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Trump: Day 756
-Declares Fake National Emergency
-Admits He "Didn't Need to Do This"
-Claims 2 "Hardly Know" Ann Coulter
-39th Mass Shooting in the New Year
-Manafort May Serve 19 to 24 Years
-Stone Linked to 11 GRU Officers
-223rd Day at a Trump Property
-Declares Fake National Emergency
-Admits He "Didn't Need to Do This"
-Claims 2 "Hardly Know" Ann Coulter
-39th Mass Shooting in the New Year
-Manafort May Serve 19 to 24 Years
-Stone Linked to 11 GRU Officers
-223rd Day at a Trump Property
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Day 861 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
Day 861 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
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Day 712 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.
The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
Day 712 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.
The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
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Day 500 since the deadliest mass shooting on U.S soil in Las Vegas that killed 58, injuring 546.
Although a bump stock ban takes effect in 32 days, Congress must take action to prevent future mass shootings. #NeverForget #NeverAgain #EnoughIsEnough
Day 500 since the deadliest mass shooting on U.S soil in Las Vegas that killed 58, injuring 546.
Although a bump stock ban takes effect in 32 days, Congress must take action to prevent future mass shootings. #NeverForget #NeverAgain #EnoughIsEnough
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Five people were killed and five officers injured in a shooting in Aurora, Illinois, police said.
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Five people were killed and five officers injured in a shooting in Aurora, Illinois, police said.
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Today's mass shooting in Aurora, Illinois is the 39th American mass shooting of the new year - 12th so far in the month of February. #NationalEmergency
Today's mass shooting in Aurora, Illinois is the 39th American mass shooting of the new year - 12th so far in the month of February. #NationalEmergency
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Although he'd been briefed about the shootings of police officers and civilians in Aurora, Illinois, Trump refused to answer questions about the unfolding tragedy shouted at him by reporters as he boarded Air Force One to go golfing in Florida.
Although he'd been briefed about the shootings of police officers and civilians in Aurora, Illinois, Trump refused to answer questions about the unfolding tragedy shouted at him by reporters as he boarded Air Force One to go golfing in Florida.
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Day 322 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 322 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?
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Day 322 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 322 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.
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Day 301 since Trump began forcibly separating immigrant children from their families.
As of 12/21/2018 according to Trump admin:
➡️ 161 of 2,816 *separated kids* still in custody.
Day 301 since Trump began forcibly separating immigrant children from their families.
As of 12/21/2018 according to Trump admin:
➡️ 161 of 2,816 *separated kids* still in custody.
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FYI: The Trump admin has quietly resumed separating immigrant families at the border.
At one agency, the children were put into temporary foster care and shelters with little or no indication that they arrived at the border with their parents: propub.li/2QcsPvY
FYI: The Trump admin has quietly resumed separating immigrant families at the border.
At one agency, the children were put into temporary foster care and shelters with little or no indication that they arrived at the border with their parents: propub.li/2QcsPvY
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Reminder: The Trump administration is systematically locking up thousands of children at unheard of rates - now almost 15,000 are in U.S. custody.
The government classifies these children as "unaccompanied"
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Reminder: The Trump administration is systematically locking up thousands of children at unheard of rates - now almost 15,000 are in U.S. custody.
The government classifies these children as "unaccompanied"
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Thousands more kids may have been separated from their parents at the border under the Trump administration than was previously thought, according to an internal government report.
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Thousands more kids may have been separated from their parents at the border under the Trump administration than was previously thought, according to an internal government report.
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Update: With Trump’s signature, it is now the law that ICE cannot arrest immigrants solely because they came forward to take in undocumented children.
Dems pushed for this after reporting on those arrests happening:
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Update: With Trump’s signature, it is now the law that ICE cannot arrest immigrants solely because they came forward to take in undocumented children.
Dems pushed for this after reporting on those arrests happening:
sfchronicle.com/politics/artic…
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Day 249 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 249 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.
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Former CIA Director John Brennan on Trump's claim about what Obama told him, per @JesseRodriguez:
"President Obama was never on the verge of starting any war with North Korea, large or small."
#TrumpLies
Former CIA Director John Brennan on Trump's claim about what Obama told him, per @JesseRodriguez:
"President Obama was never on the verge of starting any war with North Korea, large or small."
#TrumpLies
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Trump again touts North Korea as a great location for economic development, given its location near China and Russia and South Korea. "Right smack in the middle...phenomenal."
