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☆ Trump says he would testify at classified documents trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Andrew Goudsward | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Former U.S. President Donald Trump reacts during an event following his arraignment on classified document charges, at Trump National Golf Club, in Bedminster, New Jersey, U.S., June 13, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump said in a radio interview on Wednesday that he would be willing to testify in his own defense at a trial over his alleged mishandling of classified documents at his Florida resort. The documents case is one of four criminal cases against Trump that could go to trial next year. It would be a risky legal gambit for Trump to testify at the trial. Trump has a history of showing a willingness to testify in investigations, only to backpedal later.

Persons: Donald Trump, Amr Alfiky, Trump, Hugh Hewitt, Robert Mueller, Andrew Goudsward, Scott Malone, Daniel Wallis Organizations: U.S, Trump National Golf Club, REUTERS, Rights, Former U.S, Republican, Trump, Thomson Locations: Bedminster , New Jersey, U.S, Former, Florida, Lago, Russian

☆ Walker Cup: United States fights back to beat Great Britain and Ireland
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The United States drew first blood in a month of international golf battles, fighting back to defeat Great Britain and Ireland at the 49th Walker Cup on Sunday. It’s certainly the pinnacle of my golfing life,” McCoy, who suffered a bruising 16.5 - 9.5 defeat in his sole Walker Cup playing appearance in 2015, told reporters. Robert Perry/APFirst blow landedIt’s a boost for American golf ahead as it seeks to avenge defeats in a Solheim Cup and Ryder Cup doubleheader later this month. Typically staged in alternative years, the postponement of the 2020 Ryder Cup due to the coronavirus pandemic means both the women’s and men’s events will be played across a two-week period. Team USA will hold home advantage in its bid to make it five in a row at the 50th Walker Cup at Cypress Point, California, in September 2025.

Persons: Mike McCoy, “, It’s, ” McCoy, …, Robert Perry, Stuart Wilson’s, England’s John Gough, –, Gordon Sargent, Nick Dunlap, Sargent, Dunlap, Barclay Brown, Oisin, ” Scotland’s Wilson, They’ll, they’ve, They’ve, ” Wilson's, Finca, Italy’s Marco Simone Golf Organizations: CNN, United States, Walker, Sunday, ”, Ireland, Dunlap, Solheim, Ryder, Country Club, Team USA Locations: Great Britain, Ireland, Andrews, Scotland, Spain, Cypress Point , California

The July indictment accused Mr. Trump, Mr. De Oliveira and Mr. Nauta of trying to delete Mar-a-Lago security footage. The government had requested a trial date in December, while Mr. Trump’s lawyers asked for an indefinite postponement. Once he was sworn in as president, Mr. Trump reimbursed Mr. Cohen. Rather than publish her account, the tabloid suppressed it in cooperation with Mr. Trump and Mr. Cohen, prosecutors say. Ms. Maddock, who has close ties to Mr. Trump and is married to Matt Maddock, a state representative, accused Ms. Nessel of “a personal vendetta.”“This is part of a national coordinated” effort to stop Mr. Trump, she added.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Trump’s, Jack Smith, Fani, Willis, Mr, Alvin L, Bragg, Rudolph W, Giuliani, Mark Meadows, —, “, ” Mr, Brad Raffensperger, Joseph R, Biden, Emily Kohrs, “ You’re, ”, Ms, Smith’s, Smith, Prosecutors, Mike Pence, Walt Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira, De Oliveira, Nauta, ’, Stormy Daniels, Michael D, Cohen, Daniels, Karen McDougal, McDougal, Bragg’s, Juan M, Merchan, “ Trump, Merchan’s, Cyrus R, Vance Jr, Daniels’s, Hope Hicks, Kellyanne Conway, Allen H, Weisselberg, Mimi E, Rocah, Letitia James, James, Donald Jr, Eric, Ivanka Trump, Michigan’s “, Dana Nessel, Meshawn Maddock, Maddock, Matt Maddock, Nessel, Wright Blake, Mayra Rodriguez, Kris Mayes, Richie Taylor, Maggie Haberman, Glenn Thrush, Jonah E, Rebecca Davis O’Brien, Michael Gold, Michael Rothfeld, Ed Shanahan, Richard Fausset, Ashley Wong Organizations: Mr, Democrat, New, New York City, White House, Department, Georgia Republican Party, Trump, The New York Times, Capitol, Federal, Court, Congress, Justice Department, Mar, Manhattan, National Enquirer, Trump Tower, U.S, National, Trump Organization, Trump National Golf Club Westchester, New York, Civil, Michigan, Michigan Republican Party Locations: Manhattan, Georgia, Fulton County, Lago, New York, United States, Washington, Palm Beach, Fla, Mar, Lower Manhattan, Westchester County, Michigan, Arizona, Bromwich

