bipartisanreport--2020-01-07--McConnell Turns On Trump Over Bombing Cultural Sites

As President Donald Trump has continued to ratchet up violent tension with Iran , he ’ s even threatened to order airstrikes against civilian cultural sites in their country .
That would be an apparently brazen violation of international law and constitute a war crime , but that did not deter the president from repeating the threat at least twice .
This week , Senate Majority Mitch McConnell ( R-Ky. ) derided the president ’ s plan to attack cultural sites , allying himself with Defense Secretary Mark Esper on an issue that should not even remotely be in question @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re talking about .
On Tuesday — the same day that he announced to his Republican colleagues that he had the votes lined up to kick off Trump ’ s impeachment trial without even voting on whether or not to hear from witnesses — McConnell told reporters : Again , this question should not be an issue , considering basic laws of war — but , it is anyway .
Showing himself as completely incompetently thinking that he had some kind of grasp of laws of war that the majority of everyone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recently as Sunday night , Trump told reporters : Again — the rules of conflict are not dependent on how Donald Trump feels about them .
His suggestion otherwise is just ridiculous egomania .
That forbids targeting civilian cultural sites just for the heck of it .
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has made similar remarks , like when he recently claimed to reporters that “ every effort that ’ s being made will always be conducted inside the international laws of war.
” That means no cultural site strikes like Trump seems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of hostilities got kickstarted when he abruptly ordered an airstrike killing top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani , who was a political leader in the country in addition to his military strategy leadership .
The Trump administration has claimed that the strike taking him out was necessary to thwart some kind of incoming major attack against U.S. interests , but high-level sources told New York Times reporter Rukmini Callimachi that the evidence for that claim is “ razor thin , ” which is not exactly reassuring .
Iran has already promised harsh retaliation against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been preparing , with heightened security in major cities amid fears of not just cyberattacks but in-person ones as well .
Trump claimed that the Soleimani strike was carried out to stop a war and not start one , but there ’ s been just about the exact opposite effect — although it ’ s not as though there ’ s been any kind of acknowledgement of shortcoming from the president or his associates .

As President Donald Trump has continued to ratchet up violent tension with Iran, he’s even threatened to order airstrikes against civilian cultural sites in their country. That would be an apparently brazen violation of international law and constitute a war crime, but that did not deter the president from repeating the threat at least twice. This week, Senate Majority Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) derided the president’s plan to attack cultural sites, allying himself with Defense Secretary Mark Esper on an issue that should not even remotely be in question — but this is Trump that we’re talking about.
On Tuesday — the same day that he announced to his Republican colleagues that he had the votes lined up to kick off Trump’s impeachment trial without even voting on whether or not to hear from witnesses — McConnell told reporters:
‘I want to associate myself with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State with regard to the appropriateness of cultural sites being targeted. That is not appropriate.’
Again, this question should not be an issue, considering basic laws of war — but, it is anyway. Showing himself as completely incompetently thinking that he had some kind of grasp of laws of war that the majority of everyone else somehow did not have, as recently as Sunday night, Trump told reporters:
‘They’re allowed to kill our people, they’re allowed to torture and maim our people, they’re allowed to use roadside bombs and blow up our people, and we’re not allowed to touch their cultural sites? It doesn’t work that way.’
Again — the rules of conflict are not dependent on how Donald Trump feels about them. His suggestion otherwise is just ridiculous egomania.
On Monday, Defense Secretary Esper asserted:
‘We will follow the laws of armed conflict.’
That forbids targeting civilian cultural sites just for the heck of it. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has made similar remarks, like when he recently claimed to reporters that “every effort that’s being made will always be conducted inside the international laws of war.” That means no cultural site strikes like Trump seems so hellbent on.
The latest round of hostilities got kickstarted when he abruptly ordered an airstrike killing top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, who was a political leader in the country in addition to his military strategy leadership. The Trump administration has claimed that the strike taking him out was necessary to thwart some kind of incoming major attack against U.S. interests, but high-level sources told New York Times reporter Rukmini Callimachi that the evidence for that claim is “razor thin,” which is not exactly reassuring.
Iran has already promised harsh retaliation against the U.S., and the U.S. has been preparing, with heightened security in major cities amid fears of not just cyberattacks but in-person ones as well. Trump claimed that the Soleimani strike was carried out to stop a war and not start one, but there’s been just about the exact opposite effect — although it’s not as though there’s been any kind of acknowledgement of shortcoming from the president or his associates.


bipartisanreport--2020-01-07--Trump Tweets Tuesday Saudi Arabia Announcement Distraction

The Secretary of Defense Mark Esper had a press conference on Tuesday where he graciously invited the Iranians to dial down the threat of war .
This after the U.S. killed one of Iran ’ s top leaders , Gen. Qassem Suleimani , who was the commander of the elite Quds Force .
Someone sent the Iranians a letter stating that the U.S. was pulling out .
Then , the White House reneged on that and insisted we were remaining in Iraq .
The Iranians sent a message to the White House basically saying “ get your stuff together .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ so be careful.
” Trump tweeted about a meeting he had with the Saudis .
Well , that was nice , wasn ’ t it ?
POTUS could not do a better job of wrecking everything the U.S. stands for and leaving the country a smoldering wreck .
The president said in his tweet : The Iranian leadership appointed Brig .
Gen. Ismail Qaani to succeed Gen. Suleimani .
The new leader according to The Washington Post : Qaani was Soleimani ’ s deputy and worked side-by-side with him as they produced proxy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said : Twitter world exploded as chaos surrounded Donald Trump worldwide .
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The Secretary of Defense Mark Esper had a press conference on Tuesday where he graciously invited the Iranians to dial down the threat of war. This after the U.S. killed one of Iran’s top leaders, Gen. Qassem Suleimani, who was the commander of the elite Quds Force.
Someone sent the Iranians a letter stating that the U.S. was pulling out. Then, the White House reneged on that and insisted we were remaining in Iraq. The Iranians sent a message to the White House basically saying “get your stuff together. This is a very delicate time, so be careful.”
Trump tweeted about a meeting he had with the Saudis. Well, that was nice, wasn’t it? POTUS could not do a better job of wrecking everything the U.S. stands for and leaving the country a smoldering wreck. The president said in his tweet:
‘Had a very good meeting with @kbsalsaud of Saudi Arabia. We discussed Trade, Military, Oil Prices, Security, and Stability in the Middle East!’
The Iranian leadership appointed Brig. Gen. Ismail Qaani to succeed Gen. Suleimani. The new leader according to The Washington Post:
‘[V]owed to continue his predecessor’s work and exepl the United States from the Middle East.’
Qaani was Soleimani’s deputy and worked side-by-side with him as they produced proxy forces throughout the Middle East. He said:
‘We promise to continue down martyr Soleimani’s path as firmly as before with the help of God, and in return for his martyrdom we aim at getting rid of America from the region.’
Twitter world exploded as chaos surrounded Donald Trump worldwide. Take a look at how people responded to being on the verge of war below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-01-07--Desperate Trump Admin Excuse For Iraq Troop Withdrawal Letter Revealed

This week , Iraqi authorities abruptly received the apparent news that U.S. troops would be leaving their country following a vote by the country ’ s government to demand their exit , which , in turn , followed an abrupt airstrike that killed top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani , who ’ d been in Baghdad at the time .
The problem is : the letter announcing U.S. troop departures wasn ’ t , apparently , accurate .
It ’ s a staggering feat of incompetence , but the Trump administration accidentally announced a major troop withdrawal that was not set @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has revealed that the complete breakdown of effective communication included a claim to Congress from the Pentagon that the letter in question had been faked .
At 3:36 P.M. on Monday , Pentagon policy office staffer Annie Dreazen told the House Armed Service Committee that she ’ d consulted with advisers of Operation Inherent Resolve ( OIR ) — the anti-ISIS operation in Iraq and Syria — and they ’ d told her that the letter was faked .
She added that the Defense Department is “ fairly certain that this is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not .
Soon after Dreazen ’ s false explanation , Gen. Mark Milley , chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , told reporters that the letter was a draft that should not have been sent to the Iraqis at all , but it wasn ’ t faked .
Just shortly before that explanation , Milley and Defense Secretary Mark Esper had been wringing their hands to the press and asserting that they had no explanation for the letter but America supposedly wasn ’ t really leaving Iraq , no matter their government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ letter “ inconsistent with where we are right now.
” The completely false description of the letter as part of some kind of disinformation campaign highlights serious questions about the basic competence of other conclusions that the Trump administration has been running on lately , including that it was supposedly necessary to kill Soleimani in order to stop a supposedly looming major attack .
High-level sources told New York Times reporter Rukmini Callimachi that the evidence for that claim was “ razor thin.
” Yet , the president has dragged the U.S. further @ @ @ @ @ @ @ threats of retaliation from the Iranians .
Trump ’ s own commitment to aggression is well documented at this point .
He repeatedly got out the claim that the U.S. may target civilian cultural sites in Iran before Esper insisted that actually would not happen .
In the Iraq troop situation , Trump claimed that he was ready to impose tough sanctions on Iraq in retaliation for any actions against U.S. troops .
He said : ‘ If they do ask us to leave , if we don ’ t do it in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ charge them sanctions like they ’ ve never seen before ever… If there ’ s any hostility , that they do anything we think is inappropriate , we are going to put sanctions on Iraq , very big sanctions on Iraq.
’ Foreign policy isn ’ t supposed to be conducted on the whims of an egomaniac .

