bipartisanreport--2020-02-13--John Kelly Targets ‘Fox News’ Viewers For Trump Blindness

There are a number of traditional officials who have left the White House .
Yet , they have remained mysteriously mum , holding their knowledge of Donald J. Trump close to their chests .
Finally , one of them has spoken out .
Former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly spoke to a group of students and their guests at Drew University .
In a 75-minute speech and question-and-answer session , he laid it all out .
The retired Marine Corps general addressed illegal immigration , military discipline , Ukraine , the press , and North Korea Wednesday night @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s ill-treatment of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and his twin brother that motivated him to finally come forward and proclaim the soldier ’ s innocence .
The once-a-Marine-always-a-Marine was anti-Trump .
As such , he went after Russia ’ s President Vladimir Putin .
Trump has wooed the man Kelly described as “ not necessarily a rational actor.
” Kelly said that Putin sits atop “ a society in collapse , ” however , he has been trying to bring back “ the glory days of the Soviet Union.
” He commented on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : The former chief of staff added that Vindman should have caught the Ukraine problem , and he did .
Other arms of the federal agencies needed to be aware : Then , Kelly explained how he felt about various Trump policies .
He began with North Korea , and said Trump ’ s approach was useless : ‘ He will never give his nuclear weapons up .
Again , President Trump tried—that ’ s one way to put it .
But it didn ’ t work .
I ’ m an optimist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ m also a realist , and I never did think Kim would do anything other than play us for a while , and he did that fairly effectively.
’ Kelly explained that when the president intervened in the case of a Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher , it was so damaging that the Navy Secretary Richard Spencer resigned in protest .
The SEAL had been photographed over a dead prisoner ’ s body , just like his son stood over a dead elephant ’ s body — big game hunters .
Gallagher was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump lifted the man out of jail , exonerated him , and reinstated his previous SEAL credentials .
Now , the man goes along with the president to his rallies : Kelly also contradicted Trump ’ s attack on migrants , and said instead that most of the migrants were just wanting a job : The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
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There are a number of traditional officials who have left the White House. Yet, they have remained mysteriously mum, holding their knowledge of Donald J. Trump close to their chests. Finally, one of them has spoken out.
Former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly spoke to a group of students and their guests at Drew University. In a 75-minute speech and question-and-answer session, he laid it all out.
The retired Marine Corps general addressed illegal immigration, military discipline, Ukraine, the press, and North Korea Wednesday night. Perhaps, it was Trump’s ill-treatment of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and his twin brother that motivated him to finally come forward and proclaim the soldier’s innocence.
The once-a-Marine-always-a-Marine was anti-Trump. As such, he went after Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. Trump has wooed the man Kelly described as “not necessarily a rational actor.” Kelly said that Putin sits atop “a society in collapse,” however, he has been trying to bring back “the glory days of the Soviet Union.”
He commented on Vindman, according to The Atlantic magazine:
‘He did exactly what we teach them to do from cradle to grave. He went and told his boss what he just heard.’
The former chief of staff added that Vindman should have caught the Ukraine problem, and he did. Other arms of the federal agencies needed to be aware:
‘Through the Obama administration up until that phone call, the policy of the U.S. was militarily to support Ukraine in their defensive fight against… the Russians. And so, when the president said that continued support would be based on X, that essentially changed. And that’s what that guy [Vindman] was most interested in.’
Then, Kelly explained how he felt about various Trump policies. He began with North Korea, and said Trump’s approach was useless:
‘He will never give his nuclear weapons up. Again, President Trump tried—that’s one way to put it. But it didn’t work. I’m an optimist most of the time, but I’m also a realist, and I never did think Kim would do anything other than play us for a while, and he did that fairly effectively.’
Kelly explained that when the president intervened in the case of a Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher, it was so damaging that the Navy Secretary Richard Spencer resigned in protest. The SEAL had been photographed over a dead prisoner’s body, just like his son stood over a dead elephant’s body — big game hunters. Gallagher was convicted of war crimes and jailed.
Trump lifted the man out of jail, exonerated him, and reinstated his previous SEAL credentials. Now, the man goes along with the president to his rallies:
‘The idea that the commander in chief intervened there, in my opinion, was exactly the wrong thing to do. Had I been there, I think I could have prevented it.’
Kelly also contradicted Trump’s attack on migrants, and said instead that most of the migrants were just wanting a job:
‘In fact, they’re overwhelmingly good people … They’re not all rapists and they’re not all murderers. And it’s wrong to characterize them that way. I disagreed with the president a number of times.’
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bipartisanreport--2020-02-13--Bloomberg Perfectly Dings Trump After Latest Twitter Attack

Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg ’ s campaign for president is clearly getting on Donald Trump ’ s nerves .
This Thursday morning , Trump flipped out on Twitter yet again and mocked Bloomberg ’ s height as if he just couldn ’ t resist finding something to go after the former mayor over .
( And Trump supporters want to lecture others about decency ?
Seriously ? )
In response , Bloomberg posted a public statement to Twitter in which he dialed right into his apparent explicit ambition to unnerve the president .
Bloomberg mocked Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rich New Yorkers into the anti-Trump mockery , too .
‘ We know many of the same people in NY .
Behind your back they laugh at you & call you a carnival barking clown .
They know you inherited a fortune & squandered it with stupid deals and incompetence .
I have the record & the resources to defeat you .
And I will.
’ “ Carnival barking clown ” can join the list of similar insults that many of Trump ’ s own administration officials have added to .
For example @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rex Tillerson mocked Trump as a “ fucking moron ” when he was still around .
Those insults got on Trump ’ s nerves big time , based on how much he wound himself up trying to counter them , and Bloomberg seems to be trying to play Trump ’ s own game ( and beat him ) , so to speak .
Bloomberg has yet to appear at any debate between Democratic presidential primary candidates , but he has so much money to use to get his name out there that it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ viability or longevity of his campaign .
Over the past two weeks or so alone , Bloomberg has spent more than five times more than the Trump re-election campaign on Facebook ads , where Donald has traditionally led the spending pack until now .
That doesn ’ t even include Bloomberg ’ s deluge of other forms of online content , television ads , and more .
His work has paid off with an average third place spot in national polling of the Democratic presidential primary field and a competitive status in some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he ’ ll end up with the third most delegates out of the current slate of candidates .
Check out Twitter ’ s response to his latest Trump dig :

Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s campaign for president is clearly getting on Donald Trump’s nerves. This Thursday morning, Trump flipped out on Twitter yet again and mocked Bloomberg’s height as if he just couldn’t resist finding something to go after the former mayor over. (And Trump supporters want to lecture others about decency? Seriously?) In response, Bloomberg posted a public statement to Twitter in which he dialed right into his apparent explicit ambition to unnerve the president. Bloomberg mocked Trump’s business record and roped other fellow rich New Yorkers into the anti-Trump mockery, too.
Directly addressing Trump, Bloomberg shared:
‘We know many of the same people in NY. Behind your back they laugh at you & call you a carnival barking clown. They know you inherited a fortune & squandered it with stupid deals and incompetence. I have the record & the resources to defeat you. And I will.’
.@realDonaldTrump – we know many of the same people in NY. Behind your back they laugh at you & call you a carnival barking clown. They know you inherited a fortune & squandered it with stupid deals and incompetence. I have the record & the resources to defeat you. And I will. https://t.co/fO4azmZaUg — Mike Bloomberg (@MikeBloomberg) February 13, 2020
“Carnival barking clown” can join the list of similar insults that many of Trump’s own administration officials have added to. For example, the long fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson mocked Trump as a “fucking moron” when he was still around. Those insults got on Trump’s nerves big time, based on how much he wound himself up trying to counter them, and Bloomberg seems to be trying to play Trump’s own game (and beat him), so to speak.
Bloomberg has yet to appear at any debate between Democratic presidential primary candidates, but he has so much money to use to get his name out there that it doesn’t really matter for the viability or longevity of his campaign. Over the past two weeks or so alone, Bloomberg has spent more than five times more than the Trump re-election campaign on Facebook ads, where Donald has traditionally led the spending pack until now. That doesn’t even include Bloomberg’s deluge of other forms of online content, television ads, and more.
Mike Bloomberg is spending so much money on Facebook ads that he has surpassed Trump. Bloomberg spent more than $1 million a day on average over the past two weeks on Facebook. That’s five times more than Trump spent during the same period. https://t.co/waQPrrgZFk — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 12, 2020
His work has paid off with an average third place spot in national polling of the Democratic presidential primary field and a competitive status in some key states. Currently, FiveThirtyEight estimates that he’ll end up with the third most delegates out of the current slate of candidates.
Check out Twitter’s response to his latest Trump dig:


bipartisanreport--2020-02-14--John Kelly Reveals How Hard It Was To Work For An Idiot

