Deutsche Bank 4-30-2019

30, April 2019                              Deutsche Bank

President Trump’s initial response to the appointment of special prosecutor Mueller’s investigation into possible collusion with Russia. . “I am f . . . up, this is the end of my presidency” is the reaction of a man consumed with guilt. It is a pity Mueller didn’t continue his investigation to uncover the missing pieces of the puzzle. But the chickens may be coming home to roost with Trump’s efforts to block revelation of his shady dealings with Deutsche Bank. By inflating the value of his assets he was able to commit massive bank fraud obtaining credit from US banks for decades. But following their refusal to advance additional credit, Trump sought help from Deutsche Bank who advanced him $2B allegedly from Russian oligarchs’ laundered money in a high stakes quid pro quo for political favors orchestrated by the wily Vladimir Putin. In 2016 Trump jnr. admitted “we see a lot of money pouring in from Russia from Trump Organization properties.” Jared Kushner seems to be following in the footsteps of his father-in-law’s seeking Saudi money to stop the hemorrhaging of his businesses teetering on bankruptcy using a top security clearance to facilitate his dubious activities.

Let us hope Congress discharge their oversight duties under Article 1 of the US Constitution, issue subpoenas, follow the money to get to the bottom of the monstrous malfeasance, self-dealing and criminal abrogation’s of duty of this President and his family.

Trump’s collusion in Israeli elections 4-18-2019

18, April 2019                    Trump’s collusion in Israeli elections

While the jury is still out on possible Trump-Russian collusion in the 2016 US election, President Trump has brazenly colluded in Israel’s elections - declaring Jerusalem Israel’s capital, granting Israel sovereignty over the Golan Heights and then following up declaring the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a terrorist group exposing US troops to unnecessary conflicts with Iran. The wily Netanyahu capitalized on his close friendship with Trump to edge out his rival Gantz in the recent Israeli elections. The International Criminal Court judges were banned from the US lest they expose US and Israeli war crimes. In an effort to sanitize Israel’s ‘apartheid” image, the word “occupation” has been removed from the State Department’s assessments of human rights infringements on the West Bank. To further punish the Palestinians, the US eliminated relief funding for Palestinian refugees, and declared its intention of leaving the U.N. Human Rights Council because it was too critical of Israel. Washington ignored terrorist attacks by the Israeli military bombing of hospitals, schools and the water treatment infrastructure in Gaza while army snipers were shooting unarmed demonstrators demanding their freedom. Next month, the US will begin enforcing worldwide sanctions on all Iranian oil sales intensifying hardships on the people of Iran. Buoyed by US media silence of its many transgressions, Netanyahu announced plans to annex parts of the West Bank. In a quid pro quo, Trump will expect US Jewish voters to reward him in the 2020 election. Jewish Americans should dispel lingering doubts of their allegiance and rising acts of anti-Semitism by speaking out forcefully when U.S. and Israeli interests collide. As a first step we should redirect the $3.5B given to Israel annually to Americans mired in food and job insecurity, and homelessness.

Trump and his friend, General Sisi of Egypt 4-15-2019

15, April 2019                     Trump and his friend, General Sisi of Egypt

President Trump seems infatuated with some of the world’s most brutal dictators Putin, Duterte, Kim Jong Un.  .). He recently hosted a meeting with Egypt’s ruthless dictator, President Sisi who is hoping to amend the constitution to allow him to stay in power until 2034. Sisi received an effusive welcome from President Trump who gushed that “he’s doing a great job.” According to human rights groups, that “great job” includes jailing 50,000 to 60,000 dissidents since the 2013 coup against Egypt's first democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi.

A reign of terror has engulfed the country with executions, enforced disappearances, sham elections and a tightly controlled media.

Sadly, the repression is expected to rise to a new level of barbarity with the country descending into a police state fueled by Sisi’s close alliance with President Trump whose fondness for strongmen is well known.

Egypt had hoped that eight years of “generation protest” would usher in true democracy but that is being called “generation jail” by Amnesty International. Sarah Margon of Human Rights Watch added 'We're looking at the worst human rights crisis Egypt has seen in decades.' And the US continues to provide $1.6B annually to ensure the repression continues.

Major security lapses in the WH 4-7-2019

7, April 2019                       Major security lapses in the WH


Whistleblower Tricia Newbold revealed explosive revelations that senior Trump officials overturned at least 25 security clearances despite, “serious disqualifying issues.” Newbold, who works at the White House Personnel Security Office, told the House Oversight and Reform Committee the targeted individuals had been flagged by her office due to concerns about either blackmail, conflicts of interests, criminal conduct or foreign influence. The vengeful White House retaliated by suspending Newbold for 14-days without pay and hid critical files.

President Trump overruled such concerns by granting his inner circle, including Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, security clearances allowing them to conduct their private and public activities unimpeded by US intelligence.

Earlier this year, President Trump pressured his former chief of staff, General John Kelly, to grant clearances for his daughter Ivanka Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner, both senior advisers, ignoring the objections of intelligence officials. Newbold included Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner in her list of high risk individuals who were flagged as having serious foreign business entanglements. The American public needs to know why career officials were overruled and these security clearances granted. Trump supporters, “if you read this letter I urge you to express your outrage and love of country by dumping your MEGA hats”. We can no longer tolerate this blatant nepotism – demand the removal of Ivanka and Jared from the White House and immediately revoke security clearances of the remaining 23 individuals.

Tricia Newbold I solute you for your incredible courage, fortitude and high ethical standards!

The Mueller Report 4-3-2019

3, April 2019                          The Mueller Report

While the Mueller Report might have temporarily faded from the public consciousness, Democratic lawmakers are demanding release of the full un-redacted report.

It is absurd to dismiss the numerous contacts that the Trump family had with the Russians so easily. It seems unlikely that they acted independently of President Trump. His open invitation to the Russians to hack into Clinton’s private emails was surely an open invitation for Russian meddling.

Why did Jared Kushner establish a back channel to communicate secretly with the Russians at the Russian Embassy to escape scrutiny by the F.B.I? Why did Eric Jnr express such excitement when he was told the Russians had “dirt” on Hillary Clinton instead of calling the FBI?

Why did Trump’s former national security advisor attempt to gut U.S. sanctions on Russia?

Why did President Trump accept Vladimir Putin’s denials that Russia had not meddled in the 2016 election in defiance of his intelligence agencies? Why did he exhibit such warmth and affection for the wily Russian leader and why did he destroy the interpreter’s translation transcripts of his meeting with Putin. Why did he dismiss his staff during his private meeting with Putin?

It hard to understand how the guilt-ridden Republicans continue to follow their leader when there is a high probability that Trump and members of his family may have committed treason. There is little doubt that Russia will grow even bolder in its efforts to destabilize western democracies, including the United States.