bipartisanreport--2020-08-09--New Wisconsin & Pennsylvania Polls Show Definitive 6 Point Surge

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has sizable leads in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin , according to polling data that emerged this weekend from CBS/YouGov .
The polls found 6 percent leads for Biden in both states .
In Pennsylvania , Biden had 49 percent of the support — an almost insurmountable level — compared to just 43 percent of respondents who went for Trump .
In Wisconsin , Biden garnered 48 percent of the support , while Trump got 42 percent .
Currently , including the CBS/YouGov data , Biden leads in Pennsylvania polls by an average of 5 percent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by an average of 6.4 percent , according to RealClearPolitics .
The Coronavirus pandemic doesn ’ t exactly seem poised to somehow magically fade from view by the time of Election Day in November , and in the new CBS polling , 75 percent of Pennsylvania respondents and 76 percent of Wisconsin respondents said that they think the U.S. is on a bad track through the pandemic and the connected economic crisis .
Trump , with his incessant refusals to take the crises seriously , certainly is not helping the situation .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of CBS poll respondents said that they believed that Biden could handle the Coronavirus crisis better .
A meager 37 percent of Pennsylvania respondents and just 32 percent of Wisconsin respondents said they believed Trump could better handle the crisis .
It ’ s not exactly great for a president to have the confidence of barely one-third of respondents when it comes to handling an ongoing major national crisis .
In the new CBS polling , Trump did lead when it came to the question of who could better handle the economy — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In Pennsylvania , 46 percent of respondents said they thought Trump could better handle the economy , while 45 percent named Biden .
In Wisconsin , 47 percent named Trump , and 43 percent opted for Biden .
Currently , Trump is losing by substantial margins in many important polls .
On the national level , he ’ s losing by an average of 6.4 percent as of Sunday afternoon , according to RealClearPolitics .
Electoral college projections give Biden a clear advantage — the Cook Political Report , for instance , projects @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leaning Democratic .

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has sizable leads in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, according to polling data that emerged this weekend from CBS/YouGov. The polls found 6 percent leads for Biden in both states. In Pennsylvania, Biden had 49 percent of the support — an almost insurmountable level — compared to just 43 percent of respondents who went for Trump. In Wisconsin, Biden garnered 48 percent of the support, while Trump got 42 percent. Currently, including the CBS/YouGov data, Biden leads in Pennsylvania polls by an average of 5 percent, and he leads in Wisconsin polls by an average of 6.4 percent, according to RealClearPolitics.
CBS News poll: Pennsylvania
Joe Biden 49%
Donald Trump 43% Wisconsin
Joe Biden 48%
Donald Trump 42% — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 9, 2020
The Coronavirus pandemic doesn’t exactly seem poised to somehow magically fade from view by the time of Election Day in November, and in the new CBS polling, 75 percent of Pennsylvania respondents and 76 percent of Wisconsin respondents said that they think the U.S. is on a bad track through the pandemic and the connected economic crisis. Trump, with his incessant refusals to take the crises seriously, certainly is not helping the situation. In both Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, 47 percent of CBS poll respondents said that they believed that Biden could handle the Coronavirus crisis better. A meager 37 percent of Pennsylvania respondents and just 32 percent of Wisconsin respondents said they believed Trump could better handle the crisis.
It’s not exactly great for a president to have the confidence of barely one-third of respondents when it comes to handling an ongoing major national crisis. In the new CBS polling, Trump did lead when it came to the question of who could better handle the economy — but his leads were quite slim. In Pennsylvania, 46 percent of respondents said they thought Trump could better handle the economy, while 45 percent named Biden. In Wisconsin, 47 percent named Trump, and 43 percent opted for Biden.
Currently, Trump is losing by substantial margins in many important polls. On the national level, he’s losing by an average of 6.4 percent as of Sunday afternoon, according to RealClearPolitics. Electoral college projections give Biden a clear advantage — the Cook Political Report, for instance, projects that 308 electoral votes are at least leaning Democratic.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-09--‘Unconstitutional Slop’ GOP Senators Revolt Over Trump Executive Order

Last week at his Bedminster , New Jersey golf club , President Donald Trump signed an executive order outlining a plan for an additional $ 400 a week in unemployment benefits , 25 percent of which would be covered by states , and which would replace the additional $ 600 a week that recently expired .
It ’ s unclear when the new benefits would even be able to go out , but in the meantime , there are concerns about the constitutionality of the president ’ s order .
It ’ s yet another attempt by the Trump administration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government funds , which is a Congressional responsibility .
Republican members of Congress have criticized the president for the step .
Besides the plan for the unemployment benefits add-on , Trump also signed an order for a deferral of payroll taxes through the end of the year .
Sen. Ben Sasse ( R-Neb . )
said : Besides the possible unconstitutional nature of the president ’ s orders , some also fear that the payroll tax deferral in particular could threaten important programs like Social Security , since that ’ s what those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an appearance on Fox News Sunday over the weekend , Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin claimed that “ the president in no way wants to harm those trust funds , so they ’ d be reimbursed just as they always have in the past when we ’ ve done these types of things , ” but it remains to be seen how effectively that the Trump administration actually follows through .
Meanwhile , even Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham ( R-S.C. ) — an ardent Trump ally — said : Sen. Lamar Alexander @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the end of his current term , added : “ Common sense proposals ” ?
Alexander dubiously acts as though Republicans have had their supposedly valiant plans undercut by Democratic maneuvers .
In reality , Democrats passed a new relief package — the HEROES Act — over two months ago ; Republicans have been the ones fumbling over themselves .

