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Current News/Topics CLOSING OUT 2018 FEBRUARY 22, 2019 Current News-Topics ‘…..But Trump told a different story to casino regulators who were deciding whether to grant him the lucrative gambling license. "I don’t think there’s anything wrong with these people," he said about Shapiro and Sullivan during licensing hearings in 1982, according to "TrumpNation." "Many of them have been in Atlantic City for many, many years and I think they are well thought of." Sullivan's unsavory reputation did not stop Trump from later arranging for him to be hired as a labor negotiator for the Grand Hyatt, a hotel project on Manhattan’s East Side, according to People magazine and the Los Angeles Times . Trump also introduced Sullivan to his own banker at Chase, though he declined to guarantee a loan to Sullivan, reported the L.A. Times. ...In his investigative biography, Trump: The Deals and the Downfall , reporter Wayne Barrett wrote that Trump’s life "intertwines with the underworld," and he outlined the real-estate developer’s numerous alleged ties to organized crime, including that Trump: Once met Salerno at the Manhattan townhouse of Roy Cohn, the infamous sidekick to Joe McCarthy who represented both men, according to an eyewitness source who talked to Barrett. Was very close to Cohn, whom Barrett describes as Trump's "bridge to the mob." Had ties to mob associates Shapiro and Sullivan. Paid almost double the market price for property in Atlantic City owned by Salvatore Testa, a capo in the Scarfo crime family. Evaded New Jersey state laws banning casino owners from making political contributions by channeling donations to Mike Mathews, then-candidate for mayor of Atlantic City, through Shapiro and another mob-tied associate. Failed to disclose to state casino regulators that Trump was the target of a bribery probe in 1979 and was questioned in a 1981 racketeering investigation. Neither federal probe led to criminal charges, noted the Philadelphia Inquirer’s David Johnston in a review of the book. Preferential Treatment For The Donald? In the book, Barrett also claimed that New Jersey state regulators demonstrated a double standard by granting Trump a casino license while denying licenses to other developers and gambling executives whose conduct was far less troubling than Trump's. In 1985, Hilton Hotels was turned down for a license partly due to the chain’s ties to Sidney Korshak, a lawyer with reputed mob connections. But with Trump, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) never bothered to write a report that raised "the possibility that Cohn's mob liaisons . might have been used to facilitate Trump construction projects," wrote Barrett …..’ SOTU COMMENTARY https://www.facebook.com/colbertlateshow/videos/1940653342649883 HUFFPOST POLITICS ‘Probably The Worst’: Not Everyone On The Right Loved Trump’s SOTU By Amy Russo Ann Coulter called it “the lamest, sappiest, most intentionally tear- jerking” one she’d ever heard. ONE NIGHT ONLY: TELEPROMPTER TRUMP Trump Reportedly Mocked Joe Biden, John McCain During SOTU Preview Lunch By Lydia O'Connor Meghan McCain, the late senator’s daughter, slammed the president's comments as “pathetic.” February 22, 2019 YAHOONEWS Politics The Wrap Ann Coulter Hits Back at Trump: 'The Only National Emergency Is That Our President Is an Idiot' Conservative commentator Ann Coulter responded to President Donald Trump’s criticism of her, saying that “the only national emergency is that our president is an idiot.”Her comments came after Trump declared a national emergency on the southern border, while distancing himself from Coulter.“Thank God he’s relieved me of any responsibility for what he’s been doing,” Coulter told John Phillips and Jillian Barberie on KABC’s “The Morning Drive” Friday. “That was the biggest favor anyone could do [for] me today.”Also Read: Bill Maher and Ann Coulter Shout About Trump's Wall - and Over One Another - on 'Real Time'“It was one thing, the promise he made every single day at every single speech. Forget the fact that he’s digging his own grave,” Coulter continued. “The only national emergency is that our president is an idiot.”The White House didn’t immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment. Asked about the influence of right-wing personalities on his views earlier on Friday, Trump mentioned Fox News host Sean Hannity and radio talks show host Rush Limbaugh, adding they did not “decide policy.”Also Read: Mike Huckabee: If Ann Coulter Thinks She Can Do Better Than Trump, 'Let Her Run for Office'But when it came to Coulter, one of his biggest supporters, he said he did not to know her.“I haven’t spoken to her. I don’t follow her. I don’t talk to her, but the press loves to bring up the name Ann Coulter,” Trump said the Rose Garden Friday morning. “Probably if I did speak to her, she would be very nice, but I just don’t have time to speak to her.”