Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Trump says he won’t pardon Roger Stone, wants legal process to ‘play out’
President Trump said Thursday he won't pardon Roger Stone, for now, but thinks his friend has "a very good chance of full exoneration" in the courts. Published February 20, 2020
White House report to Congress says it’s Trump’s economy, not Obama’s
The White House told Congress on Thursday that the current economic boom was created by President Trump's agenda of tax cuts and deregulation, not President Barack Obama's taxpayer-funded stimulus plan. Published February 20, 2020
Victoria Coates, White House deputy national security adviser, reassigned to Energy Department
White House Deputy National Security Adviser Victoria Coates is being reassigned as a senior adviser to Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette, the National Security Council said Thursday, while a senior administration official said the White House rejects rumors that she is "Anonymous." Published February 20, 2020
Donald Trump says Mike Bloomberg’s first debate was bad enough to knock him out of the race
President Trump panned former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's first Democratic debate performance as a "stumbling, bumbling" mess. Published February 20, 2020
Donald Trump unveils new water rules for California farmers, slams state ‘rationing’
President Trump told farmers and ranchers in California Wednesday that he was delivering on a campaign promise by taking executive action to deliver more irrigation water to them. Published February 19, 2020
Richard Grenell to be acting director of national intelligence
President Trump on Wednesday tapped Richard Grenell, the current U.S. ambassador to Germany, to be the acting director of national intelligence, elevating a trusted adviser to oversee an intelligence community even though Mr. Grenell's background doesn't necessarily lend itself to the all-important post. Published February 19, 2020
Assange’s lawyer claims Trump offered pardon for help concealing Russia hack of DNC
A lawyer for Julian Assange said in a British court Wednesday that President Trump offered to pardon the WikiLeaks founder if he agreed to help cover up Russia's hacking of emails from the Democratic National Committee. Published February 19, 2020
Donald Trump hints he leaks stories to media
President Trump seemed to acknowledge on Tuesday that he's the source of some White House leaks -- approved ones, anyway. Published February 18, 2020
Trump says he knows identity of ‘Anonymous’ resistance member in his administration
President Trump said Tuesday that he knows the identity of "Anonymous," the administration insider who has penned an op-ed and a book critical of him. But after an internal search for the culprit, Mr. Trump won't say who it is. Published February 18, 2020
Donald Trump grants clemency for financier Michael Milken
President Trump pardoned convicted financier Michael Milken on Tuesday during a flurry of high-profile clemency grants. Published February 18, 2020
Donald Trump admits he makes AG William Barr’s job harder
President Trump agreed on Tuesday with Attorney General William P. Barr that he makes his job more difficult, but added that the president is "the chief law enforcement officer" in the U.S. Published February 18, 2020
Rod Blagojevich to have sentenced commuted by Trump; president pardons Bernie Kerik
President Trump went on a post-impeachment clemency spree Tuesday, commuting the sentence of impeached former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, and pardoning former New York Police Commissioner Bernie Kerik, financier Michael Milken and former San Francisco 49ers owner Edward DeBartolo Jr., among others. Published February 18, 2020
Donald Trump pardons former 49ers owner Edward DeBartolo Jr.
President Trump granted a full pardon on Tuesday for former San Francisco 49ers owner Edward DeBartolo Jr. in a corruption case in the 1990s that targeted former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards. Published February 18, 2020
Amy Berman Jackson rejects bid to delay Roger Stone sentencing
Roger Stone's sentencing will go forward as planned this week, a judge ruled Tuesday after a chaotic week that saw the prosecutors overseeing the case quit amid accusations of interference on the part of President Trump. Published February 18, 2020
Trump says all Mueller prosecutions should be ‘thrown out’ for bias
President Trump on Tuesday criticized the federal prosecutors who worked on the case of longtime GOP operative Roger Stone, and threatened to sue over former special counsel Robert Mueller's "badly tainted" investigation, saying all the cases should be thrown out. Published February 18, 2020
John Bolton says he’s fighting White House ‘censorship’ on tell-all book
Former White House National Security Adviser John R. Bolton hawked his unpublished book on Monday night and complained that the administration's "censorship" might stop it from being released next month. Published February 18, 2020
Donald Trump’s California visit generates GOP buzz in enemy territory
President Trump is set to travel Tuesday to the belly of the Democratic beast -- California, the prime target of his clashes on sanctuaries for illegal immigrants, a powerful foe of his auto-mileage proposal, a flashpoint in his battle over federal funding for abortion and the home of what he calls House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's "disgusting slum" district in San Francisco. Published February 17, 2020
Donald Trump attends Stephen Miller wedding to Katie Waldman
President Trump attended the wedding in Washington Sunday night of White House senior adviser Stephen Miller and Katie Waldman, press secretary to Vice President Mike Pence. Published February 16, 2020
Donald Trump starts Daytona 500, rides Beast around track
President Trump revved up the 62nd annual Daytona 500 and his conservative base on Sunday, giving the command as grand marshal for the NASCAR drivers to "start your engines" and airing a new TV campaign ad during the famous race. Published February 16, 2020
Justice’s decision on McCabe runs afoul of Trump’s war on ex-FBI official
Few people have aroused the wrath of President Trump more than Andrew McCabe, the former FBI deputy director whom the Justice Department Friday decided not to prosecute for lying to FBI investigators about a media leak. The DOJ's call to not pursue charges against Mr. McCabe could impair the relationship between Attorney General William Barr and President Trump. Published February 14, 2020
