bipartisanreport--2020-06-24--Judge Embarrasses Devin Nunes With Wednesday Ruling For His Cow

Devin Nunes was hoping for a big win in court with lawsuits against Twitter over parody accounts purporting to be his mother and a cow on his family ranch , all the better to stick it to social media over their “ censoring ” of conservative voices .
As it turns out , the mom and the cow won and Nunes ’ attempts to silence them haven ’ t worked .
The lawsuit was brought to court in 2018 after Nunes claimed that they made his midterm win much closer than it had been in 2016 .
Of course it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and scraping to Donald Trump , or his involvement in trying to derail the investigation into the Trump campaign ’ s possible collusion with Russia , or his general showboating .
It had to be the cow , right ?
According to The Daily Beast : ‘ Rep .
Devin Nunes ( R-CA ) can not sue Twitter for defamation over parody accounts pretending to be his mother and a cow on his family ranch , a judge has ruled .
Judge John Marshall wrote that Twitter was not the publisher of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by federal law stating that social media companies are not liable for posts by users , a provision President Donald Trump has advocated against and Nunes argued did not apply.
’ The judge didn ’ t rule that Nunes can ’ t sue the owners of the two parody accounts , simply that Twitter can not be a defendant in the case since they are not the authors of the two accounts .
Nunes ’ plan to stick it to Twitter has failed and he and his conservative friends will have to come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ censoring ” when they break the Twitter user agreement .
But for now , the cow lives on .
‘ Nunes sued Twitter , the two parody accounts known as Devin Nunes ’ Cow and Devin Nunes ’ Mom and strategist Liz Mair in March 2019 .
He alleged the latter three had defamed him online , ruining his reputation and causing him to win his 2018 election by a narrower margin than normal .
He accused Twitter of being negligent for allowing the alleged defamation.
’ Despite Nunes ’ protestations , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than 735,000 followers , their popularity no doubt due to Nunes ’ tantrums .
It ’ s likely that few people would even know the accounts existed had the lawmaker not taken them into a courtroom .
With his lawsuit against Twitter shuttered , it ’ s highly unlikely that Nunes will ever see a penny from his lawsuit .

Devin Nunes was hoping for a big win in court with lawsuits against Twitter over parody accounts purporting to be his mother and a cow on his family ranch, all the better to stick it to social media over their “censoring” of conservative voices. As it turns out, the mom and the cow won and Nunes’ attempts to silence them haven’t worked.
Rep. Devin Nunes cannot sue Twitter for defamation over parody accounts pretending to be his mother and a cow on his family ranch, a judge has ruled https://t.co/gLvmBMLJU2 — The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) June 24, 2020
The lawsuit was brought to court in 2018 after Nunes claimed that they made his midterm win much closer than it had been in 2016. Of course it couldn’t have been his bowing and scraping to Donald Trump, or his involvement in trying to derail the investigation into the Trump campaign’s possible collusion with Russia, or his general showboating. It had to be the cow, right?
According to The Daily Beast:
‘Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) cannot sue Twitter for defamation over parody accounts pretending to be his mother and a cow on his family ranch, a judge has ruled. Judge John Marshall wrote that Twitter was not the publisher of the remarks in question and therefore was protected by federal law stating that social media companies are not liable for posts by users, a provision President Donald Trump has advocated against and Nunes argued did not apply.’
The judge didn’t rule that Nunes can’t sue the owners of the two parody accounts, simply that Twitter cannot be a defendant in the case since they are not the authors of the two accounts. Nunes’ plan to stick it to Twitter has failed and he and his conservative friends will have to come up with another way to protest their “censoring” when they break the Twitter user agreement. But for now, the cow lives on.
The Fresno Bee reports that:
‘Nunes sued Twitter, the two parody accounts known as Devin Nunes’ Cow and Devin Nunes’ Mom and strategist Liz Mair in March 2019. He alleged the latter three had defamed him online, ruining his reputation and causing him to win his 2018 election by a narrower margin than normal. He accused Twitter of being negligent for allowing the alleged defamation.’
Despite Nunes’ protestations, the two accounts have racked up more than 735,000 followers, their popularity no doubt due to Nunes’ tantrums. It’s likely that few people would even know the accounts existed had the lawmaker not taken them into a courtroom. With his lawsuit against Twitter shuttered, it’s highly unlikely that Nunes will ever see a penny from his lawsuit.
‘Nunes’ lawyer, Steven Biss, argued that Twitter’s actions in allegedly favoring more liberal content over conservation content and allegedly promoting tweets that made fun of Nunes meant that Section 230 protections should not apply.’
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bipartisanreport--2020-06-24--Democrat Pushes For Bill Barr Impeachment During Wednesday Hearing

After a quickly cascading sequence of events , Democrats called Barr corrupt and demanded action .
It began when Donald Trump metaphorically stood wringing his hands and wailing “ Where ’ s my Roy Cohn ?
” At one point , Cohn worked for Trump handling all of his controversial business until he was disbarred .
Then , William Barr made his case to be the president ’ s Roy Cohn , and he got the job .
Attorney General William Barr is a monarchist , meaning he believes that this president rules the nation single-handedly .
The trouble with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ war to free our country from the influence of a king .
It took very few moved for Donald Trump to nearly wrest the government away from its people .
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-KY ) stands in his Grim Reaper duds outside of the Senate and kills off any legislation the House gets to the Senate door .
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo does his business farther from the limelight .
Then , there is the Attorney General William Barr .
Democrats say he should be impeached , but will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Representative Steve Cohen ( D-TN ) called for Barr to be impeached for not “ following the rule of law.
” He was speaking from the House Judiciary Committee .
The committee was holding a hearing regarding the politicization of the Justice Department ( DOJ ) .
Cohen said , according to NPR : Friday night , Attorney General William Barr released an announcement that Geoffrey Berman , the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York ( SDNY ) was retiring .
Many wondered why do this now , given the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ office ?
The president ’ s handlers have systematically fired one watchman and woman after another throughout the government .
Perhaps , the SDNY was getting too close to indicting another of the president ’ s friends .
Former New York Mayor and current Trump fix man Rudy Giuliani was currently under investigation .
The problem was that Barr could not fire Berman .
Only the president of these United States could fire him .
Barr went to Trump , and the president fired Berman , but not before the head of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have his second-in-command firmly in place .
Barr had wanted to install one of the president ’ s yes men .
Cohen argued in the committee that Barr should be “ impeached and removed from office [ because ] t is questionable what he is doing.
” Surprisingly , Barr agreed to testify in late July .
Democrats will have the opportunity to question him on the special treatment , including reduced or recalled sentences for Trump ’ s friends .
They referred to presidential allies Michael Flynn and Roger Stone .
Senator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trying to influence the House to give the Senate a bill that would limit Barr ’ s reach as far as Trump was involved .
She wrote : Nadler told CNN that Barr ’ s role in the firing was reflective of : Then on Wednesday , Nadler released a statement regarding two whistleblowers who had the courage to speak out about Barr ’ s actions .
His statement was about the “ purported firing of United States Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman : ” ‘ Last night , Attorney General Bill Barr told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had resigned—which was untrue .
Today , Barr told us that the President asked him to fire Mr. Berman—which may also be untrue , given that the President says he had nothing to do with the decision .
The whole thing smacks of corruption and incompetence , which is what we have come to expect from this President and his Attorney General .
‘ Neither the President nor the Department of Justice have offered any explanation for Mr. Berman ’ s purported dismissal .
We know that the U.S. Attorney ’ s Office @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is engaged in investigations aimed at President Trump ’ s inner circle .
We know , from revelations earlier this week , that the President wanted to have ‘ his own people ’ in that office to help him with his personal and political needs .
And we know that , time and time again , Bill Barr has reached into ongoing criminal investigations in order to protect the President from their consequences .
The American people are right to be outraged .
Barr may sit in the office of the chief law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but he clearly cares very little about the law .
The Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Lindsey Graham of course , defended Barr and the president for firing the US attorney .
Graham ’ s Committee Correspondent Phil Mattingly released a tweet that read : ‘ The decision by President Trump to remove Mr. Berman as acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York falls within the president ’ s power to appoint or remove U.S.
Attorneys.
’ ‘ It is my view that any president has the ability to replace political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The decision by President Trump to remove Mr. Berman as acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York falls within the president ’ s power to appoint or remove U.S.
Attorneys.
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After a quickly cascading sequence of events, Democrats called Barr corrupt and demanded action. It began when Donald Trump metaphorically stood wringing his hands and wailing “Where’s my Roy Cohn?” At one point, Cohn worked for Trump handling all of his controversial business until he was disbarred. Then, William Barr made his case to be the president’s Roy Cohn, and he got the job.
Attorney General William Barr is a monarchist, meaning he believes that this president rules the nation single-handedly. The trouble with that is our founding fathers fought a war to free our country from the influence of a king.
It took very few moved for Donald Trump to nearly wrest the government away from its people. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) stands in his Grim Reaper duds outside of the Senate and kills off any legislation the House gets to the Senate door.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo does his business farther from the limelight. Then, there is the Attorney General William Barr. Democrats say he should be impeached, but will that happen?
On Wednesday, progressive Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN) called for Barr to be impeached for not “following the rule of law.” He was speaking from the House Judiciary Committee.
The committee was holding a hearing regarding the politicization of the Justice Department (DOJ). Cohen said, according to NPR:
‘We should pursue impeachment of Bill Barr because he is reigning terror on the rule of law.’
Friday night, Attorney General William Barr released an announcement that Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) was retiring. Many wondered why do this now, given the short time Barr might be left in office? The president’s handlers have systematically fired one watchman and woman after another throughout the government. Perhaps, the SDNY was getting too close to indicting another of the president’s friends. Former New York Mayor and current Trump fix man Rudy Giuliani was currently under investigation. The problem was that Barr could not fire Berman. Only the president of these United States could fire him. Barr went to Trump, and the president fired Berman, but not before the head of the Southern District of New York negotiated to have his second-in-command firmly in place. Barr had wanted to install one of the president’s yes men.
By Wednesday two Justice Department (DOJ) officials, whistleblowers, came before the House Judicial Committee to testify against Barr. They alleged the DOJ had been politicized by Barr on behalf of Trump. The Republicans sitting on the committee took a trip back to their juvenile days and began pounding on the desks and talking over the whistleblowers and even House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerry Nadler (D-NY)
Cohen argued in the committee that Barr should be “impeached and removed from office [because] t is questionable what he is doing.”
Surprisingly, Barr agreed to testify in late July. Democrats will have the opportunity to question him on the special treatment, including reduced or recalled sentences for Trump’s friends. They referred to presidential allies Michael Flynn and Roger Stone.
in an interview with CNN, Nadler said impeachment was “premature” given the Republican-dominated Senate: ‘I don’t think calls for his impeachment are premature any more than calls for the president’s impeachment were premature, but they are a waste of time at this point.’ Nadler put on the record that the Senate was “corrupt” for their support to acquit the president on two articles of impeachment.
Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) appeared on CBS’s Face The Nation. Sunday morning. He said that Barr’s actions were political acts designed to protect this president: ‘This is one more example why, I think, Bill Barr has repeatedly demonstrated that he’s more interested in being Donald Trump’s personal lawyer than he is being the attorney for the United States of America.’
.@MarkWarner on firing of @SDNYNews Atty. Geoffrey Berman: “It’s one more example why Bill Barr repeatedly demonstrated he’s more interested in being donald trump personal lawyer than being the attorney of the United States” pic.twitter.com/je1ThwssNF — Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) June 21, 2020
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) tweeted Saturday trying to influence the House to give the Senate a bill that would limit Barr’s reach as far as Trump was involved. She wrote:
‘This is a naked abuse of power. I’ve already called for AG William Barr to resign & for Congress to impeach him. Congress should pass my bill now to defund Barr’s authority to interfere with matters related to Trump, his family, & his campaign.’
Nadler told CNN that Barr’s role in the firing was reflective of:
‘[A] pattern of … Barr corruptly impeding all these investigations.’
Then on Wednesday, Nadler released a statement regarding two whistleblowers who had the courage to speak out about Barr’s actions. His statement was about the “purported firing of United States Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman:”
‘Last night, Attorney General Bill Barr told us that Geoffrey Berman of the SDNY had resigned—which was untrue. Today, Barr told us that the President asked him to fire Mr. Berman—which may also be untrue, given that the President says he had nothing to do with the decision. The whole thing smacks of corruption and incompetence, which is what we have come to expect from this President and his Attorney General. ‘Neither the President nor the Department of Justice have offered any explanation for Mr. Berman’s purported dismissal. We know that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York is engaged in investigations aimed at President Trump’s inner circle. We know, from revelations earlier this week, that the President wanted to have ‘his own people’ in that office to help him with his personal and political needs. And we know that, time and time again, Bill Barr has reached into ongoing criminal investigations in order to protect the President from their consequences. The American people are right to be outraged. Barr may sit in the office of the chief law enforcement officer of the United States, but he clearly cares very little about the law.
‘The House Judiciary Committee will immediately open an investigation into this incident, as part of our broader investigation into Barr’s unacceptable politicization of the Department of Justice. On Wednesday, the Committee will hear from two whistleblowers who will explain why Barr’s attempt to fire Mr. Berman is part of a larger, ongoing, and wholly unacceptable pattern of conduct. If the President removes Mr. Berman, then we will take additional steps to secure his testimony as well.”
The Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Lindsey Graham of course, defended Barr and the president for firing the US attorney. Graham’s Committee Correspondent Phil Mattingly released a tweet that read: ‘.@LindseyGrahamSC ‘The decision by President Trump to remove Mr. Berman as acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York falls within the president’s power to appoint or remove U.S. Attorneys.’ The tweet included: ‘It is my view that any president has the ability to replace political appointees, such as U.S. Attorneys. The decision by President Trump to remove Mr. Berman as acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York falls within the president’s power to appoint or remove U.S. Attorneys.’ 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--2020-06-24--Kellyanne Conway Goes Full Racist During Wednesday Interview Debacle

