Tami Abdollah, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., left, listens as Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference about a lawsuit filed on behalf of nearly 200 Members of Congress seeking 'to hold President Donald Trump accountable to the U.S. Constitution's Foreign Emoluments Clause,' Thursday, June 7, 2018, in Washington. Lawyers representing nearly 200 Democrats in Congress plan to argue in federal court that President Donald Trump is violating the Constitution by accepting foreign...

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Judge appears open to Democrats suing Trump

by Tami Abdollah Associated PressJune 8, 2018

WASHINGTON — A federal judge appeared to sympathize with the nearly 200 congressional Democrats suing President Donald Trump for violating the Constitution by accepting foreign state favors without first presenting them to Congress and gaining their…

FILE - In this April 3, 2017 file photo, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Lawyers representing nearly 200 Democrats in Congress plan to argue in federal court Thursday that President Donald Trump is violating the Constitution by accepting foreign government favors such as Chinese trademarks without first seeking congressional approval. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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Lawmakers take Trump to court over foreign favors

by Tami Abdollah Associated PressJune 6, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump, right, chats with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Nov. 9, during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

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Critics see no end to foreign favors for Trump businesses

by Tami Abdollah Associated PressMay 23, 2018

President Donald Trump speaks during the 37th annual National Peace Officers Memorial Service on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, May 15, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Trump payment disclosure raises legal questions

by Bernard Condon Associated Press, and Tami Abdollah Associated PressMay 16, 2018

A stairway crosses the hole left by the whip of Hurricane Maria in the residence of Edgardo de León, which was declared a total loss by FEMA staff, in Cataño, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017.

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Big contracts, no storm tarps for Puerto Rico

by Tami Abdollah Associated Press, and Michael Biesecker Associated PressNovember 28, 2017

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2016, file photo, supporters of then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump hold signs during a campaign rally in Springfield, Ohio. Despite President Donald Trump’s campaign to “drain the swamp” of lobbyists and special interests, Washington’s influence industry is alive and well _ and growing. Former members of the Trump transition team, presidential campaign, administration and friends have set up shop as lobbyists and cashed in on connections, according to a new analysis by Public Citizen, a public interest group, and reviewed by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, file)

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Lobbyists with Trump ties cash in on connections

by Tami Abdollah Associated PressOctober 5, 2017

In this photo taken Dec. 16, 2016, President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. President Barack Obama has imposed sanctions on Russian officials and intelligence services in retaliation for Russia's interference in the U.S. presidential election by hacking American political sites and email accounts. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Obama levies sanctions, expels Russian officials over election hacking

by Tami Abdollah Associated Press, and Josh Lederman Associated PressDecember 29, 2016

FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2016, file photo, President Barack Obama, joined by from left, Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, former IBM CEO Sam Palmisano, former National Security Adviser Tom Donilon, and Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, talks to media in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. Donilon, and Palmisano, are being appointed as the Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, of the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity. A national commission is delivering urgent recommendations to improve the nation's cybersecurity, weeks before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. The report follows the worst hacking of U.S. government systems in history and the Obama administration accusing Russia of meddling in the U.S. presidential election by hacking Democrats. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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Panel urges better cybersecurity to President-elect Trump

by Tami Abdollah Associated Press, and Darlene Superville Associated PressDecember 2, 2016

FILE - In this June 6, 2013 file photo, the sign outside the National Security Administration (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md. A contractor for the National Security Agency has been arrested on charges that he illegally removed highly classified information and stored the material in his house and car, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016. Harold Thomas Martin III, 51, of Glen Burnie, Maryland, was arrested by the FBI in August after authorities say he admitted to having taken government secrets. A defense attorney said Martin did not intend to betray his country. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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Man accused of taking NSA secrets

by Tami Abdollah Associated Press, and Eric Tucker Associated PressOctober 5, 2016

FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, file photo, an Apple iPhone 6s Plus smartphone is displayed at the Apple store at The Grove in Los Angeles. The FBI said Monday, March 28, 2016, it successfully used a mysterious technique without Apple Inc.'s help to hack into the iPhone used by a gunman in a mass shooting in California, effectively ending a pitched court battle between the Obama administration and one of the world's leading technology companies. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

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Feds crack iPhone, drop legal action

by Tami Abdollah Associated Press, and Brandon Bailey Associated PressMarch 29, 2016