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Donald Trump is running a criminal enterprise out of the White House says former US governor

Donald Trump is running a criminal enterprise out of the White House a former US governor has claimed

Former Vermont governor Howard Dean accused mr.

Trump of corruption during a discussion about the president as frequent visits to his own properties mr.

Trump has spent nearly a third of his days in office at a property owned by his company according to a Wall Street Journal review

The promotion is extraordinary mr.. Dean, who previously served as chair of the Democratic Party told?

MSNBC there hasn't even the president in my lifetime who has done anything like this

Mr.. Dean

Also accused the president as staff of shaking down foreign governments to hold their vents at the new Trump International Hotel in Washington DC

The Trump Organization has promised to donate any money that foreign governments spent at the hotel to charity to avoid

violating the emoluments Clause of the Constitution

Still mr.

Dean suggested that Robert Mueller the special counsel appointed by the Justice Department to investigate possible

Trump campaign collusion with Russia would find something nefarious in the president s business dealings

Ivy said for a long time I think mr.. Trump he's running a criminal enterprise out of the White House mr.

Dean said and I think that s what Bob Mueller s on the track of mr.

Trump has spent more than 100 days at a Trump Organization owned property since taking office

According to the journal this includes 40 days at his golf course in Bedminster

New Jersey and 40 days at his mar-a-lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida

While previous presidents have also spent time at their own properties while in office mr.. Trump s

Properties are uniquely open to the public and to profits george w bush went to his ranch in Crawford

Texas a lot

But it was not like you could rent the bedroom next to his

Jordan liberal wits a spokesman for Citizens for responsibility and ethics in Washington told the journal mr.

Trump turned the Trump Organization s management over to his sons upon taking office

He retained ownership in the company however meaning. They will eventually be able to profit from his holdings

Mr.. Trump departed last Friday for a 10-day holiday vacation tomorrow Lago while the president has not announced his New Year s Eve plans

He is widely expected to attend the resort s annual year-end gala

The price of a ticket for the red carpet event has increased by up to one hundred and seventy five dollars this year

according to Politico the tickets are now six hundred dollars per dues-paying members and

750 dollars for their guests members of the private club said

Last year s tickets cost five hundred and twenty-five dollars for members and five hundred and seventy five dollars for guests

One mar-a-lago members said the event is nearly sold out they personally don t see any issues have erased bobby

Burchfield the Trump Organization s outside ethics adviser told POLITICO it s not a campaign event

It has a normal business New Year s Eve part

For more infomation >> Donald Trump is 'running a criminal enterprise out of the White House', says former US governor - Duration: 3:04.

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Black civil rights leaders say Trump judicial nominee is 'a product of the modern white supremacis - Duration: 3:59.

Black civil rights leaders say Trump judicial nominee is a product of the modern white supremacist machine

Civil rights leaders are calling on the Senate to reject President Donald Trump's nominee to a federal court in North Carolina

Arguing that Thomas far has long worked to promote racist policies and is a product of the modern white supremacist machine

far Trump's pick for the US District Court for the Eastern

District of North Carolina began his career as counsel to former US senator

Jesse Helms a supporter of racial segregation who represented, North Carolina for thirty years

Over the last decade foreign his law firm colleagues have defended voting restrictions and identification laws that courts have struck down as deliberately

discriminatory the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals found in

2016 that North Carolina's voter restriction lost targeted black communities with almost surgical precision

Black civil rights leaders and progressive groups including the Congressional Black Caucus are calling on the Senate to reject far

In October the Senate Judiciary Committee approved him in a party-line vote and fires now up for confirmation by the full Senate

Reverend William barber - president of the North Carolina and double-a-c-p

wrote in the Tuesday

New York Times op-ed that far who he called the most alarming of all of trumps judicial nominees would pose a direct threat to North

Carolina's black communities

African-americans seeking to have their rights protected under federal law have much to fear if mr.

Farr takes the bench he wrote he went on senators from both sides of the aisle must condemn the experience mr.