Kellyanne Conway and her husband George Conway must have an interesting relationship .
He is a well-known Washington DC attorney , Trump critic , and co-founder of the anti-Trump Lincoln Project .
Looking in from the outside of their marriage , their arguments could well draw blood .
Ever Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway , either defending her boss ’ racial insults or jumping on any brave reporter who dares to bring up the subject of racism .
She just landed on CBS reporter Weijia Jiang who refused to give up her source .
Jiang said that the term @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exact reference to China .
Then , Conway attacked , according to The POLITICO : Conway has reacted to President Donald Trump ’ s use of “ kung flu ” first by explaining that Trump used the phrase to highlight the origins of the coronavirus in China — and then by suggesting she disagreed with him .
Weeks ago , Conway blasted the phrase as “ highly offensive.
” But on Wednesday , she initially reacted to a reporter ’ s question about the president ’ s repeated use of “ kung flu @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Earlier the president ’ s counselor called the phrase “ highly offensive.
” Yet , she did a quick turn-around on Wednesday , C-SPAN reported : In one instance , when a reporter asked Conway to explain the term “ kung flu ’ s ” oblique reference to China , she replied : Last March , one reporter indicated she had heard that the staff in the White House currently uses the racist term frequently .
In response , Conway — ever the attorney — demanded the name of those staffers who allegedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ YouTube : Yet , on Wednesday she did not repeat her argument .
Instead , she said that Trump was isolated with “ yes-men.
” Surprisingly , she added that she and the president do not always agree : POTUS first started referring to the COVID-19 pandemic as “ kung flu ” during his Tulsa OK dispirited rally , according to The POLITICO : During his Tuesday event in Phoenix POTUS repeated the offensive term time and again in reaction to the crowd .
They cheered him on .
Although , his closest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ term .
It could cause an anti-Asian American discrimination peak : Facebook took down one of Trump ’ s tweets showing an inverted red triangle , which was a near-duplication of a Nazi symbol .
It was the one used in the 1940s to “ identify political prisoners in death camps , ” according to The Washington Post .
‘ It ’ s tiresome to read the “ racially charged ” or “ racial grievances ” in describing President Trump ’ s blatantly racist language .
When you call the coronavirus the “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during his Tulsa rally , it behooves the media to say clearly : This is a derogatory and racist reference .
His press secretary can disingenuously insist he was merely referencing the origin of the virus , but no one actually believes that .
Every sentient American knows the virus came from China ; the purpose of using the slur is to gin up racial hatred.
’ For a man who has tried to enter the “ in ” New York crowd and never succeeded , it becomes apparent that his crudeness and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Rubin added other times the president has used racial slurs : The columnist continued , saying that Trump “ is writing nonwhites out of America : ” Then , she added that Senator Lindsey Graham ( R-SC ) earlier on called out Trump as a : Later Graham decided to take another tactic : The columnist called Sanchez ’ s remarks “ unprecedented.
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Kellyanne Conway and her husband George Conway must have an interesting relationship. He is a well-known Washington DC attorney, Trump critic, and co-founder of the anti-Trump Lincoln Project. Looking in from the outside of their marriage, their arguments could well draw blood.
Ever Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway, either defending her boss’ racial insults or jumping on any brave reporter who dares to bring up the subject of racism. She just landed on CBS reporter Weijia Jiang who refused to give up her source.
Jiang said that the term “kung flu” is not an exact reference to China. Then, Conway attacked, according to The POLITICO:
”How do you know that people aren’t anticipating that or not connecting that? While the president is saying it, he’s also saying this virus came from China.’
Conway has reacted to President Donald Trump’s use of “kung flu” first by explaining that Trump used the phrase to highlight the origins of the coronavirus in China — and then by suggesting she disagreed with him.
Weeks ago, Conway blasted the phrase as “highly offensive.” But on Wednesday, she initially reacted to a reporter’s question about the president’s repeated use of “kung flu” by criticizing the Chinese government.
Earlier the president’s counselor called the phrase “highly offensive.” Yet, she did a quick turn-around on Wednesday, C-SPAN reported:
‘My reaction is that the president has made very clear he wants everybody to understand, and I think many Americans do understand, that the virus originated in China. And had China been more transparent and honest with the United States and the world, we wouldn’t have all the death and destruction that unfortunately we’ve suffered.’
The Anti-defamation League National Director Jonathan Greenblatt: tweeted:
‘Here we go again. It’s racist to refer to #COVID19, a disease that has killed 100k+ in America, by a name that incites hate. And just days after his campaign used a symbol associated w/ Nazis. Unprecedented for any @POTUS to divide and gaslight this way.’
In one instance, when a reporter asked Conway to explain the term “kung flu’s” oblique reference to China, she replied:
‘Excuse me, how do you know the way people, how do you know that people aren’t anticipating that or not connecting that? You don’t know that. While the president is saying it, he’s also saying this virus came from China. China is responsible… He said it’s called many different things, it’s called the Wuhan virus, the Chinese virus, and then he used another term.’
Last March, one reporter indicated she had heard that the staff in the White House currently uses the racist term frequently. In response, Conway — ever the attorney — demanded the name of those staffers who allegedly said the offensive term, according to YouTube:
‘Of course it’s wrong. It’s highly offensive, so you should tell us all who it is.’
Yet, on Wednesday she did not repeat her argument. Instead, she said that Trump was isolated with “yes-men.” Surprisingly, she added that she and the president do not always agree:
‘I speak to the president daily, on a number of different topics. We don’t always agree on everything.’
POTUS first started referring to the COVID-19 pandemic as “kung flu” during his Tulsa OK dispirited rally, according to The POLITICO:
‘I can name “kung flu,” I can name 19 different versions of names. Many call it a virus, which it is. Many call it a flu, what difference?’
During his Tuesday event in Phoenix POTUS repeated the offensive term time and again in reaction to the crowd. They cheered him on. Although, his closest advisers have warned him against using the term. It could cause an anti-Asian American discrimination peak:
‘The U.S. Advocacy groups have found anti-Chinese rhetoric during the pandemic is connected with racist acts against Asian Americans.’
Facebook took down one of Trump’s tweets showing an inverted red triangle, which was a near-duplication of a Nazi symbol. It was the one used in the 1940s to “identify political prisoners in death camps,” according to The Washington Post.
The Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin said:
‘It’s tiresome to read the “racially charged” or “racial grievances” in describing President Trump’s blatantly racist language. When you call the coronavirus the “kung flu,” as he did during his Tulsa rally, it behooves the media to say clearly: This is a derogatory and racist reference. His press secretary can disingenuously insist he was merely referencing the origin of the virus, but no one actually believes that. Every sentient American knows the virus came from China; the purpose of using the slur is to gin up racial hatred.’
For a man who has tried to enter the “in” New York crowd and never succeeded, it becomes apparent that his crudeness and crassness played a part in his failure. Rubin added other times the president has used racial slurs:
‘This is a president who referred to countries with mostly nonwhite populations as “s-hole” countries; who made his political start with birtherism (designed to deny legitimacy to the first African American president); who continued to call for the death penalty for the Central Park Five (who were exonerated); and who began his 2016 campaign saying that Mexican immigrants are “bringing crime” and that “they’re rapists.”‘
The columnist continued, saying that Trump “is writing nonwhites out of America:”
‘So it’s clear Trump is doing more than using racially “insensitive” or “provocative” language. His reverence for Confederate statues and memorials is not about amorphous “heritage”; it is about a “heritage” of enslavement (not to mention treason). When he tells black and brown members of Congress born in the United States to “go back” where they came from, he is writing nonwhites out of America.’
Then, she added that Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) earlier on called out Trump as a:
‘[R]ace-baiting, xenophobic religious bigot.’
Later Graham decided to take another tactic:
‘Donald Trump is not a race-bating, xenophobic, religious bigot.’
Rubin added a comment by retired Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez:
“I believe the president is a racist. The statement has to be made.’
The columnist called Sanchez’s remarks “unprecedented.” The military man said:
‘The overtly racist comments and discriminatory actions of our current President have convinced me that this administration does not actually view racial diversity as a pillar of American strength, and that it is choosing to actively ignore many elements of our Constitution.’
The Lt. General’s statement read:
‘Every American should be gravely concerned when our leadership strays from the rights and values established by our forefathers as the guiding light for American Democracy.”’
Rubin warned that Trump’s racist language was “fanning flames:”
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bipartisanreport--2020-06-24--Witnesses Reveals Explosive Bill Barr Misconduct During Wednesday Hearing

