Trump: Day 594
-Plans 2 Hold Children Indefinitely
-Won't Answer Obstruction Questions
-Ordering a West Wing Witch Hunt
-Had Inauguration Crowd Pics Edited
-Farm Bill Could Eliminate Aid for 3M
-Kavanaugh Refuses 2 Recuse Self
-Warren Calls 4 the 25th Amendment
-Plans 2 Hold Children Indefinitely
-Won't Answer Obstruction Questions
-Ordering a West Wing Witch Hunt
-Had Inauguration Crowd Pics Edited
-Farm Bill Could Eliminate Aid for 3M
-Kavanaugh Refuses 2 Recuse Self
-Warren Calls 4 the 25th Amendment
Add...
Day 699 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
Day 699 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
Add...
Day 551 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.
The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
Day 551 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.
The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
Add...
Day 338 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 #NeverAgain #EnoughIsEnough
Day 338 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 #NeverAgain #EnoughIsEnough
Add...
Four people, including the shooter, killed in mass shooting in downtown Cincinnati on Thursday.
vox.com/2018/9/6/17826…
Four people, including the shooter, killed in mass shooting in downtown Cincinnati on Thursday.
vox.com/2018/9/6/17826…
Add...
The incident at Fifth Third Center is the latest and the deadliest of 15 mass shootings in the region since 2013, an Enquirer analysis shows. cin.ci/2wN2vvX
The incident at Fifth Third Center is the latest and the deadliest of 15 mass shootings in the region since 2013, an Enquirer analysis shows. cin.ci/2wN2vvX
Add...
Levi Strauss & Co. announces a series of new initiatives to benefit groups working to prevent gun violence, saying the company "simply cannot stand by silently."
fortune.com/2018/09/04/lev…
Levi Strauss & Co. announces a series of new initiatives to benefit groups working to prevent gun violence, saying the company "simply cannot stand by silently."
fortune.com/2018/09/04/lev…
Add...
Day 160 without Trump publicly offering his condolences for Master Sgt. Jonathan Dunbar, the fallen American service member who lost his life after an IED bombing in Syria. Why?
Day 160 without Trump publicly offering his condolences for Master Sgt. Jonathan Dunbar, the fallen American service member who lost his life after an IED bombing in Syria. Why?
Add...
Russia warns US of possible Syria attack in area with dozens of American troops: report hill.cm/QBHaeBz
Russia warns US of possible Syria attack in area with dozens of American troops: report hill.cm/QBHaeBz
Add...
Day 160 Since Hope Hicks left as Trump’s 4th Communications Director after testifying to a Congressional committee that she had told "white lies" on Trump's behalf.
With Bill Shine, Trump is directing all White House messaging and communication.
Day 160 Since Hope Hicks left as Trump’s 4th Communications Director after testifying to a Congressional committee that she had told "white lies" on Trump's behalf.
With Bill Shine, Trump is directing all White House messaging and communication.
Add...
Day 139 since Trump began forcibly separating immigrant children from their families.
416 of 2,654 migrant kids separated from parents are *still* in custody, as of September 4th.
14 still-separated kids are under 5.
Day 139 since Trump began forcibly separating immigrant children from their families.
416 of 2,654 migrant kids separated from parents are *still* in custody, as of September 4th.
14 still-separated kids are under 5.
Add...
Trump admin says that it will sidestep a court agreement that limited detention for immigrant children, upending a ban that has been in place for 20 years. nbcnews.com/politics/immig…
Trump admin says that it will sidestep a court agreement that limited detention for immigrant children, upending a ban that has been in place for 20 years. nbcnews.com/politics/immig…
Add...
Day 87 since Trump made specific commitments to end military exercises with South Korea & eventually withdraw US forces from the peninsula without NO specific commitments on timing or verification of denuclearization from Kim Jong-un.
Day 87 since Trump made specific commitments to end military exercises with South Korea & eventually withdraw US forces from the peninsula without NO specific commitments on timing or verification of denuclearization from Kim Jong-un.
Add...
North Korea's Kim Jong Un has "unwavering trust for Trump" and wants to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula before Trump finishes his term, South Korean officials said. cnn.it/2Cpc3Dt
North Korea's Kim Jong Un has "unwavering trust for Trump" and wants to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula before Trump finishes his term, South Korean officials said. cnn.it/2Cpc3Dt
Add...