This week, Iraqi authorities abruptly received the apparent news that U.S. troops would be leaving their country following a vote by the country’s government to demand their exit, which, in turn, followed an abrupt airstrike that killed top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, who’d been in Baghdad at the time. The problem is: the letter announcing U.S. troop departures wasn’t, apparently, accurate. It’s a staggering feat of incompetence, but the Trump administration accidentally announced a major troop withdrawal that was not set to happen. Now, The Dispatch has revealed that the complete breakdown of effective communication included a claim to Congress from the Pentagon that the letter in question had been faked.
At 3:36 P.M. on Monday, Pentagon policy office staffer Annie Dreazen told the House Armed Service Committee that she’d consulted with advisers of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) — the anti-ISIS operation in Iraq and Syria — and they’d told her that the letter was faked.
She wrote, quite straightforwardly:
‘OIR has confirmed with us at the working level that this is active disinformation.’
She added that the Defense Department is “fairly certain that this is a fake,” but, it was not.
Soon after Dreazen’s false explanation, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters that the letter was a draft that should not have been sent to the Iraqis at all, but it wasn’t faked.
He explained:
‘It was an honest mistake. That letter is a draft, it was a mistake, it was unsigned, it should not have been released.’
Just shortly before that explanation, Milley and Defense Secretary Mark Esper had been wringing their hands to the press and asserting that they had no explanation for the letter but America supposedly wasn’t really leaving Iraq, no matter their government’s demands. Esper called the letter “inconsistent with where we are right now.”
The completely false description of the letter as part of some kind of disinformation campaign highlights serious questions about the basic competence of other conclusions that the Trump administration has been running on lately, including that it was supposedly necessary to kill Soleimani in order to stop a supposedly looming major attack. High-level sources told New York Times reporter Rukmini Callimachi that the evidence for that claim was “razor thin.” Yet, the president has dragged the U.S. further into conflict anyway, with serious looming threats of retaliation from the Iranians.
Trump’s own commitment to aggression is well documented at this point. He repeatedly got out the claim that the U.S. may target civilian cultural sites in Iran before Esper insisted that actually would not happen. In the Iraq troop situation, Trump claimed that he was ready to impose tough sanctions on Iraq in retaliation for any actions against U.S. troops. He said:
‘If they do ask us to leave, if we don’t do it in a very friendly basis, we will charge them sanctions like they’ve never seen before ever… If there’s any hostility, that they do anything we think is inappropriate, we are going to put sanctions on Iraq, very big sanctions on Iraq.’
Foreign policy isn’t supposed to be conducted on the whims of an egomaniac.


bipartisanreport--2020-01-07--McConnell Throws Major Tuesday Pelosi Tantrum Like He’s Scared

Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-KY ) spoke from the Senate floor and complained about the House ’ s decision to not send the Articles of Impeachment over to him .
His whining voice sounded like fingernails on the chalkboard as he criticized the House trial as the “ most rushed , least thorough and most unfair.
” He has taken a page from Donald Trump ’ s attack on the House Democrats , playing the victim : This was far from the first time McConnell attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-CA ) .
She has made the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ until McConnell agreed to have witnesses in the Senate trial against Donald Trump .
McConnell groused that the Democratic House had “ cold feet.
” The House held hearings about the impeachment of Trump and then passed two Articles of Impeachment .
Those alleged that the POTUS abused his presidential powers by requesting Ukraine find dirt on a presidential campaign opponent .
The second article claimed that he was obstructive during Congress ’ attempts to investigate that charge .
Pelosi has still refused to give the Republicans a date for sending the Articles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ begin the Senate trial .
Pundits question whether her action bothers the Senate Leader .
However , it does delay the start of the history-making trial .
Republicans want the trial to compete by February 5 when Trump gives his State of the Union address .
Conversely , Pelosi wanted the trial to continue past that time , because that way Trump would not be able to claim he had been exonerated .
Of course , just because the Republicans have the party-line votes to keep Trump in office would not mean that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that she was waiting to find out whether the Republicans will be having a trial with witnesses .
Then , she could appoint House managers appropriate to the trial .
Senator Schumer has said he wanted a resolution at the start of the trial over rules and calling specific witnesses .
The Democrats would prefer to have four of them , including the commander-in-chief ’ s National Security Adviser ( NSA ) John Bolton .
The NSA announced on Monday that he would willingly testify if subpoenaed .
Schumer responded to the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , McConnell wanted one resolution dealing with the procedures for the trial .
His second one would be passed after each side gave its opening arguments .
It would decide which witnesses , would be called .
It would take 51 votes for witnesses to be requested .
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Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) spoke from the Senate floor and complained about the House’s decision to not send the Articles of Impeachment over to him. His whining voice sounded like fingernails on the chalkboard as he criticized the House trial as the “most rushed, least thorough and most unfair.”
He has taken a page from Donald Trump’s attack on the House Democrats, playing the victim:
‘How inappropriate and how embarrassing to rush forward on a partisan basis and then treat … what you’ve done like a political toy. How contemptuous of the American people.’
McConnell continued:
‘Democrats appeared to be waiting for some mythical leverage [included in] pretrial hostage negotiation. I’ve had difficulty figuring out where the leverage is.’
This was far from the first time McConnell attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). She has made the decision to hold the Articles of Impeachment until McConnell agreed to have witnesses in the Senate trial against Donald Trump.
McConnell groused that the Democratic House had “cold feet.”
The House held hearings about the impeachment of Trump and then passed two Articles of Impeachment. Those alleged that the POTUS abused his presidential powers by requesting Ukraine find dirt on a presidential campaign opponent. The second article claimed that he was obstructive during Congress’ attempts to investigate that charge.
Pelosi has still refused to give the Republicans a date for sending the Articles of Impeachment, so that McConnell can begin the Senate trial. Pundits question whether her action bothers the Senate Leader. However, it does delay the start of the history-making trial. Republicans want the trial to compete by February 5 when Trump gives his State of the Union address.
Conversely, Pelosi wanted the trial to continue past that time, because that way Trump would not be able to claim he had been exonerated. Of course, just because the Republicans have the party-line votes to keep Trump in office would not mean that the president was exonerated.
Pelosi said that she was waiting to find out whether the Republicans will be having a trial with witnesses. Then, she could appoint House managers appropriate to the trial.
Senator Schumer has said he wanted a resolution at the start of the trial over rules and calling specific witnesses. The Democrats would prefer to have four of them, including the commander-in-chief’s National Security Adviser (NSA) John Bolton. The NSA announced on Monday that he would willingly testify if subpoenaed.
Schumer responded to the president on Tuesday:
‘Mr. Trump if you believe you’ve done nothing wrong, you have nothing to be afraid of from witnesses and documents. If my Republican colleagues believe the president has done nothing wrong, they should have nothing to fear.”;
On the other hand, McConnell wanted one resolution dealing with the procedures for the trial. His second one would be passed after each side gave its opening arguments. It would decide which witnesses, would be called. It would take 51 votes for witnesses to be requested.
McConnell added:
‘If that unanimous bipartisan precedent was good enough for President Clinton, it should be our template for President Trump. Fair is fair.’
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bipartisanreport--2020-01-07--Pompous Pompeo Snaps At Reporter Over War Crimes Question

Kansas is safe from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo , unless a person would count his ultra-conservative alt-right extreme-hawkishness .
The former representative has been pursuing his political ambitions , but he got caught in Donald Trump ’ s inescapable web of destruction and lies .
Apparently , it seems that Pompeo is very sensitive to questions about war crimes .
The Vox reporter Aaron Rupar caught the secretary getting his back up and trying to defend Trump ’ s attraction to war crimes : ‘ POMPEO defends Trump threatening to commit war crimes in Iran with deflection : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ damage to the Persian culture … it ’ s the Ayatollah … the real risk to Persian culture does not come from the United States of America.
” ‘ Veteran reporter for MSNBC Andrea Mitchell has rarely appeared at press conferences , but war loomed large after Trump ’ s threats to target 52 Iranian cultural sites — an indescribably terrible war crime .
She indicated that Defense Secretary Mark Esper had said the U.S. would not go after the cultural sties : Pompeo cut her off and would not let her finish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her .
He said : Twitter world caught fire .
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Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
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Kansas is safe from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, unless a person would count his ultra-conservative alt-right extreme-hawkishness. The former representative has been pursuing his political ambitions, but he got caught in Donald Trump’s inescapable web of destruction and lies. Apparently, it seems that Pompeo is very sensitive to questions about war crimes.
The Vox reporter Aaron Rupar caught the secretary getting his back up and trying to defend Trump’s attraction to war crimes:
‘POMPEO defends Trump threatening to commit war crimes in Iran with deflection: “Let me tell you who has done damage to the Persian culture … it’s the Ayatollah … the real risk to Persian culture does not come from the United States of America.”‘
Veteran reporter for MSNBC Andrea Mitchell has rarely appeared at press conferences, but war loomed large after Trump’s threats to target 52 Iranian cultural sites — an indescribably terrible war crime. She indicated that Defense Secretary Mark Esper had said the U.S. would not go after the cultural sties:
‘I’m wondering whether you would also push back in your advice or in your role?’
Pompeo cut her off and would not let her finish her questions. by rudely talking over her. He said:
‘You’re not really wondering. You’re not really wondering.’
Twitter world caught fire. Check out how some of these Americans decided to respond to Pompeo snapping at Mitchell shown below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-01-07--Schumer Pledges To Force Impeachment Trial Witnesses Votes