People have been curious about what the White House under Donald Trump looked like , but those closest to him have not been talking .
That is until now .
Former Chief of Staff John Kelly finally opened up at a time when the president ’ s smoldering cauldron of rage started spilling over .
The former chief of staff addressed Vindman .
Trump “ essentially changed U.S. policy towards Ukraine.
” Yet , Vindman took the high road , and Kelly said , according to The Daily Record : The once-a-Marine-always-a-Marine spoke to a group of students and guests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speech promised an entertaining evening : Governance Versus Politics .
Kelly talked for 70 minutes about his and the president ’ s clashes .
He also let loose on what life in the White House was like .
The general started out as the Secretary of Homeland Security .
Later , Trump took the job of White House chief of staff .
Kelly commented on and answered questions during the Drew University Forum lecture series .
Some of his remarks set off issues directly related to Trump .
The former chief of staff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman for testifying .
‘ [ Gallagher ] was not a guy that represents our military in any way , shape or form .
He should have been ashamed of himself .
The idea that the commander in chief intervened there , in my opinion , was exactly the wrong thing to do.
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People have been curious about what the White House under Donald Trump looked like, but those closest to him have not been talking. That is until now. Former Chief of Staff John Kelly finally opened up at a time when the president’s smoldering cauldron of rage started spilling over.
The former chief of staff addressed Vindman. Trump “essentially changed U.S. policy towards Ukraine.” Yet, Vindman took the high road, and Kelly said, according to The Daily Record:
‘[Vindman] he did exactly what we teach them to do, from cradle to grave: He told his boss.’
The once-a-Marine-always-a-Marine spoke to a group of students and guests Wednesday night. The topic of the speech promised an entertaining evening: Governance Versus Politics.
Kelly talked for 70 minutes about his and the president’s clashes. He also let loose on what life in the White House was like. The general started out as the Secretary of Homeland Security.
Later, Trump took the job of White House chief of staff.
‘I’m disappointed in myself for leaving, but I was a killer, I mean, no joke.’
Kelly commented on and answered questions during the Drew University Forum lecture series. Some of his remarks set off issues directly related to Trump. The former chief of staff talked about how the president went after Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman for testifying.
‘[Gallagher] was not a guy that represents our military in any way, shape or form. He should have been ashamed of himself. The idea that the commander in chief intervened there, in my opinion, was exactly the wrong thing to do.’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA2oVKzz8rQ
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bipartisanreport--2020-02-14--Barr Breaks With Trump In Defiant Thursday Statement

Attorney General William Barr went to ABC News for an interview , and it aired Thursday .
He claimed that the president never asked him to be involved in a criminal case .
What he did not say was that it was not necessary .
Trump talks like a mob boss .
All AG Barr had to do was just had to listen like a mob boss ’ shill , putting his ear to the dirty ground of Donald Trump ’ s twitter account .
For some reason , the AG said he could not get the president to quit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it to be “ impossible for me to do my job.
” Perhaps , Barr was embarrassed that people discovered what a weak man he was in the face of Trump .
On the other hand , maybe he was concerned that four prosecutors resigned from a case involving his buddy Roger Stone .
POTUS literally interfered with the process .
It could be that Barr has always been a chameleon and was trying to save face .
Some believe that it was an ultimatum to the president .
Yet will the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be angry ?
Oh , yes .
It could be that Barr is tired of working for the emotional boss he has had all this time .
The White House did not know what the AG would say , according to Barr .
Possibly , the AG did not want it to look as if he is doing exactly what he is doing .
The unusual break with the president allegedly caught the White House unaware .
Barr said : Barr ’ s interview is below in its entirety .
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Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

Attorney General William Barr went to ABC News for an interview, and it aired Thursday. He claimed that the president never asked him to be involved in a criminal case. What he did not say was that it was not necessary. Trump talks like a mob boss. All AG Barr had to do was just had to listen like a mob boss’ shill, putting his ear to the dirty ground of Donald Trump’s twitter account.
For some reason, the AG said he could not get the president to quit tweeting. He claimed that it caused it to be “impossible for me to do my job.” Perhaps, Barr was embarrassed that people discovered what a weak man he was in the face of Trump.
On the other hand, maybe he was concerned that four prosecutors resigned from a case involving his buddy Roger Stone. POTUS literally interfered with the process. It could be that Barr has always been a chameleon and was trying to save face. Some believe that it was an ultimatum to the president.
Yet will the president listen? Not likely. Will he be angry? Oh, yes.
It could be that Barr is tired of working for the emotional boss he has had all this time. The White House did not know what the AG would say, according to Barr. Possibly, the AG did not want it to look as if he is doing exactly what he is doing.
The unusual break with the president allegedly caught the White House unaware. Barr said:
‘I think it’s time to stop the tweeting about Department of Justice criminal cases.’
Barr’s interview is below in its entirety. He said:
“I’m not going to be bullied or influenced by anybody….whether it’s Congress, newspaper editorial boards, or the president,” Bill Barr tells @ABC News. “I cannot do my job here at the department with a constant background commentary that undercuts me.”
“I’m not going to be bullied or influenced by anybody….whether it’s Congress, newspaper editorial boards, or the president,” Bill Barr tells @ABC News. “I cannot do my job here at the department with a constant background commentary that undercuts me.” https://t.co/yOoXO2wbmA pic.twitter.com/ihzrmAcWDx — ABC News (@ABC) February 13, 2020
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bipartisanreport--2020-02-14--Senate Democrats Demand Barr Resignation

In recent days , an apparently only more emboldened-than-ever Trump had a public meltdown about a sentencing recommendation of seven to nine years for his longtime pal Roger Stone .
Although the Justice Department claimed that they made their eventual decision to shorten their sentencing recommendation for Stone before the president ’ s public tirade , it ’ s not as though they could at all be expected to have made their decision without an awareness of the president ’ s perspective .
He hasn ’ t exactly kept his disdain for the process a secret at any point .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ including two 2020 presidential candidates are calling on Attorney General Bill Barr to resign .
Barr has made a show of publicly claiming that he won ’ t be influenced in his decision making by anyone , including the president , but those Senate Dems called that assertion “ simply not credible.
” They added , in a letter addressed to the Attorney General himself : Continuing to address Barr directly and calling the sentencing recommendation lowering for Stone , which they called “ a clear violation of your duty to defend fair @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans , ” the Senators added : Besides presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders , the letter also featured signatories including Richard Blumenthal ( Conn. ) , Ed Markey ( Mass . )
, Patty Murray ( Wash. ) , Jeff Merkley ( Ore. ) , Chris Van Hollen ( Md . )
, Ron Wyden ( Ore. ) , and Mazie Hirono ( Hawaii ) .
Besides their demand for Barr ’ s resignation , there ’ s also new legislation that would prohibit Trump appointees from getting involved in issues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s only de facto response to any criticism has been lax derision for the president ’ s obsessive tweeting .
In reality , he is still working to do that job right in line with the president ’ s explicitly stated wishes .
For instance , his specially appointed prosecutor John Durham , who is looking into the origins of the Russia investigation , was reported just this week by The New York Times to be pursuing a conspiracy theory that CIA analysts behind that probe may have themselves concocted the scope of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s no particular evidence for this theory , and the report noted that it seems based on incompetence regarding how the agencies in question actually operate , but that has not exactly seemed to stop the Barr and Trump goon squad .

In recent days, an apparently only more emboldened-than-ever Trump had a public meltdown about a sentencing recommendation of seven to nine years for his longtime pal Roger Stone. Although the Justice Department claimed that they made their eventual decision to shorten their sentencing recommendation for Stone before the president’s public tirade, it’s not as though they could at all be expected to have made their decision without an awareness of the president’s perspective. He hasn’t exactly kept his disdain for the process a secret at any point. Now, a group of Senate Democrats including two 2020 presidential candidates are calling on Attorney General Bill Barr to resign.
Barr has made a show of publicly claiming that he won’t be influenced in his decision making by anyone, including the president, but those Senate Dems called that assertion “simply not credible.”
They added, in a letter addressed to the Attorney General himself:
‘This is an extraordinary turn of events. It appears to show that you and other top DOJ officials intervened in a clearly political fashion to undermine the administration of justice at the President’s behest in order to protect a well-connected political ally who committed a ‘direct and brazen attack on the rule of law.’
Continuing to address Barr directly and calling the sentencing recommendation lowering for Stone, which they called “a clear violation of your duty to defend fair, impartial and equal justice for all Americans,” the Senators added:
‘As a result, we call on you to resign immediately.’
Besides presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, the letter also featured signatories including Richard Blumenthal (Conn.), Ed Markey (Mass.), Patty Murray (Wash.), Jeff Merkley (Ore.), Chris Van Hollen (Md.), Ron Wyden (Ore.), and Mazie Hirono (Hawaii).
Besides their demand for Barr’s resignation, there’s also new legislation that would prohibit Trump appointees from getting involved in issues related to the president.
Warren explained:
‘This bill would use Congress’ spending authority to protect the rule of law and prevent a corrupt Attorney General from protecting the President’s buddies when they commit crimes to benefit the President.’
Barr’s only de facto response to any criticism has been lax derision for the president’s obsessive tweeting.
He insisted:
‘To have public statements and tweets made about the department… make it impossible for me to do my job and to assure the courts and the prosecutors in the department that we’re doing our work with integrity.’
In reality, he is still working to do that job right in line with the president’s explicitly stated wishes. For instance, his specially appointed prosecutor John Durham, who is looking into the origins of the Russia investigation, was reported just this week by The New York Times to be pursuing a conspiracy theory that CIA analysts behind that probe may have themselves concocted the scope of the Russian election meddling. There’s no particular evidence for this theory, and the report noted that it seems based on incompetence regarding how the agencies in question actually operate, but that has not exactly seemed to stop the Barr and Trump goon squad.