Last week at his Bedminster, New Jersey golf club, President Donald Trump signed an executive order outlining a plan for an additional $400 a week in unemployment benefits, 25 percent of which would be covered by states, and which would replace the additional $600 a week that recently expired. It’s unclear when the new benefits would even be able to go out, but in the meantime, there are concerns about the constitutionality of the president’s order. It’s yet another attempt by the Trump administration to essentially take over the disbursement of government funds, which is a Congressional responsibility. Republican members of Congress have criticized the president for the step.
Besides the plan for the unemployment benefits add-on, Trump also signed an order for a deferral of payroll taxes through the end of the year. Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) said:
‘The pen-and-phone theory of executive lawmaking is unconstitutional slop. President Obama did not have the power to unilaterally rewrite immigration law with DACA, and President Trump does not have the power to unilaterally rewrite the payroll tax law.’
Besides the possible unconstitutional nature of the president’s orders, some also fear that the payroll tax deferral in particular could threaten important programs like Social Security, since that’s what those taxes are supposed to fund. During an appearance on Fox News Sunday over the weekend, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin claimed that “the president in no way wants to harm those trust funds, so they’d be reimbursed just as they always have in the past when we’ve done these types of things,” but it remains to be seen how effectively that the Trump administration actually follows through.
Meanwhile, even Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) — an ardent Trump ally — said:
‘I appreciate the President taking this decisive action but would much prefer a congressional agreement. I believe President Trump would prefer the same.’
I appreciate the President taking this decisive action but would much prefer a congressional agreement. I believe President Trump would prefer the same. — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) August 8, 2020
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), who is retiring at the end of his current term, added:
‘Pres. @realDonaldTrump is doing all he can to help workers, students & renters, but Congress is the one who should be acting. Democrats should stop blocking common sense proposals to help students going back to school & college & parents going back to work who need child care.’
Pres. @realDonaldTrump is doing all he can to help workers, students & renters, but Congress is the one who should be acting. Democrats should stop blocking common sense proposals to help students going back to school & college & parents going back to work who need child care. — Sen. Lamar Alexander (@SenAlexander) August 8, 2020
“Common sense proposals”? Alexander dubiously acts as though Republicans have had their supposedly valiant plans undercut by Democratic maneuvers. In reality, Democrats passed a new relief package — the HEROES Act — over two months ago; Republicans have been the ones fumbling over themselves.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-09--Mnuchin Humiliated During ‘Fox News Sunday’ When Trump Defense Crashes Hard

This weekend during an appearance on Fox News Sunday , Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin launched an ardent defense of President Donald Trump ’ s plan to enact a decreased level of unemployment benefits amidst the economic crisis associated with the Coronavirus pandemic .
At his Bedminster , New Jersey golf club last week , Trump signed an executive order outlining a plan for an additional $ 400 a week in unemployment benefits , 25 percent of which would be covered by states , and which is lower than the previous $ 600 a week in additional benefits .
Mnuchin insisted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lot of explaining to do ” if they challenge the executive order in court , but it ’ s not even clear when new benefits would be ready to go out .
‘ We ’ ve cleared with the office of legal counsel all these actions… if the Democrats want to challenge us in court and hold up unemployment benefits to those hardworking Americans that are out of a job because of COVID , they ’ re going to have a lot of explaining to do.
’ Again — it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a week might be ready to go out .
The plan is not generous ; it ’ s meager .
If the president was willing to enact this much support via an executive order , then why not more ?
The $ 400 a week — which basically comes down to $ 300 a week because of the expectation that states will pick up some of the tab — amounts to an apparent cop-out for Republicans amidst the ongoing negotiations over further Coronavirus relief .
‘ We thought $ 400 was a fair @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pay $ 600 while we negotiate and the Democrats turned that down… [ Democrats ] made perfectly clear they ’ re not going to agree on a piecemeal deal , they want to hold up the American public from getting the money they need until they get everything they want , which is just a bad outcome.
’ It ’ s not about “ compromise ” !
It ’ s about making sure that Americans who have lost employment because of the Coronavirus pandemic don ’ t go hungry or lose their homes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ touted the fact that his side had offered to extend the previous $ 600-a-week add-on to unemployment benefits for two weeks , as if that ’ s supposed to sound generous .
It ’ s definitely not .
Mnuchin could agree to letting the American people get the money that they actually need — an aim that he accuses Democrats of undercutting — but instead , he ’ s engaging in this debacle .

This weekend during an appearance on Fox News Sunday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin launched an ardent defense of President Donald Trump’s plan to enact a decreased level of unemployment benefits amidst the economic crisis associated with the Coronavirus pandemic. At his Bedminster, New Jersey golf club last week, Trump signed an executive order outlining a plan for an additional $400 a week in unemployment benefits, 25 percent of which would be covered by states, and which is lower than the previous $600 a week in additional benefits. Mnuchin insisted that Democrats are “going to have a lot of explaining to do” if they challenge the executive order in court, but it’s not even clear when new benefits would be ready to go out.
Mnuchin told host Chris Wallace:
‘We’ve cleared with the office of legal counsel all these actions… if the Democrats want to challenge us in court and hold up unemployment benefits to those hardworking Americans that are out of a job because of COVID, they’re going to have a lot of explaining to do.’
Again — it’s not even clear when the $400 a week might be ready to go out. The plan is not generous; it’s meager. If the president was willing to enact this much support via an executive order, then why not more? The $400 a week — which basically comes down to $300 a week because of the expectation that states will pick up some of the tab — amounts to an apparent cop-out for Republicans amidst the ongoing negotiations over further Coronavirus relief.
Mnuchin told Wallace:
‘We thought $400 was a fair compromise, we offered to continue to pay $600 while we negotiate and the Democrats turned that down… [Democrats] made perfectly clear they’re not going to agree on a piecemeal deal, they want to hold up the American public from getting the money they need until they get everything they want, which is just a bad outcome.’
It’s not about “compromise”! It’s about making sure that Americans who have lost employment because of the Coronavirus pandemic don’t go hungry or lose their homes, among other potential dangers. Mnuchin touted the fact that his side had offered to extend the previous $600-a-week add-on to unemployment benefits for two weeks, as if that’s supposed to sound generous. It’s definitely not. Mnuchin could agree to letting the American people get the money that they actually need — an aim that he accuses Democrats of undercutting — but instead, he’s engaging in this debacle.
Speaker Pelosi to CNN on Trump's executive actions: "Something's wrong. Either the President doesn't know what he's talking about—clearly, his aides don't know what he is talking about—or something's very wrong here about meeting the needs of the American people at this time." — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 9, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-08-09--Schumer Embarrasses Trump During Viral ‘ABC Sunday’ Fact Check

President Donald Trump has largely failed in responding to the Coronavirus .
Besides the floundering of the public health side of his administration ’ s response , he ’ s also majorly stumbled when it comes to the economic side .
Last week , he signed an executive order outlining a plan for a $ 400-a-week add-on to unemployment benefits — but states are expected to contribute 25 percent of the money , and it ’ s unclear when the benefits will actually be ready to go out .
It ’ s a cop-out .
During time on ABC this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( D-N.Y. ) called the president ’ s latest action “ a big show ” that “ doesn ’ t do anything.
” Trump signed his unemployment benefits increase order at his Bedminster , New Jersey golf club .
Schumer said : ‘ The event at the country club is just what Trump does — a big show but it doesn ’ t do anything , and as the American people look at these executive orders , they ’ ll see they don ’ t come close to doing the job , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proposed , and second , what ’ s left out… Americans want to work , but with 10 , 11 percent unemployment — you can ’ t find a job , and people shouldn ’ t be given a pay cut… This is an unworkable plan .
Most states will take months to implement it , because it ’ s brand new .
It ’ s sort of put together with spit and paste , and many states , because they have to chip in $ 100 and they don ’ t have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ Schumer seems to be right on-point in terms of the length of time that it might take to enact the $ 400 a week addition to unemployment benefits .
As Washington Post reporter Jeff Stein explained : In other words , the unemployment benefits would seemingly not actually come through the ordinary unemployment benefits program .
As Schumer referenced , although Americans are struggling right now , the president ’ s executive action on unemployment would create an entirely new program that states would have to implement .
If those states can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week per unemployment benefits recipient , then the benefits might be capped at $ 300 a week — hardly enough to keep struggling Americans afloat .