This Wednesday , the House Judiciary Committee hosted a hearing spotlighting the sharp politicization of the Justice Department under the leadership of the Trump-appointed Attorney General Bill Barr .
The witnesses included federal prosecutor Aaron Zelinsky , who ’ d served on the federal government ’ s case against Trump ally Roger Stone , and Marc Elias , who ’ d worked in the Justice Department ’ s antitrust division , which has carried out politically motivated investigations into enemies of the Trump team .
Zelinsky bluntly revealed that he ’ d been “ pressured to offer a more lenient @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ political ” reasons , The Washington Post summarizes .
Zelinsky said that he “ was told that the acting U.S. attorney was giving Stone a break because he was afraid of the president of the United States , ” explaining : ‘ What I heard repeatedly was that this leniency was happening because of Stone ’ s relationship to the president , that the acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia was receiving heavy pressure from the highest levels of the Department of Justice and that his instructions to us were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to describe these events , but Judge [ Amy Berman ] Jackson said in this case , the truth still matters .
And so I am here today to tell you the truth.
’ As the Post summarizes , Zelinsky “ conceded he did not have firsthand knowledge of discussions among political leadership , ” but the facts are clear : the prosecution team including Zelinsky was eventually overruled by political higher-ups at the Justice Department , who intervened to lower the prosecution ’ s initial sentencing recommendation for Stone .
Zelinsky and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had their work overruled promptly resigned from their role on the case in apparent protest .
Meanwhile , at the same hearing , John Elias from the Justice Department ’ s antitrust division “ said that Barr ordered staff to investigate marijuana company mergers simply because of his “ personal dislike ” of the nature of their underlying business , ” according to The Washington Post .
There have also been politicization concerns about an eventually unsuccessful case that the Justice Department brought to try and block a planned merger between AT & @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of which owned CNN , which is a frequent target of criticism from the president .
Another witness at the Wednesday hearing was former deputy attorney general Donald Ayer , who insisted that Barr “ poses the greatest threat in my lifetime to our rule of law.
” Separately , Ayer added : Going forward , Barr has agreed to testify before the House Judiciary Committee next month , according to Justice Department Spokeswoman Kerri Kupec , who described the hearing as a “ general oversight hearing.
” Although the hearing is slated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ paper , the hearing will likely feature ample questioning from Democratic committee members about some of the most contentious recent pieces of news out of the Justice Department , including Barr ’ s abrupt work to oust U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman , who was investigating Trump ally Rudy Giuliani .

This Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee hosted a hearing spotlighting the sharp politicization of the Justice Department under the leadership of the Trump-appointed Attorney General Bill Barr. The witnesses included federal prosecutor Aaron Zelinsky, who’d served on the federal government’s case against Trump ally Roger Stone, and Marc Elias, who’d worked in the Justice Department’s antitrust division, which has carried out politically motivated investigations into enemies of the Trump team. Zelinsky bluntly revealed that he’d been “pressured to offer a more lenient sentencing recommendation” for Stone because of “political” reasons, The Washington Post summarizes.
Zelinsky said that he “was told that the acting U.S. attorney was giving Stone a break because he was afraid of the president of the United States,” explaining:
‘What I heard repeatedly was that this leniency was happening because of Stone’s relationship to the president, that the acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia was receiving heavy pressure from the highest levels of the Department of Justice and that his instructions to us were based on political considerations… It pains me to describe these events, but Judge [Amy Berman] Jackson said in this case, the truth still matters. And so I am here today to tell you the truth.’
As the Post summarizes, Zelinsky “conceded he did not have firsthand knowledge of discussions among political leadership,” but the facts are clear: the prosecution team including Zelinsky was eventually overruled by political higher-ups at the Justice Department, who intervened to lower the prosecution’s initial sentencing recommendation for Stone. Zelinsky and all of the other federal prosecutors who had their work overruled promptly resigned from their role on the case in apparent protest.
Meanwhile, at the same hearing, John Elias from the Justice Department’s antitrust division “said that Barr ordered staff to investigate marijuana company mergers simply because of his “personal dislike” of the nature of their underlying business,” according to The Washington Post. There have also been politicization concerns about an eventually unsuccessful case that the Justice Department brought to try and block a planned merger between AT&T and Time Warner, the latter of which owned CNN, which is a frequent target of criticism from the president.
Another witness at the Wednesday hearing was former deputy attorney general Donald Ayer, who insisted that Barr “poses the greatest threat in my lifetime to our rule of law.” Separately, Ayer added:
‘The most serious problem I’m concerned about is his accelerating recitation of this narrative about Obamagate, or deep state conspiracy… that is a totally improper misuse of the Department of Justice.’
Ayer says Barr is "essentially using the DOJ to support the president's campaign." "The most serious problem I'm concerned about is his accelerating recitation of this narrative about Obamagate, or deep state conspiracy … that's a totally improper misuse of the DOJ." pic.twitter.com/cmVB4PFbCP — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 24, 2020
Going forward, Barr has agreed to testify before the House Judiciary Committee next month, according to Justice Department Spokeswoman Kerri Kupec, who described the hearing as a “general oversight hearing.” Although the hearing is slated to cover “general oversight” on paper, the hearing will likely feature ample questioning from Democratic committee members about some of the most contentious recent pieces of news out of the Justice Department, including Barr’s abrupt work to oust U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman, who was investigating Trump ally Rudy Giuliani.
The Attorney General has accepted an invitation to appear before the House Judiciary Committee for a general oversight hearing on July 28th. — Kerri Kupec DOJ (@KerriKupecDOJ) June 24, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-06-24--Latest Trump Vs Biden Wisconsin Poll Shows 8 Point Surge