☆ Trump’s request for 2026 trial in election case based on ‘faulty’ logic, special counsel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to members of the media at the US Department of Justice building in Washington, DC, on August 1, 2023. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty ImagesSpecial counsel Jack Smith argued Monday that there was no good reason why Donald Trump's federal election interference trial should be delayed until spring of 2026, as the former president is requesting. Smith previously suggested Trump's trial should start on Jan. 2. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards A graphic from a court filing from former President Donald Trump’s legal team proposing that the federal election interference trial start in April 2026. The argument from Trump's lawyers "rests on the faulty assertion that it is necessary for a lawyer to conduct a page-by-page review of discovery for a defendant to receive a fair trial," Smith wrote.

Persons: Jack Smith, Saul Loeb, Donald Trump's, Smith, Donald Trump’s, Courthouse Smith, Donald Trump, LIV, Timothy A, Clary Organizations: US Department of Justice, AFP, Getty, Washington , D.C, Courthouse, Trump National Golf Club Bedminster Locations: Washington ,, Fulton, Bedminster , New Jersey

☆ These new photos of Trump looking hella grumpy on a golf course just days before being indicted in Georgia are really something
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Trump National Golf Club Bedminster was hosting the LIV Golf Invitational series tournament. The former President looked gloomy and tense while he was at his golf club last week. Trump hitting his shot from the first fairway during the pro-am prior to the LIV Golf Invitational series tournament on August 10. Trump was seen standing on the course ahead of the LIV Golf Invitational series tournament at his New Jersey golf club on August 9. Trump looking on at the 18th green during day three of the LIV Golf Invitational series tournament on August 13.

Persons: Trump, Donald Trump, Kyle Mazza, LIV, Mike Stobe, Getty Images Trump, Timothy A, Clary, Crooked Joe Biden, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, Mark Meadows Organizations: Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, LIV, Service, Trump National Golf Club, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Getty Images, Trump, New York, White House Locations: Georgia, Wall, Silicon, Bedminster, Bedminster , New Jersey, New Jersey

The indictment said Mr. Trump and six unnamed co-conspirators had pushed state legislators and election officials to change electoral votes won by Mr. Biden to votes for Mr. Trump. The July indictment accused Mr. Trump, Mr. De Oliveira and Mr. Nauta of trying to delete Mar-a-Lago security footage. Once he was sworn in as president, Mr. Trump reimbursed Mr. Cohen. Rather than publish her account, the tabloid suppressed it in cooperation with Mr. Trump and Mr. Cohen, prosecutors say. The court papers also referred to a payment to a former Trump Tower doorman who claimed that Mr. Trump had fathered a child out of wedlock.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Trump’s, Jack Smith, Alvin L, Bragg, Joseph R, Biden Jr, Biden, Prosecutors, Mike Pence, Mr, Smith, Walt Nauta, Smith’s, Carlos De Oliveira, De Oliveira, Nauta, ’, Stormy Daniels, Michael D, Cohen, Daniels, Karen McDougal, McDougal, Bragg’s, Juan M, Merchan, “ Trump, Merchan’s, Mimi E, Rocah, Letitia James, James, Donald Jr, Eric, Ivanka Trump, Maggie Haberman, Glenn Thrush, Jonah E, Rebecca Davis O’Brien, Michael Gold, Michael Rothfeld, Ed Shanahan, Richard Fausset, Ashley Wong Organizations: Mr, Capitol, Federal, Court, Congress, Justice Department, Mar, Manhattan, National Enquirer, Trump Tower, U.S, Trump Organization, Trump National Golf Club Westchester, New York, Civil, New, Trump Locations: Manhattan, Lago, United States, Palm Beach, Fla, Mar, New York, Westchester County, Bromwich

Mr. Trump was also charged with attempting to obstruct an official proceeding — the certification of the election results by Congress. The indictment said Mr. Trump and six unnamed co-conspirators had pushed state legislators and election officials to change electoral votes won by Mr. Biden to votes for Mr. Trump. The July indictment accused Mr. Trump, Mr. De Oliveira and Mr. Nauta of trying to delete Mar-a-Lago security footage. Once he was sworn in as president, Mr. Trump reimbursed Mr. Cohen. Rather than publish her account, the tabloid suppressed it in cooperation with Mr. Trump and Mr. Cohen, prosecutors say.

