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A total and humiliating capitation to a president with no interest in the truth.

The news media is supposed to inform the public.

They are now being used to disseminate government propaganda.
REMEMBER: When Obama wanted to address the nation on immigration, the networks refused to air it because they believe it would be "overtly political."

What a joke.

goo.gl/a8SSgT
The idea that a Democratic rebuttal or fact-checking will make this better is insulting.

If I break my arm and a doctor gives me a cast, I'm thankful.

If a doctor breaks my arm and hands me a band-aid, it's not a favor.
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1. Some perspective on the BuzzFeed controversy

The central claim in BuzzFeed's story that Mueller disputes is this: Cohen "told the special counsel that after the election, the president personally instructed him to lie"

Mueller says Buzzfeed's "description" is "not accurate"
2. We know Cohen talked to Mueller's office and we know they discussed Cohen's decision to lie to Congress about when the pursuit of Trump's Moscow ended.

But what did Cohen say?

This isn't a mystery. There is a transcript. Sometime soon, the transcript should be released.
3. There is clearly some ambiguity about what Cohen told Congress. His lawyer wrote at one point that Cohen lied about the Moscow project "in accordance with Client-1’s directives" (Client-1 is Trump)

But in his allocation to the court, Cohen did not say he was directed by Trump
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Judd Legum
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While 800,000 federal workers aren't getting paid, Mnuchin is jetting off to Davos
He's still got it.
UPDATE: They canceled the trip to Davos cnn.com/2019/01/17/pol…
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Judd Legum
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1. It's likely that the current shutdown is illegal.

There is a fundamental misunderstanding of the law in these situations.

Most of the reporting gets it wrong.

Let's review.

popular.info/p/is-the-shutd…
2. The standard line is that the Antideficiency Act (ADA) allows the government to force essential employees to work without pay.

THIS IS NOT TRUE.

In general the ADA prohibits the government from spending money not appropriated by Congress.

popular.info/p/is-the-shutd…
3. The ADA also prohibits the government, in most cases, from accepting volunteer services from government workers.

The exception to this rule is "emergencies involving the safety of human life or the protection of property."

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Leakers causing gaslighting & public confusion. Journos are being used as tools for propaganda. Who's your source, @jonathanvswan?

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If fired by Trump, it's another act of obstruction.

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We are being used to fight a war. An information war.
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