Make. North Korea. Great. Again.
Trump again touts North Korea as a great location for economic development, given its location near China and Russia and South Korea. "Right smack in the middle...phenomenal."
Make. North Korea. Great. Again.
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Day 179 since Trump was implicated as an unindicted co-conspirator in violating federal campaign finance laws to keep affairs quiet.
Day 179 since Trump was implicated as an unindicted co-conspirator in violating federal campaign finance laws to keep affairs quiet.
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Day 71 since US Justice Department prosecutors say Trump committed a felony.
Yet, no subpoena, no indictment, no impeachment.
Which begs the question: Is Trump above the law?
Day 71 since US Justice Department prosecutors say Trump committed a felony.
Yet, no subpoena, no indictment, no impeachment.
Which begs the question: Is Trump above the law?
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House Oversight says it has new documents from OGE that show Trump's lawyers gave the agency "evolving stories" on whether Trump had reimbursed Cohen—including likening the expenses for which Trump reimbursed him to "payments for a kitchen remodel."
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House Oversight says it has new documents from OGE that show Trump's lawyers gave the agency "evolving stories" on whether Trump had reimbursed Cohen—including likening the expenses for which Trump reimbursed him to "payments for a kitchen remodel."
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Cummings says new information he’s obtained shows Trump attorneys may have given false info to federal ethics officials regarding Trump hush money payments. Their story changed after Rudy’s comments to Hannity last year. w/@FoxReports @KaraScannell cnn.com/2019/02/15/pol…
Cummings says new information he’s obtained shows Trump attorneys may have given false info to federal ethics officials regarding Trump hush money payments. Their story changed after Rudy’s comments to Hannity last year. w/@FoxReports @KaraScannell cnn.com/2019/02/15/pol…
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New Jersey’s attorney general has stepped into the investigation of Trump’s $107 million presidential inaugural fund, issuing an administrative subpoena for the fund’s financial records, including any that document fund-raising in the state. nytimes.com/2019/02/15/us/…
New Jersey’s attorney general has stepped into the investigation of Trump’s $107 million presidential inaugural fund, issuing an administrative subpoena for the fund’s financial records, including any that document fund-raising in the state. nytimes.com/2019/02/15/us/…
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"There are no red lines except what’s necessary to protect the country," Schiff said, telling WaPo he plans to request info, perhaps by subpoena, from Deutsche Bank, a major Trump lender, and that "our work on Trump's finances has already begun." washingtonpost.com/opinions/were-…
"There are no red lines except what’s necessary to protect the country," Schiff said, telling WaPo he plans to request info, perhaps by subpoena, from Deutsche Bank, a major Trump lender, and that "our work on Trump's finances has already begun." washingtonpost.com/opinions/were-…
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Day 136 since WaPo columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.
Saudi Arabia admits they were responsible for his death. Yet, the location of Khashoggi's body remains unknown.
Why does Trump defend Saudi Arabia?
Day 136 since WaPo columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.
Saudi Arabia admits they were responsible for his death. Yet, the location of Khashoggi's body remains unknown.
Why does Trump defend Saudi Arabia?
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Khashoggi's body may have been burnt, consulate had gas, furnace: Report ndtv.com/world-news/jam…
Khashoggi's body may have been burnt, consulate had gas, furnace: Report ndtv.com/world-news/jam…
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Turki Aldakhil Was Named In A Report On Journalist Jamal Khashoggi's Killing & Now He's Been Appointed As 🇸🇦's Ambassador To 🇦🇪 !
Turki Aldakhil Was Named In A Report On Journalist Jamal Khashoggi's Killing & Now He's Been Appointed As 🇸🇦's Ambassador To 🇦🇪 !
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Remember that in hours of testimony on national security threats last month, Trump's intelligence chiefs never mentioned the need for a wall along the southern border, which Trump has portrayed as the single most pressing need facing the country.
Remember that in hours of testimony on national security threats last month, Trump's intelligence chiefs never mentioned the need for a wall along the southern border, which Trump has portrayed as the single most pressing need facing the country.
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Trump announces his southern border national emergency in the Rose Garden.
Video thread to follow:
Trump announces his southern border national emergency in the Rose Garden.
Video thread to follow:
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Trump begins his national emergency speech by talking about...trade with China.
Trump begins his national emergency speech by talking about...trade with China.