Now that Congress has returned from its holiday break , attention has again turned to developing a Senate trial for President Donald Trump following his pre-Christmas impeachment by the House .
Led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-Ky. ) , Republicans have been dramatically resisting basic measures of fairness like calling witnesses and evidence for a trial , but this week , Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer ( D-N.Y. ) said that he ’ ll force votes on calling witnesses anyway .
That will make Republican Senators go on record as either in support of or against basic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and former Trump national security adviser John Bolton , the latter of whom abruptly announced recently that he will testify if subpoenaed by the Senate .
( He ’ d previously resisted testifying , but the House investigation moved on without him . )
‘ Make no mistake , on the question of witnesses and documents , Republicans may run but they can ’ t hide .
There will be votes at the beginning on whether to call the four witnesses we ’ ve proposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ identified .
America and the eyes of history will be watching what my Republican colleagues do .
If every Republican senator votes for a rigged trial that hides the truth , the American people will see that the Republican Senate is part of a large and awful cover-up.
’ Some time ago , McConnell insisted that he ’ d be dealing with the impeachment trial in “ total coordination ” with the White House , and he ’ s simultaneously fiercely adopted the White House ’ s apparent aim of getting the case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He ’ s mocked demands for witnesses as set to turn the trial into a “ fishing expedition.
” Now , he ’ s apparently preparing to propose a two-part trial , with an initial resolution outlining general rules and a second resolution covering calling witnesses and evidence only after opening arguments and questions from Senators .
Those arguments will be handled by House impeachment case managers that have not yet been named .
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-Calif. ) said she was waiting until Dem leaders could examine the trial parameters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McConnell and “ several Republican senators have suggested that each side complete their arguments and then we decide on witnesses , ” Schumer insisted that “ idea is as backwards as it sounds.
” Separately , he ’ s insisted that if Trump “ is ultimately acquitted at the end of a sham trial , his acquittal will be meaningless.
” Nevertheless , McConnell appears to have the 51 votes lined up that he ’ d need to go with his plan .
Perceived swing vote Senators Lisa Murkowski ( R-Alaska ) and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said that they support waiting to decide on witnesses until after opening arguments .
Trump is keeping up very public pressure on Republican Senators .
On Monday , he tweeted : ‘ Congress & the President should not be wasting their time and energy on a continuation of the totally partisan Impeachment Hoax when we have so many important matters pending .
196 to ZERO was the Republican House vote , & we got 3 Dems .
This was not what the Founders had in mind !
’ In response , Republicans are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

Now that Congress has returned from its holiday break, attention has again turned to developing a Senate trial for President Donald Trump following his pre-Christmas impeachment by the House. Led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Republicans have been dramatically resisting basic measures of fairness like calling witnesses and evidence for a trial, but this week, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said that he’ll force votes on calling witnesses anyway. That will make Republican Senators go on record as either in support of or against basic fairness.
Democrats want to call witnesses like White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and former Trump national security adviser John Bolton, the latter of whom abruptly announced recently that he will testify if subpoenaed by the Senate. (He’d previously resisted testifying, but the House investigation moved on without him.)
Schumer insisted:
‘Make no mistake, on the question of witnesses and documents, Republicans may run but they can’t hide. There will be votes at the beginning on whether to call the four witnesses we’ve proposed and subpoena the documents we’ve identified. America and the eyes of history will be watching what my Republican colleagues do. If every Republican senator votes for a rigged trial that hides the truth, the American people will see that the Republican Senate is part of a large and awful cover-up.’
Some time ago, McConnell insisted that he’d be dealing with the impeachment trial in “total coordination” with the White House, and he’s simultaneously fiercely adopted the White House’s apparent aim of getting the case thrown out as quickly as possible. He’s mocked demands for witnesses as set to turn the trial into a “fishing expedition.” Now, he’s apparently preparing to propose a two-part trial, with an initial resolution outlining general rules and a second resolution covering calling witnesses and evidence only after opening arguments and questions from Senators. Those arguments will be handled by House impeachment case managers that have not yet been named. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she was waiting until Dem leaders could examine the trial parameters set by the Senate.
Noting that McConnell and “several Republican senators have suggested that each side complete their arguments and then we decide on witnesses,” Schumer insisted that “idea is as backwards as it sounds.” Separately, he’s insisted that if Trump “is ultimately acquitted at the end of a sham trial, his acquittal will be meaningless.” Nevertheless, McConnell appears to have the 51 votes lined up that he’d need to go with his plan. Perceived swing vote Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) have both said that they support waiting to decide on witnesses until after opening arguments.
Trump is keeping up very public pressure on Republican Senators. On Monday, he tweeted:
‘Congress & the President should not be wasting their time and energy on a continuation of the totally partisan Impeachment Hoax when we have so many important matters pending. 196 to ZERO was the Republican House vote, & we got 3 Dems. This was not what the Founders had in mind!’
In response, Republicans are apparently ready to keep falling on line.
Congress & the President should not be wasting their time and energy on a continuation of the totally partisan Impeachment Hoax when we have so many important matters pending. 196 to ZERO was the Republican House vote, & we got 3 Dems. This was not what the Founders had in mind! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-01-07--Iran Just Declared American Gov’t A Terrorist Organization

Donald Trump ’ s gut told him to bomb the highest Iranian military official , General Qassem Suleimani .
His gut did not bother to tell POTUS about the consequences of such an action .
Iranians who were protesting against their leaders united against America after his attack .
Unless Trump intended his action to take the U.S. into war , that was an unplanned consequence , too .
The question is : how will Iran respond ?
The parliament of Iran passed a bill earning the U.S. military and the Pentagon the label of “ terrorist organizations ” How @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
America used to be the shining leader of the free world .
Now , we are designated terrorists .
The bill passed unanimously with 223 Iranian legislators voting for it , according to USA Today .
Last year , Iran ’ s Supreme National Security Council labeled the U.S. Central Command a terrorist group , too .
This is the nation ’ s Middle East command unit .
In addition , the Iranian legislators supported another motion .
They pledged $ 220 million to the Islamic Republic ’ s Revolutionary Guards Corps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this organization until he was murdered by the American military .
This organization managed Tehran ’ s link to Iran ’ s satellite military groups in other countries .
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif had this to say about the U.S. : After the Iranians promised to retaliate for the killing of General Suleimani , Trump announced he would bomb Iranian cultural sites .
He said that he had 52 cultural sites predetermined — a war crime .
Iran ’ s Revolutionary Guard leader Hossein Salami threatened the U.S. , saying Iran @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America supports .
The thousands in his audience chanted “ death to Israel.
” America denied Zarif ’ s visa to attend the United Nations ( UN ) meeting in New York on Thursday .
The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
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Donald Trump’s gut told him to bomb the highest Iranian military official, General Qassem Suleimani. His gut did not bother to tell POTUS about the consequences of such an action. Iranians who were protesting against their leaders united against America after his attack. Unless Trump intended his action to take the U.S. into war, that was an unplanned consequence, too. The question is: how will Iran respond?
The parliament of Iran passed a bill earning the U.S. military and the Pentagon the label of “terrorist organizations” How things have changed since Trump was elected. America used to be the shining leader of the free world. Now, we are designated terrorists.
The bill passed unanimously with 223 Iranian legislators voting for it, according to USA Today. Last year, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council labeled the U.S. Central Command a terrorist group, too. This is the nation’s Middle East command unit.
In addition, the Iranian legislators supported another motion. They pledged $220 million to the Islamic Republic’s Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force. General Qassem Suleimani led this organization until he was murdered by the American military. This organization managed Tehran’s link to Iran’s satellite military groups in other countries.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif had this to say about the U.S.:
‘[It] has no respect for international law and is prepared to commit war crimes.’
After the Iranians promised to retaliate for the killing of General Suleimani, Trump announced he would bomb Iranian cultural sites. He said that he had 52 cultural sites predetermined — a war crime.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard leader Hossein Salami threatened the U.S., saying Iran would “set ablaze” those locations America supports. The thousands in his audience chanted “death to Israel.”
America denied Zarif’s visa to attend the United Nations (UN) meeting in New York on Thursday.
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bipartisanreport--2020-01-07--Trump-Inspired QAnon Mom Arrested For Kidnapping Plot

