In light of Attorney General Barr's announcement that his redactions to the Mueller Report will be color-coded, @CrimeADay is re-issuing the Redaction Key. pic.twitter.com/BSMoGHlHNV — A Crime a Day (@CrimeADay) April 9, 2019 if u want to feel old this is what that weird orb looks like now pic.twitter.com/6R6GOFRbcF — darth™ (@darth) April 10, 2019
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Noo Yawk Knife Fight Open Thread: Nadler v Trump
I have yet to hear one good reason why @RepJerryNadler should not be permitted to immediately view the complete Mueller report. The House has full impeachment power, and Nadler chairs the committee that has jurisdiction over impeachment. https://t.co/uPJyuj4Z0s — Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) April 8, 2019 "Fat Jerry," Trump recently told GOP lawmakers of Judiciary chair …
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Cold Grey Pre-Dawn Open Thread: Old, Alone, and Bitter
.@ChuckGrassley, infuriated over the prospects of more DHS ousters (particularly of those who had worked under him), tells me of Stephen Miller: “I think it would be hard for him to demonstrate he’s accomplished anything for the president” https://t.co/zPgU1ag9yh — Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) April 9, 2019 WHY DUN’T THA GUBMINT DO SUMPIN ABOUT THEM …
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Trump Crime Cartel Open Thread: Busy Days At Marred-A-Lago
kinda weird to fire your Secret Service director mere days after the Secret Service caught a probable spy at your private bribery mill! Kinda weird. — Zeddediah Springfield (@Zeddary) April 8, 2019 So the Secret Service stuck Zhang's thumbdrive into their computer. https://t.co/0T6LAfOtEl pic.twitter.com/RSfUgw4I4n — Chris Wysopal (@WeldPond) April 8, 2019 Not a cybersecurity expert, …
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Greg Sargent: Trump Is Flailing
Greg Sargent does something I was thinking of doing – listing all the ways Trump is flailing. Trump has always been protected from his own incompetence and sadism by layers of lackeys – Javanka, Michael Cohen, and even when he first became President, his generals, Javanka (still), and a minimally competent but toadying cabinet. He …
Kirstjen Nielsen Has Resigned As Secretary Of Separated Families
Kirstjen Nielsen out as DHS secretary https://t.co/vaQycUjFRW pic.twitter.com/ZmZ9yfevN2 — Talking Points Memo (@TPM) April 7, 2019 A statement by the President: pic.twitter.com/ytW0QCBhXg — Real Press Sec Bot (@RealPressSecBot) April 7, 2019 Goodbye to lots of trust building between MX Govt & Nielsen; many MX officials may feel some ‘comfort’ w/McAleenan as acting secretary. Yet, Mexico …
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Excellent Piece by Toobin
This is a great read: In June of 2018, while he was still a private citizen, Barr, of his own accord, wrote a nineteen-page memo to senior officials of the Justice Department asserting that, in light of the President’s inherent constitutional powers, Trump could not have obstructed justice. This memo probably played no small part …