Some early analysis of Ambassador Sondland’s testimony
November 20, 2019
Continuing with today’s theme, Ian Millhiser writes at Vox, Gordon Sondland is being called the next John Dean. Here’s why. Forty-six years ago, President Nixon’s former White House counsel took an oath before a congressional committee and delivered testimony that eventually brought down the president. On Wednesday, not long after Gordon Sondland, President Trump’s ambassador … Read more
Breaking news today about the whistleblower
November 20, 2019
I explained the whistleblower statute and related provisions of law in early November. Donald Trump and his thugs in Congress are openly violating the whistleblower law and engaging in unlawful witness intimidation. Republicans are still doing it, it is a central feature of their raving and ranting to disrupt the impeachment hearings. The Washington Post … Read more
Ambassador Sondland delivers a John Dean moment in the impeachment hearings
November 20, 2019
Well, not quite John Dean. John Dean had a photographic memory and laid out incredibly detailed riveting testimony from his memory of events, later remarkably verified in the Nixon tapes. Ambassador Gordon Sondland concedes that his memory is not that good without access to reference to documents and readouts of conversations, which he says the … Read more
Republican star witnesses blow up GOP conspiracy theories, implicate Trump
November 20, 2019
Former U.S. Special Envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker, and Tim Morrison, the National Security Council’s former senior director covering Russia and Ukraine, and previously a longtime Republican congressional staffer, were called to testify by Republicans. They were supposed to be their star witnesses. Instead, these witnesses blew up the conspiracy theories being propagated by Republicans in … Read more
The Arizona Ground Game Wants You to Know What You are Voting For
November 20, 2019
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There is nothing more important during an election cycle than ensuring that voters are fully informed of the background, campaign positions, and the pros and cons of supporting either a candidate or ballot initiative. All public servants, regardless of political persuasion, should embrace this attitude. Sadly, that is not always the case as some political … Read more
GOP uses anti-Semitic ‘dual loyalty’ trope to attack credibility of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman (Updated)
November 19, 2019
Donald Trump and his allies just can’t stop using the anti-semitic “dual loyalty” trope to attack Jewish Americans. Recall that back in August, not that long ago, Donald Trump “doubled down on referring to Jews who vote for Democrats as ‘very disloyal’ to Israel, invoking a dual loyalty trope widely viewed as anti-Semitic.” Trump doubles down … Read more
A breakdown of Devin Nunes’ favorite conspiracy theories
November 19, 2019
For those of you who feel dazed and confused by the right-wing fever swamp conspiracy theories that Rep. Devin Midnight Run Nunes (R-CA) keeps talking about ad nauseam during the impeachment hearings for video clips to air on FOX News aka Trump TV, Business Insider has put together a helpful breakdown of the conspiracy theories … Read more
A troubling hearing in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals for Mueller grand jury materials
November 19, 2019
Last month, a Federal judge ordered Mueller grand jury materials turned over to House Judiciary Committee. That order was stayed while the Trump “Injustice” Department appealed the ruling to the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Oral argument was heard on Monday. “House Democrats made it clear on Monday that Donald Trump’s … Read more
