Rupert, And Rudy, And Russian Collusion, Oh My!

Above: New York Daily News cover mocking Rudy Giuliani and Rupert Murdoch’s yellow rag, the New York Post. Donald Trump says he is going to participate in Thursday’s presidential debate. By that he means he will be there in a last ditch attempt to smear Joe Biden with the Russian disinformation campaign for which he was … Read more

The ‘October Surprise’ is the number of Republicans doing the bidding of Putin

The Moscow Project tracked: A total of 272 contacts between Trump’s team and Russia-linked operatives have been identified, including at least 38 meetings. And we know that at least 33 high-ranking campaign officials and Trump advisers were aware of contacts with Russia-linked operatives during the campaign and transition, including Trump himself. None of these contacts were ever reported to the … Read more

John Bolton revelations: Donald Trump and William Barr are partners in crime

The New York Times teases passages from John Bolton’s tell-all book today. Bolton Says Trump Impeachment Inquiry Missed Other Troubling Actions (excerpts): Mr. Bolton describes several episodes where the president expressed willingness to halt criminal investigations “to, in effect, give personal favors to dictators he liked,” citing cases involving major firms in China and Turkey. … Read more

Michael Flynn is no victim, he betrayed his country

This week, U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan will have a hearing before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to answer accusations of bias made by Michael Flynn, President Trump’s former national security adviser. Judge Sullivan declined to accept the Department of Justice’s motion to dismiss the guilty plea entered by Michael Flynn … Read more