In the solemn Montana setting , an undercurrent of madness was cutting a pathway for a far-right conspiracy theorist to act .
As Donald Trump has expressed his unbalanced ideas to his followers at his campaign rallies , that spark of insanity has ignited the alt-right ranks and moved them to take unstable actions .
A Parker , Colorado mother was just arrested for her plot to kidnap her own child .
She had been taken from her mother in a “ raid ” with the assist of a far-right conspiracy theory group .
A spokesperson for the Parker police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on December 30 .
She was charged with conspiracy to commit second-degree kidnapping .
That warrant for the Colorado woman had been issued in September .
Her child ’ s caseworker notified authorities , because the child indicated that , according to 9 News in Colorado : Abcug ’ s one daughter was living with her .
The child also said that her mother had “ a plan to kidnap Abcug ’ s other child.
” That child had already been taken from Abcug , the warrant indicated .
Abcug ’ s daughter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some conspiracy theories ” and was “ spiraling down.
” Then , the child living with her mother dropped the bomb .
She said her mother “ was planning a raid…intended to kidnap ” her other child .
The woman ’ s daughter thought this raid was going to be done by people in the QAnon group .
The PPD warrant indicated that QAnon was “ a far-right conspiracy theory group detailing a supposed secret plot by an alleged deep state against President Donald Trump and his supporters.
” News of various kidnappings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Colorado , so the concept could have been bubbling below the surface in Abcug ’ s mind .
According to the PPD warrant , Abcug was worried that : The daughter living with her mother added that her mother had quit therapy several months earlier .
After Abcug skipped the emergency custody hearing , canceled her interview with investigators , and refused to take their phone calls , this other daughter was removed from Abcug .
Last month , the PPD arrested Abcug .
However , she posted a bond and was not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The warrant indicated that Abcug was well-known to the PPD , because they had investigated her once before .
In that case , the victim ’ s name was redacted , and the trail went cold there .
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In the solemn Montana setting, an undercurrent of madness was cutting a pathway for a far-right conspiracy theorist to act. As Donald Trump has expressed his unbalanced ideas to his followers at his campaign rallies, that spark of insanity has ignited the alt-right ranks and moved them to take unstable actions.
A Parker, Colorado mother was just arrested for her plot to kidnap her own child. She had been taken from her mother in a “raid” with the assist of a far-right conspiracy theory group.
A spokesperson for the Parker police arrested Cynthia Abcug, 50 in Montana on December 30. She was charged with conspiracy to commit second-degree kidnapping.
That warrant for the Colorado woman had been issued in September. Her child’s caseworker notified authorities, because the child indicated that, according to 9 News in Colorado:
‘[Her mom had] lots of weapons in her home [and an] armed man was living there.’
Abcug’s one daughter was living with her. The child also said that her mother had “a plan to kidnap Abcug’s other child.” That child had already been taken from Abcug, the warrant indicated.
Abcug’s daughter said her mother “had gotten into some conspiracy theories” and was “spiraling down.” Then, the child living with her mother dropped the bomb. She said her mother “was planning a raid…intended to kidnap” her other child.
The woman’s daughter thought this raid was going to be done by people in the QAnon group. The PPD warrant indicated that QAnon was “a far-right conspiracy theory group detailing a supposed secret plot by an alleged deep state against President Donald Trump and his supporters.” News of various kidnappings had been all over the media in Colorado, so the concept could have been bubbling below the surface in Abcug’s mind.
According to the PPD warrant, Abcug was worried that:
‘[P]eople would be injured in the raid [because] those people are evil Satan worshipers.’
The child told her caseworker:
‘[She] could not understand why her mother did not see how this was a bad thing.’
The daughter living with her mother added that her mother had quit therapy several months earlier.
After Abcug skipped the emergency custody hearing, canceled her interview with investigators, and refused to take their phone calls, this other daughter was removed from Abcug.
Last month, the PPD arrested Abcug. However, she posted a bond and was not in custody, according to the PPD.
The warrant indicated that Abcug was well-known to the PPD, because they had investigated her once before. In that case, the victim’s name was redacted, and the trail went cold there. The PPD investigation in Abcug was:
‘[For] factitious disorder imposed on another and medical child abuse.’
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bipartisanreport--2020-01-08--Trump Only Assassinated Soleimani Because Other Plans Fell Through: report

U.S. officials came together to discuss options for responding to Iran ’ s attack on the $ 50 million in Embassy in Baghdad , Iraq .
They also factored into their decision-making process the very recent death of an American contractor .
The situation had been worsening by the moment .
The officials had hoped a policy named Maximum Pressure inflicting economic pressure would contain Iraq .
However , officials had now “ determined that the maximum pressure campaign had not changed Tehran ’ s behavior , at least not militarily.
” Trump ’ s advisers offered a wide selection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president ’ s thinking told The Daily Beast : A number of U.S. officials were concerned about the effectiveness of Maximum Pressure : Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took the news to the media where he said : ‘ We watched the intelligence flow in that talked about Soleimani ’ s role in the region and the work that he was doing to put Americans further at risk .
It was time to take this action… so we could disrupt this plot .
The risk of doing nothing was enormous.
’ Nearly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quite the opposite : maximum pressure was causing Iran to calm down : ‘ Before we reimposed sanctions and accelerated our pressure campaign , Iran was increasing its malign activity .
The regime and its proxies are weaker than when our pressure began .
Iranian-backed militias have stated that Iran no longer has enough money to pay them as much as in the past and has enacted austerity plans.
’ Outside economic and political consultants and former officials asked the U.S. to go with a “ much harsher stance ” against the Iranian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pressure came into existance .
The White House sanctioned over 1,000 Iranian entities and called Tehran ’ s primary military group “ a terrorist organization.
” ‘ [ T ] o grow on the international stage through trade and to make it more difficult for the regime to prop up its most important institutions .
And it ’ s largely worked .
Iran is struggling to pay its bills , and its ability to sell its key good—oil—on the international market has been severely diminished .
And in that sense , the U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the other part of the maximum pressure campaign was supposed to change Iran ’ s behavior—the way it acted on the international stage.
’ A former Obama official worked on Iran ’ s policy and said : “ ’ I ’ m not sure anyone really knew what the endgame was supposed to be .
The purpose of sanctions and coercive authority is to cause a change in behavior or policy outcomes with respect to the folks in Tehran .
If it ’ s not regime change , it ’ s not entirely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is that it ’ s working , tactically , from an economic perspective .
But the maximum pressure campaign clearly hasn ’ t demonstrated enough strength to determine Iran ’ s activity in the neighborhood.
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U.S. officials came together to discuss options for responding to Iran’s attack on the $50 million in Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. They also factored into their decision-making process the very recent death of an American contractor. The situation had been worsening by the moment.
The officials had hoped a policy named Maximum Pressure inflicting economic pressure would contain Iraq. However, officials had now “determined that the maximum pressure campaign had not changed Tehran’s behavior, at least not militarily.”
Trump’s advisers offered a wide selection of options. A person familiar with the president’s thinking told The Daily Beast:
‘The president was faced with a choice and he took the shot.’
A number of U.S. officials were concerned about the effectiveness of Maximum Pressure:
‘While the maximum pressure campaign has completely ravaged Iran’s economy, Tehran’s intentions toward the U.S. have remained as hostile as they have been for four decades.’
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took the news to the media where he said:
‘We watched the intelligence flow in that talked about Soleimani’s role in the region and the work that he was doing to put Americans further at risk. It was time to take this action… so we could disrupt this plot. The risk of doing nothing was enormous.’
Nearly a year ago, Pompeo had written quite the opposite: maximum pressure was causing Iran to calm down:
‘Before we reimposed sanctions and accelerated our pressure campaign, Iran was increasing its malign activity. The regime and its proxies are weaker than when our pressure began. Iranian-backed militias have stated that Iran no longer has enough money to pay them as much as in the past and has enacted austerity plans.’
Outside economic and political consultants and former officials asked the U.S. to go with a “much harsher stance” against the Iranian leadership, and that was how maximum pressure came into existance. The White House sanctioned over 1,000 Iranian entities and called Tehran’s primary military group “a terrorist organization.”
Tump’s people thought that would “cripple Iran’s ability:”
‘[T]o grow on the international stage through trade and to make it more difficult for the regime to prop up its most important institutions. And it’s largely worked. Iran is struggling to pay its bills, and its ability to sell its key good—oil—on the international market has been severely diminished. And in that sense, the U.S. has succeeded in its goal. But the other part of the maximum pressure campaign was supposed to change Iran’s behavior—the way it acted on the international stage.’
A former Obama official worked on Iran’s policy and said:
“’I’m not sure anyone really knew what the endgame was supposed to be. The purpose of sanctions and coercive authority is to cause a change in behavior or policy outcomes with respect to the folks in Tehran. If it’s not regime change, it’s not entirely clear how this works. The reality is that it’s working, tactically, from an economic perspective. But the maximum pressure campaign clearly hasn’t demonstrated enough strength to determine Iran’s activity in the neighborhood.’
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bipartisanreport--2020-01-08--McConnell Announces Votes Lined Up To Fix Impeachment Trial For Trump

