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Michael Cohen gets sentenced to 36 months in jail….

December 12, 2018 By jamesb

Cohen thought he'd get no jail time.... But the US Attorney for the Southern District was NOT happy that Cohen kinda held back some things about his own financial actions.... Cohen is STILL being investigated by New York State.... With good behavior and other … [Read more...] about Michael Cohen gets sentenced to 36 months in jail….

Filed Under: Government, Law, Other Things, Politics Tagged With: Crimes, Law, Michael Cohen, Trump, US Attorney for Southern District

Democratic lawmakers Push Back on Trump admin Plan to Make Green Cards Harder to Obtain

December 11, 2018 By jamesb

The Trump admin continues to try to cut back any incentive for immigrants to come to America and live.... Democratic lawmakers are joining local health officials, community organizers and immigrant rights groups around the country in opposition to a Trump administration … [Read more...] about Democratic lawmakers Push Back on Trump admin Plan to Make Green Cards Harder to Obtain

Filed Under: Government, Healthcare, Law, Politics Tagged With: Federal Courts, Immigrants, Law, Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, public assistance programs, Trump Admin

Will Republicans ‘go down with Trump’s ship’ in the end?

December 11, 2018 By jamesb

CNN's legal talking head  Jefferey Tobin thinks so.... CNN’s chief legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin explained Tuesday why he doesn’t believe GOP lawmakers will abandon their support of President Donald Trump anytime soon, despite his deepening legal woes. “The … [Read more...] about Will Republicans ‘go down with Trump’s ship’ in the end?

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: Congress, Donald Trump, Jeffery Toobin, Law, Mueller, Politics, Republicans

Trump: Dems ‘wrongly’ call a ‘simple private transaction’ a ‘campaign contribution’

December 10, 2018 By jamesb

Donald Trump is talking about payoff's of 'hush money ' to the women he slept with on the side.... He has previously said in public he knew NOTHING about these payments.... President Trump on Monday said Democrats are "wrongly" calling a "simple private transaction" a … [Read more...] about Trump: Dems ‘wrongly’ call a ‘simple private transaction’ a ‘campaign contribution’

Filed Under: Law, Politics Tagged With: Crimes, Donald Trump, Law, Michael Cohen, Trump affair hush money payments

US Appeals Court Won’t Allow new Trump Asylum limiting conditions….

December 9, 2018 By jamesb

This follows other Federal court orders refusing to let the Trump Admin stop people from asking for asylum, no matter where they ask for it.... The Trump Admin needs to sit down with Congress .... Stephen Miller , the guy driving all this for Trump, should be putting in … [Read more...] about US Appeals Court Won’t Allow new Trump Asylum limiting conditions….

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: Federal Courts, Immigration, Law, Politics, Stephen Miller, Trump Asylum conditions

Charges against Cohen and Manafort show that Trump has a NOT co-oped himself being investigated…..

December 8, 2018 By jamesb

The jail time suggestion for Michael Cohen (Paul Manafort is already in jail) , is from the US Attorney in NY, which is NOT happy that Cohen has NOT confessed to any and ALL wrong doing that he may have done from his birth...That is how THAT office operates....Also...Any charges … [Read more...] about Charges against Cohen and Manafort show that Trump has a NOT co-oped himself being investigated…..

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: 2016 Presidential elections, Cohen, Comey, Crime, Donald Trump, Greed, Law, Manafort, Mueller, Politics, Rosenstein, Russian influence, Southern Dist. US Attorney, Whitaker

Mueller and Southern Dist. NY US Atty. Gen. lay out More on Cohen and Manafort…

December 7, 2018 By jamesb

The US Attorney for the Southern District of NY , citing Michael Cohen's extensive criminal actions and initial being untruthful to federal and state prosecutors has asked the judge in the case to put Cohen in jail for up to four years.... The Mueller Special Counsel group … [Read more...] about Mueller and Southern Dist. NY US Atty. Gen. lay out More on Cohen and Manafort…

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: 2016 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, Law, Lying to the Feds, Mueller, Politics, Trump campaign Russian contact 's, US Attorney for the Southern List

Manafort , Cohen and others can probably be charged in State Courts for crimes similar to Federal ones….

December 6, 2018 By jamesb

For 170 years the US Supreme Court has upheld the view that if you are charged with federal crime?.... That does NOT keep you from being charged under state law for something similar.... Arguments on this just went before the Supreme's ,and from the looks of things? The … [Read more...] about Manafort , Cohen and others can probably be charged in State Courts for crimes similar to Federal ones….

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: Constitution, Crimes, double jeopardy rule, Federal Court, Fifth Amendment, Law, Mueller investigations/probes, State Atty Gen's, State Court

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