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Worcester, MA
Politics
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Suspends Presidential Bid, Backs Donald Trump Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Suspends Presidential Bid, Backs Donald Trump
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Suspends Presidential Bid, Backs Donald Trump Robert F. Kennedy Jr., afraid of becoming a "spoiler," said he was suspending his independent presidential campaign and removing his name from the ballot in battleground states as he threw his support behind former President Donald Trump.  "I cannot in good conscience ask my staff to continue to work long hours or my donors to continue to give me their dollars if I believe I have no realistic path to the White House," the former Democrat said in a Friday, Aug. 23, press conference. He said he would remain on the ballot in states already assured to either Trump or Vice President Kamala …

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by Josh Lanier
White Plains, NY
Politics
NY AG Suing Donald Trump, 3 Of His Children For Financial Fraud NY AG Suing Donald Trump, 3 Of His Children For Financial Fraud
NY AG Suing Donald Trump, 3 Of His Children For Financial Fraud New York's Attorney General announced that she has filed a $250 million civil lawsuit against Donald Trump and three of his adult children for financial fraud. The AG, Letitia James, said in a press conference in New York City just before noontime on Wednesday, Sept. 21 that Trump "repeatedly and persistently" misstated the value of assets. "The complaint demonstrates Donald Trump inflated his net worth by billions of dollars," said James, who also named Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Eric Trump in the suit.  The 222-page complaint details 23 examples of inflating asset…

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by Joe Lombardi
Albany, NY
Politics
Trump Loses Appeal, Must Testify Under Oath In New York's Probe Of Business Practices Trump Loses Appeal, Must Testify Under Oath In New York's Probe Of Business Practices
Trump Loses Appeal, Must Testify Under Oath In New York's Probe Of Business Practices Former President Donald Trump and his family will be forced to testify under oath as the New York State Attorney General’s Office continues its investigation into his company’s business practices. A four-panel judge upheld a February ruling from Manhattan Judge Arthur Engoron enforcing subpoenas for the former president and his two eldest children, Donald Jr. and Ivanka Trump. Earlier story - NY AG Asks Judge To Hold Donald Trump In Contempt Of Court For more than two years, Attorney General Letitia James has been probing the Trump Organization, ultimately leading to him being held i…

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by Zak Failla
Tarrytown-SleepyHollow, NY
Politics
NY Judge Lifts Contempt Finding Against Trump, Orders Him To Pay $110,000, Outlines Conditions NY Judge Lifts Contempt Finding Against Trump, Orders Him To Pay $110,000, Outlines Conditions
NY Judge Lifts Contempt Finding Against Trump, Orders Him To Pay $110,000, Outlines Conditions A judge has lifted a civil contempt filing against former President Donald Trump - assuming certain conditions are met - and ordered him to pay $110,000 in fines to her office. New York Attorney General Letitia James had announced on Monday, April 25, that Trump is being held in contempt of court by the New York State Supreme Court for failing to comply with previous orders to provide documents amid the ongoing investigation into his business dealings. The judge at the time ordered that Trump be fined $10,000 daily, which the former president sought to fight. In New York, Judge Arthur…

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by Zak Failla
Briarcliff, NY
Politics
Trump Held In Contempt By NY Judge, Ordered To Pay $10K Per Day For Not Responding To Subpoena Trump Held In Contempt By NY Judge, Ordered To Pay $10K Per Day For Not Responding To Subpoena
Trump Held In Contempt By NY Judge, Ordered To Pay $10K Per Day For Not Responding To Subpoena The New York Attorney General won what she called a “major victory” in her ongoing investigation into former President Donald Trump and his business dealings. Attorney General Letitia James announced on Monday April 25, that Trump is being held in contempt of court by the New York State Supreme Court for failing to comply with previous orders to provide documents amid the ongoing investigation. Earlier story - NY AG Asks Judge To Hold Donald Trump In Contempt Of Court Trump will now be fined $10,000 daily for each day that he continues to violate the court’s orders to produce the documents…

