Witch Hunt

Trump's Retweet Sets Off Furore Over Idea Of 2 Years Bonus Time In Office

World News | Ashley Parker, The Washington Post | Tuesday May 7, 2019

US President Donald Trump for months has griped, complained and tweeted about what he says is the unfair Russia "witch hunt" investigation that has consumed nearly half of his presidency.

Robert Vadra Gets Protection From Arrest, Needs Permission To Fly Abroad

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Monday April 1, 2019

Businessman Robert Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, got another extension on his anticipatory bail in a money laundering case from a Delhi court today. The case, being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate, involves the purchase of a London-based property. So far, the agency has questioned Mr Vadra eight times. Ahead ...

Benjamin Netanyahu Says Corruption Charges A "Witch Hunt" To Topple Him

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday March 1, 2019

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday called corruption allegations a "witch hunt" meant to topple him after the attorney general announced plans to indict him.

Robert Vadra Alleges "Witch Hunt" After Probe Agency Attaches Assets

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 16, 2019

Robert Vadra, Congress president Rahul Gandhi's brother-in-law, termed as a "witch hunt" the Enforcement Directorate's action of attaching assets of a firm linked to him today, and claimed that it showed "complete misuse of assertion of power".

Owner Of Shop, "The Battered Wife", Says Forced To Shut After Backlash

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday January 23, 2019

The owner of an Australian fish and chip shop called 'The Battered Wife' says she has been forced out of business in less than two years following an "abusive witch hunt" by people, who have been unhappy with its name

On Trump's White House Op-Ed 'Witch Hunt', His Wife's Response

World News | Emily Heil, The Washington Post | Friday September 7, 2018

First lady Melania Trump on Thursday echoed her husband's criticism of an anonymously penned New York Times op-ed critical of President Donald Trump, accusing the unnamed Trump administration official who wrote it of "cowardly actions."

Microsoft's Anti-Hacking Efforts Make It an Internet Cop

Associated Press | Wednesday August 22, 2018

Intentionally or not, Microsoft has emerged as a kind of Internet cop by devoting considerable resources to thwarting Russian hackers.

Sri Lanka's Mahinda Rajapakse Claims "Witch Hunt" Over Journalist Kidnap Probe

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday August 17, 2018

Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapakse said he was the victim of a "witch hunt" as investigators questioned him for the first time Friday over the abduction of a newspaper editor.

"Stop Witch Hunt Right Now": Donald Trump As Russia Probe Begins

World News | Reuters | Wednesday August 1, 2018

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to end a federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and whether there was any cooperation by his campaign with Moscow.

President Ram Nath Kovind Gives Nod To Assam's Anti-Witch Hunting Bill

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 16, 2018

President Ram Nath Kovind has approved the AssamWitch Hunting (Prohibition, Prevention and Protection) Bill, 2015, converting it to an Act, almost three years after it was passed by the state Assembly.

Donald Trump Blames Bad Russia Ties On FBI 'Witch Hunt'

World News | Reuters | Monday July 16, 2018

US President Donald Trump set the scene for his summit with Vladimir Putin on Monday by blaming the chill in relations with Moscow on the investigation into Russian interference in his election victory.

Enforcement Directorate On Witch Hunt: P Chidambaram On Aircel-Maxis Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 11, 2018

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has accused the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of carrying out a witch-hunt against him in the Aircel-Maxis case, saying he has not been named in the FIR and the allegations will be answered in court.

"PM's Office Unleashing Central Agencies Against AAP": Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Monday June 11, 2018

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has accused the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and the centre of "unleashing" the lieutenant governor, IAS officers and government agencies on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government to stall its functioning. He said that agencies such as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) are...

'World's Most Expensive Witch Hunt': Trump Lashes Out At New York Times, Democrats

World News | David Nakamura, The Washington Post | Sunday May 20, 2018

President Donald Trump lashed out Sunday at "the World's most expensive Witch Hunt," trashing a new report in the New York Times that said an emissary representing the governments of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates offered help to Trump's 2016 campaign.

"Witch Hunt": Donald Trump Battles Furor Over Stormy Daniels Hush Payment

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 5, 2018

An angry Donald Trump dismissed a growing storm over a hush money payment to an adult movie star as "crap" Friday, as it threatened to become a second front in the president's deepening legal troubles.