Sentences with phrase «confidant of»

Following meetings with the Mayor and Edward Vrdolyak, a former Chicago alderman and confidant of the Mayor's, the lease received the necessary approval.

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The abrupt disclosure — which even caught Mr. Hannity, a confidant of the president's, by surprise — set off a flurry of calls between Mr. Trump's lawyers as they sought to determine whether Mr. Giuliani meant to reveal the president's reimbursement.

In origin, this principle was narrowly stated, on the basis that a man can not be made the «confidant of a crime or a fraud» (see Gartside v Outram (1857) 26 L J Ch 113 at 114).

Standing beside him is Albert Speer, Nazi architect and close confidant of Adolf Hitler.

The Dennys were descended from Sir Anthony Denny, a confidant of Henry VIII in the king's later years, when he rejoiced in the title of First Chief Gentleman and Groom of the Stool.

One of DRU's rescued Dobies resided at a nursing home as a friend and confidant of the residents.

Within days of joining the group, Foster finds himself cozying up with those at the top, becoming the confidant of everyone from the head of the well - oiled militia - lite Aryan Alliance to Tracy Letts hate - spewing, ultra right wing, media personality Dallas Wolf.

For those who, like me, may be unfamiliar with the premise of Dishonored before diving in, here's a brief synopsis — You control Corvo Attano, bodyguard and close confidant of Jessamine, the empress of the isles.

He was at one time a confidant of Marion Davies, the mistress of William Randolph Hearst; their relationship is fictionalized in «Citizen Kane.»

Masters of Sex is at its best when exploring the contradictions of its characters — Bill's insistence on academic honesty while lying to his wife and making unilateral decisions about the study without consulting his partner, Virginia engaging in an affair with Bill while remaining a confidant of Libby — and the hypocrisies of society, and it does so with engaging personal stories.

He wheels, deals and hustles his way into becoming a confidant of Daniel Ellsberg (Matthew Rhys).

Bradlee, a confidant of JFK, was there with Jackie the night the president's body was returned to Washington.

This self - made man is believed to be a close confidant of both Frank Sparaco, Clarkstown Town Supervisor, Alex Gromack, and County Legislator, Ilan Schoenberger.

OTG also plans to name Michael Del Giudice — a longtime confidant of both Cuomo and his late dad, Gov. Mario Cuomo — to its board of directors, according to the Jan. 28 SEC filing.

ALBANY — Charges against a former top aide and decades - long confidant of Gov. Andrew Cuomo could be unsealed as early as Thursday, according to a report posted late Wednesday by the Wall Street Journal.

NEW YORK — A wide - ranging corruption trial focused on a former top aide and confidant of Gov. Andrew Cuomo opened in U.S. District Court on Tuesday, co-starring a Connecticut energy lobbyist accused of greasing the administrative skids with $ 7,500 monthly payoffs in attempt to win approval for a controversial power plant.

Nieves is a confidant of Assemblyman and former Bronx Democratic Party chairman Jose Rivera and helped Rep. Charles Rangel fend off a fierce challenge from state Sen. Adriano Espaillat in last year's Democratic primary for Congress.

Joseph Percoco, a former top aide and confidant of Cuomo, as well as SUNY Polytechnic Institute's founding President and CEO Alain Kaloyeros and officials at some of upstate New York's most prominent development firms were charged in a federal complaint with allegedly engaging in two overlapping schemes involving bribery, corruption and fraud in the award of hundreds of millions of dollars in state contracts and other official benefits.

Mr Amissah - Arthur revealed this juicy titbit in a telephone conversation he had with one confidant of Professor Joshua Alabi who has asked for anonymity in this story.

Investigations also revealed that Akufo Addo drove straight from his Nima Residence to a hospital near the former NDC headquarters in Kokomlemle.The hospital was owned by one Dr Kweku Boadu, a gynaecologist and close confidant of Akufo Addo.

Talk in Kennedy circles is that Caroline Kennedy is furious over the revelation that a longtime confidant of Clinton's secretly sabotaged her bid to become a US senator in New York, and Kennedy may seek her revenge by backing Vice President Joe Biden if he runs for president.

It is always dangerous dealing with people who may be intelligent without depth, shrewd without vision, jocular without humour.People whose friends don't like him and courageously describe them as cold and pompous.We heard Kennedy Agyepong openly insult every soul in the Npp including the flagbearer, we heard him call on Akans to wipe off Gas and Ewes from Ghana and heard Osafo Marfo one personality I hitherto admired so much, declare citizens from some particular regions unfit to occupy the executive seat.Nana did not find these inhuman and obnoxious outbursts as insulting, didn't find it expedient bringing these henchmen to order.We heard Ursula who is a spiritual confidant of Nana painfully say on public platform that had it not been free education, many of our northern appointees would have been managers of cows not human beings.This was how far people who are very close to him went.Antwi another close associate courageously referred to Fantes as «fickle minded» fit only for concert shows.

