The Charge Against Natalia Veselnitskaya Could Lead Back to the Trump Campaign

11 January 19 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News WE CAN’T PROVIDE SERVICE - We do not have the financial resources to produce what we produce on a daily basis. Those resources come from the community we serve. This is not a big corporation that can write off a loss. If you are going to be a part of this lend your support. With the greatest sincerity. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! The Charge Against Natalia Veselnitskaya Could Lead Back to the Trump Campaign  Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker Yaffa writes: "On Tuesday, federal prosecutors in New York charged the Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya with obstruction of justice, accusing her, essentially, of maintaining a back channel with Russian officials while defending a Russian client in a money-laundering case in New York." READ MORE Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former lawyer. (photo: Seth Wenig/AP) Michael Cohen, Ex-Trump Lawyer, to Testify Publicly Before Congress Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker and Chad Day, Associated Press Excerpt: "President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, will testify publicly before a House committee next month in a hearing that could serve as the opening salvo of a promised Democratic effort to scrutinize Trump, his conflicts of interest and his ties to Russia." READ MORE Protesters rally in front of the White House on the partial government shutdown's 20th day. (photo: Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post) 'Pay the Workers, Furlough Trump': Federal Workers Rally at White House for End to Shutdown Marissa J. Lang, The Washington Post Lang writes: "Furloughed federal employees and out-of-work contractors greeted one another Thursday with a sarcastic nickname that, on the 20th day of a partial government shutdown, captured their feeling of powerlessness: 'Hello, fellow pawns.'" READ MORE Steve King attends a rally to highlight crimes committed by undocumented immigrants, in September. (photo: Tom Williams/Roll Call) Trump Ally Steve King: I Don't Know How 'White Supremacist' Became Offensive Term Tom McCarthy, Guardian UK McCarthy writes: "A nine-term Republican congressman and close ally of Donald Trump known for making racially provocative statements said in an interview published Thursday that he did not understand why the phrases 'white nationalist' and 'white supremacist' had 'become offensive.'" READ MORE Brian Kolfage. (photo: Devon Ravine/AP) "I Felt Dirty": Former Employees of the Veteran Crowdfunding Trump's Wall Say He Pushed Fake News to Get Rich Brianna Sacks, BuzzFeed Sacks writes: "Brian Kolfage, the decorated Iraq War veteran spearheading the massive, viral fundraising campaign to build President Trump's border wall, who has a history of peddling right-wing misinformation on Facebook, pushed the limits of misleading content in pursuit of online traffic and profits until he was ultimately banned from the platform." READ MORE Community organizers from CASA and LatinoJustice calling for Roxana Orellana Santos's release outside ICE offices in Baltimore. (photo: Latino Justice) Salvadoran Woman Who Won Wrongful Arrest Lawsuit Detained by ICE Nicole Acevedo, Associated Press  EXCERPT:  A judge ruled the county is liable for the policy permitting deputies to detain people suspected of violating immigration law. A federal judge wrote in 2017 that it was crucial Santos remained in the country until the case was settled. By being under ICE custody, Orellana Santos faces deportation risks. Jose Perez, a civil rights attorney with LatinoJustice PRLDEF who has helped Orellana Santos battle her Maryland county lawsuit for over a decade, said the timing is "clearly suspect" and intended to "punish her and deter others." Perez told NBC News that ICE's actions on Tuesday were "clearly done in retaliation" against Orellana Santos, an activist who has advocated on issues regarding racial profiling by a law enforcement agencies through her work in CASA — a Maryland-based Latino and immigration advocacy organization. Acevedo writes: "A Salvadoran mother and activist who successfully sued a Maryland county for wrongful profiling and arrest has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during a routine check-in." READ MORE Donald Trump is pushing an expansion of the border wall between the U.S. and Mexico, seen here east of Nogales, Arizona. But environmentalists say that could cause problems. (photo: Richard Misrach/National Geographic) 6 Ways the Border Wall Could Disrupt the Environment Laura Parker, National Geographic Parker writes: "Trump's plan to build a wall from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific could come with unintended consequences for wildlife and people." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Update My Monthly Donation