bipartisanreport--2020-02-14--Appeals Court Delivers Major Victory Against Trump

A D.C.-area federal appeals court has now struck down a major Trump administration policy initiative designed to whittle down the number of people on Medicaid .
On Friday , the court ruled against a work requirement for Medicaid recipients that had gone into effect in the state of Arkansas , which is among a number of red states across the country where that policy had been attempted .
The court ruled that the requirement was “ arbitrary and capricious ” and steamrolled over the explicitly stated , statutory purpose of the Medicaid program , which is to provide health care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lack of work .
The Arkansas work requirement program was the only one that actually had a chance to go into effect before a judge or judges ruled against it , and the negative effects had already piled up — some 18,000 people lost their health coverage .
Reagan-appointed Judge David Sentelle insisted : Advocates hailed the ruling as a victory for the low income Americans whose interests the Trump administration has attempted to ignore .
The work requirement ’ s attack on low income Americans was not alone among policies from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s team has argued in court , for instance , that the entire Affordable Care Act , otherwise known as Obamacare , should be overturned , protections for people with pre-existing conditions and all .
Currently , despite Trump ’ s pompous and hollow claims to protect those people , his administration does not have any plan on the table to actually shore up any protections for those with pre-existing conditions in the absence of the Obamacare that they want to get rid of .
Additionally , although these measures are a long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administration just recently proposed huge cuts to Medicaid totaling almost $ 1 trillion .
They also proposed cuts to Social Security , both of which easily disprove Trump ’ s very recent claims that he would protect the social programs .
Thus , either he ’ s an incompetent fool , a brazen liar , or both .
Health care is one of a number of issues weighing on voters heading into the 2020 general presidential election later this year , although repeatedly , majorities of Democratic voters have insisted that they prioritize @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Currently , Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders leads Democratic presidential primary candidates in national polling and some polls in some key states like Texas and California , both of which have huge numbers of delegates to give for the party ’ s eventual nominating convention .
One recent Quinnipiac University of a possible general election match up between Bernie and Trump had the Vermont Senator ahead nationally by a full eight percent .
On average , he leads by 4.3 percent .

A D.C.-area federal appeals court has now struck down a major Trump administration policy initiative designed to whittle down the number of people on Medicaid. On Friday, the court ruled against a work requirement for Medicaid recipients that had gone into effect in the state of Arkansas, which is among a number of red states across the country where that policy had been attempted. The court ruled that the requirement was “arbitrary and capricious” and steamrolled over the explicitly stated, statutory purpose of the Medicaid program, which is to provide health care and not to penalize poor Americans for a lack of work.
The Arkansas work requirement program was the only one that actually had a chance to go into effect before a judge or judges ruled against it, and the negative effects had already piled up — some 18,000 people lost their health coverage. Reagan-appointed Judge David Sentelle insisted:
‘Failure to consider whether the project will result in coverage loss is arbitrary and capricious.’
Advocates hailed the ruling as a victory for the low income Americans whose interests the Trump administration has attempted to ignore.
Arkansas Legal Aid attorney Kevin De Liban, whose organization helped challenge the state’s work requirement, commented:
‘The Court recognized the tragic harm that these work requirements have caused people in Arkansas doing their best to get ahead. Now, more than two hundred thousand Arkansans on the program can rest easier knowing that they’ll have health care when they need it.’
The work requirement’s attack on low income Americans was not alone among policies from the Trump administration. The president’s team has argued in court, for instance, that the entire Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, should be overturned, protections for people with pre-existing conditions and all. Currently, despite Trump’s pompous and hollow claims to protect those people, his administration does not have any plan on the table to actually shore up any protections for those with pre-existing conditions in the absence of the Obamacare that they want to get rid of.
Additionally, although these measures are a long way from official status, the Trump administration just recently proposed huge cuts to Medicaid totaling almost $1 trillion. They also proposed cuts to Social Security, both of which easily disprove Trump’s very recent claims that he would protect the social programs. Thus, either he’s an incompetent fool, a brazen liar, or both.
Health care is one of a number of issues weighing on voters heading into the 2020 general presidential election later this year, although repeatedly, majorities of Democratic voters have insisted that they prioritize defeating Trump over any particular policy issue. Currently, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders leads Democratic presidential primary candidates in national polling and some polls in some key states like Texas and California, both of which have huge numbers of delegates to give for the party’s eventual nominating convention. One recent Quinnipiac University of a possible general election match up between Bernie and Trump had the Vermont Senator ahead nationally by a full eight percent. On average, he leads by 4.3 percent.


bipartisanreport--2020-02-14--Justice Department Drops Investigation Into McCabe

President Donald Trump wound himself up for months on end against now former FBI official Andrew McCabe with claims that he and other officials had led some kind of conspiracy against him from inside the Justice Department — but now , the U.S. Attorney ’ s office in D.C. has unceremoniously closed the investigation that they ’ d had open into McCabe with no apparent declaration of any guilt for him whatsoever .
They ’ ve dropped the probe with no charges .
‘ We learned this morning through a phone call from the D.C. U.S. Attorney ’ s Office @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Justice Department ’ s criminal investigation of Andrew McCabe has been closed .
This means that no charges will be brought against him based on the facts underlying the Office of the Inspector General ’ s April 2018 report.
’ They add , more directly addressing the ramifications of the situation : ‘ At long last , justice has been done in this matter .
We said at the outset of the criminal investigation , almost two years ago , that if the facts and the law determined the result , no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pleased that Andrew McCabe and his family can go on with their lives without this cloud hanging over them.
’ McCabe originally faced allegations that he ’ d lied about the release of information to the media covering investigations going on at the department under his watch .
In one of many petulant Trump tweets , the president proclaimed : And in another , he included an accusation of treason , which traditionally entails the death penalty .
Yet , here ’ s the case now closed , with no charges .
Ironically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which closed the case into McCabe also delivered the original sentencing recommendation of seven to nine years for longtime Trump ally Roger Stone , who ’ d faced charges over a wide-ranging obstruction of justice scheme .
After that original sentencing recommendation , higher-ups at the department intervened to lower the sentencing recommendation , which still has to be dealt with by federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson , who ’ s handling the case .
After that development , every prosecutor on the case withdrew from it in apparent protest , and Attorney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new department lead on Trump-related matters , including the Stone case .
Just this week , Barr made headlines for an ABC interview in which he complained about the incessant Twitter commentary from the president , which he says makes his job feel “ impossible ” because of the background noise .
Despite this criticism , Barr has in reality worked to advance the president ’ s interests many times , and he is continuing to do so now as well .

President Donald Trump wound himself up for months on end against now former FBI official Andrew McCabe with claims that he and other officials had led some kind of conspiracy against him from inside the Justice Department — but now, the U.S. Attorney’s office in D.C. has unceremoniously closed the investigation that they’d had open into McCabe with no apparent declaration of any guilt for him whatsoever. They’ve dropped the probe with no charges.
His lawyers Michael R. Bromwich and David Schertler shared:
‘We learned this morning through a phone call from the D.C. U.S. Attorney’s Office that was followed by a letter that the Justice Department’s criminal investigation of Andrew McCabe has been closed. This means that no charges will be brought against him based on the facts underlying the Office of the Inspector General’s April 2018 report.’
They add, more directly addressing the ramifications of the situation:
‘At long last, justice has been done in this matter. We said at the outset of the criminal investigation, almost two years ago, that if the facts and the law determined the result, no charges would be brought. We are pleased that Andrew McCabe and his family can go on with their lives without this cloud hanging over them.’
McCabe originally faced allegations that he’d lied about the release of information to the media covering investigations going on at the department under his watch. In one of many petulant Trump tweets, the president proclaimed:
‘The real Collusion, the Conspiracy, the Crime, was between the Clinton Campaign, the DNC, Fusion GPS, Christopher Steele…..(and many others including Comey, McCabe, Lisa Page and her lover, Ohr and his wonderful wife, and on and on!)’
The real Collusion, the Conspiracy, the Crime, was between the Clinton Campaign, the DNC, Fusion GPS, Christopher Steele…..(and many others including Comey, McCabe, Lisa Page and her lover, Ohr and his wonderful wife, and on and on!). @replouiegohmert — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 28, 2019
And in another, he included an accusation of treason, which traditionally entails the death penalty.
He tweeted:
‘“The biggest abuse of power and corruption scandal in our history, and it’s much worse than we thought. Andrew McCabe (FBI) admitted to plotting a coup (government overthrow) when he was serving in the FBI, before he was fired for lying & leaking.” @seanhannity @FoxNews Treason!’
“The biggest abuse of power and corruption scandal in our history, and it’s much worse than we thought. Andrew McCabe (FBI) admitted to plotting a coup (government overthrow) when he was serving in the FBI, before he was fired for lying & leaking.” @seanhannity @FoxNews Treason! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 19, 2019
Yet, here’s the case now closed, with no charges. Ironically, the same attorney’s office which closed the case into McCabe also delivered the original sentencing recommendation of seven to nine years for longtime Trump ally Roger Stone, who’d faced charges over a wide-ranging obstruction of justice scheme. After that original sentencing recommendation, higher-ups at the department intervened to lower the sentencing recommendation, which still has to be dealt with by federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson, who’s handling the case. After that development, every prosecutor on the case withdrew from it in apparent protest, and Attorney General Bill Barr was announced as a new department lead on Trump-related matters, including the Stone case.
Just this week, Barr made headlines for an ABC interview in which he complained about the incessant Twitter commentary from the president, which he says makes his job feel “impossible” because of the background noise. Despite this criticism, Barr has in reality worked to advance the president’s interests many times, and he is continuing to do so now as well.


