence: Trump Ally National Enquirer Targets His Nemesis Jeff Bezos The tabloid denied that it’s doing Trump’s bidding by exposing the Amazon CEO’s alleged affair.
A Sommelier Scandal Is Rocking the Wine World The prestigious and difficult Master Sommelier test was tainted.
FEMA Head’s Unauthorized Travel Cost Taxpayers $151,000 Brock Long took government-owned vehicles, driven by government workers, back and forth from Washington, D.C., to North Carolina.
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9/22/2018
Trump Admits Stormy Daniels Hush Agreement Wasn’t Valid, Seeks to End Lawsuit Michael Avenatti, Daniels’s attorney, accused Trump of “pulling a legal stunt” in an attempt to avoid giving a deposition in the case.
Why Republicans, Not Democrats, Want the Midterms to Be About Impeachment The Democratic base is sufficiently fired up, but the GOP hopes the rising threat of impeachment can rally Trump’s voters in November.
5 Ways the Cohen and Manafort News Adds to Trump’s Legal Jeopardy President Trump was implicated in a federal crime, and while he probably won’t be charged anytime soon, the legal risks are still massive.
Scott Pruitt Shows Loyalty to Trump Protects You — But Only for So Long The EPA chief’s bond with the president let him hang on far longer than he should have. But ultimately, Trump is only loyal to himself.
Scandalous EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Finally Resigns Pruitt heads off to the Scandal-Ridden Cabinet Members Hall of Fame, without so much as a moment’s acknowledgement of his misdeeds from the president.
Broidy Ending Hush Payments Doesn’t Add Up — Unless He’s Covering for Trump Elliott Broidy backing out of the NDA raises new questions, and may bolster the theory that Shera Bechard had affair with Trump, not the GOP lobbyist.
The Very True Story Behind A Very English Scandal The miniseries is a wild tale of politics, sex, attempted murder, and virulent homophobia. It’s also pretty true.
Scott Pruitt’s Lobbyist Landlord Tried to Get EPA Job for Friend Newly released emails reveal Vicki and J. Stephen Hart’s correspondence with, and requests of, Pruitt and his chief of staff.
Scott Pruitt Has His Own Email Problem Now The EPA claims that the administrator sent only one email from his official account in his first ten months on the job.
National Enquirer Allegedly Ran Stories by Trump Camp Before PublishingSources say Michael Cohen would tweak the tabloid’s stories about Trump, suggest topics, and get previews of reports on the candidate’s rivals.
scandals
6/15/2018
It’s Time for Your Daily Scott Pruitt Scandal Report Today, the EPA administrator is under fire for using staffers to help his daughter get into college and using his position to get Rose Bowl tickets.
Pruitt Used Position and Staff to Pursue a Chick-fil-A Franchise for His Wife The EPA administrator is building an amazing record of abusing public resources for private gain and comfort.
The Bachelorette Spoiled ItselfWhy the Garrett Yrigoyen scandal is a big problem for the reality franchise.
Whatever Happened to the Scandal That Derailed McCarthy’s Last Bid for Speaker? An affair rumor helped end Kevin McCarthy’s speakership bid in 2015. That probably doesn’t matter in the age of Trump.
Reports on Other ‘Suspicious’ Michael Cohen Transactions Have Gone Missing Two bank reports about $3 million of shady Cohen transactions are missing from Treasury’s database. That’s why a leaker released the third report.
Greitens Declares ‘Great Victory’ Over Dropped Charge, Still Faces Impeachment The Missouri governor may be charged again for allegedly taking a nude photo without his lover’s permission, and lawmakers could vote to remove him.
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5/8/2018
Late Night Tries to Make Sense of Rudy Giuliani’s Recent Trump-Defense Tour “Trump’s going to be the first client who pleads insanity on behalf of his lawyer.”
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Finally Gets Her Own Ethics Scandal Her many interviews with her shipping magnate father feature the Transportation Department emblem and highlight her government connections.
Every Contradictory Thing Team Trump Said About Stormy Daniels A month ago Trump said he knew nothing about the hush agreement. Now Giuliani says he’s been reimbursing Cohen in regular installments.
Pence’s Doctor Complained About Ronny Jackson to Top White House Aides: Report Chief of Staff John Kelly had memos claiming Jackson may have violated Second Lady Karen Pence’s privacy last fall.
Joy Reid’s Missed Opportunity Her apology for having once held homophobic views was both incomplete and instructive.
Trump’s Unqualified, Scandal-Ridden VA Pick Forfeits Nomination Ronny Jackson had no relevant experience to manage a bureaucracy. Then, he was accused of alcoholism, pill-pushing, and abusing his subordinates.
GOP Leader: Pruitt Has Some Explaining to Do As Republican support for the EPA director wanes, Scott Pruitt takes out his frustration on environmental science.
White Working-Class Voters May Not Care About Trump Scandals So what if the president is a little bit piggy and a little bit thuggy?
Why the Harper’s Publisher Allegedly Wanted to Run Katie Roiphe’s #MeToo Story James Marcus was reportedly fired from the magazine for opposing the controversial piece.
After Top Republicans Abandon Him, Missouri Governor Greitens Refuses to Resign Fellow Republicans called for his impeachment after new allegations of criminal wrongdoing.
scandals
4/17/2018
Every Embarrassing Story Michael Cohen Tried to Squash From Ivana Trump’s rape allegation to Donald Trump’s alleged love child.
Every Embarrassing Story Michael Cohen Tried to Squash His efforts to protect his beloved boss, which are now under investigation by federal prosecutors, go far beyond the Stormy Daniels hush agreement.
Woman Accuses Missouri Governor Greitens of Violent, Nonconsensual Sex Acts The Republican governor denied a legislative report’s appalling allegations, claiming he’s the victim of a “witch hunt” just like Trump.
13 Threats to EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Including: “I am considering dumping the old paint I just scraped off of my home outside your office door.”
Trump Doubles Down on Pruitt, For Now And the hotel and real estate mogul may not actually understand what “market rate” means.
After Pruitt Overstayed His Lease, Lobbyist Landlords Changed Locks A bad week gets a little more embarrassing for the embattled EPA administrator.
scandals
4/5/2018
Trump Says He Didn’t Know About Hush Payment to Stormy Daniels It was the first time he’s publicly acknowledged the sex scandal involving the adult-film star.
What Hope Hicks Learned in Washington The departure of the Trump whisperer has left the White House in even deeper chaos. Which surely pleases some outsiders angling to get back in.
New Trump Attorney Joins Stormy Daniels Case That Ostensibly Doesn’t Involve Him Jill Martin said she was working in a private capacity when she signed the arbitration documents, though she still works at the Trump Organization.
What We Learned From Porn Star Stormy Daniels’s Lawsuit Against President Trump She claims the “hush agreement” is invalid and Trump attorney Michael Cohen coerced her into signing a false statement.
What Is Going on With the Nashville Mayor Affair Scandal? Mayor Megan Barry resigned and pleaded guilty to felony theft just over a month after admitting to a nearly two-year affair with her bodyguard.
Trump Didn’t Pay Porn Star Hush Money — Because He Stiffed His Lawyer: Report It’s possible Michael Cohen didn’t get reimbursed for giving Stormy Daniels $130K, but not for lack of trying.
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