President Donald Trump has largely failed in responding to the Coronavirus. Besides the floundering of the public health side of his administration’s response, he’s also majorly stumbled when it comes to the economic side. Last week, he signed an executive order outlining a plan for a $400-a-week add-on to unemployment benefits — but states are expected to contribute 25 percent of the money, and it’s unclear when the benefits will actually be ready to go out. It’s a cop-out. During time on ABC this weekend, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called the president’s latest action “a big show” that “doesn’t do anything.”
Trump signed his unemployment benefits increase order at his Bedminster, New Jersey golf club. Schumer said:
‘The event at the country club is just what Trump does — a big show but it doesn’t do anything, and as the American people look at these executive orders, they’ll see they don’t come close to doing the job, in two ways — one, what they proposed, and second, what’s left out… Americans want to work, but with 10, 11 percent unemployment — you can’t find a job, and people shouldn’t be given a pay cut… This is an unworkable plan. Most states will take months to implement it, because it’s brand new. It’s sort of put together with spit and paste, and many states, because they have to chip in $100 and they don’t have money, won’t do it.’
Watch his comments below:
JUST IN: Sen. Chuck Schumer tells @GStephanopoulos that President Trump’s COVID-19 executive orders are “unworkable, weak and far too narrow.” “The event at the country club is just what Trump does — a big show but it doesn’t do anything.” https://t.co/mXqSebBaMG pic.twitter.com/rXMrzm1yXJ — This Week (@ThisWeekABC) August 9, 2020
Schumer seems to be right on-point in terms of the length of time that it might take to enact the $400 a week addition to unemployment benefits. As Washington Post reporter Jeff Stein explained:
‘So, potentially huge catch from [Michele Evermore], who says the Trump order does NOT increase federal unemployment benefits. Instead, Evermore says, the order would create a NEW program — 1 to offset “lost wages” — that could “take months” to implement.’
! So, potentially huge catch from @EvermoreMichele, who says the Trump order does NOT increase federal unemployment benefits Instead, Evermore says, the order would create a NEW program — 1 to offset "lost wages" — that could "take months" to implementhttps://t.co/4RgPzUkWuc — Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) August 8, 2020
In other words, the unemployment benefits would seemingly not actually come through the ordinary unemployment benefits program. As Schumer referenced, although Americans are struggling right now, the president’s executive action on unemployment would create an entirely new program that states would have to implement. If those states can’t contribute the $100 a week per unemployment benefits recipient, then the benefits might be capped at $300 a week — hardly enough to keep struggling Americans afloat.
More accurate to call this a $300 benefit, with a hope that the states can kick in $100 on top of that? It's a 50% cut. — David Thomas (@MrDavidThomas) August 8, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-08-09--Pelosi Appears On ‘CNN Sunday’ To Hand Trump His Ass

Last week , President Donald Trump signed an executive order outlining a plan for an add-on of $ 400 a week for unemployment benefits — but states are expected to pitch in 25 percent of the money , and it ’ s unclear when the increased benefits might actually start going out .
The executive order seems like an attempt at a cop-out for Republicans amidst the ongoing negotiations over a planned new Coronavirus-connected economic relief package .
The $ 400-a-week add-on is meant , on paper , to replace a $ 600-a-week add-on that was enacted towards the start @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recently .
During an appearance on CNN this Sunday , House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-Calif. ) condemned the president ’ s floundering .
Speaking with State of the Union host Dana Bash , Pelosi pointed out that the president ’ s latest orders seem completely disconnected from the reality on the ground .
States might not even have the money that would be required to contribute 25 percent of the proposed unemployment benefits increase , she said .
As she put it : ‘ I hope so .
We have a big @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
For example , millions of children in America are food-insecure , and their families as well , but I always like to focus on the children .
In our bill , we have tens of billions of dollars to address the hunger needs in our country , which are there normally , but exacerbated during the pandemic .
We have tens of billions of dollars , they have two hundred and fifty thousand… so do they care ?
I have a prayer that I say , let ’ s pray for those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pray harder for those who will not feed them.
’ Trump has faced steep criticism over the executive orders debacle from other sources .
Oregon ’ s Democratic Senator Ron Wyden , for instance , said : As Wyden indicates , there ’ s not some kind of clear legality to the president ’ s orders , and there could be ensuing court challenges .
Trump ’ s failure to take the economic component of the Coronavirus crisis appropriately seriously matches his failure to take the public health component seriously .
He has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reason that the U.S. has so many cases is that the country has done so much testing , which is ridiculous .
The virus would still spread , sicken , and kill people without a single test .
During a recent interview with Axios , when confronted with the steep death tolls , Trump said , “ It is what it is.
” In other words , he just doesn ’ t seem to care about the human costs of the crisis , seemingly preferring to try and deflect blame for the problems @ @ @ @ @