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-Ky. ) is continuing his campaign to shape President Donald Trump ’ s impeachment trial in favor of the Republican Party .
This Tuesday , he announced that he has the votes lined up to start that trial without even formally voting on whether or not to call witnesses , which Democrats have advocated for in a bid for basic fairness .
McConnell ’ s announcement to Republican Senators that he was ready to blaze ahead without care for that fairness came right after perceived swing vote Republicans Lisa Murkowski ( Alaska ) and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that they supported kicking the question of witnesses down the road .
Although it ’ s unclear when exactly the ball will get rolling considering the House ’ s delay in transmitting their impeachment case , that “ Phase One ” both included during the Clinton era and is set to now include provisions for basic features of the trial like the presentation of arguments from the House and the questioning of House impeachment managers by Senators .
Those questions will be written .
After arguments and questioning , then Republicans seem prepared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not to hear from any witnesses .
Democrats have sought figures like White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and former Trump national security adviser John Bolton , the latter of whom abruptly announced recently that he was prepared to testify to the Senate if subpoenaed .
Although the Clinton era-Senate did end up hearing from a few witnesses , Democrats have blasted the current iteration of the plan to not even formally consider hearing from witnesses until after opening arguments .
This week , Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer ( D-N.Y. ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ backwards as it sounds , ” insisting separately : Schumer said on Tuesday that Democrats were prepared to force votes on hearing from witnesses at the start of the trial , which would make Republican Senators go on the record with their support or opposition to fairness .
Those forced votes could come in the form of amendments to the so-called “ Phase One ” trial rules resolution .
In the background , Trump himself has consistently been dishing out pressure on Republicans to follow his lead and completely deny any and all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ matter the evidence implicating the president in a plot to bribe Ukraine .
Like a wannabe mob boss , he has put very public pressure on Senate Republicans to fall in line , including with a Monday tweet that read : Thanks to GOP capitulation , his pressure is proving helpful for him !

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is continuing his campaign to shape President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in favor of the Republican Party. This Tuesday, he announced that he has the votes lined up to start that trial without even formally voting on whether or not to call witnesses, which Democrats have advocated for in a bid for basic fairness. McConnell’s announcement to Republican Senators that he was ready to blaze ahead without care for that fairness came right after perceived swing vote Republicans Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Susan Collins (Maine) both said that they supported kicking the question of witnesses down the road.
As McConnell put it:
‘We have the votes, once the impeachment trial has begun, to pass a resolution essentially just saying something very similar to the 100 to nothing vote in the Clinton trial, which sets up, as you may recall, what could best be described maybe as a Phase One.’
Although it’s unclear when exactly the ball will get rolling considering the House’s delay in transmitting their impeachment case, that “Phase One” both included during the Clinton era and is set to now include provisions for basic features of the trial like the presentation of arguments from the House and the questioning of House impeachment managers by Senators. Those questions will be written. After arguments and questioning, then Republicans seem prepared to present a resolution on whether or not to hear from any witnesses. Democrats have sought figures like White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and former Trump national security adviser John Bolton, the latter of whom abruptly announced recently that he was prepared to testify to the Senate if subpoenaed.
Although the Clinton era-Senate did end up hearing from a few witnesses, Democrats have blasted the current iteration of the plan to not even formally consider hearing from witnesses until after opening arguments.
This week, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) commented that the plan “is as backwards as it sounds,” insisting separately:
‘A trial isn’t a trial without evidence. A trial without all the facts is a farce. If the president is ultimately acquitted at the end of a sham trial, his acquittal will be meaningless.’
Schumer said on Tuesday that Democrats were prepared to force votes on hearing from witnesses at the start of the trial, which would make Republican Senators go on the record with their support or opposition to fairness. Those forced votes could come in the form of amendments to the so-called “Phase One” trial rules resolution.
In the background, Trump himself has consistently been dishing out pressure on Republicans to follow his lead and completely deny any and all legitimacy to the impeachment proceedings, no matter the evidence implicating the president in a plot to bribe Ukraine. Like a wannabe mob boss, he has put very public pressure on Senate Republicans to fall in line, including with a Monday tweet that read:
‘Congress & the President should not be wasting their time and energy on a continuation of the totally partisan Impeachment Hoax when we have so many important matters pending. 196 to ZERO was the Republican House vote, & we got 3 Dems. This was not what the Founders had in mind!’
Thanks to GOP capitulation, his pressure is proving helpful for him!
Congress & the President should not be wasting their time and energy on a continuation of the totally partisan Impeachment Hoax when we have so many important matters pending. 196 to ZERO was the Republican House vote, & we got 3 Dems. This was not what the Founders had in mind! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-01-08--Federal Court Makes Dramatic Wednesday Ruling Against Trump

Donald Trump ’ s deep disdain for immigrants has become evident in how he mistreats those seeking asylum across the nation ’ s southern border .
Then , there are those less obvious but as appalling actions that land him in court .
Today , Trump suffered another defeat .
A federal appeals court denied the president ’ s attempt to deny green cards to immigrants based upon whether they have accessed public benefits .
In other words , the president ’ s rule wanted to link the benefits to their legal status .
The panel of New York federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ initiate its new program that would cut immigrant benefits during the time it was being considered in court .
The three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled to retain the existing injunction against the president ’ s “ public charge ” rule .
Trump ’ s rule would cut immigrant benefits during the time the lawsuit was in court .
Tuesday , the 2nd U.S .
Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan heard arguments in the case .
In October , a federal district court in New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s policies from going into effect , according to the New York Times .
The regional injunction was issued in California , and an additional national injunction issued in Washington were lifted by other federal appeals courts .
That meant New York was all that stood between POTUS and enacting his new ruling .
There was also an Illinois injunction , but that only applied to that individual state .
Tuesday , the judicial panel grilled Trump ’ s government attorney about why it should lift the injunction now .
After all , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a few months .
Not only that , the current situation had been used for decades .
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Donald Trump’s deep disdain for immigrants has become evident in how he mistreats those seeking asylum across the nation’s southern border. Then, there are those less obvious but as appalling actions that land him in court. Today, Trump suffered another defeat.
A federal appeals court denied the president’s attempt to deny green cards to immigrants based upon whether they have accessed public benefits. In other words, the president’s rule wanted to link the benefits to their legal status.
The panel of New York federal judges denied Trump’s request to initiate its new program that would cut immigrant benefits during the time it was being considered in court. The three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled to retain the existing injunction against the president’s “public charge” rule. Trump’s rule would cut immigrant benefits during the time the lawsuit was in court.
Tuesday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan heard arguments in the case. In October, a federal district court in New York had halted one of Trump’s policies from going into effect, according to the New York Times.
The regional injunction was issued in California, and an additional national injunction issued in Washington were lifted by other federal appeals courts. That meant New York was all that stood between POTUS and enacting his new ruling. There was also an Illinois injunction, but that only applied to that individual state.
Tuesday, the judicial panel grilled Trump’s government attorney about why it should lift the injunction now. After all, the lawsuit was going to be heard in a few months. Not only that, the current situation had been used for decades.
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bipartisanreport--2020-01-08--Pelosi Upstages Trump With Tweet Like America’s Real Leader

We stand on the precipice of World War III .
Fortunately , the Iranians offered a solution , a way out of this dynamic threat .
Remember when the Iranians used to be the irrational ones ?
Well , now they are the stable party .
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tweeted a warning this morning .
The Speaker said that she was “ closely monitoring ” this fluid situation .
She also warned of “ needless provocation ” from Trump : As Pelosi well know , the Iranians were 17 hits out of 19 with their sophisticated bomb tracking system @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They could have done very serious damage over the night if they had wanted to do so .
If they had , the president might have taken the final fatal step into the abyss of another endless war .
This administration has gutted the national security staff , and broken all the normal ties such as back-channeling from our allies .
He has basically created his going-it-alone world when he needs support the most .
The president ’ s dangerous , ill-advised killing of Iran ’ s top military man could have easily @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has gutted his national security department and surrounded himself with three rabid war hawks : Vice President Mike Pence , Secretary of State Mike Pompeo , and Senate Chair of the Judiciary Committee Lindsey Graham ( R-SC ) .
Pelosi was right .
This is not about party .
It is about the survival of Americans , and Congress must act .
Twitter world went wild over Pelosi ’ s tweet .
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We stand on the precipice of World War III. Fortunately, the Iranians offered a solution, a way out of this dynamic threat. Remember when the Iranians used to be the irrational ones? Well, now they are the stable party. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tweeted a warning this morning.
The Speaker said that she was “closely monitoring” this fluid situation. She also warned of “needless provocation” from Trump:
‘Closely monitoring the situation following bombings targeting U.S. troops in Iraq. We must ensure the safety of our service members, including ending needless provocations from the Administration and demanding that Iran cease its violence. America & world cannot afford war.’
As Pelosi well know, the Iranians were 17 hits out of 19 with their sophisticated bomb tracking system when they struck the oil fields. They could have done very serious damage over the night if they had wanted to do so. If they had, the president might have taken the final fatal step into the abyss of another endless war.
This administration has gutted the national security staff, and broken all the normal ties such as back-channeling from our allies. He has basically created his going-it-alone world when he needs support the most.
The president’s dangerous, ill-advised killing of Iran’s top military man could have easily drug us into that war. He has gutted his national security department and surrounded himself with three rabid war hawks: Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Senate Chair of the Judiciary Committee Lindsey Graham (R-SC).
Pelosi was right. This is not about party. It is about the survival of Americans, and Congress must act.
Twitter world went wild over Pelosi’s tweet. Check out how Americans reacted to it below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-01-08--Hillary Upstages Trump With Tweet Trolling Over Iran Blunder