Farr brings with him having practiced white supremacy for decades mr.. Farr is not likely to withdraw

Every senator who condemned the racism on display and Charlotte's film must vote to prevent it from having power in the federal judiciary

Barbour noted that about half of North Carolina's black residents live in the area presided over by the Eastern District and

Despite President Barack Obama's efforts to seat to black female nominees on that Court the Eastern District has never had a black judge

members of the Congressional Black Caucus torn into FAR's record in a September letter to the Judicial Committee pointing to his work on Helms

1990s a campaign during which postcards were mailed to

100,000 black voters wrongly suggesting they were ineligible to vote in warning

They could be arrested and prosecuted for fraud if they tried it is no

exaggeration to say that had the White House deliberately sought to identify an attorney in North

Carolina with a more hostile record on African American voting rights and workers rights than Thomas far

It could hardly have done so the caucus members wrote

Far told the Senate during his September hearing that he only learned of the postcards after they were sending that he was

appalled by the strategy

But a former Department of Justice official who investigated the incident has directly contradicted FAR's claim arguing that he was

Certainly involved in the scheme as it was being developed

The Leadership Conference on civil and human rights has accused Favre lying to the Senate and called on him to withdraw his nomination

the n-double-a-cp Legal Defense Fund is calling on the Senate Judiciary Committee to bring far back in for more questioning

Far appears to have explicitly misled the Senate about his role in a scheme to intimidate black

North Carolinians and stop them from voting in the 1990 midterm elections the Legal Defense Fund wrote last month

Arguing that far as neither sufficiently qualified nor competent to serve on the federal judiciary

this comes after the American Bar Association

Determined that four of trumps judicial nominees are not qualified to serve on the federal bench

Those listed and qualified by the ABA did not include one nominee Matthew Peterson who withdrew himself from consideration

Earlier this month after a video clip of him struggling to prove basic knowledge of legal procedure went viral

Peterson's withdrawal was the third by a trump judicial nominee in ten days Trump, who is filling federal judicial vacancies led her rapid rate

For more infomation >> Black civil rights leaders say Trump judicial nominee is 'a product of the modern white supremacis - Duration: 3:59.

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This is the family murdered in a grisly quadruple homicide - Duration: 5:05.

This is the family murdered in a grisly quadruple homicide

Shanta Myers was one of four victims in the quadruple homicide.

The woman who was bound and had her throat slit upstate along with her two children — 11 and 5 — and her partner was a "great mother" who took her kids to school and picked them up everyday, once worked at a homeless shelter and had been toiling at a fast food restaurant to support her family.

Shanta Meyers, 36, her children Jeremiah, 11, and Shanise, 5, and her domestic partner, Brandi Mells, were found slain in their basement apartment at 158 Second Ave. Friends described Shanta as a hard-working mom who was devoted to her kids.

"She was just a very sweet, sweet girl," Equasia Watson, 30, who lived on the same floor of a River Street housing complex where Shante and her children previously lived, told The Post.

"I knew her from when she moved here from down South," she said. "My son played with her son. We had dinners together. She took her kids to school.

She went to work. She got her kids from school. She was always with them kids — she was a great mother.".

Several law enforcement sources not involved in the probe have told the Albany Times Union that the victims were all bound — with their throats slashed — when police found them.

Autopsies were conducted Wednesday, but officials haven't provided information on preliminary results, according to the paper. A day earlier, cops announced that they had no suspects.

Shanta moved to Troy from North Carolina around 2011, according to friends. She worked at the local Joseph's House homeless shelter and more recently at a Sonic fast-food eatery.

A local pastor said Shanta and her kids were much loved and respected in the neighborhood. Jackie Robinson of Oak Grove Baptist Church said Shanta had worked as a bus monitor and that her children were active in youth programs.

He said an older son was not home when the killings occurred. Robinson said kids at the youth center where Jeremiah, known as "J. ," played basketball were distraught about the mind-numbing loss.

He added that community members are nervous because the killer remains at large.

"Until they catch whoever did this, there are certainly reasons to be fearful," Robinson said. "We don't know who did it. Until we find out, it certainly makes sense to be vigilant and keep your doors locked.".

The Troy schools chief on Thursday said the district would be offering grief counseling to students. Shanise was a student at School 14, and Jeremiah went to Troy Middle School.

"Our hearts are broken and our thoughts and deepest condolences are with their family and loved ones during this terribly troubling time," John Carmello wrote in a letter.

"The Troy City School District is a close and supportive community and the loss of two of our innocent and promising children is especially devastating.

Please look out for each other and keep Shanise, JJ, and their family in your hearts and minds.".

