SECRET: If you were listening closely you might have heard Trump mention a 'secret' he had with Speaker Johnson. It is abundantly clear that if Trump wants to put his dream team together he's going to need to make a BUNCH of recess appointments. The Senate is unlikely to agree to adjourn so he can use his authority to adjourn both chambers as long as Johnson cooperates. Is that the 'secret' Trump mentioned?
Under Article II, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution, the President has the authority to adjourn Congress in the case of a disagreement between the House and Senate over the time of adjournment. It's a power that has never been used, and its scope remains relatively untested. Here’s a quick summary of the conditions that would be needed:
One House Must Request Adjournment:
One of the chambers (in this case, likely the House of Representatives, led by Speaker Johnson) would formally seek to adjourn.
The Other House Must Refuse: The other chamber (in this scenario, the Senate) must then refuse to agree to this request. If this condition is met, it opens the door for the President to step in and resolve the disagreement by adjourning both chambers.
Once Congress is adjourned, the President could use the recess to make "recess appointments" under Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution. This would allow Trump to install his preferred Cabinet members without Senate confirmation.
h/t @Liberal_Lampoon
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LAWFARE🧵1/9: After publishing an op-ed exposing how Sergio Gor, Director of the White House PPO, sabotaged the most consequential political partnership in American history, I received a letter from Gor’s lawyer threatening to sue me for defamation.
LAWFARE🧵2/9: Sergio Gor's lawyer, Robert Garson, is demanding that I remove the op-ed from 𝕏, issue a full retraction falsely claiming the article contained false statements about Gor, and issue a prominent apology on 𝕏 and in a local newspaper expressing regret for the harm I caused Gor, including emotional distress.
LAWFARE🧵3/9: Let’s dispense with the pretense. My op-ed was built on a foundation of already published mainstream reporting, further corroborated by more than a dozen sources spanning the White House, executive agencies, and members of Mar-a-Lago. I did not, and deliberately chose not to, include any allegations that had not already entered the public domain. While some of what I uncovered through my own reporting was explosive, it was also beside the point. My objective was focused and clear: to expose how Sergio Gor sabotaged what may have been the most consequential political partnership in modern American history, between President Trump and Elon Musk.
The allegations shared with me by insiders were certainly lurid, but they were not central to the thesis of my column. So I excluded them. That’s called editorial judgment, something Gor and his lawyer seem to confuse with defamation.
In this thread, I will address the claims made in the demand letter from Mr. Gor’s attorney. I do so not because I fear legal reprisal (though if I'm honest I do), but because the truth deserves daylight. If Mr. Gor takes issue with the facts or the framing, he is welcome to make his case publicly. But let’s be clear: courts are not truth tribunals for political speech, and they were never meant to serve as censors for dissenting opinion. That belongs to the American people, not a bench and gavel.
SPORTSBALL: Imagine letting Marina Mabrey stay in the game after assaulting the league’s biggest star? Just a routine tech? Pathetic, WNBA. And giving Caitlin a tech after getting her eyes raked and then taunted? Embarrassing.
SPORTSBALL: This is why they attack Caitlin Clark.
SPORTSBALL: Another angle of the attack on Caitlin Clark.
POLITICAL VIOLENCE: Suspected Minnesota assassin, Vance Boelter, a political appointee of Gov Tim Walz, shot a state representative and state senator along with their wives in their homes early this morning. His car was filled with 'No Kings' flyers - a moniker that was used as a dog whistle for Antifa and political violence.
POLITICAL VIOLENCE: Vance Luther Boelter has allegedly been identified as the suspect in the ‘targeted’ shootings of Minnesota lawmakers Melissa Hortman and John Hoffman. hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-…
POLITICAL VIOLENCE: The fact that 'No Kings' is a dog whistle for Antifa and far-left violence is no longer a theory - Tim Walz ally and Democrat activist, Luther Boelter, shot and killed fellow Democrats who voted to strip illegals of healthcare.
INSURRECTION: Antifa forced federal officers to retreat inside the federal building in Seattle. They have now barricaded all exits. ICE is attempting to evacuate illegals being detained inside.
INSURRECTION: Antifa members are relentless in their attacks. Seattle is a vipers nest of the black clad insurrectionists.
INSURRECTION: Seattle police have had it with Antifa. The kid gloves that allowed Antifa to flourish there seem to be coming off.
INSURRECTION🧵: Democrats are pretending that they haven’t seen any sort of violence in Los Angeles. They don’t realize that in X Americans can get the truth in seconds.
INSURRECTION🧵: CNN reporter covering the riots his network claims aren’t happening is escorted by police out of restricted area.
INSURRECTION🧵: LAPD, upon hearing the US Attorney would actually prosecute protesters who attacked officers or destroyed property, began arresting offenders en masse.
INSURRECTION🧵: With the weekend over the insurgency in LA will either end or resume on Friday. It turns out insurgents need to work. Only hardcore Antifa rebels can riot 24/7.
INSURRECTION🧵: This will end up being one of the most iconic scenes from the insurgency. Waymo is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to technology that can shutdown the illegal labor market.
INSURRECTION🧵: Mounted police attempted to disperse protesters blocking the overpasses, where two CHP units remain trapped on the 101 freeway.