☆ Donald Trump hasn't landscaped his ex Ivana Trump's grave at his Bedminster golf course, and it's now overrun by an untidy mess of weeds: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The grave of Donald Trump's first wife, Ivana Trump, is overgrown with weeds, per the Daily Mail. Ivana Trump passed away last year and was laid to rest at the Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey. Ivana Trump died on July 14, 2022, in her New York City townhouse. The Trumps got married in 1977 and had three children together: Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Eric Trump. Representatives for Donald Trump did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Ivana Trump, Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr, Ivanka Trump, Eric Trump, Marla Maples, Trump, Ivana, NJ.com Organizations: Daily Mail, Trump National Golf Club, Daily, Service, New, Trump, Washington Post, Representatives Locations: New Jersey, Wall, Silicon, New York City, Bedminster , New Jersey, Bedminster

Mr. Trump was also charged with attempting to obstruct an official proceeding — the certification of the election results by Congress. The indictment said Mr. Trump and six unnamed co-conspirators had pushed state legislators and election officials to change electoral votes won by Mr. Biden to votes for Mr. Trump. The July indictment accused Mr. Trump, Mr. De Oliveira and Mr. Nauta of trying to delete Mar-a-Lago security footage. Rather than publish her account, the tabloid suppressed it in cooperation with Mr. Trump and Mr. Cohen, prosecutors say. Mr. Trump faced a second criminal investigation in New York related to financial dealings at a Trump Organization golf course in Westchester County.

☆ Can Trump use political donations to pay for legal defense?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Andrew Goudsward | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Leadership PACs, such as Trump's Save America committee, raise money from donors to support political campaigns in the United States. The committees are set up and controlled by lawmakers or other political leaders, but are not connected to the candidate’s campaign. CAN LEADERSHIP PACS BE USED TO PAY LEGAL FEES? However, leadership PACs such as Save America also are not allowed to directly support their own candidate's campaign. A Trump spokesman said the legal payments were made in "accordance with the law and upon the advice of counsel."

Persons: Donald Trump, Amr Alfiky, Donald Trump's, Trump, Democrat Joe Biden, Richard Briffault, Andrew Goudsward, Jason Lange, David Bario, Matthew Lewis, Gerry Doyle Organizations: U.S, Trump National Golf Club, REUTERS, Former U.S, Trump, Leadership, Save, Congress, Federal, Commission, AMERICA, Republican, Save America PAC, Democrat, BE, Columbia Law School, Democratic, Thomson Locations: Bedminster , New Jersey, U.S, Former, United States, America, Washington

Tiger Woods wipes his driver grip on the 18th tee box during the first round of the PGA TOUR Champions PNC Championship at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club on December 17, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. Ben Jared | PGA Tour | Getty ImagesThe PGA Tour on Tuesday said Tiger Woods would join its policy board, a concession meant to give players more input and oversight as negotiations continue for its controversial deal with Saudi-backed LIV Golf. Woods joins the board less than a month after former AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson resigned due to concerns regarding the Saudi investment. Until the proposed deal was announced, the PGA Tour and LIV were embroiled in antitrust lawsuits – lobbed at each other – as players left the tour for big paydays at LIV. The proposed deal has been met with ire and confusion from lawmakers, members of the tour and fans.

Persons: Woods, Ben Jared, Tiger Woods, LIV, Randall Stephenson, LIV Golf, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Patrick Cantlay, Charley Hoffman, Peter Malnati, Rory McIlroy, Webb Simpson, Monahan, Christian Petersen Organizations: PGA, PNC, Ritz, Carlton Golf Club, Saudi, Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, Saudi Crown, Augusta National Golf Club, Getty Locations: Orlando , Florida, Saudi, LIV, Augusta , Georgia

