Friday, May 24, 2019

More of the imperial presidency.

Trump is steering EMERGENCY MONIES into campaign donations.

There is a reason why Donald Trump has no staff to handle all the bids and decisions. It is because he wants control of vast amounts of money to benefit his own priorities.

May 24, 2019
By Nick Miroff and Josh Dawsey

Washington, DC - President Donald Trump (click here) has personally and repeatedly urged the head of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to award a border wall contract to a North Dakota construction firm whose top executive is a GOP donor and frequent guest on Fox News, according to three administration officials.

In phone calls, White House meetings and conversations aboard Air Force One during the past several months, Trump has aggressively pushed Dickinson, North Dakota-based Fisher Industries to Department of Homeland Security leaders and Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, the commanding general of the Army Corps, according to the administration officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The push for a specific company has alarmed military commanders and DHS officials....