Which republican can beat trump in 2020

When he compared states’ per-capita wine consumption with their percentage of votes for Trump in 2016, a clear pattern emerged. Washington, D.C., is the most prolific wine consumer, at over 25 liters per person per year, and also favored Trump the least, giving him just 4.1% of its votes in the last presidential election. Meanwhile, the state with the lowest per-capita wine consumption, West Virginia — about 2.5 liters per person — had the second-highest share of Trump votes of any state, at 67.9%, just barely trailing Wyoming’s 68.2%. With the exception of a few outliers, like New Hampshire, where wine consumption is high (close to 20 liters per person) but votes for Trump were also relatively high (46.5%), the data follow a more or less linear pattern. … [Read more...] about Bay Area vintners’ support of Trump clashes with politics of most wine drinkers

“These reports describe transactions involving individual and corporate actors based in New York County, but whose conduct at times extended beyond New York’s borders. This possible criminal activity occurred within the applicable statutes of limitations, particularly if the transactions involved a continuing pattern of conduct,” the lawyers said. … [Read more...] about Manhattan DA Seeking President Trump’s Tax Returns Cites Probe Into Reports Of ‘Protracted Criminal Conduct’ At Trump Organization

Daniels’ lawyer, Michael Avenatti, who played a major role in exposing the hush-money discussions, said outside the courthouse: “We will not stop until the truth is known relating to the conduct of Donald Trump.” But he added: “Let me be clear, Michael Cohen is neither a hero nor a patriot” and “he deserves every day of the 36-month sentence he will serve.” … [Read more...] about Ex-Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Gets 3 Years In Prison

What kind of a lawyer would tape a client? So sad! Is this a first, never heard of it before? Why was the tape so abruptly terminated (cut) while I was presumably saying positive things? I hear there are other clients and many reporters that are taped – can this be so? Too bad! … [Read more...] about President Trump Says It’s ‘Sad’ Cohen Recorded Him

Payments to women have become a topic the White House and Mr. Trump’s lawyers have had to address in recent months. In May, Giuliani revealed on Fox News that Mr. Trump repaid Cohen for a $130,000 payment Cohen made to adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the election in 2016. Daniels, like McDougal, claims to have had an affair with Trump. Giuliani insisted that there was no campaign finance violation in that instance. … [Read more...] about CBS News: Michael Cohen Secretly Taped Call With President Trump Discussing Payment To Playboy Model