Victor Morton
Articles by Victor Morton
Lanny Davis says Michael Cohen ‘more than happy’ to tell Robert Mueller ‘all he knows’
Lanny Davis, lawyer for Michael Cohen, says his client has information that likely will be of interest to special counsel Robert Mueller. Lanny Davis, in an interview Tuesday evening on MSNBC, said his client will be "more than happy to tell the special counsel all that he knows." Published August 21, 2018
Cristhian Rivera identified as Mollie Tibbetts suspect
The suspect in the Mollie Tibbets slaying has been identified by authorities as Cristhian Rivera. Published August 21, 2018
‘Silent Sam,’ Confederate monument, toppled on University of North Carolina campus
Protesters at the University of North Carolina have toppled and desecrated a Confederate monument on campus. According to local media reports and videos, the 1913 "Silent Sam" statue to honor soldiers who were killed in the Civil War was torn down and then had dirt poured on it. Published August 20, 2018
South Africa begins seizing white-owned farms
The seizures are part of a broad program of land redistribution that the post-Apartheid South African government has committed to speeding up, saying the country's current wealth distribution reflects theft from black tribes under the whites-only governments of the early- and mid-20th century. Published August 20, 2018
Pope Francis’ letter on sexual abuse orders no specific actions
Pope Francis condemned priest sexual abuse, denounced the church's past response as inadequate and said solutions must involve "all the members of God's People" in a rare letter Monday to Catholics worldwide. Published August 20, 2018
Jimmy Bennett says Asia Argento, Weinstein accuser, raped him, paid him off: Report
One of disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein's first accusers, according to a New York Times report Sunday, had herself paid off an actor who had accused her of statutory rape. Published August 19, 2018
Donald Wuerl to meet priests over sex-abuse scandals
The archbishop of Washington will reportedly hold a meeting Monday of priests in the archdiocese over his role in the Pennsylvania sex-abuse scandals. Published August 19, 2018
Michael Hayden dares Donald Trump to revoke his security clearance
Count former CIA and NSA boss Michael V. Hayden among those top former U.S. intelligence officials who'd be happy to have President Trump revoke their security clearances, too. Published August 19, 2018
William McRaven asks Donald Trump to revoke his security clearance in solidarity with John Brennan
William McRaven, the retired admiral who oversaw the Osama bin Laden raid, made the unusual move Thursday of calling on President Trump to revoke his security clearance. Published August 16, 2018
Jason Kessler, ‘Unite the Right’ organizer, scolded by father during livestream
"Master race"? Jason Kessler apparently isn't even master in his own house. Mr. Kessler, who organized the two "Unite the Right" rallies in the past year, was recording a livestream with fellow alt-right leader Patrick Little earlier this summer when he got interrupted. Published August 15, 2018
Joseph Curtatone, Somerville mayor, boycotts Sam Adams over founder Jim Koch’s Trump support
Could Sam Adams beer be going the way of Chick-fil-A? A Boston-area mayor hopes so, both vowing a political boycott and threatening the Massachusetts staple, a popular brand nationally too. Published August 13, 2018
Julie Novkov: Trump supporters will spark civil war to keep him in power
A woman's studies professor says that Trump supporters will demand that he be allowed to stay in office after his two terms are up and will foment a violent civil war to keep him in power. Published August 9, 2018
Twitter removes Alex Jones’ David Hogg tweets after CNN report
Within minutes of CNN highlighting several specific tweets and videos by Alex Jones, Twitter had removed that very content from his account. Published August 9, 2018
Alyssa Milano blames ‘Russian meddling’ for Green Party votes in Ohio special election
Actress-model Alyssa Milano knew why Democrat Danny O'Connor seemingly lost Tuesday's special primary election in Ohio. The Russians tricked people into voting for the Green Party. Published August 8, 2018
Omarosa secretly recorded Donald Trump conversations: Report
Omarosa Manigault-Newman, the former contestant on "The Apprentice" who followed President Trump to the White House, also reportedly recorded her conversations with him. Published August 8, 2018
West Hollywood City Council passes resolution to remove Donald Trump Walk of Fame star: Mayor
The West Hollywood City Council called Monday night for President Trump's star be removed from the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Published August 6, 2018
Robert E. Lee High School renaming vote scrapped in Tyler, Texas, after no one seconds motion
An East Texas school board was about to take a vote on whether to rename Robert E. Lee High School. But it couldn't get anyone to second the motion. Published August 6, 2018
Anonymous launches ‘Operation QAnon,’ vows to expose identity of Q
Anonymous has declared war on QAnon. The anarchist hacking group said in a statement that it knows "who was responsible for Q," the leader of QAnon, a pro-Trump group that spreads conspiracy-theory information. Published August 6, 2018
C-SPAN reports caller who threatened Don Lemon, Brian Stelter of CNN to FBI
C-SPAN has reported to the FBI the caller who threatened to shoot CNN journalists Don Lemon and Brian Stelter. Published August 6, 2018
Facebook asks banks JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup for customers’ financial data: Report
Facebook has reportedly approached several of the biggest U.S. banks, asking them to share their customers' financial data with the social-media giant. Published August 6, 2018
