Joe Raedle / Getty Images If elected personnel.elect.na president , Donald Trump ’s global business empire would represent one sprawling mess of conflicts of interest and ethical morasses for himself and , by extension , the United States . That ’s the big takeaway from a lengthy investigation by Newsweek ’s Kurt Eichenwald published Wednesday . Eichenwald documents what he describes as a “ web of contractual entanglements ” between the Trump Organization and foreign corporations with close ties to their own respective governments .

' Yats is the guy ' , Nuland said , referring to Arseniy Yatsenyuk , who indeed would become the new prime minister . Nuland and Pyatt then exchanged ideas how to ' glue this thing ' and how to ' midwife this thing ' . This ' thing ' became the bloody Feb. 22 , 2014 coup ousting elected personnel.elect.winelection President Yanukovych and touching off a civil war between Ukrainian ' nationalists ' from the west and Ukraine 's ethnic Russians in the east . " Crucially , Parry notes , " when citizen Clinton weighed in on the Ukraine crisis , she compared Russian President Putin to Hitler . " With neocons vowing " to ignore Russia 's warnings against what it views as military threats to its existence , " and proposing that NATO " incorporate Ukrainian army units into its expansion of military operations along Russia 's border , " it will be up to the next president to test whether the current downturn in Russia - US relations can get any worse .

Simple answer -- because it met their foreign policy objectives , to weaken the U.S. in the eyes of our allies and adversaries , ” said Conlon , now CEO of Vahna Inc. , a cyber security firm in Washington . Publishing the DNC report on Trump “ weakens both candidates -- lists out all the weaknesses of Trump specifically while highlighting weaknesses of Clinton ’s security issues . The end result is a weaker president once elected personnel.elect.winelection . ” Russia Link Russia has an expansive cyber force that it has deployed in complex disinformation campaigns throughout Europe , according to intelligence officials .

I already have my ticket . I literally bought my ticket , I swear ' 5/8 Cher ' If he were to be elected personnel.elect.winelection , I 'm moving to Jupiter ' 6/8 Neve Campbell ' I ’m terrified . It ’s really scary .

She described Trump ’s foreign policy views as " not really even ideas " but rather a " series of bizarre rants , personal feuds , and outright lies . " Clinton challenged calls by Trump to reexamine the role of the United States in the world , saying Washington needs to " stick with our allies . " Trump has said that if other NATO members do not step up their spending on the military alliance , then Washington would " let countries defend themselves " if he is elected personnel.elect.winelection president . Clinton accused Trump of threatening to " abandon our allies in NATO " at a time when " Moscow has taken aggressive military action in Ukraine , " a reference to Russia ’s illegal annexation of Ukraine ’s Crimean Peninsula in March 2014 and backing of armed separatists in the country 's east . Clinton said Trump would be incapable of defending U.S. interests in dealing with countries like China and Russia , which she said " often work against " the United States .

He has a labyrinthine collection of partnerships , private corporations , holding companies and other investments . America does not know if he is a joint investor with unsavory characters ( he has been before ) or what financial incentives drive him . So imagine the day after Trump is elected personnel.elect.winelection president . If there is a Democratic majority in the Senate — which appears likely — the first subpoena coming out of a congressional committee will be for his tax returns . Whatever nasty secrets they contain will come spilling out .

If Russia is indeed trying to influence our elections , it would be through Bernie or Bust authors like H.A. Goodman , or Jill Stein supporters who share Breitbart and Daily Caller articles as proof Hillary Clinton is just as bad as Donald Trump . As much as I enthusiastically supported Bernie Sanders during the primary , the rhetoric of the alt - left individuals backing him was rather concerning – especially those folks who said they would rather see Trump elected personnel.elect.na than Hillary . How is the alt - left anti - science and prone to conspiracy nonsense ? Well , let ’s use the claim that Jill Stein is n’t against vaccines as an example .

" It 's irrelevant , " Assange said . " That 's not why we publish . " " We do n't have any concern as to whether Hillary is elected or Trump is elected personnel.elect.winelection , " Assange said . " We are concerned that the material we publish is always accurate , on the one hand , and that our sources are protected on the other . " Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said late last week that , while U.S. intelligence services are facing a " version of war " with Russia , it 's too soon to blame it for hacking the DNC .

This election will decide whether we are ruled by the people or by the politicians . Here is my promise to the American voter : If I 'm elected personnel.elect.winelection president , I will end the special - interest monopoly in Washington , D.C. Very important . [ Trump has said that he loves " the idea of campaign finance reform " and regularly decries the influence of money in politics , but he has yet to outline how he would " end the special - interest monopoly in Washington , D.C. " His website does not list campaign finance reform , money in politics or checking the influence of lobbyists in the section devoted to issues .

Dmitry Gudkov , the lone liberal opposition deputy in Russia ’s parliament , argued that if Russia had exchanged Savchenko earlier , Alexandrov ’s Ukrainian defence lawyer , Yury Grabovsky , might not have been murdered near Kiev in March . “ We would n’t have embarrassed ourselves before the whole world with the ‘ trial’ of a deputy of the Rada and Pace . There would n’t have been another split in society over an artificial propaganda story , ” Gudkov wrote on Facebook , referring to the fact that Savchenko was elected personnel.elect.winelection to the Ukrainian parliament and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe during her imprisonment . “ It ’s a good thing both sides had enough political will for the exchange . People should n’t be hostages , ” the opposition Parnas party member Andrei Pivovarov wrote on Twitter .

Former President Bill Clinton said Monday that his family ’s charitable foundation will alter how it works if Hillary Clinton wins the White House , amid mounting pressure from both critics and supporters . Bill Clinton will curtail his direct involvement in the multi - billion - dollar charity and the group will transition some programs to like - minded charities , he said in a statement on the foundation ’s website Monday . “ Over the last several months , members of the Foundation ’s senior leadership , Chelsea , and I have evaluated how the Foundation should operate if Hillary is elected personnel.elect.winelection , ” the former president wrote . “ Throughout the process , our top priorities have been preserving our most important programs , supporting the people who work for the Foundation and its affiliated programs , and resolving legitimate conflict of interest questions . ” The update from Clinton — who told supporters last week that he would also stop doing paid speeches — comes as Donald Trump blasted the nonprofit organization is “ the most corrupt enterprise in political history . ”

And we are ending this now because we are spending a lot of time on it but I think it is important . You say this president was legitimately elected president of the United States and you say your candidate agrees with you . GIULIANI : I believe he was legitimately elected personnel.elect.winelection president . And instead of talking about the fact that Hillary Clinton violated probably about 40 different federal laws , we are talking about this , which is ridiculous . MATTHEWS : okay .

Like California as a whole , Los Angeles has seen a steady drop in unemployment over the last several years . Famous for choking traffic congestion , the city is also in the midst of a historic expansion of its public - transportation infrastructure . Garcetti and other local elected personnel.elect.winelection officials are campaigning for a tax measure that would continue to fund the buildout of the city ’s rail and bus system begun under Villaraigosa . Yet in other areas the city is struggling , and sometimes losing ground , against intractable urban problems . Just last week — as Trump was warning at his party ’s convention of rising violence on America ’s streets — the Los Angeles Police Department announced that overall crime was up for the second straight year after decades of decline .

You know , that may not be the model to go with . There are other forms of community - based decision - making , not unlike , you know , our elected bodies , except that the intention here is to exclude pay - to - play players from determining how these decisions are made . Nicholas Goldberg : As Jon pointed out , it ’s not our elected personnel.elect.na bodies that make decisions about where jobs should be created , by and large . Jill Stein : That ’s true , although decisions about public programs generally are made by them . Scott Martelle : What happens when you run into the same problem Obama did with the ACA [ Affordable Care Act ] , where there ’s no local buy - in ?

“ And other people from the party , which is meant to be neutral , subverting the process in order to make sure Hillary Clinton won the campaign , ” he added . Assange is the editor - in - chief of WikiLeaks , an organization which was founded in 2006 . The DNC has come under fire after thousands of emails were released over the weekend that appear to show a concerted effort by DNC officials to undermine Bernie Sanders ’ campaign in order to get Hillary Clinton elected personnel.elect.winelection . In a statement this afternoon , the DNC apologized for the “ inexcusable remarks ” made over email . JUST IN : DNC apologizes to @BernieSanders and Democratic Party over remarks revealed in DNC email hack : pic.twitter.com/dNas3dZUD0 — ABC News Politics ( @ABCPolitics ) July 25 , 2016

She was captured and put on trial in southern Russia , charged with complicity in the deaths of Russian journalists who were killed by artillery while covering the conflict . A Russian court in March sentenced her to 22 years in jail . While in Russian jail , she was elected personnel.elect.na a member of the Ukrainian parliament and is widely regarded in Ukraine as a symbol of resistance against Russia . Feygin tweeted on Wednesday that Savchenko was innocent of any crime , saying she had nothing to do with the deaths of the two journalists , Igor Kornelyuk and Anton Voloshin , who were working for state TV . Putin said he had pardoned Savchenko following a request from the journalists ’ families .

And that is what scares many retired officers the most . “ I do n't think that Donald Trump will listen to the generals . He 's said that he knows more about ISIS than the generals and more recently hinted that he would fire a number of the senior generals if he were elected personnel.elect.winelection president , ” said retired Army Col . Peter Mansoor , a 26-year veteran who served as Petraeus ’s executive officer in Iraq during the surge . “ So much for getting the best military advice ; what he will get in that case is a bunch of yes men ( and women ) . ” Barno , the former top commander in Afghanistan , said Trump ’s talk about stepping up the fight against ISIS — something many active - duty officers oppose — likely reflects the influence of Flynn and another retired officer , Lt . Gen. William Boykin .

It ’s hard imagining a more deplorable candidate for any public office , unthinkable for the nation ’s highest . Her presidency , if elected personnel.elect.na , assures endless wars of aggression , possible confrontation with Russia and China , letting Wall Street , other corporate bandits and war - profiteers continue looting the nation ’s wealth , as well as likely advancing tyranny to full - blown , stripping the mask entirely off constitutional governance . Why any ordinary American would support a ruthless she - devil committed to undermining the lives , welfare and futures is shocking to imagine . A leaked transcript of Clinton ’s June 2013 speech to Goldman Sachs officials and likely guests gives insight into her deplorable agenda – expressing views not stated on the stump .

Even the threat to do so undermines democracy . — Anne Applebaum ( @anneapplebaum ) October 10 , 2016 As Don Graham , the former owner of The Post , put it on Facebook : “ Well , after 228 years -- the bitterest differences imaginable , the Civil War , the Depression , Vietnam , many more -- a Presidential candidate has threatened to throw his opponent in jail if elected personnel.elect.winelection . Dictators do this . American Presidents -- including some who hated their opponents -- have never dreamed of doing such a thing . ”

They viewed Mr. Trump ’s comments on NATO as an abandonment of America ’s most significant alliance relationship . Mr. Trump has said throughout his campaign that he intends to upend Republican foreign policy orthodoxy on everything from trade to Russia , where he has been complimentary of President Vladimir V. Putin , saying nothing about its crackdown on human rights and little about its annexation of Crimea . The sharp split in the Republican Party raises the question of whom Mr. Trump will turn to for institutional memory if he is elected personnel.elect.winelection . The officials he denounced made plenty of mistakes , some of which they acknowledge and some they gloss over . But they are also the party ’s repository of experience of economic , diplomatic and military strategies , both successful and failed .

One was about the Dodd - Frank Wall Street Reform Act , and the need for lawmakers to be seen as being on top of the financial market meltdown that hurt many of their constituents . ‘ Political Reasons ’ “ There was a lot of complaining about Dodd - Frank , but there was also a need to do something because for political reasons , if you were an elected personnel.elect.na member of Congress and people in your constituency were losing jobs and shutting businesses and everybody in the press is saying it ’s all the fault of Wall Street , you ca n’t sit idly by and do nothing , ” Clinton said in the New York speech . In one speech , according to the transcript , Clinton said there ’s “ nothing magic about regulations ” and that people in the industry should be involved to get the right balance . “ How do you get to the golden key , how do we figure out what works ? ” she asked .

If you ’ve ever , watching “ The Apprentice , ” entertained fantasies of how you might fare in the boardroom ( the Donald , recognizing your excellent qualities with his professional businessman ’s acumen , does not fire you but , on the contrary , pulls you aside to assign you some important non - TV , real - world mission ) , you may , for a brief , embarrassing instant , as he scans the crowd , expect him to recognize you . He is blessing us here in San Jose , California , with his celebrity , promising never to disappoint us , letting us in on the latest bit of inside - baseball campaign strategy : “ Lyin ’ Ted ” is no longer to be Lyin ’ Ted ; henceforth he will be just “ Ted . ” Hillary , however , shall be “ Lyin ’ Crooked . ” And , by the way , Hillary has to go to jail . The statute of limitations is five years , and if he gets elected personnel.elect.winelection in November , well . . .

She urged her husband to bomb Yugoslavia . She has pushed for “ regime change ” in Syria . She oversaw the coup that overthrew the democratically - elected personnel.elect.winelection president of Honduras . She brought neo - conservative Victoria Nuland , who arranged the coup that overthrew the democratically elected president of Ukraine , into the State Department . Hillary has called President Vladimir Putin of Russia the “ new Hitler . ”

Nor did it escape the stigma of radicalism . Socialists found themselves targeted during the Red Scares of the 1920s and 1950s right along with communists . In 1920 , the New York State legislature expelled its last five legally - elected personnel.elect.winelection Socialist members and never allowed them to return . This move was denounced by the New York Bar Association , Republican presidential candidate and future Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes , and even Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer , author of the notorious anti - red Palmer raids . Socialists maintained their anti - communism all through the following decades .

And there ’s not a lot of transparency or accountability about how that money gets spent , used , and what makes it down to the athletes , ” Nelson said . Despite enjoying the same legal entitlement to secrecy , the IOC does publish occasional financial reports that include some details , such as expected annual revenue ( $ 1.375 billion ) and payroll ( $ 62 million ) . Last year , as part of a move toward more transparency , the IOC published details about the perks packages it provides President Thomas Bach and the 115 elected personnel.elect.na IOC members , all of whom are considered “ volunteers . ” For Bach , a former lawyer and Olympic fencer from Germany , the IOC provides an annual “ allowance ” of about 225,000 Euros ( $ 251,000 ) and pays for his suite at the Lausanne Palace & Spa , “ an exceptional place of refinement ” that offers “ a superb view across Lake Geneva to the Alps , ” according to its website . It ’s unclear which type of suite Bach stays in , or whether the IOC gets a discount , but the Palace recently priced its cheapest suite at $ 1,068 per night , or just shy of $ 390,000 for an entire year .

We are also going to build a modern electric grid . ” Clinton added that she ’s “ going to raise the national minimum wage ” and “ make sure that women finally get equal pay . ” “ What I believe , ” she said , “ is that … we need a campaign that lays out the agenda so people can vote for it , so that when I ’m elected personnel.elect.winelection , I can tell the Congress , ‘ This is what the people of America voted for us to do ! ’ ” For the sake of argument , let ’s just assume Clinton wins . Here are seven reasons the dynamic on Capitol Hill probably would not change much :

Under Hillary Clinton ’s leadership as Secretary of State , the U.S. gave support to the Honduras military which ousted yet another democratically elected president . Here ’s Dana Frank ’s description in the New York Times on January 26 , 2012 . “ Ever since the June 28 , 2009 , coup that deposed Honduras ’s democratically elected personnel.elect.na president , José Manuel Zelaya , the country has been descending deeper into a human rights and security abyss . That abyss is in good part the State Department ’s making .... This chain of events — a coup that the United States did n’t stop , a fraudulent election that it accepted — has now allowed corruption to mushroom .

The Koch network has enjoyed some sizable victories at the state and local level . “ We ’ve had more progress on ‘ right to work ’ in the last five years than in the previous five decades , ” Phillips boasts . “ We ’ve seen a dozen and a half states do dramatic tax cuts . ” But it ’s unclear if the grass - roots operations are really what ’s behind those gains , or if it has more to do with conservatives ’ success in getting like - minded politicians elected personnel.elect.winelection as state legislators and governors . Since 2008 , Democrats have lost nearly 1,000 legislative seats and a dozen governors ’ mansions around the country . Incoming Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran says AFP ’s activists in that state reinforced his colleagues ’ stand against the expansion of Medicaid in 2015 and against spending on corporate tax incentives this past spring .

He further says that deficient Russian institutions provide for the supremacy of arbitrariness and abuse . “ Our [ leaders ] like to rule manually , ” he said . Asked why , Gorbachev states : “ Because they were not elected personnel.elect.na , ” he comments , explaining that after the 1990 , Russian elections became less free than they were in Soviet times . In the 1996 presidential elections , Gorbachev says that the one who won was Gennady Zyuganov [ officially Boris Yeltsin won against the Communist leader , Gennady Zyuganov]. “ He [ Zyuganov ] knew he had won the elections , and was scared , ” Gorbachev said .

Bernie Sanders says his experience as mayor of Burlington , where he took on " everybody , " shaped him into a " fairly tough guy " ready to stand up to Russian President Vladimir Putin . In an interview with MSNBC 's Chris Matthews in Chicago on Thursday night , the Democratic presidential hopeful was asked , if elected personnel.elect.winelection , how he would convince foreign adversaries that he 's not a person to be messed with . " I 've taken on every special interest in this country . I am a fairly tough guy .

Mr. Trump ’s discussion of the crisis in Turkey was telling , because it unfolded at a moment in which he could plainly imagine himself in the White House , handling an uprising that could threaten a crucial ally in the Middle East . The United States has a major air base at Incirlik in Turkey , where it carries out attacks on the Islamic State and keeps a force of drones and about 50 nuclear weapons . Mr. Trump had nothing but praise for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan , the country ’s increasingly authoritarian but democratically elected personnel.elect.winelection leader . “ I give great credit to him for being able to turn that around , ” Mr. Trump said of the coup attempt on Friday night . “ Some people say that it was staged , you know that , ” he said .