Chairman Jerrold Nadler: a ‘clear and present danger to our constitutional order’

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement today at a hearing where Attorney General William Barr failed to show refusing to testify (prepared remarks have been corrected as delivered): “Attorney General Barr has informed us that he will not appear today. Although we worked to accommodate his concerns, he objects … Read more

A warning to the GOP: Trump ‘has eaten your soul’

Please allow me to introduce myself I’m a man of wealth and taste I’ve been around for a long, long year Stole many a man’s soul and faith… Sympathy for The Devil, by the Rolling Stones Former FBI Director James Comey explains the devolution of the Republican Party into a crypto-fascist personality cult of Donald … Read more

Donald Trump’s human shields in the Senate defend the indefensible

If you did not watch today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with “Baghdad Bill” Barr, let me quickly sum it up for you: holy shit! The Mueller report clearly identified collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, a total of 251 contacts between Trump’s team and Russia-linked operatives have been identified, including at least 37 meetings. TRUMP’S RUSSIA COVER-UP BY … Read more

‘Baghdad Bill’ Barr lied to Congress and must resign (updated)

It should come as no surprise that the man William Safire once called “the Coverup-General” when he blocked the independent counsel investigation into Iraqgate (his strategy was to stall past Dec. 15, 1992 when the law authorizing independent counsel expired, thanks to Republicans) The Patsy Prosecutor, lied to the American people and lied to congressional … Read more