Victor Morton
Articles by Victor Morton
Kathy Griffin claims she on kill list, gets daily threats
Comedian Kathy Griffin said Monday that she had been put on a "kill list" and had received repeated daily threats since she posed last year with the decapitated head of a President Trump effigy. Published May 7, 2018
Robert Mueller rejects Trump offer to answer written questions, Rudy Giuliani says
Special counsel Robert Mueller reportedly rejected an offer from President Trump's legal team to answer written questions. Former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, now the public face of Mr. Trump's legal team, told NBC News on Monday that he made the offer "about 10 days ago during his first meeting with Mueller." Published May 7, 2018
Donald Trump on Eric Schneiderman in 2013 tweet: ‘Wait and see, worse than Spitzer or Weiner’
Did President Trump know something? Almost five years ago, President Trump tweeted that Eric Schneiderman, then the new New York attorney general, was "worse than" two well-known Democratic sex criminals. Published May 7, 2018
Eric Schneiderman, New York AG, accused of sexual abuse by four women
New York's Democratic attorney-general resigned Monday just hours after becoming the latest high-profile public figure who embraced the #MeToo movement to be accused of abusing women. Published May 7, 2018
Brookeville, Maryland shooting: ‘Multiple fatalities’ reported, manhunt underway
Police in a Washington suburb were engaged in a manhunt Monday for a person suspected in multiple killings. According to Montgomery County police, the case is a "domestic disturbance with initial report of multiple people shot." The shootings took place on the 22000 block of Brown Farm Way, east of Sunshine, in Montgomery County, Maryland. Published May 7, 2018
Donald Trump winning over Democrats, CNN poll finds
President Trump's popularity isn't all about the base. In a new CNN poll released Monday, his approval ratings are being buoyed by great optimism about the state of the nation, by his handling of issues, and by improving numbers among Democrats. Published May 7, 2018
George Zimmerman charged with stalking investigator
George Zimmerman, the man who killed black teenager Trayvon Martin in 2012, is now facing charges of stalking a private investigator. Published May 7, 2018
Gina Haspel, Trump CIA nominee, offered to withdraw: Report
President Trump's pick to head the CIA reportedly offered to withdraw her nomination last week, ahead of a possibly contentious hearing on torture. Published May 6, 2018
Neil Cavuto of Fox News rips Donald Trump for ‘muddying the waters’ of the swamp
Fox News host Neil Cavuto said President Trump's history of inaccurate statements -- most recently his just-retracted claim to have never paid hush money to adult-film star Stormy Daniels via attorney Michael Cohen -- is his own personal "swamp." Published May 3, 2018
‘Last Man Standing,’ starring Tim Allen, to return on Fox next season
Tim Allen's conservative-themed show will be back on TV next season. "Last Man Standing," which was canceled last May after six seasons on ABC, will get a new lease on life on Fox, the New York Post reported Thursday. Published May 3, 2018
NBC News corrects Michael Cohen wiretap story: Feds have ‘pen-register’
NBC News reporter Tom Winter, citing "three senior U.S. officials," said his earlier story was incorrect about the type of surveillance being done on Trump lawyer Michael Cohen. Published May 3, 2018
Rudy Giuliani calls on Jeff Sessions to ‘step in’ on Robert Mueller probe
Rudy Giuliani, the new public face of President Trump's legal team, called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to investigate special counsel Robert Mueller's team for possible violation of attorney-client privilege. Published May 3, 2018
Patrick Conroy, House chaplain forced out by Paul Ryan, rescinds resignation
The Rev. Patrick Conroy has rescinded his resignation as House chaplain, saying in a letter that his initial leave-taking was without cause and had whiffs of anti-Catholicism. Published May 3, 2018
Robert Mueller files request for 70 blank subpoenas
Special counsel Robert Mueller apparently is getting ready to file numerous subpoenas this summer in the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. According to a document filed with the U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Mr. Mueller requested "70 Blank Subpoenas (35 sets)" from the court related to bank-fraud charges filed against Paul Manafort, a former Trump presidential-campaign manager. Published May 3, 2018
Eric Swalwell calls for mandatory buyback of all ‘military-style semiautomatic’ weapons
In an editorial in USA Today, Rep. Eric Swalwell proposed a mandatory buyback of all "military-style semiautomatic assault weapons" without any "grandfather clause" for existing weapons or any deference to the Second Amendment -- the sort of forced-confiscation plan that gun-rights advocates have warned about and gun-controllers have hotly denied they seek. Published May 3, 2018
Michael Avenatti says Rudy Giuliani disclosure proves Trump lied to American people
Michael Avenatti, the lawyer for Stormy Daniels, took Wednesday evening's Fox News interview by presidential legal-adviser Rudolph W. Giuliani as confirming the adult-film star's claims and making a liar of President Trump. Published May 2, 2018
Rudy Giuliani blasts Robert Mueller probe, says James Comey should be indicted
President Trump's top legal adviser called former FBI Director James B. Comey a liar who should be indicted. In an interview Wednesday night on Fox News Channel, former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani also criticized special counsel Robert Mueller for his demands against a sitting president, which he called unprecedented. Published May 2, 2018
White House Correspondents Dinner to be scrapped, Trump says
President Trump weighed in Sunday night on the controversy over the attacks on press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, calling for the White House Correspondents Dinner to be scrapped. Published April 29, 2018
Michael Avenatti: Trump, National Enquirer preparing for Michael Cohen to ‘flip’
Michael Avenatti, lawyer for adult-film actress Stormy Daniels, says President Trump's longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen will betray him, and the president's team knows it. Published April 29, 2018
David Hogg demands Mike Pence cancel NRA speech
Gun-control activist David Hogg now wants to stop elected politicians from speaking to the National Rifle Association. In a tweet Sunday, Mr. Hogg noted that he had signed a MoveOn.org petition to "Demand Mike Pence cancel his speech to the NRA convention on May 4." Published April 29, 2018