Monday, February 17, 2014

Trump 708




JCOPE Investigates AG For Campaign Bribery Request to Stop the Investigation of Trump  


“Could it really be that this investigation is just to mess with Schneiderman because he’s messing with Cuomo? Is this high school?”
Thursday Update 
Trump calls AG Schneiderman a ‘sleazebag’ amid probe(NYP)

Did state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman illegally solicit campaign contributions from Donald Trump’s daughter?
Schneiderman probed for allegedly tapping Trumps for cash (NYP)The state ethics watchdog has launched a probe into whether state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman illegally solicited campaign contributions from Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, and her husband while investigating The Donald’s for-profit school, The Post has learned.The Joint Commission on Public Ethics issued subpoenas to Ivanka and other execs at the Trump Organization who also may have been hit up for cash. JCOPE is trying to determine if Schneiderman violated the Public Officers Law by “barraging” them with fund-raising solicitations — while also suggesting he would back off his own fraud investigation into Florida-based Trump University. The inquiry, sources familiar with the probe said, is also looking into the role of lawyer Avi Schick. He was representing the Trump Organization in its response to the AG’s probe into Trump U. At the same time, Schick was also helping raise funds for Schneiderman’s re-election campaign, sources said. In the ethics complaint, filed more than a year ago, Donald Trump claimed Schneiderman pushed Ivanka and her newspaper-publisher husband, Jared Kushner, to host a fund-raising breakfast for him at Jean-Georges, dine with him at Lure Fishbar in Soho, and have drinks with him at The Four Seasons. “During many of these targeted solicitations, Mr. Schneiderman, on his own initiative, brought up his office’s inquiry into [Trump] . . . [and] assured [Ivanka] and others that they should not be concerned since the investigation was ‘going nowhere,’ ” the Trump complaint said.

AG Does Not Answer Trump . .  But Uses Press to Distract With A Press Release 
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman found that telemarketers pulled in a record haul for New York charities in 2013 and kept slightly more than half, in his latest annual “Pennies For Charity” report, the TimesUnion writes:  * @AGSchneiderman  Today, insurer #ValueOptions will ensure claims for #MentalHealth care are treated the same as physical care claims:



Trump. NY Observer Vs Schneiderman 

NY Observer: "LESS THAN FIVE years ago, Mr. Schneiderman was an anonymous cog in the chaotic, dysfunctional New York State Senate." @JimmyVielkind@Azi And how about calling him the most political AG in memory. Earlier AGs since 1954 have run for Gov, Senate, NYC Mayor The Family NewspaperThe NY Observer, owned by Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, published a scathing story on AG Eric Schneiderman, that focuses in part on the AG’s dealings with the Trump family. 

The original reporter on the story was “spooked” by a conversation with an AG spokesman. “Given his plans to attend law school someday, this reporter resigned from this assignment.” The reporter who ultimately wrote the story said he was “not discouraged or encouraged” by his employer to write anything in particular about Schneiderman.  * Newspaper Denies Attorney General Profile Is Donald Trump’s Revenge (Buzzfeed) Bullshit, says the paper. “I obviously don’t see it that way,” says the writer.* Gawker has emails that suggest AG Eric Schneiderman’s case against Donald Trump was a motivating force behind the negative NY Observer profile of the AG. * A New York Observer Article Brings a Spat in Trump’s Orbit(NYT) An article on the New York attorney general portrayed him as vindictive and politically opportunistic. It also included a defense of Donald Trump. Update QUOTE OF THE DAY: “BuzzFeed and the New York Times portrayed the ask as if I walked into my local ice cream place one summer night and said, ‘Hey, I’ve got an idea — how about the kid behind the counter can be a hit man journalist.’ Gawker’s story Wednesday night said that I ‘randomly offered him the freelance assignment.’ That’s not what happened.” – New York Observer Publisher Ken Kurson in a response to criticism of a profile of state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. * The New York Observer’s Ken Kurson responded to criticism of an Attorney General Eric Schneiderman profile with his email and text message interactions with a freelance writer who decided not to write the piece: 
More on Trump and AG Case



he Art of No Deal


Donald Trump can be a political blunderbuss sometimes — okay, most of the time — but he has a good point about the state’s Joint Commission on Public Ethics: Why the hell is this supposed watchdog taking so long to investigate his complaint against Attorney General Eric Schneiderman? More than nine months have gone by since the billionaire developer accused Schneiderman of shaking down Trump’s daughter and son-in-law for campaign money and political support even as Schneiderman’s office probed Trump University for allegedly scamming students.* Five former top prosecutors are throwing their support behind state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s re-election campaign, citing his gun, drug, crime and public corruption policies, the Times Union reports: 
* Businessman Donald Trump said he is serious about his bid to buy the Buffalo Bills and pledged to spend some of his own money to build a new stadium if his bid for the team were accepted, the Buffalo News reports: http://goo.gl/Kmc5Rg