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by Zak Failla
Briarcliff, NY
Politics
NY AG Asks Judge To Hold Donald Trump In Contempt Of Court NY AG Asks Judge To Hold Donald Trump In Contempt Of Court
NY AG Asks Judge To Hold Donald Trump In Contempt Of Court New York Attorney General Letitia James is taking another swing at Donald Trump and his organization, asking a judge to hold the former president in contempt of court for failing to comply with her probe into his family's business. James announced on Thursday, April 7 that she is asking Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron to hold Trump in contempt of court for refusing to comply with an order to turn over documents as she investigates his Organization’s business dealings. In addition, James also asked the judge to fine Trump $10,000 for each day he fails to surrender the documents to her inv…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
News
Court Rules That Trump, Ivanka, Don Jr. Must Testify About Their Business Practices Court Rules That Trump, Ivanka, Don Jr. Must Testify About Their Business Practices
Court Rules That Trump, Ivanka, Don Jr. Must Testify About Their Business Practices Former President Donald Trump and his two eldest children have been ordered to testify as New York Attorney General Letitia James continues her years-long probe into his company’s business dealings. On Thursday, Feb. 17, James announced that she had won a major victory in her office’s civil investigation into the former president and the Trump Organization’s business practices. Earlier story - NY AG Files Motion To Block Trump Lawsuit Interfering With Her Investigation New York State Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron ruled that Trump, Ivanka Trump, and Donald Trump, Jr. must all appear fo…

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by Zak Failla
Greenburgh, NY
Politics
Trump Organization Lied To Tax Officials, Banks About Properties, NY AG Says, Seeking Subpoenas Trump Organization Lied To Tax Officials, Banks About Properties, NY AG Says, Seeking Subpoenas
Trump Organization Lied To Tax Officials, Banks About Properties, NY AG Says, Seeking Subpoenas Letitia James is turning up the heat on former President Donald Trump and his family. The New York attorney general is seeking a court order to compel the former president and his two oldest children, Donald, Jr., and Ivanka to testify in their fraud case regarding their alleged misleading activity involving multiple properties and the Trump Organization. Earlier story - Trump 'Delay Tactics Won't Stop Our Investigation,' NY AG Says “We are taking legal action to force Donald Trump, Donald Trump, Jr., and Ivanka Trump to comply with our investigation into the Trump Organization's fin…

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by Zak Failla
Yonkers, NY
Politics
Trump 'Delay Tactics Won't Stop Our Investigation,' NY AG Says Trump 'Delay Tactics Won't Stop Our Investigation,' NY AG Says
Trump 'Delay Tactics Won't Stop Our Investigation,' NY AG Says New York Attorney General Letitia James says she will not be deterred by former President Donald Trump and his family's push back as she continues investigating questionable business practices tied to his company. The former president and his two eldest children, Ivanka and Donald Jr., have all been subpoenaed by James' Office as the AG continues her yearslong investigation into the Trump Organization. Earlier story - Ivanka Trump, Don Jr. Subpoenaed In NY AG Probe Trump was first subpoenaed and a deadline was set for Jan. 7, and his children received the same on Monday, Jan. 3, thou…

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by Zak Failla
Rivertowns, NY
Politics
Ivanka Trump, Don Jr. Subpoenaed In NY AG Probe Ivanka Trump, Don Jr. Subpoenaed In NY AG Probe
Ivanka Trump, Don Jr. Subpoenaed In NY AG Probe Former President Donald Trump’s two eldest children have been the latest to be subpoenaed by the New York Attorney General’s Office as it investigates the family’s business practices. On Monday, Jan. 3 news leaked that Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump, Jr. have been subpoenaed by New York Attorney General Letitia James as she continues her yearslong investigation into the Trump Organization. The AG's office previously subpoenaed Donald Trump for testimony and set a deadline of Friday, Jan. 7, though the former president's lawyers have said they would move to block the action. Eric Trump, an …

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by Zak Failla
Chappaqua, NY
Police & Fire
Don Jr. Leaves NY As City Cancels Trump Organization Contracts, PGA, Corporate America Cut Ties Don Jr. Leaves NY As City Cancels Trump Organization Contracts, PGA, Corporate America Cut Ties
Don Jr. Leaves NY As City Cancels Trump Organization Contracts, PGA, Corporate America Cut Ties Donald Trump Jr. has become the latest member of the First Family to flee New York amid more fallout tied to the circumstances surrounding his father's unprecedented second impeachment. According to reports, Trump Jr. is following in the footsteps of his sister, Ivanka, who already left New York to establish residence in Florida. The move comes as the PGA moved the 2022 championship from the Trump golf course in Bedminister, New Jersey, and corporate America began severing all ties with the much-maligned president. Reports stated that Trump Jr. is looking at homes in Jupiter, Florida, less…

