Day 515 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.
The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #fakenews #TrumpLies
Day 302 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
Alex Jones is seeking over $100,000 in court costs from the parents of Noah Pozner, who died at Sandy Hook.
They have lived in hiding for years, moving 7 times in 5 years, since Jones spread false claims that they were actors. nyti.ms/2LOZ5Cw
WHY does the media keep letting Trump spox repeat this lie -- from the podium of the White House -- that the Mueller investigation started because of the dossier?
Trump Falsely Claims Russia Investigation Started Because of Steele Dossier nyti.ms/2IXveXa
NBC News has confirmed via arms control experts that both satellite photos and U.S. intelligence show North Korea is continuing to produce ballistic missiles and work on its missile program.
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Mike Pence: "We see today as tangible progress in our efforts to achieve peace on the Korean Peninsula"
While our U.S. intelligence show North Korea is continuing to produce ballistic missiles.
558 days in office.
4,229 false or misleading claims from Trump.
That's an average of nearly 7.6 false claims a day, according to WaPo. washingtonpost.com/news/fact-chec…
Mueller's office wants to ask Trump about obstruction, sources close to the W.H.
According to sources, Trump learned within the last day that Mueller will limit the scope of questioning, would like to ask questions both orally and written. abcnews.go.com/US/special-cou…
WaPo reports that Mueller has offered to limit investigators' questions for Trump, confirms that Mueller has renewed negotiations with Trump's lawyers about a presidential sit-down, according to two people briefed on the negotiations.
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"According to sources familiar with the President's reaction Wednesday morning, that was the genesis for his early morning tweet storm."
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Mueller is investigating whether @realDonaldTrump’s used Twitter to intimidate or pressure Jeff Sessions.
Today, Trump uses Twitter to pressure Sessions to end the Russia investigation:
Giuliani and Sekulow seem to be downplaying Trump's tweet, saying that Trump was not ordering Sessions to take specific action.
Sekulow: "The president has issued no order or direction..."
Giuliani: "...[Trump] uses tweets to express his opinion."
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Richard Blumenthal on Trump's tweets: "It seems even more vivid and serious evidence of criminal intent to obstruct justice — whether it is obstruction itself or not, it certainly indicated intent."
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Sarah Sanders just said that Trump's Mueller/Sessions tweet is "not an order. It's the president's opinion."
Last year, Sean Spicer said Trump's tweets were official statements. nbcnews.com/politics/white…
Ex-federal prosecutor Harry Litman responds to Sarah Sanders: "The basic argument is: Come on ... You just look at this statement in isolation. It reads, it quacks, it walks like a command. It's a command." @MSNBC
Mueller has "put up" indictments of 32 people and 3 Russian companies.
Ex-GOP Gov. Christine Todd Whitman on Trump's 'collusion is not a crime' claim: "I find it extraordinarily offensive...I don't care whether it's a crime in the criminal code book or not. It's against the best interest of the US. You do not collude."
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The Republican-controlled Senate has defeated a push by Democrats to set aside an additional $250,000,000 for states to upgrade their voting systems to protect against hacking and other cyberattacks.
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FiveThirtyEight has obtained nearly 3,000,000 tweets from accounts associated with the Internet Research Agency, the fullest empirical record to date of Russian trolls' actions on social media.
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Facebook's foreign influence report excluded some of the most divisive rhetoric the company found.
It didn't reveal the depth some of the pages went to stoke racial tension and incite division among Americans. NBC News retrieved some deleted pages. nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news…
A couple hundred protesters have lined the hallway outside @SenJohnThune’s office where Judge Kavanaugh is expected to arrive for a meeting with the Senator. They’re being silent and many are holding up a fist—>
At least 65 US citizens were on the Aeroméxico plane that crashed Tuesday, "and we are providing consular services" to them, US State Dept. official says -@Abs_NBC nbcnews.to/2Ovs1y1
WATCH: Dramatic video shot by a passenger shows Aeroméxico plane taking off and crashing in Mexico.
The White House is looking at another reduction in refugees admitted to the United States.
If enacted, it would allow the lowest number of refugees admitted since the creation of the resettlement program in 1980.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — US appeals court: Trump's executive order threatening to withhold funding from 'sanctuary cities' is unconstitutional.
An immigration judge was removed from a case and replaced w/ a judge who would order the man in the case deported, a move that smacks of judicial interference by the Trump admin, according to a letter signed by a group of retired judges this week. buzzfeednews.com/article/hameda…
After being separated for 50 days, Thiago isn't the same boy, according to his mother.
When visitors arrived at their new home, he crouched behind the sofa.
"He's been like that since I got him back," she said. "He doesn't want to talk to anyone."
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More than 500 migrant fathers and sons detained in Texas after being separated from each other for weeks and months have launched a strike against unfair conditions.
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The ACLU and two other organizations are suing the Trump admin and ICE for "neglecting the rights of illegal immigrants housed at a federal prison in California during the implementation of the zero tolerance policy."
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The American Immigration Lawyers Association said that a migrant toddler died shortly after being released from an ICE detention center in Dilley, Texas.
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Ex-Ohio State coach urged wrestlers to walk back accusations that Jim Jordan covered up sex abuse: report hill.cm/en4S2bD
Ohio State announced that head coach Urban Meyer will be put on paid administrative leave while the university investigates allegations that he knew about domestic abuse allegations against an ex-assistant in 2015. twitter.com/i/moments/1024…
Lol. Watch Trumper CEO get hit with economic facts:
Sens. Warren and Carper and Rep. Cummings are demanding details from the DHS inspector general on the Secret Service's expenses during Trump's trip to his golf course in Scotland last month.
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Ad for a deal at DC's Trump Hotel goes out of its way not to mention that it’s at the Trump Hotel.
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Earlier today, Trump called into @rushlimbaugh’s talk radio show to congratulate him on his 30th year anniversary!
Sitting all by himself with only 2 sheets of paper on the desk.
Paul Manafort...
-Worked for you since 1980s
-Lived in Trump tower
-Worked for the same ppl who fund your businesses
-Locked down the GOP convention for you
-Ran your campaign
Oh, and he's in jail. Indicted for Crimes Against the USA.
Interesting that you bring up Capone. He was convicted of tax evasion.
Wonder if Mueller has your tax returns?
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In case you missed yesterday's thread:
#Trump’s strategy of holding power rests on aggravating our nation's racial & cultural divisions--the same objectives as the Russian bots & trolls.
Why Trump won't confront the cyber-warrriors? He seems ready to tell them to keep on keepin’ on.
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