Chief Justice Roberts weighs in on mystery subpoena clash potentially tied to Mueller
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has weighed in on a clash over a mysterious grand jury subpoena, which is rumored to be connected to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe.
The dispute involves an unknown company owned by a foreign nation, which has fought the subpoena and appealed a related contempt citation. In a brief order issued Sunday, Roberts stayed that contempt citation and associated financial penalties pending a response from government lawyers, due Dec. 31.
A large swath of the federal government is shut down — and so are negotiations to reopen it.
President Donald Trump’s standoff with Democratic leaders over the border wall dragged into a third day on Monday, with no hopes on either side of a Christmas deal to break the stalemate. It’s been 48 hours since the last real discussions between Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Vice President Mike Pence, and there’s growing sentiment in the Capitol that the closure could drag on until mid-January.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 650 points Monday — the worst Christmas Eve trading session in the country’s history, according to experts — after eyebrow-raising comments by the treasury secretary, an escalating trade with China, and amid an economic slowdown.
Stocks are negative for the year, and the Dow has fallen thousands of points from its high of nearly 27,000.
The Dow ended the day a dramatic 653 points lower at 21,792 in an abbreviated trading session ahead of the Christmas holiday, down nearly 10 percent from a mere week ago. The day’s losses of 2.9 percent, added to last week’s of 6.8 percent, set the stage for a sober last week of trade this year.
With no compromise in sight to end the partial government shutdown, President Trump on Monday urged Democratic leaders to “make a deal” on border security — while those lawmakers countered that mixed messages from the White House are “making it impossible to know where they stand.”
The back-and-forth on Christmas Eve signaled a stalemate likely to last through the holiday week and possibly into the new year. Trump, on a busy day of tweeting, weighed in with a social media appeal claiming he’s “all alone” waiting for Democrats to return to the negotiating table.
“I am all alone (poor me) in the White House waiting for the Democrats to come back and make a deal on desperately needed Border Security,” Trump tweeted. “At some point the Democrats not wanting to make a deal will cost our Country more money than the Border Wall we are all talking about. Crazy!”
Please pray for our administration.
This evil shadow government owned by the “Too Big to Fail” and “International” Bankers also own the Federal Reserve Bank and controls the Deep State. Their plan is to slowly destroy our Constitution and pilfer us with zero regard for human life or cost.
Read Judges 7…Gideon’s 300 men (plus God) defeated 135,000 superior midianites in one day.
What mere president could ever have kept every campaign promise (plus so much more) within 2 years???.Think about that.
Please visit GoFundMe Border Wall. Media can’t ignore the supporter’s number … and over 260,000 contributors and $16,000,000 in 6 days!
Well you need more supports, because the number of Trump SUPPORTERS will never make a dent in the over whelming majority who will never give trump a wall nor support Trump ever having a LEGACY. He is the PRESIDENT of CONFUSION, MANHEIM, AND Disruptive government, you had a choice, out of how many Republicans and you choose this CLOWN. NOW DIG YOUR FAMILY’S OUT OF THE DITCH, ALL COVERED IN LIES AND MANURE.
The 16 Million will have to be used somewhere other than for the wall as it is illegal to buy favor (a government promise) with funds donated to the united states Treasury;but, that money can be used to buy “air time” on Television to bypass the “lame” stream media that refuses to tell the truth about how the democrats are supporting the INVASION of OUR Country. Give the money to Our President so he can give a FIRESIDE CHAT to our nation while there is still time to do so. Gary
Donald J. Trump the people of this great country will not be silent if the persecution of Publisher and Truth teller Julian Assange moves forward. Against the backdrop of #FakeNews Wikileaks has been instrumental in exposing the Clinton cabal and ensuring your victory against her. We are greatful for his help and we are demanding, not asking that you return that favor on behalf of the American people and issue a Pre-Emptive Presidential Pardon IMMEDIATLEY!!! #OperationFreeAssange
Tell you what I am praying for, that some very very brave American will end Trumps life, just so that the world can get back to normal again
Amen.
