Analysis from The Guardian: Donald’s “public anger at one of his early supporters is rooted in Sessions’ recusal from the Russia investigation – to Trump, a personal betrayal.”
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President Trump is considering pardoning himself. I asked 15 experts if that’s legal.
All the experts agreed about one other fact: Even if Trump does pardon himself, that would not shield him from impeachment hearings. And most believe
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Donald Trump Jr. makes the Russian connection
If it’s what you say I love it, especially later in the summer. — Donald Trump, Jr., responding to Rob Goldstone, an ex-British tabloid writer,
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To comprehend Trump, read this
Bloomberg columnist: ‘What’s wrong with Donald Trump?’ Instead of ranting in response, as I’d been doing for months, I’m now offering up a reading list. Here it is.”
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Shades of Richard Nixon: Trump spokesperson says Trump is not a liar
When Richard Nixon said he wasn’t a crook, it caused people to think of him as a crook. And now Trump’s spokesperson is saying her boss is not a liar. It certainly brings to mind that memorable moment from the Watergate saga.
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James Comey lays out the case that Donald Trump obstructed justice
Trump made his wishes clear and fired Comey when his wishes weren’t respected… It doesn’t matter whether it was an order or not. What matters
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Donald Trump told visiting Russians that firing ‘nut job’ Comey eased pressure from investigation
Donald Trump told visiting Russians that firing ‘nut job’ Comey eased pressure from investigation (The New York Times).
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Historian Timothy Snyder on Trump and what happened to the Democratic and Republican parties
What we ended up with, from Bill Clinton onward, is a status quo party and an “undo the system” party, where the Democrats became the
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Well, well, well: Mike Pence used private email for state business — and was hacked
Breaking news from the Indianapolis Star: “Mike Pence routinely used a private email account to conduct public business as governor of Indiana, at times discussing sensitive matters and homeland security issues.”
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Now it’s the FBI’s turn to be investigated: Justice Department inspector general will probe Bureau’s handling of Clinton email case
Via The Washington Post: “The Justice Department inspector general will review broad allegations of misconduct involving FBI Director James B. Comey and how he handled the probe of Hillary Clinton’s email practices, the inspector general announced Thursday.”
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Watch Meryl Streep’s incredible Cecil D. DeMille Award acceptance speech at the Golden Globes
Without mentioning him, Meryl Streep eviscerated Donald Trump’s bigotry and his despicable campaign for the presidency. “Violence incites violence,” she noted.
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House Republicans gut their own oversight
“In one of their first moves of the new Congress, House Republicans have voted to gut their own independent ethics watchdog — a huge blow to cheerleaders of congressional oversight and one that dismantles major reforms adopted after the Jack Abramoff scandal,” Politico reports.
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Paul Krugman: How republics end
[T]he sickness of American politics didn’t begin with Donald Trump, any more than the sickness of the Roman Republic began with Caesar. The erosion of
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Massive, blatant, un-American power grab under way in North Carolina by Republicans
Republican legislators are rushing through legislation to strip away incoming Democratic governor Roy Cooper’s appointment power in midnight votes that the public is not being allowed to observe.
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Republicans are now vowing Total War. And the consequences could be immense.
You may not like what Democrats stand for, but they aren’t engaging in widespread official vote suppression, chanting that should their candidate win her opponent
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Warren Buffett just released his own tax data to hammer Trump
Billionaire and Hillary Clinton supporter Warren Buffet today released data from his own federal income tax returns to put pressure on Trump to release his. “I have been audited by the IRS multiple times and am currently being audited. I have no problem in releasing my tax information while under audit. Neither would Mr. Trump — at least he would have no legal problem,” Buffet said, in a dig at Trump. Trump’s campaign declined to respond to Buffet’s statement for obvious reasons.
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October unsurprise: Trump recorded having extremely lewd conversation about women in 2005
“Donald Trump bragged in vulgar terms about kissing, groping and trying to have sex with women during a 2005 conversation caught on a hot microphone, saying that ‘when you’re a star, they let you do it,’ according to a video obtained by The Washington Post.” David A. Fahrenthold reports.
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Trump’s organization did business with Iranian bank later linked to terrorism
“Donald Trump’s real estate organization rented New York office space from 1998 to 2003 to an Iranian bank that U.S. authorities have linked to terrorist groups and Iran’s nuclear program,” the Center for Public Integrity reports.
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It figures: Trump tax records obtained by NYT reveal he could have avoided paying taxes for nearly two decades
“Donald J. Trump declared a $916 million loss on his 1995 income tax returns, a tax deduction so substantial it could have allowed him to legally avoid paying any federal income taxes for up to 18 years, records obtained by The New York Times show.”
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Unwinding a lie: Donald Trump and ‘birtherism’
The New York Times’ Michael Barbaro: “The essential question — why promote a lie? — may be unanswerable. Was it sport? Was it his lifelong quest to court media attention? Was it racism? Was it the cynical start of his eventual campaign for president?”
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Hillary Clinton’s twenty questions that Donald Trump needs to answer — now
Earlier today, Hillary Clinton’s campaign tweetstormed a host of questions that Donald Trump should be compelled to answer after Newsweek published a piece by Kurt
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