Last month there were some little noticed ominous headlines that appeared to indicate that Donald Trump was following through on his campaign rallying cry to prosecute his 2016 political opponent, Hillary Clinton, to “lock her up.” The Washington Post and CNN reported the State Department steps up email probe of dozens of former Hillary Clinton … Read more
A group of 16 prominent conservative lawyers that includes George Conway III, the husband of the wicked witch of the White House, counselor Kellyanne Conway, issued a statement Thursday that says President Donald Trump’s “factually undisputed” requests for foreign governments to investigate his political opponents pose a threat to American democracy. George Conway, other conservative lawyers say … Read more
The other day I took a shot in the dark speculating about what the quid pro quo was in Donald Trump’s telephone conversation with Turkish authoritarian president Recep Tayyip Erdogan: “I wonder what the quid pro quo was on this call? I’m sure it must have had something to do with unregistered foreign agent for Turkey, … Read more
The “transcript” of the July 25 phone call between Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been released. It is actually a “readout” (.pdf) which contains this clear disclaimer: The Washington Post reports, Transcript of Trump’s call with Ukrainian president shows him offering U.S. assistance for Biden investigation (excerpts): The call begins with Trump … Read more
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called a 4:00 p.m. meeting of the entire Democratic caucus Tuesday, where the party is expected to discuss impeachment. Howard Fineman, a reporter with Yahoo News who has reliable sources, tweeted earlier today: At a later speaking event for The Atlantic, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated that she would have … Read more