The first public impeachment hearing on Wednesday went exactly as I predicted it would. Democrats approached the proceedings with a high degree of sobriety and seriousness. Republicans engaged in disruption, distraction, and disinformation in an effort to undermine the credibility of the proceedings. They only served to undermine their own credibility. The State Department experts on … Read more
Axios claims a Scoop: GOP outlines theory of impeachment defense in memo to members: Republicans on the three House committees conducting the Trump-Ukraine investigation have settled on “four key pieces of evidence” that they claim will undermine Democrats’ arguments for why the president should be impeached, according to a staff memo circulated to committee members … Read more
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
We need to briefly revisit a post I wrote shortly after Donald Trump was unexpectedly elected president. The post-truth presidency of Donald Trump (excerpt): Margaret Sullivan writes at the Washington Post, The post-truth world of the Trump administration is scarier than you think: You may think you are prepared for a post-truth world, in which … Read more
The “Trump Slump” recession is coming, it is only a question of timing. Last week the Dow tanked 800 points in worst day of 2019 after bond market sends recession warning and remains volatile: Stocks plunged Wednesday in the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s worst performance of 2019 after the bond market flashed a troubling signal … Read more