Adam Davidson | Is Fraud Part of the Trump Organization's Business Model?

19 October 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News WE NEED A FEW DONORS TO STEP UP, "TODAY" - Of the 30,000 readers that will visit RSN today we need 50 to donate. Sorry to make this personal, but I want you to be one of them. Thank you sincerely in advance. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Adam Davidson | Is Fraud Part of the Trump Organization's Business Model?  Adam Davidson, The New Yorker Davidson writes: "What, exactly, is Donald Trump's business? The Trump Organization is unusual in that it doesn't appear to do the same thing for very long." READ MORE Montana Congressman Greg Gianforte assaulted Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs. (photo: Reuters) Trump Praises Montana GOP Congressman for Body Slamming Reporter Ed Pilkington, Guardian UK Pilkington writes: "Donald Trump has praised Greg Gianforte, the Congress member from Montana, for violently attacking a Guardian reporter, saying that someone who performs a body slam is 'my guy.'" READ MORE Attorney General Jeff Sessions. (photo: Getty) Trevor Timm | The Trump Administration's New Method for Cracking Down on Leakers Trevor Timm, Columbia Journalism Review Timm writes: "The Trump administration has now indicted at least five journalists' sources in less than two years' time - a pace that, if maintained through the end of Trump's term, would obliterate the already-record number of leakers and whistleblowers prosecuted under eight years of the Obama administration." READ MORE FBI building. (photo: The Washington Post) Trump Intervened in FBI HQ Project to Protect His Hotel, Democrats Allege Philip Ewing and Peter Overby, NPR Excerpt: "President Trump intervened in a big federal building project to help protect business for his hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue, a group of House Democrats alleged on Thursday." READ MORE U.S. prison. (photo: Getty) US Prisons Reaching Capacity Due to Growing Number of Jailed Immigrants Chantal Da Silva, Newsweek Da Silva writes: "The U.S. Bureau of Prisons expressed fears that its low-security correctional facilities could run out of space for inmates due to a rise in convicted immigrants being jailed as part of the Trump administration's 'zero tolerance' immigration policies." READ MORE  A Palestinian flag in Jerusalem. (photo: Getty) Trump Admin Shutting Down Consulate for Palestinians in Jerusalem Middle East Eye Excerpt: "The United States has decided to close its consulate for Palestinians in Jerusalem, the State Department announced on Thursday, potentially further downgrading relations between the US and the Palestinian government." READ MORE Young plaintiffs in the Juliana v. United States celebrate after the management conference at the U.S. district court in Eugene, Oregon, February 7, 2017. (photo: Kimberly Gough) Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Stop Teenagers' Climate Lawsuit Greg Stohr, Bloomberg Stohr writes: "President Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court stop a novel and sweeping lawsuit pressed by children and teenagers seeking to force the federal government to take steps against climate change." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation