There has long been two systems of justice in the United States. One for the wealthy white male privileged patriarchy of country club chamber of commerce Republicans, and one for everyone else. For example, when a rich white kid steals a car, it is argued that “He just took the car for a joy ride, … Read more
An election is “only fair if we won” is the mantra of the Party of Trump. Remember the close elections we had here in Arizona in 2018 in which Democrats won statewide seats, including a Senate seat, for the first time in years? President Trump and Republicans in Arizona and nationally stoked claims of deliberate … Read more
I have said before and I cannot emphasize enough that the Party of Trump is a criminal enterprise led by a third-rate mafia “Don” Trump. They are all accomplices, co-conspirators and accessories who are aiding and abetting his criminality and corruption. There is not a patriot among them. They put fealty to their “Dear Leader” … Read more
The most recent summary of whistleblower protections for the Intelligence Community (“IC”) can be found in this Congressional Research Service Report, Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protections (Updated September 23, 2019). Members of the Intelligence Community do not share the same robust protection as other federal employees against retaliation for having made a whistleblower complaint (excerpt, pp. … Read more
Aaron Blake of The Washington Post reports that Trump’s allies want to focus the Ukraine scandal on the tree, so you miss the forest: The new GOP strategy appears to be misdirection. In recent days, Republicans have maintained a laserlike focus on a very narrow defense of Trump: that there was nothing illegal about his July … Read more