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President Trump claims he disavows “send her back” chant, despite remaining silent and starting racist attacks https://t.co/aBYhFPVcvw — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) July 18, 2019

Document Dump: Cohen Warrants

Ken AshfordStormy Daniels & Karen McDougal Affairs, Trump & AdministrationLeave a Comment

The unredacted Michael Cohen search warrants describe a series of calls on October 8, 2016 between Trump, Cohen, and Hope Hicks – the purpose of which the FBI says was to keep Stephanie Clifford (aka Stormy Daniels) from going public with her story. From last April. Just a bold faced lie: https://t.co/LeFyJeZ584 — andrew kaczynski (@KFILE) July 18, 2019 What … Read More

Epstein Denied Bail

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Jeffrey Epstein has been denied bail. U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman announced the decision at a hearing just now, siding with prosecutors after they and defense attorneys traded arguments for more than a week about whether Epstein could be released to some sort of home confinement. Epstein, 66, was arrested on July 6 after landing at New Jersey’s Teterboro … Read More

“Send Her Back” Is The New “Lock Her Up”

Ken AshfordElection 2020, Immigration and Xenophobia, Race, Trump & AdministrationLeave a Comment

It is clear from the Trump rally in Greenville, NC, that Trump is hoping to make Rep. Ilhan Omar the face of the Democrats in 2020, and run against her. The strategy itself is grounded in racism and xenophobism. During President Trump’s Wednesday night rally in Greenville, North Carolina, he took aim at Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), one of the … Read More

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A Texas congressman's effort to impeach Trump is defeated in the first vote related to impeachment since Democrats took control of the chamber https://t.co/hlVp2Va5g8 pic.twitter.com/ABGPkO3i7W — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) July 17, 2019

No Charges Brought Against Trump Org For Stormy Daniels Payment

Ken AshfordElection 2016, Stormy Daniels & Karen McDougal Affairs, Trump & AdministrationLeave a Comment

Federal prosecutors in New York have ended their investigation into the Trump Organization’s role in hush money payments made to women who alleged affairs with President Donald Trump and have been ordered by a judge to release additional information connected to their related probe of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, according to court documents filed today. On Friday the Manhattan US Attorney’s office … Read More

RIP John Paul Stevens

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John Paul Stevens, who died in Florida yesterday at 99 of complications from a stroke, watched Babe Ruth’s “called shot” home run at Wrigley Field in 1932 and lived long enough to see his beloved Chicago Cubs win the World Series in 2016, breaking the Curse of the Billy Goat and ending a 108-year drought. The retired justice liked to joke that … Read More

House Passes Resolution Condemning Trump’s Racist Tweets On (Mostly) Partisan Lines

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That was Trump’s reaction to the House resolution condemning Trump for his racist tweets: Amazing. Rep @ericswalwell verbatim cites 45’s racist remarks—& while refusing to condemn the remarks as racist, GOP demands they be “taken down” b/c they’re “unparliamentary” So they’re not racist when 45 says them but “unparliamentary” when repeated?🤔pic.twitter.com/fRzmDyxEoy — Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@QasimRashid) July 17, 2019 Trump … Read More

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Democratic Rep. Al Green introduces articles of impeachment against Trump. This is unlikely to lead to an actual vote, but he can force the chamber to act on it creating a dilemma for leaders who have tried to avoid the issue. https://t.co/rlx02fCCQA pic.twitter.com/OBtxNrYnpM — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) July 16, 2019

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House votes to condemn Trump's racist comments targeting four congresswomen of color. Four Republicans and one Independent joined Democrats in favor. https://t.co/DDqXFQhGYW pic.twitter.com/2HFwfOS9RH — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) July 16, 2019

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Judge permanently blocks Trump administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census after the administration abandoned plans to do so https://t.co/2kuFtJZGnW pic.twitter.com/4Zf6AG449b — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) July 16, 2019

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, when asked about Trump's racist remarks toward minority congresswomen, says the President is not a racist. Follow live updates: https://t.co/58uVbL5ORP pic.twitter.com/7HahQRIvwP — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) July 16, 2019

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Judge bars Roger Stone from posting on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter after finding the longtime Trump ally violated a court-imposed gag order https://t.co/dUjsPSpNqB pic.twitter.com/P7x7JWqLCP — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) July 16, 2019