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Trump then talks about...his special relationship with totalitarian dictator Kim Jong-un
Trump then talks about...his special relationship with totalitarian dictator Kim Jong-un
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TRUMP: "The market is getting close to the new highs that we created. We have all the records. We have every record."
TRUMP: "The market is getting close to the new highs that we created. We have all the records. We have every record."
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Trump explains that he doesn't believe government data about smuggled drugs coming through the southern border, because...the crowd at his rally in El Paso cheered when he asked them if the wall there reduced crime.
Trump explains that he doesn't believe government data about smuggled drugs coming through the southern border, because...the crowd at his rally in El Paso cheered when he asked them if the wall there reduced crime.
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Trump announces he's "signing a national emergency," arguing that "We're talking about an invasion of our country with drugs, with human traffickers, with all types of criminals and gangs," he says.
Trump announces he's "signing a national emergency," arguing that "We're talking about an invasion of our country with drugs, with human traffickers, with all types of criminals and gangs," he says.
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Trump explains that he'd like American drug laws to be more like China's, where drug dealers receive the death penalty.
Trump just recently signed criminal justice reform.
Trump explains that he'd like American drug laws to be more like China's, where drug dealers receive the death penalty.
Trump just recently signed criminal justice reform.
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Trump takes total credit for the good economy: "Let me tell you, the previous administration, it was heading south and it was going fast. We would have been down the tubes... you see what's going on today, it's through the roof."
Trump takes total credit for the good economy: "Let me tell you, the previous administration, it was heading south and it was going fast. We would have been down the tubes... you see what's going on today, it's through the roof."
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In a bizarre sing-song cadence, Trump acknowledges that his national emergency will face legal challenges, but expresses hope that SCOTUS will eventually rule in his favor.
In a bizarre sing-song cadence, Trump acknowledges that his national emergency will face legal challenges, but expresses hope that SCOTUS will eventually rule in his favor.
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Asked about a 2014 tweet in which he criticized Obama for using executive action instead of making a deal with Congress, Trump claims he did in fact make a deal w/ Congress for $1.375b in border fences, but says Dems "skimped" on more wall funding.
Asked about a 2014 tweet in which he criticized Obama for using executive action instead of making a deal with Congress, Trump claims he did in fact make a deal w/ Congress for $1.375b in border fences, but says Dems "skimped" on more wall funding.
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Asked about to what "outside conservative voices" are influencing him, Trump says, "Sean Hannity has been a terrific supporter of what I do...Rush Limbaugh, I think he's a great guy. For 3 hours, he speaks. He's got one of the biggest audiences."
Asked about to what "outside conservative voices" are influencing him, Trump says, "Sean Hannity has been a terrific supporter of what I do...Rush Limbaugh, I think he's a great guy. For 3 hours, he speaks. He's got one of the biggest audiences."
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Trump claims he has secret stats indicating undocumented immigrants commit more crimes than is publicly known
Trump claims he has secret stats indicating undocumented immigrants commit more crimes than is publicly known
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Asked about his plan to reduce the national debt, which just hit an all-time high, Trump blames Obama, then says, "growth will straighten it out."
Asked about his plan to reduce the national debt, which just hit an all-time high, Trump blames Obama, then says, "growth will straighten it out."
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Trump claims Obama told him that he was "so close to starting a big war with North Korea."
He then says PM Abe of Japan nominated him for the Nobel Prize, and also takes credit for "stopping the slaughter of perhaps 3 million people" in Syria.
Trump claims Obama told him that he was "so close to starting a big war with North Korea."
He then says PM Abe of Japan nominated him for the Nobel Prize, and also takes credit for "stopping the slaughter of perhaps 3 million people" in Syria.
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Key moment from Trump's remarks today: He accidentally admits "I didn't need to do this" with regard to his national emergency declaration.
It will likely come back to haunt him when it's challenged in court.
Key moment from Trump's remarks today: He accidentally admits "I didn't need to do this" with regard to his national emergency declaration.
It will likely come back to haunt him when it's challenged in court.
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Trump said today of Ann Coulter, "I don't know her."
Below is an image of Coulter speaking at a Trump rally.
Trump said today of Ann Coulter, "I don't know her."
Below is an image of Coulter speaking at a Trump rally.
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This tweet hasn't aged well in multiple respects 😬
This tweet hasn't aged well in multiple respects 😬
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Trump ignores a real national emergency on his way to vacation shortly after declaring a fake national emergency
Trump ignores a real national emergency on his way to vacation shortly after declaring a fake national emergency
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Schumer and Pelosi: "This is plainly a power grab by a disappointed President, who has gone outside the bounds of the law to try to get what he failed to achieve ... [Trump] is not above the law. The Congress cannot let the President shred the Constitution."