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by Zak Failla
Ridgefield, CT
News
Two From CT Arrested During Capitol Riot Two From CT Arrested During Capitol Riot
Two From CT Arrested During Capitol Riot At least two Connecticut residents have been arrested during a riot in the U.S. Capitol Building that began shortly after a rally by President Donald Trump, his son, Donald Trump Jr., and his attorney Rudy Giuliani. The Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia said that during the violent rampage on Wednesday, Jan. 6, at least 70 people were arrested including a man and woman from Connecticut: Maurcio Mendez, age 40, was arrested Wednesday, Jan. 6, for offenses at the 100 Block of First Street NW and was charged with curfew violation and unlawful entry. Victoria Bergeson,…

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by Kathy Reakes
DV Plus - Fairfield, CT
Politics
New Impeachment Evidence Drags Connecticut Congressional Candidate Into Trump Trial New Impeachment Evidence Drags Connecticut Congressional Candidate Into Trump Trial
New Impeachment Evidence Drags Connecticut Congressional Candidate Into Trump Trial New evidence released by the House of Representatives has pulled a Connecticut congressional candidate into President Trump's impeachment trial. Republican Robert Finley Hyde, who is challenging U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes, a Democrat, in Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District, contacted an associate of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s personal lawyer, about efforts to oust the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, according to the documents released on Tuesday, Jan. 14 by the House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs, and Oversight and Reform committees. On Wednesday, Hyde told Daily Vo…

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by Jon Craig
Brentwood, NY
Politics
Trump Pays $2M To Eight Charities For Repeatedly Breaking Laws, NY State AG Says Trump Pays $2M To Eight Charities For Repeatedly Breaking Laws, NY State AG Says
Trump Pays $2M To Eight Charities For Repeatedly Breaking Laws, NY State AG Says President Donald Trump has dished out $2 million to resolve a civil lawsuit that alleged illegal activities during the 2016 election. On Tuesday, Dec. 10, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that the president has paid the $2 million court-ordered judgement to various nonprofit organizations for using charitable assets during the presidential primary in 2016. The court order was part of James’ lawsuit against the Donald J. Trump Foundation and its directors, which include Trump, Donald Trump, Jr., Ivanka Trump and Eric Trump that was filed in 2018. The payment was ordered la…

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
Politics
Trump Ordered To Pay $2M To Settle Lawsuit Alleging He, Children Repeatedly Broke Charity Laws Trump Ordered To Pay $2M To Settle Lawsuit Alleging He, Children Repeatedly Broke Charity Laws
Trump Ordered To Pay $2M To Settle Lawsuit Alleging He, Children Repeatedly Broke Charity Laws President Donald Trump will be shelling out $2 million to resolve a civil lawsuit that alleged illegal activities during the 2016 election. New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Thursday, Nov. 7, that the New York State Supreme Court ordered the president to pay $2 million to various nonprofit organizations for improperly using charitable assets during the presidential primary in 2016. The court order comes as part of James’ lawsuit against the Donald J. Trump Foundation and its directors, which include Trump, Donald Trump, Jr., Ivanka Trump and Eric Trump that was filed in 2…

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by Zak Failla
Yorktown, NY
Politics
Trump Jr. Hits Back At Cuomo Over 'Good Riddance' Tweet Directed At President Trump Jr. Hits Back At Cuomo Over 'Good Riddance' Tweet Directed At President
Trump Jr. Hits Back At Cuomo Over 'Good Riddance' Tweet Directed At President Another member of the Trump family took to social media to respond to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s jab after the president and First Lady announced they would be making their Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida their permanent residence. Trump, a lifelong New Yorker, announced that he and his wife would no longer be claiming the Empire State as their home, citing tax purposes. “Good riddance,” Cuomo tweeted in response to the news. “It’s not like @realDonaldTrump paid taxes here anyway… He’s all yours, Florida.” Donald Trump Jr. was swift to reply to the governor, taking a shot of his…

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
Lifestyle
Trump Jr. Needed Room For His Guns At Newly Purchased Bridgehampton Estate, Report Says Trump Jr. Needed Room For His Guns At Newly Purchased Bridgehampton Estate, Report Says
Trump Jr. Needed Room For His Guns At Newly Purchased Bridgehampton Estate, Report Says Donald Trump Jr. had a question to ask before he and girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle agreed on contract to buy a $4.5 million mansion in the Hamptons. Related Daily Voice story: Donald Trump Jr., Girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle Acquire $4.495M Bridgehampton Estate Trump Jr. reportedly wanted to know before closing the transaction if the Bridgehampton estate could be outfitted with a room to store the guns, said the New York Post article. The Post said the pair are indeed going to add on a room for guns. Trump Jr. is a renowned hunter. The 9,200 square foot house has a large ket…

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by Donna Christopher
Brentwood, NY
Lifestyle
Donald Trump Jr., Girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle Acquire $4.495M Bridgehampton Estate Donald Trump Jr., Girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle Acquire $4.495M Bridgehampton Estate
Donald Trump Jr., Girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle Acquire $4.495M Bridgehampton Estate Donald Trump Jr and Kimberly Guilfoyle, the former Fox News co-host, are buying a $4.5 million Bridgehampton home, DailyMail.com reported. The house on 3.9 acres is 9,200 square feet and has seven bedrooms, and is walking distance from the beach, shops, and restaurants said the article. The couple, Trump, 41, and Guilfoyle, 50, began dating last year. Click here for the DailyMail.com article. 

