Jared Kushner

Trump Tied to Rogue German Bank Accused of Laundering Russian Money

Donald Trump and members of his family have deep ties to a German bank that’s at the center of a U.S. Justice Department investigation for laundering Russian money. The bank has loaned Trump hundreds of millions of dollars for real estate projects under “unusual circumstances,” according to bankers with knowledge of the loans. The scandal presents a huge conflict of interest for the president and puts huge pressure on incoming Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a close Trump ally....

Donald Trump’s Gestapo-Like Police State May Be Closer Than You Think

Donald Trump’s fascistic tendencies are undeniable, and the nation may be moving closer to a Gestapo-like police state that even his most ardent detractors may realize. They have apparently met the enemy and it’s everyone–but them. In a thoroughly disturbing opinion piece in The New York Observer, Austin Bay, an adjunct professor at the University of Texas, Austin, argues that the FBI needs to crack-down on “malcontents” and Trump administration political opponents....