The violent escalation that President Donald Trump kickstarted reached a dangerous new point on Tuesday night U.S. time , when Iran fired a barrage of missiles targeting at least two U.S. bases in Iraq .
There were apparently no U.S. casualties , but the Iranians ’ seriousness became abundantly clear .
In the hours following the attack , the hashtag # IVotedforHillaryClinton trended on Twitter , which people used to distance themselves from the current president ’ s reckless antagonism of Iran .
Hillary Clinton herself noticed the hashtag , and posted her own tweet including it alongside a GIF @ @ @ @ @ @ @ post — and the many , many posts that sparked it — serve as a fitting reminder of what the U.S. could have had if Clinton had been elected president in 2016 .
In short , there ’ d have no doubt been a whole lot less of the incompetent belligerence that has routinely defined the Trump administration , to put it mildly .
With Trump ’ s sudden assassination of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani , which sparked the retaliatory Iranian strikes on U.S. bases , that belligerence put American lives in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ using the # IVotedforHillaryClinton hashtag express the general sentiment quite effectively .
One Twitter user — Andrea Junker — commented : ‘ Love Hillary , hate Hillary , whatever .
But that moment in the debate where she called Trump Putin ’ s puppet is going to go down in history .
She spoke the damn truth , in public , to his orange face .
Hillary would be leading instead of tweeting right now.
’ ‘ I know it ’ s popular to say “ she was right about everything , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now .
But , like , it was so obvious *then* too .
Acting like he ’ s some riddle we needed to let unfurl gives him too much credit .
His monstrosities were there all along.
’ Now , we ’ re left with a president who is continuing to conduct his foreign policy via tweets , many of which recently threaten dangerous destruction — although on Wednesday morning , after Tuesday night chatter of a presidential address that didn ’ t pan out , Trump will be addressing the nation .

The violent escalation that President Donald Trump kickstarted reached a dangerous new point on Tuesday night U.S. time, when Iran fired a barrage of missiles targeting at least two U.S. bases in Iraq. There were apparently no U.S. casualties, but the Iranians’ seriousness became abundantly clear. In the hours following the attack, the hashtag #IVotedforHillaryClinton trended on Twitter, which people used to distance themselves from the current president’s reckless antagonism of Iran. Hillary Clinton herself noticed the hashtag, and posted her own tweet including it alongside a GIF of herself saying good morning.
The post — and the many, many posts that sparked it — serve as a fitting reminder of what the U.S. could have had if Clinton had been elected president in 2016. In short, there’d have no doubt been a whole lot less of the incompetent belligerence that has routinely defined the Trump administration, to put it mildly. With Trump’s sudden assassination of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, which sparked the retaliatory Iranian strikes on U.S. bases, that belligerence put American lives in danger.
Some of the top posts using the #IVotedforHillaryClinton hashtag express the general sentiment quite effectively. One Twitter user — Andrea Junker — commented:
‘Love Hillary, hate Hillary, whatever. But that moment in the debate where she called Trump Putin’s puppet is going to go down in history. She spoke the damn truth, in public, to his orange face. Hillary would be leading instead of tweeting right now.’
Love Hillary, hate Hillary, whatever. But that moment in the debate where she called Trump Putin’s puppet is going to go down in history. She spoke the damn truth, in public, to his orange face. Hillary would be leading instead of tweeting right now. #IvotedforHillaryClinton — Andrea Junker (@Strandjunker) January 8, 2020
Writer Jeremy Hooper added:
‘I know it’s popular to say “she was right about everything,” as if it’s so obvious now. But, like, it was so obvious *then* too. Acting like he’s some riddle we needed to let unfurl gives him too much credit. His monstrosities were there all along.’
I know it’s popular to say “she was right about everything,” as if it’s so obvious now. But, like, it was so obvious *then* too. Acting like he’s some riddle we needed to let unfurl gives him too much credit. His monstrosities were there all along. #IvotedforHillaryClinton — Jeremy Hooper (@goodasyou) January 8, 2020
Now, we’re left with a president who is continuing to conduct his foreign policy via tweets, many of which recently threaten dangerous destruction — although on Wednesday morning, after Tuesday night chatter of a presidential address that didn’t pan out, Trump will be addressing the nation.
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bipartisanreport--2020-01-08--Trump Embarrasses Himself Badly During Wednesday Press Conference

On Tuesday night U.S. time , Iran fired a barrage of missiles at two U.S. bases in Iraq — and in response , President Donald Trump has claimed that everything is fine .
In other words , he ’ d apparently like us all to simply ignore the reality that ’ s in front of us .
He tweeted a message along those lines shortly after the attack , and in a Wednesday address to the nation delivered with a number of top officials at his side , he continued that argument while also revealing that his team would hit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time when Americans are facing fear over further violence sparked by his own recklessness , Trump began his remarks with yet another barely veiled threat .
He railed : ‘ As long as I am president of the United States , Iran will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon… I ’ m pleased to inform you , the American people should be extremely grateful and happy .
No Americans were harmed in last night ’ s attack by the Iranian regime… Our great American forces are prepared for anything .
Iran @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a good thing for all parties concerned and a very good thing for the world.
’ There was a deal restraining Iran from getting a nuclear weapon !
Trump metaphorically ripped it up .
He jumped at the chance to undo an Obama accomplishment and abruptly withdrew from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal , which Iran has recently announced it was completely abandoning as well , no matter the European countries still signed on .
Completely ignoring the deal , Trump went on to claim that “ nations have tolerated Iran ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and beyond , ” but now , apparently , “ those days are over.
” Again , this constitutes tough guy talk that completely ignores the years of diplomatic work that he trampled .
Adding insult to injury , he went on to claim that a new deal with Iran should be pursued , which would constitute a trip down the same path that he claimed is so terrible .
This Wednesday , Trump also defended his assassination of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani , which sparked the retaliatory strikes from Iran .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s top terrorist ” who ’ s “ personally responsible for some of the absolutely worst atrocities.
” In closing , he pompously pronounced to the Iranians : His Wednesday address followed chatter the previous night about a possible presidential talk that ended up not actually happening .
He ’ s directly addressed the nation in this form only a handful of times while in office , including once to advocate for his draconian border policies and another occasion when he announced the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of many things that have been jeopardized by Trump ’ s reckless behavior .
Following his assassination of Soleimani , U.S. forces in the region “ suspended operations against the terrorist group so its forces can concentrate on protecting US , UK and other troops ” from threats like those Iranian missiles , in the description of the Guardian .

On Tuesday night U.S. time, Iran fired a barrage of missiles at two U.S. bases in Iraq — and in response, President Donald Trump has claimed that everything is fine. In other words, he’d apparently like us all to simply ignore the reality that’s in front of us. He tweeted a message along those lines shortly after the attack, and in a Wednesday address to the nation delivered with a number of top officials at his side, he continued that argument while also revealing that his team would hit Iran with new sanctions.
In a time when Americans are facing fear over further violence sparked by his own recklessness, Trump began his remarks with yet another barely veiled threat. He railed:
‘As long as I am president of the United States, Iran will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon… I’m pleased to inform you, the American people should be extremely grateful and happy. No Americans were harmed in last night’s attack by the Iranian regime… Our great American forces are prepared for anything. Iran appears to be standing down, which is a good thing for all parties concerned and a very good thing for the world.’
There was a deal restraining Iran from getting a nuclear weapon! Trump metaphorically ripped it up. He jumped at the chance to undo an Obama accomplishment and abruptly withdrew from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which Iran has recently announced it was completely abandoning as well, no matter the European countries still signed on.
Completely ignoring the deal, Trump went on to claim that “nations have tolerated Iran’s destabilizing behavior in the middle east and beyond,” but now, apparently, “those days are over.” Again, this constitutes tough guy talk that completely ignores the years of diplomatic work that he trampled. Adding insult to injury, he went on to claim that a new deal with Iran should be pursued, which would constitute a trip down the same path that he claimed is so terrible.
This Wednesday, Trump also defended his assassination of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, which sparked the retaliatory strikes from Iran. Trump derided him as the “world’s top terrorist” who’s “personally responsible for some of the absolutely worst atrocities.”
In closing, he pompously pronounced to the Iranians:
‘We want you to have a future, and a great future, one that you deserve — one with prosperity at home and harmony with the nations of the world. The United States is ready to embrace peace with all who seek it.’
His Wednesday address followed chatter the previous night about a possible presidential talk that ended up not actually happening. He’s directly addressed the nation in this form only a handful of times while in office, including once to advocate for his draconian border policies and another occasion when he announced the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
The fight against ISIS is actually itself one of many things that have been jeopardized by Trump’s reckless behavior. Following his assassination of Soleimani, U.S. forces in the region “suspended operations against the terrorist group so its forces can concentrate on protecting US, UK and other troops” from threats like those Iranian missiles, in the description of the Guardian.
Watch Trump’s remarks:


bipartisanreport--2020-01-08--Schiff Upstages Trump With Instantly Viral Twitter Trolling

