This “informant" Alexander Smirnov worked with Michael Caputo, the Putin crony who starred in Russian propaganda on One America News and who Trump installed in Health & Human Services to interfere with COVID-19 policy in 2020.

Smirnov is on Trump File: trumpfile.org/michael-caputo…

https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1758240350559240321

Alexander Smirnov’s appearance on Trump File is near the end of an article about Michael Caputo secretly funneling $15 million in FDA funds to Den Tolmor, who both Caputo and Smirnov worked for previosuly. trumpfile.org/michael-caputo…

Donald Trump is just moments away from arraignment, a process that his fellow career criminals (Manafort, Bannon, Cohen, etc.) are very familiar with.

As we wait, let's revisit some of Trump's other pre-presidency crimes. 🧵 trumpfile.org/folders/illega… In 1973, the Justice Dept. sued Fred and Donald Trump for ongoing efforts to keep Black Americans out of their properties. trumpfile.org/the-dept-of-ju…

Sarah is right. A SHOCKING amount of the criminal (and Russia) events in Trump's life before his 2016 campaign were reported as they happened. Democrats had decades of DOCUMENTED criminal and foreign ties they could have dragged out in 2016.

https://twitter.com/sarahkendzior/status/1416047253354070018

The worst part of not digging up all of Trump's documented criminal history before he became president -- aside from him becoming president -- is that anything Democrats try to point to now is easily overridden by the GOP's "Dem hoax," "witch hunt," and "BlueAnon" narratives.

"Wow! Who could have seen Russia using Trump like that?!" 1980 trumpfile.org/donald-trump-o…

Around this time in Trump Crime Cult History:

In July 1954, Fred Trump was caught lying about construction costs to steal money from the Federal Housing Administration. He was eventually blacklisted from receiving FHA funding. trumpfile.org/senate-investi… In mid-1979, Donald Trump became the subject of a bribery investigation connected to the New York mob. The investigation was short-lived; the statute of limitations left little time for any legal action. trumpfile.org/donald-is-inve…

THREAD: Live-tweeting as I listen to "Prince of Darkness," this week's episode of @GaslitNation with @SarahKendzior and @AndreaChalupa.

Topics: the GOP's ongoing attack on voting rights, Texas Democrats fighting back, Erik Prince, Russia, and more.

patreon.com/posts/prince-o… Texas Republicans are trying to make it easier to overturn elections, heavily restrict ballot access and options for voting, and make it a FELONY for any official to send out vote-by-mail applications. Texas Dems have left the state to save voting rights.

THREAD: Live-tweeting as I listen to the brand new episode of @GaslitNation, "Why Are the Democrats Keeping Louis DeJoy?" with @SarahKendzior and @AndreaChalupa.

"DeJoy is proudly trying to deteriorate our treasured U.S. Postal Service."

patreon.com/posts/why-are-… If you are unfamiliar with Louis DeJoy, this is the traitor that Donald Trump and Steven Mnuchin installed as the USPS Postmaster General to dismantle the agency and slow down mail delivery ahead of the 2020 election. He cancelled overtime, removed mail sorting machines, & more.

THREAD: Live-tweeting the brand new episode of @GaslitNation, "Stop Trying to Make the Russian Reset Happen" with @AndreaChalupa and @SarahKendzior.

"The mafia state is still in place and thriving."

patreon.com/posts/stop-try… Gaslit Nation is a podcast covering corruption in the United States and rising autocracy around the world. The hosts have predicted a frightening number of events we've witnessed in the last five years, even before starting the podcast. I live-tweet the show every week.

BREAKING via NYT: The powers that be are once again asking you to get excited that someone who ISN'T Donald Trump might face prison time. Please scream and shout how great this is while the real threat enjoys his Diet Coke and golf carts.

https://twitter.com/labyrinthweaver/status/1404936860749602816

The excitement is premature.

Paul Manafort went to prison. Trump was fine.

Roger Stone went to prison. Trump was fine.

Jeffrey Epstein went to prison. Trump was fine.

Ghislaine Maxwell's still in prison. Trump is fine.

Allen Weisselberg might be charged. Trump will be fine.

Today marks one year since Louis DeJoy's takeover of the U.S. Postal Service. For nearly six months, the Biden administration has failed to remove him or pursue any disciplinary action for his obvious interference in the 2020 election and dismantling of the USPS from within. Within a week of DeJoy's start date a year ago today, Americans around the country began reporting significant delays at their local post offices. Bills, medications, and other mail began arriving too late. trumpfile.org/louis-dejoy-st…

Today, Biden meets Putin.

Coincidentally, it was five years ago today that House GOP leaders were secretly recorded talking about Donald Trump and their colleagues working for Putin, choosing not to stand up to Russia, and Russia hacking the DNC. trumpfile.org/house-gop-lead… Ryan: Russia is trying to turn Ukraine against itself.

