Sentences with phrase «who recused»

The active members are Allison Dodd West, who recused herself from the case involving the Town Board members — a fifth seat on the panel was vacant at the time — and Neil Ratner, a relatively recent addition to the ethics unit.

In addition to those events, investigators will also likely ask Trump about his heightened anger toward attorney general Jeff Sessions, who recused himself from the Russia probe last year.

He has repeatedly called Sessions — who recused himself in March from all matters relating to the 2016 campaigns and the Russia investigation after it emerged that he had not disclosed his conversations with Kislyak — a «weak» attorney general, and urged the DOJ and Republicans to investigate Clinton and the Democrats for their alleged «collusion» with the Russians.

Berky, who recuses herself from all votes involving RUPCO because she has done contract work for the nonprofit, said that she believed the county had made a mistake in transferring the property to the Ulster County Economic Development Agency for marketing and sale rather than putting it through the open bidding process normally required of county - owned properties.

Not exact matches

And with Attorney General Jeff Sessions having recused himself from all Russia - related matters, that responsibility would fall on Rosenstein, who said he is «confident» Mueller «has full independence» to conduct the investigation.

The New York Times reports that this week Comey met with the Deputy Attorney General — Rod Rosenstein, who is standing in for the recused Sessions on the Russia matter, and who wrote the memo justifying the Comey firing — to request a significant increase in personnel and resources for the Russia investigation.

Rep. Jason Chaffetz, who leads the House Oversight Committee, tweeted on Thursday, «AG Sessions should clarify his testimony and recuse himself.»

In a show of good faith, Musk, who is the chairman and biggest investor in both companies, recused himself from voting on the deal at the Tesla board meeting.

The president also complained about Session's decision to recuse himself from the Russia investigation, a longtime sticking point for Trump, who felt that his top Justice Department official should have done more to protect him.

Sessions» decision to recuse himself from the Russia probe left Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in charge, and angered the president, who has said if he knew in advance Sessions would do that, he would have picked someone else.

In a tweet on Wednesday morning, he called the Russia investigation «Fake & Corrupt» and referred to Mueller as the «most conflicted of all,» except for Deputy Atty. Gen. Rod Rosenstein, who oversees the special counsel's work because Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions recused himself.

Rosenstein is, in fact, the man who is overseeing the Mueller investigation after his boss, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, recused himself from any investigation into Russian meddling because of his role in President Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

Randal Quarles, who is the Fed's vice chairman for supervision, has recused himself from participating in matters involving Wells Fargo.

These responsibilities include: (i) fostering processes that allow the Board to function independently of management and encouraging open and effective communication between the Board and management of the Company; (ii) providing input to the Chairman on behalf of the independent Directors with respect to Board agendas; (iii) presiding at all meetings of the Board at which the Chairman is not present, as well as regularly scheduled executive sessions of independent Directors; (iv) in the case of a conflict of interest involving a Director, if appropriate, asking the conflicted Director to leave the room during discussion concerning such matter and, if appropriate, asking such Director to recuse him or herself from voting on the relevant matter; (v) communicating with the Chairman and the CEO, as appropriate, regarding meetings of the independent Directors and resources and information necessary for the Board to effectively carry out its duties and responsibilities; (vi) serving as liaison between the Chairman and the independent Directors; (vii) being available to Directors who have concerns that can not be addressed through the Chairman; (viii) having the authority to call meetings of the independent Directors; and (ix) performing other functions as may reasonably be requested by the Board or the Chairman.

The Attorney General recused himself personally from the investigation into Conlin, who was a close political ally.

Okudzeto's mentor, John Dramani Mahama, who elevated him to Deputy Minister of Education amidst protest from the public, should simply have recused himself from the Commonwealth Observer Team as a mark of honour but he did not do so as proof that he has never had any honour — period!

At least three agency commissioners hosted campaign events for the mayor, including Mark Peters, the head of the Department of Investigation who recently recused himself from a federal pay - to - play probe of the mayor's fundraising practices.

He was arraigned by Lockport City Judge William Watson, who was assigned the case after all of the Niagara Falls judges recused themselves.

From an eyewitness account of the Tuesday Town of Sanford Board meeting, we heard the following: «People speaking included those with land and with leases who had signed the petition asking for the resolution that was passed to be rescinded, for board members with conflicts of interest to recuse themselves from shale gas decisions, and for no resolutions on shale gas extraction to be passed without notifying the public a week in advance and allowing full participation.

The audio was brought to Bronx detectives who have jurisdiction over the case after Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., recused himself.

Mr. Adler, who is both a registered Democrat and a donor to the right - wing Conservative Party, was appointed in 2012 to pursue charges after the Staten Island district attorney, Daniel M. Donovan Jr., who is now a candidate for the island's congressional seat, recused himself.

Adler, who was selected in 2012 after Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan recused himself from the case, wouldn't comment why he needed more time, citing grand jury secrecy.

Donovan had recused himself as the prosecutor who investigating the WFP's for - profit consultant firm Data & Field Services in a 2009 city council race, a move that was later upheld by the state Court of Appeals.

