Donald Trump green-lighted Turkey’s invasion of Syria to attack our strongest allies in the fight against ISIS terrorism, the Kurds. Turkey wasted little time in invading Syria. Now Trump’s impulsive and incomprehensible action has put U.S. troops at risk. U.S. forces say Turkey was deliberately ‘bracketing’ American troops with artillery fire in Syria: Turkish forces … Read more
“Tired of so much winning” yet? A federal judge in Texas ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration to build a border wall is unlawful and is poised to block the use of those funds. Lawfare Blog reports, District Court Rules Against Trump in Border Wall Case: The U.S. District Court for the … Read more
“Tired of so much winning” yet? The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected President Trump’s appeal to block the release of his tax returns to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. The court’s decision affirmed that the Committee has the authority to subpoena the financial documents of the president and that … Read more
The other day I took a shot in the dark speculating about what the quid pro quo was in Donald Trump’s telephone conversation with Turkish authoritarian president Recep Tayyip Erdogan: “I wonder what the quid pro quo was on this call? I’m sure it must have had something to do with unregistered foreign agent for Turkey, … Read more
White House Counsel Pat Cipollone wrote yet another ridiculous letter to congressional leaders yesterday, effectively making the case that the president considers the ongoing impeachment proceedings “unconstitutional” and “illegitimate,” and has therefore decided to stonewall lawmakers’ efforts to hold him accountable. This ridiculous letter is without any legal basis or precedent, and is actually intended … Read more