Press Archives - Property of the People https://propertyofthepeople.org/category/press/ The records of government are the property of the people Fri, 21 Dec 2018 19:14:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://propertyofthepeople.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-Property-of-the-people-Avatar-White-Backdrop-32x32.png Press Archives - Property of the People https://propertyofthepeople.org/category/press/ 32 32 Army Parrots Racist Right’s Talking Points on Antifa https://propertyofthepeople.org/2018/10/30/army-parrots-racist-rights-talking-points-on-antifa/ Tue, 30 Oct 2018 20:06:26 +0000 https://propertyofthepeople.org/?p=1058 In what are believed to be the first public Defense Dept. assessments of anti-fascists, internal documents whitewashed antifa’s enemies but admitted the group posed no threat…

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]]> Donald Trump’s Doonbeg golf links profits from US taxpayers’ dollars https://propertyofthepeople.org/2018/07/18/donald-trumps-doonbeg-golf-links-profits-from-us-taxpayers-dollars/ Wed, 18 Jul 2018 03:26:46 +0000 https://propertyofthepeople.org/?p=970 State Department approved $28k spend for Secret Service activity coinciding with visit by Trump’s son…

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]]> Pentagon Spent $17,000 at Panama Trump Hotel https://propertyofthepeople.org/2018/04/08/pentagon-spent-17000-at-panama-trump-hotel-2/ Sun, 08 Apr 2018 16:48:21 +0000 https://www.propertyofthepeople.org/?p=273 Pentagon officials spent more than $17,000 at the Trump Ocean Club hotel in Panama in the first half of 2017, according to documents obtained by a government watchdog group.

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]]> Wearing Black? Feds Say You May Be an Anarchist, Newly Released Documents Show https://propertyofthepeople.org/2018/04/04/wearing-black-feds-say-you-may-be-an-anarchist-newly-released-documents-show/ Wed, 04 Apr 2018 18:38:45 +0000 https://www.propertyofthepeople.org/?p=329 Counterprotesters at white supremacist rallies risk being characterized as “anarchist extremists,” even if they have nothing to do with the movement, Department of Homeland Security documents show.

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]]> DoD Spent $138,000 at Trump Properties in Six Months, Transparency Group’s FOIA Reveals https://propertyofthepeople.org/2018/03/14/dod-spent-138000-at-trump-properties-in-six-months-transparency-groups-foia-reveals-2/ Wed, 14 Mar 2018 18:37:26 +0000 https://www.propertyofthepeople.org/?p=326 The United States Department of Defense (DoD) spent $138,093 at eight businesses owned by President Donald Trump during his first six months in office, according to records obtained via lawsuit citing the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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]]> Pentagon Spent $17,000 at Panama Trump Hotel https://propertyofthepeople.org/2018/03/14/pentagon-spent-17000-at-panama-trump-hotel/ Wed, 14 Mar 2018 03:34:48 +0000 https://www.propertyofthepeople.org/?p=241 Pentagon officials spent more than $17,000 at the Trump Ocean Club hotel in Panama in the first half of 2017, according to documents obtained by a government watchdog group. The money was spent to cover general lodging expenses, according to the documents. It isn’t clear why.

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]]> DoD Spent $138,000 at Trump Properties in Six Months, Transparency Group’s FOIA Reveals https://propertyofthepeople.org/2018/03/14/dod-spent-138000-at-trump-properties-in-six-months-transparency-groups-foia-reveals/ Wed, 14 Mar 2018 03:33:45 +0000 https://www.propertyofthepeople.org/?p=239 The United States Department of Defense (DoD) spent $138,093 at eight businesses owned by President Donald Trump during his first six months in office, according to records obtained via lawsuit citing the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

Property of the People, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit transparency group, obtained the records after suing the DoD, which had failed to properly respond to its FOIA request last June.

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]]> Exclusive: Defense Dept. charged nearly $140,000 at Trump branded properties https://propertyofthepeople.org/2018/03/14/exclusive-defense-dept-charged-nearly-140000-at-trump-branded-properties/ Wed, 14 Mar 2018 03:32:37 +0000 https://www.propertyofthepeople.org/?p=237 Defense Department employees charged just over $138,000 at Trump branded properties in the first eight months of Donald Trump's presidency, according to a CNN review of hundreds of records.

Charges on the department-issued Visa cards, which span from Honolulu to Washington, DC, are the most recent evidence that taxpayer money flows to Trump's company, once again emboldening critics who say these payments violate ethical norms and possibly the US Constitution.

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]]> Trump Town: Tracking White House Staffers, Cabinet Members and Political Appointees Across the Government https://propertyofthepeople.org/2018/03/07/trump-town-tracking-white-house-staffers-cabinet-members-and-political-appointees-across-the-government/ Wed, 07 Mar 2018 18:36:34 +0000 https://www.propertyofthepeople.org/?p=324 The Trump administration has appointed hundreds of staffers to powerful positions across the federal government.

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]]> How We Compiled Trump Town https://propertyofthepeople.org/2018/03/07/how-we-compiled-trump-town/ Wed, 07 Mar 2018 03:30:30 +0000 https://www.propertyofthepeople.org/?p=235 Much like previous administrations, President Donald Trump’s team has filled hundreds of appointed positions with allies who can be trusted to carry out their agenda. These appointees include campaign staff, old policy hands at conservative think tanks and former lobbyists who worked on the issues their new agencies cover.

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