Did Robert Mueller abdicate his duty to make a charging determination?
May 7, 2019
White House Counsel Emmet Flood in a five-page letter to Attorney General William Barr dated April 19, took Special Counsel Robert Mueller to task for not making a charging determination (snippet): [T]he SCO had only one job – to “provide the Attorney General with a confidential report explaining the prosecution or declination decisions reached by … Read more
White House directs Don McGahn not to comply with House Judiciary Committee subpoena
May 7, 2019
House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued a subpoena to former White House Counsel Don McGahn for documents he provided to the Special Counsel — his response is due today — and for his testimony related to the committee’s obstruction of justice investigation, setting a May 21 hearing date. CNN reports that the White House … Read more
Do not let the Enemy of the People rewrite History and obstruct Justice.
May 7, 2019
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Today, the Enemy of the People and Obstructionist in Chief, posing as the Senate Majority Leader had the gall to say that the case was closed in reference to the Mueller Investigation. He then went on to criticize the Democrats for being partisan and blame the Obama Administration for ineffective leadership when Russia and its … Read more
A Little Tucson Book prints now on display at Joel D. Valdez main library
May 7, 2019
Stumbled upon a collection of lovely, Tucson book cover prints by local artist Rudy Flores on display on the wooden towers in the cafe area at the Joel D. Valdez main library (101 N. Stone Ave., first floor). They are incredible folk-art like with bright colors and amusing themes. Here are 3 of my favorites, … Read more
Wag The Dog: John Bolton wants to get his war on with Iran
May 7, 2019
In March 2015, John Bolton, then a private citizen, wrote an op-ed for the New York Times headlined, “To Stop Iran’s Bomb, Bomb Iran.” In July 2017, just eight months prior to joining the Trump administration, Bolton told a gathering of the cultish Iranian exile group Mujahedin-e-Khalq that “the declared policy of the United States of America … Read more
Secretary Mnuchin Defies Law to Deny House Request for Trump’s Tax Returns
May 6, 2019
Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary, Bond villain Steve Mnuchin, on Monday told House Democrats he would not furnish President Trump’s tax returns despite their legal request, pursuant to the Trump administration’s policy of “total obstruction” of Congress. I would point out that Mnuchin is not even the proper respondent, that is IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig. Mnuchin rejects Democrats’ … Read more
I’ll see your ‘Coverup-General Barr’ and raise you more than 400 former federal prosecutors
May 6, 2019
I’ll see your “Coverup-General Barr” who spun the Mueller Report to say that there are no chargeable crimes against Donald Trump, and raise you more than 400 former federal prosecutors (and growing) who say Trump’s “fixer” at the Department of Justice is full of shit and that they find chargeable crimes. Tierney Sneed reports, 400 Ex-Prosecutors: … Read more
The Holocene extinction: the human species is failing as good stewards of God’s creation
May 6, 2019
“Try and leave this world a little better than you found it, and when your turn comes to die you can die happy in feeling that at any rate you have not wasted your time but have done your best.” – from the Last message to scouts by Baden-Powell of Gilwell. The human species has … Read more