US envoy for North Korea to visit South Korea, China, Japan dlvr.it/QjNJV8
US envoy for North Korea to visit South Korea, China, Japan dlvr.it/QjNJV8
Add...
"U.S. Accuses North Korea of Plot to Hurt Economy as Spy Is Charged in Sony Hack" by DAVID E. SANGER and KATIE BENNER via NYT ift.tt/2M4sWmG
"U.S. Accuses North Korea of Plot to Hurt Economy as Spy Is Charged in Sony Hack" by DAVID E. SANGER and KATIE BENNER via NYT ift.tt/2M4sWmG
Add...
Day 17 since Trump was implicated as an unindicted co-conspirator in violating federal campaign finance laws to keep affairs quiet and Congress has refused to call for investigations and impeachment.
Is Trump above the law?
Day 17 since Trump was implicated as an unindicted co-conspirator in violating federal campaign finance laws to keep affairs quiet and Congress has refused to call for investigations and impeachment.
Is Trump above the law?
Add...
Senator Booker noted today that Kavanaugh was not on Trump's SCOTUS lists until the Mueller investigation started.
Important point, especially in light of his repeated refusal to recuse himself from cases involving the criminal investigation of Trump.
Senator Booker noted today that Kavanaugh was not on Trump's SCOTUS lists until the Mueller investigation started.
Important point, especially in light of his repeated refusal to recuse himself from cases involving the criminal investigation of Trump.
Add...
Rudy Giuliani tells the AP that Trump won't answer questions about obstruction of justice, calling them a "no-go." apnews.com/d5d182b22ebf4f…
Rudy Giuliani tells the AP that Trump won't answer questions about obstruction of justice, calling them a "no-go." apnews.com/d5d182b22ebf4f…
Add...
Rudy’s comments come as Kavanaugh has declined to say whether a president can be subpoenaed and forced to testify apnews.com/d5d182b22ebf4f…
Rudy’s comments come as Kavanaugh has declined to say whether a president can be subpoenaed and forced to testify apnews.com/d5d182b22ebf4f…
Add...
“Trump’s lawyers, in the end, can’t allow him to be interviewed by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III. It would be like a 9-year-old defending a PhD dissertation. Or maybe a rabbit jumping into a buzz saw.”
washingtonpost.com/opinions/we-ar…
“Trump’s lawyers, in the end, can’t allow him to be interviewed by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III. It would be like a 9-year-old defending a PhD dissertation. Or maybe a rabbit jumping into a buzz saw.”
washingtonpost.com/opinions/we-ar…
Add...
House Republicans have withdrawn from negotiations with Democrats over a pact that would have effectively barred both parties from using hacked or stolen material on the campaign trail this fall, NYT reports.
nytimes.com/2018/09/06/us/…
House Republicans have withdrawn from negotiations with Democrats over a pact that would have effectively barred both parties from using hacked or stolen material on the campaign trail this fall, NYT reports.
nytimes.com/2018/09/06/us/…
Add...
Trump is 'deeply suspicious' of much of the government he oversees —from lower level staffers to handpicked aides.
Trump even carried a handwritten list of people suspected to be leakers. "The snakes are everywhere," Trump has said.
axios.com/trump-administ…
Trump is 'deeply suspicious' of much of the government he oversees —from lower level staffers to handpicked aides.
Trump even carried a handwritten list of people suspected to be leakers. "The snakes are everywhere," Trump has said.
axios.com/trump-administ…
Add...
In the hours after the anonymous op-ed, two senior admin officials reached out to Axios to say the author stole the words right out of their mouths.
"A lot of us [were] wishing we'd been the writer ... there are dozens and dozens of us."
axios.com/trump-administ…
In the hours after the anonymous op-ed, two senior admin officials reached out to Axios to say the author stole the words right out of their mouths.
"A lot of us [were] wishing we'd been the writer ... there are dozens and dozens of us."
axios.com/trump-administ…
Add...
According to Axios, a "good number" of current White House officials have privately admitted to them they consider Trump unstable, and at times dangerously slow. The really deep concern and contempt has been at the agencies.
axios.com/trump-administ…
According to Axios, a "good number" of current White House officials have privately admitted to them they consider Trump unstable, and at times dangerously slow. The really deep concern and contempt has been at the agencies.
axios.com/trump-administ…
Add...