bipartisanreport--2020-02-14--UK’s PM Cancels US Trip After Trump Hung Up On Him

President Donald Trump ’ s phone calls with foreign leaders are continuing to cause problems for his administration , apparently .
This time , the figure on the other end of the call was the United Kingdom ’ s current Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson , who ’ s focused on withdrawing the United Kingdom from the European Union during his comparatively short time in office .
Reportedly , a recent phone call between Trump and Johnson ended in Trump angrily hanging up on Johnson , and now — the U.K. leader has indefinitely cancelled a planned trip to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apparently slated to explore opportunities for a new trade deal .
The U.K. ’ s exit from the E.U.
, which was made official only recently after years of delays , provided the spark for that prospective new trade deal .
Trump has supported “ Brexit , ” as the U.K. ’ s withdrawal has been called , but that apparently was not enough to salvage his relationship with Johnson .
Trump ’ s behavior has grown so egregious that he ’ s offended a conservative ally .
‘ UK Prime Minister Boris @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US planned for next month after a furious phone call from President Donald Trump in which Trump slammed down the phone on the prime minister .
Johnson had been due to visit Washington last month but repeatedly delayed the trip after a series of rows with the president over Iran , Huawei , and a rejected request by the prime minister to extradite the wife of a US diplomat.
’ That diplomat ’ s wife was responsible for a hit and run car crash that killed a young British teen .
The specific @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the U.K. ’ s plans to use the Chinese tech company Huawei to develop a 5G network for the country .
The Trump administration has targeted Chinese companies in general and Huawei in particular with allegations that the company ’ s tech could serve as a way for Chinese intelligence services to gain access to other countries ’ crucial information — and , of course , the situation is complicated by Trump ’ s apparent personal vendetta against the Chinese .
Apparently , Johnson is now simply planning to meet with Trump on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of world leaders in June , which the U.S. will be hosting at Camp David this time around .
His team claims that the cancellation was due to his interest in focusing more on domestic matters for the time being .
Using a Lord of the Rings reference , one anonymous source claimed : In other words , even the infamous Boris Johnson doesn ’ t feel like he has time for Trump ’ s nonsense .
At this point , Trump has few , if any allies left .
He ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NATO member countries and cozy up to dictatorships like Saudi Arabia and North Korea .
He claimed at one point that he “ fell in love ” with the latter ’ s dictator Kim Jong Un , and that kind of nonsense has defined his time in office at this point .

President Donald Trump’s phone calls with foreign leaders are continuing to cause problems for his administration, apparently. This time, the figure on the other end of the call was the United Kingdom’s current Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who’s focused on withdrawing the United Kingdom from the European Union during his comparatively short time in office. Reportedly, a recent phone call between Trump and Johnson ended in Trump angrily hanging up on Johnson, and now — the U.K. leader has indefinitely cancelled a planned trip to the U.S. in which he’d been apparently slated to explore opportunities for a new trade deal.
The U.K.’s exit from the E.U., which was made official only recently after years of delays, provided the spark for that prospective new trade deal. Trump has supported “Brexit,” as the U.K.’s withdrawal has been called, but that apparently was not enough to salvage his relationship with Johnson. Trump’s behavior has grown so egregious that he’s offended a conservative ally.
Business Insider reports:
‘UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has canceled a trip to the US planned for next month after a furious phone call from President Donald Trump in which Trump slammed down the phone on the prime minister. Johnson had been due to visit Washington last month but repeatedly delayed the trip after a series of rows with the president over Iran, Huawei, and a rejected request by the prime minister to extradite the wife of a US diplomat.’
That diplomat’s wife was responsible for a hit and run car crash that killed a young British teen. The specific spark that ignited Trump against Johnson was the U.K.’s plans to use the Chinese tech company Huawei to develop a 5G network for the country. The Trump administration has targeted Chinese companies in general and Huawei in particular with allegations that the company’s tech could serve as a way for Chinese intelligence services to gain access to other countries’ crucial information — and, of course, the situation is complicated by Trump’s apparent personal vendetta against the Chinese.
Apparently, Johnson is now simply planning to meet with Trump on the occasion of the upcoming G7 summit of world leaders in June, which the U.S. will be hosting at Camp David this time around. His team claims that the cancellation was due to his interest in focusing more on domestic matters for the time being.
Using a Lord of the Rings reference, one anonymous source claimed:
‘When the Eye of Sauron is off the Whitehall machine, things stop working. That is why he has stripped down all his foreign travel this year to get his agenda done.’
In other words, even the infamous Boris Johnson doesn’t feel like he has time for Trump’s nonsense.
At this point, Trump has few, if any allies left. He’s opted to criticize longtime U.S. allies like NATO member countries and cozy up to dictatorships like Saudi Arabia and North Korea. He claimed at one point that he “fell in love” with the latter’s dictator Kim Jong Un, and that kind of nonsense has defined his time in office at this point.


bipartisanreport--2020-02-14--McConnell Backs Barr’s Criticism Of Trump’s Tweets

This week , Attorney General Bill Barr attracted attention for an interview with ABC News in which he criticized the president ’ s obsessive tweeting about Justice Department operations .
He claimed that the tweets make his job “ hard , ” and now , Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-Ky. ) himself , who ’ s also hardly anywhere near an ordinary Trump critic , has joined in with support for the attorney general ’ s perspective .
It ’ s a wonder when something Trump does even gets to these two , which well exemplifies just how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s behavior has really been .
If McConnell is so concerned about paying attention to the rule of law , perhaps he should have done something other than speed through an acquittal for the president without a fair Senate impeachment trial .
Trump has rarely shown any actual propensity for listening to those either in his inner circle or outside of it who have any kind of criticism for him .
Just in recent days , he soured on yet another former administration official of his who had dared to diverge from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
” chants .
He ripped into former White House chief of staff John Kelly as supposedly incompetent and in over his head as a White House official .
It ’ s not as though many observers are keen to take the guy seriously who said that he ’ s “ never understood wind ” as the authority on whether the retired general ( Kelly ) was “ in over his head.
” Originally , in the ABC interview in question , Barr had commented of the president ’ s propensity for public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come up in Barr ’ s soon upcoming Congressional testimony .
He has apparently agreed — for now at least — to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on March 31 , although that leaves him and the rest of the Trump team plenty of time to come up with some ever so convenient excuse for him to not show up .
Considering how quickly the president tends to discard people when he ’ s no longer in need of their services , that even leaves plenty of time for Trump to sour @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s what they said about the last guy who dared to diverge ever so slightly from Trump and then got kicked out .
( It ’ s happened repeatedly . )
For now , Barr seems ready to continue serving as a loyal stooge for the president .

This week, Attorney General Bill Barr attracted attention for an interview with ABC News in which he criticized the president’s obsessive tweeting about Justice Department operations. He claimed that the tweets make his job “hard,” and now, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) himself, who’s also hardly anywhere near an ordinary Trump critic, has joined in with support for the attorney general’s perspective. It’s a wonder when something Trump does even gets to these two, which well exemplifies just how extremely out of line that Trump’s behavior has really been.
Asked on Fox News about Barr’s comments, McConnell suggested:
‘If the attorney general says it’s getting in the way of doing his job, maybe the president should listen to the attorney general.’
If McConnell is so concerned about paying attention to the rule of law, perhaps he should have done something other than speed through an acquittal for the president without a fair Senate impeachment trial.
Trump has rarely shown any actual propensity for listening to those either in his inner circle or outside of it who have any kind of criticism for him. Just in recent days, he soured on yet another former administration official of his who had dared to diverge from the only barely metaphorical “Trump is great!” chants. He ripped into former White House chief of staff John Kelly as supposedly incompetent and in over his head as a White House official. It’s not as though many observers are keen to take the guy seriously who said that he’s “never understood wind” as the authority on whether the retired general (Kelly) was “in over his head.”
Originally, in the ABC interview in question, Barr had commented of the president’s propensity for public meltdowns:
‘I have a problem with some of the tweets. I cannot do my job here at the department with a constant background commentary that undercuts me. I think it’s time to stop the tweeting about Department of Justice criminal cases.’
The tweets seem likely to come up in Barr’s soon upcoming Congressional testimony. He has apparently agreed — for now at least — to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on March 31, although that leaves him and the rest of the Trump team plenty of time to come up with some ever so convenient excuse for him to not show up.
Considering how quickly the president tends to discard people when he’s no longer in need of their services, that even leaves plenty of time for Trump to sour on Barr.
White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham dubiously claimed:
‘The president wasn’t bothered by the comments at all.’
And current Trump national security adviser Robert O’Brien added, discussing Barr:
‘He’s a fantastic member of the cabinet, he has a very strong relationship with the president.’
Sureeee. That’s what they said about the last guy who dared to diverge ever so slightly from Trump and then got kicked out. (It’s happened repeatedly.) For now, Barr seems ready to continue serving as a loyal stooge for the president.


bipartisanreport--2020-02-14--Barr’s Justice Dept Targeting CIA Russia Investigators

This week , Attorney General Bill Barr sparked rounds of headlines for deriding President Donald Trump ’ s consistent , belligerent tweets about Justice Department operations , but the reality of what the department is actually currently doing shows that Barr and Trump are apparently quite aligned — although few seem likely to have thought otherwise just because of one comment from Barr .
The New York Times is now reporting that Connecticut-area U.S. Attorney John Durham , who Barr appointed to look into the origins of the Russia investigation with what has turned into an apparent criminal investigation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pursuing an apparent conspiracy theory about the CIA agents behind widely circulated conclusions about Russian election meddling .
Based on the testimony of anonymous sources with firsthand perspectives on Durham ’ s work , the investigator seems “ to be hunting for a basis to accuse Obama-era intelligence officials of hiding evidence or manipulating analysis about Moscow ’ s covert operation.
” ‘ Mr .
Durham appears to be pursuing a theory that the C.I.A.
, under its former director John O. Brennan , had a preconceived notion about Russia or was trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and was nefariously trying to keep other agencies from seeing the full picture lest they interfere with that goal , the people said.
’ The problem is that these conspiracy theories might be based in sheer incompetence about the way that these agencies actually work .
One example is the hesitation by the CIA to reveal the identity of a source they had in Moscow to the National Security Agency .
In reality , The Times notes ( again based on the testimony of anonymous sources ) that “ National security officials are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ information , like source identities , even with other agencies inside the executive branch.
” Yet , Durham is pursuing these suspicious questions anyway , with a clear connection to little other than the president ’ s own consistent political animosity .
Trump has routinely publicly derided figures like Brennan .
Asked about Durham ’ s probe during an MSNBC appearance , he commented : ‘ It ’ s kind of silly .
Is there a criminal investigation now on analytic judgments and the activities of CIA in terms of trying to protect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ certainly willing to talk to Mr. Durham or anybody else who has any questions about what we did during this period of 2016 .
It clearly , I think , is another indication that Donald Trump is using the Department of Justice to go after his enemies any way he can.
’ So far , the highest-ranking former official who has actually been interviewed in the Durham probe seems to be former National Security Agency chief Michael Rogers .
Trump has also been using the department to protect his allies .
Recently , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recommendation that the D.C. U.S. attorney ’ s office had delivered for longtime Trump ally Roger Stone , who they had recommended serve some seven to nine years in prison for his obstruction of justice scheme .
They claimed that Trump didn ’ t directly order the sentencing recommendation change , but they delivered it shortly after Trump publicly ranted on Twitter about the original one .