☆ Woods joins PGA Tour's policy board as player director
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"Tiger's voice and leadership throughout his career have contributed immeasurably to the success of the PGA Tour, and to apply both to our governance and go-forward plan at this crucial time is even more welcomed and impactful," said PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan. "I am honoured to represent the players of the PGA Tour," Woods, who is recovering from ankle surgery in April, said in a news release. The announcement comes nearly two months after the golf world was left stunned by the announcement of a framework agreement between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, which controls LIV Golf. According to the PGA Tour, the players and Monahan will work together to amend the Policy Board's governing documents to make it clear that no major decision can be made without the involvement and approval of the player directors. Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto Editing by Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Woods, Mike Blake, Patrick Cantlay, Charley Hoffman, Peter Malnati, Rory McIlroy, Webb Simpson, Jay Monahan, LIV, Monahan, Colin Neville, Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Japan's Hideki Matsuyama, Jason Day, Adam Scott, Frank Pingue, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Golf, Reuters, PGA, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, PGA Tour, PIF, Thomson Locations: Augusta , Georgia, U.S, Toronto

☆ Explainer: Can Trump use political donations to pay for legal defense?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Andrew Goudsward | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Leadership PACs, such as Trump's Save America committee, raise money from donors to support political campaigns in the United States. The committees are set up and controlled by lawmakers or other political leaders, but are not connected to the candidate’s campaign. Unlike super PACs, which can raise unlimited sums from companies, unions and individuals, individual donors may contribute no more than $5,000 a year to leadership PACs. CAN LEADERSHIP PACS BE USED TO PAY LEGAL FEES? However, leadership PACs such as Save America also are not allowed to directly support their own candidate's campaign.

☆ Hong Kong's golfers gird up for battle as housing policy threatens famed course
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Clare Jim | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

[1/2] Miguel Angel Jimenez from Spain hits a shot on the 18th fairway during the final day of the Hong Kong Open Championship at the Hong Kong Golf Club in Hong Kong, China November 18, 2012. The rare measure drew criticism from NGOs who questioned whether the golf course would be redeveloped as planned by 2029. Three of these courses are in the Fanling golf course located close to the border with mainland China. "If you see the aggressiveness of the branding by other countries, Hong Kong is really under the gun. "The (Hong Kong) government absolutely should not allow populism and antagonism against the wealthy to spread," Tong said.

Persons: Miguel Angel Jimenez, Tyrone Siu, Hong Kong's, John Lee, Lee, Simon Yau, Sze Lai Shan, LIV Golf, Amr El Henawy, El Henawy, Ronny Tong, Tong, Clare Jim, Justin Fung, Anne Marie Roantree Organizations: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Golf Club, REUTERS, Hong, Urban Studies, Lingnan University of Hong, Development Bureau, Reuters, Town, Society of Community Organization, HIT, HONG, UNESCO, Pacific Cultural Heritage, Team, Thomson Locations: Spain, Hong Kong, China, Tyrone Siu HONG KONG, Lingnan University of Hong Kong, HONG KONG, Asia, Saudi

☆ Here’s how Bud Light became the latest corporate bogeyman for Ron DeSantis
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Partnering with a young, popular trans woman could help a brand like Bud Light reach a more youthful demographic. But because Bud Light managed to alienate everyone, it hasn’t gotten the benefit of a buycott. In the week ending on July 8, Bud Light sales, by dollar, fell nearly 24% year-over-year, according to data provided by Williams. Others are more breezy, showing people enjoying Bud Light despite the inconveniences of summer (sunburn, thunderstorm). Bud Light is “coming back,” said Marcel Marcondes, AB InBev’s chief marketing officer, during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in June.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Bud Light, influencer Dylan Mulvaney, Bud, BUD, “, Mulvaney, Lamar Taylor, “ prudently, DeSantis, Taylor, Scott Olson, Bud Light’s, Dylan Mulvaney, Anheuser Bush, — Anheuser, Brendan Whitworth, ”, LIV, Rob Carr, buycotts, hasn’t, Bump Williams, Williams, Busch, Whitworth, ” Whitworth, Marcel Marcondes, ” Daniel Korschun, ” Korschun, Erin Reed, Elon Musk, he’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, Florida Gov, Republican, Bud Light, Anheuser, Busch InBev, State Board of Administration, AB InBev, CNN, Busch, “ Anheuser, Gallup, — Anheuser Busch’s, America, Trump National Golf Club, Modelo Especial, InBev’s, Cannes Lions International, Creativity, Drexel University, InBev, Republicans, Target, Twitter, Tesla, Disney Locations: New York, Florida, Sterling , Virginia, Central Florida

