WASHINGTON — President Trump’s explosive and unsubstantiated claim Saturday that then-President Obama wiretapped his phones before the November election broke new ground in terms of a president publicly assailing a predecessor and left observers and lawmakers seeking a more expansive explanation than Trump’s string of tweets. “In the past, presidents have privately muttered accusations against their predecessors,” […]
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Michelle And Barack Both Sign Lucrative Book Deals
Penguin Random House announced Tuesday that it has signed both Barack and Michelle Obama to book deals. The publishing giant, in a news release, said it will publish “forthcoming books” by the former president and first lady, but gave very few details. According to a report in the Financial Times, bidding for the two books […]
Obama Commutes 330 More Drug Offenders Sentences
In one of his last acts as president, Barack Obama is cutting short the sentences of 330 federal inmates convicted of drug crimes. The move brings Obama’s bid to correct what he’s called a systematic injustice to a climactic close. Obama has now commuted the sentences of 1,715 people, more than any other U.S. president. During […]
Donald Trump Says “No Way” Obama Would Have Won Election
President Obama said that he thinks he would have won against me. He should say that but I say NO WAY! – jobs leaving, ISIS, OCare, etc. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 26, 2016 “I am confident in this vision because I’m confident that if I had run again and articulated it, I think […]
Trump Wants Obama To Be Investigated For Role In Clinton Scandal
DORAL, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Tuesday that President Barack Obama must be investigated over a private email server Hillary Clinton used while secretary of state, saying Obama “knew all about” her email arrangements. “That’s why he stuck up for Hillary, because he didn’t want to be dragged in. […]
Obama Tells Trump to “Stop Whining”
President Obama had some harsh words for Donald Trump’s charges that the presidential election is going to be rigged — “Stop whining.” With the GOP nominee trailing Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in the polls, Trump has turned to claiming that if he loses, the election is rigged. Both Democrats and Republicans have called such rhetoric […]
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“People To Live On Mars” says Obama
For years, President Obama has been saying the U.S. must send humans to Mars. Permanently. There was the 2010 speech when he said, “By the mid-2030s, I believe we can send humans to orbit Mars and return them safely to Earth. And a landing on Mars will follow. And I expect to be around to […]
Obama commutes record total 774 prison sentences
President Obama(Photo: Jorge Guerrero, AFP/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — President Obama commuted the sentences of another 102 federal prison inmates Thursday, continuing his move to dramatically reduce the number of inmates in prison for drug crimes. “The vast majority of today’s grants were for individuals serving unduly harsh sentences for drug-related crimes under outdated sentencing laws,” White House […]