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden continues to earn strong numbers in polls across the country .
In a new Marquette Law School poll of Wisconsin voters , Biden leads Donald Trump by a full eight percent .
Biden earned 49 percent of the support of the registered voters who were surveyed , while Trump garnered only 41 percent of the support , with a margin of error of 4.3 percent .
Biden ’ s lead is significantly bigger than it was in last month ’ s presidential race poll from the same source — in the May edition of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden had 46 percent of the support in the state compared to 43 percent for Trump .
Wisconsin will likely be key to the winning coalition of whichever candidate comes out on top in November ; it was key to the winning margin in the electoral college that Trump won in 2016 .
In the new polling data from Wisconsin ’ s Marquette University , even some of Trump ’ s traditionally strong numbers are dipping — although in May , 54 percent of respondents approved of Trump ’ s handling of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in June , only 50 percent of respondents said they approved of Trump ’ s economic policies , while 46 percent said that they disapproved .
The Wisconsin numbers mirror the results of many other polls .
Although there ’ s certainly plenty of time for the margins to shrink ahead of November , as of Wednesday afternoon , Biden leads Trump by an average of a staggering 10.1 percent on the national level , according to RealClearPolitics .
In three out of the five most recently cataloged national polls , Biden ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also leads on average in Wisconsin , Michigan , Pennsylvania , and Florida .
Biden ’ s political prospects have gotten so good that one new analysis in CNN outlines how Biden could end up with over 400 electoral votes .
If Biden wins all the states that Hillary Clinton did in 2016 and also prevails in states including Arizona , Florida , Georgia , Michigan , North Carolina , Ohio , Pennsylvania , and Wisconsin , then he ’ ll already be “ just south of 370 electoral votes , ” CNN @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ d only need to add a couple more states onto that total — Iowa and Texas — to pass 400 .
Trump , for his part , has consistently ignored his sinking political prospects .
He ’ s dismissed polls as “ phony ” that show him losing , and his campaign has even demanded a retraction and apology from CNN after the network published a particularly tough poll showing Trump losing to Biden by double-digits on the national level — but facts are facts , and the facts keep coming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Siena poll on the national level showed Trump down big time .
The Times reported : The reality of Trump ’ s sinking political prospects is closing in .

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden continues to earn strong numbers in polls across the country. In a new Marquette Law School poll of Wisconsin voters, Biden leads Donald Trump by a full eight percent. Biden earned 49 percent of the support of the registered voters who were surveyed, while Trump garnered only 41 percent of the support, with a margin of error of 4.3 percent. Biden’s lead is significantly bigger than it was in last month’s presidential race poll from the same source — in the May edition of Marquette Law School’s polling, Biden had 46 percent of the support in the state compared to 43 percent for Trump.
Wisconsin will likely be key to the winning coalition of whichever candidate comes out on top in November; it was key to the winning margin in the electoral college that Trump won in 2016. In the new polling data from Wisconsin’s Marquette University, even some of Trump’s traditionally strong numbers are dipping — although in May, 54 percent of respondents approved of Trump’s handling of the economy while only 40 percent disapproved, in June, only 50 percent of respondents said they approved of Trump’s economic policies, while 46 percent said that they disapproved.
The Wisconsin numbers mirror the results of many other polls. Although there’s certainly plenty of time for the margins to shrink ahead of November, as of Wednesday afternoon, Biden leads Trump by an average of a staggering 10.1 percent on the national level, according to RealClearPolitics. In three out of the five most recently cataloged national polls, Biden’s lead stood at double-digits. Biden also leads on average in Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Florida.
Biden’s political prospects have gotten so good that one new analysis in CNN outlines how Biden could end up with over 400 electoral votes. If Biden wins all the states that Hillary Clinton did in 2016 and also prevails in states including Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, then he’ll already be “just south of 370 electoral votes,” CNN’s Harry Enten explains, and he’d only need to add a couple more states onto that total — Iowa and Texas — to pass 400.
Enten notes:
‘Biden could win the largest landslide for a Democrat since Lyndon Johnson in 1964 — or he could lose to President Donald Trump. For Biden to score a huge win, very little needs to change. Biden is ahead by 10 points in an average of live interview polls nationally. The largest Democratic win in the last 56 years was Bill Clinton’s 9-point win in 1996.’
Trump, for his part, has consistently ignored his sinking political prospects. He’s dismissed polls as “phony” that show him losing, and his campaign has even demanded a retraction and apology from CNN after the network published a particularly tough poll showing Trump losing to Biden by double-digits on the national level — but facts are facts, and the facts keep coming in.
A new New York Times/ Siena poll on the national level showed Trump down big time. The Times reported:
‘Joe Biden has taken a commanding, 14-point lead over President Trump in the 2020 race, according to a new poll of registered voters by The New York Times and Siena College’
The reality of Trump’s sinking political prospects is closing in.
Joe Biden has taken a commanding, 14-point lead over President Trump in the 2020 race, according to a new poll of registered voters by The New York Times and Siena College https://t.co/vBwC7OGUbk — The New York Times (@nytimes) June 24, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-06-24--Lindsey Graham Ditches Trump To Defend Obama During Surprise Rebuke

In the strange political world of the Donald Trump party politics , Republicans appear to be frozen in a thick opaque coat of silence .
When the president was investigated , tried , and convicted of impeachment , only one senator squeezed out along the edge to speak against POTUS .
The former presidential candidate Mitt Romney ( R-UT ) knew he would suffer the consequences .
Yet , something has changed .
When Trump accused President Barack Obama of a crime punishable by death , he took a step too close to the edge of the ledge .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cracks into their coat of silence .
This is what happened .
Trump ’ s defenders usually hand him the “ ignorance ” excuse .
In this instance , though , the president clearly understood he knew the traditional punishment for traitors — death .
He said , according to The Vanity Fair ’ s The Hive : ‘ If it was the opposite , two years ago , 25 people would have been convicted and they would be sent to jail for 50 years .
And by the way , if it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years ago , they would have been executed , but we ’ re in a different time .
We ’ re in a different time .
You understand what I mean by that .
They spied on the opposing party ’ s campaign and we caught them .
I just hope I get tremendous evangelical Christian support.
’ Senator Thom Tillis ( R-NC ) is up for reelection in November and may lose his seat .
He said , according to The POLITICO : The longtime friend of Senator John McCain ( R-AZ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right up to the new president , became his minion .
He even refused to defend his friend against Trump .
McCain could not defend himself , because he died of brain cancer .
It was enough to make the man from Arizona haunt the South Carolina senator .
Yet , Graham said in response to reporters questions : Graham , a retired U.S. Air Force Reserve colonel , continued saying that he had to “ know more about the facts : ” White House officials sent out people to say that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not sound like a joke , and Trump spoke perhaps the truest words of his presidency .
He told reporters on Tuesday : Another senator with a seat in play , Susan Collins ( R-ME ) has recently become much more critical of the president : Trump spoke about how the U.S. Connecticut attorney John Durham probed into how the Russia investigation had been implemented .
Durham also looked into whether there was “ enough evidence to indict former Obama administration officials : ” An unsmiling Trump continued : Senator Kevin Cramer ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was asked about POTUS joking : Senator Ron Johnson ( R-WI ) has been investigating the Obama White House ’ s actions between the time Trump was elected and when he took office , from November 2016 to January 2017 : The Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-KY ) faces a powerful opponent in his upcoming November race .
The self-described Grim Reaper said he was the one who stood at the door of the Senate to catch all the bills the House sent over said : The Mueller Report Adventures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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 .

In the strange political world of the Donald Trump party politics, Republicans appear to be frozen in a thick opaque coat of silence. When the president was investigated, tried, and convicted of impeachment, only one senator squeezed out along the edge to speak against POTUS. The former presidential candidate Mitt Romney (R-UT) knew he would suffer the consequences. Yet, something has changed.
When Trump accused President Barack Obama of a crime punishable by death, he took a step too close to the edge of the ledge. That tapping sound everyone hears is Republicans chiseling cracks into their coat of silence. This is what happened.
POTUS accused Obama in a Christian Broadcasting Network interview Monday:
‘It’s treason. Look, when I came out a long time ago, I said they’ve been spying on my campaign. I said they’ve been taping, and that was in quotes, meaning a modern day version of taping, it’s all the same thing. But a modern day version. But they’ve been spying on my campaign.’
Trump’s defenders usually hand him the “ignorance” excuse. In this instance, though, the president clearly understood he knew the traditional punishment for traitors — death. He said, according to The Vanity Fair’s The Hive:
‘I want to know who’s the person who gave the whistle-blower the information because that’s close to a spy … You know what we used to do in the old days when we were smart with spies and treason, right? We used to handle it a little differently than we do now.’
Trump continued, according to CNN:
‘If it was the opposite, two years ago, 25 people would have been convicted and they would be sent to jail for 50 years. And by the way, if it were 100 years ago, or 50 years ago, they would have been executed, but we’re in a different time. We’re in a different time. You understand what I mean by that. They spied on the opposing party’s campaign and we caught them. I just hope I get tremendous evangelical Christian support.’
Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) is up for reelection in November and may lose his seat. He said, according to The POLITICO:
‘I don’t think that President Obama committed treason.’
The Constitution defines treason very narrowly:
‘Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.’
The longtime friend of Senator John McCain (R-AZ) Lindsey Graham (R-SC) slid right up to the new president, became his minion. He even refused to defend his friend against Trump. McCain could not defend himself, because he died of brain cancer. It was enough to make the man from Arizona haunt the South Carolina senator.
Yet, Graham said in response to reporters questions:
‘I don’t know what he’s talking about. I don’t have any evidence to believe he committed treason.’
Graham, a retired U.S. Air Force Reserve colonel, continued saying that he had to “know more about the facts:”
‘I don’t make accusations like that until I know more about the facts. I don’t have any evidence to believe [Obama] committed treason, but I do believe what happened after the election with surveilling General Flynn was very problematic and I’d like to know more about it. I understand President Trump’s frustration, but be careful what you wish for. Just be careful what you wish for.’
White House officials sent out people to say that the president had been joking. It did not sound like a joke, and Trump spoke perhaps the truest words of his presidency. He told reporters on Tuesday:
‘I don’t kid.’
Another senator with a seat in play, Susan Collins (R-ME) has recently become much more critical of the president:
‘[O]bviously, he shouldn’t have said that.’
Trump spoke about how the U.S. Connecticut attorney John Durham probed into how the Russia investigation had been implemented. Durham also looked into whether there was “enough evidence to indict former Obama administration officials:” An unsmiling Trump continued:
‘I never met Durham because I want to stay out of it, because otherwise it’s going to look political. Let’s see what’
Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) laughed at the question when he was asked about POTUS joking:
‘It’s a silly, comedic thing, and you guys got to stop taking it all so seriously. I don’t think the former president committed treason.’
A staunch Trump supporter, Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) commented:
‘I’ve got more important things to worry about.’
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) has been investigating the Obama White House’s actions between the time Trump was elected and when he took office, from November 2016 to January 2017:
‘The president speaks for himself. I’m looking at the corruption with the transition process, which I think is evidently true. And we just need to figure out all that did happen so that the American people understand it, so hopefully it’ll never happen again. I’m not going to respond to what the president said.’
The Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) faces a powerful opponent in his upcoming November race. The self-described Grim Reaper said he was the one who stood at the door of the Senate to catch all the bills the House sent over said:
‘Every week, you all try to get me into a running commentary on the president’s comments about a variety of different things.’
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--2020-06-24--Trump Freaks Out & Demands Mueller Apology During Mid-Day Meltdown