☆ Donald Trump's nightmare golf shank caught on camera, and it's embarrassing
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump hit a terrible shot during a round of golf, shanking the ball way right of the green. The former president's poor shot was caught on camera at Trump National Golf Club in Los Angeles. Former President Donald Trump at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster on July 28, 2022. "Trump doesn't just cheat at golf," Reilly wrote in his book about Trump's golf. Early this year, Trump claimed victory against "many fine golfers" in the Trump International Golf Club's Senior Championship, despite reportedly missing one tournament day.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Rick Reilly, Queen Elizabeth, Brad Faxon, Annika Sörenstam, Jonathan Ferrey, LIV, Reilly, Pele Organizations: Trump National Golf Club, Service, Twitter, United States Golf Association, Trump, Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, Getty, The Daily Mail Locations: Los Angeles, Wall, Silicon

☆ Saudi golf shot plays through CFIUS hazards
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Jennifer Saba | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

U.S. congressional lawmakers scrutinized PGA Tour officials on Tuesday this week about the group’s tie-up with a rival golf tournament owned by Saudi Arabia. Enter the Saudis, who launched an upstart golf tournament last year, LIV Golf, that competed with the U.S.-based PGA Tour and its European counterpart DTP. There are worries that Saudi Arabia, a regime viewed as hostile to women and LGBTQ groups, would have significant sway over golf’s culture. LIV Golf is owned by Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund. Former AT&T Chief Executive Randall Stephenson resigned from the PGA Tour policy board, the Washington Post reported on July 9.

Persons: State Condoleezza Rice, Darla Moore, Covid, LIV Golf, Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka, Yasir Al, Ed Herlihy, Wachtell, Lipton, Katz, hasn’t, Randall Stephenson, Jamal Khashoggi, ”, Richard Blumenthal, –, Sherrod Brown, Maxine Waters, Janet Yellen, LIV Golf’s, Joe Biden hasn't, Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Khashoggi, Uncle Sam, Refinitiv, China’s ByteDance, LIV, Stephenson, Lauren Silva Laughlin, Sharon Lam Organizations: YORK, Reuters, Public Investment Fund, Augusta National Golf Club, State, U.S, PGA, LIV, Rosen, Breakingviews, Former AT, PGA Tour, Saudi, Department of Justice, Foreign Investment, U.S . Treasury, Saudi Arabian Crown, Walmart, Visa, Uber Technologies, Nation Entertainment, National Basketball League, Houston Rockets, People’s, NBA, backtrack, FIFA, Qatar, The Justice Department, Treasury, Committee, Homeland Security, Governmental Affairs, Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, T, Washington Post, Thomson Locations: Saudi Arabia, United States, American, U.S, South Carolina, Iran, China, Saudi, Hong Kong, People’s Republic, Beijing

☆ The wildest demand Saudi Arabia made as part of its potential investment (takeover?) in the PGA Tour: get LIV Golf's Saudi boss a Masters green jacket
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Cork Gaines | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Congress grilled the PGA about its bid to merge with LIV Golf and accept Saudi Arabian investment. As PGA Tour board member Jimmy Dunne put it, "There is simply an agreement to try to get to an agreement." LIV Golf would only play in the fall and not overlap with the heart of the PGA Tour season. What makes the demand even stranger is that the PGA Tour almost certainly does not have the power to grant this. After all, despite the initial fight between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, none of the defecting players were being withheld from competing in the majors.

Persons: LIV Golf, LIV, LIV Golfand, Jimmy Dunne, Woods, Rory McIlroy, Yasir Al, PIF, Donald Trump, Greg Norman, Chris Trotman, St Andrews, Andrews, Stephanie Asymkos, Augusta Organizations: Augusta National, PGA, Service, PGA Tour, LIV Golf, Investigations, Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund, LIV, Aramco, Congress, Augusta National Golf, Getty, Augusta National Golf Cub, Golf, St, — Augusta National, Augusta, Uber, Microsoft, Boeing, Disney, English Premier League soccer, Newcastle United, Al, Wall Street Locations: Saudi, Wall, Silicon, Saudi Arabia, St

