Donald Trump and his propaganda network Fox News aka Trump TV have long promoted the conspiracy theory that a “deep state” within the intelligence community plotted a “coup” against his presidency. They have long promoted the idea of “investigate the investigators” who conducted the Russia investigation. Shortly after taking office, Trump compared the U.S. intelligence … Read more
A federal judge decided Thursday that a different judge should handle President Donald Trump’s suit to prevent House Democrats from obtaining his New York state tax returns, delaying a decision on the president’s request for a restraining order against the Democrats. Trump’s suit to block Democrats from getting his New York tax returns will be … Read more
Donald Trump cannot take criticism, especially from his own state-run propaganda network, Fox News aka Trump TV. Several times this year he has gone on a Twitter tirade about the reporters in the “news” division of Fox News for reporting the news fairly accurately — respect Shep Smith! — and complaining that they should be more … Read more
Earlier this month I posted that The GOP plot to discredit Robert Mueller hits a snag (via Greg Sargent): President Trump’s allies accessories have invested a great deal in an ongoing examination of the origins of the Russia investigation that is currently being conducted by the Justice Department’s inspector general, Michael Horowitz. The idea is that … Read more
The headlines today are wrong, and misleading: New York Times: Iran Announces New Breach of Nuclear Deal Limits, and Threatens Further Violations Washington Post: Iran set to breach limit on enriched uranium within ‘hours’ Politico: Tehran: Iran set to breach nuclear deal Iran cannot “breach” an agreement already materially breached by the Trump administration. Any … Read more