Trump implied Saturday that the Trump University lawsuit filed against him by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman may have been a conspiracy involving President Barack Obama, and also suggested he might ask that the judge in the case — who is Hispanic — recuse himself.

Associate Judge Leslie Stein, a former City Court judge who joined the panel last month, recused herself Monday.

Donovan, who caught flak from Borough President James P. Molinaro in 2007 for recusing himself from a case involving Molinaro's grandson, is handling two hot potatoes, including one involving embattled Democratic Assemblyman Vito Lopez, that Kings County D.A. Charles Hynes had to pass on.

All six judges in an Alabama county have recused themselves from presiding over the lawsuit filed by failed U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore against some of the women who accused him of sexual misconduct.

The Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, has recused himself from relevant matters, so things now fall to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who is the Acting Attorney General with regards the Russian investigation1.

Dinallo says his opponents who are in the legislature would be forced to recuse themselves as AG when investigating public corruption.

Schneiderman also said local district attorneys who would prefer to recuse themselves in such cases, so as to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest, can not currently do so.

«This is not meant to be a fishing expedition,» said Roger Adler, who was appointed when Staten Island DA Dan Donovan recused himself from the case.

I'm a little late on this one, but Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr., who has a history of tangling with former Senator - turned - AG Eric Schneiderman, is again targeting his old colleague, calling on him to recuse himself from the probe into ex-NARAL President Kelli Conlin's questionable spending while heading the pro-choice organization.

Watson, who received the case after all Falls judges recused themselves, ordered Scott to perform 75 hours of community service.

However, if elected officials had to recuse themselves based on campaign donations, there would not be a state or national elected official who could ever vote on anything.»

Two executive committee members, party secretary Michael Torres, a close Walsh ally, and Walsh's wife, Patricia, who works as an $ 80,000 - a-year aide to Boyle, recused themselves from the vote.

The case was prosecuted by the Bronx district attorney's office after Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance recused himself because of close ties to Spitzer, who also served as state attorney general from 1999 to 2006 and was dubbed the sheriff of Wall Street.

Brooklyn Federal Judge Roslynn Mauskopf recused herself Monday from presiding over the suit because she is a close personal friend of the former federal judge, Barbara Jones, who served on the bench in the Southern District of New York for 16 years before leaving to become a partner at a white shoe law firm.

An editor - in - chief who feels he or she can not be objective - or can not be seen to be objective - in the case where a board member is accused should recuse himself or herself from the deliberations.

He was there to attend a town hall conducted by Congressman Mike Conaway (R - TX), who has recently taken over the investigation into Russian election tampering for the House Intelligence Committee after Devin Nunes recused himself.

The push and pull between Pearson's partner (a somewhat lackluster Jason Segel) and his mentor (a rather fitting Martin Sheen), who demand he recuse his wonton statements about God's guest list, takes on a sort of watered down pallor of an episode of «Greenleaf» but without the relieving moments of camp and narrative convenience.

And this, the EduJobs meeting, was only his second appearance at the table — and he had to recuse himself from voting because he was, thanks to union seniority rules, the person who would be filling the social studies position.

CAP, which has close ties to President Barack Obama's administration, is not the only group to call for senators who have received DeVos campaign donations to recuse themselves from considering her nomination.

Hawkes did not recuse himself from discussion or voting on the school, although fellow CSAB member Hilda Parler, who sits on the board of another NHA - managed charter, did recuse herself.

Konop also called for Tom Skeldon's first cousin, Tina Skeldon Wozniak, who is also on the county commissioners to recuse herself from all future votes involving Mr. Skeldon because he doubted she could maintain impartiality.

Set in the year 2052 players control marines who are sent on a recuse mission on a planet in the far reaches of space after it has been overrun by a swarm of aliens.

(ii) an officer or employee of The Cooper Union who is not employed in The Cooper Union's financial aid office, but who has responsibility with respect to Loans as a result of a position held at The Cooper Union, or an agent who has responsibility with respect to Loans, from performing paid or unpaid service on a board of directors of a Lender, provided that such officers, employees, or agents must recuse themselves from participating in any decision regarding Loans at The Cooper Union; or

I find it odd that we don't do more financial fact checking from those who pretend to inform us, or hold some supposedly impartial view beacause they sit on some panel they've been appointed or selected to.We don't bother to look at their links to financial institutions or any of the biased trails they may be linked to.I only hear of Senators recusing themselves when they've been caught.

(ii) an officer or employee of The Cooper Union who is not employed in The Cooper Union's financial aid office, but who has responsibility with respect to Loans as a result of a position held at The Cooper Union, or an agent who has responsibility with respect to Loans, from performing paid or unpaid service on a board of directors of a Lender, provided that such officers, employees, or agents must recuse themselves from participating in any decision regarding Loans at The Cooper Union; or

Defendants are special counsel Robert Mueller, the U.S. Justice Department and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who appointed Mueller after Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself.

The judge who authored the opinion was brought in from neighboring DeKalb County after all Fulton County judges recused themselves because the county was a defendant.