Representative Adam Schiff ( D-CA ) has recently emerged in the House as one of the true stars of the Democratic party .
As chair of the Intelligence Committee , he presided over the impeachment hearings .
Now he is bringing attention to Donald Trump ’ s incompetence .
Remember when the Iranians used to be the irrational ones ?
Schiff tweeted last night about the president ’ s “ danger to national security.
” He noted how the Trump administration was dysfunctional .
It sent a letter to the Iraqi government saying our “ forces are withdrawing.
” That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ communication and staffing : ‘ Why is a disorganized and chaotic Administration such a danger to national security ?
This actually happened : They sent a letter — by mistake — to the Iraqi government to inform them our counter-ISIS forces are withdrawing .
The dysfunction starts at the top.
’ Early this morning , Schiff focused his tweet on Trump ’ s “ dangerous and provocative decision ” to threaten attacks on Iranian cultural sites .
He noted that during this presidency , Congress must take up the mantel of “ national @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : ” Twitter world caught fire .
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Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) has recently emerged in the House as one of the true stars of the Democratic party. As chair of the Intelligence Committee, he presided over the impeachment hearings. Now he is bringing attention to Donald Trump’s incompetence. Remember when the Iranians used to be the irrational ones?
Schiff tweeted last night about the president’s “danger to national security.” He noted how the Trump administration was dysfunctional. It sent a letter to the Iraqi government saying our “forces are withdrawing.” That was probably due to a lack of communication and staffing:
‘Why is a disorganized and chaotic Administration such a danger to national security? This actually happened: They sent a letter — by mistake — to the Iraqi government to inform them our counter-ISIS forces are withdrawing. The dysfunction starts at the top.’
Early this morning, Schiff focused his tweet on Trump’s “dangerous and provocative decision” to threaten attacks on Iranian cultural sites. He noted that during this presidency, Congress must take up the mantel of “national security process” and provide “constraints:”
‘A dangerous and provocative decision to target a top Iranian official for killing. Threats to bomb cultural sites and use disproportionate force. These are the acts of a President with no functional national security process. Congress must engage with hearings and constraints.’
Twitter world caught fire. Take a look at how Americans responded to one of the top Democratic stars below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-01-08--Trump Jr. Rage Tweets During Dopey Pre-Dawn Meltdown

On Tuesday U.S. time , Iran launched retaliation against the United States following the Trump administration ’ s abrupt assassination of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani .
In response , Iran fired a barrage of missiles targeting at least two U.S. bases in Iraq .
On the morning after the incident , Donald Trump Jr. — who supposedly has a family business to run — took to Twitter to pompously belittle those concerned about the situation .
Even in a time of grave national emergency in which American lives are in danger , the Trumpian ego remains high on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump Jr. complained about MSNBC ’ s decision to air an Iranian propaganda claim that their attack had killed 30 U.S. soldiers .
Although there were no American casualties , at the time , it was unclear whether or not that was true , which then-host Chris Hayes made abundantly and explicitly clear .
What does Trump Jr. want them to do — ignore the news if it suggests a calamity that could be tied to his dad ?
The danger was real !
Obviously , MSNBC was not hoping for U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iranian attack .
Trump Jr. ’ s claim to the contrary is just outlandish rhetoric .
Like many , many other Americans and even interests around the world , MSNBC was simply taking the situation gravely seriously — which couldn ’ t be said of the president himself , who glibly and ignorantly tweeted that “ all is well !
” after the attack .
The real “ enemy of the people ” is likely the one who puts American lives in harm ’ s way just to prove a point .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wednesday morning on Twitter , Trump Jr. also tweeted a couple of conservative propaganda links and retweeted something mocking the Iranian strikes as supposedly without teeth .
Meanwhile , down in the real world , Iranian Foreign Minister Javed Zarif claimed after the Tuesday night attacks that his country “ does not seek escalation or war ” but “ will defend ourselves against any aggression.
” The next move falls to Trump , who seems to be dismissing the situation without further retaliation .

On Tuesday U.S. time, Iran launched retaliation against the United States following the Trump administration’s abrupt assassination of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. In response, Iran fired a barrage of missiles targeting at least two U.S. bases in Iraq. On the morning after the incident, Donald Trump Jr. — who supposedly has a family business to run — took to Twitter to pompously belittle those concerned about the situation. Even in a time of grave national emergency in which American lives are in danger, the Trumpian ego remains high on the agenda for the president’s family.
Trump Jr. complained about MSNBC’s decision to air an Iranian propaganda claim that their attack had killed 30 U.S. soldiers. Although there were no American casualties, at the time, it was unclear whether or not that was true, which then-host Chris Hayes made abundantly and explicitly clear. What does Trump Jr. want them to do — ignore the news if it suggests a calamity that could be tied to his dad? The danger was real!
Trump Jr. whined in response to a clip:
‘They sound like they were actually hoping for that outcome. I guess they too were really upset about their loss this weekend too.’
They sound like they were actually hoping for that outcome. I guess they too were really upset about their loss this weekend too. https://t.co/AcdJjwQUvk — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) January 8, 2020
Obviously, MSNBC was not hoping for U.S. soldiers to lose their lives to an Iranian attack. Trump Jr.’s claim to the contrary is just outlandish rhetoric. Like many, many other Americans and even interests around the world, MSNBC was simply taking the situation gravely seriously — which couldn’t be said of the president himself, who glibly and ignorantly tweeted that “all is well!” after the attack.
Trump Jr. continued, referring to the press:
‘Enemy of the people.’
Enemy of the people. https://t.co/nfbpqHsmAA — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) January 8, 2020
The real “enemy of the people” is likely the one who puts American lives in harm’s way just to prove a point. That’s President Donald Trump.
This Wednesday morning on Twitter, Trump Jr. also tweeted a couple of conservative propaganda links and retweeted something mocking the Iranian strikes as supposedly without teeth. Meanwhile, down in the real world, Iranian Foreign Minister Javed Zarif claimed after the Tuesday night attacks that his country “does not seek escalation or war” but “will defend ourselves against any aggression.” The next move falls to Trump, who seems to be dismissing the situation without further retaliation.
Of course Jeremy Corbyn is defending Qassem Soleimani. He used to serve Iran https://t.co/NowG2ICtvL — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) January 8, 2020
Joe Biden Gets Confused About Geography Again, on a Pretty Important Topic https://t.co/nhtuA8LoIo — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) January 8, 2020
Operation Symbolic Revenge has begun. — Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) January 8, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response below…


bipartisanreport--2020-01-09--Pelosi Announces Immediate Vote To Limit Trump Power

After Donald Trump ’ s outrageous decision to kill the second most powerful man in Iran , the House decided to reign him in .
POTUS took the country to the brink of World War III and left people wondering if they would wake up to that terror .
Senator Mike Lee ( R-UT ) came out of the Senate briefing presented by Trump ’ s top military leaders and was furious .
They had the nerve to tell the Senators that they should not say anything about or even discuss the briefing , because that would harm the U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cameras minutes after the briefing , and this Republican was furious .
Thursday , the House will vote on a war powers resolution to tether this lawless president to some sense of limitations .
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-CA ) released a statement after Iran attacked two military bases housing Americans and our allies in Iraq .
This vote would limit POTUS ’ ability to take military action without congressional approval , especially against Iran .
She wrote that Congress had “ serious , urgent concerns ” regarding the president ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She continued , noting that it was Congress ’ “ duty to keep American people safe : ” In addition , there will soon be more legislation along those lines : Former CIA analyst Representative Elissa Slotkin ( D-MI ) introduced the resolution in Congress .
She served three tours in Iraq and serves a competitive district .
Yet , she saw doing her duty as heads and shoulders above weekday politics .
Representative Barbara Lee ( D-CA ) ’ s bill repealed the 2002 authorization of military force for the Iraq war @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authority starting two decades ago .
Representative Ro Khanna ’ s ( D-CA ) bill would halt funding for offensive military force against Iran unless Congress authorized it in advance of any military action .
Khanna was concerned about Yemen last year and said this about Slotkin ’ s resolution : Trump said at the White House : Co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus Representative Pramila Jayapal ( D-WA ) said this at a briefing : ‘ If there is evidence there , we have not seen it .
There was no raw @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We continue to see that this seems to be just a reckless action of a president who believes he can act without congressional authority.
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Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