☆ Saudi adviser proposed giving Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy ownership of LIV Golf teams, documents show
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Wayne Sterling | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Prior to a truce between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf last month, an adviser to the Saudi Public Investment Fund proposed that Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy could own LIV Golf teams and play in the Saudi-backed tour, according to a 276-page report released by the US Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations on Tuesday. In an April 26 meeting, PCP Capital Partners, a Saudi PIF adviser, presented a slideshow to PGA Tour board member Jimmy Dunne and PGA Tour Policy Board Chairman Edward Herlihy entitled “The Best of Both Worlds.”The slideshow proposed that McIlroy and Woods would own LIV Golf teams and participate in at least 10 LIV Golf events, documents showed. A May 24 email also revealed PGA Tour officials intended to fire LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman after the merger. Norman has been an advocate for the rival Saudi tour and a fierce public critic of the PGA Tour. The framework agreement between the Saudis and the PGA Tour needs to be approved by the PGA Tour’s 10-member policy board.

Persons: LIV, Woods, Rory McIlroy, Jimmy Dunne, Edward Herlihy, McIlroy, Yasir Al, Greg Norman, Norman, Jay Monahan’s, PIF, Roger Devlin, Dunne, Delvin, Rumayyan, ” Devlin, Devlin, “, McIlroy “ Organizations: CNN, PGA, Saudi Public Investment Fund, LIV Golf, US, Capital Partners, Tour, Augusta National, International Golf Federation, Saudi, PGA Tour, LIV, Fund, Al Locations: Saudi, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Rumayyan

☆ The Saudi-back LIV golf league is moving its possible last ever championship to Trump's Doral golf course
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

LIV Golf will host its championship tournament at a Trump-owned golf course for its second straight year. The golf league moved the championship from Saudi Arabia where it was initially scheduled. The PGA has said it will merge with the controversial Saudi-backed golf league. The decision means that for the second straight year, LIV's golf championship will be held at Trump's Doral course. Before their merger, LIV and the PGA were in fierce competition to retain some of the sport's most successful golfers.

Persons: LIV, Donald Trump's Trump, Trump, Jamal Khashoggi, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Randall Stephenson, Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, they're, Johnson Organizations: Trump, Service, Donald Trump's Trump Doral, Golf Club, Doral, Capitol, PGA, Golf, ESPN, Saudi, Washington Post Locations: Saudi Arabia, Saudi, Wall, Silicon, Miami, Jeddah

☆ Two PGA tour officials to testify to US Senate panel about merger with Saudi-backed LIV
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] May 25, 2023; Washington, DC, USA; Patrick Reed hits his tee shot on the ninth hole during the Pro-Am tournament as part of the LIV Golf Washington D.C. 2023 event at Trump National Golf Club outside Washington DC. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports/File PhotoWASHINGTON, July 3 (Reuters) - Two PGA Tour officials have agreed to testify before a U.S. Senate panel next week about the tour's merger with Saudi-backed LIV Golf, but LIV officials declined to appear, lawmakers said on Monday. The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and rival Saudi-backed LIV circuit, which had been involved in a bitter fight that split the sport, announced an agreement in early June to merge and form a unified commercial entity. The LIV Golf series is bankrolled by the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIV). Blumenthal and Johnson said they had asked Greg Norman, CEO of LIV Golf, and Yasir al-Rumayyan, governor of the Saudi Public Investment Fund which backs LIV, to testify, but they had declined because of scheduling conflicts.

Persons: Patrick Reed, Geoff Burke, LIV Golf, LIV, Ron Price, Jimmy Dunne, Richard Blumenthal, Ron Johnson, Critics, Blumenthal, Johnson, Greg Norman, Yasir al, Norman, Diane Bartz, Jonathan Oatis, Leslie Adler Organizations: LIV Golf, Trump National Golf Club, Washington DC, USA, WASHINGTON, Senate, Saudi, PGA Tour, Investigations, Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, PGA, Saudi Public Investment Fund, Public Investment Fund, Thomson Locations: Washington, DC, USA, LIV Golf Washington, Saudi

☆ Framework of PGA Tour-LIV golf deal released
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] May 25, 2023; Washington, DC, USA; Patrick Reed hits his tee shot on the ninth hole during the Pro-Am tournament as part of the LIV Golf Washington D.C. 2023 event at Trump National Golf Club outside Washington DC. The PGA Tour will have a permanent controlling interest in the subsidiary's board of directors, regardless of the Saudi investment, the framework says. The framework agreement also ends litigation between the two sides. The framework is likely to be a focus of a U.S. Senate panel on July 11 where Monahan, Al-Rumayyan and LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman have been invited to testify. He also wanted to know how any newly formed entity will be structured and operated, including how the PGA Tour intends to preserve its tax-exempt status.