He started the year as a family friend of the Camerons, a close political confidant of the Prime Minister Cameron and widely regarded as one of the smartest in the Cabinet with impeccable personal connections across the parliamentary party.

In 2007, Isay brought on Jennifer Cunningham, a powerful union lobbyist who is the ex-wife of Attorney General Schneiderman and a close confidant of Governor Cuomo.

After campaign finance reports revealed the payments, Massa said in a statement that he did not authorize the $ 40,000 check to Racalto and accused his former confidant of falsely telling the campaign comptroller that the fee had been approved.

Stringer himself, described by insiders as «in near panic» over his poor showing with black voters, belatedly responded last week by hiring two well - regarded African - American political operatives: Patrick Jenkins, a longtime confidant of US Rep. Gregory Meeks of Queens; and Kevin Wardally, an associate of the late Bill Lynch and an official at the Cuomo - controlled state Department of Labor.

Suozzi will have big shoes to fill, as Israel's retirement means the 3rd district will go from having as a member a close confidant of Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California to having a freshman, back - bencher representative.

If anyone has a claim to being Momentum's founder, it is Lansman: he is now the organisation's chair, a close confidant of Corbyn — and, as evidenced by his Twitter feed, one of the most energetic advocates of the reborn Labour left.

Weiner, a Democrat, is the former husband of Huma Abedin, a confidant of former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

Joseph Percoco, a former top aide and confidant of Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Washington (CNN) Michael Cohen, a longtime attorney and confidant of President Donald Trump, joked about the ongoing litigation he and the President have with Stormy Daniels, suggesting he might use winnings from the case to take a long trip.

NEW YORK — In the end, prosecutors in the Joseph Percoco trial wanted to talk about ziti — the code term the longtime confidant of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo used to allegedly describe the bribe money he got over the years.

Gove is a confidant of the prime minister but Downing Street is said to increasingly view his behaviour as «erratic».

Percoco, the key figure in the first of the two alleged schemes, was described in the complaint as a close confidant of the Cuomo family, sometimes referred to as Mario Cuomo's «third son,» who controlled access to Andrew as his executive deputy secretary.

Political consultant Charlie King, former executive director of Sharpton's National Action Network and a confidant of Gov. Cuomo, is working behind the scenes on behalf of Cornegy, who, if elected, would become the first African - American council speaker.

Sherry Ayitey, the former Minister of Fisheries under President Mahama, who is also a former treasurer of the movement and once a confidant of Mrs Rawlings, was said to have addressed the women in Ashiaman.

Campaign managers are usually hired by word of mouth from a network of people with experience working on campaigns with whom the candidate is familiar, often a close confidant of the candidate.

Wyatt was a confidant of both.

This is best orchestrated during her exchanges with Lord Burleigh, played by The Thick of It actor Vincent Franklin, a straight - edged confidant of Elizabeth who relays news of her death sentence.

Rumors are corroborating speculation that Chip Kelly — new head coach of the UC Los Angeles Bruins — would reunite with his coaching buddy and confidant of nearly 20 years in Jerry Azzinaro given the lengthy history between the two.

Colonel George Wigg, who has been the watchdog for scandals and security leaks in Harold Wilson's government and a close confidant of the Prime Minister (he helped win the election for the Socialists by exposing Profumo), became the No. 1 man in British racing last week.

Mr Spooner was a close confidant of Mr Clarke when they were both executives at British gravy, cakes and sauces maker Premier Foods.

The parent who makes a confidant of the child because there is not a good spouse relationship in which feelings can be expressed is hurting the child.

LONDON, England (CNN)- Landing at London's Heathrow Airport is like arriving in a Third World country, a close confidant of Pope Benedict XVI said on the eve of a high - profile papal visit to Britain.

Christians with an evangelical spirit, who are confidant of their calling and willing to take risks in leading a congregation into ministry are the kind of pastors who find members responsive to their leadership.

A review of how Ball's case was handled found he used his connections to boost his position and was said to be a confidant of the Prince of Wales.

«He has demonstrated to impressive effect the speed and rigor with which he can implement radical transformation,» Hans Dieter Pötsch, the chairman of the Volkswagen supervisory board and a confidant of the Porsche family, said in a statement.

The raids are a remarkable move against a longtime confidant of the president.