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Trump has many motivations — but power rules them all
There are multiple explanations for President Donald Trump’s latest pardon storm but they are all rooted in a defining character trait — his relish for wielding unchecked power.
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Trump floats Martha Stewart pardon, Rod Blagojevich commutation
President Donald Trump told reporters Thursday that he is considering pardoning Martha Stewart and former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
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Trump hits Canada, Mexico, EU with steel and aluminum tariffs
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Congressional Republicans lining up against Trump on trade
Republicans on Capitol Hill were fuming after the White House abruptly announced it would begin imposing steel and aluminum tariffs Friday on US allies Canada, Mexico and the European Union.
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Russia investigation cost nears $17 million since last May
The Justice Department has spent roughly $17 million investigating Russian meddling in the presidential election since last May, according to a new spending report released Thursday.
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Trump says he wasn’t warned in 2016 about Russia threats. He was.
President Donald Trump questioned on Thursday why the FBI never warned his campaign that Russians might try to infiltrate his team, despite being briefed on the matter in August 2016.
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Trump pressured Sessions on multiple occasions to overturn recusal
President Donald Trump pressured Attorney General Jeff Sessions on multiple occasions over the last 14 months to overturn his decision to recuse himself from the Russia investigation, according to a source familiar with the President’s demands. The President made the request on several occasions — each to no avail.
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Trump tweets he will give full pardon to Dinesh D’Souza
President Donald Trump announced unexpectedly Thursday that he was granting a full pardon to Dinesh D’Souza, the conservative author and filmmaker who pleaded guilty to violating federal campaign finance laws in 2014. He was indicted earlier that year on charges that he illegally used straw donors to contribute to Republican Senate candidate Wendy Long in New York in 2012.
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Trump says he is considering pardoning Martha Stewart and Rod Blagojevich
President Donald Trump told reporters Thursday that he is considering pardoning Martha Stewart and former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
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