there were TWO disclosures of classified materials
Trump failed to turn over 140 documents with classified markings upon the first time he did turn documents over
Trump, for a period of time, stacked boxes from his time at the White House on a ballroom stage at Mar-a-Lago
oh man. the boxes literally fell over and spilled out sensitive content
hiding the moving of boxes of sensitive materials from his own lawyers
Trump had documents concerning U.S. nuclear capabilities and the nuclear capabilities of a foreign country
probably the most enduring part of the indictment is Trump, showing sensitive military plans to an official with his super PAC and urging that person to "not get too close” because the docs, he knew, are sensitive.
Look, but only from afar.
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Vence Bonham, the acting deputy director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, told colleagues this morning that he had been “unexpectedly” placed on administrative leave. He had a 20-year career as a researcher and leader at NIH. Within a few moments, it was gone.
NEW: In Nov. 23, Democratic Victory PAC sent a fundraising email saying it was struggling to raise cash and asking for $20 donations. That same day, it spent $213k at the ARIA Resorts in Vegas.
This is a story of an alleged “scam-PAC.” A THREAD
To being: What is Democratic Victory? It’s one of a series of PACs secretly run by Dem operatives and infamous for unscrupulous methods. It’s among those spamming folks in the recent Kamala Harris fundraising boomlet, prompting the campaign to warn donors against giving to it.
What makes the group controversial is not just how it raises money but how it SPENDS it. Little goes to candidates. A lot goes towards the other businesses its officers operate—and to supporting their lavish travel habits, too.
THREAD: If you're like me, you've probably been receiving a barrage of text messages this past week from random, generic sounding groups like Democratic Victory and Democratic Power that say they're raising money for Harris.
These are scam-ish PACs. They spend a small portion of the money they raise on the causes they claim to support and a lot on.... raising more money, often by enlisting firms they're tied to.
After getting several dozen of these text messages, I went looking into what was going on. Follow the journey on this thread. (AND READ HERE: )thebulwark.com/p/harris-camp-…
Twitter seemed pretty helacious today. more so than usual.
Seems increasingly like this is a place to post journalism and to absolutely rip on journalism and there is just very little in between. It used to be a bit more fun here.
like, for fuck sake, give me a fucking dress whose colors seem different to other people.
If you read one piece today, make it @natashakorecki’s dispatch from the Lake of the Ozarks, where vaccines are shunned, masks are mocked, and the long-term consequences take a back seat to the good time at hand.
@natashakorecki there is so much in here, it’s hard to know what to choose. The artwork alone is worth the click
@natashakorecki "Two bartenders floated in and out of the conversation, dropping comments like “what’s Covid?” to laughter. Just recently, a beloved cook at the restaurant had died from the virus."