After Donald Trump’s outrageous decision to kill the second most powerful man in Iran, the House decided to reign him in. POTUS took the country to the brink of World War III and left people wondering if they would wake up to that terror.
Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) came out of the Senate briefing presented by Trump’s top military leaders and was furious. They had the nerve to tell the Senators that they should not say anything about or even discuss the briefing, because that would harm the U.S. with Iran. He spoke to the cameras minutes after the briefing, and this Republican was furious.
Thursday, the House will vote on a war powers resolution to tether this lawless president to some sense of limitations. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) released a statement after Iran attacked two military bases housing Americans and our allies in Iraq. This vote would limit POTUS’ ability to take military action without congressional approval, especially against Iran.
She wrote that Congress had “serious, urgent concerns” regarding the president’s decision, according to NBC News:
‘Members of Congress have serious, urgent concerns about the Administration’s decision to engage in hostilities against Iran and about its lack of strategy moving forward. Our concerns were not addressed by the President’s insufficient War Powers Act notification and by the Administration’s briefing today.’
She continued, noting that it was Congress’ “duty to keep American people safe:”
‘Today, to honor our duty to keep the American people safe, the House will move forward with a War Powers Resolution to limit the President’s military actions regarding Iran.’
In addition, there will soon be more legislation along those lines:
‘The House may also soon consider additional legislation on the floor to keep America safe.’
Former CIA analyst Representative Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) introduced the resolution in Congress. She served three tours in Iraq and serves a competitive district. Yet, she saw doing her duty as heads and shoulders above weekday politics.
Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA)’s bill repealed the 2002 authorization of military force for the Iraq war. Congress handed off the presidents their authority starting two decades ago.
Representative Ro Khanna’s (D-CA) bill would halt funding for offensive military force against Iran unless Congress authorized it in advance of any military action. Khanna was concerned about Yemen last year and said this about Slotkin’s resolution:
‘The Speaker and others have learned from that experience. Everyone is working to make sure that whatever we come up with gets a vote in the Senate, because if it’s de-privileged, [Senate Majority Leader Mitch] McConnell won’t bring it up.’
Trump said at the White House:
‘As we continue to evaluate options in response to Iranian aggression, the United States will immediately impose additional punishing economic sanctions on the Iranian regime. These powerful sanctions will remain until Iran changes its behavior.’
Co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) said this at a briefing:
‘If there is evidence there, we have not seen it. There was no raw intelligence that was presented to us. We continue to see that this seems to be just a reckless action of a president who believes he can act without congressional authority.’
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-01-09--Ruth Bader Ginsburg Health Check Statement Has Liberals Cheering

Women ’ s rights advocate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Ginsburg is the subject of the “ Notorious RBG ” meme .
She carries an “ I- Dissent ” tote and can be seen reading with a penlight during movies .
Her favorite subject is equality in the law , and she enjoys speaking about the law and her experience to university audiences .
She has survived four bouts with cancer beginning in 1999 .
Yet , she looks healthy and enthusiastic about procedural questions .
In an in-depth interview with CNN , she flew past some of her favorite discussions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inspired during her first year at Harvard by the late law professor Benjamin Kaplan : Ginsburg was excited by civil procedure and made a point of volunteering when she was in his class as often as she could : RPG transferred to Columbia University to accompany her husband .
In 1959 , she graduated and started teaching civil procedures , even traveled to Sweden to study its system : Ginsburg relayed how she responded about a city/state issue : In December , she heard that the National Rifle Associate had already won .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a convicted murderer and was challenging Kansas ’ elimination of the insanity defense .
Ginsburg told her : Schrup argued that Kansas law violated the 14th Amendment , which guaranteed people due process .
After the justice ’ s question , the attorney shifted to the 8th Amendment , which protects people against cruel and unusual punishment .
The attorney said : Ginsburg asked one attorney to hold on .
How could the Supreme Court Justices check the validity of a rule after the government had already abandoned it : When , Chief @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were especially spirited in their discussion over how they should review a rule that could be irrelevant ?
He said : The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
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Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
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Women’s rights advocate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Ginsburg is the subject of the “Notorious RBG” meme. She carries an “I- Dissent” tote and can be seen reading with a penlight during movies. Her favorite subject is equality in the law, and she enjoys speaking about the law and her experience to university audiences.
She has survived four bouts with cancer beginning in 1999. Yet, she looks healthy and enthusiastic about procedural questions. In an in-depth interview with CNN, she flew past some of her favorite discussions.
She enjoys civil procedure and was inspired during her first year at Harvard by the late law professor Benjamin Kaplan:
‘Tort, contract, property — there was some familiarity with it. Procedure was this strange area.’
Ginsburg was excited by civil procedure and made a point of volunteering when she was in his class as often as she could:
‘Kaplan was a master of the Socratic metho. He never used it to wound. He used it to make the class engaging.’
RPG transferred to Columbia University to accompany her husband. In 1959, she graduated and started teaching civil procedures, even traveled to Sweden to study its system:
‘Reading and observing another system made me understand my own system so much better.’
Ginsburg relayed how she responded about a city/state issue:
‘The city has now been blocked by a state law. The state says: City, thou shalt not enforce the regulations. So what’s left of this case?’
In December, she heard that the National Rifle Associate had already won. She said:
‘The (challengers) have gotten all the relief that they sought. They can carry a gun to a second home. They can carry it to a fire — to a practice range out of state.’
Attorney Sarah Schrup represented a convicted murderer and was challenging Kansas’ elimination of the insanity defense. Ginsburg told her:
‘The Kansas Supreme Court didn’t reach that question, so you are asking us to decide it as a matter of first impression.’
Schrup argued that Kansas law violated the 14th Amendment, which guaranteed people due process. After the justice’s question, the attorney shifted to the 8th Amendment, which protects people against cruel and unusual punishment. The attorney said:
‘We believe that this issue is presented. if you want supplemental briefing, we’ll provide it.’
Ginsburg asked one attorney to hold on. How could the Supreme Court Justices check the validity of a rule after the government had already abandoned it:
“‘Why should we take up Bob Richards at all in this case? Because both sides agree that that’s not what should be dispositive. The question presented, it seems, has now vanished from the case.’
When, Chief Justice John Roberts noted that the justices were especially spirited in their discussion over how they should review a rule that could be irrelevant? He said:
‘I’m getting wheezy with this back and forth.’
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-01-08--Federal Court Rules Against Trump To Protect Immigrants


bipartisanreport--2020-01-09--Trump Claims Pelosi’s Articles of Impeachment Not Valid

The Grand Old Party ( GOP ) has not been so grand recently .
Instead , its Senators and Representatives have fallen in lockstep with Donald Trump .
The Republicans decree the talking points , and all down the line the minions repeat it over and over .
Now this .
Beginning in mid-December , one Republican talking point was “ Fraudulent Articles of Impeachment.
” As soon as POTUS woke and stareds his open-Twitter diary , he tweeted : ‘ Pelosi doesn ’ t want to hand over The Articles of Impeachment , which were fraudulently produced by corrupt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place , because after all of these years of investigations and persecution , they show no crimes and are a joke and a scam !
’ Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-NY ) has defeated one of the laws of gravity : blatantly declaring he did not want a fair and thorough impeachment trial with witnesses and evidence .
Then , he exclaimed before all the news cameras , according to The POLITICO magazine : Representative Elise Stefanik ( R-NY ) noted that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-CA ) and Representative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trying to keep away from a trial : The Democrats have explained that she withholds the impeachment articles to try to pressure McConnell to include those witnesses and documents .
It appeared that McConnell would not budge .
He said he was working in coordination with the president to handle the trial .
Then , the majority leader noted that he wanted a trial like President Clinton ’ s trial — a fair trial .
Of course , that was just word-weaseling .
Twitter world went nuts .
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Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
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The Grand Old Party (GOP) has not been so grand recently. Instead, its Senators and Representatives have fallen in lockstep with Donald Trump. The Republicans decree the talking points, and all down the line the minions repeat it over and over. Now this.
Beginning in mid-December, one Republican talking point was “Fraudulent Articles of Impeachment.” As soon as POTUS woke and stareds his open-Twitter diary, he tweeted:
‘Pelosi doesn’t want to hand over The Articles of Impeachment, which were fraudulently produced by corrupt politicians like Shifty Schiff in the first place, because after all of these years of investigations and persecution, they show no crimes and are a joke and a scam!’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-NY) has defeated one of the laws of gravity: blatantly declaring he did not want a fair and thorough impeachment trial with witnesses and evidence.
Then, he exclaimed before all the news cameras, according to The POLITICO magazine:
‘[T]here will be no haggling with the House over Senate procedure” in the impeachment trial.’
Representative Elise Stefanik (R-NY) noted that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) were just trying to keep away from a trial:
‘[One that] “will EXPOSE Schiff’s illegal COORDINATION with the Whistleblower.’
The Democrats have explained that she withholds the impeachment articles to try to pressure McConnell to include those witnesses and documents.
It appeared that McConnell would not budge. He said he was working in coordination with the president to handle the trial. Then, the majority leader noted that he wanted a trial like President Clinton’s trial — a fair trial. Of course, that was just word-weaseling.
Twitter world went nuts. Check out what Americans thought in these responses:
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.