House counsel at the time, don mcgahn. The times reports that don mcgahn, quote, rebuffed the president , telling trump that he had no authority to order a prosecution. Mr. Mcgahn said that while he could request an investigation, that, too, could prompt accusations of abuse of power. To underscore his point, macon, georgia began had a white house lawyers write a memo for mr. Trump warning that if he asked Law Enforcement to investigate his rivals, he could face a range of consequence including possible impeachment. Now, its not clear if President Trump read that memo, but according to the times, he has continued to privately suggest investigations of both comey and clinton, including the possible appointment of a Second Special counsel. To be clear, these ideas have been on the president s mind for a long time, since before the 2016 election. Its just awfully good that someone with the temperament of donald trump is not in charge of the law in our country. Because youd be in jail. The
Safety net is gone . Thats what were asking tonight following a major report at the New York Times. The president last spring wanted to order the Justice Department to prosecute two of his biggest political adversaries, Hillary Clinton and former fbi director james comey. Thats according to two people familiar with the conversation. Trump told this to his white House Counsel at the time, don mcgahn. The times reports that don mcgahn, quote, rebuffed the president , telling trump that he had no authority to order a prosecution. Mr. Mcgahn said that while he could request an investigation, that, too, could prompt accusations of abuse of power. To underscore his point, macon, georgia began had a white house lawyers write a memo for mr. Trump warning that if he asked Law Enforcement to investigate his rivals, he could face a range of consequence including possible impeachment. Now, its not clear if President Trump read that memo, but according to the times, he has continued to privately su
Shark conservation groups in Thailand are calling for greater marine protections and improved traceability in shark trade supply chains following a study that identified threatened shark species in products commonly sold in the country’s markets. The DNA-based study detected 15 shark species in products sampled from retail markets, restaurants, warehouses, seaports and fish landing sites […]
SABAH, Malaysia Although it’s early in the day, the sun is already beating down fiercely as we step off the boat onto the muddy banks of the Kinabatangan River in the Malaysian state of Sabah. Amaziasizamora Jumail strides ahead into a patch of degraded forest, weaving her way through a tangled web of spiky […]
SABAH, Malaysia The 3-year-old sun bear sits teddy bear-like in a secluded grassy glade in its rainforest enclosure. Its soft, densely furred belly vibrates as it sucks on one of its front paws, emitting a series of strange, guttural whimpers. Its head downturned, the young bear looks up at us shyly with deep brown […]