Sentences with phrase «investigations of his administration»

Tuesday's poll was the first since the mayor was engulfed by a series of investigations of his administration's fund - raising efforts.

Cuomo's political foes have called for a prompt criminal investigation of his administration following a New York Times report that said the governor's office repeatedly compromised the work of the Moreland Commission he set up to root out corruption.

Michael Goodwin: «Never again can de Blasio wave off questions about the mushrooming investigations of his administration.

ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Political foes of Gov. Andrew Cuomo have called for a prompt criminal investigation of his administration, following a New York Times report that said Cuomo's office repeatedly compromised the work of a commission the governor set up to root out corruption.

Never again can de Blasio wave off questions about the mushrooming investigations of his administration.

One of the highest numbers registered in the poll came when voters were asked who should pay the mayor's legal bills for state and federal investigations of his administration.

Not exact matches

Regardless of the outcome, the investigation is unquestionably an unwelcome distraction for an administration that has struggled to move past questions about ties to Russia.

Grassley and Graham said in their letter that they had asked the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) for all records of communications between Obama and Comey regarding the Russia investigation.

On the Thursday morning after the attack, the FBI briefed members of the Obama Administration and Congress on the progress of the investigation.

On February 26, 2018, post-market, Fresenius announced that it is conducting an independent investigation, using external experts, into alleged breaches of U.S. Food and Drug Administration data integrity requirements relating to product development at Akorn.

In early September, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that its investigation is expanding to include a wider range of airbag types made by Takata.

In the U.S., a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigation into the 2016 death of Tesla driver Joshua Brown concluded that his over-reliance on Autopilot contributed to his car's collision with a tractor - trailer.

Flynn was the first member of the Trump administration to plead guilty to a crime uncovered by the special counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing, wide - ranging investigation into Russian attempts to influence the 2016 US presidential election and whether any Trump campaign aides colluded with Moscow.

Aircraft engines have gone from an unreliable Achilles heel on planes in the 1950s to devices that can operate for millions of hours without so much as a hiccup, said Steven Wallace, the former head of accident investigation at the Federal Aviation Administration.

A congressional investigation into the actions of the Obama administration and Clinton's State Department during the attack has been stalled for years.

On Monday, barely a week after China voted in favor of tough new United Nations sanctions against North Korea, the Trump administration launched an investigation into whether China is pirating the intellectual property of American firms under Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act.

And he said that, in firing him from the top FBI post, Trump and his administration tried to «defame» him by spreading «lies, plain and simple,» after his departure, citing Trump's «shifting explanations,» which he said included Trump going on TV and «saying that he actually fired me because of the Russia investigation.»

The administration paired the letter with a scathing review by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein of how Comey handled the investigation into Democrat Hillary Clinton's email practices, including his decision to hold a news conference announcing its findings and releasing «derogatory information» about Clinton.

The Trump administration initially pointed to Comey's handling of the investigation into Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server as the reason for his dismissal.

Nevertheless, Tuesday's abrupt firing throws into question the future of the investigation into the Trump campaign's possible connections to Russia and immediately raised suspicions of an underhanded effort to stymie a probe that has shadowed the administration from the outset.

Given the way the president fired Director Comey, any person who he appoints to lead the Russia investigation will be concerned that he or she will meet the same fate as Director Comey if they run afoul of the administration.

The Obama administration Justice Department, for instance, has opened 23 investigations of law enforcement agencies, including police departments in Baltimore, Chicago and Ferguson, Missouri, for unconstitutional practices and has reached court - enforceable consent decrees with many of them.

Lawmakers and advocates expressed concern Friday that Sessions could sideline or undo the Obama administration's civil rights efforts, which have included investigations of police departments for unconstitutional practices and lawsuits meant to protect the rights of transgender individuals and black voters.

That Sunday morning in Bedminster, Trump publicly aired his frustrations on the Russia probe, tweeting: «Why did the Obama Administration start an investigation into the Trump Campaign (with zero proof of wrongdoing) long before the Election in November?

Coming on the heels of Sally Yates's testimony regarding former national security adviser Michael Flynn, the move has inflamed speculation that Comey's dismissal is related to the FBI investigation into the Trump administration's contact with Russia.