“She’s off the reservation,” Trump concluded. Also Read: Ann Coulter Calls Trump the 'Biggest Wimp' in Presidential History After Shutdown EndsCoulter, who wrote 2016’s “In Trump We Trust: E Pluribus Awesome!,” slammed the president for agreeing to sign a bipartisan spending deal.Coulter also told KABC that she was going to change the title on the paperback version of her book to “In Trump We Trusted.”“This is the worst open borders the country has ever had under the president who ran against open borders,” she said.Read original story Ann Coulter Hits Back at Trump: ‘The Only National Emergency Is That Our President Is an Idiot’ At TheWrap AP FACT CHECK: Trump declares emergency with faulty claims Associated Press President Donald Trump says he's declaring emergency to build border wall KGO – San Francisco Baldwin to Trump: Are you threatening me? Actor Alec Baldwin asks if Trump's tweeted response to his impersonation on "SNL" implies the president means to threaten the safety of his family. Politics The Independent Trump must be removed with 25th amendment because he is 'not well at all mentally', former White House ethics chief says Donald Trump must be removed from office as he is “not well at all mentally”, a former White House ethics chief has said. Richard Painter, who served as George W Bush’s ethics lawyer between 2005 and 2007, told cable network Msnbc Mr Trump’s national emergency declaration over illegal immigration was “clearly illegal” and the product of the president’s state of mind. Andrew McCabe and Other Former Top FBI Officials Really Love Comparing Trump to a Mob Boss Esquire Andrew McCabe says he was 'absolutely not' a leaker to The New York Times ABC News Videos 'A sitting President exhorting his followers'» CNN Ann Coulter: Trump Trying ‘To Scam The Stupidest People In His Base’ [ Duh! ] Cooper reacts to Trump's golf trip after declaring emergency Opinion: Trump's declaration is a threat to US security Team Trump's shifting stories [see here] McCabe: 'It's possible' Trump is a Russian asset All the President's broken men How hubris has humbled Roger Stone, Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort Roger Stone cannot speak publicly about case, judge rules Analysis: What Roger Stone doesn't get Opinion: If this isn't obstruction of justice ... Toobin: Stone went from OK position to almost locked up Exclusive: Senate intel eyes Moscow man with ties to Trump Erin Burnett: Source tells WSJ Michael Cohen will say things that will give you chills Soon, the House will vote on a resolution to terminate Trump's national emergency. If it passes, it presents some major challenges for the Senate majority leader. Pelosi urges members to back resolution Cooper reacts to Trump's golf trip after declaring emergency Tracking the legal challenges to Trump's emergency declaration White House moves forward with wall funding despite lawsuits Analysis: Trump again dares courts to stop him Border resident paints message to Trump on roof Opinion: There is no national emergency Key matters in the Russia investigation have been met with public contradictions, walkbacks and flip-flops. Here are the biggest examples. McCabe: Trump's 'own words' prompted probe The former acting FBI Director outlined the reasons why top officials opened a counterintelligence investigation into the President Former acting FBI director: Rosenstein 'offered to wear a wire into the White House' Analysis: Trump's loyalty obsession could put him in peril Analysis: Conway kind of threatened report might never come out Erin Burnett: Charges in NYT report are 'explosive' Andrew McCabe: 'It's possible' Trump is a Russian asset Opinion: Trump's outrageous effort to undermine his investigators NYT responds to Trump's attack: 'It's not just false, it's dangerous' 16 states sue Trump over emergency declaration Klobuchar: Trump's national emergency is 'unconstitutional' Trump voter: He [trump] doesn't know what the hell he's talking about [ Duh! ] https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/18/media/alec-baldwin-donald-trump-snl/ index.html Alec Baldwin suggests Trump's latest attack on 'SNL' could be 'a threat to my safety By Brian Stelter, CNN Business Elizabeth Warren: Trump 'may not even be a free person' by 2020 A federal judge says the former Trump campaign chairman 'intentionally made multiple false statements' to the FBI, special counsel and grand jury Jeffrey Toobin: It's doom for Paul Manafort exclusive Attorney general-in-waiting has 2 big decisions Debunking Roger Stone's anti-CNN conspiracy theory Meeting at the 'heart' of Russia probe, prosecutor says Bipartisan bill would force administration to say if Russia is a state sponsor of terror Team Trump's changing