The Kellyanne and George Conway public something happened again on Monday. And because our present day political world seems rather incomprehensible, their whatever-you’d-call-it kinda fits. The latest drama started after counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway quote tweeted a video of Democratic candidate Joe Biden telling an odd story about …
Read More »Klobuchar: Impeachment Hearings Uncovered Trump's 'Global Watergate'
On Sunday, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) equated President Donald Trump’s malfeasance with another disgraced president who was facing impeachment, Richard Nixon, but instead on a global scale. Klobuchar told Meet the Press host Chuck Todd that behavior like what Trump is accused of is what motivated America’s …
Read More »Report: Lev Parnas Handed Over Tapes of Trump and Giuliani to the House Intelligence Committee
The bottomless pit that is the Ukraine scandal continues to grow. According to a report from ABC News on Sunday, the House Intelligence Committee is now in possession of audio and video recordings as well as photographs that include both President Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani. The materials were handed …
Read More »Trump's 'I Want Nothing' Rant Triggers Glorious Memes and Songs
While EU ambassador Gordon Sondland was testifying during Wednesday’s impeachment hearings President Donald Trump attempted to defend himself to the media. The president held a pad of paper with words written in all-caps with a sharpie and read aloud in dramatic fashion: “I WANT NOTHING. I WANT NOTHING. I WANT …
Read More »Sondland Details First-Hand Knowledge of Giuliani, Trump's Lawyer, Directing Ukraine 'Quid Pro Quo'
Gordon Sondland, President Trump’s ambassador to the European Union, offered a first-hand account on Wednesday of how the president’s personal lawyer demanded a “quid pro quo” from the Ukrainian government in exchange for an official White House meeting. In an appearance before the House Intelligence Committee, Sondland testified he and …
Read More »'I'm a Big Fan': Trump Endorses Another Autocrat in Meeting with Turkish President Erdogan
During the first public impeachment inquiry hearing Wednesday morning, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent explained how valuable an invitation to the White House is for foreign heads of state. “New leaders, particular countries that are trying to have good footing in the international arena see a meeting with …
Read More »Is Holding Fake Lunch Contests Trump's Pettiest Scam?
President Trump is a con man. He conned people into giving to his now-defunct foundation only to use the donations for personal expenses.He conned people into spending more money than they could afford on the now-dissolved Trump University.He conned lenders into subsidizing his floundering real estate projects. The list goes …
Read More »The Guy Who Wrote the Book on Impeachment Says Trump Clears the Bar for Removal from Office
Frank O. Bowman wrote the book on impeaching the 45th president. Published in July, High Crimes and Misdemeanors: A History of Impeachment for the Age of Trump seeks to ground the talk about removing the president from office in centuries of history and practice. A law professor who teaches at …
Read More »Is the 'Genius' Behind Trump's Campaign Really Such a Genius After All?
This story was originally published by ProPublica. and was co-published with Texas Monthly. On the evening of May 30th, Brad Parscale, the campaign manager of Donald J. Trump for President Inc., gave a speech to a gathering of the faithful. Parscale is a striking figure: 6-foot-8, with a trademark Viking …
Read More »House Set to Take Major Step Toward Impeachment Hearings Next Week
With a majority of House Democrats now supporting an impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump, the House Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on Wednesday on a resolution that would establish parameters and procedures for future hearings. According to Politico, the coming resolution was discussed by committee Democrats during a …
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