Senator Elizabeth Warren early on expressed the moral clarity that is needed at this hour of constitutional crisis: ‘there’s no political-convenience exception to the US constitution’ when it comes to impeaching Trump. “[T]he tool that we are given for that accountability is the impeachment process. This is not about politics, this is about principle. This … Read more
Greg Sargent of the Washington Post recently made an astute observation about impeachment, Democratic equivocation over impeachment is a moral and political disaster: Democrats have also suggested that an impeachment inquiry should be avoided until Republicans grow convinced that removal is merited, because without that an inquiry would divide the country or isn’t worth doing … Read more
To paraphrase the great Betty Davis in All About Eve, “Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy week.” There are several congressional committee deadlines coming due this week in the Trump administration’s policy of “total obstruction” of Congress: Stunned by the administration’s refusal to allow officials to testify or respond to document requests, … Read more
If you did not watch today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with “Baghdad Bill” Barr, let me quickly sum it up for you: holy shit! The Mueller report clearly identified collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, a total of 251 contacts between Trump’s team and Russia-linked operatives have been identified, including at least 37 meetings. TRUMP’S RUSSIA COVER-UP BY … Read more
I was wrong. I guess Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary, Bond villain Steve Mnuchin, decided that going to prison for Donald Trump is worth it … Trump’s taxes are the hill that he is willing to die on. The New York Times reports, Treasury Dept. Declines House Request for Trump’s Tax Returns: The Treasury Department said … Read more