The district is partnering with the Boys and Girls Club — where Jeremiah was a member for the past six years — to offer grief counseling beginning at 10 a.m. Friday at Troy Middle School.

"He was a quintessential 'Club Kid' who impacted the lives of so many staff, children and teens, parents and volunteers," the club said in a statement.

Meanwhile, Albany's Victory Christian Church has announced it would offer a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. And the Capital Region Crime Stoppers is offering an additional reward of up to $1,500 cash.

For more infomation >> This is the family murdered in a grisly quadruple homicide - Duration: 5:05.

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BREAKING Trump Is Going After The Clintons! - Duration: 13:11.

BREAKING Trump Is Going After The Clintons!

An executive order from last Thursday allegedly targets Clinton-linked individuals, lobbyists,

and possibly even Uranium One.

From Zerohedge:

The Trump Administration quietly issued an Executive Order (EO) last Thursday which allows

for the freezing of US-housed assets belonging to foreign individuals or entities deemed

"serious human rights abusers," along with government officials and executives of

foreign corporations (current or former) found to have engaged in corruption – which includes

the misappropriation of state assets, the expropriation of private assets for personal

gain, and corruption related to government contracts or the extraction of natural resources.

Furthermore, anyone in the United States who aids or participates in said corruption or

human rights abuses by foreign parties is subject to frozen assets – along with any

U.S. corporation who employs foreigners deemed to have engaged in corruption on behalf of

the company.

In fact, anyone in the world who has "materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial,

material or technological support for, or goods or services" to foreigners targeted

by the Executive Order is subject to frozen assets.

The EO, based on the 2016 Global Human Rights Accountability Act, immediately added 13 foreign

individuals to a list of "Specially Designated Nationals" (SDN) maintained by the Office

of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) – several of whom have ties to the Clintons, the Clinton

Foundation, or Clinton associates (details below).

Moreover, the Treasury Department sanctioned an additional 39 people, for a total of 52

under the new order – including the son of Russia's prosecutor general.

The Order reads:

I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, find that the prevalence

and severity of human rights abuse and corruption that have their source, in whole or in substantial

part, outside the United States, such as those committed or directed by persons listed in

the Annex to this order, have reached such scope and gravity that they threaten the stability

of international political and economic systems.

Last Week's Executive Order could have serious implications for D.C. lobbyists who provide

"goods and services" (e.g. lobbying services) to despots, corrupt foreign politicians or

foreign organizations engaging in the crimes described in the EO.

"Virtually every lobbyist in DC has got to be in a cold sweat over the scope of this

EO," said an attorney consulted in the matter who wishes to remain anonymous.

Read more: (Link: www.zerohedge.com)

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Ivanka Trump is getting roasted for posting a vacation photo that shows a confederate flag behind - Duration: 1:11.

Ivanka Trump is getting roasted for posting a vacation photo that shows a confederate

flag behind Jared Kushner.

Ivanka Trump is being criticized on social media after posting a photo of her husband,

Jared Kusher, and young son on a boat in Florida with a Confederate flag in the distant background.

After the president's eldest daughter and top White House adviser tweeted out the photo,

along with three others of the pair fishing, Twitter users immediately spotted the controversial

flag flying on neighboring boat.

Some made light of the apparent oversight, while others questioned whether the photo

expressed subtle support for the flag, which is widely viewed as a symbol of white supremacy.

"Couldn't find four photos without one?

Or is this a dogwhistle?"

Walter Shaub, the former director of the Office of Government Ethics under President Barack

Obama, tweeted.

Critics pointed to President Donald Trump's controversial statements about Confederate

monuments and defense of white supremacists who protested to protect the monuments in

Charlottesville this August.

Trump argued at a Phoenix rally in August that those in favor of removing monuments

to Confederate leaders from public spaces are "trying to take away our culture" and

history, calling them "weak, weak people."

For more infomation >> Ivanka Trump is getting roasted for posting a vacation photo that shows a confederate flag behind - Duration: 1:11.

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Adam Thomas says 'best thing' about Emmerdale is 'leaving' - Duration: 4:00.

Adam Thomas says 'best thing' about Emmerdale is 'leaving'

  Adam Thomas says best thing about Emmerdale is leaving The actor has played Adam Barton for eight years.

