Trump is on film saying the things he says - or won't say. Coddling and deferring to Putin in front of the world. Refusing to defend our national security in front of the world. /1
Trump's Twitter feed is a seemingly endless stream of distortions, lies, deliberate twisting of facts, racist dog whistles, attacks on our intelligence community, and divisive HATE. Just straight up lying Hate. /2
There isn't any point in giving him an opportunity to scramble with his communications team to walk back or distort and deny what everyone clearly saw and heard from Trump. The spin is just more bullshit. /3
Trump is beholden to and/or enthralled by Putin and is openly betraying the United States and everything we stand for on a daily basis in front of the entire world. You don't need me to list them (trashing NATO, trashing the DOJ, obfuscating the IC Reports, etc) you KNOW /4
Enough with the hand wringing, the parsing of Trump's projectile vomited lies, the analysis of his absolutely traitorous, treasonous, DANGEROUS disregard of the oath of his office and his undermining of the constitution /5
Today is the last day for hesitation. Trump is a clear and present danger to the United States. Any American who has any authority to stop him and does not even try is equally betraying their oath, their duty, our constitution, and our country. /6
Stop waiting for the threat Trump presents to destroy something. Get that bloated pile of spray tanned refuse out of the White House NOW.
With a one-week deadline looming over the investigation, some who say they have information relevant to the F.B.I.’s probe are suspicious that the investigation will amount to what one of Kavanaugh’s former Yale classmates called a “whitewash.”
The attorney for Elizabeth Rasor (Mark Judge's former girlfriend) said her client “has repeatedly made clear to the Senate Judiciary Committee and to the F.B.I. that she would like the opportunity to speak to them.” But, Kaplan said, “We’ve received no substantive response.”
A senior Republican senator is quietly supporting the closure of a legal loophole that allows federal and state governments to prosecute someone for the same crime. The case could have implications for the Russia investigation, @NatashaBertrand reports: theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
"Republican senator Orrin Hatch, who sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, filed a 44-page amicus brief earlier this month in Gamble v. United States, a case that will consider whether the dual-sovereignty doctrine should be put to rest."
"The 150-year-old exception to the Fifth Amendment’s double-jeopardy clause allows state and federal courts to prosecute the same person for the same criminal offense."
Bruce Ohr Fought Russian Organized Crime. Now He’s a Target of Trump. nyti.ms/2MNxhiz
"Those who know Mr. Ohr seem perplexed that the president has singled him out. Co-workers and former associates describe him as a scrupulous government official who cares deeply about the Justice Department."
"As oligarchs and gangs flourished in Eurasia after the fall of the Soviet Union, Mr. Ohr, his deputies, the F.B.I. and federal prosecutors tackled Russian crime syndicates"
Manhattan D.A. Eyes Criminal Charges Against Trump Organization nyti.ms/2o3rd7t
"The Manhattan district attorney’s office is considering pursuing criminal charges against the Trump Organization and two senior company officials in connection with Michael D. Cohen’s hush money payment to an adult film actress"
"A state investigation would center on how the company accounted for its reimbursement to Mr. Cohen for the $130,000 he paid to the actress, Stephanie Clifford (Stormy Daniels)"
NSA and Cyber Command to coordinate actions to counter Russian election interference in 2018 amid absence of White House guidance wapo.st/2zOfy5g?tid=ss…
“Nakasone, and the heads of the other three-letter agencies, are doing what they can in their own lanes, absent an overall approach directed by the president,” said Michael V. Hayden, who has headed the NSA and the CIA.
“As good as it is, it’s not good enough. This is not a narrowly defined cyberthreat. This is one of the most significant strategic national security threats facing the United States since 9/11.”
Shortly after he took office, Trump began passing out his person cell number to a handful of foreign leaders washingtonpost.com/politics/ahead…
"In April 2017, White House aides were startled when officials in Canada issued a standard summary of a conversation between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Trump."
In the summary of this phone call, Trudeau complained of “unfair duties” and “baseless” claims about trade by Trump administration officials.