Last week, President Donald Trump signed an executive order outlining a plan for an add-on of $400 a week for unemployment benefits — but states are expected to pitch in 25 percent of the money, and it’s unclear when the increased benefits might actually start going out. The executive order seems like an attempt at a cop-out for Republicans amidst the ongoing negotiations over a planned new Coronavirus-connected economic relief package. The $400-a-week add-on is meant, on paper, to replace a $600-a-week add-on that was enacted towards the start of the pandemic-associated economic upheaval but expired recently. During an appearance on CNN this Sunday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) condemned the president’s floundering.
Speaking with State of the Union host Dana Bash, Pelosi pointed out that the president’s latest orders seem completely disconnected from the reality on the ground. States might not even have the money that would be required to contribute 25 percent of the proposed unemployment benefits increase, she said. As she put it:
‘Something’s wrong. Either the President doesn’t know what he’s talking about — clearly his aides don’t know what he is talking about — or something’s very wrong here about meeting the needs of the American people at this time.’
Watch below:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Trump's executive actions: "Something's wrong. Either the President doesn't know what he's talking about. … Or something's very wrong here about meeting the needs of the American people at this time" #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/Id401eeMdc — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 9, 2020
Asked if relief negotiations will resume, Pelosi added:
‘I hope so. We have a big difference, and here’s why. For example, millions of children in America are food-insecure, and their families as well, but I always like to focus on the children. In our bill, we have tens of billions of dollars to address the hunger needs in our country, which are there normally, but exacerbated during the pandemic. We have tens of billions of dollars, they have two hundred and fifty thousand… so do they care? I have a prayer that I say, let’s pray for those who are hungry, let’s pray harder for those who will not feed them.’
Watch below:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she hopes stimulus negotiations will resume: "I have a prayer that I say, let's pray for those who are hungry, let's pray harder for those who will not feed them" #CNNSOTU https://t.co/qtzQ2h1av6 pic.twitter.com/C812DbmKUm — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 9, 2020
Trump has faced steep criticism over the executive orders debacle from other sources. Oregon’s Democratic Senator Ron Wyden, for instance, said:
‘Trump is trying to distract from his failure to extend the $600 federal boost for 30 million unemployed workers by issuing illegal executive orders. This scheme is a classic Trump con: play-acting at leadership while robbing people of the support they desperately need.’
As Wyden indicates, there’s not some kind of clear legality to the president’s orders, and there could be ensuing court challenges.
Wyden: "Trump is trying to distract from his failure to extend the $600 federal boost for 30 million unemployed workers by issuing illegal executive orders. This scheme is a classic Trump con: play-acting at leadership while robbing people of the support they desperately need." — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 8, 2020
Trump’s failure to take the economic component of the Coronavirus crisis appropriately seriously matches his failure to take the public health component seriously. He has, for instance, claimed that the reason that the U.S. has so many cases is that the country has done so much testing, which is ridiculous. The virus would still spread, sicken, and kill people without a single test.
During a recent interview with Axios, when confronted with the steep death tolls, Trump said, “It is what it is.” In other words, he just doesn’t seem to care about the human costs of the crisis, seemingly preferring to try and deflect blame for the problems of his own administration.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-10--Trump Snaps At CNN & NY Times During Deranged Twitter Meltdown

Donald Trump has never been shy about promoting himself .
The narcissist who puts his name on every building , fake university , bottle of water , and failed liquor company would of course want to brand something big as president .
Trump retweeted a post by CNN , criticizing the story as fake news ( which almost definitely means it ’ s true ) .
The article actually came from The New York Times .
‘ Since the first days after she was elected governor of South Dakota in 2018 , Kristi Noem had been working to ensure that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a fireworks-filled July 4 extravaganza .
‘ After all , the president had told her in the Oval Office that he aspired to have his image etched on the monument .
And last year , a White House aide reached out to the governor ’ s office with a question , according to a Republican official familiar with the conversation : What ’ s the process to add additional presidents to Mount Rushmore ?
’ It should come as no surprise to anyone that Trump thinks he compares to the founding fathers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first president and the president who signed the Emancipation Proclamation .
It should also come as no surprise that he would attempt to use his power as president to get his face carved into a mountain .
After all , that ’ s been his favorite strategy throughout his career as a businessman .
What should come as a surprise , but also doesn ’ t , is that this is what the current president of the United States is focused on at a time when a global pandemic has killed over 160,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but was amused .
Read some of their comments below :

Donald Trump has never been shy about promoting himself. The narcissist who puts his name on every building, fake university, bottle of water, and failed liquor company would of course want to brand something big as president.
Something big like Mt. Rushmore.
Trump retweeted a post by CNN, criticizing the story as fake news (which almost definitely means it’s true). The article actually came from The New York Times.
‘Since the first days after she was elected governor of South Dakota in 2018, Kristi Noem had been working to ensure that President Trump would come to Mount Rushmore for a fireworks-filled July 4 extravaganza. ‘After all, the president had told her in the Oval Office that he aspired to have his image etched on the monument. And last year, a White House aide reached out to the governor’s office with a question, according to a Republican official familiar with the conversation: What’s the process to add additional presidents to Mount Rushmore?’
It should come as no surprise to anyone that Trump thinks he compares to the founding fathers and historically significant presidents, including the first president and the president who signed the Emancipation Proclamation. It should also come as no surprise that he would attempt to use his power as president to get his face carved into a mountain. After all, that’s been his favorite strategy throughout his career as a businessman.
What should come as a surprise, but also doesn’t, is that this is what the current president of the United States is focused on at a time when a global pandemic has killed over 160,000 Americans.
Twitter wasn’t surprised, but was amused. Read some of their comments below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-08-09--New ‘Swing State’ Poll Results Show Decisive 6-Point Surge


bipartisanreport--2020-08-09--‘The Lincoln Project’ Whoops Trump With Powerful Attack Ad

When members of your own party are releasing the best attack ads against you in an election year , the game has certainly changed .
The Lincoln Project , a group of Republican political strategists and former officials , released a new ad against Donald Trump on Saturday that lists all the things a voter has to ignore in order to vote for Trump , and it ’ s quite a long list .
On that list are the lies , the corruption , the ineptitude , the racism , the narcissism , the pandering to dictators , the sexism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and many , many more .
But there are a few more that could be added in the ad were much longer .
• retweeting video of supporters saying “ the only good Democrat is a dead Democrat ” • openly trying to start conflict between armed supporters and peaceful protesters • admitting to firing an FBI director because he ’ s investigating the president • paying off a porn star with a campaign donation • withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Accord This is just a small list of additions , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Twitter had their own reasons not to vote for Donald Trump this November .
Read some of their comments below :

When members of your own party are releasing the best attack ads against you in an election year, the game has certainly changed. The Lincoln Project, a group of Republican political strategists and former officials, released a new ad against Donald Trump on Saturday that lists all the things a voter has to ignore in order to vote for Trump, and it’s quite a long list.
When you’re starting to regret your vote for Trump pic.twitter.com/hAofMi7qOz — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) August 8, 2020
On that list are the lies, the corruption, the ineptitude, the racism, the narcissism, the pandering to dictators, the sexism, the blatant disregard for the Constitution, and many, many more. But there are a few more that could be added in the ad were much longer.
For instance:
extorting a foreign country
retweeting video of supporters saying “the only good Democrat is a dead Democrat”
downplaying a pandemic while 160,000 Americans die
the petty insults against political opponents
openly trying to start conflict between armed supporters and peaceful protesters
insulting dead political opponents
obstructing justice
tweeting sexist remarks against a female member of Congress
admitting to firing an FBI director because he’s investigating the president
signing lawless executive orders
golfing during a pandemic
holding political rallies during a pandemic
separating immigrant children from their parents
protecting statues over human lives
supporting rapists and sexual harassers
pardoning friends who’ve committed felonies on the president’s behalf
appointing unqualified donors to important government posts
paying off a porn star with a campaign donation
tax fraud
bank fraud
withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Accord
ending a peace agreement with Iran
insulting Gold Star families
This is just a small list of additions, but it could go on and on.
Twitter had their own reasons not to vote for Donald Trump this November. Read some of their comments below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-08-10--Judge Makes Historic Monday Ruling Against Trump In Ukraine Case

