Hope Hicks has been instructed by the White House not to comply with a House Judiciary Committee subpoena, but the former aide to President Trump has begun turning over some of the requested documents, according to Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY). The documents she is producing are related to the Trump campaign, according to Nadler, and therefore not necessarily in defiance … Read More
Delusion Of Trump Supporters
Yup. 74% of Trump voters who saw Mueller quoted as saying that the report did not exonerate Trump still believe that the Mueller Report exonerated Trump These people vote. Scary.
Breaking News From CNN
Watch live: President Trump and outgoing UK Prime Minister May hold a joint news conference after meeting on trade, security and Brexit https://t.co/luHgsiLxC8 pic.twitter.com/kznh0sE3do — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 4, 2019
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The House passes the long-stalled $19 billion disaster relief package. It now goes to President Trump. https://t.co/ZsSZV2klTc pic.twitter.com/eqFNARWqzo — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 3, 2019
London Trolling
Here are some not-tremendous-crowds right after the motorcade passed and they opened the blocked street. pic.twitter.com/76GV74gyIt — Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755) June 3, 2019 Currently being projected on the Tower of London during President Trump’s visit to the UK. Photo: @ByDonkeys pic.twitter.com/UchJZwjTjp — Travis Akers (@travisakers) June 3, 2019 In addition to the image of President Obama’s and Trump’s respective UK … Read More
Breaking: House Judiciary Committee To Hold Hearings On Mueller Report
WaPo: The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing next week on the Mueller report — but the report’s author will not attend. The panel announced Monday that it will convene on June 10 for a hearing titled “Lessons from the Mueller Report: Presidential Obstruction and Other Crimes.” Former U.S. attorneys and legal experts are expected to attend, as is John W. … Read More
The Right’s Grifter Problem
God help me. I’m linking to National Review Back in 2013, Conservative StrikeForce PAC raised $2.2 million in funds vowing to support Ken Cuccinelli’s campaign for governor in Virginia. Court filings and FEC records showed that the PAC only contributed $10,000 to Cuccinelli’s effort. Back in 2014, Politico researched 33 political action committees that claimed to be affiliated with the … Read More
Public Slowly Warms To Impeachment… But Is There A Tipping Point?
CNN poll Democrats are increasingly in support of impeaching President Donald Trumpand removing him from office but the majority of Americans remain opposed to the prospect, a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS shows. Trump’s approval rating, meanwhile, holds exactly even with where it was in late April — 43% approve and 52% disapprove of the President, according to the poll. That’s the case even … Read More
Breaking News From CNN
President Trump kicks off a state visit to the UK with insults and political punches. His family has just arrived at Buckingham Palace — follow live updates: https://t.co/luHgsiLxC8 pic.twitter.com/hYyPtlJZM7 — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 3, 2019
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Kevin Hassett, chairman of the White House's Council of Economic Advisers, is leaving his post https://t.co/bZ3BZ9YGCV — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 3, 2019
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Secretary of State Pompeo tried to lower expectations for the Trump administration's Middle East peace plan in a closed-door meeting with Jewish leaders, saying it may not “gain traction,” the Washington Post reports https://t.co/CqR3g6P5Ed pic.twitter.com/AOfQOoNPTk — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 3, 2019
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This week, special counsel Robert Mueller addressed the nation for the first time since the start of his investigation. Notably, Mueller said, “If we had had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so,” contradicting Attorney General William Barr’s statements, and Trump’s repeated proclamations of “no obstruction.” Mueller resigned and closed the special … Read More
Breaking News From CNN
White House counsel Emmet Flood, who has dealt with the response to special counsel Robert Mueller's report, will leave the job now that Mueller's probe report has been delivered, President Trump said https://t.co/XNaSUuAqx4 pic.twitter.com/0eZbUcTd9P — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 1, 2019