Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has concerns about Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency and its potential illicit use. In a press conference Monday, Mnuchin said Facebook’s planned digital currency “could be misused by money launderers and terrorist financiers” and that it was a “national security issue.” “Cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin have been exploited to support billions of dollars […]
Trump’s Latest Iran Sanctions Target $200B Economic Empire of Supreme Leader…
The Trump administration’s latest sanctions against Iran reinstate an embargo on some of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s front companies that President Barack Obama lifted as part of the nuclear deal and could further expose the Iranian dictator’s corrupt economic empire. Khamenei oversees a vast network of corporate and financial assets worth $200 billion, the Foundation […]
Operation Ayatollah Moneybags…
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Challenge to Trump’s Steel Tariffs…
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to question President Donald Trump’s imposition of more than $4 billion in steel tariffs, turning away an appeal that challenged his use of national security as the legal justification for his trade agenda. The appeal by a steel industry trade group and two of its members contended that the provision […]
Read This One to the End: Report Suggests China Preparing Muslims in Concentration Camps of Organ Harvesting…
A nonpartisan tribunal published a report Tuesday accusing China of “crimes against humanity,” cutting organs out of Falun Gong practitioners alive to transplant into paying clients, and potentially preparing an “organ bank” using the millions of mostly Uighur Muslims believed trapped in concentration camps in western China. The China Tribunal – a panel of international […]
Hong Kong Official: Beijing Will Not Allow Chief Executive Carrie Lam to Resign…
A senior city official in Hong Kong told Reuters on Tuesday that China will not allow chief executive Carrie Lam to resign as protesters demanded, even if she wants to. Lam offered more unqualified contrition in her latest public statement but said she intends to remain in office. Demonstrators scored a victory over the weekend […]
EMAILS: Obama State Department Official Introduced Christopher Steele to Clinton Foundation-Tied Execs by Aaron Klein…
While he was an official at the Obama State Department, staffer Jonathan M. Winer facilitated a meeting between anti-Trump dossier author Christopher Steele and the senior director of a firm that did extensive pro bono work for the Clinton Global Initiative. A second introduction was made to an executive from a strategic advisory firm founded […]
Now This Is What a Protest Looks Like: Hong Kong Nearly Doubles Anti-China Protest Size to 2 Million…
The Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF), the group organizing protests against a proposed extradition law in Hong Kong, announced that nearly 2 million people attended protests on Sunday, the largest recorded assembly in the history of Hong Kong, according to the Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP). The figure is even more impressive given that the […]
Was Russian Ambassador to the U.S., Sergey Kislyak, Part of the Russian Collusion Hoax?
If the Trump-Russia election collusion hoax was a movie, Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak would have a starring role. From Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ fateful recusal to National Security Advisor Michael Flynn’s resignation to the aftermath of FBI Director James Comey’s firing, the former Russian diplomat made more than just a few consequential appearances. The question […]
Justice Dept. Seeks to Question C.I.A. in Its Own Russia Investigation…
Justice Department officials intend to interview senior C.I.A. officers as they review the Russia investigation, according to people briefed on the matter, indicating they are focused partly on the intelligence agencies’ most explosive conclusion about the 2016 election: that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia intervened to benefit Donald J. Trump. The interview plans are […]
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