Jeff Sessions is in deep trouble, and here’s why
He could be disbarred for being involved in the Comey firing after he refused himself.
The President Admits to Obstruction on National TV
Impeachable offence
If Trump fired Comey to impede the Russia investigation, he possibly engaged in obstruction of justice. That is a crime. That is a case for impeachment. In fact, the first of the three articles of impeachment filed by the House judiciary committee against Richard Nixon in 1974 was for obstruction of justice.
It’s Now Up to Democrats to Save American Democracy
Jeet Heer:
By firing Comey, Trump has created the biggest political crisis in American politics since Watergate. The Democrats have very few weapons to wield against Trump right now, but they can continue to poke and prod him, using the ensuing controversy to rally opposition to Trump. American democracy is in real danger, and the Democrats now have a duty—one that transcends partisan politics—to make those stakes clear to the electorate.
Days Before He Was Fired, Comey Asked for More Resources for Russia Investigation
Not suspicious at all
Senate Russia investigators ask Treasury for Trump team financial information
Missed that this also happened yesterday, before the Comey firing.
Senate Russia investigators have sent a request to the Treasury Department’s criminal investigation division for any information related to President Donald Trump, his top officials and his campaign aides, the top Democrat on the Senate intelligence committee told CNN Tuesday.
Grand jury subpoenas issued in FBI’s Russia investigation
Oh man.
There is only one reasonable conclusion that can be drawn from the decision to fire Comey: that there is grave wrongdoing at the center of the Russia scandal and that it implicates the President. As I write this, I have a difficult time believing that last sentence myself. But sometimes you have to step back from your assumptions and simply look at what the available evidence is telling you. It’s speaking clearly: the only reasonable explanation is that the President has something immense to hide and needs someone in charge of the FBI who he believes is loyal.
How Trump Could Get Fired
Pretty good overview. My takeaway is that it’s unlikely to be anything other than impeachment, which would require Dem control of the House, and theoretically a supermajority in the Senate. This was kinda great though:
The White House maintains that it was unaware of any links to the Kremlin, and the details of the investigations are classified. But select members of Congress who oversee the intelligence agencies have access to the findings. Recently, one of them, Senator Mark Warner, of Virginia, the ranking Democrat on the Intelligence Committee, privately told friends that he puts the odds at two to one against Trump completing a full term.
The great British Brexit robbery: how our democracy was hijacked
Big data meets military psyops meets the far right.
Crazy, alarming story.
Democrats exploring lawsuit against Trump
Re: emoluments clause
InfoWars’ Alex Jones Loses Custody Case, Ex-Wife Wins Right to Decide Where Children Live
Under cross-examination, he spoke not only about George Soros and overly potent marijuana, but also his taste for zebra meat and canned exotic game hunts, and confirmed that a big bowl of hot Texas chili caused him to forget details about his kids’ lives.
A question few are asking is whether the tools of mass surveillance and social control we spent the last decade building could have had anything to do with the debacle of the 2017 election, or whether destroying local journalism and making national journalism so dependent on [the tech industry’s] platforms was, in retrospect, a good idea.
Sources: Russia tried to use Trump advisers to infiltrate campaign
The FBI gathered intelligence last summer that suggests Russian operatives tried to use Trump advisers, including Carter Page, to infiltrate the Trump campaign, according to US officials.
I’d say they were quite successful.
Racism motivated Trump voters more than authoritarianism
FBI obtained FISA warrant to monitor Trump adviser Carter Page
“This confirms all of my suspicions about unjustified, politically motivated government surveillance,” Page said in an interview Tuesday. “I have nothing to hide.” He compared surveillance of him to the eavesdropping that the FBI and Justice Department conducted against civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
Good luck with that comparison, Carter.
Why Michael Flynn may be seeking immunity
pretty good analysis
The Long, Twisted, and Bizarre History of the Trump-Russia Scandal
Pretty good timeline
How the White House and Republicans Blew Up the House Russia Investigation
What a mess
Trump Blames Democrats as Major Push to Repeal Health Law Fails
Amazing!
Manafort had plan to benefit Putin government
Was paid $10-mil to promote Putin’s interests in the US and abroad. Wow.
Donald Trump, Frank Gaffney, and the Looming Threat to American Muslims
Chilling.
The government’s vast post-9/11 counterterrorism powers have never resided in the hands of people who consider America’s Muslim organizations to be agents of treason. And the Trump administration could use those powers to cripple not only American Muslim civil-society groups, but also mosques.
Analysis: GOP plan to cost Obamacare enrollees $1,542 more a year
We reported above the results for individuals. For families, the Republican bill would increase costs by $2,243 if the bill were in effect today. For families with a head of household age 55 to 64, the bill would increase costs by $7,604. For families with income below 250 percent of poverty, the bill would increase costs by $6,228.
The 8 Craziest Moments Of Trump’s Impromptu Press Conference
yikes
Israel’s One-State Reality
Depressing look at the current state of things with Israel and the seeming impossibility of a two-state solution