Trump: No Collusion, No Collusion, But Would I Collude? You Bet!

Ken AshfordElection 2020, L'Affaire Russe, Trump & AdministrationLeave a Comment

In an Oval Office interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, Trump said he would consider accepting information on his political opponents from a foreign government, despite the concerns raised by the intelligence community and special counsel Robert S. Mueller III over Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Trump also said he wouldn’t necessarily alert the FBI if a foreign country … Read More

Don Jr Testifies Behind Closed Doors

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He’s sticking to his story, which contradicts previous testimony of Gates and Cohen: Donald Trump Jr. told the Senate Intelligence Committee Wednesday that he did not tell his father about the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting and that he didn’t pay close attention to the Trump Tower Moscow project that was one of many potential deals that had been in … Read More

House Judiciary Committee Voting Now On Contempt For AG Barr And Commerce Secretary Ross

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This relates to refusal to turn over documents relating to the citizenship question on the census. New: DOJ informs House Oversight President Trump is invoking executive privilege with regard to some of the subpoenaed documents regarding addition of a citizenship to 2020 census pic.twitter.com/vlVE000dqi — Sam Levine (@srl) June 12, 2019 So weird that the administration is going to such … Read More

Actually, It Seems The President IS Above The Law

Ken AshfordCongress, Courts/Law, Trump & AdministrationLeave a Comment

It is worth noting that, while Attorney General Barr has apparently negotiated an agreement to provide the House Judiciary Committee with access to Robert Mueller’s “most important files” related to the obstruction inquiry, Trump’s lawyers continue to fight in court against the release of the president’s financial records. It is very likely that the latter poses the bigger threat to Trump, who has already … Read More

Barr Caves; Mueller Evidence To Go To House Judiciary Committee

Ken AshfordL'Affaire Russe, Trump & AdministrationLeave a Comment

Breaking: House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler on Monday said he has struck a deal with the Justice Department to begin providing Congress with some documents from the Mueller Report related to obstruction of justice. Nadler announced the agreement ahead of a vote scheduled for Tuesday, when the House is expected to approve a resolution to go to court to enforce … Read More

Trump Ends Tariffs Threat After Working Out A Deal With Mexico, Except….

Ken AshfordImmigration and Xenophobia, Trump & AdministrationLeave a Comment

Except the “deal” was going to happen anyway. Yup: The deal to avert tariffs that President Trump announced with great fanfare on Friday night consists largely of actions that Mexico had already promised to take in prior discussions with the United States over the past several months, according to officials from both countries who are familiar with the negotiations. Friday’s … Read More

Articles Of Impeachment Against Trump (Fictional)

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ARTICLE I The Russian government engaged in a sophisticated campaign to influence the 2016 presidential election. On May 17, 2017, a special counsel was appointed to investigate Russian interference, including any links or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the Trump campaign. The special counsel was also given “the authority to investigate and prosecute federal crimes committed … Read More

White House Orders Hicks Not To Comply With House Subpoena

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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

London Trolling

Ken AshfordTrump & AdministrationLeave a Comment

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

Ken AshfordCongress, L'Affaire Russe, Trump & AdministrationLeave a Comment

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

Ken AshfordRepublicans, Trump & AdministrationLeave a Comment

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