At one time , the worst thing Donald Trump had done as president – or at least the worst and most illegal thing that we knew of – was extort a foreign government by withholding allocated military aid in order to get disparaging conspiracy theories around his Democratic political rival , Joe Biden , and his family .
Since then , 160,000 people have died , more than ten percent of the population is without paid work , and tensions around racial injustices have boiled over in major cities across the country .
In the face of all of that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was impeached early this year , but The New York Times has not forgotten and is still pursuing the story .
Reporter Charlie Savage filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit in order to gain access to communications between Office of Management and Budget director Mick Mulvaney and White House official Robert Blair after the aid to Ukraine had already been withheld .
The Trump administration did what seems to be their entire job lately , which is work overtime to keep relevant information away from the eyes of the American people .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ New York Times reporter Charlie Savage filed the Freedom of Information Act lawsuit during the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump last year , seeking emails between White House official Robert Blair—a top aide to Mick Mulvaney , who was then acting chief of staff—and Office of Management and Budget official Michael Duffey about a hold placed on Ukrainian military assistance .
‘ OMB officials informed the newspaper that it had identified 20 responsive emails but would withhold the emails entirely , arguing they were exempt from FOIA under exemptions for presidential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administration ’ s argument is that Blair ’ s communications are covered by executive privilege since he was a “ top advisor ” to the president during the decision to withhold the aid .
Judge Amy Berman Jackson , the judge who also heard the case involving Trump ’ s longtime friend and informal campaign advisor Roger Stone , said that the White House had not done enough to prove that Blair ’ s communications with Mulvaney are protected since Blair had not been established by their evidence to be a close advisor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in order to invoke executive privilege .
Communications between Blair and Mulvaney are not the only pieces of evidence being sought at this time around the Ukranian aid .
A number of separate cases are circulating in the federal courts seeking information about other documents being kept from the public .

At one time, the worst thing Donald Trump had done as president – or at least the worst and most illegal thing that we knew of – was extort a foreign government by withholding allocated military aid in order to get disparaging conspiracy theories around his Democratic political rival, Joe Biden, and his family. Since then, 160,000 people have died, more than ten percent of the population is without paid work, and tensions around racial injustices have boiled over in major cities across the country. In the face of all of that, people may have forgotten that Trump was impeached early this year, but The New York Times has not forgotten and is still pursuing the story.
➡ Judge Amy Berman Jackson “rejected the Trump administration’s bid to entirely withhold communications from The New York Times on a hold placed on Ukrainian military aid.” https://t.co/fOBZhwZu1H — Katie Phang (@KatiePhang) August 10, 2020
Reporter Charlie Savage filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit in order to gain access to communications between Office of Management and Budget director Mick Mulvaney and White House official Robert Blair after the aid to Ukraine had already been withheld. The Trump administration did what seems to be their entire job lately, which is work overtime to keep relevant information away from the eyes of the American people.
According to The National Law Journal,
‘New York Times reporter Charlie Savage filed the Freedom of Information Act lawsuit during the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump last year, seeking emails between White House official Robert Blair—a top aide to Mick Mulvaney, who was then acting chief of staff—and Office of Management and Budget official Michael Duffey about a hold placed on Ukrainian military assistance. ‘OMB officials informed the newspaper that it had identified 20 responsive emails but would withhold the emails entirely, arguing they were exempt from FOIA under exemptions for presidential communications and deliberative decision-making.’
Time for another update on my #FOIA lawsuit for FBI files that link @realDonaldTrump to the investigation of Vyacheslav Ivankov, a top Russian gangster arrested in the US. I'm represented by @MarkSZaidEsq & @BradMossEsq. The case is before Judge Amy Berman Jackson in DC. 1/ pic.twitter.com/arF0MxoxgQ — Seth Hettena (@seth_hettena) August 3, 2020
The Trump administration’s argument is that Blair’s communications are covered by executive privilege since he was a “top advisor” to the president during the decision to withhold the aid. Judge Amy Berman Jackson, the judge who also heard the case involving Trump’s longtime friend and informal campaign advisor Roger Stone, said that the White House had not done enough to prove that Blair’s communications with Mulvaney are protected since Blair had not been established by their evidence to be a close advisor to Donald Trump, which is required in order to invoke executive privilege.
‘The broad, overly general declaration by a person with no personal knowledge whatsoever cannot begin to explain what the communications Blair had with Duffy after the hold had already [been] placed on the aid.’
A federal judge has rebuffed the Trump administration’s attempt to invoke executive privilege to withhold a batch of emails about President Trump holding U.S. aid to Ukraine in 2019https://t.co/EDoHdMRPqR — POLITICO (@politico) August 10, 2020
Communications between Blair and Mulvaney are not the only pieces of evidence being sought at this time around the Ukranian aid. A number of separate cases are circulating in the federal courts seeking information about other documents being kept from the public.
‘A number of public records lawsuits on the Ukrainian military hold, the subject of last year’s impeachment of President Donald Trump, have been making their way through the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The Senate acquitted Trump on two articles of impeachment earlier this year.’
I’m new to legal stuff. Is this bad? Trump’s Bank Was Subpoenaed by N.Y. Prosecutors in Criminal Inquiry – The New York Times https://t.co/gD8qKamMsy — Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) August 5, 2020
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bipartisanreport--2020-08-10--Deadline To Submit DNA Announced For Trump Sex Assault Case

