[AMV] Amerikaanse politiek #466

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SethAbramson twitterde op vrijdag 02-03-2018 om 06:04:48 If any look screams "I have a secret diary" more than this one, I've never seen it. https://t.co/yj6AEMTwYi reageer retweet

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One White House insider also told the website that Hicks reportedly kept a "detailed diary" detailing her interactions and time in the White House, a resource that could be a major asset for any memoir she plans to write.

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President Donald Trump's lawyers have urged him not to discuss details of the unfolding Russia investigation with anyone outside his legal team, warning of a conversational "bright line" that could put aides and associates in legal jeopardy, according to current and former Trump aides.

But Trump often ignores that legal advice in the presence of senior aides -- including his departing confidante and White House communications director, Hope Hicks.

"I think the president has put her in a very precarious position," a senior Trump administration official said in a recent interview.

Hicks is not alone. Current and former Trump aides describe a president who often fails to observe boundaries about the Russia probe and who calls staffers into his office and raises the subject without warning.

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The Securities and Exchange Commission late last year dropped its inquiry into a financial company that a month earlier had given White House adviser Jared Kushner’s family real estate firm a $180 million loan.

While there’s no evidence that Kushner or any other Trump administration official had a role in the agency’s decision to drop the inquiry into Apollo Global Management, the timing has once again raised potential conflict-of-interest questions about Kushner’s family business and his role as an adviser to his father-in-law, President Donald Trump.

The SEC detail comes a day after The New York Times reported that Apollo’s loan to the Kushner Cos. followed several meetings at the White House with Kushner.

“I suppose the best case for Kushner is that this looks absolutely terrible,” said Rob Weissman, president of Public Citizen. “Without presuming that there is any kind of quid pro quo ... there are a lot of ways that the fact of Apollo’s engagement with Kushner and the Kushner businesses in a public and private context might cast a shadow over what the SEC is doing and influence consciously or unconsciously how the agency acted.”

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Op vrijdag 2 maart 2018 15:28 schreef saparmurat_niyazov het volgende:
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/969558431802806272

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Landen zonder staal zijn geen landen!!!!1

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Op vrijdag 2 maart 2018 12:51 schreef saparmurat_niyazov het volgende:
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/969529668234829825

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Het is toch ook werkelijk bizar dat de president van een van de machtigste landen ter wereld zich over dit soort dingen druk maakt.

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ABFalecbaldwin twitterde op vrijdag 02-03-2018 om 13:38:58 Agony though it may be, I’d like to hang in there for the impeachment hearings, the resignation speech, the farewell helicopter ride to Mara-A-Lago. You know. The Good Stuff. That we’ve all been waiting for. reageer retweet

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ABFalecbaldwin twitterde op vrijdag 02-03-2018 om 14:23:43 Looking forward to the Trump Presidential Library.A putting green.Recipes for chocolate cake.A live Twitter feed for visitors to post on.A little black book w the phone numbers of porn stars.You're in and out in five minutes.Just like... reageer retweet

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ABFalecbaldwin twitterde op vrijdag 02-03-2018 om 14:36:11 And Mr President...please ask your wife to stop calling me for SNL tickets.(Hey, Melania...we've got Charles Barkley this Saturday!) reageer retweet

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Billionaire investor and longtime Trump confidant Carl Icahn dumped $31.3 million of stock in a company heavily dependent on steel last week, just days before Trump announced plans to impose steep tariffs on steel imports.

In a little-noticed SEC filing submitted on February 22, 2018, Icahn disclosed that he systematically sold off nearly 1 million shares of Manitowoc Company Inc. Manitowoc is a “is a leading global manufacturer of cranes and lifting solutions” and, therefore, heavily dependent on steel to make its products.

The filing came just seven days before a White House event where Trump announced his intention of imposing a 25 percent tariff on steel imports.

Trump’s announcement rattled the markets, with steel-dependent stocks hardest hit. Manitowoc stock plunged, losing about 6 percent of its value. Reuters attributed the drop to the fact that Manitowoc is a “major consumer of steel.” As of 10:20 a.m. Friday, the stock had lost an additional 6 percent, trading at $26.21.

Icahn was required to make the disclosure because of the large volume of his sale. The filing reveals that he began systematically selling the stock on February 12, when he was able to sell the stock for $32 to $34.

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SethAbramson twitterde op vrijdag 02-03-2018 om 17:39:33 It's not just Trump advisor Carl Icahn dumping steel stock like he knew Trump would be issuing a surprise announcement on steel--it's the man Manafort offered Trump updates to getting out of aluminum under a week before the surprise announcement on aluminum.https://t.co/nbxjeVlQyw reageer retweet

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Op vrijdag 2 maart 2018 17:54 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:
Trump confidant dumped millions in steel-related stock last week

Carl Icahn has impeccable timing.

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Op vrijdag 2 maart 2018 16:35 schreef BlackLining het volgende:

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Zoals mensen met een geestelijke stoornis wel vaker doen verwoordt hij het wat zwart-wit, maar geen eigen staalindustrie hebben is toch vervelend voor landen. Vergis je niet in hoeveel zaken staal voorkomt.

Vergelijk het wat met olie. Geen eigen olievelden (ijzererts) hebben is nog niet zo'n ramp. Geen eigen raffinaderij (hoogoven) hebben is toch vrij matig. Kun je al die meuk los gaan importeren, en je hebt het keihard nodig voor je infrastructuur.