Rodgers: Yes. And that’s…it’s sophisticated and it’s, uh…

Ryan: Maniacal.

Rodgers: Yes.

Ryan: And guess, guess who’s the only one taking a strong stand up against it? We are.

Rodgers: We’re not…we’re not...

Today is Donald Trump's birthday, but that's not all that happened today in Trump history.

Today in 2016, the Democratic National Committee announced that DNC servers had been breached by Russia. trumpfile.org/dnc-goes-publi… Also on Trump's birthday in 2016, the Russian attorney that met with the Trump campaign at Trump Tower made an appearance at a House committee hearing.
trumpfile.org/russian-lawyer…

(THREAD) Live tweeting "GOP to America: 'You Don't Live in a Democracy,'" tonight's new episode of the @GaslitNation podcast with @sarahkendzior and @AndreaChalupa.

"I just realized it's like three years of Gaslit Nation."

patreon.com/gaslit I have a ton of new followers this week! Thank you for being here. We do this thread every Tuesday. @GaslitNation is a podcast covering corruption in the United States and rising autocracy around the world and is famous for predicting the last four years of Trump.

Trump Tweets, May 30

Today in 2012, Donald Trump tweeted that he wants to see Barack Obama's college records. He'd had his own records hidden a year earlier. trumpfile.org/trump-co-threa… Today in 2014, Donald Trump tweeted "Snowden is a traitor and a disgrace. Make no mistake, he is no hero. In fact he is a coward who should come back & face justice."

Last year, Trump considered pardoning him. newsweek.com/edward-snowden…

Added & Updated Today, So Far

1. Everyone knows about the Capitol attack, but other news broke on January 6: that Russia's SolarWinds attack infiltrated the electronic filing system used by our federal courts. trumpfile.org/u-s-confirms-r… 2. Sometime last week, emails began going out from the United States Agency of International Development to over 150 U.S. organizations. But they weren't sent by the USAID. They were sent by Russia's SVR intelligence agency. trumpfile.org/russia-launche…

(THREAD) Live tweeting "If You Listen to Fools, The Mob Rules," the brand new episode of the @GaslitNation podcast with @sarahkendzior and @AndreaChalupa.

"It has now been over four months since the violent attempted coup on the Capitol."

patreon.com/gaslit "[Democrats] are surrendering our country itself. They are surrendering democracy and the possibility of justice. They are surrendering the future of the United States, and this surrender, at least from the Democratic leadership, is intentional." - @SarahKendzior

NEW: Three months ago, a New York Times story tricked America. We deserve to know if Donald Trump is still receiving intelligence briefings. trumpfile.org/is-trump-getti… "Biden Bars Trump From Receiving Intelligence Briefings"

That’s a really comforting headline, isn’t it? We could all sleep easier at night, if it wasn’t a lie. We have no idea if Trump is still receiving intelligence briefings traditionally shared with former presidents.

(THREAD) Live tweeting as I listen to "Where Do We Go From Here?," an interview with @Isikoff and @dklaidman, the new episode of the @GaslitNation podcast with @AndreaChalupa & @SarahKendzior.

patreon.com/posts/where-do… Journalists Michael Isikoff (@Isikoff) and Daniel Klaidman (@dklaidman) co-host the podcast @SkullduggeryPod on Yahoo News. Tonight they discuss the institutional decline that gave us Trump and where we go from here. For more on Mike & Daniel ⬇️ patreon.com/posts/where-do…

Added & Updated Today, So Far

1. On October 5, 1993, Donald Trump spoke before a group of lawmakers and blatantly lied about Native Americans and reservations. Rep. George Miller noted the racism in Trump's comments. trumpfile.org/trump-lies-to-… Donald Trump: They don't look like Indians to me, sir.

Rep. Miller: Thank God that’s not the test of whether or not people have rights in this country or not, whether or not they pass your look test.

trumpfile.org/trump-lies-to-…

A friend and I watched two political films last night that came out less than a decade ago. Game Change (Julianne Moore, 2012) and Confirmation (Kerry Washington, 2016). In the last four years, the GOP has turned these films into relics from a different United States. Confirmation is about the confirmation of Clarence Thomas to SCOTUS, complicated by sexual assault claims from Anita Hill. It's a moving film. But the most shocking moments don't feel like an untold story. They feel like a kid-friendly version of the Kavanaugh confirmation.

Added & Updated Today, So Far

1. On April 30, 1993, Donald Trump sued the federal government for discriminating against people like him: wealthy casino owners. trumpfile.org/donald-trump-s… 2. On June 18, 1993, Donald Trump said Native American reservations are run by organized crime figures. "I think I might have more Indian blood than a lot of the so-called Indians..." trumpfile.org/donald-trump-n…