Donald Trump’s golf business has long been his pride and joy. An obsessive golfer, he owns or operates at least a dozen courses, and long before he became president, he sank hundreds of millions into building or acquiring some of the sport’s most prominent properties. But as his political career turned increasingly toxic, even the […]
Author: Russ Choma
Aging Senators’ Zoom With Zelenskyy Went About As Well as You’d Expect
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with members of the US Congress Saturday morning to plead for more military help—he asked for either a no-fly zone over his country to protect it from Russian air attacks, or shipments of planes. While Congressional leadership praised the meeting, it seems to have had all of the hiccups you […]
Russian Oligarchs Are Hurrying Their Jets and Yachts to Safety. America Is Letting Them.
For years, Russian oligarchs have prepared for the possibility that Western governments might try to come after their wealth. Thanks to decades of relatively lax regulations on plane registration and boat ownership, many of Vladimir Putin’s closest allies are now rushing their most valuable assets to safety. It shouldn’t be difficult to seize—or at least […]
After 30 Years of Taking Their Money, It May Be Too Late for the West to Get Putin’s Oligarchs
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has put the issue of international corruption front and center, sparking conversations and regulatory changes that policymakers in Washington and European capitals had put aside for decades. But unless the Biden administration and its European allies act fast, the chance to punish Russian oligarchs and others close to Putin could slip […]
The Trumps Must Comply With Subpoenas, Judge Rules
A New York judge ruled Thursday afternoon that former President Donald Trump and two of his children—Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr.—must comply with subpoenas issued by New York Attorney General Letitia James as part of her ongoing civil investigation into whether Trump and his company committed bank and insurance fraud. James has been scrutinizing […]
Trump’s Accounting Firm Says It No Longer Stands Behind His Financial Statements
Former President Donald Trump’s longtime accountant has notified the Trump Organization that the statements of financial condition it prepared for Trump between 2011 and 2020 should no longer be relied upon as accurate. Last week, Mazars USA LLP, an accounting firm that has been used by Trump for years to create these financial statements and […]
NY Attorney General: Evidence Suggests Trump “Fraudulently Valued” His Assets
New York Attorney General Letitia James has escalated her investigation into former President Donald Trump’s business practices, telling a judge that she has evidence that the Trump Organization gave lenders and insurance companies incorrect information about the value of his properties for years and that she now needs the court’s help to force Trump and his […]
Newly Released Documents Show Just How Much Trump Officials Meddled With the Census
Former president Donald Trump made no secret of his interest in meddling with the 2020 Census. But newly released documents show the extraordinary measures his political appointees took to alter the outcome—and the strong pushback they encountered from Census Bureau career staff. An accurate and total count of all people living in the country every […]
DirecTV Just Announced It Will Drop Trump’s Favorite Far-Right News Network
The far right-wing One America News Network will lose the vast majority of its distribution in April, thanks to a decision by DirecTV to drop the conspiracy-spouting pro-Trump channel. On Friday, DirecTV announced that it had informed Herring Networks, OAN’s parent company, that OAN’s current contract would not be renewed when it expires in April. […]
Donald Trump Sues New York AG Tish James for Asking Too Many Questions
Donald Trump on Monday filed a lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James that essentially accuses of her of investigating him too vigorously. The lawsuit asks a judge to stop James’ long-running civil investigation into the Trump Organization’s finances and punish the AG for her “callous acts” that have supposedly deprived Trump, his company, […]