Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Nunes could face obstruction charges: Expert says colluding with White House nullifies congressional immunity
Nunes could face obstruction charges: Expert says colluding with White House nullifies congressional immunity: Former White House ethics counsel Norm Eisen warned on Wednesday that House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) may have opened himself up to obstruction of justice charges if he colluded with the White House to create a memo smearing the FBI’s Russia investigation. The Daily Beast reported this week that Nunes has refused to deny that he worked with White House staffers while writing an allegedly misleading memo suggesting that the Justice Department acted …
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
BUSTED: Trump administration ripped off Forbes to create its Russian 'Oligarch List'
BUSTED: Trump administration ripped off Forbes to create its Russian 'Oligarch List': The Treasury Department confirmed on Tuesday that they pulled their list of “Russian oligarchs” from Forbes‘ “200 richest businessmen in Russia 2017” report. A spokesperson for the department confirmed the list’s source to BuzzFeed News after CNBC and other outlets noticed the Treasury Department’s list was “strikingly similar” to one from Forbes. The Treasury Department just released the unclassified oligarch list. Here's a thread of all the names of senior Russian officials and 'oligarchs' that …
'He allowed Putin to skate': MSNBC panel warns 'Trump is doing the bidding' of the Russian president
'He allowed Putin to skate': MSNBC panel warns 'Trump is doing the bidding' of the Russian president: An MSNBC panel on Tuesday morning noted that President Donald Trump’s refusal to impose new sanctions on Russia raises more than a few warning signs. “Donald Trump does the bidding for [Russian president] Vladimir Putin again,” host Joe Scarborough said, responding to thew news. “Donald Trump tries to make Vladimir Putin’s life easier again.” “What do you think about Donald Trump once again allowing Vladimir Putin to skate and not implementing sanctions that are so …
Saturday, January 27, 2018
With the Mueller Bombshell, the GOP’s Grand Conspiracy Theory Falls Apart @alternet
With the Mueller Bombshell, the GOP’s Grand Conspiracy Theory Falls Apart @alternet: Trump couldn’t get his henchman to fire Mueller, and backed down. His defenders are left looking like idiots again. This week we finally saw the right's defenses of Donald Trump crystallize into an overarching 'theory of everything,' as Salon's Matthew Sheffield wrote on Thursday: A Department of Justice and FBI cabal worked feverishly to help Hillary Clinton escape accountability for her crimes, and was only thwarted by the stable genius of Donald Trump.
Thursday, January 25, 2018
Trump ‘house of cards is falling apart’ as FBI ‘secret society’ conspiracy is exposed as fake: report
Trump ‘house of cards is falling apart’ as FBI ‘secret society’ conspiracy is exposed as fake: report: The rapid evaporation of the right-wing conspiracy theory about a “secret society” of FBI agents trying to overthrow President Donald Trump shows that the president’s defenders are clutching at straws and the “house of cards” being built as his defense is “already falling apart,” wrote Vanity Fair‘s Abigail Tracy on Thursday. Bloomberg News said on Thursday that special counsel Robert Mueller is wrapping up the obstruction of justice portion of his investigation. This comes just …
New York Times editorial: Mueller already has evidence of Trump 'conspiracy to mislead federal officials' about Russia
New York Times editorial: Mueller already has evidence of Trump 'conspiracy to mislead federal officials' about Russia: In an editorial published on Thursday, New York Times contributor Ryan Goodman suggested that the Trump inner circle had already been implicated in a ‘conspiracy… to mislead federal officials’ about Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. “Donald Trump and officials of the 2016 Trump campaign have established a clear pattern of lying to the media,” Goodman writes. “More important for the law on obstruction, they have also either approached or crossed right over the line …
As Mueller Closes In, Paranoia Spreads in the White House @alternet
As Mueller Closes In, Paranoia Spreads in the White House @alternet: Jeff Sessions tries to purge FBI of Comey’s influence, while right-wingers spread outrageous conspiracy theories. For those of us who follow the news through the mainstream media, Tuesday was a busy day for the Russia investigation.
