?????? The Trump Foundation’s lawyer asked that trial not begin in October, as it was so close to the midterms. “Judge Scarpulla laughed in response, did not change the trial date, and hinted that she is likely to require the President to testify.” https://t.co/3b6j3fu8cN — Katie Phang (@KatiePhang) June 30, 2018 Adam Davidson, at the …
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Russiagate Open Thread: Michael Cohen Makes A Move
Michael Cohen resigns from as deputy finance chair of RNC…..apparently suggesting it's partly on principle over family separation. https://t.co/J7xDlOoK1a — Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) June 20, 2018 … In his resignation letter to Ronna McDaniel, the RNC chair, Cohen cited the ongoing special counsel investigation as one reason for his departure. ABC News has reviewed the …
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Wednesday Morning Open Thread: There Are Still Heroes
A 15-year-old Corgi named Pepper went viral after getting lost in a storm. The owner of popular dog Twitter "We Rate Dogs" just happened to find Pepper, and fate helped bring the lost pup home. https://t.co/DtoC1Yj2bD pic.twitter.com/vdAKONONNd — CBS News (@CBSNews) June 19, 2018 As the owner of a 16-year-old rescue dog who still bolts …
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Another Failed Trump Brand
Trump Casinos. Trump Steaks. Trump Airlines. Trump Vodka. Trump Mortgage. Trump Magazine. Trump Ice. Trump University. What do all of these Trump-branded things all have in common? They all went belly up. Kaput. Deceased. Bereft of life, they’ve joined the bleedin’ choir invisible. If tens of millions of our fellow citizens weren’t such goddamned idiots, …
Russiagate Open Thread: “But — But — He’s A Wealthy White Man!”
This is the jail in Warsaw, Va., where Paul Manafort is being held for pre-trial detention. It opened in 1995. https://t.co/MfeqKqF1EO pic.twitter.com/JVr4ep8C3g — Garance Franke-Ruta (@thegarance) June 16, 2018 Dude that looks like a Holiday Inn Express with an attached Denny's — TavernWench?? (@TavernWench) June 16, 2018 Supermax Olive Garden. — Alex Heard (@alexheard) June …
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Almost There
What this week felt like: In normal times, the fact that the president’s former campaign chairman may go to jail today for witness tampering would be a bigger deal. So would the fact that the president’s current lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, said this on TV last night: I believe that Rod Rosenstien and Jeff Sessions have …
Goniffs in the Night Open Thread: Happy B-Day, Ya Putz!
I {heart} New York… of course the AG charged the Trump Foundation on the old man’s birthday… He doesn’t love drawing attention to his age (72 today). https://t.co/1OL97r6spL — Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) June 14, 2018 happy birthday, @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/BWEgRAcdPX — christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) June 14, 2018 Just talking to a former IRS official about …
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