Charles Pierce | The Words 'Money Laundering' and 'President' Should Never Be in the Same Sentence

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21 May 19 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News I FOR ONE DO NOT WANT TO LOSE RSN AT THIS CRUCIAL TIME!! - I don't like getting solicitations for donations any more than anybody else does. Except that for RSN, this seems to be a very "necessary evil" for funding and continuing quality reading. - BUT, RSN is one thing I am TOTALLY WILLING to contribute to! ...BTW, I'm retired, on a fixed income - and not all that much $$ income at that! So howzabout all you "readers" (but non-donors) becoming REAL SUPPORTERS - send RSN some $$$, PLEASE!! (I for one do NOT want to lose RSN at this crucial time!!) Thanx RSN! / Will, RSN Reader-Supporter Sure, I'll make a donation! Charles Pierce | The Words 'Money Laundering' and 'President' Should Never Be in the Same Sentence  Charles Pierce, Esquire Pierce writes: "The president* and his son-in-law, who has anywhere between three and 81 jobs in the administration*, were shuffling money around in such a funky fashion that money-laundering experts - at the only bank in the world from which the president* can get more than a souvenir calendar - felt compelled to raise an alarm." READ MORE Don McGahn, lawyer for Donald Trump and his campaign, leaves the Four Seasons Hotel after a meeting with Trump and Republican donors on June 9, 2016, in New York City. (photo: Drew Angerer/Getty) Don McGahn Defies Subpoena as Trump Clash With Congress Intensifies Sabrina Siddiqui and David Smith, Guardian UK Excerpt: "Democrats faced another brazen attempt by Donald Trump to stonewall their investigations on Tuesday, this time with former White House counsel Donald McGahn defying a subpoena to appear before Congress on orders from the White House." READ MORE Senator Bernie Sanders. (photo: Joshua Lott/Reuters) Bernie Sanders Will Present Proposal on Behalf of Walmart Workers at Annual Shareholders Meeting Adam Peck, ThinkProgress Peck writes: "For years, workers have appeared at the shareholders' meeting to propose new corporate policies designed to help lift the retailer's army of hourly workers out of poverty and provide them with greater protections on the job." READ MORE Protesters for women's rights hold a rally on the Alabama Capitol steps to protest a law passed last week making abortion a felony in nearly all cases. (photo: Butch Dill/AP) Abortion Rights Advocates Protest Around the Country to 'Stop the Bans' Associated Press Excerpt: "Supporters of abortion rights plan to flood state capitols, town squares and courthouses around the country Tuesday in protest of a wave of new laws restricting access to abortion that have passed in several states." READ MORE Customs and Border Protection officer. (photo: Getty) 5th Guatemalan Migrant Minor Dies in US Immigration Custody teleSUR Excerpt: "A 16-year-old Guatemalan boy died Monday in United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody in Texas, officials there said, making him the fifth minor to die after being apprehended by U.S. agents since December at the border with Mexico." READ MORE Pete Hegseth, a Fox & Friends co-host and buddy and informal adviser of the president. (photo: Roy Rochlin/Getty) Fox News Host Pete Hegseth Privately Lobbied Trump to Pardon Accused War Criminals Asawin Suebsaeng, Sam Brodey and Andrew Kirell, The Daily Beast Excerpt: "If the president pardons U.S. servicemen accused and convicted of war crimes, you can thank one of Donald Trump's favorite cable-news hosts." READ MORE A woman walks in front of her water-logged home in Sriwulan village, Sayung sub-district of Demak regency, Central Java, Indonesia, February 2, 2018. (photo: Siswono Toyudho/Getty) Worst Case Sea Level Rise by Century's End Could Be Doubled, New Study Finds Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch Rosane writes: "A new study has more than doubled the worst-case-scenario projection for sea level rise by the end of the century, BBC News reported Monday." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Update My Monthly Donation