Here is the single text Republicans are using to push the DOJ ‘secret society’ conspiracy
Here is the single text Republicans are using to push the DOJ ‘secret society’ conspiracy: ABC News has acquired the single text message sent from FBI agent Lisa Page to fellow operative Peter Strzok that led Republicans to believe there’s a “secret society” within the Justice Department. “Are you even going to give out your calendars? Seems kind of depressing. Maybe it should just be the first meeting of the secret society,” Page texted Strzok, who was later removed from his post on special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russia’s …
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
9 Explosive Claims from Michael Wolff's Book That the Media Missed @alternet
9 Explosive Claims from Michael Wolff's Book That the Media Missed @alternet: From the KKK to Richard Nixon, a multiplicity of horrifying accounts emerge. The ramifications of Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House are still being felt as the author uses interview appearances to maintain a place in the news cycle. The book has already resulted in the ouster of White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, whose extreme nationalist views were among the strongest influences on President Trump’s administration.
'This guy's busted': Morning Joe says Mueller has 'smoking gun' evidence of Trump obstruction on tape
'This guy's busted': Morning Joe says Mueller has 'smoking gun' evidence of Trump obstruction on tape: Special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating whether President Donald Trump intended to obstruct justice in the Russia probe, but a “Morning Joe” panel found the evidence hilariously obvious. The MSNBC program hosted Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) to discuss the latest developments in the probe, including efforts by Republican lawmakers and Fox News to discredit Mueller and his investigation. A new report by NBC News shows the White House concluded in late winter that Mike Flynn …
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Donald Trump Has Made America a Laughingstock on the World Stage @alternet
Donald Trump Has Made America a Laughingstock on the World Stage @alternet: He is the most extreme version of democracy being reduced to image rather than substance. A joke circulates on social media. A man calls the White House. He says that he wants to be the President of the United States. The operator says: “Are you an idiot?” The man replies: “Is that a requirement of the job?”
The Stormy Daniels bailout? Trump campaign transferred $130K to Trump business one month after election
The Stormy Daniels bailout? Trump campaign transferred $130K to Trump business one month after election: Did President Donald Trump’s campaign reimburse one of the president’s businesses for the cost of paying hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels? That’s a question that’s now being asked by the government watchdog Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), which has flagged a Trump campaign reimbursement filing that sent $130,888.33 in campaign funds to a limited liability corporation called Trump Tower Commercial. The filing claims that the Trump campaign was reimbursing the …
The Stormy Daniels bailout? Trump campaign transferred $130K to Trump business one month after election
The Stormy Daniels bailout? Trump campaign transferred $130K to Trump business one month after election: Did President Donald Trump’s campaign reimburse one of the president’s businesses for the cost of paying hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels? That’s a question that’s now being asked by the government watchdog Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), which has flagged a Trump campaign reimbursement filing that sent $130,888.33 in campaign funds to a limited liability corporation called Trump Tower Commercial. The filing claims that the Trump campaign was reimbursing the …
Trump's illness involves his deep-seated need for desecration
Trump's illness involves his deep-seated need for desecration: He is crude, nasty, insulting, fights dirty, and behaves in a manner so unbalanced that psychiatrists have been sounding the alarm for at least two years about his mental condition. Yet the current White House physician — one Ronny Jackson — claims that the results of a “cognitive exam” show that Donald Trump is just fine. The question is of vital importance to America and to the world. It is also important to historians, because …
Sunday, January 21, 2018
Thursday, January 18, 2018
Trump's Inauguration Money Is Still Missing One Year Later: Report @alternet
Trump's Inauguration Money Is Still Missing One Year Later: Report @alternet: A number of charities have yet to receive the funds they were promised. Almost one year after President Donald Trump took the oath of office, millions of dollars from his leftover inauguration funds have still not been donated to the charities they were promised to. Trump's inauguration committee raised a record-breaking $107 million as his administration prepared to assume the White House last year, but very little has been…
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Donald Trump's Latest Obsession Has Its Origins in Nazi Germany @alternet
Donald Trump's Latest Obsession Has Its Origins in Nazi Germany @alternet: His efforts to end 'chain migration' amount to ethnic cleansing on a grand scale. Donald Trump is a white supremacist. This fact has been repeatedly proven to be true by his words, deeds, thoughts, beliefs and actions. It is repetitious and tedious to chronicle what has been obvious for years, if not decades. Nevertheless it remains essential to call attention to this fact.
