Republicans Knew Trump Was Getting Help From Putin, Laughed It Off And Vowed To Keep It A Secret.“This is an off the record” “No leaks, all right?” Ryan said, adding: “This is how we know we’re a real family here” - Washington Post Reported politicaldig.com/top-republican…
“I’ll guarantee you that’s what it is. The Russians hacked the DNC and got the opp research that they had on Trump” McCarthy said with a laugh.“There’s . . . there’s two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump,” McCarthy said, drawing some laughter. “Swear to God” #wapo
"The exchange shows that the Republican leadership in the House privately discussed Russia’s involvement in the 2016 election and Trump’s relationship to Putin, but wanted to keep their concerns secret." #WAPO
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Paul Manafort chose Mike Pence as Trump's running mate -- and now the VP is facing heightened scrutiny: Many have feared what a Pence presidency would look like, given his actions as the Governor of Indiana against the LGBTQ community, women, and others. rawstory.com/2018/08/paul-m…
Trump is bad, but is Pence better or worse?
Pence is far more dangerous than trump because he's an efficient politician
Trump: If soldiers are 'real patriots,' they wouldn't take pay raise: “Does anybody not want it? Please raise your hand” Trump said. After scanning the crowd, he added, “What’s going on here? Are these real patriots? I don’t know, General. I don’t know.” shareblue.com/trump-soldiers…
Authoritarianism expert hints Lindsey Graham may be covering for Trump due to the 2016 Russian hacking of his own emails rawstory.com/2018/08/author…
“The RNC was hacked; no one knows what happened to those emails. Graham personally was hacked and nobody knows who has those emails...RNC is complicit financially and politically and broadly in what the Trump campaign has done in terms of illicit interactions with Russia” #MSNBC
“We have tracked all of those financial ties and there’s pretty good chance that either voluntarily or involuntarily Senator Graham has gotten mixed up in the situation and cannot be an objective observer,” she explained
Trey Gowdy calls on top intelligence officers to step down if Trump refuses to accept their assessment that Russia is interfering in U.S. elections. “The president has access to every bit of evidence” "The evidence is overwhelming.” Gowdy said rawstory.com/2018/07/discon…
Gowdy is right about the interference, but he is wrong that intelligence officers need to step down. Trump needs to go.
"The president either needs to rely on the people that he has chosen to advise him or those advisors need to reevaluate whether or not they can serve this administration” “The disconnect cannot continue. The evidence is overwhelming..president needs to say that and act like it.”
Texas Deputy Repeatedly Raped 4-Year-Old Girl, Threatened Mom With Deportation After She Caught Him - politicaldig.com/tex-deputy-thr…
Jose Nunez 10-year veteran of the Bexar County Sheriff’s Depart, was arrested early Sunday morning, Dallas News reports. “The details of the case are quite frankly heartbreaking, disturbing, disgusting and infuriating all at the same time, to be honest with you”the sheriff said
This what happens when immigrants illegals or otherwise are targeted and are defenceless.