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| Trump nominates former oil lobbyist to oversee interior department – live | Trump nominates former oil lobbyist to oversee interior department – live |
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| In more State of the Union news, the Trumps released their list of special guests. And First Lady Melania Trump has invited a very special guest, indeed. | |
| >@FLOTUS is bringing a kid named Joshua Trump to the State of the Union. "Unfortunately, Joshua has been bullied in school due to his last name. He is thankful to the First Lady and the Trump family for their support.” https://t.co/EGeH8hU4ly | |
| President Trump’s inaugural committee was ordered on Monday to hand over documents about its donors, finances and activities, the New York Times is reporting. | |
| A lawyer working with the inaugural committee received a subpoena on Monday evening seeking documents related to all of the committee’s donors and event attendees; any benefits handed out, including tickets and photo opportunities with the president; federal disclosure filings; vendors; contracts; and more, one of the people said. | |
| Prosecutors also showed interest in whether any foreigners illegally donated to the committee, as well as whether committee staff knew that such donations were illegal, asking for documents laying out legal requirements for donations. Federal law prohibits foreign contributions to federal campaigns, political action committees and inaugural funds. | |
| A spokesman for the inaugural committee said it was still reviewing the subpoena and intended to cooperate with the investigation. A spokesman for the United States attorney’s office in Manhattan declined to comment. ABC first reported that a subpoena was in the works. | |
| A federal judge has rescheduled Paul Manafort’s sentencing for attempted witness tampering and conspiring against the United States, Reuters is reporting. | A federal judge has rescheduled Paul Manafort’s sentencing for attempted witness tampering and conspiring against the United States, Reuters is reporting. |
| President Trump’s former campaign chairman will be sentenced on March 13 instead of March 5, according to a court document filed on Monday. | President Trump’s former campaign chairman will be sentenced on March 13 instead of March 5, according to a court document filed on Monday. |
| Judge Amy Berman Jackson, the federal judge presiding over Manafort’s criminal case in Washington, did not provide a reason for the delay. | Judge Amy Berman Jackson, the federal judge presiding over Manafort’s criminal case in Washington, did not provide a reason for the delay. |
| A Russian-born lobbyist who was present at the now-infamous Trump Tower meeting “received a series of suspicious payments totaling half a million dollars before and after the encounter,” BuzzFeed is reporting. | A Russian-born lobbyist who was present at the now-infamous Trump Tower meeting “received a series of suspicious payments totaling half a million dollars before and after the encounter,” BuzzFeed is reporting. |
| Documents reviewed by BuzzFeed News show that Rinat Akhmetshin, a Soviet military officer turned Washington lobbyist, deposited large, round-number amounts of cash in the months preceding and following the meeting, where a Russian lawyer offered senior Trump campaign officials dirt on Hillary Clinton. | Documents reviewed by BuzzFeed News show that Rinat Akhmetshin, a Soviet military officer turned Washington lobbyist, deposited large, round-number amounts of cash in the months preceding and following the meeting, where a Russian lawyer offered senior Trump campaign officials dirt on Hillary Clinton. |
| The lobbyist also received a large payment that bank investigators deemed suspicious from Denis Katsyv, whose company Prevezon Holdings was accused by the US Justice Department of laundering the proceeds of a $230 million Russian tax fraud. | The lobbyist also received a large payment that bank investigators deemed suspicious from Denis Katsyv, whose company Prevezon Holdings was accused by the US Justice Department of laundering the proceeds of a $230 million Russian tax fraud. |
| The Trump Tower meeting and those who attended it have become a focus of special counsel Robert Mueller’s inquiry into whether the president’s campaign colluded with Russia to interfere in the 2016 election. As part of that inquiry, banks were asked to pull financial information on the meeting attendees, and investigators at Wells Fargo handed over documents on Akhmetshin to the US Treasury in 2017. Those records were passed to Mueller’s team, but Peter Carr, a spokesperson for the special counsel, declined to say whether the transactions are under investigation. Congressional investigators also requested the financial information from the Treasury Department. | The Trump Tower meeting and those who attended it have become a focus of special counsel Robert Mueller’s inquiry into whether the president’s campaign colluded with Russia to interfere in the 2016 election. As part of that inquiry, banks were asked to pull financial information on the meeting attendees, and investigators at Wells Fargo handed over documents on Akhmetshin to the US Treasury in 2017. Those records were passed to Mueller’s team, but Peter Carr, a spokesperson for the special counsel, declined to say whether the transactions are under investigation. Congressional investigators also requested the financial information from the Treasury Department. |