Writer E. Jean Carroll is among the women who have revealed stories of sexual harassment and assault perpetrated by Donald Trump , and Carroll — who says that Trump assaulted her in the 1990s — has filed a defamation case against Trump in the wake of his denials of her story .
Now , a New York state Supreme Court judge has ruled that Carroll ’ s case can proceed .
The case includes an attempt by Carroll ’ s legal team to procure a sample of the president ’ s DNA in order to compare it with genetic material @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wearing at the time of the original incident .
On Monday , Carroll called out Trump on Twitter , posting a list of new deadlines in the case , including a date by which a DNA sample has been demanded .
The deadline for a DNA sample has apparently been set as September 15 , although Carroll ’ s legal team notes that they ’ re willing to be flexible .
Alongside a link to a letter from her legal team , Carroll tweeted : Carroll ’ s case is proceeding again in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ruling insisting that Trump did not have immunity from certain court cases just because he ’ s the president .
Specifically , the court ruled that Trump was not automatically free to evade compliance with a subpoena from Manhattan authorities for his financial records , which those authorities have demanded amidst a broad review of the Trump Organization ’ s activities .
Roberta Kaplan , a lawyer for Carroll , shared that the writer ’ s team was “ very gratified ” that the judge , “ recognizing the clear holding of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] , has rejected President Trump ’ s assertion of absolute immunity and has denied his motion to stay E. Jean Carroll ’ s case.
” Discovery requests had been previously been suspended during consideration of a request from Trump ’ s team for the entire case to be put on hold while another defamation case brought by one of Trump ’ s other apparent victims , Summer Zervos , works its way through the courts .
Check out Twitter ’ s response to Carroll below :

Writer E. Jean Carroll is among the women who have revealed stories of sexual harassment and assault perpetrated by Donald Trump, and Carroll — who says that Trump assaulted her in the 1990s — has filed a defamation case against Trump in the wake of his denials of her story. Now, a New York state Supreme Court judge has ruled that Carroll’s case can proceed. The case includes an attempt by Carroll’s legal team to procure a sample of the president’s DNA in order to compare it with genetic material that is on garments that she was wearing at the time of the original incident. This week, Carroll called out Trump on Twitter, posting a list of new deadlines in the case, including a date by which a DNA sample has been demanded.
The deadline for a DNA sample has apparently been set as September 15, although Carroll’s legal team notes that they’re willing to be flexible. Alongside a link to a letter from her legal team, Carroll tweeted:
‘DEADLINE TRUMP! @realdonaldTrump now has deadlines to provide a DNA sample & to sit for a deposition in my case.’
DEADLINE TRUMP!@realdonaldTrump now has deadlines to provide a DNA sample & to sit for a deposition in my case. Latest letter from the mighty @kaplanrobbie, @JoshuaMatz8 & Matthew Craig to Trump's lawyers.https://t.co/QBMSSYqWNN pic.twitter.com/zcBdNPP36E — E. Jean Carroll (@ejeancarroll) August 10, 2020
Carroll’s case is proceeding again in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling insisting that Trump did not have immunity from certain court cases just because he’s the president. Specifically, the court ruled that Trump was not automatically free to evade compliance with a subpoena from Manhattan authorities for his financial records, which those authorities have demanded amidst a broad review of the Trump Organization’s activities.
Roberta Kaplan, a lawyer for Carroll, shared that the writer’s team was “very gratified” that the judge, “recognizing the clear holding of the Supreme Court in [the Manhattan case], has rejected President Trump’s assertion of absolute immunity and has denied his motion to stay E. Jean Carroll’s case.” Discovery requests had been previously been suspended during consideration of a request from Trump’s team for the entire case to be put on hold while another defamation case brought by one of Trump’s other apparent victims, Summer Zervos, works its way through the courts.
Check out Twitter’s response to Carroll below:


bipartisanreport--2020-08-10--Trump’s Deranged Hot Mic Remarks Against Journalists Revealed

On Friday , President Donald Trump held a press conference at his Bedminster , New Jersey golf club , where members of the club were present while he antagonized journalists .
According to CNN ’ s chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta , Trump was caught telling those club members prior to the press conference that they ’ d get a chance to see his “ killers ” in action , in reference to members of the media .
It ’ s staggering that the U.S. is in the throes of multiple national crises , including an economic meltdown that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possibly in danger of eviction , and Trump seems concerned with complaining about the media to his rich supporters at his golf club .
According to Acosta , Trump said : ‘ You ’ ll get to meet the fake news tonight .
You ’ ll get to see what I have to go through .
Who ’ s there ?
Oh all my killers are there , wow .
So you ’ ll get to see some of the people that we deal with every day.
’ Trump ’ s persecution complex @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s placed under even the slightest scrutiny — which is fitting , since he ’ s the president of the United States — he absolutely melts down .
He can in no way seriously handle the responsibilities of the presidency ; in the throes of a pandemic that has killed some 165,000 Americans and left millions out of work , he ’ s concerned with what he ’ s supposedly being put through by the media .
Over the weekend , following the press conference where Trump ’ s “ hot mic ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump held another press conference at his Bedminster golf club .
He signed a series of executive orders that seemed meant as a sort of cop-out for Republicans amidst ongoing negotiations over a potential new Coronavirus-connected economic relief package .
One of the orders outlined a plan for payroll tax deferrals starting in September and running through the end of the year — but first of all , that ’ s going to mean absolutely nothing to the millions of Americans who aren ’ t on payrolls because they ’ re out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fund important programs like Social Security — although Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has claimed that Social Security will be funded from the “ general fund ” as needed , how the Trump administration fulfills that claim remains to be seen .

On Friday, President Donald Trump held a press conference at his Bedminster, New Jersey golf club, where members of the club were present while he antagonized journalists. According to CNN’s chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta, Trump was caught telling those club members prior to the press conference that they’d get a chance to see his “killers” in action, in reference to members of the media. It’s staggering that the U.S. is in the throes of multiple national crises, including an economic meltdown that has left tens of millions of people possibly in danger of eviction, and Trump seems concerned with complaining about the media to his rich supporters at his golf club.
According to Acosta, Trump said:
‘You’ll get to meet the fake news tonight. You’ll get to see what I have to go through. Who’s there? Oh all my killers are there, wow. So you’ll get to see some of the people that we deal with every day.’
Before news conf Trump was caught on a hot mic telling people at club…”You’ll get to meet the fake news tonight. You’ll get to see what I have to go through. Who’s there? Oh all my killers are there, wow. So you’ll get to see some of the people that we deal with every day” — Jim Acosta (@Acosta) August 8, 2020
Trump’s persecution complex is absolutely staggering. When he’s placed under even the slightest scrutiny — which is fitting, since he’s the president of the United States — he absolutely melts down. He can in no way seriously handle the responsibilities of the presidency; in the throes of a pandemic that has killed some 165,000 Americans and left millions out of work, he’s concerned with what he’s supposedly being put through by the media.
Over the weekend, following the press conference where Trump’s “hot mic” comments against the press were captured, Trump held another press conference at his Bedminster golf club. He signed a series of executive orders that seemed meant as a sort of cop-out for Republicans amidst ongoing negotiations over a potential new Coronavirus-connected economic relief package. One of the orders outlined a plan for payroll tax deferrals starting in September and running through the end of the year — but first of all, that’s going to mean absolutely nothing to the millions of Americans who aren’t on payrolls because they’re out of work. Secondly, those payroll taxes fund important programs like Social Security — although Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has claimed that Social Security will be funded from the “general fund” as needed, how the Trump administration fulfills that claim remains to be seen.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-10--Sally Yates Heroically Check-Mates GOP During Sworn Testimony

