Justin Elliot

Jared Kushner: “Peace Envoy” & Funder of Illegal Israeli Squatters in Palestine

While Jared Kushner is working on a peace deal between the Israelis and the Palestinians, the Kushner Companies Charitable Foundation is funding a controversial West Bank settlement.

Jared Kushner: “Peace Envoy” & Funder of Illegal Israeli Squatters in Palestine

As Jared Kushner leads the U.S. government’s effort to develop an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, the Kushner Companies Charitable Foundation is funding a hardline Israeli settlement in the West Bank. The charitable fund made a donation of at least $18,000 at the “

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Trump Lawyer Marc Kasowitz Threatens Stranger In Emails: ‘Watch Your Back , Bitch’

After hearing Rachel Maddow discuss a recent story about Kasowitz, a man emailed the attorney urging him to resign. Kasowitz responded with threats and profanity.

Trump Lawyer Marc Kasowitz Threatens Stranger In Emails: ‘Watch Your Back , Bitch’

This story has been updated with a response from a spokesman for Marc Kasowitz. Marc Kasowitz, President Trump’s personal attorney on the Russia case, threatened a stranger in a string of profanity-laden emails Wednesday night. The

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Trump Lawyer Marc Kasowitz Bragged That He Got Preet Bharara Fired

Marc Kasowitz, President Trump’s lawyer in the Russia investigation, has bragged he was behind the firing of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.

Trump Lawyer Marc Kasowitz Bragged That He Got Preet Bharara Fired

Marc Kasowitz, President Donald Trump's personal lawyer in the Russia investigation, has boasted to friends and colleagues that he played a central role in the firing of Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, according to four people familiar with the conversations. Kasowitz told Trump, "This guy is

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Senators To White House: How Will Kushner Avoid Overlap Between Business Empire And Government Work?

Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Tom Carper wrote the White House asking how Jared Kushner is keeping parts of his family real-estate empire.

Senators To White House: How Will Kushner Avoid Overlap Between Business Empire And Government Work?

Two senators and a congressman are pressing the White House to disclose exactly how Jared Kushner will comply with conflict of interest laws. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., and Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., sent a

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How The Trump Administration May Be Skirting Its Own Ethics Rules

The hiring of three former lobbyists to work in the White House raises questions about how the Trump administration is enforcing the president’s executive order on ethics.

How The Trump Administration May Be Skirting Its Own Ethics Rules

(REPORT) --- The Trump administration appears to be either ignoring or exempting top staffers from its own watered-down ethics rules. As we have detailed, President Trump in January issued an order weakening

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Trump’s Ethics Rules Let A Lobbyist Help Run An Agency He Lobbied

President Trump’s executive order on ethics also cites a section of the law that doesn’t exist.

Trump’s Ethics Rules Let A Lobbyist Help Run An Agency He Lobbied

(ANALYSIS) --- Geoff Burr spent much of the last decade as the chief lobbyist for a powerful construction industry trade group. Burr sought to influence a host of

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Trump’s Meetings With CEOs Seeking Mergers Is Troubling Observers

By meeting with the CEOs of Monsanto and Bayer as well as the head of AT&T, which is trying to merge with Time Warner, Trump has violated decades of White House practice by injecting himself directly into mergers awaiting Justice Department review.

Trump’s Meetings With CEOs Seeking Mergers Is Troubling Observers

(ANALYSIS) --- When the CEOs of Monsanto and Bayer met now-President Donald Trump earlier this month, eager for a nod of assent for their

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