President Donald Trump is continuing to prove his commitment to prioritizing the political interests of his inner circle above the rule of law .
On Wednesday , he rushed to Twitter to praise a ruling from a three-judge panel of the D.C .
Circuit Court of Appeals ordering Judge Emmet Sullivan to comply with the Justice Department ’ s request to drop the case against Trump ally Michael Flynn .
No facts of that case have changed — Flynn admitted to lying to federal investigators about his communications with a Russian Ambassador .
Nevertheless , Trump got so pettily ridiculous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former Justice Department officials should tell Flynn they ’ re “ SO SORRY.
” ‘ Great !
Appeals Court Upholds Justice Departments Request To Drop Criminal Case Against General Michael Flynn !
… Is James Comey and his band of Dirty Cops going to apologize to General Michael Flynn ( and many others ) for what they have done to ruin his life ?
What about Robert Mueller and his Angry Democrat Cronies – Are they going to say , SO SORRY ?
And what about Obama & Biden ?
’ Trump absolutely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his allies as some kind of victims of some kind of grave political persecution .
Trump has claimed that investigators have ruined the lives of his associates in the past , and he ’ s also ridiculously claimed that the Russia investigation ’ s targeting of his team constitutes the biggest political scandal in U.S. history .
The United States has been involved in many devastating wars , it ’ s faced assassinations and assassination attempts on U.S. presidents , it ’ s dealt with grave crimes against humanity like slavery and rampant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but Trump is so self-obsessed that he thinks a duly proceeding investigation launched in response to his team ’ s clearly documented behavior is part of the “ biggest political scandal in U.S. history.
” Check out Twitter ’ s response to the president ’ s latest ridiculousness below :

President Donald Trump is continuing to prove his commitment to prioritizing the political interests of his inner circle above the rule of law. On Wednesday, he rushed to Twitter to praise a ruling from a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ordering Judge Emmet Sullivan to comply with the Justice Department’s request to drop the case against Trump ally Michael Flynn. No facts of that case have changed — Flynn admitted to lying to federal investigators about his communications with a Russian Ambassador. Nevertheless, Trump got so pettily ridiculous this Wednesday that he ranted that certain former Justice Department officials should tell Flynn they’re “SO SORRY.”
He tweeted:
‘Great! Appeals Court Upholds Justice Departments Request To Drop Criminal Case Against General Michael Flynn!… Is James Comey and his band of Dirty Cops going to apologize to General Michael Flynn (and many others) for what they have done to ruin his life? What about Robert Mueller and his Angry Democrat Cronies – Are they going to say, SO SORRY? And what about Obama & Biden?’
Great! Appeals Court Upholds Justice Departments Request To Drop Criminal Case Against General Michael Flynn! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 24, 2020
Is James Comey and his band of Dirty Cops going to apologize to General Michael Flynn (and many others) for what they have done to ruin his life? What about Robert Mueller and his Angry Democrat Cronies – Are they going to say, SO SORRY? And what about Obama & Biden? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 24, 2020
Trump absolutely loves to try and depict himself and his allies as some kind of victims of some kind of grave political persecution. Trump has claimed that investigators have ruined the lives of his associates in the past, and he’s also ridiculously claimed that the Russia investigation’s targeting of his team constitutes the biggest political scandal in U.S. history.
The United States has been involved in many devastating wars, it’s faced assassinations and assassination attempts on U.S. presidents, it’s dealt with grave crimes against humanity like slavery and rampant, violent discrimination against black Americans — but Trump is so self-obsessed that he thinks a duly proceeding investigation launched in response to his team’s clearly documented behavior is part of the “biggest political scandal in U.S. history.”
Check out Twitter’s response to the president’s latest ridiculousness below:


bipartisanreport--2020-06-24--Bill Barr Abruptly Set To Testify Under Oath Before Congress

Amidst turmoil surrounding the politicization of the Justice Department under the leadership of Trump appointees , the Trump-appointed Attorney General Bill Barr has agreed to testify before the Democrat-led House Judiciary Committee on July 28 .
The revelation that Barr had agreed to testify came on Wednesday , the same day that the House Judiciary Committee hosted a public hearing about politicization under Barr ’ s leadership .
That hearing featured witnesses including federal prosecutor Aaron Zelinsky , who was handling Trump ally Roger Stone ’ s case when Barr ’ s team stepped in to lower the government ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s important to note — Barr has agreed to appear before the House Judiciary Committee for what Axios notes has been described as a “ general oversight hearing , ” and general oversight hearings are generally routine .
Yet , questioning from committee members is sure to include issues like the recent firing of Geoffrey Berman from his role as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York while Berman ’ s office was investigating longtime Trump ally Rudy Giuliani .
Barr kicked off the campaign to get Berman off the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lie that Berman had already resigned .
After Berman publicly indicated he ’ d done no such thing , Barr enlisted the president to apparently fire Berman directly .
Justice Department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec made the announcement of Barr ’ s impending testimony .
She shared on Twitter : Axios notes that the news “ comes after House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler ( D-N.Y. ) threatened to issue a subpoena — and as the committee is in the midst of a hearing about the alleged politicization of the Justice Department under Barr and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nadler ’ s threat to subpoena Barr — which would have called on the attorney general to appear on July 2 — came after the firing of of Geoffrey Berman , the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York who had been investigating Trump ’ s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani.
’ Barr ’ s history of political fealty to the president goes back a long way .
In the early days of his time in office , he temporarily hid key information about Special Counsel Robert Mueller ’ s Russia investigation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did not exonerate the president .
In the time since , Barr has also undertaken pro-Trump steps like trying to drop the government ’ s case against former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn and trying to get that lower sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone .

Amidst turmoil surrounding the politicization of the Justice Department under the leadership of Trump appointees, the Trump-appointed Attorney General Bill Barr has agreed to testify before the Democrat-led House Judiciary Committee on July 28. The revelation that Barr had agreed to testify came on Wednesday, the same day that the House Judiciary Committee hosted a public hearing about politicization under Barr’s leadership. That hearing featured witnesses including federal prosecutor Aaron Zelinsky, who was handling Trump ally Roger Stone’s case when Barr’s team stepped in to lower the government’s sentencing recommendation for Stone.
It’s important to note — Barr has agreed to appear before the House Judiciary Committee for what Axios notes has been described as a “general oversight hearing,” and general oversight hearings are generally routine. Yet, questioning from committee members is sure to include issues like the recent firing of Geoffrey Berman from his role as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York while Berman’s office was investigating longtime Trump ally Rudy Giuliani. Barr kicked off the campaign to get Berman off the job with a public statement containing the lie that Berman had already resigned. After Berman publicly indicated he’d done no such thing, Barr enlisted the president to apparently fire Berman directly.
Justice Department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec made the announcement of Barr’s impending testimony. She shared on Twitter:
‘The Attorney General has accepted an invitation to appear before the House Judiciary Committee for a general oversight hearing on July 28th.’
The Attorney General has accepted an invitation to appear before the House Judiciary Committee for a general oversight hearing on July 28th. — Kerri Kupec DOJ (@KerriKupecDOJ) June 24, 2020
Axios notes that the news “comes after House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) threatened to issue a subpoena — and as the committee is in the midst of a hearing about the alleged politicization of the Justice Department under Barr and President Trump,” adding:
‘Nadler’s threat to subpoena Barr — which would have called on the attorney general to appear on July 2 — came after the firing of of Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York who had been investigating Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani.’
Barr’s history of political fealty to the president goes back a long way. In the early days of his time in office, he temporarily hid key information about Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, failing to note that Mueller specifically did not exonerate the president. In the time since, Barr has also undertaken pro-Trump steps like trying to drop the government’s case against former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn and trying to get that lower sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone.


bipartisanreport--2020-06-24--Michael Flynn’s Return To 2020 Team Trump Uncovered By ‘The Daily Beast’