This week, Attorney General Bill Barr sparked rounds of headlines for deriding President Donald Trump’s consistent, belligerent tweets about Justice Department operations, but the reality of what the department is actually currently doing shows that Barr and Trump are apparently quite aligned — although few seem likely to have thought otherwise just because of one comment from Barr. The New York Times is now reporting that Connecticut-area U.S. Attorney John Durham, who Barr appointed to look into the origins of the Russia investigation with what has turned into an apparent criminal investigation, is — at least to some — pursuing an apparent conspiracy theory about the CIA agents behind widely circulated conclusions about Russian election meddling.
Based on the testimony of anonymous sources with firsthand perspectives on Durham’s work, the investigator seems “to be hunting for a basis to accuse Obama-era intelligence officials of hiding evidence or manipulating analysis about Moscow’s covert operation.”
The publication explains more fully:
‘Mr. Durham appears to be pursuing a theory that the C.I.A., under its former director John O. Brennan, had a preconceived notion about Russia or was trying to get to a particular result — and was nefariously trying to keep other agencies from seeing the full picture lest they interfere with that goal, the people said.’
The problem is that these conspiracy theories might be based in sheer incompetence about the way that these agencies actually work. One example is the hesitation by the CIA to reveal the identity of a source they had in Moscow to the National Security Agency. In reality, The Times notes (again based on the testimony of anonymous sources) that “National security officials are typically cautious about sharing their most delicate information, like source identities, even with other agencies inside the executive branch.” Yet, Durham is pursuing these suspicious questions anyway, with a clear connection to little other than the president’s own consistent political animosity.
Trump has routinely publicly derided figures like Brennan. Asked about Durham’s probe during an MSNBC appearance, he commented:
‘It’s kind of silly. Is there a criminal investigation now on analytic judgments and the activities of CIA in terms of trying to protect our national security? I’m certainly willing to talk to Mr. Durham or anybody else who has any questions about what we did during this period of 2016. It clearly, I think, is another indication that Donald Trump is using the Department of Justice to go after his enemies any way he can.’
So far, the highest-ranking former official who has actually been interviewed in the Durham probe seems to be former National Security Agency chief Michael Rogers.
Trump has also been using the department to protect his allies.
Recently, higher-ups at the department overruled a sentencing recommendation that the D.C. U.S. attorney’s office had delivered for longtime Trump ally Roger Stone, who they had recommended serve some seven to nine years in prison for his obstruction of justice scheme. They claimed that Trump didn’t directly order the sentencing recommendation change, but they delivered it shortly after Trump publicly ranted on Twitter about the original one.


bipartisanreport--2020-02-14--Trump Tweets Ridiculous Power Claim After Barr Interview

Donald Trump clearly thinks very highly of his presidential power .
This week , in response to a viral Bill Barr interview with ABC News in which the attorney general insisted that Trump had never directly asked him to intervene in any criminal case , Trump rushed to Twitter to pompously insist that while supposedly true , he could supposedly request case intervention if he wanted to .
In other words , the president has again resorted to the , uh , “ defense ” of “ I didn ’ t do it !
But if I did , there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
” Presumably , if Hillary Clinton did it , there ’ d be everything wrong with presidential intervention in a criminal case , though .
‘ “ The President has never asked me to do anything in a criminal case.
” A.G. Barr This doesn ’ t mean that I do not have , as President , the legal right to do so , I do , but I have so far chosen not to !
’ Did Trump even attempt to consult with any actual legal expert of any sort before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He ’ s already repeatedly publicly insisted that Article 2 of the Constitution supposedly gives him the power to do whatever he wants ; why should anyone believe that he ’ s going to give up that claim now ?
The funny thing is that apparently Trump stopped reading and/or watching that Barr interview mid-sentence .
In ABC ’ s online coverage of the Attorney General ’ s remarks , literally the end of the sentence in which Barr claims that Trump has never asked for intervention features the attorney general insisting that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Department .
Barr claimed that the tweets , which often contain clear attempts at judicial interference , “ make it impossible for me to do my job.
” Yet here ’ s Trump , tweeting about the Justice Department .

Donald Trump clearly thinks very highly of his presidential power. This week, in response to a viral Bill Barr interview with ABC News in which the attorney general insisted that Trump had never directly asked him to intervene in any criminal case, Trump rushed to Twitter to pompously insist that while supposedly true, he could supposedly request case intervention if he wanted to. In other words, the president has again resorted to the, uh, “defense” of “I didn’t do it! But if I did, there’d be nothing wrong with that!” Presumably, if Hillary Clinton did it, there’d be everything wrong with presidential intervention in a criminal case, though.
Trump tweeted:
‘“The President has never asked me to do anything in a criminal case.” A.G. Barr This doesn’t mean that I do not have, as President, the legal right to do so, I do, but I have so far chosen not to!’
“The President has never asked me to do anything in a criminal case.” A.G. Barr This doesn’t mean that I do not have, as President, the legal right to do so, I do, but I have so far chosen not to! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 14, 2020
Did Trump even attempt to consult with any actual legal expert of any sort before making this proclamation? Probably not. He’s already repeatedly publicly insisted that Article 2 of the Constitution supposedly gives him the power to do whatever he wants; why should anyone believe that he’s going to give up that claim now?
The funny thing is that apparently Trump stopped reading and/or watching that Barr interview mid-sentence. In ABC’s online coverage of the Attorney General’s remarks, literally the end of the sentence in which Barr claims that Trump has never asked for intervention features the attorney general insisting that Trump should stop tweeting about the Justice Department. Barr claimed that the tweets, which often contain clear attempts at judicial interference, “make it impossible for me to do my job.” Yet here’s Trump, tweeting about the Justice Department.
Check out Twitter’s response below…


bipartisanreport--2020-02-17--Buttigieg Camp Accused Of Creating Fake Black Twitter Accounts

Manipulating the internet to create fake Twitter sites may not be the best idea for comedians prior to the 2020 presidential election .
Democratic candidates and voters have been warned about the possibility of the Republicans creating the fake sites , so they are alert .
This was something entirely different .
The humor machine tweeted out that senior Communications Adviser for the Pete Buttigieg presidential campaign , Lis Smith , was accused of manipulating a fake Nigerian Buttigieg supporter.
” However , Buttigieg ’ s campaign denied the charges , and she denied it specifically .
The idea appeared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was the person behind an account for someone called “ Chinedu.
” The bio that was supposed to be the real Smith claimed that she was someone who loves “ wine and dancing.
” A screenshot indicated that this person was the real Smith .
The evidence for this allegation purported to be that there was also a tweet where the real Smith slipped and wrote some Buttigieg info .
However , this was not exactly “ proof : ” The question becomes : Who has been creating fake sites to enhance their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been treated as a big joke , there was nothing funny about the very real concerns voters have .
After the theory began making the rounds , the “ Chinedu ” account tweeted to mock the allegations , blaming “ Bernie Bros. ” The @ easychinedu account was removed by Sunday afternoon .
The Business Insider found some accounts with similar profiles : Smith said she knew about the allegations but called it an “ absurd ” conspiracy theory : Matt Corridoni , the campaign ’ s deputy rapid response communications director @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emailed to Business Insider .
When he was asked if the Buttigieg campaign was officially denying Smith came up with the fake account , Coridoni said that they considered it “ an online conspiracy theory : ” Other reporters considered the theory a joke .
The New York magazine ’ s Olivia Nuzzi pointed to email scams .
She wrote : He made light of the “ sock puppet account for a “ Nigerian Pete Supporter.
” Italien Feeld retweeted a tweet from Chinedu noting that “ they are trying to throw you.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ was he or she real ?
Apparently , this is an ap and self-describes as “ a weekly podcast ( and support group ) .
” It featured “ writers and comedians ” and discussed Qanon conspiracy theories aka “ Deep State agents : ” Check out some of the other Twitter opinions below : 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 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ read in any order .