Schumer and Pelosi: "This is plainly a power grab by a disappointed President, who has gone outside the bounds of the law to try to get what he failed to achieve ... [Trump] is not above the law. The Congress cannot let the President shred the Constitution."
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Sen. Kamala Harris: "What the President is doing right now is irresponsible and a misuse of public resources."
Trump has declared a national emergency at the border:
Sen. Kamala Harris: "What the President is doing right now is irresponsible and a misuse of public resources."
Trump has declared a national emergency at the border:
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Stacey Abrams: "There is no emergency. It is a falsehood and it is entirely a political stunt." Via CSPAN
Stacey Abrams: "There is no emergency. It is a falsehood and it is entirely a political stunt." Via CSPAN
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Donald Trump said 212 times he would make Mexico pay for the wall. During the 2016 campaign, he also signed the "Contract with the America Voter" pledging he would obtain reimbursement from Mexico for the "full cost" of the wall.
Donald Trump said 212 times he would make Mexico pay for the wall. During the 2016 campaign, he also signed the "Contract with the America Voter" pledging he would obtain reimbursement from Mexico for the "full cost" of the wall.
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Mitch McConnell defends Trump's emergency declaration:
"Trump’s decision to announce emergency action is the predictable and understandable consequence of Democrats’ decision to put partisan obstruction ahead of the national interest."
Mitch McConnell defends Trump's emergency declaration:
"Trump’s decision to announce emergency action is the predictable and understandable consequence of Democrats’ decision to put partisan obstruction ahead of the national interest."
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"Reality is now exacting its retribution upon the Trump presidency." Trump's declaration of emergency, argues @DavidFrum, is going to run into four hurdles: on.theatln.tc/aJCukgC
"Reality is now exacting its retribution upon the Trump presidency." Trump's declaration of emergency, argues @DavidFrum, is going to run into four hurdles: on.theatln.tc/aJCukgC
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"This is a moment of extreme national cowardice. America’s governing institutions are abdicating their authority in pursuit of expedience and amid a craven scramble to save face." theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
"This is a moment of extreme national cowardice. America’s governing institutions are abdicating their authority in pursuit of expedience and amid a craven scramble to save face." theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
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Trump's 'base-only' strategy can't win him MI, PA, WI again. D's now equally (or more) energized. Key swing demo in 2020 are the "ambivalent" voters who hated both Trump & Clinton in 2016. cookpolitical.com/analysis/natio…
Trump's 'base-only' strategy can't win him MI, PA, WI again. D's now equally (or more) energized. Key swing demo in 2020 are the "ambivalent" voters who hated both Trump & Clinton in 2016. cookpolitical.com/analysis/natio…
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Today, Trump justified his national emergency with multiple lies.
He then claimed he gets his numbers from "Homeland Security primarily."
Guess who's testifying on Capitol Hill on March 6th? Kirstjen Nielsen.
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
Today, Trump justified his national emergency with multiple lies.
He then claimed he gets his numbers from "Homeland Security primarily."
Guess who's testifying on Capitol Hill on March 6th? Kirstjen Nielsen.
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
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House Judiciary to investigate Trump's decision to make national emergency declaration. Nadler and Dems tell Trump in letter they want a hearing with WH counsel Pat Cipollone and Justice officials in the coming days.
House Judiciary to investigate Trump's decision to make national emergency declaration. Nadler and Dems tell Trump in letter they want a hearing with WH counsel Pat Cipollone and Justice officials in the coming days.
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The ACLU announces its intention to file a legal challenge to Trump's emergency declaration.
“By [Trump's] very own admission in the Rose Garden, there is no national emergency."
The ACLU announces its intention to file a legal challenge to Trump's emergency declaration.
“By [Trump's] very own admission in the Rose Garden, there is no national emergency."
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CREW is suing the Justice Department after it failed to produce documents on the legality of Trump's decision to invoke emergency powers to build his border wall.
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CREW is suing the Justice Department after it failed to produce documents on the legality of Trump's decision to invoke emergency powers to build his border wall.
bit.ly/2BBQA7s
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California plans to sue the Trump admin over the president's emergency declaration.
Gov. Gavin Newsom: "Donald Trump, we'll see you in court."
