‘Obstruction of justice’: Trump faces heavy criticism for breaking promise to release Dem memo
On Saturday morning, President Trump accused Democrats of drafting a rebuttal to the Nunes memo that is too political, too long, and too sensitive that it would force him not to release it.
Describing the 10-page Democratic memo, Trump …
Ex-FBI Official Slams Trump-GOP Memo: ‘This Is The Stuff Of Third-World Countries’
“This is cringe-worthy stuff for a counterintelligence professional. It’s the weaponization of classified intelligence for political purposes.”
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News Analysis: Amid Turmoil From Washington to Wall Street, a Surprisingly Passive President
President Trump stayed largely on the sidelines as a volatile stock market plunged, Congress sealed a budget deal and a top aide was ousted over abuse charges.…
Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: He-Man Woman-Haters Club, White House Chapter
The last two weeks would seem to demand another advance of the Fascism Watch. After all, we saw Trump and Nunes collaborate on a work of fantasy that was purpose-built to damage the justice system of the United States. Despite …
Ignoring photographic evidence, Trump dismisses abuse allegations against ex-White House staffer
On Saturday morning, President Trump dismissed credible domestic abuse allegations against former top White House secretary Rob Porter as “a mere allegation” and suggested that Porter has been falsely accused.
“Peoples lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere …
Fox News Convinces Trump That He Is A Victim Of An Obama Conspiracy
On Saturday, Trump expressed support for the belief that he saw on Fox News, that the Russia investigation is an Obama conspiracy to get him. Trump tweeted: “My view is that not only has Trump been vindicated in the last …
Pressure From Trump May Lead to Revision of Democratic Memo
Democrats accused the president of hypocrisy in demanding changes to the memo given that he had declassified the contents of a rival Republican memo.…
Saturday open thread for night owls. Aronoff: The case for nationalizing Elon Musk
Kate Aronoff at In These Times writes—The Case for Nationalizing Elon Musk. When companies like SpaceX make it big, they’d be obligated to return some portion of their gains to the public infrastructure that helped them succeed, expanding …
It took mere minutes for Trump to undermine RNC spokesperson’s claim that he’s a champion of women
During an MSNBC interview on Saturday morning, Republican National Committee spokesperson Kayleigh McEnany said that the Trump White House “stands with women, unmistakably.”
About an hour later, Trump completely undercut McEnany’s talking point with a tweet in which he defended …