Manipulating the internet to create fake Twitter sites may not be the best idea for comedians prior to the 2020 presidential election. Democratic candidates and voters have been warned about the possibility of the Republicans creating the fake sites, so they are alert. This was something entirely different.
The humor machine tweeted out that senior Communications Adviser for the Pete Buttigieg presidential campaign, Lis Smith, was accused of manipulating a fake Nigerian Buttigieg supporter.” However, Buttigieg’s campaign denied the charges, and she denied it specifically.
The idea appeared to be that the real Lis Smith was the person behind an account for someone called “Chinedu.” The bio that was supposed to be the real Smith claimed that she was someone who loves “wine and dancing.” A screenshot indicated that this person was the real Smith.
The evidence for this allegation purported to be that there was also a tweet where the real Smith slipped and wrote some Buttigieg info. However, this was not exactly “proof:”
‘Team Pete. Hey it’s Lis. It’s Phase 4. Time to leave it all on the floor. Phone bankers, “we need you.”‘
The question becomes: Who has been creating fake sites to enhance their campaigns, if anyone? Although this has been treated as a big joke, there was nothing funny about the very real concerns voters have.
After the theory began making the rounds, the “Chinedu” account tweeted to mock the allegations, blaming “Bernie Bros.”
The @easychinedu account was removed by Sunday afternoon. The Business Insider found some accounts with similar profiles:
‘Insider has identified Instagram and LinkedIn accounts with similar profiles to the @easychinedu Twitter account — including similar photos and an expression of interest in wine. The owners of those accounts did no immediately respond for comment.’
Smith said she knew about the allegations but called it an “absurd” conspiracy theory:
‘Yea guys I totally have the time to be running a sock puppet account from Nigeria. Find better conspiracies!’
Matt Corridoni, the campaign’s deputy rapid response communications director, denied the allegations in a statement emailed to Business Insider.
Buttigieg campaign rapid response communications direct claimed the allegations were false in a statement emailed to Business Insider.Nigerian shadow account conspiracy theories are the new rat emojis. Sad but not surprising.’
When he was asked if the Buttigieg campaign was officially denying Smith came up with the fake account, Coridoni said that they considered it “an online conspiracy theory:”
‘Of course we are because this is very obviously an online conspiracy theory. Quite shocked you’d think otherwise.’
Other reporters considered the theory a joke. The New York magazine’s Olivia Nuzzi pointed to email scams. She wrote:
‘[Smith] asked me for my social security number and the name of the street I grew up on…or else I couldn’t have a press credential to cover Pete.’
Italien Feeld described himself/herself as
‘Co-host & producer of the @QAnonAnonymous podcast. Write about online communities, dystopia, politics, election fun. Also take photos. Glass cannon.’
He made light of the “sock puppet account for a “Nigerian Pete Supporter.”
‘A big thanks to Lis Smith, who runs the Buttigieg campaign, for making my Sunday so much lighter by running a sock puppet account for a “Nigerian Pete Supporter”, using it to give herself compliments (!!!) & then forgetting to switch accounts’
Another fake Twitter account put up by a “ubiquitous Twitter pundit” from “Russian Клионский:” ‘Lagos-based #1 Bernie fan @DavidKlion News Editor @JewishCurrents, writer @thenation, @newrepublic, etc, “ubiquitous Twitter pundit” per New York Magazine. KLEE-on, from the Russian Клионский’
Italien Feeld retweeted a tweet from Chinedu noting that “they are trying to throw you.” So who was Italien Feeld and was he or she real? Apparently, this is an ap and self-describes as “a weekly podcast (and support group).” It featured “writers and comedians” and discussed Qanon conspiracy theories aka “Deep State agents:”
‘QAnon Anonymous is a weekly podcast (and support group) featuring Jake Q and Julian Q — writers and comedians who discuss, examine, fight about & recover from the Qanon conspiracy theory. Don’t take it from us, though. We might be Deep State agents.’
Check out some of the other Twitter opinions below:
Featured pic is a screenshot via YouTube.
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--2020-02-16--Trump Finishes Sunday Shows & Spazzes Into Twitter Meltdown

In case you were wondering just how much President Donald Trump ’ s southern border wall project really is all about his ego — here ’ s a confirmation for you .
This weekend , as countless substantive challenges faced the U.S. and world , Trump took to Twitter to whine about media coverage of his “ big , beautiful wall.
” He complained about very basic reporting , which he called “ fake news , ” that a big portion of the wall ( which isn ’ t even really a wall in the traditional sense ) recently fell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ news or some kind of conspiracy !
It really happened !
You can go see the spot where it happened .
Trump , as president of the United States , is just lost in his egomania .
‘ Last week the Fake News said that a section of our powerful , under construction , Southern Border Wall “ fell over ” , trying to make it sound terrible , except the reason was that the concrete foundation was just poured & soaking wet when big winds kicked in .
Quickly fixed “ forever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them to say ?
That the big beautiful wall put up by the grand glorious Trump shifted a little bit but now is all back to normal in the wonderful kingdom of Donald Trump ?
A piece of the wall fell over !
That ’ s the news !
He ’ s the president of the United States and having a hissy fit about mundane coverage of basic , documented , tangible reality .
That does not bode well for the entirety of the rest of his administration .

In case you were wondering just how much President Donald Trump’s southern border wall project really is all about his ego — here’s a confirmation for you. This weekend, as countless substantive challenges faced the U.S. and world, Trump took to Twitter to whine about media coverage of his “big, beautiful wall.” He complained about very basic reporting, which he called “fake news,” that a big portion of the wall (which isn’t even really a wall in the traditional sense) recently fell over.
It’s not fake news or some kind of conspiracy! It really happened! You can go see the spot where it happened. Trump, as president of the United States, is just lost in his egomania.
He tweeted:
‘Last week the Fake News said that a section of our powerful, under construction, Southern Border Wall “fell over”, trying to make it sound terrible, except the reason was that the concrete foundation was just poured & soaking wet when big winds kicked in. Quickly fixed “forever”.’
Last week the Fake News said that a section of our powerful, under construction, Southern Border Wall “fell over”, trying to make it sound terrible, except the reason was that the concrete foundation was just poured & soaking wet when big winds kicked in. Quickly fixed “forever”. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 16, 2020
What does he want them to say? That the big beautiful wall put up by the grand glorious Trump shifted a little bit but now is all back to normal in the wonderful kingdom of Donald Trump? A piece of the wall fell over! That’s the news! He’s the president of the United States and having a hissy fit about mundane coverage of basic, documented, tangible reality.
That does not bode well for the entirety of the rest of his administration.
Check out Twitter’s response below…


bipartisanreport--2020-02-16--Schiff Destroys Trump & Barr During Weekend Investigation Rebuke

Democratic members of Congress aren ’ t taking self-righteous posturing from Attorney General Bill Barr very seriously .
In response to a headline-attracting ABC News interview in which the Trump appointee complained about the president ’ s constant barrage of tweets about the Justice Department ’ s work , House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff ( D-Calif. ) insisted that in reality , Barr has no apparent moral qualms about political intervention .
He ’ s just upset about the spotlight getting shined on the political maneuvering that ’ s really happening .
‘ Barr admits he intervened in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congress to cover up for the President .
He ’ s only upset that Trump ’ s tweets made the political nature of his intervention obvious .
Barr fools no one .
He ’ s a witting accomplice to Trump ’ s attack on the rule of law.
’ Besides the criticism from House Democrats , Senate Dems have joined in too .
Including signatories like Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders , a group of Senate Democrats sent a letter to Barr recently insisting that he should resign .
After all , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is pretty crystal clear , even if he makes a show of claiming he came up with it on his own .
His team overruled the D.C. U.S. Attorney ’ s office to lower Stone ’ s sentencing recommendation .
In a perhaps even more stunning show of force against the attorney general , more than 1,100 former Justice Department officials have also joined together to call on Barr to resign .
There ’ s no indication that he ’ ll take any of their demands to heart — since his extended cover-up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Russia investigation around the time that he first came onboard , he ’ s proven a loyal Trump shill .

Democratic members of Congress aren’t taking self-righteous posturing from Attorney General Bill Barr very seriously. In response to a headline-attracting ABC News interview in which the Trump appointee complained about the president’s constant barrage of tweets about the Justice Department’s work, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) insisted that in reality, Barr has no apparent moral qualms about political intervention. He’s just upset about the spotlight getting shined on the political maneuvering that’s really happening.
Schiff commented, referring to the Roger Stone case:
‘Barr admits he intervened in the sentencing of a man who lied to Congress to cover up for the President. He’s only upset that Trump’s tweets made the political nature of his intervention obvious. Barr fools no one. He’s a witting accomplice to Trump’s attack on the rule of law.’
Barr admits he intervened in the sentencing of a man who lied to Congress to cover up for the President. He’s only upset that Trump’s tweets made the political nature of his intervention obvious. Barr fools no one. He’s a witting accomplice to Trump’s attack on the rule of law. https://t.co/Kz5tVMnlPo — Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) February 14, 2020
Besides the criticism from House Democrats, Senate Dems have joined in too. Including signatories like Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, a group of Senate Democrats sent a letter to Barr recently insisting that he should resign. After all, the political expedience of his Stone case intervention is pretty crystal clear, even if he makes a show of claiming he came up with it on his own. His team overruled the D.C. U.S. Attorney’s office to lower Stone’s sentencing recommendation.
In a perhaps even more stunning show of force against the attorney general, more than 1,100 former Justice Department officials have also joined together to call on Barr to resign. There’s no indication that he’ll take any of their demands to heart — since his extended cover-up of evidence from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation around the time that he first came onboard, he’s proven a loyal Trump shill.
Check out Twitter’s response to Schiff…


bipartisanreport--2020-02-16--Obama Upstages Trump With Inspirational Weekend Speech To America