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California plans to sue the Trump admin over the president's emergency declaration.
Gov. Gavin Newsom: "Donald Trump, we'll see you in court."
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Public Citizen files suit to stop Trump emergency declaration on behalf of three landowners in South Texas who were told by the government that it would seek to build a border wall on their properties if money was available in 2019.
Public Citizen files suit to stop Trump emergency declaration on behalf of three landowners in South Texas who were told by the government that it would seek to build a border wall on their properties if money was available in 2019.
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Ann Coulter on KABC: "The promise [Trump] made every single day at every single speech" was to build the wall. "So forget the fact that he's digging his own grave, this is just— Look, the only national emergency is that [Trump] is an idiot."
Ann Coulter on KABC: "The promise [Trump] made every single day at every single speech" was to build the wall. "So forget the fact that he's digging his own grave, this is just— Look, the only national emergency is that [Trump] is an idiot."
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WHAT TIMING: On the day TRUMP declares a national emergency, filming is taking place in Washington for The Handmaid's Tale, a dystopian saga about a totalitarian regime that topples the U.S. gov't after the army declares of a state of emergency.
WHAT TIMING: On the day TRUMP declares a national emergency, filming is taking place in Washington for The Handmaid's Tale, a dystopian saga about a totalitarian regime that topples the U.S. gov't after the army declares of a state of emergency.
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has returned to the Supreme Court and is attending the justices’ private conference today, the court’s public information office confirms. Her return to the court follows her December surgery for lung cancer. #SCOTUS
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has returned to the Supreme Court and is attending the justices’ private conference today, the court’s public information office confirms. Her return to the court follows her December surgery for lung cancer. #SCOTUS
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The court’s next public sitting is Tuesday, when it will hear oral arguments in one case. Justice Ginsburg missed the January sitting of arguments while recovering — the first arguments she missed since joining the Supreme Court in 1993.
The court’s next public sitting is Tuesday, when it will hear oral arguments in one case. Justice Ginsburg missed the January sitting of arguments while recovering — the first arguments she missed since joining the Supreme Court in 1993.
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The Supreme Court will hear the government's appeal of a ruling that the proposed citizenship question on the Census is illegal. Arguments will be in late April.
The Supreme Court will hear the government's appeal of a ruling that the proposed citizenship question on the Census is illegal. Arguments will be in late April.
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In Paul Manafort's EDVA case, Mueller's prosecutors are asking for a jail sentence of 235 to 293 months (approx 19-24 years) in prison, a fine range of $50,000 to $24+ million, restitution of $24+ million & forfeiture in the amount of $4+ million. usatoday.com/story/news/pol…
In Paul Manafort's EDVA case, Mueller's prosecutors are asking for a jail sentence of 235 to 293 months (approx 19-24 years) in prison, a fine range of $50,000 to $24+ million, restitution of $24+ million & forfeiture in the amount of $4+ million. usatoday.com/story/news/pol…
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"Manafort acted for more than a decade as if he were above the law, and deprived the federal government and various financial institutions of millions of dollars," Mueller's prosecutors wrote. "The sentence here should reflect the seriousness of these crimes."
"Manafort acted for more than a decade as if he were above the law, and deprived the federal government and various financial institutions of millions of dollars," Mueller's prosecutors wrote. "The sentence here should reflect the seriousness of these crimes."
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A federal judge has imposed a limited gag order over Roger Stone's case, ordering attorneys not to make statements in public that may bias potential jurors, but barring Stone, only from making such statements near the DC federal courthouse.
A federal judge has imposed a limited gag order over Roger Stone's case, ordering attorneys not to make statements in public that may bias potential jurors, but barring Stone, only from making such statements near the DC federal courthouse.
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IMPORTANT: Gag order bans attorneys in ROGER STONE case from making any public statements on the case, but DOES NOT ban Roger Stone himself from doing so.
He's only banned from making comments on the courthouse steps.
He's free to keep talking about the case elsewhere.
IMPORTANT: Gag order bans attorneys in ROGER STONE case from making any public statements on the case, but DOES NOT ban Roger Stone himself from doing so.
He's only banned from making comments on the courthouse steps.
He's free to keep talking about the case elsewhere.