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by Donna Christopher
White Plains, NY
Politics
Donald Trump Jr. Says He's Open To Run For NY Governor Donald Trump Jr. Says He's Open To Run For NY Governor
Donald Trump Jr. Says He's Open To Run For NY Governor Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle say they could turn being the most Googled couple on the Internet into a White House career for her – and possible New York governor run for him, according to this report by Daily Mail.  The couple's first-ever television interview together was aired by DailyMailTV.  Guilfoyle, 49, said she would put her life on hold to work at the White House if President Donald Trump invited her to. Her 40-year-old boyfriend, Donald Trump Jr., said he's not worried about Special Counsel Robert Mueller trapping him in the Russia probe. With three divorces and six c…

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by Jon Craig
White Plains, NY
Politics
Donald Trump Jr. Mocks Sexual Assault Allegations Against Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh Donald Trump Jr. Mocks Sexual Assault Allegations Against Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh
Donald Trump Jr. Mocks Sexual Assault Allegations Against Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh President Trump's son, Donald Jr., questioned the content and timing of a letter that impugns his father's U.S. Supreme Court nominee. Referring to Brett Kavanaugh in an Instagram post, Trump Jr. wrote: "Oh boy. . . the Dems and their usual nonsense games really have him on the ropes now. (Sen. Dianne) Finestein (sic) had the letter in July and saved it for the eve of his vote... honorable as always. I believe this is a copy for full transparency." The president's eldest son also posted an image of an apparently fake note that looked like it was written by a child, joking that it …

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by Jon Craig
White Plains, NY
Politics
Trump Family's Biggest Legal Threat From SDNY Prosecutors, Not Mueller, Experts Say Trump Family's Biggest Legal Threat From SDNY Prosecutors, Not Mueller, Experts Say
Trump Family's Biggest Legal Threat From Sdny Prosecutors, Not Mueller, Experts Say Prosecutors from the Southern District of New York are set to take the Trump organization to task for various offenses, according to legal experts and multiple reports. In the past week, the Office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) has accepted a guilty plea from President Donald Trump's former longtime personal attorney, Michael Cohen, and offered an immunity deal to Allen Weisselberg, chief financial officer of The Trump Organization. According to Bloomberg, Weisselberg, “will likely be required to provide information on all criminal activity he kn…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
Politics
Trump Jr.: Ex-Westchester DA Jeanine Pirro Would Be 'Awesome' On High Court Trump Jr.: Ex-Westchester DA Jeanine Pirro Would Be 'Awesome' On High Court
Trump Jr.: Ex-Westchester DA Jeanine Pirro Would Be 'Awesome' On High Court Fox news host Judge Jeanine Pirro as a U.S. Supreme Court nominee? Don't rule it out, according to a reliable source: namely Donald Trump Jr. "This would be pretty awesome,"" President Trump's eldest son wrote here on Twitter. Pirro, 67, is a former Westchester County District Attorney and judge. She currently is the host of Fox News Channel's "Justice with Judge Jeanine.' At least a half dozen other judges' names have been floated as potential successors to Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, who announced his retirement earlier Wednesday.  Pirro, meanwhile, tweet…

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by Jon Craig
White Plains, NY
Politics
New York Sues Trump, Children For $2.8M, Seeks To Dissolve Foundation New York Sues Trump, Children For $2.8M, Seeks To Dissolve Foundation
New York Sues Trump, Children For $2.8M, Seeks To Dissolve Foundation The Donald J. Trump Foundation and the Trump family engaged in self-dealing and illegal coordination with the presidential campaign and committed numerous violations of campaign finance laws, the New York State attorney general’s office said in a lawsuit filed Thursday on the president's 72nd birthday. Named in the lawsuit filed by Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood against the Donald J. Trump Foundation are its directors, Donald J. Trump, Donald J. Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump and Eric Trump. The lawsuit alleges a pattern of persistent illegal conduct, occurring over more than a decade, that…

