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Legal experts and White House critics are worried the Justice Department (DOJ) could become a piggy bank for those with grievances as President Trump and a number of his allies pursue million-dollar settlement claims. While Trump’s push for $230 million in compensation for two probes into his conduct would be the most lucrative of the …
President Donald Trump raised some eyebrows during several tense exchanges with members of the press over the weekend. During a Nov. 14 press gaggle on Air Force One as he flew from D.C. to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida for the weekend, Trump was, of course, asked about the Epstein files, amid a continued …
by David Haggith Stocks today soared (Dow up 500) because Trump landed some “massive” tariff deals. The reason they soared, however, appeared to be because the deals were not nearly as massive as Trump had said he was seeking. Still, the idea of flying high over damages done is ludicrous; but so be it in …