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Forget the gag order here's the important Roger Stone news today
Roger Stone's case and that of 11 Russian military officers arise from common search warrants and involve activities that are part of same alleged criminal event/transaction
assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5740…
Forget the gag order here's the important Roger Stone news today
Roger Stone's case and that of 11 Russian military officers arise from common search warrants and involve activities that are part of same alleged criminal event/transaction
assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5740…
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"Several of those search warrants were executed on accounts that contained Stone’s communications with Guccifer 2.0 and with Organization 1" (aka Wikileaks)
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"Several of those search warrants were executed on accounts that contained Stone’s communications with Guccifer 2.0 and with Organization 1" (aka Wikileaks)
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U.S. investigators pursuing a long-running criminal investigation into WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange have dug into the website’s activities from recent disclosures and also going back years to 2010, per sources reuters.com/article/us-wik…
U.S. investigators pursuing a long-running criminal investigation into WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange have dug into the website’s activities from recent disclosures and also going back years to 2010, per sources reuters.com/article/us-wik…
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Special counsel Robert Mueller's team has interviewed White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, @PamelaBrownCNN reports.
"[Trump] urged me, like he has everyone in the administration, to fully cooperate with the special counsel," @PressSec said in a statement.
Special counsel Robert Mueller's team has interviewed White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, @PamelaBrownCNN reports.
"[Trump] urged me, like he has everyone in the administration, to fully cooperate with the special counsel," @PressSec said in a statement.
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Senate Finance Committee launches bipartisan investigation into conservative think tank over Maria Butina meetings with senior U.S. administration officials in 2015.
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Senate Finance Committee launches bipartisan investigation into conservative think tank over Maria Butina meetings with senior U.S. administration officials in 2015.
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@EricTrump let the world know he visited Uruguay last month. His 2017 trip there cost U.S.taxpayers $97,830 in hotel bills for embassy staff and the Secret Service.
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@EricTrump let the world know he visited Uruguay last month. His 2017 trip there cost U.S.taxpayers $97,830 in hotel bills for embassy staff and the Secret Service.
wapo.st/2DGWGDT
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Facebook removed, then restored more than 100 ads for Trump hotels and golf courses “after ruling they had breached strict new transparency rules surrounding political advertising”
bit.ly/2SGPC4n
Facebook removed, then restored more than 100 ads for Trump hotels and golf courses “after ruling they had breached strict new transparency rules surrounding political advertising”
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"A Trump property earned money from a political committee one out of every two days from 2017 until the midterms.” By @pbump for @WashingtonPost.
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"A Trump property earned money from a political committee one out of every two days from 2017 until the midterms.” By @pbump for @WashingtonPost.
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“Trump's advisers have informally discussed holding a summit [at Mar-a-Lago] next month with Chinese President Xi Jinping to try to end the U.S.-China trade war.” By @jonathanvswan for @axios.
bit.ly/2SGqgnv
“Trump's advisers have informally discussed holding a summit [at Mar-a-Lago] next month with Chinese President Xi Jinping to try to end the U.S.-China trade war.” By @jonathanvswan for @axios.
bit.ly/2SGqgnv
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This story should be getting more attention—
Trump nominated Michael Park to be a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Park is a partner at a firm representing Trump in an emoluments suit.
bit.ly/2DGddrG
This story should be getting more attention—
Trump nominated Michael Park to be a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Park is a partner at a firm representing Trump in an emoluments suit.
bit.ly/2DGddrG
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In 2015, Trump tweeted that if the national debt topped $21 trillion, “Obama will have effectively bankrupted our country.” It has now topped $22 trillion and neither Trump, nor either political party seems all that concerned. @BCAppelbaum
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In 2015, Trump tweeted that if the national debt topped $21 trillion, “Obama will have effectively bankrupted our country.” It has now topped $22 trillion and neither Trump, nor either political party seems all that concerned. @BCAppelbaum
nytimes.com/2019/02/15/us/…
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld is exploring a primary challenge against Trump.
"Our president is simply too unstable to carry out the duties of the highest executive office in the land," Weld said.
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld is exploring a primary challenge against Trump.
"Our president is simply too unstable to carry out the duties of the highest executive office in the land," Weld said.
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Trump has arrived at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, according to the pool report.
This is Trump's 223rd day at a Trump property since taking office at our expense.
Trump has arrived at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, according to the pool report.
This is Trump's 223rd day at a Trump property since taking office at our expense.
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Every president since Nixon has voluntarily given their tax returns. Trump hasn’t.
There’s a reason for that, he has a lot to hide.
Every president since Nixon has voluntarily given their tax returns. Trump hasn’t.
There’s a reason for that, he has a lot to hide.
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