‘A Republic, If You Can Keep it’

Cheeto Benito went the full fascist banana Republican tinpot dictator on Tuesday. To paraphrase Benjamin Franklin, “we have a republic, if we can keep it.” Steve Benen reports, Echoes of Nixon reverberate as Trump presses Barr to target Biden: When it comes to Donald Trump’s presidency, the “this is not normal” observation has long since … Read more

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

A Supreme Court Nominee Would Have to Recuse From Any Election Result Challenge (Updated)

On Saturday, Donald Trump revealed his post-election strategy to steal the election to a MAGA cult rally in North Carolina. Trump: ‘We’re Counting’ On Federal Courts To Declare Election Night Winner: Donald Trump said he is “counting on the federal court system” to ensure that the winner of the November presidential election is called just … Read more

Panel of D.C. Court of Appeals Dismisses McGahn Subpoena Case

The headline from Law & Crime really says it all: In ‘Stunning’ 2-1 Decision, Appeals Court Says Congress Can’t Enforce Subpoena Against Ex-WH Counsel Don McGahn: A federal appeals court panel in Washington, D.C. on Monday ruled that the U.S. House of Representatives does not have any legal authority to enforce its own subpoena against … Read more