| Just last month, Natalya Veselnitskaya, the Russian lawyer with whom Akhmetshin attended the meeting, was accused by US authorities of secretly coordinating with the Russian government while defending Katsyv in a money laundering case in New York. | Just last month, Natalya Veselnitskaya, the Russian lawyer with whom Akhmetshin attended the meeting, was accused by US authorities of secretly coordinating with the Russian government while defending Katsyv in a money laundering case in New York. |
| Stacey Abrams may be delivering the Democratic response to Tuesday’s State of the Union, but Bernie Sanders is taking to social media to deliver his own response as well. | Stacey Abrams may be delivering the Democratic response to Tuesday’s State of the Union, but Bernie Sanders is taking to social media to deliver his own response as well. |
| Stacey Abrams is a great choice to deliver the Democratic response. I'm very much looking forward to her speech.For the third year in a row, following the Democratic rebuttal I'll be on Facebook Live, Twitter and YouTube to respond to Trump. https://t.co/4xOCjkNwtF | Stacey Abrams is a great choice to deliver the Democratic response. I'm very much looking forward to her speech.For the third year in a row, following the Democratic rebuttal I'll be on Facebook Live, Twitter and YouTube to respond to Trump. https://t.co/4xOCjkNwtF |
| The Vermont senator is an independent, but ran against Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination during the 2016 presidential campaign. | The Vermont senator is an independent, but ran against Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination during the 2016 presidential campaign. |
| Hello again, Vivian Ho on the west coast, taking over for Lauren Gambino. Let’s see what else Monday has in store for us, shall we? | Hello again, Vivian Ho on the west coast, taking over for Lauren Gambino. Let’s see what else Monday has in store for us, shall we? |
| Virginia’s lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax implies embattled governor Ralph Northam may be behind fresh accusations of sexual misconduct. | Virginia’s lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax implies embattled governor Ralph Northam may be behind fresh accusations of sexual misconduct. |
| Speculation is building around what is – and isn’t – in Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal plan. Universal healthcare? A federal jobs guarantee? The freshman congresswoman says we’ll find out soon, possibly before the end of the week. | Speculation is building around what is – and isn’t – in Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal plan. Universal healthcare? A federal jobs guarantee? The freshman congresswoman says we’ll find out soon, possibly before the end of the week. |
| New polling shows that an independent, third-party presidential bid would hurt Democrats and possibly help re-elect Trump. | New polling shows that an independent, third-party presidential bid would hurt Democrats and possibly help re-elect Trump. |
| Donald trump announced that David Bernhardt, a former oil and gas and water lobbyist, will be nominated to run the interior department. | Donald trump announced that David Bernhardt, a former oil and gas and water lobbyist, will be nominated to run the interior department. |
| Interesting bit of trivia: Rosa Parks, the civil rights activist who famously refused to give up her seat to a white passenger in protest of the racial segregation of the public transit system, was born on this day in 1913. | Interesting bit of trivia: Rosa Parks, the civil rights activist who famously refused to give up her seat to a white passenger in protest of the racial segregation of the public transit system, was born on this day in 1913. |
| Rosa Parks born today 1913: pic.twitter.com/dTmg61pgmZ | Rosa Parks born today 1913: pic.twitter.com/dTmg61pgmZ |
| Justin Fairfax, the lieutenant governor of Virginia who would succeed Ralph Northam and is now facing his own allegation of sexual misconduct, has suggested that Northam is behind what he has called “a smear”. | Justin Fairfax, the lieutenant governor of Virginia who would succeed Ralph Northam and is now facing his own allegation of sexual misconduct, has suggested that Northam is behind what he has called “a smear”. |
| “Does anybody think it’s any coincidence that on the eve of potentially my being elevated that that’s when this uncorroborated smear comes out?” Fairfax told reporters at the Virginia state capitol when asked whether he believes Northam, a fellow Democrat, was behind the accusation coming to light, according to the New York Times. | “Does anybody think it’s any coincidence that on the eve of potentially my being elevated that that’s when this uncorroborated smear comes out?” Fairfax told reporters at the Virginia state capitol when asked whether he believes Northam, a fellow Democrat, was behind the accusation coming to light, according to the New York Times. |
