Trump must hand over eight years of tax returns, court rules
President Donald Trump’s longtime accounting firm must hand over eight years of his tax returns to New York prosecutors, a U.S. appeals court ruled Monday in the latest setback for Trump in his tenacious efforts to keep his finances secret. The ruling by a unanimous three-judge panel of the New York-based 2nd U.S. Circuit […]
U.S. Attorney General Barr’s review of Russia probe faces backlash
U.S. Attorney General William Barr faced growing criticism from Democrats on Friday after the Justice Department said it had intensified its politically charged review of the origins of the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. A person familiar with the matter late on Thursday confirmed that the inquiry had become a criminal investigation, […]
Republican lawmakers disrupt Democratic-led Trump impeachment inquiry
Republican lawmakers, encouraged by President Donald Trump to get tougher in fighting Democrats’ attempts to impeach him, on Wednesday disrupted the U.S. House of Representatives impeachment inquiry and prevented a Pentagon official from testifying. The Republicans stormed into a hearing room where Laura Cooper, the U.S. defense official who oversees Ukraine and Russia matters, was […]
Envoy testifies Trump tied Ukraine aid to politically motivated investigations
The top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine testified on Tuesday he was told that President Donald Trump made the release of security aid to Ukraine contingent on Kiev publicly declaring it would carry out politically motivated investigations that he sought, according to a copy of his statement to lawmakers. William Taylor, who as the charge d’affaires […]
Trump explains why he cancelled G-7 summit holding at his property
The United States president as always did not keep quiet after being criticised for his decision to cancel a meeting at one of his property which is scheduled to hold leaders of major industrialised countries. Donald Trump blamed the opposition party for forcing his decision, according to him, he was accused of mixing personal business […]
U.S. plans to collect illegal immigrants, asylum seekers DNA to add to FBI database
The United States has been reported to be planning to collect DNA samples from asylum-seekers and other migrants detained by immigration officials and will add the information to a massive FBI database used by law enforcement hunting for criminals, a Justice Department official said. The Justice Department will publish an amended regulation Monday that would […]
