Former federal prosecutor Robert Ray said Sunday there is no need for special counsel to look into possible ties between the 2016 Trump presidential campaign and Russian officials. Ray, in an exclusive interview with Maria Bartiromo on “Sunday Morning Futures,” weighed in on the continuing debate, days after Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from investigations into the matter over two conversations he had with a Russian diplomat during the campaign, when Sessions was an Alabama senator.
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Jeff Sessions Confirmed as U.S. Attorney General
The Senate confirmed Jeff Sessions as U.S. Attorney General on Wednesday, bringing to a close what became one of the most contentious debates over President Trump’s cabinet picks so far. The Senate voted to confirm Jeff Sessions as U.S. Attorney General on Wednesday, bringing to a close what became one of the most contentious debates over President Trump’s cabinet picks so far.
Republicans vote to silence Elizabeth Warren for reading…
Republicans voted to silence Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts on Tuesday night, during a Senate floor debate over Sen. Jeff Sessions’ nomination as President Donald Trump’s attorney general. Warren, who is among the Democratic senators opposing Sessions’ appointment, attempted to read from a 1986 letter written by Coretta Scott King, the wife of civil-rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell stopped Warren, alleging her recitation of the letter violated Senate rule 19, which forbids conduct “unbecoming” of a senator.
Fired: Trump Dumps Top Lawyer Who Defied Immigration Order
President Donald Trump fired top federal government lawyer Sally Yates on Monday after she took the extraordinarily rare step of defying the White House and refused to defend new travel restrictions targeting seven Muslim-majority nations. It was another dramatic twist in the unusually raucous roll-out of Trump’s directive that put a 120-day hold on allowing refugees into the country, an indefinite ban on refugees from Syria and a 90-day bar on citizens from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
Trump Fires Acting Attorney General Sally Yates
President Donald Trump Monday fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates, who defied Trump by refusing to defend his immigration executive order. President Donald Trump on Monday night fired acting attorney general Sally Yates, who had hours before ordered the Justice Department not to enforce Trump’s executive order imposing bans on immigration from certain largely Muslim countries.
Top Justice Official Won’t Defend Trump Immigration Order
Acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates said Monday that she wouldn’t allow the Justice Department to defend President Donald Trump’s order banning immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries, questioning its legality. The highly unusual declaration by Yates, an Obama administration holdover, was the latest twist in a controversy that has sparked protests at airports across the country and seen many congressional Republicans break from the White House.
Deutsche Bank Ends N.Y. Mirror-Trade Probe for $425 Million
Deutsche Bank AG has taken the first step to resolve allegations that it helped wealthy Russians launder billions of dollars, reaching a deal with New York’s Department of Financial Services that requires it to pay a $425 million penalty, the regulator said. The New York settlement, approved by the bank on Monday, resolves allegations that Deutsche Bank employees used a “mirror-trading scheme” to help wealthy Russians move $10 billion out of that country from 2011 through 2014.
Huntsville native appointed to White House analyst position
Brooks announced Monday that White, a Huntsville native who graduated from Grissom High School in 2001, has been appointed to Trump’s White House Domestic Policy Council as a senior policy analyst. “Alabama’s Fifth Congressional District’s loss is President Donald Trump’s gain,” Brooks said in a statement.
Mega-mergers poised to get green light under Trump
Donald Trump Dem sen: Lewis’ comments on Trump ‘uncalled for’ Mark Hamill mocks Trump by reading Meryl Streep tweets as the Joker Priebus: John Lewis’s comments ‘irresponsible’ MORE ‘s incoming administration will be more favorable to corporate mergers, experts and business groups believe, marking a sharp shift from the Obama years. Trump’s team is tapping nominees who have offered support for scaling back regulations and oversight as companies in key industries look to consolidate.
Trump AG Nominee Sessions Says He’ll Recuse Himself From Clinton Probes
Jeff Sessions would recuse himself from any Clinton-related probes as Attorney General, he said at Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday. Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III, the Republican Senator from Alabama nominated to become U.S. Attorney General, will recuse himself from any Clinton-related probes if he gets the job, he said at Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday.
Trump Said to Tell Confidant He Remains Opposed to AT&T Deal
Donald Trump remains opposed to the megamerger between AT&T Inc. and Time Warner Inc. because he believes it would concentrate too much power in the media industry, according to people close to the president-elect, who has been publicly silent about the transaction for months. Trump told a friend in the last few weeks that he still considers the merger to be a bad deal, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the conversation was private.
Trump Tells Confidant He Still Opposes AT&T-Time Warner 2 hours ago
Time Warner Inc. because he believes it would concentrate too much power in the media industry, according to people close to the president-elect, who has been publicly silent about the transaction for months. Trump told a friend in the last few weeks that he still considers the merger to be a bad deal, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the conversation was private.
Time Warner, AT&T Shares Hit After Report Trump Still Against Merger
Shares of both Time Warner and AT&T saw pressure after Bloomberg News reported that President-elect Donald Trump still is opposed to the two companies merging , a view he expressed during the campaign. The report cited unnamed people close to the president-elect.
California aims to take lead in giving marijuana industry access to financial services
In this Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016 photo, Rolie Gonzalez III displays a branch of marijuana buds taken for a plant on the farm of grower Laura Costa, near Garberville. California hopes to take the lead in giving the cannabis industry access to banking services in 2017, with a new working group focused on finding a solution to ongoing conflicts between state and federal laws that force marijuana businesses to operate largely in cash.