However, the investigation appears to be gathering momentum, after the decision of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn to plead guilty on Friday to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian officials during the transition between the Obama and Trump administrations.

Early on in is administration, Trump had taken a particular interest in the status of the Flynn investigation.

«A cardinal rule of the Obama Administration was that no White House official ever interfered with any independent investigation led by the Department of Justice.

And on the handful of occasions where the Obama administration did draw legal scrutiny, the investigations did not block out the sun because they were not part of a decades - long legacy of ethical missteps.

Former Attorney General Eric Holder, who served in the Obama administration, said Thursday night that if Trump tried to «define or constrain» Mueller's investigation, it would create «issues of constitutional and criminal dimension.»

This led The Wall Street Journal editorial board, referencing investigations by special counsel Robert Mueller and the House and Senate intelligence committees, to ask the Trump administration to pursue a policy of «radical transparency.»

The Trump Administration is staring down a half - dozen deadlines on trade policy that will create a moment of truth for the White House, which has so far opted for long - term investigations and renegotiations over immediate challenges to the status quo.

The Trump Administration has pointed to Comey's handling of the Clinton investigation as reasons for his termination, but Democrats (and some Republicans) have questioned Trump's motives and timing.

«Cardinal rule» of Obama administration was not to interfere in independent Justice investigations.

Greenwald accused Gregory of advocating a position that has touched off some controversy in recent weeks with the Obama administration and leak investigations.

The indictments resulted from a special counsel investigation into which member of the Bush administration had leaked the identity of CIA officer Valerie Plame.

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Wednesday that a prior investigation into Tesla's semi-autonomous «Autopilot» self - driving system did not assess the «effectiveness» of the technology.

At the time of his firing, Comey was handling the bureau's investigation into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to meddle in the 2016 election, creating a firestorm of controversy for the Trump administration.

It's clear that Mueller's team «is being very strategic and are trying to preempt efforts that have the effect of insulating the administration from the investigations,» said Jon Michaels, a professor at UCLA School of Law and an expert on national security law.

The report also faults the US intelligence community and the Obama administration for their handling of the Russia investigation and attempts by Russia to interfere in the election.

Some also warned that the attacks on the press are in part designed to distract reporters from the serious issues confronting the Trump administration, including whether adviser Reince Preibus breached rules by discussing an ongoing investigation of Trump's ties to Russia with the FBI, and by asking the agency to speak to news outlets about it in order to deny the story.

If Trump does pull the trigger and fire Sessions, he'd set off yet another crisis to embroil his administration and throw the future of the Mueller investigation into question.

Even as Goldman Sachs is gaining a more prominent profile in the administration of Donald J. Trump, the Wall Street investment firm is undergoing scrutiny in an investigation in a sprawling international money laundering and embezzlement scheme.

He's faced a number of significant setbacks and distractions, including federal judges» smackdown of his two travel bans, a failure to repeal and replace Obamacare and an ongoing investigation into his administration's possible collusion with the Russian government in the months leading up to the November election.

The administration is finishing an investigation into Chinese theft of intellectual property owned by American companies, which could result in tariffs on Chinese imports or further restrictions on Chinese investment.

I've long thought that an administration chock - full of billionaires, active and retired military officers, and a former oilman would be itching for a war somewhere, and with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of ties between Russia and Donald Trump associates getting hotter by the day, the president may well be tempted to wag the dog.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have launched investigations into the March 23 crash of a Tesla Model X on a California highway, in which a 38 - year - old engineer and father of two lost his life.

The down - is - up world of the Trump administration grew even battier Monday amid reports that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is scaling back its investigation into credit agency Equifax, which allowed hackers to access the personal information...

Experts have warned that trade tensions are likely to rise this year between the U.S. and China, the world's two largest economies, as Trump decides how to act on a series of investigations his administration launched last year.

Similarly, the Trump White House is mired in investigations circling the activities of Trump's motley, amateurish campaign crew — Donald Trump Jr. and Carter Page and George Papadopoulos and Michael Flynn and Jared Kushner would have been nowhere near the center of a normal presidential operation — and those investigations are discouraging new staffers from joining the administration because they don't want the hefty legal fees of getting caught in the Russia investigation or whatever scandal may erupt next.