The Trump team has shown no major regard for the rule of law throughout the entirety of Donald ’ s time in the national spotlight .
Now , according to reporting from the Daily Beast , Trump team insiders are amped up on the possibility of bringing none other than former national security adviser Michael Flynn out in some kind of pro-Trump capacity as the 2020 general election approaches .
Flynn , of course , pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators about his contacts with a Russian ambassador , but the Trump appointee-led Justice Department has sought to drop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Now , according to the Daily Beast , “ officials close to President Donald Trump are already gaming out ways to bring the former national security adviser back onto the national political stage ” — and apparently , Trump himself is on board .
The potential roles for Flynn include that of “ an official Trump surrogate as Election Day inches closer , ” the Daily Beast report explains .
Having Flynn out on some campaign stage somewhere or hitting the cable news circuit in defense of the president ’ s re-election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Trump team ’ s disregard for the rule of law .
One figure close to the Trump campaign got so ridiculous that he compared Flynn to the late Nelson Mandela , who , of course , fought against apartheid in South Africa .
John McLaughlin , who ’ s a pollster for the Trump re-election campaign , insisted : Flynn was not persecuted .
He admitted to lying to federal investigators about his secretive contacts with a foreign official .
There ’ s a big difference !
Transcripts that have come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with that official have made clear that Flynn did , in fact , discuss sanctions with the then-Russian Ambassador , although he claimed the opposite — and thereby made himself vulnerable to foreign exploitation .
After all , the Russians knew his secret and could have used it as leverage for political pressure to do their bidding .
‘ According to a source who has spoken to the president about Flynn in the past month , Trump had made clear that if legal circumstances permitted , he would want Flynn to get “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ following years of bad press and legal turmoil .
The source said it was unclear if Trump meant a job in the administration , a role for the 2020 campaign , or another position.
’ Just this week , Trump made his commitment to Flynn abundantly clear yet again .
A three-judge panel on the D.C .
Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling ordering Judge Emmet Sullivan to comply with the Justice Department ’ s request to drop the Flynn case , and although there are options for further appeals , the @ @ @ @

The Trump team has shown no major regard for the rule of law throughout the entirety of Donald’s time in the national spotlight. Now, according to reporting from the Daily Beast, Trump team insiders are amped up on the possibility of bringing none other than former national security adviser Michael Flynn out in some kind of pro-Trump capacity as the 2020 general election approaches. Flynn, of course, pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators about his contacts with a Russian ambassador, but the Trump appointee-led Justice Department has sought to drop the government’s case against him. Now, according to the Daily Beast, “officials close to President Donald Trump are already gaming out ways to bring the former national security adviser back onto the national political stage” — and apparently, Trump himself is on board.
The potential roles for Flynn include that of “an official Trump surrogate as Election Day inches closer,” the Daily Beast report explains. Having Flynn out on some campaign stage somewhere or hitting the cable news circuit in defense of the president’s re-election campaign would certainly drive in the point of the Trump team’s disregard for the rule of law.
One figure close to the Trump campaign got so ridiculous that he compared Flynn to the late Nelson Mandela, who, of course, fought against apartheid in South Africa. John McLaughlin, who’s a pollster for the Trump re-election campaign, insisted:
‘Years ago when Nelson Mandela came to America after years of political persecution he was treated like a rock star by Americans. Now after over three years of political persecution General Flynn is our rock star. A big difference is that he was persecuted in America.’
Flynn was not persecuted. He admitted to lying to federal investigators about his secretive contacts with a foreign official. There’s a big difference! Transcripts that have come out of Flynn’s original communications with that official have made clear that Flynn did, in fact, discuss sanctions with the then-Russian Ambassador, although he claimed the opposite — and thereby made himself vulnerable to foreign exploitation. After all, the Russians knew his secret and could have used it as leverage for political pressure to do their bidding.
Meanwhile, the Daily Beast adds:
‘According to a source who has spoken to the president about Flynn in the past month, Trump had made clear that if legal circumstances permitted, he would want Flynn to get “something good” in his political orbit following years of bad press and legal turmoil. The source said it was unclear if Trump meant a job in the administration, a role for the 2020 campaign, or another position.’
Just this week, Trump made his commitment to Flynn abundantly clear yet again. A three-judge panel on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling ordering Judge Emmet Sullivan to comply with the Justice Department’s request to drop the Flynn case, and although there are options for further appeals, the president glibly tweeted:
‘Great! Appeals Court Upholds Justice Departments Request To Drop Criminal Case Against General Michael Flynn!’
Great! Appeals Court Upholds Justice Departments Request To Drop Criminal Case Against General Michael Flynn! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 24, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-06-24--Trump Family Launches Desperate Legal Maneuver Against Donald’s Niece

The Trump family may soon face yet another tell-all book revealing some of the corruption and toxicity that they might like to keep hidden .
On July 28 , President Donald Trump ’ s niece Mary is scheduled to have her book released called Too Much and Never Enough : How My Family Created the World ’ s Most Dangerous Man , which has been described as revealing some of the background of the current president .
Mary Trump , notably enough , is a trained clinical psychologist , suggesting that she has some especially poignant insight .
Now , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to try and block the publication of Mary ’ s book , according to news outlets including NBC .
Ted Boutrous , who serves as a lawyer for Mary Trump , explained : In fact , Simon & Schuster — the publisher slated to release Mary Trump ’ s book to the world in July — has some very recent successes in getting material out that the Trump team wanted to keep hidden .
They are the publisher who recently released the new memoir from Trump ’ s former national security adviser John @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gone to court to try and stop .
As explained by NBC , which summarizes reporting from The New York Times , the president ’ s younger brother , Robert Trump , has “ filed for a temporary restraining order against Mary Trump in Queens Surrogate ’ s Court , which handles will disputes.
” Allegedly , Mary Trump and her brother , Fred Trump III , signed a nondisclosure agreement as part of the settlement of a dispute over the will of Mary Trump ’ s father , Fred Trump , Jr. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brother and died in 1984 .
It ’ s amazing that the Trumps are such an apparent wreck behind the scenes that they got their own family members to sign nondisclosure agreements .
Although it ’ s unclear what precise role the president himself has in the proceedings , he did complain about Mary ’ s planned book in a recent interview with Axios .
Referring to his niece , he claimed : Perhaps the president would be a bit more convincing if he didn ’ t speak in word salad .
Reportedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time that Mary Trump has worked to reveal details of the Trump family ’ s corruption — she was also a source for a bombshell New York Times story about Trump family tax issues .

The Trump family may soon face yet another tell-all book revealing some of the corruption and toxicity that they might like to keep hidden. On July 28, President Donald Trump’s niece Mary is scheduled to have her book released called Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man, which has been described as revealing some of the background of the current president. Mary Trump, notably enough, is a trained clinical psychologist, suggesting that she has some especially poignant insight. Now, the Trump family has rushed to court to try and block the publication of Mary’s book, according to news outlets including NBC.
Ted Boutrous, who serves as a lawyer for Mary Trump, explained:
‘President Trump and his siblings are seeking to suppress a book that will discuss matters of utmost public importance. They are pursuing this unlawful prior restraint because they do not want the public to know the truth. The courts will not tolerate this brazen violation of the First Amendment.’
There they go again: the Trumps trying to shred the 1st amendment to silence their own, via @maggieNYT. Also good luck going up against @BoutrousTed in a prior restraint case. I mean, seriously, what are they thinking. https://t.co/IFjkSfy4nq — Steven Mazie (@stevenmazie) June 24, 2020
In fact, Simon & Schuster — the publisher slated to release Mary Trump’s book to the world in July — has some very recent successes in getting material out that the Trump team wanted to keep hidden. They are the publisher who recently released the new memoir from Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton, which the Trump administration had gone to court to try and stop.
Simon & Schuster issued a pointed statement, reading:
‘As the plaintiff and his attorney well know, the courts take a dim view of prior restraint, and this attempt to block publication will meet the same fate as those that have gone before.’
As explained by NBC, which summarizes reporting from The New York Times, the president’s younger brother, Robert Trump, has “filed for a temporary restraining order against Mary Trump in Queens Surrogate’s Court, which handles will disputes.” Allegedly, Mary Trump and her brother, Fred Trump III, signed a nondisclosure agreement as part of the settlement of a dispute over the will of Mary Trump’s father, Fred Trump, Jr., who was the president’s brother and died in 1984. It’s amazing that the Trumps are such an apparent wreck behind the scenes that they got their own family members to sign nondisclosure agreements.
Although it’s unclear what precise role the president himself has in the proceedings, he did complain about Mary’s planned book in a recent interview with Axios. Referring to his niece, he claimed:
‘She’s not allowed to write a book. You know, when we settled with her and her brother, who I do have a good relationship with — she’s got a brother, Fred, who I do have a good relationship with — but when we settled, she has a total … signed a nondisclosure. It covers everything.’
Perhaps the president would be a bit more convincing if he didn’t speak in word salad.
EXCLUSIVE: The president’s niece Mary Trump is set to publish a tell-all this summer—and to reveal that she was a primary source for The New York Times’ investigation into Trump’s taxes. https://t.co/TPTS8DNDCP — Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) June 15, 2020
Reportedly, this book is not the first time that Mary Trump has worked to reveal details of the Trump family’s corruption — she was also a source for a bombshell New York Times story about Trump family tax issues.
The cover of Mary Trump’s forthcoming book. pic.twitter.com/X4RrbU0OHQ — Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) June 16, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-06-25--Whistleblower Testifies DOJ Investigations Were Sparked By Angry Trump Tweets