Persons: Patrick Reed, Geoff Burke, LIV Golf, LIV, Yasir Al, Jay Monahan, Monahan, Greg Norman, Richard Blumenthal, Blumenthal, Chris Sanders, David Shepardson, Peter Rutherford Organizations: LIV Golf, Trump National Golf Club, Washington DC, USA, WASHINGTON, PGA Tour, Reuters, Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment, U.S, Senate, PGA, Saudi, Investigations, Thomson Locations: Washington, DC, USA, LIV Golf Washington, Saudi, Al, Washington . U.S

☆ Judge bars Trump from disclosing — or keeping — evidence in documents case
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Dareh Gregorian | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during an event following his arraignment on classified document charges, at Trump National Golf Club, in Bedminster, New Jersey, U.S., June 13, 2023. A federal judge issued a protective order Monday barring former President Donald Trump from disclosing — or keeping — evidence set to be turned over to him by the government in the classified documents case on social media. The ruling largely tracks with a request for a protective order the government filed in the case on Friday. The government said in that filing that Trump and Nauta's lawyers had "no objections to this motion or the protective order." Prosecutors from the Manhattan district attorney's office said those restrictions were necessary because the "risk" that Trump would use the evidence "inappropriately" was "substantial."

Persons: Donald Trump, Walt Nauta, Bruce Reinhart, Blinken, Xi, Trump, Todd Blanche, Nauta, Donald J Organizations: U.S, Trump National Golf Club, Trump, NBC News Spy, NBC News U.S, Materials, Defense Counsel's, New, Prosecutors Locations: Bedminster , New Jersey, U.S, United States, China, New York, Manhattan

☆ Trump lacked power to declassify secret nuclear arms document, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Jonathan Landay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/2] Former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks following his arraignment on classified document charges, at Trump National Golf Club, in Bedminster, New Jersey, U.S., June 13, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File PhotoWASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - Even when he was president, Donald Trump lacked the legal authority to declassify a U.S. nuclear weapons-related document that he is charged with illegally possessing, security experts said, contrary to the former U.S. president’s claim. The special status of nuclear-related information further erodes what many legal experts say is a weak defense centered around declassification. “The president is the executive branch and so he can declassify anything that is nuclear information,” he said. And it takes forever,” said Thomas Blanton, director of the National Security Archive.

Persons: Donald Trump, Amr Alfiky, Trump, ”, Steven Aftergood, David Jonas, Elizabeth Goitein, it’s, Thomas Blanton, Jonathan Landay, Don Durfee, Amy Stevens, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: U.S, Trump National Golf Club, REUTERS, WASHINGTON, Atomic Energy, Department of Energy, Department of Defense, Federation of Atomic Scientists, Prosecutors, Trump, Republican, Atomic Energy Act, DOE, Pentagon, AEA, U.S . National Nuclear Security Administration, Brennan Center for Justice, Constitution, DOD, National Security, Thomson Locations: Bedminster , New Jersey, U.S, declassify, declassification, United States, Florida

☆ Johnson leads LIV charge at U.S. Open, two back of leaders
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LOS ANGELES, June 15 (Reuters) - LIV Golf players have made their presence felt at the majors this year and on Thursday it was Dustin Johnson who led the charge with a solid start to the U.S. Open. Two months ago at the Masters, three LIV members finished in the top six, including joint runners-up Brooks Koepka and Phil Mickelson. "The game has been trending in the right direction, and obviously I feel really comfortable over the golf ball rightnow," said Johnson, who won the LIV Golf event in Tulsa last month. There are 15 LIV Golf members in the 156-player U.S. Open field, down from the 18 who teed it up at Augusta National Golf Club and the 16 who played at Oak Hill. But the U.S. Open marks the first major since the bombshell announcement of a partnership between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, which controls LIV Golf.

Persons: LIV, Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele, Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, Koepka, Tiger Woods, LIV Golf, Frank Pingue, Peter Rutherford Organizations: U.S ., Los Angeles Country Club, PGA Championship, U.S, LIV Golf, Augusta National Golf Club, PGA Tour, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Thomson Locations: ANGELES, Saudi, Bethpage, Tulsa, Oak, Toronto

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