Inside the West Wing, top officials canceled meetings & huddled behind closed doors to strategize about how to expose the op-ed author, WSJ reports. Some called reporters to chase down rumors and see whether it came from inside the WH or an agency. wsj.com/articles/white…
Inside the West Wing, top officials canceled meetings & huddled behind closed doors to strategize about how to expose the op-ed author, WSJ reports. Some called reporters to chase down rumors and see whether it came from inside the WH or an agency. wsj.com/articles/white…
Add...
Trump is reportedly ordering a real witch hunt in the West Wing and throughout his admin, asking loyal aides to help determine who cooperated with Bob Woodward's book.
People inside the admin are "frustrated because they know it's true." cnn.com/2018/09/05/pol…
Trump is reportedly ordering a real witch hunt in the West Wing and throughout his admin, asking loyal aides to help determine who cooperated with Bob Woodward's book.
People inside the admin are "frustrated because they know it's true." cnn.com/2018/09/05/pol…
Add...
VP’s office takes the rare step of publicly denying NYT op-ed. A reflection of just how many inquiries they’ve gotten from reporters — who, alighting on the phrase “lodestar,” have speculated it may be coming from Penceworld.
VP’s office takes the rare step of publicly denying NYT op-ed. A reflection of just how many inquiries they’ve gotten from reporters — who, alighting on the phrase “lodestar,” have speculated it may be coming from Penceworld.
Add...
Good reminder: Mark Felt denied that he was Deep Throat for years before finally revealing his identity in 2005—31 years after Nixon's resignation.
Good reminder: Mark Felt denied that he was Deep Throat for years before finally revealing his identity in 2005—31 years after Nixon's resignation.
Add...
Sarah Sanders: For those of you asking for the identity of the anonymous coward:
Sarah Sanders: For those of you asking for the identity of the anonymous coward:
Add...
The Republicans angry about the NYT op-ed all seem very focused on who wrote and why a person would do such a traitorous thing. None seem very concerned with the actual content of the op-ed
businessinsider.com/nyt-op-ed-repu…
The Republicans angry about the NYT op-ed all seem very focused on who wrote and why a person would do such a traitorous thing. None seem very concerned with the actual content of the op-ed
businessinsider.com/nyt-op-ed-repu…
Add...
Rand Paul said that anyone with a security clearance who works in the White House should undergo a lie detector test to fish out who wrote the op-ed. cnn.com/politics/live-…
Rand Paul said that anyone with a security clearance who works in the White House should undergo a lie detector test to fish out who wrote the op-ed. cnn.com/politics/live-…
Add...
Elizabeth Warren: "If senior administration officials think the President of the United States is not able to do his job, then they should invoke the 25th Amendment."
cnn.com/politics/live-…
Elizabeth Warren: "If senior administration officials think the President of the United States is not able to do his job, then they should invoke the 25th Amendment."
cnn.com/politics/live-…
Add...
John Brennan on the release of the NYT op-ed and Woodward book: "Things were going to get worse before they get better and, indeed, we're in the worsening point." @MSNBC
John Brennan on the release of the NYT op-ed and Woodward book: "Things were going to get worse before they get better and, indeed, we're in the worsening point." @MSNBC
Add...
A former administration official still close to the White House expressed concerns that the mounting scandals and divisions plaguing Trump would hamper any remaining legislative agenda remaining in the first term. nbcnews.com/politics/donal…
A former administration official still close to the White House expressed concerns that the mounting scandals and divisions plaguing Trump would hamper any remaining legislative agenda remaining in the first term. nbcnews.com/politics/donal…
Add...
I guess Trump's not counting the deficit heading toward a trillion a year as an “economic metric.”
I guess Trump's not counting the deficit heading toward a trillion a year as an “economic metric.”
Add...
A Democratic aide told BuzzFeed that they "have reason to believe" a conversation happened between Kavanaugh and someone at Trump's personal lawyer's firm about Mueller and they "are continuing to pursue it." buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisg…
A Democratic aide told BuzzFeed that they "have reason to believe" a conversation happened between Kavanaugh and someone at Trump's personal lawyer's firm about Mueller and they "are continuing to pursue it." buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisg…
Add...
