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Charles Laffiteau's Bigger PictureI’m going to take a break from my analysis of American politics so that I can share with you the story of a boy named Huthaifa, who has always dreamed of living in America.
Charles Laffiteau's Bigger PictureOn 16 July, the world witnessed something the likes of which we have never before seen in the post-war era. What was most notable about US President Donald Trump’s Helsinki summit meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin was the fact that for the first time in history, an American president told the world that the word of an ex-KGB agent was more believable than the overwhelming evidence gathered by America’s foreign and domestic intelligence agencies. So it should come as no surprise that a majority of Americans also now believe Russia has “compromising information” on President Trump.
The World At Home : Charles Laffiteau's Bigger PictureThe Trump property at 40 Wall Street in New York City has long been the current US president’s most valuable single asset. But many real estate professionals now argue that the 30 per cent stake Donald Trump holds in Vornado Realty Trust is actually worth more than the Trump Building or Trump Tower.
Charles Laffiteau's Bigger Picture: The World at HomeWhat is US President Donald Trump more afraid of? That Robert Mueller’s investigation would uncover more ties between his business interests and Russian mobsters? Or that Mueller would reveal he is worth far less than the $10bn he claims? Or is he more afraid of the general public discovering he is now and has always been far less wealthy than he professes to be?
Charles Laffiteau's Bigger PictureAs both a lifelong Republican and a student of history, I want to attempt to set the record straight on past presidential grants of clemency, as well the differences between the Republican Party of President Reagan and the current party of President Trump. I will only cite real facts that can be substantiated by US Justice Department records, rather than ‘alternative facts’.
Charles Laffiteau's Bigger PictureI found it interesting that a week after the FBI raid on the home and offices of Michael Cohen, US President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, a business associate of Cohen’s in the New York taxi cab business – Evgeny Friedman, the so-called ‘Taxi King’ – agreed to a new plea deal that did not include prison time.
The World At Home: Charles Laffiteau's Bigger PictureI predicted last time that more plea deals were coming, and indeed the latest involves a business associate and former son-in-law of erstwhile Trump advisor Paul Manafort, which only recently came to light.
Charles Laffiteau's Bigger PictureIn the last remaining rebel held Syrian province of Idlib, the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) Islamist alliance, aligned with al-Qaeda, has been battling the Syrian Liberation Front (SLF), which was formed by a merger of the two largest remaining rebel groups in northwestern Syria, Ahrar al-Sham and the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement.
The World At Home - Charles Laffiteau's Bigger PictureWith only a couple of exceptions, President Trump has thus far shown little inclination to support political compromises that he believes would alienate his base of conservative voters.
The World At Home - Charles Laffiteau's Bigger PictureDespite their claims that there was no collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian officials, President Trump and his legal team are worried that criminal charges may be brought against him and/or members of his family.