I hear Trump wanted Guilliani because he didn't want to hear any more commentary on how attorneys keep turning him down. But as far as giving the investigation a push, that's just nonsense to placate Trump. This "limited" contribution will not pan out, and Trump will still be in need of experienced federal crime attorneys.

 

Have you ever been in an Alzheimer’s ward, and listen to those demented patients talk to one another? They all over talk one another, and never listen.
That’s the picture I got, when I heard he hired Guilliani.

Also, it’s possible he hired him so Giuliani can claim client/attorney privilege,when he is questioned about knowing about the release of the stolen emails before they were released.


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Wow. Now that is clever. I wonder if the privilege could apply since it didn't exist at the time.

No, I never have been on an Alzheimer's unit. It sounds like it would break my heart.

 

And another lie. You would think he would keep a notebook or something
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/384249-trump-denies-cohen-will-flip


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Do tell
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/04/23/politics/michael-flynn-jr-donald-trump/index.html


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Probably

If Pence did lie about knowing, I’m sure Mueller already knows. And if he did, I doubt anything comes of it.


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This whole thing is ridiculous. I'm not a fan of Elizabeth Warren for different reasons, but people in America have very mixed ethnic backgrounds. She never used Native American identity to gain access to college over anyone else, so it shouldn't be a big deal to anyone since it wasn't used for preferential treatment.

 

I have Native American in my family tree, even though I don't look it at all. Honestly, what is the BFD? This is a Trump thing, so why is her own party using it?

The Democrats better get their shit together.

 

HUD Secretary Ben Carson to propose tripling rent for some low-income Americans receiving federal housing subsidies:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...ral-housing-subsidies/?utm_term=.2148ca4a5d75

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson on Wednesday will propose tripling the amount the poorest households are expected to pay for rent as well as encourage those receiving housing subsidies to work, according to the administration’s legislative proposal obtained by The Washington Post.

The move to overhaul how low-income rental subsidies are calculated would affect more than 4.5 million families relying on federal housing assistance. The proposed legislation would require congressional approval.

Tenants generally pay 30 percent of their adjusted income toward rent or a public housing agency minimum rent — which is capped at $50 a month for the poorest families. The administration’s legislative proposal sets the family monthly rent contribution at 35 percent of gross income or 35 percent of their earnings working 15 hours a week at the federal minimum wage. Under the proposal, the cap for the poorest families would rise to approximately $150 a month, three times higher than the current minimum.

The Trump administration has long signaled through its budget proposals and leaked draft legislation that it seeks to increase the rents that low-income tenants pay to live in federally subsidized housing.


Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson has mainly kept a low profile at HUD. Here’s some of what he has been up to. (Victoria Walker/The Washington Post)

The White House budget proposal for the 2019 fiscal yearindicated that it would “encourage work and self-sufficiency” across its rental assistance programs. The reforms would require adults who are able to work to “shoulder more of their housing costs and provide an incentive to increase their earnings,” budget documents said.

HUD also seeks to change the deductions that could be considered when determining a tenant’s rent, eliminating deductions for medical and child-care costs.

“When we are in the middle of a housing crisis that’s having the most negative impact on the lowest income people, we shouldn’t even be considering proposals to increase their rent burdens,” said Diane Yentel, president of the National Low Income Housing Coalition.

Carson plans to lay out the administration’s plans in a press call about an hour before a Wednesday afternoon House Financial Services subcommittee hearing on rent restructuring.

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Because hey, those massive tax breaks for the rich aren't going to pay for themselves. Next thing you know they'll be bringing back debtors prisons and bonded labor.

VOTE THEM OUT.

 

That guy is actually running as an independent for her Senate seat.

 

Overall the current HUD system isn't bad in terms of income guidelines. Also over 50 percent of the people in low income housing are elderly or disabled anyway.

The greatest challenge for the housing providers is cracking down on fraud, people that are working but not reporting the income. But even that isn't to the extent you would think because they do have a centralized system that tracks new hires and income, so most of those people are eventually caught and have to pay back what they didn't report.

People are just once again looking for scapegoats.

 

Ronny Jackson has withdrawn his nomination. 'Bout time.

 

Trump said something dismissive about Cohen, about how Cohen barely did any of his legal work and Trump didn't have anything to do with Cohen's business dealings. I.e., it sounds like Trump is hanging Cohen out to dry.

Go get him, Cohen.

 

Here we go. I finally found the language:



By QUINT FORGEY
04/26/2018 09:02 AM EDT
Updated 04/26/2018 09:38 AM EDT

President Donald Trump on Thursday appeared to acknowledge that he was aware that his longtime personal attorney Michael Cohen had cut a deal with porn star Stormy Daniels after previously denying any knowledge of the "hush money" payment.

The president also tried to distance himself from Cohen, who is currently under federal criminal investigation because of his business dealings.

“Let me just tell you, Michael is in business — he is really a businessman, a fairly big business, as I understand it,” Trump told the hosts of "Fox & Friends" in a phone interview. “I don't know his business, but this doesn't have to do with me. Michael is a businessman. He has got a business. He also practices law.”

“A percentage of my overall legal work — a tiny, tiny little fraction,” Trump said. “But Michael would represent me and represent me on some things. He represents me like with this crazy Stormy Daniels deal, he represented me.”

Earlier this month, Trump said he did not know about the $130,000 payment Cohen has acknowledged making to Daniels during the 2016 campaign in exchange for her silence about an alleged sexual interaction with Trump.

Asked by reporters aboard Air Force One whether he knew about the payment Cohen made to Daniels, Trump replied: “No.”

While he said on Thursday that Cohen "represented" him in the Daniels scandal, Trump insisted he is “not involved” in a pending civil lawsuit brought against Cohen by Daniels that seeks to void the $130,000 “hush money” deal.

Trump said he is represented by many attorneys — “so many attorneys you wouldn't even believe it” — and that Cohen’s involvement in his legal affairs is extremely limited.

Cohen on Wednesday indicated that he planned to assert his Fifth Amendment rights not to testify in connection with the civil suit.

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/26/trump-michael-cohen-distance-555127