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
More Than a Third of Americans Give Trump's First Year a Resounding 'F': Poll @alternet
More Than a Third of Americans Give Trump's First Year a Resounding 'F': Poll @alternet: The country is deeply unhappy with its president. Americans aren’t happy with President Donald Trump. While this isn’t news per se, his low approval ratings may leave you wondering just why exactly most citizens are disappointed.A new poll offers something approaching an answer. According to Politico/Morning Consult's latest findings, the country is most dissatisfied with the president's performance in several domestic and international categories.
Which Awful Roman Emperor Does Trump Most Resemble? @alternet
Which Awful Roman Emperor Does Trump Most Resemble? @alternet: It’s a close contest. And the winner is…. Over the last 2,000 years, the name Nero has become a synonym for a mad emperor. Nero held power in Rome from 54 to 68 CE as the supreme leader of a nation state that prided itself on its republican government. The Romans thought of themselves as some Washingtonians do in the 21st century: as inhabitants of an exemplary capital admired by all the world, a Shining City on Seven Hills, if you will.
Sunday, January 14, 2018
Saturday, January 13, 2018
Friday, January 12, 2018
U.S. Ambassador to Panama Resigns in Disgust with the Trump Administration @alternet
U.S. Ambassador to Panama Resigns in Disgust with the Trump Administration @alternet: John D. Feeley claims he 'can no longer serve' under the current president. John D. Feeley, The United States ambassador to Panama, announced his resignation on Friday saying he “can no longer serve under the Trump Administration,” Reuters reports.BREAKING: The United States ambassador to Panama has resigned, saying he can no longer serve under the Trump Administration (Reuters)
The 17 Most Insane Moments from Trump's Unedited Wall Street Journal Interview @alternet
The 17 Most Insane Moments from Trump's Unedited Wall Street Journal Interview @alternet: The president's narcissism, paranoia and incoherence almost defy words. You’ve heard of a stream of consciousness? This isn’t one of those. Donald Trump’s unabridged interview with the Wall Street Journal is a piece of surrealistic, wibbly, wobbly … word stuff.
Thursday, January 11, 2018
Steve Bannon Plans to 'Fully Cooperate' with Robert Mueller: Report @alternet
Steve Bannon Plans to 'Fully Cooperate' with Robert Mueller: Report @alternet: Could the former White House strategist be the next to flip on the president? Former Trump political strategist Steve Bannon is lawyering up in preparation to “fully cooperate” with special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe.The Daily Beast reports that Bannon has recently retained the services of Bill Burck, of the firm Quinn Emanuel, in preparation for cooperating with the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Trump, the 'Very Stable Genius,' Is Falling Apart as Mueller Seeks Interview @alternet
Trump, the 'Very Stable Genius,' Is Falling Apart as Mueller Seeks Interview @alternet: New revelations raise the question: Is he a crook, or is he nuts? The tide of discussion of President Trump’s mental competence is rising along with the alarm of the president’s lawyers.
Trump, the 'Very Stable Genius,' Is Falling Apart as Mueller Seeks Interview @alternet
Trump, the 'Very Stable Genius,' Is Falling Apart as Mueller Seeks Interview @alternet: New revelations raise the question: Is he a crook, or is he nuts? The tide of discussion of President Trump’s mental competence is rising along with the alarm of the president’s lawyers.
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Monday, January 8, 2018
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