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.
“Unite The Right 2” Weekend
A lot of ink and video was spilled this weekend covering the Unite The Right 2 event in DC and Charlottesville, one year after all the Nazis went to Charlottesville to have their tiki torch march. This year was pretty pathetic, as about 18 alt-right Nazis showed up in Washington, heavily protected by police against the literally thousands who went … Read More
Do I REALLY Have To Write A Post About Omarosa And Her Inside Scoop (Book) About The Trump White House, A Job For Which She Was Remarkably Unqualified, And That’s A Pretty Low Bar To Begin With?
No. Okay, fine…. #Breaking: @OMAROSA provides @NBCNews with this exclusive excerpt of a recording of a phone call that she says she received from President Trump the day after White House Chief of Staff John Kelly fired her. pic.twitter.com/OJe47RdcDC — TODAY (@TODAYshow) August 13, 2018 UPDATE… Yeah, even Trump can’t leave it alone…. Here he is saying that Omarosa (a senior … Read More
Nunes Admits That He’s An Accomplice In Protecting Trump From Mueller Probe
Greg Sargent has a nice concise write-up: Last night, Rachel Maddow reported on leaked audio of Rep. Devin Nunes, who is perhaps President Trump’s staunchest bodyguard against accountability on Capitol Hill, in which he candidly revealed that Republicans hope to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein after the elections. Nunes is already leading such an impeachment drive — which … Read More
The Veterans Administration Is Run By Three Guys At Mar-A-Lago. Seriously.
This is amazing Last February, shortly after Peter O’Rourke became chief of staff for the Department of Veterans Affairs, he received an email from Bruce Moskowitz with his input on a new mental health initiative for the VA. “Received,” O’Rourke replied. “I will begin a project plan and develop a timeline for action.” O’Rourke treated the email as an order, … Read More
Thoughts On Last Night’s Special Elections
Last night parts of America went to vote on various candidates for primaries and special elections. The most-watched and silliest race was the 12th District of Ohio. It was most-watched because it is regarded as a bellwether of the upcoming November elections (more on that later). It was the silliest because it was a special election to fill a vacant … Read More
Swamp Drained A Little
Congressman Chris Collins (R – NY) was arrested this morning by the FBI shortly after he was indicted for securities related fraud related to insider trading allegations. From NBC: Chris Collins, a Republican congressman from upstate New York, surrendered to the FBI on Wednesday morning on securities fraud-related charges, prosecutors said. Collins, 68, faces insider trading charges along with his son, … Read More
Trump And Rosenstein Are Best Buds
From the Wall Street Journal: Before President Trump headed to meet Vladimir Putin last month, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein requested a meeting in the Oval Office. He was ready to indict Russian officials for election hacking and wanted to know if the president wanted the Justice Department to announce the charges before or after the trip. Mr. Trump told Mr. Rosenstein … Read More
It’s Not About Crime. Or Jobs. Attacking Immigration Is About Racism.
According to NBC News, Trump adviser and living ghoul Stephen Miller will shortly roll out phase two of the plan to extend white hegemony in America in perpetuity: WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is expected to issue a proposal in coming weeks that would make it harder for legal immigrants to become citizens or get green cards if they have ever … Read More
Trump Tweets Over 30 Times From Friday To Monday, But One Tweet Gets Him Into Big Legal Trouble
No, that’s not the one. I mean, yes it is clearly racist, but that won’t plunge Trump into legal trouble. Besides, Keith Boykin had the perfect response: In Trump's World:Obama: KenyanLeBron James: dumbDon Lemon: dumbMaxine Waters: low IQblack countries: shitholesblack athletes: SOBsBlack tenants: unwelcomeBlack workers: lazyCentral Park 5: guiltyMexicans: rapistsMuslims: terroristsIndians: fakeNazis: very fine people — Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) August … Read More
The Drunk Spy
Alleged Russian spy Mariia Butina talked openly about her contacts with Russian intelligence officials when she got drunk, CNN reported yesterday. According to people who knew her at American University where she attended graduate school, on at least two occasions Butina bragged about her Russian government connections after she had imbibed and even said the Russian government was connected to her … Read More
Sarah Sander’s Scripted Rants Must Stop
Yesterday, after various Cabinet members assured America they were ready to combat Russian meddling, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders took questions on her own, and outright refused to disavow the Trump statement that “the press is the enemy of the people.” She knew the question was coming, and she read from a scripted answer. I noticed that she does … Read More
Document Dump: The Rich Family Loses Its Lawsuit Against Fox News
The basic issue here is that the most natural claims against Fox et al would be defamation claims on Seth’s behalf; however, only a living person can bring a defamation suit. An estate can’t. So they tried to shoehorn Intentional Inflection of Emotional Distress claims by relatives and the judge wouldn’t go for it, mainly because Fox ceased and desisted … Read More
Breaking: Trump Bigwigs Make Show Of Combating Russian Election Meddling (But The Press Is The Enemy Of The People)
About time too. After 18 months of getting kicked in the balls, the WH rolls out its national security team to discuss what they are doing to defend elections and protect against attacks by hostile actors (including information operations that target American public) About time, guys. — Molly McKew (@MollyMcKew) August 2, 2018 Yup. DNI Dan Coats, at WH briefing, … Read More