On Wednesday , DOJ whistleblowers appeared in front of the House Judiciary Committee to testify about the corruption of Attorney General William Barr and how it has affected criminal court cases and investigations .
Alongside the more salacious revelations about Barr ’ s and Trump ’ s interference in the criminal case against Trump friend and ally Roger Stone was testimony about an antitrust lawsuit started to investigate automakers .
A policy by President Obama that mandated automakers to make new cars with the capability to get at least 50 miles to the gallon by 2025 was rolled back by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same timeframe .
Automakers stuck to the original mandate because California chose to adhere to Obama ’ s plan , enraging Trump and sparking angry tweets .
John Elias , a career DOJ official who served as the chief of staff in the antitrust department , testified that the DOJ antitrust division was ordered to open a probe into those automakers the next day .
According to The Hill : The investigation was not only out of the purview of the antitrust division , it was wrongfully ordered , according to Elias @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House Judiciary Committee , Elias said : ‘ In July 2019 , California , together with four major automakers , announced an arrangement on air quality emissions standards that would be stricter than the rules the EPA was preparing to adopt .
Under well-established antitrust precedent , states have wide latitude to regulate .
In addition , under a doctrine called Noerr-Pennington , which is grounded in the First Amendment , companies are free to collectively lobby the government for regulation .
On August 20 , 2019 , the New York Times reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deal and wanted to retaliate.
’ In a particularly illuminating moment during the hearing , Elias referred to the orders to investigate as “ an abuse of authority , ” abuses carried out by Attorney General Barr .
There was no legal basis for the investigation since “ companies are free to collectively lobby the government for regulation , ” Elias said .
Rep. Hank Johnson ( D-GA ) referred to the investigation as “ illegitimate , ” asking :

On Wednesday, DOJ whistleblowers appeared in front of the House Judiciary Committee to testify about the corruption of Attorney General William Barr and how it has affected criminal court cases and investigations.
A career Justice Department official testifies that an antitrust probe of automakers was launched the day after Trump fumed about their emissions arrangement with California https://t.co/4FfUsami9B — Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) June 24, 2020
Alongside the more salacious revelations about Barr’s and Trump’s interference in the criminal case against Trump friend and ally Roger Stone was testimony about an antitrust lawsuit started to investigate automakers. A policy by President Obama that mandated automakers to make new cars with the capability to get at least 50 miles to the gallon by 2025 was rolled back by Trump to 40 miles per gallon in the same timeframe. Automakers stuck to the original mandate because California chose to adhere to Obama’s plan, enraging Trump and sparking angry tweets.
John Elias, a career DOJ official who served as the chief of staff in the antitrust department, testified that the DOJ antitrust division was ordered to open a probe into those automakers the next day. According to The Hill:
‘Trump’s August tweets and the subsequent investigation came as the administration was developing now-finalized tailpipe emission and mileage standards for vehicles that significantly roll back those developed under the Obama administration.’
The investigation was not only out of the purview of the antitrust division, it was wrongfully ordered, according to Elias. In his opening statement to the House Judiciary Committee, Elias said:
‘In July 2019, California, together with four major automakers, announced an arrangement on air quality emissions standards that would be stricter than the rules the EPA was preparing to adopt. Under well-established antitrust precedent, states have wide latitude to regulate. In addition, under a doctrine called Noerr-Pennington, which is grounded in the First Amendment, companies are free to collectively lobby the government for regulation. On August 20, 2019, the New York Times reported that President Trump was â€œenragedâ€ by the deal and wanted to retaliate.’
Looks like John Elias, the DOJ attorney testifying before House Judiciary tomorrow on allegations of political interference in antitrust, is focusing on cannabis mergers and the auto emissions probe: https://t.co/JKJzOsHAxK — Brian Fung (@b_fung) June 23, 2020
In a particularly illuminating moment during the hearing, Elias referred to the orders to investigate as “an abuse of authority,” abuses carried out by Attorney General Barr. There was no legal basis for the investigation since “companies are free to collectively lobby the government for regulation,” Elias said. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) referred to the investigation as “illegitimate,” asking:
‘Bottom line, it wasn’t a legitimate antitrust investigation, was it?’
Elias responded by saying:
‘The events here constituted an abuse of authority.’
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bipartisanreport--2020-06-25--Biden Makes Trump Look Foolish During Thursday Speech

In a Thursday speech , presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden ripped President Donald Trump for his useless response to the Coronavirus pandemic and the accompanying health care needs of the tens of millions of Americans who have been affected by the crisis .
Routinely , Trump has focused on congratulating himself for a supposed job well done in responding to the pandemic , although over 120,000 Americans have died and many millions have been affected in other ways , like through spiking unemployment .
Trump could have acted sooner with steps like an earlier nationwide stay-at-home guideline , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the inescapable nature of the crisis unfolded , Trump repeatedly seemed to prioritize getting social distancing demands lifted so that the economy could be reopened .
Yet , people are still getting sick and dying — the idyllic utopia of Trump ’ s delusions only exists in those delusions .
In a speech in which he discussed his health care policy plans that he ’ s ready to implement if he ’ s elected to the presidency , Biden commented : ‘ Amazingly , he still hasn ’ t grasped the most basic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the economy we have to get control over the virus .
He ’ s like a child who can ’ t believe this has happened to him .
All his whining & self-pity — this pandemic didn ’ t happen to him .
It happened to all of us , and his job isn ’ t to whine about it .
His job is to do something about it , to lead .
If I have the honor of being president , I promise you , I will lead .
I will do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ease this burden on you and your families.
’ In the same speech , Biden also touted the need for a public option for health coverage .
He ’ s tried to take a somewhat middle ground between across-the-board publicly available health insurance and the current system .
According to his remarks , he envisions that a public option that people can sign up for along the lines of Medicare would , among other benefits , drive private insurers to keep their prices low because of the need to compete with the public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to trying to discard the entire Affordable Care Act ( ACA ) , which has provided health insurance to millions of people across the United States .
His team has not even had a semblance of a replacement plan ready for most of their most recent efforts to discard the ACA .
After his Thursday speech , Biden added on Twitter : Biden made his latest remarks as part of a livestreamed speech that was the latest replacement for a traditional campaign trail appearance .
Most campaign trail appearances have been wound down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Coronavirus , although that didn ’ t stop Trump himself from holding a recent rally in Tulsa , which ended up sparsely attended .

In a Thursday speech, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden ripped President Donald Trump for his useless response to the Coronavirus pandemic and the accompanying health care needs of the tens of millions of Americans who have been affected by the crisis. Routinely, Trump has focused on congratulating himself for a supposed job well done in responding to the pandemic, although over 120,000 Americans have died and many millions have been affected in other ways, like through spiking unemployment. Trump could have acted sooner with steps like an earlier nationwide stay-at-home guideline, but he preferred ignoring the crisis.
As the inescapable nature of the crisis unfolded, Trump repeatedly seemed to prioritize getting social distancing demands lifted so that the economy could be reopened. Yet, people are still getting sick and dying — the idyllic utopia of Trump’s delusions only exists in those delusions.
In a speech in which he discussed his health care policy plans that he’s ready to implement if he’s elected to the presidency, Biden commented:
‘Amazingly, he still hasn’t grasped the most basic fact of this crisis: to fix the economy we have to get control over the virus. He’s like a child who can’t believe this has happened to him. All his whining & self-pity — this pandemic didn’t happen to him. It happened to all of us, and his job isn’t to whine about it. His job is to do something about it, to lead. If I have the honor of being president, I promise you, I will lead. I will do everything I can to take responsibility and ease this burden on you and your families.’
Check out Biden’s remarks below:
Biden on Trump: "Amazingly, he still hasn't grasped the most basic fact of this crisis: to fix the economy we have to get control over the virus. He's like a child who can't believe this has happened to him. All his whining & self-pity … his job is to do something about it." pic.twitter.com/MbGiTa6o7U — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 25, 2020
In the same speech, Biden also touted the need for a public option for health coverage. He’s tried to take a somewhat middle ground between across-the-board publicly available health insurance and the current system. According to his remarks, he envisions that a public option that people can sign up for along the lines of Medicare would, among other benefits, drive private insurers to keep their prices low because of the need to compete with the public option. Meanwhile, Trump has stuck to trying to discard the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA), which has provided health insurance to millions of people across the United States. His team has not even had a semblance of a replacement plan ready for most of their most recent efforts to discard the ACA.
After his Thursday speech, Biden added on Twitter:
‘While President Trump continues his victory lap, over 20 million Americans remain out of work. He may have forgotten about you, but I never will — and I’ll fight for you every single day in the White House.’
While President Trump continues his victory lap, over 20 million Americans remain out of work. He may have forgotten about you, but I never will — and I'll fight for you every single day in the White House. https://t.co/cuBH5ufI2f — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) June 25, 2020
Biden made his latest remarks as part of a livestreamed speech that was the latest replacement for a traditional campaign trail appearance. Most campaign trail appearances have been wound down amidst concerns about the spread of the Coronavirus, although that didn’t stop Trump himself from holding a recent rally in Tulsa, which ended up sparsely attended.


bipartisanreport--2020-06-25--Judge Rules Against Trump Again During Thursday Surprise

