Benghazi was bullshit Uranium One was bullshit Clinton Foundation “Scandals” were bullshit Emails were bullshit Back in 2017, buoyed by Trump’s calls for investigations into “Crooked Hillary & the Dems,” the Justice Department launched an inquiry into Hillary Clinton and Republicans’ pet conspiracy theories about her and her career. Then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions asked U.S. Attorney John Huber to look into concerns that the FBI hadn’t fully pursued … Read More
Nancy Withholding The Articles Of Impeachment
There will be no haggling with the House over Senate procedure. We will not cede our authority to try this impeachment. The House Democrats’ turn is over. The Senate has made its decision. This is for the Senate, and the Senate only, to decide. — Leader McConnell (@senatemajldr) January 8, 2020 Oh no, is this supposed to be a threat? … Read More
Bolton: I’ll Testify
Statement of John Bolton: During the present impeachment controversy, I have tried to meet my obligations both as a citizen and as former National Security Advisor. My colleague, Dr. Charles Kupperman, faced with a House committee subpoena on the one hand, and a Presidential directive not to testify on the other, sought final resolution of this Constitutional conflict from the … Read More
Refresh, Reboot and Rebuckle Up — 2020 Will Mark Trump’s Demise
The advantage of being away from blogging for the holidays is that it provides some perspective on — oh who am I kidding. Everything is the same, only more so. The economy is going well, but Trump is twitter-raging more than ever before. In the quiet of Christmas and New Year’s, the President of the United States has repeatedly attacked … Read More
Puppet? Yes, Puppet!
Putin weighed in on Trump’s impeachment: Putin: Trump was impeached on completely contrived grounds, just a continuation of domestic infighting by Democrats, who lost election. First they accused Trump of colluding with Russia, now of pressuring Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/c8LIaCypZt — Lucian Kim (@Lucian_Kim) December 19, 2019 Huh. Much like the GOP talking points. It’s getting harder and harder t believe this … Read More
Christianity Today: ‘Trump Should Be Removed from Office’
The largest evangelical magazine, founded by Billy Graham: To the many evangelicals who continue to support Mr. Trump in spite of his blackened moral record, we might say this: Remember who you are and whom you serve. Consider how your justification of Mr. Trump influences your witness to your Lord and Savior. Consider what an unbelieving world will say if … Read More
TRUMP IMPEACHED
(But on the other hand) The depths of the misogyny here (not to mention the stunning lack of news judgment): Covering the impeachment of a president by insulting and demeaning the female House Speaker https://t.co/5tgOt8lpYk — Margaret Sullivan (@Sulliview) December 19, 2019 President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday night, becoming only the third American … Read More
Impeachment: An Historic Day
At each step in the impeachment saga, President Trump’s defense has shifted as prior ones fell apart. At first, Democrats were dragging things out. Now they’re moving too quickly. For months, the Inspector General probe would prove the FBI acted out of political bias in opening an investigation into the Trump campaign’s links to Russia. Now that the IG concluded … Read More
Trump’s Letter To Pelosi
Trump’s letter to Pelosi is like his tweets put to letterhead. He makes his regular false claims (the Electoral College result; cost of the Mueller probe; energy production; etc.), uses exclamation marks, and accuses Pelosi of lying about praying for him. You can tell that the first draft was written by a normal person. Then Trump read it, but notes … Read More
Rudy Opens Mouth Again & Fills In Details About His Role In Trump’s Corruption
NY Times: Rudolph W. Giuliani said on Monday that he provided President Trump with detailed information this year about how the United States ambassador to Ukraine was, in Mr. Giuliani’s view, impeding investigations that could benefit Mr. Trump, setting in motion the ambassador’s recall from her post. In an interview, Mr. Giuliani, the president’s personal lawyer, described how he passed along to Mr. Trump “a … Read More
Impeachment By The Numbers
That’s Fox News, folks. Only in Trump Bizarroword can 54% of the people being in favor of impeachment and 31% opposed — a 13 point spread — be considered good news for Trump. Here are some more pesky numbers: 1) A new high of 45% of independents favor impeachment, up from 38 in late Oct. 2) By a 16-point margin, … Read More
Will The Impeachment Trial Be Rigged?
It looks like McConnell, who already said he is coordinating with the White House, is prepared to make the Senate trial of President Trump move straight to a vote to acquit. Mitch McConnell: Everything I do during this, I’m coordinating with White House Counsel. There will be no difference between the President’s position and our position as to how to … Read More
Questions Republicans Don’t Want Answered
It would seem that one principled, serious move which could significantly reduce the partisanship and restore some semblance of dignity and truth-finding to the constitutional process would be for a group of Senate Republicans to join Democrats in demanding that they hear from witnesses and see documents that would answer certain questions, including: If Trump cared about corruption in Ukraine, … Read More
Breaking: House Judiciary Approves Articles Of Impeachment
After two days of “debate” (i.e., canned speeches on the left, faux outrage on the right), the House Judiciary Committee has voted to approve the two articles of impeachment against Donald Trump. The vote was on pure party lines. Spoiler: the full House will vote to impeach on a divided party-line vote, and the Senate will vote to acquit on … Read More