Trump Org paid for CFO's grandchildren prep-school with Trump-signed checks: report

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Trump Org paid for CFO's grandchildren prep-school with Trump-signed checks: report
Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg/Screenshot

More strange things are becoming known about the Trump Organizations' finances as the ex-daughter-in-law of CFO Allen Weisselberg continues to cooperate with prosecutors.

According to the Wall Street Journal, prosecutors have issued a new subpoena related to the Trump Organization's chief financial officer.

"The subpoena seeks information from Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School, where grandchildren of Weisselberg are students," the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. "From 2012 to 2019, more than $500,000 of the children's tuition was paid for with checks signed by either Mr. Weisselberg or Mr. Trump, the two children's mother, Jennifer Weisselberg, told The Wall Street Journal. She is the former wife of Mr. Weisselberg's son, Barry."

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. and his investigators were told that Barry clearly understood that tuition was part of the compensation package from the Trump Organization. He was the man who ran the skating rink in New York City. Prosecutors began looking into the curious salary of Barry Weisselberg in April. He was paid more than $200,000 in salary for running the rink with $40,000 in annual bonuses. The $500,000 in tuition costs is being added to that salary.

"Columbia Prep is a private school of roughly 1,300 prekindergarten through high-school students on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Tuition this academic year ran more than $50,000," the report explained.

Former prosecutors explained to the Wall Street Journal that it's possible the DA office is looking into whether members of the Weisselberg family were evading taxes.

Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen revealed in an interview that Weisselberg has the receipts on and while he's loyal to the former president, he's far more loyal to his family.

"He's not going to let his boys go to prison," Cohen told The New Yorker in March, "and I don't think he wants to spend his golden years in a correctional institution, either."

The president's niece Mary Trump also agreed, "Allen Weisselberg knows where all the bodies are buried."

So if it appears that Barry Weisselberg might be in legal trouble, he or his father may be willing to make a deal with Vance to avoid prosecution.

Read the full report at The Wall Street Journal.

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GOP senator publicly scolds Trump for taking allies 'for granted'

A Republican senator has broken ranks to criticize President Donald Trump's remarks about allied nations.

Trump has resumed his longstanding criticism of NATO, questioning the alliance's utility and threatening to withdraw U.S. support if member nations don't increase defense spending.

Jerry Moran (R-KS) urged unity with NATO members, with Trump consistently criticizing the intergovernmental organization for its lack of support for the United States' war in Iran.

Writing in The Hill, "Shared interests bind alliances together. The U.S. is stronger because of the willing and able partners in Europe with whom our global interests largely align. At a time when our nation’s own budgetary pressures and backlogged industrial base limit our ability to sustain force in multiple theaters simultaneously, we cannot afford to take them for granted. Indeed, we need them now more than ever and should treat them accordingly — as the valued allies they are."

Members of Trump's cabinet were also critical of NATO's refusal to back the bombing of Iran. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reinforced Trump's position by criticizing NATO for not backing the Iran war, suggesting the alliance lacks commitment to U.S. strategic interests.

However, Rubio simultaneously acknowledged NATO's crucial value, noting the alliance provides critical basing rights for U.S. military operations globally.

NATO allies have expressed significant concerns about Trump's unilateral decision to wage war against Iran without seeking alliance consultation or approval.

When Trump asked NATO for assistance, he was rebuffed by several member nations concerned about the legal justification for military action.

According to three European diplomats and a Pentagon official “familiar with the plan,” the list “includes an overview of members’ contributions to the alliance and places them into tiers,” and was drafted as a means to help the Trump administration look “for ways to punish allies who refused to back the Iran war,” Politico’s report reads.

“They don’t seem to have very concrete ideas… when it comes to punishing bad allies,” a European official told Politico on the condition of anonymity. “Moving troops is one option, but it mainly punishes the U.S. doesn’t it?”

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Trump demands courts ‘fix’ Democrats’ victory in blue state: ‘Rigged election!’

President Donald Trump erupted on social media Wednesday after Virginia voters elected to adopt a new congressional district map that could bolster Democrats’ electoral prospects in November, calling the election “rigged,” without evidence, and expressing hope that “the courts will fix this travesty.”

“A RIGGED ELECTION TOOK PLACE LAST NIGHT IN THE GREAT COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA!” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.

“All day long Republicans were winning, the Spirit was unbelievable, until the very end when, of course, there was a massive ‘Mail In Ballot Drop!’ Where have I heard that before – And the Democrats eked out another Crooked Victory!”

Democrats scored a narrow victory Tuesday after 51% of Virginia voters elected to adopt a new district map that could flip as many as four congressional seats. The push to redraw Virginia’s district map was prompted by Trump’s own redistricting push last year, which resulted in Texas state lawmakers adopting a new district map designed to target Democrat-controlled seats.

“In addition to everything else, the language on the Referendum was purposefully unintelligible and deceptive,” Trump wrote. “As everyone knows, I am an extraordinarily brilliant person, and even I had no idea what the hell they were talking about in the Referendum, and neither do they! Let’s see if the Courts will fix this travesty of ‘Justice.’”

Trump unable to shake off claims of dementia, following Iran related rant on social media

Political analyst David Pakman criticized President Donald Trump's recent Truth Social posts about the Iran war, characterizing them as "demented tirades" motivated by panic over anticipated Republican losses in November.

Pakman argued Trump fears his administration will face investigations and oversight during the final two years of his presidency.

He highlighted Trump's claims that 90 percent of media reporting is false, polls are rigged, and Iran results will be "amazing," calling such statements projections. In his analysis Pakman pointed to Trump's attempt to distance himself from the Obama-era Iran nuclear deal, despite potentially negotiating a similar agreement, suggesting the current war stemmed partly from withdrawing from that deal in 2018.

Pakman questioned Trump's claims of success, noting the war has lasted eight weeks despite initial three-to-four-week projections and objectives remain unachieved.

Pakman concluded, Trump is "a panicked guy" attempting to become "the ultimate source of truth," a tactic common among cult leaders, while facing legacy damage from the Iran conflict.

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