EA on BBC: A Trump State Visit to UK — Why Now?
Scott Lucas on BBC: Why is Donald Trump getting full State-visit ceremony in UK, amid Brexit and his attempts to undermine Prime Minister Theresa May?
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TrumpWatch, Day 823: Trump — Those Who Spoke to Mueller…Didn’t Speak to Mueller
Under pressure from findings of Mueller Report, Donald Trump says his staff who spoke with Robert Mueller’s team did not really speak with the investigators
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Iran Daily: US Ends Sanctions Waivers for Tehran’s Oil
In a sharp escalation of its sanctions on Iran, the Trump Administration has ended all waivers for oil purchases, including by top customers like China.
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TrumpWatch, Day 822: Giuliani Admits Trump’s Possible Collusion with Russia
Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani has admitted the Trump campaign’s possible collusion with Russia in the 2016 Presidential campaign.
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EA on CNN: How to Handle the Mueller Report v. Trump
The Mueller Report thoroughly counters Donald Trump’s false narrative of “No Colllusion, No Obstruction”, but how should it be handled to protect US system?
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EA on talkRADIO: How Mueller Report Set Out Trump’s Collusion and Obstruction
A 15-minute explainer on the Mueller Report’s findings of collusion and obstruction of justice by Donald Trump over Russian interference in 2016 election
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TrumpWatch, Day 821: Trump Fumes as Mueller Report Gathers Steam
Angry and frustrated, Donald Trump rails on Twitter as findings of Mueller Report on Trump-Russia links began to gain traction in Washington and in media.
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TrumpWatch, Day 820: Warren Calls for Trump Impeachment; Romney “Appalled” Trump Helped By Russia
Democrat Senator Elizabeth Warren calls for Trump impeachment. Republican Mitt Romney denounces Trump campaign cooperation with Russia.
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Mueller Report Video: Collusion, Obstruction, and Accountability
Mueller Report: “The fundamental here is the need for accountability and responsibility — and the integrity of the American system.”
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What Game of Thrones Shows Us About Disfunctional Politics
What violence, mayhem, and threat in Game of Thrones’ Westeros tell us about disfunctional politics and whether we will find salvation.
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Mueller Report Analysis: Yes, There Was Collusion and Obstruction of Justice
Mueller Report: Yes, Trump campaign and transition colluded with Russians and WikiLeaks. Yes, Donald Trump obstructed justice on eight occasions.
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TrumpWatch, Day 819: Trump Saved from Criminal Charges by Aides and Mueller
Mueller finds Donald Trump and his advisors colluded with Russia and its intermediaries, & Trump obstructed or attempted to obstruct justice in eight cases.
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EA on CNN and talkRADIO: Anticipating the Mueller Report — and the Trump Defense
Likely aspects of Mueller Report’s findings — and how Trump White House and Attorney General William Barr are trying to pre-empt any political damage
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TrumpWatch, Day 818: Mueller Report — White House and Barr Try to Protect Trump Before Publication
Attorney General William Barr and the White House try to protect Donald Trump before the Mueller Report on Trump-Russia links is given to Congress
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TrumpWatch, Day 817: Attorney General Ends Bail for Some Asylum Seekers
Bolstering the Trump Administration’s “zero tolerance” anti-immigration policy, Attorney General William Barr orders an end to bail for some asylum seekers.
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Trump v. Congress Over US Withdrawal From Yemen War — A Beginner’s Guide
As Donald Trump vetoes a Congressional resolution for US withdrawal of support for Saudi-led coalition, a beginner’s guide to the Yemen war
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EA on Monocle 24: Yemen — Why Trump Vetoed US Withdrawal from War
Why did Trump veto resolution to end US involvement in Yemen civil war? His family’s political, personal, and financial ties with Saudi Arabia and the UAE
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EA on talkRADIO: Syria, Sudan, Pete Buttigieg, and UK Climate Change Protests
Scott Lucas on latest situation in Syria, Sudan uprising, Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg and the US Democrats, and climate change protests in the UK
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EA on Monocle 24: Why is Ivanka Touring Ethiopia? (Hint: 2020 Election)
Real reason why Donald Trump’s daughter & White House advisor Ivanka is in Ethopia, touting Women’s Global Development & Prosperity despite foreign aid cuts
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TrumpWatch, Day 816: Pursuing Re-Election, Trump Attacks Ilhan Omar
Pursuing re-election in 2020, Donald Trump has again attacked Ilhan Omar, one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress last November.
Read More EA on CNN: Holding Back the Mueller Report
Scott Lucas: Will Attorney General Barr release redacted Mueller Report to Congress this week? And what are Trump tactics to minimize any political damage?
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TrumpWatch, Day 815: Trump Tries to Bury Still-Unseen Mueller Report
Donald Trump tries to bury the Mueller Report on Trump-Russia links, days before redacted copies are supposed to be given to legislators.
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EA on CNN: Trump v. Law over Immigrants
Donald Trump tells officials to break law. Why? Tactics for re-election in 2020 and because he and key White House advisor Stephen Miller “hate immigrants”.
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EA on talkRADIO: Trump Orders Officials to Break Law; Running Away from Assange; Attack on Pope Francis
Scott Lucas on Donald Trump’s commands to border officials to break law; Trump running away from Julian Assange; and Steve Bannon’s attack on Pope Francis
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TrumpWatch, Day 814: House Committee Deadline for Trump Tax Returns
House Committee gives Trump Administration hard deadline of April 23 to hand over Donald Trump tax returns, after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin refuses
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Iran Daily: Trump Administration Split Over Sanctions
Trump Administration split over comprehensive sanctions against Iran, with some high-level officials opposing extension of waivers on Tehran’s top customers.
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Game of Thrones’ Stories of Damaging and Damaged Men
Games of Thrones is a story of damaging and damaged masculinity. Will series end with challenge to it or reversion to tried-and-true lines that restore it?
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TrumpWatch, Day 813: Trump to Border Chief — I’ll Pardon You if You Break Law
Donald Trump tells Customs and Border Protection head Kevin McAleenan that he will be pardoned “if he ever went to jail for denying US entry to migrants”.
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TrumpWatch, Day 812: Trump Runs Away from Assange and WikiLeaks
Fearing political — and possibly legal — consequences, Donald Trump runs away from Julian Assange after the WikiLeaks founder is arranged in London.
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TrumpWatch, Day 811: Barr Promotes Trump’s Assault on FBI Investigations
Attorney General Barr — under pressure to release Mueller Report — promotes Donald Trump’s assault on FBI investigation, including of Trump-Russia links.
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