December 29, 2017 - 09:48 GMT by Andrea Caamano Emmerdale actor Adam Thomas has said his favourite thing about the hit ITV soap was leaving. The star played character Adam Barton for 8 years.

Adam Thomas doesnt seem so sad after leaving hit soap Emmerdale after eight years.

The actor, 29, announced his departure earlier this year and released a statement on the soaps official website which said he had had an amazing eight years and that he had loved every minute of it, but it seems he has had a change of heart.

Responding to a fans tweet which asked the star what had been his favourite thing about Emmerdale, Adam was quick to reply: leaving.

Another fan expressed her sadness at his departure and pointed out that even in your last week, Emmerdale arent giving you the air time you deserve, to which the star, who is set to become a dad for the second time next year, replied, Im used to it [laughing emojis] but thanks anyway.

He then, however, seemed to pay tribute to the soap by saying: just to be part of that show is good enough for me.

Adam announced he was leaving the TV show back in June, telling fans: It was a really tough decision to take to leave, but I felt that now is the time to move on and challenge myself with some new roles.

Id like to thank everyone at Emmerdale for both giving me the opportunity to work as part of such a great team and for giving my character Adam Barton some great storylines too..

MORE: Emmerdales Adam Thomas in shock after thieves broke into his home.

Ryan Thomas' brother joined Emmerdale in 2009 and has been involved in a number of high-profile storylines, including the deaths of his father John and sister Holly, discovering his uncle James was actually his biological dad, his break up with wife Victoria Sugden and his long-standing bromance with gay best friend Aaron Dingle.

Speaking about Adams departure, series producer Iain MacLeod said: Everyone will be really gutted to see Adam go! Hes a top bloke and a really talented actor.

But hes given us a lot of notice, so weve been able to prepare a huge exit story for him.

Im really excited to see it play out on screen - however sad it will be to wave goodbye to such a brilliant character and cast member..

For more infomation >> Adam Thomas says 'best thing' about Emmerdale is 'leaving' - Duration: 4:00.

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Donald Trump is 'running a criminal enterprise out of the White House', says former US governor - Duration: 3:04.

donald trump is running a criminal enterprise out of the white house says former us governor

donald trump is running a criminal enterprise out of the white house a former us governor has claimed

former vermont governor howard dean accused mr

trump of corruption during a discussion about the president as frequent visits to his own properties mr

trump has spent nearly a third of his days in office at a property owned by his company according to a wall street journal review

the promotion is extraordinary mr. Dean who previously served as chair of the democratic party told

Msnbc there hasn't even the president in my lifetime who has done anything like this

mr. Dean also accused the president as staff of shaking down foreign governments to hold their vents at the new trump international hotel in washington

Dc the trump organization has promised to donate any money that foreign governments spent at the hotel to charity to avoid

violating the emoluments clause of the constitution

still mr

dean suggested that robert mueller the special counsel appointed by the justice department to investigate possible

trump campaign collusion with russia would find something nefarious in the president s business dealings

ivy said for a long time i think mr. Trump he's running a criminal enterprise out of the white house mr

dean said and i think that s what bob mueller s on the track of mr

trump has spent more than 100 days at a trump organization owned property since taking office

according to the journal this includes 40 days at his golf course in bedminster new

jersey and 40 days at his mar-a-lago resort in palm beach florida

while previous presidents have also spent time at their own properties while in office mr

Trump s properties are uniquely open to the public and to profits george w bush went to his ranch in crawford texas

A lot but it was not like you could rent the bedroom next to his

jordan liberal wits a spokesman for citizens for responsibility and ethics in washington told the journal mr

Trump turned the trump organization s management over to his sons upon taking office

He retained ownership in the company however meaning they will eventually be able to profit from his holdings

Mr. Trump departed last friday for a 10-day holiday vacation tomorrow lago while the president has not announced his new year s eve plans

He is widely expected to attend the resort s annual year-end gala

The price of a ticket for the red carpet event has increased by up to one hundred and seventy five dollars this year

according to politico the tickets are now six hundred dollars per dues-paying members and

750 dollars for their guests members of the private club said

last year s tickets cost five hundred and twenty-five dollars for members and five hundred and seventy five dollars for guests

One mar-a-lago members said the event is nearly sold out they

personally don t see any issues have erased bobby burchfield the trump organization

S outside ethics adviser told politico it s not a campaign event it has a normal business new year s eve part