Harris says she had "reliable information" Kavanaugh was part of a convo about Mueller wirh firm of Trump's personal lawyer.
Kavanaugh: "The answer is no."
Harris: "Thank you. And it would have been great if you could have said that last night."
Harris says she had "reliable information" Kavanaugh was part of a convo about Mueller wirh firm of Trump's personal lawyer.
Kavanaugh: "The answer is no."
Harris: "Thank you. And it would have been great if you could have said that last night."
Add...
As a White House lawyer in the Bush admin, Brett Kavanaugh suggested that calling Roe v. Wade "settled law of the land" might be inaccurate, according to a secret email obtained by NYT. nytimes.com/2018/09/06/us/…
As a White House lawyer in the Bush admin, Brett Kavanaugh suggested that calling Roe v. Wade "settled law of the land" might be inaccurate, according to a secret email obtained by NYT. nytimes.com/2018/09/06/us/…
Add...
From email Booker just released...Kavanaugh shares an "interesting piece" saying Roe "is bad law."
From email Booker just released...Kavanaugh shares an "interesting piece" saying Roe "is bad law."
Add...
The email is one of thousands of docs a Bush lawyer turned over to the Senate Judiciary Committee but deemed "committee confidential," meaning it could not be made public or discussed by Democrats.
nytimes.com/2018/09/06/us/…
The email is one of thousands of docs a Bush lawyer turned over to the Senate Judiciary Committee but deemed "committee confidential," meaning it could not be made public or discussed by Democrats.
nytimes.com/2018/09/06/us/…
Add...
Leahy releases newly public emails that were originally committee confidential, says these emails indicate Kavanaugh knew about stolen info from Dems during the Bush admin.
Leahy releases newly public emails that were originally committee confidential, says these emails indicate Kavanaugh knew about stolen info from Dems during the Bush admin.
Add...
On the left, sworn testimony in which Brett Kavanaugh tells Ted Kennedy he was "not involved in handling" Bill Pryor's nomination.
On the right, Kavanaugh's invited to "emergency umbrella meeting" at firm "to discuss nominee Bill Pryor's hearing."
On the left, sworn testimony in which Brett Kavanaugh tells Ted Kennedy he was "not involved in handling" Bill Pryor's nomination.
On the right, Kavanaugh's invited to "emergency umbrella meeting" at firm "to discuss nominee Bill Pryor's hearing."
Add...
Topics where Kavanaugh appeared to commit perjury:
1 Whether he knew he received stolen emails
2 When he found out about warrantless wiretapping
3 Whether he was involved in the Pryor nomination
4 Whether he opined on constitutionality of criminally investigating Prez
Topics where Kavanaugh appeared to commit perjury:
1 Whether he knew he received stolen emails
2 When he found out about warrantless wiretapping
3 Whether he was involved in the Pryor nomination
4 Whether he opined on constitutionality of criminally investigating Prez
Add...
Brett Kavanaugh appears to refer to birth control pills as "abortion-inducing drugs." (via PBS)
Brett Kavanaugh appears to refer to birth control pills as "abortion-inducing drugs." (via PBS)
Add...
Following repeated questioning from Kamala Harris, Kavanaugh declines to say whether the Obergefell decision that legalized gay marriage was correctly decided by the Court.
Following repeated questioning from Kamala Harris, Kavanaugh declines to say whether the Obergefell decision that legalized gay marriage was correctly decided by the Court.
Add...
For 3 years, at a cost of $2,000,000, Kavanaugh investigated Vince Foster conspiracy theories.
"He meticulously examined the W.H. carpets ... He sent investigators in search of follicle specimens from Mr. Foster’s bereft, blond, teenage daughter." nytimes.com/2018/09/05/opi…
For 3 years, at a cost of $2,000,000, Kavanaugh investigated Vince Foster conspiracy theories.
"He meticulously examined the W.H. carpets ... He sent investigators in search of follicle specimens from Mr. Foster’s bereft, blond, teenage daughter." nytimes.com/2018/09/05/opi…
Add...
Speaking of conspiracy theories, @Twitter permanently bans Alex Jones and Infowars accounts for abusive behavior.
cnb.cx/2wMyf4t
Speaking of conspiracy theories, @Twitter permanently bans Alex Jones and Infowars accounts for abusive behavior.
cnb.cx/2wMyf4t
Add...