Eugene I agree I think the same thing. When I saw the Dow falling the way it did I immediately knew there was big money behind this. I don’t know anything about the Federal Reserve but can the President fire him?? Obviously he is behind the liberals because they don’t want Trump to win another election and the next 2 years with the Dems and the house they will handcuff Trump and he will be only have time to fight off the investigations that they are throwing at him and everybody associated with his administration. Even more than they have already done. Trump was betrayed by many of his own party these rats or they should have Obama and the Clinton’s in jail already along with the higher ups of the FBI and the DOJ and probably many others. I even think that Sessions was controlled by them because if you would have acted like a real AG he would have these people where they belong. The Clinton’s foundation needs to be destroyed and the mysterious suicides that have followed the Clinton’s for years also need to be investigated. Those Clinton’s have done irreparable damage to this county.
It’s really sad that the Demorats would reather see our Country flooded with illegals,than our President get funding for the Wall,go back to obumber time in office,shumer was wanting to give up to forty Billion,Now that is just down right hate of our President Trump’s,the American people want the wall and the flow of drugs and illegals stopped.
I did work I drove school bus and make to much money to get food stamps
Yet I can’t pay rent
So go figure that out ???
In all the actions I have seen in John Roberts, it is no doubt in my mind that he has been bought, either by Soros, Obama or Clinton,,, or all three, but he has deffinently been bought, too much turn around from his early years,,,, AUDIT, his bank records
if the state department can pledge 10 billion you can dam well build the ewall.
build the e-wall
I hope the people who are refusing to give us our own money, to build our wall, don’t intend to stay in politics. This is ridiculous. Give us the damn money for our wall.
WELL SAID!!
Mueller is still stalling, like he has been for the last two years. Fire him for spending millions (of our money) for his vendetta.
He doesn’t want to go to prison for Treason and Uranium 1 deal, so he is dragging his feet1
He and what he says they are doing is a joke and Mueller is milking his pay days. As a taxpayer I say quit spending taxpayers miney on Mueller
DUMP HIM! Then put him in jail…spending money under false pretenses.
The piece of crap Mueller has spent more money than that wall would have cost. Fire that liberal tool.
Congress MUST hear from us, the American people. Appropriate the funds required for the southern wall. NOW OR GET OUT OF THE WAY, go home AND DO NOT COME BACK.
Damned Democrats
I understand that the Democrats hate President Trump. I just don’t know why. Is it purely “sour grapes” that he won and Hillary lost the election. I was under the impression that the Republicans and the Democrats were two political parties who had the best interests of the American people in mind. Sadly, it looks like the Republicans are out for the American citizen and the Democrats are out for themselves and everything financial crumb they can wring from the coffers of Washington. President Trump has kept every promise he has made during his campaign with the exception of “The Wall” but right now he is as close as can be. What has the Democratic party accomplished other than finding fault with everything that President Trump wants, has accomplished, likes or dislikes. The Dems have turned the American people against each other and gives the impression to one and all that they don’t give a damn for anyone but themselves.
For congressional staff & reps should also be held back without back pay. The wall is national security period. The dems must all be in on cartel kickbacks. They sure are not concerned about the American People. The cost to support illegals is far beyond costs for border security. DemonRats are a disgrace to the halls of Congress.
Why are we paying Mexico 10 billion to build a wall on their south border but can’t fund 5 billion on our south border? Because the Democrats want open borders for new Democratic voters who will also bring drugs and human trafficking into our country. So why not take the 10 billion from Mexico’s south wall and build it on the north border?
This is all wrong we are going to send billions to develop Central America and Mexico BUT WE CAN NOT BUILT A WALL TO SECURE OUR COUNTRY. I BELIEVE ANYONE THAT THINKS A WALL WILL NOT HELP NEEDS TO GO TO THE BORDER AND SPEND A FEW WEEKS. Also our POLITICIANS that don’t want a wall to help protect the United States of America Should Resign. Keep U.S.A. SAFE
Why are we paying Mexico 10 billion to build a wall on their south border but can’t fund 5 billion on our south border? Because the Democrats want open borders for new Democratic voters who will also bring drugs and human trafficking into our country. The Democrats must to take the blame for these crimes.
Not with the taxpayers’money! No wall, unless you, Mr CEO, want to hoodwink the American Public into this phantasm of “security”.
Why don’t you have a referendum…ALL American voters tell you whether or not they want a wall between the US and Mexico, at our expense? Even your base doesn’t really want to foot the bill for the wall.
Have you even considered the havoc such a structure will wreak on the environment? Do you care that you are destroying our world, or do you just believe you and your rich and powerful buddies should be the ones deciding what happens to it?
And how about our grandchildren? Will yours be the first Martians?
If you stop them coming over the border,it will save us that much money each year to pay for the wall in the long run.
Fire Mueller and bring him up on charges of FRAUD, ABUSE, MURDER, and STEALING from our US Treasury !
HE IS A CRIMINAL and should be sent to a FEDERAL PRISON !
The deep state is stupid Nancy and crying Chuck. They are going to get their just dues. These people a flesh eating demons. All you blacks and Latinos they don’t give a rats ass about your wellfare . Don’t support these slugs. Nancy is not all there and Chucky looks like the kind of dude who play with himself.
Mueller’s 2 year hocus-focus vendetta is to stall any DOJ probe of the Clinton/Obama Gangster Government past the Fed. Statute of Limitations. All WALK.
But it won’t work. Watch for IG Hoyer to begin unsealing indictments in a few weeks. Then a massive 100-150 perp arrest over a weekend. Silent.
Announced by incoming AG on a 9am ‘Alert’. Entire US Child Pedophile Sex Slave Op taken down. The perps are all ensconced on the seized Podesta email list. A Pedo-dating Service. Many DemoJoos gone. Trump haters all. Trump, if not assassinated by the Izzie Mossad (ala JFK) will become the greatest president since Lincoln.
It’s about time to throw Donald trumps ass in jail, he’s a lair and a thief. How can a men say he follows the teachings of Jesus support a man who fornicates with outside women, married how many times? And you call yourselves CHRISTIANS?? What a lot of HIPPOCRATICS you are. Your bible teaches you everyday the laws of almighty GOD, but like cafeteria CHRISTIANS you pick and chose what parts of the bible you honor? Following GODS WORDS MEN WILL BECOME LOVERS OF THEMSELVES. AND WHITE CHRISTIAN MEN WHO GUIDE THEIR WOMEN HAVE BROKEN EVERY LAW OF YOUR GOD!!!!
The Democrats need to grow up. I have never seen anything like this circus we are now experiencing.
Why are they fighting our President on a daily basis. Do they realize how this makes them look. Childish behavior.
Fire Mueller – Pelosi and Shumer so our President can accomplish what he promised us.
We need term limits for all!!!!!
It is ridiculous to fund aid of $10.6 billion to Mexico and Congress can not fund to build the Southern Mexican border wall for the security of our American citizens. I know the democrats hates our president and the democrats shows that they love illegal immigrants more and could not care much of the American citizens.
I am a legal immigrant from the Philippines. I respected and followed U.S. immigration laws. Everybody who wants to migrate to the U.S. should respect and follow the U.S. Immigration laws. I also served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years active duty (Spent some time in Vietnam war front). I came to the U.S. after High School graduation in the Philippines. While in the U.S. Navy, I pursued my college education after work hours. At the end of U.S. Navy career, I had an AA degree, BS degree, and MS degree. After my Navy career, I worked 29 years of my chosen profession and had two more advanced degrees after work hours.
I also made sure my two offspring had finished college and advance degrees so that they will be good citizens and good contributor to our economy.
When my oldest son was sick, he went to the hospital and was diagnosed with stage 1 cancer. We registered him with Medical that promised he would be treated within a month. Each week when the person regulating who got treated was there. I kept asking her why my son was not being treated.
After three months she yelled at me and told me that Medical was for those down South [of the border] and my son would just have to wait. “I hope you don’t mind.” she said. With the help of a lawyer, I got her to allow my son go in to be treated. They found his cancer had progressed to stage 4 and had metastasized and they sent him home to die. RIP John.
I did a survey and found most undocumented had 7 driver’s licenses. Each license grants the holder with food stamps, health care, and 1 vote in an election. There was one undocumented with 17 California driver’s licenses. And the undocumented have priority over California residents who were paying for Medical!
I have been told Pelosi lives in a gated community and yet supports open borders. Votes from the undocumented and even Mexican Nationals help elect Democrats who support them.
Even heaven is a gated community. Hell invites everyone to enter.
Democrats has walls round there homes.securing it. We need that wall..theres to many illegals here now. Democrats care more for them instead of American citizens. People that voted them in needs horse whipped.
FIRE WITCH HUNTER MUELLER AND HIS BANK OF ANGRY BIASED DEMOCRAPS. GET RID OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANK AND HIRE PRIVATE SECURITY OR THEY WILL KILL YOU LIKE THEY DID TO KENNEDY.
Build the wall or Democrats will face the wrath of the true American Patriots.
The democraps are getting much attention these past couple of years. I believe this will end up costing them much more in the long run. We see there corruption and lies and the media support. Most people I know seriously are not watching the three big news stations. Like myself…even the local news except for weather. So this bombardment of lies and dishonesty to cover up there crimes isn’t working.
One more thing…5 billion to build a wall. If not, we would rather spend 150 billion to support them when they come illegally. Go figure, this is what the American people have come to see from our government, they can’t do basic math.
Amazing that the Dems won control of the house. Wake up America. Demand that those elected do their job or kick them out.
The person who started all these horrible LIES is the man some people say was a “hero!” JOHN McCAIN who gave the false dossier to LIAR COMEY who saw to the destruction of OUR PRESIDENT. Every one involved passed it on to Mueller. What a waste of our TAX Money They have had anger for him because he beat Hil LIE ry’s butt. They wanted Jezebel so they could steal every penny as usual. She gave MILLIONS to her BFF, GEIORGE SOROS! Everyone knows about her URANIUM ILLEGAL SALE plus much more! DemoCRAPS are Socialist Communists. Our President loves Our Country and all of us. He has kept every promise he made. The one thing lacking is the failure of the DemoCRAPS to give the necessary money to FINISH the WALL so we could be SAFE. They lied before this and are HYPOCRITES because they are consumed with HATE. If they want open borders, ALL the INVADERS should live in the homes of the DemoCRAPS. If they are not stopped, we will LOSE OUR COUNTRY.
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Please read the entire contents of http://www.gofundme.com/TheTrumpWall about building a wall on the border between the U.S. and Mexico that was started by a military veteran who lost three limbs during his tour of duty in the military. As of 12:32 a.m., Pacific Time on Christmas morning, people have donated close to $17,000,000 towards building this wall along the border separating the U.S. from Mexico because people are very concerned about the security of our U.S. As the website states, even if only each person that voted for Trump donated $80, that would total over $5 billion for this wall. And on Laura Ingraham’s Fox News hour on approximately Friday evening (Dec. 21, 2018), it was stated that even Democrats are donating to this fund. In addition to donating, please encourage others to also participate in this worthy cause. http://www.gofundme.com/TheTrumpWall
http://www.gofundme.com/TheTrumpWall.
Butch. My thoughts exactly.
The country can only fall from within. What is becoming to our so called leaders, fighting to build the wall for our own security?
This is a dark hour for our country…the Dems have lost all common sense. The security of our country is at stake…send them the message by donating to the go fund me to build the wall.
The other problem is; the Demo’s take action, the Republicans just reveal the crimes on the left, then do nothing about it. Look at the way the left protested Kavanaugh. True, they acted like maniacs, but they got the attention and put the fear of God into everyone that opposed them. Intimidate, protest, scream, they stick together, that’s what they are good at, but they get people’s attention. Where are the protests from the other side? We just take it. I also would like to know who these people are that they poll. They say the American people don’t want the wall? That’s BUNK! I lived in San Diego for thirty years, and can tell them the people want the wall….even the Latino’s that live there! They hate the fact that new illegals come in because it lowers their chances of getting a job, and lowers their wages. Go live on a border State and you will see what Trump is saying is all true!
We spend more than 16 billion/ yr. on just incarcerations of illegals EVERY year, more than 3 times what the president is asking for. When does the insanity stop.
We want secure our boarder but can give Mexico 10 billion ,democrat senator’s you should be charged for treason
If the Democratic Party doesn’t think this country needs a border wall, take a long look of how 9-11 took place open border, we don’t know who is in this country and why they are here, you try going to any and l mean any other country they know who you are and what you’re doing either there to work or vacation or visit, they know, I’ve been in around 10 different countries working and they know who,what , where ,. Like I said , we don’t, now that alone should scare people
The majority of the Demorats ( I call them ) have changed to the most Un-American people in our country not caring about our security at all only illegal voters. It`s a very sad state of affairs. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.
Just take the funding cost of the wall from the $10 billion, leaving $4.3 billion to develop Central America and it is revenue neutral. Problem Solved! 😉
Democrats want to destroy our country so they can enslave us along with the entire world. They are working for wealthy international bankers who will go to jail if they are exposed, and the Democrat supporters are just plain stupid.
mueller or as people call him mr ed you know the horse that stands in the barn, maybe you should try fixing your own family first starting with that frumpy lesbian daughter i,ll bet your proud of it.
Congress!!Lets quit playing politics & do something to protect the people of the USA. Anyone with an ounce of common sense should realize the price is small compared to our gifts to other country,s.
The reason we’re not getting any money for the wall is the demo Rats are still pissed that Hillary finally got what was coming to her when she overwhelming list the election.
I’m all for “we the people who really care” to work toward building our wall! We can show the liberals who we are!
That “poor me” comment does NOT belong in that article. There is NO WAY Pres. Trump is feeling sorry for himself or feels like poor me.. The deep state, media and the Soros Trolls are trying their best to bring this President off the trail of the groups that do want bring this country down. Eugene, you are absolutely correct in your response
The above comments are outrageous, untrue and mean. Not the sentiments of great citizens or a great country. Listen up. You are losing your battle to protect the person in the White House because he is unstable and harming you and our country and the world. God bless America and save us from him.
I agree we need to pray to god to help our country. Yes I feel people on welfare should work we have to work to surport them also drug testing . We need those dem out of office pray for trump. We need the wall we need to protect america
As usual the Dems take no responsibility for this stalemate. The Dems if you recall were all for Border Security when Obama (Dem) was President. But now that a Republican is President, they are against the wall. Can’t have it both ways (Schumer and Pelosi). Quit playing with Americas security needs. Thanks to yhu two clowns, that is why I left the Dem Party. You thing
k of yourself first and not America’s needs first.
Howard Buckly. Maybe you should fix your mouth and brain? Your misinformed statement. Blaiming Trump for crap the Demonrat’s created! Then your personal attacking and total disrespect of your legally elected President. You treasonous Socialist Commie Globalist fool.You are no American and you sure don’t care about America or the safety of it’s American citizen’s. You are just interested in being a slave and your own demise. You mouthy fool.
Thank you president Trump for saving our country from socialism & stupidity
Before building a wall, why dont we ask Homeland Security and the state governments on the border what they need? Perhaps ask experts in this area of work what is best, before spending money on a wall. What harm would it do to do some planning? The Great Wall in China did not work, the Maginot Line did not work, the Berlin Wall did not work. Hamas routinely tunnels around walls in Israel. It is the 21st century, I think we can do some thing better than a medieval wall. It’s an archaic waste of money conceived by a doddering senile old man. We need border security not a monument.
Send the military in to round Pelosi, Schumer, Antifa and all the other thiefs.
President Trump got it right when he said we’ll spend more on the shutdown than the wall itself yet the dems prefer the shutdown rather than give trump a win. Can anyone e plain this logic?
60% of Americans don’t want a wall. A wall results, in among other things, tunnels. there are far better ways to secure the border. We have endless infrastructure needs and the “wall” is not among them.
Goyim. What are the 2 “MOST AntiSemitic” words that can be said on this Earth in whatever language spoken?
“MERRY CHRISTMAS” !!!
Give us the mistress slush fund. We could build a nice barrier wall high and electrified. Just enough shock to keep them from climbing. We are tired of supporting them and they are treated better than our own citizens. We are fed up. Charity begins at home. My husband came to this country 50 years ago. He had to have a sponsor, a job and a green card. He knows more about the Constitution and Government than most natural born Americans and loves this country. Evil people are encouraging these poor people to invade our border. Just sad.
I’m afraid we are in for a tough time. With the Democrats in control of the House of Representatives the Deep State has the official support to go off the deep end. Democrats are after power, just like Maduro and Chavel were in Venezuela and the Castro’s were in Cuba and Joseph Stalin was in Russia and ….. We are in for a rough ride. I just hope the Soros/Steyer/Bloomberg crowd get hit as badly as we do. Socialism never works and the Democrats are too dumb to google “fatal flaws of socialism.”
We just need the wall. It is a deterrent to all those trying to get in illegally. There is a legal way. It should be followed. We spend too much money on illegals, one way or another and it has to stop.
remember. “Mexico will pay for the wall!”. Remember? 60% of Americans don’t want it. what 60% of us want is our government to reopen, badly needed infrastructure and decent affordable health care.