The judge threw out a case Donald Trump ’ s only surviving younger brother Robert filed .
The brothers had hoped to keep their niece ’ s tell-all memoir away from the people ’ s eyes .
POTUS has already had to gird his loins once against his former staffer John Bolton ’ s tell-book .
The problem was not the books , but that Trump is the lead raptor in a family consisting mostly of birds of prey .
His niece Mary Trump ’ s upcoming book Too Much and Never Enough : How My Family Created the World @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Simon and Schuster and appears to be aptly titled .
Her book is a “ harrowing and salacious ” tell-all memoir , according to an earlier The Daily Beast article .
The book will be released next month , July 28th and portends : The Donald has a long history of family intrigue .
He had already tried to rewrite his father ’ s will to a vast estate once in 1990 , according to The New York Times .
Needless to say , the original Fred Trump was not happy .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ would try to siphon off his fortune to prop up the president ’ s failing business .
He took Donald Trump off as sole executor of his estate .
Given the president ’ s ability to bully and mesmerize people , that probably was not worth much after his father died in 1999 .
The commander-in-chief speaks often of his elder brother Fred Trump Jr. who died when he was just 43-years-old of a heart attack related to alcoholism .
The eldest brother left two children Fred Trump III and Mary Trump , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
After Fred Sr. died , this fatherless brother and sister received $ 200,000 each from their grandfather ’ s estate .
The four living siblings divided the family fortune and had no trouble withholding health insurance from their dead brother Robert ’ s grandson , Fred Trump III , who had serious medical conditions .
Queens County Surrogate Court Judge Peter Kelly said that there were “ several improprieties ” in Robert Trump ’ s case against the brother ’ s case against his niece Mary Trump , 51 .
The judge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Theodore Boutrous Jr. , released a statement to The Daily Beast .
It indicated that the court lacked jurisdiction : An individual familiar with the incident said the request for a restraining order to prevent the publisher from publishing the book likely had to be refiled in the proper court .
The Donald ’ s brother Robert hired a “ celebrity ” attorney Charles Harder , one of the president ’ s personal attorneys and also the one who killed the publication The Gawker .
The attorney spoke to The Daily Beast @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Beast revealed that brother Robert Trump , 72 , had been admitted to the Mount Sinai Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit ( NSICU ) for “ a serious condition ” just days before he filed the order attempting to kill the book .
He was in intensive care for 10 days .
His attorney Charles Harder released a statement to The New York Times : Mount Sinai has a16-bed NSICU which specializes in : The niece ’ s attorney , the famous “ First Amendment ” Boutrous , is out of the Gibson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Temporary Restraining Order ( TRO ) relates to a “ confidentiality clause ” that pertained to the earlier lawsuit over the inheritance , and it also silenced the president , his brother Robert , and his former judge sister Maryanne Trump .
The legal term for this is called “ double facing.
” As such , the man in the Oval Office violated his own NDA , too .
The book is expected to describe a dynastic drama where current legal problems swirl in a whirlpool of legal struggles .
and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ family , even as Donald J. Trump continues his fight this year to keep the White House from falling into Democratic hands.
” The president apparently was caught completely off-guard by his niece ’ s book .
It appears that Mary Trump ’ s book is just one of several — written by his foes who include his former National Security Adviser John Bolton and his former longtime fixer and lawyer Michael Cohen .
Apparently , they have decided to hit back 10 times harder , too , and make some coin while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attorney Jessica Denson worked on Trump ’ s 2016 presidential campaign as the Hispanic outreach coordinator .
She has been trying to make invalid her own nondisclosure agreement ( NDA ) and “ all NDA ’ s from the Trump campaign by working her way through the court system.
” She called them “ unlawful ” and failing “ to allow staffers to make claims regarding workplace discrimination.
” Chief Operating Officer for the Trump 2020 campaign Michael Glasser released a statement to The Daily Beast last year : On Wednesday .
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These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
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The judge threw out a case Donald Trump’s only surviving younger brother Robert filed. The brothers had hoped to keep their niece’s tell-all memoir away from the people’s eyes. POTUS has already had to gird his loins once against his former staffer John Bolton’s tell-book. The problem was not the books, but that Trump is the lead raptor in a family consisting mostly of birds of prey.
His niece Mary Trump’s upcoming book Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man is published by Simon and Schuster and appears to be aptly titled.
Her book is a “harrowing and salacious” tell-all memoir, according to an earlier The Daily Beast article. The book will be released next month, July 28th and portends:
‘[The book] is expected to blow the lid off the Trump family.’
The Donald has a long history of family intrigue. He had already tried to rewrite his father’s will to a vast estate once in 1990, according to The New York Times. Needless to say, the original Fred Trump was not happy. The father was afraid his middle soon would try to siphon off his fortune to prop up the president’s failing business. He took Donald Trump off as sole executor of his estate. Given the president’s ability to bully and mesmerize people, that probably was not worth much after his father died in 1999.
The commander-in-chief speaks often of his elder brother Fred Trump Jr. who died when he was just 43-years-old of a heart attack related to alcoholism. The eldest brother left two children Fred Trump III and Mary Trump, a psychologist and author of the memoir.
After Fred Sr. died, this fatherless brother and sister received $200,000 each from their grandfather’s estate. The four living siblings divided the family fortune and had no trouble withholding health insurance from their dead brother Robert’s grandson, Fred Trump III, who had serious medical conditions.
Queens County Surrogate Court Judge Peter Kelly said that there were “several improprieties” in Robert Trump’s case against the brother’s case against his niece Mary Trump, 51. The judge said:
‘Under the scenario presented, it cannot be successfully argued this dispute affects the administration of the decedent’s estate. The irrefutable conclusion is, regardless of the outcome of this matter, the administration of this estate will not be impacted one iota. Accordingly, the matter is dismissed.’
Mary Trump’s attorney, Theodore Boutrous Jr., released a statement to The Daily Beast. It indicated that the court lacked jurisdiction:
‘We hope this decision will end the matter. Democracy thrives on the free exchange of ideas, and neither this court nor any other has authority to violate the Constitution by imposing a prior restraint on core political speech.’
An individual familiar with the incident said the request for a restraining order to prevent the publisher from publishing the book likely had to be refiled in the proper court.
The Donald’s brother Robert hired a “celebrity” attorney Charles Harder, one of the president’s personal attorneys and also the one who killed the publication The Gawker. The attorney spoke to The Daily Beast and verified the information:
‘Robert Trump, Mary Trump and the other family members who settled in 2001, agreed to jurisdiction of future disputes in the Surrogate’s Court of Queens County, New York. This matter therefore was filed in that court. Today, the Surrogate’s Court ruled that it does not have jurisdiction over the dispute. Therefore, Robert Trump will proceed with filing a new lawsuit in the New York State Supreme Court.’
Yesterday, The Beast revealed that brother Robert Trump, 72, had been admitted to the Mount Sinai Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit (NSICU) for “a serious condition” just days before he filed the order attempting to kill the book. He was in intensive care for 10 days.
His attorney Charles Harder released a statement to The New York Times:
‘Her attempt to sensationalize and mischaracterize our family relationship after all of these years for her own financial gain is both a travesty and injustice to the memory of my late brother, Fred, and our beloved parents. I and the rest of my entire family are so proud of my wonderful brother, the president, and feel that Mary’s actions are truly a disgrace.’
Mount Sinai has a16-bed NSICU which specializes in:
‘[S]tate of the art, compassionate care of patients who suffer from subarachnoid hemorrhage, acute ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, subdural hematomas, coma, tumors of the brain and spine, severe or prolonged seizures, neuro-infections, [and] spinal cord injury among others.’
The niece’s attorney, the famous “First Amendment” Boutrous, is out of the Gibson Dunn law firm. He argued Harder’s Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) relates to a “confidentiality clause” that pertained to the earlier lawsuit over the inheritance, and it also silenced the president, his brother Robert, and his former judge sister Maryanne Trump. The legal term for this is called “double facing.”
As such, the man in the Oval Office violated his own NDA, too.
Friday, the president told Axios:
‘She’s not allowed to write a book. You know, when we settled with her and her brother, who I do have a good relationship with—she’s got a brother, Fred, who I do have a good relationship with, but when we settled, she has a total… signed a nondisclosure.’
The book is expected to describe a dynastic drama where current legal problems swirl in a whirlpool of legal struggles. and is “threatening to consume the Trump family, even as Donald J. Trump continues his fight this year to keep the White House from falling into Democratic hands.”
The president apparently was caught completely off-guard by his niece’s book.
It appears that Mary Trump’s book is just one of several — written by his foes who include his former National Security Adviser John Bolton and his former longtime fixer and lawyer Michael Cohen. Apparently, they have decided to hit back 10 times harder, too, and make some coin while doing so.
Mary Trump’s attorney Jessica Denson worked on Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign as the Hispanic outreach coordinator. She has been trying to make invalid her own nondisclosure agreement (NDA) and “all NDA’s from the Trump campaign by working her way through the court system.” She called them “unlawful” and failing “to allow staffers to make claims regarding workplace discrimination.”
Chief Operating Officer for the Trump 2020 campaign Michael Glasser released a statement to The Daily Beast last year:
‘All of our employees sign a non-disclosure agreement.’
On Wednesday. one of Denson’s attorneys David Bowles said:
‘President Trump is clearly NDA-happy. He has used NDAs to suppress his supporters and former supporters, and invalidating those NDAs is the point of our current class action. Now he’s trying to suppress his own family members using an NDA. All of this is intended to quash the criticism that is at the heart of a vibrant democracy.’
He continued calling the NDAs “dastardly:”
‘I am not willing to be one of the many who Trump has abused, or to be used as a tool for him to abuse the American people and presidency, and that is why I am fighting to invalidate his dastardly NDAs.’
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.