Chuck Grassley had sought Christopher Steele's only deposition related to his Trump-Russia dossier, but a judge has ruled Grassley can't have the testimony outright and that he would have to follow normal court procedures. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
Chuck Grassley had sought Christopher Steele's only deposition related to his Trump-Russia dossier, but a judge has ruled Grassley can't have the testimony outright and that he would have to follow normal court procedures. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
Add...
A week before Trump's Mayflower foreign policy speech, an employee of Center for the National Interest saw a detailed outline of the speech on Dimitri Simes' desk and took a picture of it. thedailybeast.com/putins-friend-…
A week before Trump's Mayflower foreign policy speech, an employee of Center for the National Interest saw a detailed outline of the speech on Dimitri Simes' desk and took a picture of it. thedailybeast.com/putins-friend-…
Add...
A government photographer edited official pictures of Trump's inauguration to make the crowd appear bigger following a personal intervention from Trump, according to newly released documents reported on by The Guardian.
theguardian.com/world/2018/sep…
A government photographer edited official pictures of Trump's inauguration to make the crowd appear bigger following a personal intervention from Trump, according to newly released documents reported on by The Guardian.
theguardian.com/world/2018/sep…
Add...
The farm bill being negotiated in conference committee this week would kick between 2-3.2 million low-income people off of food stamps nytimes.com/2018/09/06/us/…
The farm bill being negotiated in conference committee this week would kick between 2-3.2 million low-income people off of food stamps nytimes.com/2018/09/06/us/…
Add...
Interior Dept IG says Zinke received $43,000 tickets for free from concert venue hill.cm/t8M9KSB
Interior Dept IG says Zinke received $43,000 tickets for free from concert venue hill.cm/t8M9KSB
Add...
Pro-Trump commentator Scottie Nell Hughes joins Kremlin-backed news outlet hill.cm/xtGoWxm
Pro-Trump commentator Scottie Nell Hughes joins Kremlin-backed news outlet hill.cm/xtGoWxm
Add...
Trump left the White House as reporters ask questions about the anonymous op-ed in the New York Times
Trump left the White House as reporters ask questions about the anonymous op-ed in the New York Times
Add...
Trump holds rally in Montana day after top official writes anonymous op-ed blasting him hill.cm/I5idYk6
Trump holds rally in Montana day after top official writes anonymous op-ed blasting him hill.cm/I5idYk6
Add...
61 Days until midterm elections.
We've got great candidates, great energy, and great issues. Take nothing for granted -- we can't let up.
To power a 🌊 this November, make SURE you're registered, help others register & vote early!
IWillVote.com
61 Days until midterm elections.
We've got great candidates, great energy, and great issues. Take nothing for granted -- we can't let up.
To power a 🌊 this November, make SURE you're registered, help others register & vote early!
IWillVote.com
Add...
Add...
Daily reminder...
Daily reminder...
Add...
In case you missed yesterday's thread:
In case you missed yesterday's thread:
Add...
NYT: There was discussion among Trump advisers of forcing officials to take polygraph tests re: the op-ed. Another option: Signing sworn affidavits that could be used in court.
One outside adviser said the W.H. had a list of about 12 suspects.
nytimes.com/2018/09/06/us/…
NYT: There was discussion among Trump advisers of forcing officials to take polygraph tests re: the op-ed. Another option: Signing sworn affidavits that could be used in court.
One outside adviser said the W.H. had a list of about 12 suspects.
nytimes.com/2018/09/06/us/…
Add...
WaPo reports that Kelly, Bolton, Sanders, and Kushner huddled in the Oval with Trump, trying to convince him that they could trust them and others.
But that leaked to the Post! One of those officials leaked it. So can Trump really trust them all?
washingtonpost.com/politics/a-nev…
WaPo reports that Kelly, Bolton, Sanders, and Kushner huddled in the Oval with Trump, trying to convince him that they could trust them and others.
But that leaked to the Post! One of those officials leaked it. So can Trump really trust them all?
washingtonpost.com/politics/a-nev…
Add..
What happened here when Trump tried twice to pronounce "anonymous"?
What happened here when Trump tried twice to pronounce "anonymous"?