Obama went on stage once again and sent condolences to the families of the nine killed in the helicopter crash .
The late great basketball star Kobe Bryant died , too .
The basketball player joined the Los Angeles Lakers right after high school .
Then , he remained with the team his entire career , which was extremely rare .
CNN ’ s Wolf Blitzer tweeted about 44 ’ s speech , saying it was “ a moving and emotional moment : ” Bryant was nominated to join the NBA hall of fame on Saturday .
Obama spoke at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ All-Star Weekend Newsmaker Brunch , according to The Business Insider : The president spoke about the pain that was generated by the death of Bryant ’ s 13-year-old daughter , Gianna .
She was killed in the helicopter crash along with her father in January .
Obama related the crash to his own daughters Sasha and Malia : ‘ Because he was with his daughter and those families , and those children .
And those of us who have had the joy and privilege of being parents and taking kids to ballgames , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seeing our dreams and hopes passed on to them .
Nothing is more heartbreaking.
’ Obama wrote about Bryant ’ s many accomplishments after he retired from the NBA : ‘ Kobe was a legend on the court and just getting started in what would have been just as meaningful a second act .
To lose Gianna is even more heartbreaking to us as parents .
Michelle and I send love and prayers to Vanessa and the entire Bryant family on an unthinkable day.
’ Obama did not mention that he and Bryant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for teens : Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Phil Handy said , according to The Undefeated : ‘ The crazy part about it was two weeks ago I was in the gym with Kobe , Gigi and Alyssa .
We had a very current relationship .
We were active .
We were working on some stuff on the side .
I don ’ t know , man .
That part is hard because I feel like my relationship with him was really starting to blossom and go into different areas.
’ ‘ Last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NBA players at the Mamba Sports Academy .
It was crazy because he trusted me to put the whole event together from top to bottom .
I asked him , “ Kobe , is there certain guys you want there ?
” And he said , “ I only want the guys there that want to be there for the right reason.
” Dudes that want to learn .
Dudes that want to work .
Dudes that love the game .
That was it .
Do they have the right mindset for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , are they serious about getting better , and do they want to work ?
’ Others who died in the crash included : college baseball coach John Altobelli , 56 , the father of Gianna Bryant ’ s basketball teammate Alyssa Altobelli ; Sarah Chester , 45 ; and Ara Zobayan , 50 .
The pilot also died in the crash .
There were no survivors .
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Obama went on stage once again and sent condolences to the families of the nine killed in the helicopter crash. The late great basketball star Kobe Bryant died, too. The basketball player joined the Los Angeles Lakers right after high school. Then, he remained with the team his entire career, which was extremely rare.
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer tweeted about 44’s speech, saying it was “a moving and emotional moment:”
‘It was a moving and emotional moment at the @NBA All-Star Weekend Newsmaker Brunch when former President @BarackObama spoke about Kobe Bryant. ‘
It was a moving and emotional moment at the @NBA All-Star Weekend Newsmaker Brunch when former President @BarackObama spoke about Kobe Bryant. Watch this: pic.twitter.com/mC81HNVXuV — Wolf Blitzer (@wolfblitzer) February 15, 2020
Bryant was nominated to join the NBA hall of fame on Saturday. Obama spoke at the National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Weekend Newsmaker Brunch, according to The Business Insider:
‘That loss is something I know many are still grappling with.’
The president spoke about the pain that was generated by the death of Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter, Gianna. She was killed in the helicopter crash along with her father in January. Obama related the crash to his own daughters Sasha and Malia:
‘Because he was with his daughter and those families, and those children. And those of us who have had the joy and privilege of being parents and taking kids to ballgames, and rooting for our children, and seeing our dreams and hopes passed on to them. Nothing is more heartbreaking.’
Obama wrote about Bryant’s many accomplishments after he retired from the NBA:
‘Kobe was a legend on the court and just getting started in what would have been just as meaningful a second act. To lose Gianna is even more heartbreaking to us as parents. Michelle and I send love and prayers to Vanessa and the entire Bryant family on an unthinkable day.’
Obama did not mention that he and Bryant had been working together on a program for teens:
Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Phil Handy said, according to The Undefeated:
‘The crazy part about it was two weeks ago I was in the gym with Kobe, Gigi and Alyssa. We had a very current relationship. We were active. We were working on some stuff on the side. I don’t know, man. That part is hard because I feel like my relationship with him was really starting to blossom and go into different areas.’
Handy continued:
‘Last year was the first invitation-only camp with NBA players at the Mamba Sports Academy. It was crazy because he trusted me to put the whole event together from top to bottom. I asked him, “Kobe, is there certain guys you want there?” And he said, “I only want the guys there that want to be there for the right reason.” Dudes that want to learn. Dudes that want to work. Dudes that love the game. That was it. Do they have the right mindset for the game, do they respect their craft, are they serious about getting better, and do they want to work?’
Others who died in the crash included: college baseball coach John Altobelli, 56, the father of Gianna Bryant’s basketball teammate Alyssa Altobelli; Sarah Chester, 45; and Ara Zobayan, 50. The pilot also died in the crash. There were no survivors.
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bipartisanreport--2020-02-16--John Kennedy  Attempts ‘CBS Sunday’ Trump Defense & Fails Hard

This weekend during an appearance on CBS ’ s Face The Nation , Louisiana Republican Senator and ardent Trump ally John Kennedy attempted to broadly defend the president ’ s recent public intervention in his pal Roger Stone ’ s criminal case , and it went memorably sideways , to say the least .
He ended up seeming to compare Trump to , uh , Mick Jagger from the rock band The Rolling Stones and discussing the possibility of ( hypothetically ? )
singing that band ’ s song “ Honky Tonk Women ” in a church .
In other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ frenzy to defend Trump has reached laughable new heights .
Host Margaret Brennan had asked Kennedy for his take on the president ’ s tweet in which he complained about an original sentencing recommendation of seven to nine years for Stone .
After criticism of the outburst mounted , Trump publicly ( and dubiously ) insisted that he has the right to intervene in criminal cases if he wanted to .
Kennedy tried to insist that yes , the president has the right to do… something .
‘ Does the president have a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Of course .
Just because you can sing though , doesn ’ t mean you should sing .
You can have a voice like Mick Jagger , but you wouldn ’ t want to start belting out “ Honky Tonk WomEn ” in church .
This is a case where tweeting less would not cause brain damage .
Look — Roger Stone is pretty good at bad decisions , and nobody would confuse him with Alexander Hamilton .
Bill Barr ’ s Justice Department prosecuted him and convicted him .
While the attorney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the sentencing recommendation straight , the president tweeted , put the attorney general in an awkward spot , and he spoke out.
’ Although Brennan cut in with another question , Kennedy also sounded like he was saying that he hopes that Trump listens to Barr , who in a recent headline-grabbing ABC interview , claimed that the president ’ s incessant tweeting makes his job “ impossible.
” The problem is that Kennedy ’ s flippant hope for the president to dial down the chaos because someone asked him to has no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behavior patterns .
Maine ’ s Republican Senator Susan Collins insisted she thought that Trump had “ learned a lesson ” from the impeachment proceedings — but within days , he ’ d reverted to continuing to pursue an investigation of the Bidens , firing those who ’ d dared to testify against him , and more .
Going forward , Trump has been reported by The New York Times to be angry about the latest moves from the Justice Department , including their decision to drop an investigation into former FBI official @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that a Justice Department official feared metaphorical death by a thousand cuts at the hands of the president , like happened to the previous attorney general , Jeff Sessions .
Perhaps Kennedy should worry about that instead of his bizarre analogies involving decades-old rock bands and church singing .
He ’ s not up for re-election this year , but many of his colleagues are .
The Cook Political Report currently rates three GOP-held Senate seats as toss-ups heading into November .
Three more are only “ leaning ” Republican , which is @ @ @ @ @ @ @

This weekend during an appearance on CBS’s Face The Nation, Louisiana Republican Senator and ardent Trump ally John Kennedy attempted to broadly defend the president’s recent public intervention in his pal Roger Stone’s criminal case, and it went memorably sideways, to say the least. He ended up seeming to compare Trump to, uh, Mick Jagger from the rock band The Rolling Stones and discussing the possibility of (hypothetically?) singing that band’s song “Honky Tonk Women” in a church. In other words, the GOP’s collective frenzy to defend Trump has reached laughable new heights.
Host Margaret Brennan had asked Kennedy for his take on the president’s tweet in which he complained about an original sentencing recommendation of seven to nine years for Stone. After criticism of the outburst mounted, Trump publicly (and dubiously) insisted that he has the right to intervene in criminal cases if he wanted to.
Kennedy tried to insist that yes, the president has the right to do… something.
He explained:
‘Does the president have a right to tweet about a case? Of course. Just because you can sing though, doesn’t mean you should sing. You can have a voice like Mick Jagger, but you wouldn’t want to start belting out “Honky Tonk WomEn” in church. This is a case where tweeting less would not cause brain damage. Look — Roger Stone is pretty good at bad decisions, and nobody would confuse him with Alexander Hamilton. Bill Barr’s Justice Department prosecuted him and convicted him. While the attorney general and others were trying to get the sentencing recommendation straight, the president tweeted, put the attorney general in an awkward spot, and he spoke out.’
Watch:
.@SenJohnKennedy on @realDonaldTrump’s tweet about Roger Stone this week: "Just because you CAN sing, though, doesn’t mean you SHOULD sing.” Adds, "This is a case where tweeting less would not cause brain damage" pic.twitter.com/GaiWhQOE5x — Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) February 16, 2020
Although Brennan cut in with another question, Kennedy also sounded like he was saying that he hopes that Trump listens to Barr, who in a recent headline-grabbing ABC interview, claimed that the president’s incessant tweeting makes his job “impossible.” The problem is that Kennedy’s flippant hope for the president to dial down the chaos because someone asked him to has no actual relation to Trump’s documented behavior patterns. Maine’s Republican Senator Susan Collins insisted she thought that Trump had “learned a lesson” from the impeachment proceedings — but within days, he’d reverted to continuing to pursue an investigation of the Bidens, firing those who’d dared to testify against him, and more.
Going forward, Trump has been reported by The New York Times to be angry about the latest moves from the Justice Department, including their decision to drop an investigation into former FBI official Andrew McCabe. That same report said that a Justice Department official feared metaphorical death by a thousand cuts at the hands of the president, like happened to the previous attorney general, Jeff Sessions. Perhaps Kennedy should worry about that instead of his bizarre analogies involving decades-old rock bands and church singing.
He’s not up for re-election this year, but many of his colleagues are. The Cook Political Report currently rates three GOP-held Senate seats as toss-ups heading into November. Three more are only “leaning” Republican, which is the last stop before toss-up status.


