Here’s the Daily Caller story snapshot… In truth, this is a very old story, recycled. “But her emails….” as they say. By the way, the FBI has responded to Trump’s tweet…. saying WRONG.
Anatomy Of A Lie
There are literally thousands of Trump lies. No lie. Some are big whoppers. Some are merely misleading. Some are of huge consequence. Some are of almost no consequence, although the sheer number of lies is of huge consequence. Here’s a lie of huge consequence — whether Donald Trump knew about hush-money payments to silence women The first denial came four … Read More
Trump Talking Like A Mob Boss
In his new softball interview with Ainsley Earhardt, Trump says that it “almost” ought to be illegal for people to receive deals to testify: This whole thing about flipping, they call it. I know all about flipping, for 30, 40 years I have been watching flippers. Everything is wonderful and then they get 10 years in jail and they flip … Read More
Sarah Is Not Having A Fun Day Either
Video of abovepic.twitter.com/eYSojIkyMM — Maggie Jordan: (@MaggieJordanACN) August 22, 2018 Sanders had no effective response when asked how Trump can continue to deny knowing about hush money – when, in fact, he is on tape discussing that subject. No credible response seems possible here – the tape speaks for itself — West Wing Reports (@WestWingReport) August 22, 2018
Trump’s Horrible Day
Even the conservative news aggregation site Drudge Report, normally an influential and sympathetic voice toward the president, ran the headline: “Trump hell hour.” NBC News anchor Chuck Todd called it perhaps “the most consequential day of the Trump presidency — yet.” What does the Cohen plea mean for Trump? Well, the plea agreement with the prosecutors in Manhattan does not require … Read More
Breaking: Michael Cohen Enters Plea Deal With Prosecutors [UPDATE: Manafort Jury Finds Manafort Guilty on 8 Counts]
pic.twitter.com/O8Myfxnt3W — Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) August 21, 2018 Later today, we should have a better idea of the terms of the deal. The most significant part of his plea deal, expected to be told in court today at 4 pm (SDNY), will be the terms of the campaign finance plea. Do they implicate/leave room for misconduct by the Trump … Read More
From Here To November: Buckle Up
Paul Waldman wrote yesterday that the next eleven weeks are going to be decisive for the Trump presidency. He notes first that Michael Cohen appears to either be on the cusp of indictment or cooperation and that could spell all kinds of new headaches for Trump both politically and legally. He’s already been proved right about that…. BREAKING: @MichaelCohen212 has reached a … Read More
Truth Isn’t Truth And The Weekend Of Trumpism
Orwellian… It’s very hard to comment on this. What you’re thinking is what everyone is saying. Bizarre, Orwellian, insane. But there was so much more this weekend. Lord knows we could use some more civic education in our country, and so I’m delighted that the President has suggested we study the McCarthy era more closely. But the parallel won’t work … Read More
Trump Campaign NDAs Might Be Invalid
Unless they deal with keeping classified information secure, government NDAs that extend beyond the scope one one’s employment are probably invalid as a matter of law. But what about the NDAs signed with the Trump campaign (the one in 2016 or the one for 2020)? That’s a tougher question. Or maybe not. A Manhattan judge issued a ruling on Thursday … Read More
Manafort Trial In Closing Arguments
I don’t think the Manafort trial is all that interesting. I mean, it only has a bearing on the Mueller investigation IF Manafort is found guilty, and IF he foregoes a lengthy appeal and IF he then makes a deal with Mueller that implicates Trump or talks about the Trump Tower meeting with Russians… and none of those things are … Read More
He’s Unhinged
Nobody is even trying to calm him down. Many many tweets about the Mueller probe (Agent Strzok), one misogynist/racist tweet calling Omarosa a “dog”, and ONE having to do with world affairs (a terrorist attack in London). One of these days, he will spell “counsel” right consistently (he got it correct with the Lou Dobbs tweet, but not the Judicial … Read More
Strzok Fired
This isn’t news. Peter Strzok, the FBI counterintelligence agent who came under withering criticism from Republicans for a series of anti-Trump text messages he sent during the 2016 campaign, was fired on Friday, his attorney said. According to Strzok’s lawyer, Aitan Goelman, an internal disciplinary review had recommended Strzok’s demotion and a 60-day suspension. But Goelman said Monday that the … Read More
Document Dump: Yes, Mueller’s Investigation Is Constitutional
That’s now four different DC district judges who have rejected this long-shot argument in one form or another… It was a stupid argument to begin with — hopefully this will put it to bed forever.