US Politics - Trump cancels summit having to do with North Korea

Trump campaign paid $50,000 to Trump Jr's lawyer before emails released - Payment to Alan Futerfas’s firm made 13 days before emails relating to alleged links to Russia were publicly released

A campaign finance report filed to the Federal Election Commission on Saturday said the committee made the payment to Alan Futerfas’s law firm on 27 June.

The revelation of the payment suggests that although Trump did not know about his son’s meeting with Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya in June 2016 until recently, his campaign committee knew before the president did.

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Futerfas, a veteran New York criminal defence attorney best known for defending clients involved with mafia crime families, is Donald Trump Jr’s attorney in the Russia investigations.

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President Donald Trump urged Theresa May to 'fix better UK welcome' for him

Donald Trump reportedly told Theresa May he would not come to the UK unless he gets a "better reception" and urged her to "fix it" for him.

A state visit by the US President was believed to have originally been planned for June this year.

But it was postponed amid anger in the UK over his controversial remarks about Muslims, immigration and women.

According to The Sun on Sunday, in a transcript of a conversation between the two leaders, Mr Trump told the Prime Minister: "I haven't had great coverage out there lately, Theresa."

She replied: "Well, you know what the British press are like."

He said: "I still want to come, but I'm in no rush. So, if you can fix it for me, it would make things a lot easier.

"When I know I'm going to get a better reception, I'll come and not before."

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Peter Crisp wrote:Here's a nice show with 2 better Presidents than the US has now .
Enjoy.

CBS News wrote:Answers demanded after Minneapolis cop shoots Australian woman dead with body camera off



MINNEAPOLIS – Family, residents and this city's mayor are demanding to know why a woman was fatally shot by a police officer over the weekend and why the officer's body camera was off at the time, reports CBS Minnesota.

"I mean ask anybody here, they're shocked," said Corey Birkholz, a student of Justine Damond, a south Minneapolis woman who taught meditation classes and spiritual healing at the Lake Harriet Spiritual Community. "It doesn't seem like she'd be the kind of person to get shot in an alley," Birkholz said.

His feelings were shared by more than 200 people who gathered for a vigil Sunday near the spot where Damond died hours earlier.

"A woman who you met her -- was just peaceful," a neighbor at the vigil said.

Investigators with the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) said that at around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, a 911 call was made about a possible assault in the area.

They said a Minneapolis police officer fired his or her weapon, killing a woman.

A man claiming to be Damond's son said in a Facebook video that she's the one who called 911 after hearing a noise in the alley near their home.

"She thought something bad was happening and next thing I know, they take my best friend's life," the man, named Zach, said in the video.

Investigators said the officers involved had body cameras, but they weren't turned on.

"I don't know anything about the law or police work to that extent but to me, it seems really stupid. You have a body camera, aren't you supposed to use them?" asked a visibly upset and confused Birkholz asked.

Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges voiced similar sentiments at a news conference, saying, "I share the same questions other people have about why we don't have body camera footage of it, and I hope to get answers to that in the days coming."

Investigators said the squad car video was on but didn't capture what happened at the scene. The detectives said they're trying to figure out if any video evidence of what happened exists.

As the grieving community in south Minneapolis waited for answers and more information on the incident, they also focused on honoring Damond.

According to her website, Damond moved to Minneapolis from Sydney, Australia. The former veterinarian became a yoga instructor, personal health and life coach and meditation teacher.

Neighbors and friends described her as an animal lover, a mother and a warm spirit ready to help others.

Birkholz said through her classes, Damond could help people work their way through illnesses and other life problems with the help of meditation.

"A very conscious, loving person and you wouldn't associate that with a gunshot in an alley," he said.

The two officers involved in the shooting are on paid administrative leave, which is standard procedure.

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Tafdolphin wrote:Yeah, I got about a minute into that (from the 4.10 mark) and quickly realised the guy was talking absolute bullshit. "If you get shot by the police, it's your fault."

strawberry float off.

Preezy wrote:

Peter Crisp wrote:Here's a nice show with 2 better Presidents than the US has now .
Enjoy.

Great vid thanks for the sharing.

That shows me 2 things:

1 - they're both regular humans and aren't inherently bad or evil. They seem to be a laugh and I bet they have some fantastic stories.

2 - I could never imagine Trump doing something like that because he's a sociopath that wouldn't ever be able to laugh at himself.