Day 505 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.
The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #fakenews #TrumpLies
Day 292 since the deadliest mass shooting on U.S soil in Las Vegas that killed 58, injured 546 and Congress has taken NO action to prevent future mass shootings. #NeverForget
Gun rights supporters are following Parkland students around on their gun control tour.
(via @HBO)
Trump declared last month that North Korea no longer posed a nuclear threat.
Meanwhile, a missile-engine testing facility that Trump said would be destroyed remains intact & US officials say NoKo is working to conceal aspects of its nuclear program.washingtonpost.com/world/national…
Palm Beach County taxpayers fronted more than $5,700,000 to help protect Trump during his 10 visits to Mar-a-Lago between November and April, figures show.
The federal government is expected to reimburse local governments for the expenses. mypalmbeachpost.com/news/national-…
SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh has suggested that the court was wrong to force Richard Nixon to turn over the Watergate tapes.
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Trump says FISA docs prove FBI probe was crooked.
Nearly every intel reporter who read them concluded the opposite.
Nunes should have lost his chairmanship when he embarrassed himself and compromised the investigation a year ago, but he definitely should lose his gavel over this.
You're move Paul Ryan.
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Trump doesn’t read briefings or listen to advice. He cherry picks intelligence, and he doesn’t even tell them what was discussed in meetings.
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Schiff says that Trump is "acting like someone who's compromised. And It may very well be that he is compromised or it may very well be that he believes that he's compromised, that the Russians have information on him." (via ABC)
Konstantin Nikolaev, a Russian billionaire with investments in U.S. energy and tech companies, provided financial support for Mariia Butina's gun rights group, WaPo reports.
Nikolaev's son Andrey volunteered for Trump's 2016 campaign.
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Mariia Butina had wider high-level contacts in Washington than previously known, taking part in 2015 meetings between a visiting Russian official and two senior officials at the U.S. Federal Reserve and Treasury Department, according to Reuters. reuters.com/article/us-usa…
Last year's Treasury financial crimes unit collected voluminous suspicious activity reports from banks on Maria Butina, Alexander Torshin, Paul Erickson, Bridges LLC & Investing With Dignity
The SARs were shared w/FBI, Mueller, SSCI. buzzfeednews.com/article/emmalo…
47% say America's leadership in the world has gotten weaker under Trump, compared to 30% who say it has gotten stronger.
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Trump's Russia ambassador: My colleagues laughed when I told them people wanted me to resign hill.cm/1wr2mJN
Republican Rep. Mark Sanford: Trump's conduct with Putin mandates that he release his tax returns.
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Soon after a New York federal judge said formal delivery of a lawsuit isn't a "game," Jared Kushner's lawyer agreed to accept service of the DNC's April complaint accusing him of colluding with Russia to meddle in the 2016 election. bloomberg.com/amp/news/artic…
18 months into Jared Kushner's White House tenure, his family's real estate firm is deepening its financial relationships with institutions and individuals that have a lot riding on decisions made by the federal government.
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The Chinese government is banning media criticism of Trump.
We MUST protect our 1st Ammendment.
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Pence's hometown is taking a hit due to Trump's tariffs.
"I'm very worried," said Tom Linebarger, the head of Cummins, the biggest employer in Columbus, Indiana, who warns of job losses ahead because thousands of jobs in the area depend on trade.
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Lindsey Graham says on CBS that his voters will need to experience a little pain over the tariffs in order to win trade war with China.
Good luck with that message.
Wages were supposed to rise after Trump's tax cuts.
Instead, they’ve fallen bloom.bg/2Lb4dBo via @bopinion
“Exaggerated hyperbole.” - Spicer when asked about Trump falsehoods/lies/misleading statements.
"Grotesque lies—lies about immigrants, crime, costs to the community. They’re simply lies—factually inaccurate," said Joe Biden. "Policies that literally rip babies from the arms of their [parents]—one of the darkest moments in our history." nbcnews.com/news/us-news/b…
@khnews got the numbers of babies under 1 who are going to court for immigration deportation hearings.
Not only do they not understand English, they are not old enough to understand any language. Makes no sense khn.org/news/from-crib…
Chicago detention facility under federal investigation after allegations of abuse of migrant children hill.cm/S1y0t3F
One CBP proposal to cut the number of asylum seekers would eliminate the use of ports of entry as asylum processing centers.
Hopeful refugees would apply for protection only from abroad, stranding them in conditions they hope to escape. nytimes.com/2018/07/18/us/…
The Trump admin is planning to eliminate a vast trove of medical guidelines that for nearly 20 years has been a critical resource for doctors, researchers and others in the medical community, according to The Daily Beast. thebea.st/2NceTMv
In the second fundraising quarter of 2018, Democratic candidates outraised Republicans in 90% of the most competitive House races. nbcnews.com/politics/first…
Nine states with a history of racial discrimination are more aggressively removing registered voters from their rolls than other states, according to a new report from the Brennan Center. nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
Iran warns Trump: War with us is "the mother of all wars"
The greatest distraction ever!
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In case you missed yesterday's thread:
Anti-Trump protesters shout "LOCK HIM UP!" just as Trump & Melania arrive at the White House on the 7th Day of consecutive protests, Sunday, July 22, 2018.
Higher res video here:
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#OccupyLafayettePark
As I said earlier, sets up his greatest distraction ever...