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by Joe Lombardi
Armonk, NY
Lifestyle
Wife Of Trump Aide Files For Divorce In Hudson Valley Wife Of Trump Aide Files For Divorce In Hudson Valley
Wife Of Trump Aide Files For Divorce In Hudson Valley The wife of Yorktown native Dan Scavino, Jr., who has faithfully served as one of President Donald Trump’s closest and most trusted aides during both Trump's campaign and administration, will be divorcing from his wife, according to multiple reports released on Monday. Jennifer Scavino filed for divorce from her husband - who serves as an assistant to the president overseeing social media - on Jan. 18 in Dutchess County, according to court records. Their latest court appearance was on March 2. The two have been married since 2000, have two sons and a home in Hopewell Junction. Scavino’s wi…

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by Zak Failla
Ossining, NY
Lifestyle
Trump Jr. Wife Hires Westchester Criminal Defense Attorney For Divorce Trump Jr. Wife Hires Westchester Criminal Defense Attorney For Divorce
Trump Jr. Wife Hires Westchester Criminal Defense Attorney For Divorce Vanessa Trump, the wife of Donald Trump Jr., has hired a Westchester-based criminal defense attorney to represent her in divorce proceedings, according to the New York Post. Paperwork filed in Manhattan Supreme Court states that White Plains lawyer David Feureisen is representing Vanessa Trump, the report said. The 40-year-old Trump Jr. is the eldest child of President Donald Trump and first wife Ivana Trump. Trump Jr. and brother Eric, who lives at the family's Seven Springs Estate in Bedford, are trustees and executive directors of a trust that controls The Trump Organization, a trust that…

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by Joe Lombardi
Greenwich, CT
News
Greenwich's Hope Hicks Focus Of Trump-Russia Probe Greenwich's Hope Hicks Focus Of Trump-Russia Probe
Greenwich's Hope Hicks Focus Of Trump-Russia Probe Hope Hick's unflinching loyalty and silence have secured her a prominent place in Donald Trump’s ever-changing orbit.  But that access to the president — the Oval Office is one door down from hers — could come at a prohibitive legal cost for the 29-year-old White House communication director from Greenwich.  Hicks, Trump’s gatekeeper during the campaign -- whom some call his "real daughter" --- is now at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., and the focus of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, the New York Times reported here on Wednesd…

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by Jon Craig
Greenwich, CT
Politics
Greenwich's Hope Hicks Expected To Meet With House Intel Committee Greenwich's Hope Hicks Expected To Meet With House Intel Committee
Greenwich's Hope Hicks Expected To Meet With House Intel Committee White House Communications Director Hope Hicks, a 2006 graduate of Greenwich High School, is expected to meet with the House Intelligence Committee this week as part of the Russia investigation, according to CNN.  Hicks, 28, was usually by President Donald Trump's side during the campaign, attending nearly every rally as his press secretary, CNN said. The House panel wants to ask Hicks about any contact between other Trump associates and Russians, CNN said.  The committee is likely to ask her about the White House's involvement in crafting a misleading response last summer after a June 2016…

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by Daily Voice
Armonk, NY
Politics
Tristate Native Michael Wolff Stirs Up Controversy With New Trump Book Tristate Native Michael Wolff Stirs Up Controversy With New Trump Book
Tristate Native Michael Wolff Stirs Up Controversy With New Trump Book It's been quite the week for author Michael Wolff, a New Jersey native. Wolff, from Paterson, is the author of "Fire and Fury," an insider's account of the first year of President Donald Trump's White House. The book, which is out now, is No. 1 at Amazon. Former chief strategist Steve Bannon is quoted in the book as saying a meeting Trump's team, which included Donald Trump, Jr. and son-in-law Jared Kushner took with Russians was "treasonous." Trump responded with a blistering statement saying Bannon has nothing to do with him or his presidency. "When he was fired,…

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by Sam Barron
Yorktown, NY
Politics
Judiciary Committee Wants To Meet With Yorktown's Scavino In Russian Probe Judiciary Committee Wants To Meet With Yorktown's Scavino In Russian Probe
Judiciary Committee Wants To Meet With Yorktown's Scavino In Russian Probe Dan Scavino, President Donald Trump's Director of Social Media, is being asked to meet with the Senate Judiciary Committee as it investigates Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.Scavino, a Yorktown native who lives in Hopewell Junction, received a letter from Sen.  Dianne Feinstein (D-California) asking for documents concerning former FBI Director James Comey's interactions with Trump and his firing, documents related to former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and communications concerning Russian President Vladmir Putin, among others.  “Given your role on the campa…

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by Sam Barron