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Collusion
In Secret Recording, Devin Nunes Suggests Legislative Branch is Subordinate to the Executive
CNN: “In a secretly recorded tape at a fund-raiser, California Republican Devin Nunes told the truth to a group of Republican donors. Not knowing he was being recorded, Rep. Nunes told the donors that the […]
Hypocrisy
Melania Trump’s Parents Become U.S. Citizens Via ‘Chain Migration’
“First lady Melania Trump’s parents, Viktor and Amalija Knavs, became U.S. citizens on Thursday, taking advantage of a program that President Trump has long railed against.” “Trump has decried ‘chain migration,’ where adult U.S. citizens […]
Incompetence
Trump Wants to Give Asbestos Another Chance
Vox: Asbestos “has a champion in the White House, and at least one (Russian) producer is quite pleased with what President Trump is aiming to do for asbestos. Trump’s EPA is weighing a proposal, called […]
Corruption
‘Mar-a-Lago Mafia’ Secretly Running VA
NY Daily News: “A shadowy cabal of ultrawealthy members of Trump’s glitzy Palm Beach club are effectively running the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to a bombshell report released by ProPublica on Tuesday. Reclusive Marvel […]
Corruption
Trump’s Commerce Secretary Accused of Embezzling $120M; GOP Congressman Arrested for Insider Trading
MarketWatch: “Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross could rank ‘among the biggest grifters in American history,’ according to a Forbes report that details claims he wrongly siphoned or “’outright stole’ millions of dollars from former business associates. […]
Fascism
Poll: Nearly Half of Republicans Want to Give Trump Power to Shut Down News Outlets
USA Today: “Nearly half of Republicans surveyed — 44 percent — believe the president should be able to shutter news outlets for ‘bad behavior,’ according to a new poll released Tuesday.” “The poll by Ipsos […]
Russia
Trump Tweets Yet Another Explanation For His Campaign’s Collusion With Russia
The New Yorker: “On August 5, 2018, precisely forty-four years after the collapse of the Nixon Presidency, another President, Donald Trump, made his own public admission. In one of a series of early-morning tweets, Trump […]
Uncategorized
Judge Closes ‘Dark Money’ Loophole
OpenSecrets.org: “A federal judge in Washington issued a ruling Friday rejecting a regulation that has allowed large donors of politically active nonprofits to remain anonymous.” “U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell found that a Federal […]
Government Waste
FRAUD! Trump’s Voter Fraud Panel Finds No Voter Fraud
CNN: “The now-disbanded commission that President Donald Trump set up to investigate election integrity did not find evidence of widespread voter fraud, a former member of the panel said on Friday, citing internal documents he […]