In recent days , the Senate Judiciary Committee hosted former Justice Department official Sally Yates for testimony .
Her appearance — which was conducted via videoconference — was part of the Republican-led panel ’ s investigation into the origins of the Russia investigation , which is just the latest front in the ongoing Republican effort to harass the president ’ s political adversaries .
The hearing featuring Yates didn ’ t go great for Republicans — she refuted a slew of their talking points , including the absurd claim from Donald Trump himself that the Obama administration “ spied ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In short — no , the Obama administration did not spy on the Trump campaign , and no , no one in the Obama administration committed treason .
During her testimony , Yates pointed out the very simple fact that when Carter Page was put under surveillance , he wasn ’ t even associated with the Trump campaign anymore , although the surveillance of Carter Page has repeatedly been trotted out by the president and his allies as evidence of some kind of investigative misconduct targeting the Trump team .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Page wasn ’ t even associated with the Trump campaign at the time he was put under surveillance — could undercut so much of the Trump team ’ s arguments .
The arguments have always been hollow .
Furthermore , the investigation that ensnared Page in the first place was not some kind of political ploy against the Trump campaign .
It was an investigation launched in direct response to evidence of Russian meddling in the United States .
Yates explained how the same goes for the investigation that drew in Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Michael Flynn , who at one point pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with a then-Russian Ambassador to the United States .
Discussing the FBI ’ s interview of Flynn , Yates “ argued… that it had been justified as a means to better understand what law enforcement officials viewed as a possible counterintelligence threat , especially in the context of an open investigation into possible links between the Trump campaign and Russia , ” The New York Times explained .
Specifically , Flynn had tried to reassure the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wouldn ’ t be as tough on Russia as their predecessors , the Obama administration , who had just imposed sanctions in response to Russian meddling in U.S. elections .
As journalist Joe Conason summarized , Yates outlined how “ the Justice Department was conducting a counterintelligence operation that targeted Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak , ” and that “ was how the FBI discovered and recorded Flynn ’ s perfidious contacts with the Kremlin.
” Some on Trump ’ s side have made a big deal out of the supposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ identity in the records of Kisylak ’ s communications — although , as Axios notes , “ according to the Washington Post , Flynn ’ s name wasn ’ t actually even masked on FBI documents related to the call.
” Either way , by definition , those doing “ unmasking ” — which is a routine process — wouldn ’ t have known whose identity had been concealed when seeking the information .
The Trump team ’ s arguments remain hollow .

In recent days, the Senate Judiciary Committee hosted former Justice Department official Sally Yates for testimony. Her appearance — which was conducted via videoconference — was part of the Republican-led panel’s investigation into the origins of the Russia investigation, which is just the latest front in the ongoing Republican effort to harass the president’s political adversaries. The hearing featuring Yates didn’t go great for Republicans — she refuted a slew of their talking points, including the absurd claim from Donald Trump himself that the Obama administration “spied” on his campaign and committed treason.
In short — no, the Obama administration did not spy on the Trump campaign, and no, no one in the Obama administration committed treason. During her testimony, Yates pointed out the very simple fact that when Carter Page was put under surveillance, he wasn’t even associated with the Trump campaign anymore, although the surveillance of Carter Page has repeatedly been trotted out by the president and his allies as evidence of some kind of investigative misconduct targeting the Trump team. It’s staggering that such a simple fact — Page wasn’t even associated with the Trump campaign at the time he was put under surveillance — could undercut so much of the Trump team’s arguments. The arguments have always been hollow.
Furthermore, the investigation that ensnared Page in the first place was not some kind of political ploy against the Trump campaign. It was an investigation launched in direct response to evidence of Russian meddling in the United States. Yates explained how the same goes for the investigation that drew in Trump’s now former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, who at one point pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with a then-Russian Ambassador to the United States. Discussing the FBI’s interview of Flynn, Yates “argued… that it had been justified as a means to better understand what law enforcement officials viewed as a possible counterintelligence threat, especially in the context of an open investigation into possible links between the Trump campaign and Russia,” The New York Times explained.
Yates said:
‘General Flynn had essentially neutered the U.S. government’s message of deterrence. Far from rebuking the Russians for their attack on our country, General Flynn was conciliatory.’
Specifically, Flynn had tried to reassure the then-Russian Ambassador that the then-incoming Trump administration wouldn’t be as tough on Russia as their predecessors, the Obama administration, who had just imposed sanctions in response to Russian meddling in U.S. elections.
As journalist Joe Conason summarized, Yates outlined how “the Justice Department was conducting a counterintelligence operation that targeted Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak,” and that “was how the FBI discovered and recorded Flynn’s perfidious contacts with the Kremlin.”
Some on Trump’s side have made a big deal out of the supposed “unmasking” of Flynn’s identity in the records of Kisylak’s communications — although, as Axios notes, “according to the Washington Post, Flynn’s name wasn’t actually even masked on FBI documents related to the call.” Either way, by definition, those doing “unmasking” — which is a routine process — wouldn’t have known whose identity had been concealed when seeking the information. The Trump team’s arguments remain hollow.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-10--Trump Launches Shady Power Move To Stop SDNY Investigation

When a person accused of a crime goes to great lengths to cover up evidence , it usually means that they ’ re guilty .
As the only president in modern history to refuse to release his taxes , Donald Trump is still trying to go around the Supreme Court ’ s decision that he ’ s not above the law and can be charged with a crime .
That ’ s not the actions of an innocent man .
On Monday , Bloomberg reported that Trump ’ s lawyers are still trying to get the federal judge to keep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of campaign fraud , which came to light in the testimony by Trump ’ s former attorney and “ fixer , ” Michael Cohen .
Cohen said under oath that he paid off adult film star and director Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about an extramarital affair she had with Trump and that the Trump Organization reimbursed him after the election .
No mention of that payment is listed on the Trump campaign ’ s reporting of donations although financial assistance given to a candidate that benefits them in a campaign is considered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cohen handed money over the Trump campaign .
Although the Supreme Court has already ruled that Trump must comply with document subpoenas in a criminal court because he ’ s not a king who ’ s above the law , Trump ’ s lawyers are still withholding tax documents relevant to the case .
On Monday , they argued in court once again about the requests for the documents .
‘ Lawyers for Trump filed court papers on Monday opposing a request by Vance that a federal judge in Manhattan throw out the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the subpoena to his accounting firm , Mazars USA .
Vance is investigating hush-money payments made before the 2016 presidential election to Stormy Daniels , a porn actress who claims she had an affair with Trump , and possibly other matters related to the Trump Organization .
Trump has denied the affair.
’ The Trump administration is also concerned about statements made by SDNY Prosecutor Cy Vance , who has indicated that campaign fraud may be the least of Donald Trump ’ s worries .
Cohen said under oath that Trump would purposely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loan documents but reported them at a much lower value than on his tax returns .
That constitutes two felonies , two of which Michael Cohen served time for committing on behalf of the president .