| He offered no evidence tying the Northam camp to the allegation. | He offered no evidence tying the Northam camp to the allegation. |
| Fairfax has said the encounter was consensual. | Fairfax has said the encounter was consensual. |
| NEW: An extraordinary day turns chaotic as Fairfax suggests Northam is behind "a smear" aimed at blocking his ascent to the governorship and recounts a sexual encounter with a woman he said was "very interested in me." But she says it was assault >https://t.co/X9qPp1fmbV | NEW: An extraordinary day turns chaotic as Fairfax suggests Northam is behind "a smear" aimed at blocking his ascent to the governorship and recounts a sexual encounter with a woman he said was "very interested in me." But she says it was assault >https://t.co/X9qPp1fmbV |
| If you’re Northam weighing your options, this is not good news: | If you’re Northam weighing your options, this is not good news: |
| Easy way to put this, Northam's approval now with Dems is about where Nixon was with the GOP just before he signed in 1974. https://t.co/fUmR7SqgnO | Easy way to put this, Northam's approval now with Dems is about where Nixon was with the GOP just before he signed in 1974. https://t.co/fUmR7SqgnO |
| Politico reports that the pro-impeachment group run by Tom Steyer to pressure the Democratic chairman of the House ways and means committee to subpoena Donald Trump’s tax returns. | Politico reports that the pro-impeachment group run by Tom Steyer to pressure the Democratic chairman of the House ways and means committee to subpoena Donald Trump’s tax returns. |
| “Tom Steyer’s Need to Impeach campaign is spending $109,000 on a two-week ad buy in the relatively small media market of Springfield, Mass., to pressure [congressman Richard] Neal into action, and plans to hire paid staff and launch a door-to-door canvassing effort in the congressman’s district.” | “Tom Steyer’s Need to Impeach campaign is spending $109,000 on a two-week ad buy in the relatively small media market of Springfield, Mass., to pressure [congressman Richard] Neal into action, and plans to hire paid staff and launch a door-to-door canvassing effort in the congressman’s district.” |
| The billionaire-funded group dedicated to impeaching Trump launched a television ad targeting Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.) as part of an effort to get the House Ways and Means chairman to subpoena the president’s tax returnshttps://t.co/DLFFK0EzhF | The billionaire-funded group dedicated to impeaching Trump launched a television ad targeting Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.) as part of an effort to get the House Ways and Means chairman to subpoena the president’s tax returnshttps://t.co/DLFFK0EzhF |
| Senator Ed Markey, a Democrat from Maryland, who is working with freshman congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to unveil Green New Deal legislation, announced that his guest for the State of the Union will be Varshini Prakash, the executive director and co-founder of the Sunrise Movement. | Senator Ed Markey, a Democrat from Maryland, who is working with freshman congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to unveil Green New Deal legislation, announced that his guest for the State of the Union will be Varshini Prakash, the executive director and co-founder of the Sunrise Movement. |
| The group rose to prominence after staging a protest in the soon-to-be elected House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s congressional office. Ocasio-Cortez joined the demonstration and called on Congress to back the Green New Deal concept and revive a special committee on climate change. | The group rose to prominence after staging a protest in the soon-to-be elected House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s congressional office. Ocasio-Cortez joined the demonstration and called on Congress to back the Green New Deal concept and revive a special committee on climate change. |
| Varshini Prakash, Executive Director and co-founder of @sunrisemvmt, is a powerful voice of her generation and a fearless leader on climate change.I’m thrilled @VarshPrakash will join me as my guest to the State of the Union. #SOTUhttps://t.co/Xt040AUjEZ | Varshini Prakash, Executive Director and co-founder of @sunrisemvmt, is a powerful voice of her generation and a fearless leader on climate change.I’m thrilled @VarshPrakash will join me as my guest to the State of the Union. #SOTUhttps://t.co/Xt040AUjEZ |
| The choice is AOC-approved. | The choice is AOC-approved. |
| Thank you Sen. Markey for inviting @VarshPrakash, co-founder of @sunrisemvmt, whose advocacy helped bring fresh urgency to the Green New Deal, as your State of the Union guest! 🌎 https://t.co/rK3sYt4waK | Thank you Sen. Markey for inviting @VarshPrakash, co-founder of @sunrisemvmt, whose advocacy helped bring fresh urgency to the Green New Deal, as your State of the Union guest! 🌎 https://t.co/rK3sYt4waK |
| Read more about the deal from our environmental reporter, Emily Holden. | Read more about the deal from our environmental reporter, Emily Holden. |
| Climate change 2020: can the Democrats make it an election issue? | Climate change 2020: can the Democrats make it an election issue? |