Letitia James asks judge to dismiss mortgage fraud case, calling it vindictive and driven by Trump's "animus"

Letitia James asks judge to dismiss mortgage fraud case, calling it vindictive and driven by Trump’s “animus”

New York Attorney General Letitia James asked a federal judge Friday to dismiss a mortgage fraud case against her, calling it a vindictive and politically motivated prosecution brought at the behest of a president who regards her as an enemy. The motion, which had been expected, argues the case against James was driven by personal…

Read More
Yahoo news home

‘We will be very threatening to antifa’

By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that federal law enforcement will be “very threatening” as it goes after the antifa movement, which he recently designated as a “terrorist organization.” “They have been very threatening to people, but we’re going to be very threatening to them, far more threatening to…

Read More
Trump's actions draw comparisons to world leaders who undermined democracies

Trump’s actions draw comparisons to world leaders who undermined democracies

In 2007, eight years after becoming Venezuela’s president, Hugo Chávez revoked the license of the country’s oldest private television station. Eight months into his second term, President Donald Trump suggested revoking the licenses of U.S. television stations he believes are overly critical of him. Since he returned to office in January, Trump’s remaking of the…

Read More