Dat geleuter met die handelsbarrière slaat nergens op verder. Hopelijk heeft hij er vooral zelf last van en blijft de beschaafde wereld rustig.

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Op vrijdag 2 maart 2018 17:46 schreef martijnde3de het volgende:
Laatste peiling van ppp:

Do you approve or disapprove of President
Donald Trump’s job performance?

44% Approve
50% Disapprove

Generally speaking if there was an election for
Congress today, would you vote for the
Democratic or Republican candidate from your
district?

49% Democratic candidate
41% Republican candidate

2020:

Biden 51%
Trump 42%

Booker 46%
Trump 42%

Trump 43%
Gillibrand 42%

Trump 43%
Harris 43%

Kennedy 46%
Trump 43%

Sanders 48%
Trump 44%

Trump 44%
Warren 44%

https://www.publicpolicyp(...)e_National_21418.pdf

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Op vrijdag 2 maart 2018 19:23 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:
Evenals nu al speculeren hoeveel kans Democraten gaan maken bij de midterms.

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Op vrijdag 2 maart 2018 17:54 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:
Trump confidant dumped millions in steel-related stock last week

Carl Icahn has impeccable timing.

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Op vrijdag 2 maart 2018 19:23 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:
Evenals nu al speculeren hoeveel kans Democraten gaan maken bij de midterms.

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Op vrijdag 2 maart 2018 19:45 schreef westwoodblvd het volgende:

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Dat is niet helemaal waar, er zijn gewoon een hele hoop historische trends wat betreft midterms en er is geen reden om aan te nemen dat daar dit jaar geen sprake van is. De Democraten zijn gewoon licht favoriet.

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"Perception is more important than reality. If someone perceives something to be true, it is more important than if it is in fact true. This doesn't mean you should be duplicitous or deceitful, but don't go out of your way to correct a false assumption if it plays to your advantage."

- Ivanka Trump, The Trump Card: Playing to Win in Work and Life

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Op vrijdag 2 maart 2018 19:45 schreef westwoodblvd het volgende:

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Dat is niet helemaal waar, er zijn gewoon een hele hoop historische trends wat betreft midterms en er is geen reden om aan te nemen dat daar dit jaar geen sprake van is. De Democraten zijn gewoon licht favoriet.

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The real estate firm tied to the family of presidential son-in-law and top White House adviser Jared Kushner made a direct pitch to Qatar’s minister of finance in April 2017 in an attempt to secure investment in a critically distressed asset in the company’s portfolio, according to two sources. At the previously unreported meeting, Jared Kushner’s father Charles, who runs Kushner Companies, and Qatari Finance Minister Ali Sharif Al Emadi discussed financing for the Kushners’ signature 666 Fifth Avenue property in New York City.

The 30-minute meeting, according to two sources in the financial industry who asked not to be named because of the sensitivity of the potential transaction, included aides to both parties, and was held at a suite at the St. Regis Hotel in New York.

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Federal investigators are scrutinizing whether any of Jared Kushner's business discussions with foreigners during the presidential transition later shaped White House policies in ways designed to either benefit or retaliate against those he spoke with, according to witnesses and other people familiar with the investigation.

Special counsel Robert Mueller's team has asked witnesses about Kushner's efforts to secure financing for his family's real estate properties, focusing specifically on his discussions during the transition with individuals from Qatar and Turkey, as well as Russia, China and the United Arab Emirates, according to witnesses who have been interviewed as part of the investigation into possible collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign to sway the 2016 election.

As part of the scrutiny of Kushner's discussions with Turks, federal investigators have reached out to Turkish nationals for information on Kushner through the FBI's legal attache office in Ankara, according to two people familiar with the matter. Separately, Qatari government officials visiting the U.S. in late January and early February considered turning over to Mueller what they believe is evidence of efforts by their country's Persian Gulf neighbors in coordination with Kushner to hurt their country, four people familiar with the matter said. The Qatari officials decided against cooperating with Mueller for now out of fear it would further strain the country's relations with the White House, these people said.

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Op vrijdag 2 maart 2018 19:58 schreef Monolith het volgende:

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"Historische trends wat betreft midterms"? Het duurt gewoon nog acht maanden waarin veel kan gebeuren. Volgens mij is de nauwkeurigheid van peilingen 8 maanden voor de aanvang van midterms niet heel groot als je kijkt naar historische resultaten.

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According to two officials, Trump's decision to launch a potential trade war was born out of anger at other simmering issues and the result of a broken internal process that has failed to deliver him consensus views that represent the best advice of his team.

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Op vrijdag 2 maart 2018 20:23 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:
Oooowww......Trump was gewoon pissed

Trump was angry and ‘unglued’ when he started a trade war, officials say

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Op vrijdag 2 maart 2018 20:23 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:
Oooowww......Trump was gewoon pissed

Trump was angry and ‘unglued’ when he started a trade war, officials say

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Op vrijdag 2 maart 2018 12:51 schreef saparmurat_niyazov het volgende:
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/969529668234829825

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Het is toch ook werkelijk bizar dat de president van een van de machtigste landen ter wereld zich over dit soort dingen druk maakt.