FAMILY BUSINESS -- “Trump and Kushner Families Are Coming Together for Another Union—This Time a Deal,” by WSJ’s Robbie Whelan: “Nearly five years after the marriage of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, the real-estate families are coming together for their first big deal. Donald Trump's Trump Organization and a partnership of Kushner Cos. and KABR Group of New Jersey are planning a 447-unit rental apartment building in Jersey City that will be named Trump Bay Street…Most of the cash in the $193.5 million development is coming from the Kushner-KABR partnership, which could break ground on the site within days.” http://goo.gl/w75ICD



* Donald Trump’s effort to buy the Buffalo Bills might be aided by the Republican friends he met during his flirtation with running for governor, Bob McCarthy of the Buffalo News writes: http://goo.gl/tupWiR


NY Observer Calls the Daily New Investigation of NYCLASS A Crusade . . . We Thought That Was What the Obsever Was Doing to the AG Schneiderman

The Daily News continued its horse-drawn carriage crusade with yet another cover dedicated to the issue. Today the paper reports that the anti-carriage group NYCLASS is under federal investigation because the group allegedly told mayoral candidate Christine Quinn “that if she didn’t back the proposed ban on carriage horses, they would spend big money on a political campaign attacking her.” 

Trump the NY Observer Vs Schneiderman
NY Observer: "LESS THAN FIVE years ago, Mr. Schneiderman was an anonymous cog in the chaotic, dysfunctional New York State Senate." And how about calling him the most political AG in memory. Earlier AGs since 1954 have run for Gov, Senate, NYC Mayor
The Family Newspaper
The NY Observer, owned by Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, published a scathing story on AG Eric Schneiderman, that focuses in part on the AG’s dealings with the Trump family. The original reporter on the story was “spooked” by a conversation with an AG spokesman. “Given his plans to attend law school someday, this reporter resigned from this assignment.” The reporter who ultimately wrote the story said he was “not discouraged or encouraged” by his employer to write anything in particular about Schneiderman.
 
Trump Golf Course Costs 10X More Than Original Price $236 Million
Gonzalez: GROUND HOG! Trump's golf course at Ferry Point will cost city $236M — ten times more than the original cost when construction began 14 years ago(NYDN)



No Gov Trump (Shocking)


Trump admits he is not running for governor(Capital)
Donald Trump Makes It Official Via Twitter - He Will Not Be A Candidate For Governor(NYDN)





Trump the NY Observer Vs Schneiderman
Observer: "LESS THAN FIVE years ago, Mr. Schneiderman was an anonymous cog in the chaotic, dysfunctional New York State Senate." And how about calling him the most political AG in memory. Earlier AGs since 1954 have run for Gov, Senate, NYC Mayor
The Family Newspaper
The NY Observer, owned by Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, published a scathing story on AG Eric Schneiderman, that focuses in part on the AG’s dealings with the Trump family. The original reporter on the story was “spooked” by a conversation with an AG spokesman. “Given his plans to attend law school someday, this reporter resigned from this assignment.” The reporter who ultimately wrote the story said he was “not discouraged or encouraged” by his employer to write anything in particular about Schneiderman. * Newspaper Denies Attorney General Profile Is Donald Trump’s Revenge (Buzzfeed) Bullshit, says the paper. “I obviously don’t see it that way,” says the writer.* Gawker has emails that suggest AG Eric Schneiderman’s case against Donald Trump was a motivating force behind the negative NY Observer profile of the AG. * A New York Observer Article Brings a Spat in Trump’s Orbit(NYT) An article on the New York attorney general portrayed him as vindictive and politically opportunistic. It also included a defense of Donald Trump. Update QUOTE OF THE DAY: “BuzzFeed and the New York Times portrayed the ask as if I walked into my local ice cream place one summer night and said, ‘Hey, I’ve got an idea — how about the kid behind the counter can be a hit man journalist.’ Gawker’s story Wednesday night said that I ‘randomly offered him the freelance assignment.’ That’s not what happened.” – New York Observer Publisher Ken Kurson in a response to criticism of a profile of state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. * The New York Observer’s Ken Kurson responded to criticism of an Attorney General Eric Schneiderman profile with his email and text message interactions with a freelance writer who decided not to write the piece:

The Donald Trump Never Ending BS


Donald Trump Serious About the Possibility of Pulling Another Publicity Stunt(NY Mag)









Cuomo Trumps 
According to a Quinnipiac poll, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a 59 percent favorability rating—a four point gain from November—and would beat either Rob Astorino or Donald Trump by a margin of more than 2:1 in the race for governor: * Q poll: Cuomo dusts Astorino, Trump better than 2-to-1(TU)
Donald Trump says he’ll be setting up a formal campaign exploratory committee “within a week or so."(NYP)
Donald Trump Responds to Unflattering Profile in the Most Donald Trump Way Possible (NY Mag) * Furious over a snarky Buzzfeed article about his political aspirations, Donald Trump took a page out of his TV show, “The Apprentice,” and canned Sam Nunberg – the adviser who had urged him to do the interview.
Sam Nunberg, the Donald Trump aide who was fired following a critical BuzzFeed profile about his boss, liked the article in question before he started badmouthing it.
Nunberg has disinvited the article’s author, McKay Coppins, from attending Shabbos dinner at his mother’s house. * Donald Trump needs to leave the governor’s race because his antics distract from a better candidate like Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor writes in the Post: 
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Internal polling shows that I would swamp in a NY Republican primary 77% to 23%. But won’t run if party is not unified. * Donald Trump decides to run..with angry response to BuzzFeed story (Wash Post) * Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino laughed off claims by Donald Trump that Trump had an internal poll showing Republicans would prefer him to be the party’s nominee for governor, the Daily News reports:  * The Westchester County Democratic Committee is wondering where in the world County Executive Rob Astorino is. The Democrats launched a website, whereisrob.com, questioning the time he has spent outside of Westchester County and the state since his re-election and the start of his new term. When asked about the web site on Wednesday, Astorino quickly shifted the topic to the current governor’s whereabouts. “I’m waiting for the dropdown box on that website to show where Cuomo has gone for his $50,000-a-plate Hollywood fundraiser or Somos in Puerto Rico or $25,000 breakfast in D.C.,” he said. “I’m waiting for that drop box, too. Or maybe it’s under hypocritical drop box, I’m not sure. But I’m not concerned about that nonsense.” The single-page website features a video blasting Astorino for his travel, statistics about where he has gone and a spot to put in a zip code and email address to submit a “get back to work Rob” form. It is paid for by the Westchester County Democratic Committee. “These are the same Democrats … that were just thrown out of the leadership of the county board by their own Democrats, so that should speak volumes,” Astorino added.
 
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Trump Throws A Bone
REVEALED! The “Donald Trump for governor”: buzz originated with … Donald Trump. The real estate manager and reality TV host met with a group of freshman Republicans in New York City for a two-hour confab where the Donald's on-record posture about a gubernatorial run went from a flat no to “he's willing to meet them again.” Whether or not his interest is genuine—and history offers many, many examples of why it wouldn't be—the meeting was not a case of rank-and-file Republicans boosting Trump, but rather one of Trump's own initiative: a senior GOP official told Capital that Trump first reached out to Republican State Chairman Ed Cox in mid-October, but was rebuffed.



 Trump and the NY Observer Vs the AG

The NY Observer, owned by Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, published a scathing story on AG Eric Schneiderman, that focuses in part on the AG’s dealings with the Trump family. * The original reporter on the story was “spooked” by a conversation with an AG spokesman. “Given his plans to attend law school someday, this reporter resigned from this assignment.” * The reporter who ultimately wrote the story said he was “not discouraged or encouraged” by his employer to write anything in particular about Schneiderman.



Trump fires himself as debate moderator!
The Donald fired himself from his own presidential debate, insisting that he doesn’t want to give up his right to run as an independent. (Nothing to do with the fact that no one, save Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich, would participate). 



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