bipartisanreport--2020-02-16--Hillary Publicly Shames Trump With Weekend Tweet & Goes Viral Fast

Former Secretary Hillary Clinton wrote a book , appeared on talk shows , and gave speeches trying to scrub off all the pungent scum Donald Trump blasted on her .
Yer , she and Trump have something in common .
They have both hung onto their grievances .
So what has the former first lady been doing now ?
She has a succinct tweet about Trump ’ s run as president , after the Russian-inspired attack on the 2016 election process .
Unlike most other candidates , she has not faded into the shadows silently .
Clinton sent out this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power to “ drop lawsuits ” and personally directed the Department of Justice ( DOJ ) to “ investigate anyone he wants : ” She had any number of reasons to be concerned about the DOJ going after her .
Only in banana republics , do political winners attack opponents after their election .
Plus , she has been one of many warning that “ Our democracy is in crisis.
” It is .
When there has been no rule of law , other governments have slipped over the edge of democracy and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump has had authoritarian leanings , practically since he took office .
POTUS admired and trusted many of them , especially Russian President Vladimir Putin .
Trump took Putin ’ s advice over the advice of his own FBI and CIA .
Now , people should be taking action against the U.S. president at the ballot box , in rallies , and by just seeking other people with ideas similar to theirs .
The time to act is now .
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Former Secretary Hillary Clinton wrote a book, appeared on talk shows, and gave speeches trying to scrub off all the pungent scum Donald Trump blasted on her. Yer, she and Trump have something in common. They have both hung onto their grievances. So what has the former first lady been doing now?
She has a succinct tweet about Trump’s run as president, after the Russian-inspired attack on the 2016 election process. Unlike most other candidates, she has not faded into the shadows silently.
Clinton sent out this tweet noting that POTUS used his collected power to “drop lawsuits” and personally directed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to “investigate anyone he wants:”
‘In the last 24 hours, the American president has: 1. Corruptly pressured a governor to drop lawsuits against him to reverse a punitive policy change 2. Claimed the power to personally direct the Justice Department to investigate anyone he wants Our democracy is in crisis.’
She had any number of reasons to be concerned about the DOJ going after her. Only in banana republics, do political winners attack opponents after their election. Plus, she has been one of many warning that “Our democracy is in crisis.” It is.
When there has been no rule of law, other governments have slipped over the edge of democracy and fallen into dictatorships. People know that Trump has had authoritarian leanings, practically since he took office.
POTUS admired and trusted many of them, especially Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump took Putin’s advice over the advice of his own FBI and CIA. Now, people should be taking action against the U.S. president at the ballot box, in rallies, and by just seeking other people with ideas similar to theirs. The time to act is now.
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--2020-02-16--Conway Suffers Public Humiliation During Fox News Sunday Appearance

This weekend , Kellyanne Conway made one of her ventures outside of the White House for another round of performative meltdowns on Fox News Sunday .
There was nowhere that she appeared unwilling to go for the president .
At one point , she even compared then-President Barack Obama ’ s support of justice in a case of police brutality to Trump ’ s public intervention in his pal Roger Stone ’ s federal criminal case !
Besides those gross arguments , she also consistently evaded even the most basic questioning from host Chris Wallace , who spent minutes trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ question of whether the president thinks that former FBI official Andrew McCabe should be prosecuted .
The ramifications of a yes answer to that question entail , of course , the president seeking to turn the machine of government against his political enemies .
Just recently , the D.C. U.S. Attorney ’ s office closed their investigation of McCabe over his alleged mistaken representations to investigators about department leaks to the media , and Trump has been complaining , again .
Conway did not answer the question .
Instead , she launched into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ full time for President Serial Liar himself .
She ’ s not exactly in a position to project self-righteousness here .
Wallace also addressed the broader issue of the president ’ s consistent work to intervene in federal criminal cases against his pals like Roger Stone , who he publicly advocated for a lower sentencing recommendation for right before one was announced from the Justice Department .
Conway insisted , in reference to a tweet in which Trump asserted his supposed possible power : ‘ Article 2 provides our president — yes ladies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with vast powers , and the president is making the point , and the attorney general is backing him up on this , that he ’ s not asked the attorney general to intervene in any criminal case .
I know people are trying to bully Bill Barr out of his job — like Elizabeth Warren , whose campaign is dwindling : she ’ s practically disappearing as a viable candidate , so she ’ s got to pick on Bill Barr .
She ’ s not going to be bullied by people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Warren ’ s letter asking Barr to resign because of his deference to Trump is “ bullying ” is absurdly ludicrous — and wildly hypocritical , considering Conway works for the bully-in-chief .
After the above , she tried to compare Roger Stone to a victim of police brutality .
She railed : Normally they ’ re on the victims ’ side , Kellyanne !
Normally they ’ re not standing in the corner murmuring about how the whole system should be thrown out !
That ’ s the point .

This weekend, Kellyanne Conway made one of her ventures outside of the White House for another round of performative meltdowns on Fox News Sunday. There was nowhere that she appeared unwilling to go for the president. At one point, she even compared then-President Barack Obama’s support of justice in a case of police brutality to Trump’s public intervention in his pal Roger Stone’s federal criminal case! Besides those gross arguments, she also consistently evaded even the most basic questioning from host Chris Wallace, who spent minutes trying to get her to answer the simple question of whether the president thinks that former FBI official Andrew McCabe should be prosecuted.
The ramifications of a yes answer to that question entail, of course, the president seeking to turn the machine of government against his political enemies. Just recently, the D.C. U.S. Attorney’s office closed their investigation of McCabe over his alleged mistaken representations to investigators about department leaks to the media, and Trump has been complaining, again.
Wallace asked:
‘Does the president think the McCabe case should be reopened and he should be prosecuted?’
Conway did not answer the question. Instead, she launched into the hilariously hypocritical tirade:
‘The president appreciates the fact that this Department of Justice and Attorney General Barr works on any number of issues with this White House that doesn’t get any kind of coverage: sanctuary cities… trafficking… this is small potatoes… he will always be seen as a serial liar and a leaker as will those who covered for him.’
Conway works full time for President Serial Liar himself. She’s not exactly in a position to project self-righteousness here.
Eventually, Wallace got Conway to answer:
‘The president thinks that Andy McCabe should have been punished because he lied, and he lied several times to the investigators, and many people feel the same way.’
Watch:
EXCLUSIVE: Kellyanne Conway joins FOX News Sunday and comments on the DOJ dropping the probe into Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe. Does the President think McCabe should be prosecuted? Watch Kellyanne's response. #FNS #FoxNews pic.twitter.com/XjrGr2ka5X — FoxNewsSunday (@FoxNewsSunday) February 16, 2020
Wallace also addressed the broader issue of the president’s consistent work to intervene in federal criminal cases against his pals like Roger Stone, who he publicly advocated for a lower sentencing recommendation for right before one was announced from the Justice Department.
Conway insisted, in reference to a tweet in which Trump asserted his supposed possible power:
‘Article 2 provides our president — yes ladies and gentlemen, including President Trump — with vast powers, and the president is making the point, and the attorney general is backing him up on this, that he’s not asked the attorney general to intervene in any criminal case. I know people are trying to bully Bill Barr out of his job — like Elizabeth Warren, whose campaign is dwindling: she’s practically disappearing as a viable candidate, so she’s got to pick on Bill Barr. She’s not going to be bullied by people like Elizabeth Warren.’
The notion that Warren’s letter asking Barr to resign because of his deference to Trump is “bullying” is absurdly ludicrous — and wildly hypocritical, considering Conway works for the bully-in-chief.
After the above, she tried to compare Roger Stone to a victim of police brutality. She railed:
‘It’s not correct to say that presidents have not interfered. Bill Clinton pardoned a relative… President Obama spoke up in the Freddie Gray case in Baltimore. President George H.W. Bush, Bush 41, I think commented on the case in LA, probably the Rodney King case — it’s disingenuous to say that presidents don’t comment on criminal matters.’
Watch:
What is the President's authority to oversee criminal cases? Attorney General Barr asked President Trump to stop commenting on cases. Chris asks Kellyanne Conway if President Trump will see to Barr's request. #FNS #FoxNews pic.twitter.com/oYyT4zlgpZ — FoxNewsSunday (@FoxNewsSunday) February 16, 2020
Normally they’re on the victims’ side, Kellyanne! Normally they’re not standing in the corner murmuring about how the whole system should be thrown out! That’s the point.