When a person accused of a crime goes to great lengths to cover up evidence, it usually means that they’re guilty. As the only president in modern history to refuse to release his taxes, Donald Trump is still trying to go around the Supreme Court’s decision that he’s not above the law and can be charged with a crime. That’s not the actions of an innocent man.
On Manhattan’s district attorney seeking Pres. Trump’s tax returns, @neal_katyal says, “There’s a reason why Trump is pushing back on it so much and I don’t think it’s because the documents show that he’s innocent.”https://t.co/6K2a1BZ9vG — MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 4, 2020
On Monday, Bloomberg reported that Trump’s lawyers are still trying to get the federal judge to keep tax documents needed to investigate the crime of campaign fraud, which came to light in the testimony by Trump’s former attorney and “fixer,” Michael Cohen. Cohen said under oath that he paid off adult film star and director Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about an extramarital affair she had with Trump and that the Trump Organization reimbursed him after the election. No mention of that payment is listed on the Trump campaign’s reporting of donations although financial assistance given to a candidate that benefits them in a campaign is considered a donation regardless of whether or not Cohen handed money over the Trump campaign.
According to Bloomberg:
‘President Donald Trump urged a judge to block a New York grand jury from reviewing his tax filings and disputed a suggestion by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. that the panel may be looking into bank and insurance fraud by the Trump Organization.’
NEW: Attorneys for Manhattan DA suggested that the president's company was under investigation for alleged insurance and bank fraud, as they argued Monday that President Trump should be forced to comply with a subpoena for his tax documents. https://t.co/RZnG7tc7f7 — MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 3, 2020
Although the Supreme Court has already ruled that Trump must comply with document subpoenas in a criminal court because he’s not a king who’s above the law, Trump’s lawyers are still withholding tax documents relevant to the case. On Monday, they argued in court once again about the requests for the documents.
‘Lawyers for Trump filed court papers on Monday opposing a request by Vance that a federal judge in Manhattan throw out the president’s latest bid to block the subpoena to his accounting firm, Mazars USA. Vance is investigating hush-money payments made before the 2016 presidential election to Stormy Daniels, a porn actress who claims she had an affair with Trump, and possibly other matters related to the Trump Organization. Trump has denied the affair.’
This is really significant. Although unclear why Vance couldn’t/didn’t get Trump’s tax returns through DB, which almost certainly would have them. https://t.co/xNrTwTGHQA — Daniel Goldman (@danielsgoldman) August 6, 2020
The Trump administration is also concerned about statements made by SDNY Prosecutor Cy Vance, who has indicated that campaign fraud may be the least of Donald Trump’s worries. Cohen said under oath that Trump would purposely inflate the value of his properties on loan documents but reported them at a much lower value than on his tax returns. That constitutes two felonies, two of which Michael Cohen served time for committing on behalf of the president.
‘In a filing last week, Vance suggested there might be grounds to look at potential fraud by the Trump Organization beyond the Stormy Daniels payment, citing newspaper articles and court records filed earlier in the case. In Monday’s filing, Trump’s team took issue with his implication of a wider investigation.’
A federal judge in New York has ruled that Trump can't stop his accountants, Mazars USA LLP, from turning over his taxes and other financial documents to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., Bloomberg News reports. https://t.co/KJZZfIlTV7 — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 7, 2019
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bipartisanreport--2020-08-10--Kayleigh McEnany Has COVID Testing Meltdown During Monday Fox Appearance

Months into the Coronavirus pandemic , there are still issues with testing capacity in the United States .
Just this weekend , philanthropist Bill Gates noted that the U.S. is “ paying billions of dollars in this very inequitable way to get the most worthless test results of any country in the world , ” calling the situation “ testing insanity , ” and there have been many , many anecdotal reports of issues like difficulty accessing tests and difficulty getting test results in a remotely timely manner .
Nevertheless , during a Monday morning appearance on Fox & Friends @ @ @ @ @ @ @ self-confidently proclaimed that supposedly , the U.S. is actually doing well enough that there ’ s even a supposed surplus of testing supply .
‘ I know some friends that stood in line for a long time .
They had to travel from way out on Long Island over to Brooklyn to get in line and get these tests… there are only , like , three clinics on Long Island that are doing this .
People who find out maybe someone they were around has tested positive — they want the rapid test @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back to work or if they need to quarantine .
What ’ s the latest on getting more rapid tests out there so people don ’ t have to wait in these long lines ?
’ ‘ It ’ s important — the rapid tests are available throughout the nation , but we have prioritized making sure that the rapid tests get to places where we have vulnerable communities , like our nursing homes , where we ’ ve pushed a lot of this testing to protect America ’ s seniors , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as it currently stands , excess testing capacity .
Because some of the tests that do take a few days are not fully being utilized .
So there ’ s excess capacity in the system.
’ If these tests are available , then why aren ’ t they being used ?
About a week ago , The New York Times reported that “ many Americans are still having to wait many days for results , effectively rendering those tests useless.
” In a recent survey , among those who have been tested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 10 percent of people reported waiting 10 days or more ” for their results , the Times adds .
It would be great if , amidst the national crisis of the Coronavirus pandemic , the White House could be counted on as a reliable source for support .

Months into the Coronavirus pandemic, there are still issues with testing capacity in the United States. Just this weekend, philanthropist Bill Gates noted that the U.S. is “paying billions of dollars in this very inequitable way to get the most worthless test results of any country in the world,” calling the situation “testing insanity,” and there have been many, many anecdotal reports of issues like difficulty accessing tests and difficulty getting test results in a remotely timely manner. Nevertheless, during a Monday morning appearance on Fox & Friends, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany self-confidently proclaimed that supposedly, the U.S. is actually doing well enough that there’s even a supposed surplus of testing supply.
Co-host Ainsley Earhardt posed the question:
‘I know some friends that stood in line for a long time. They had to travel from way out on Long Island over to Brooklyn to get in line and get these tests… there are only, like, three clinics on Long Island that are doing this. People who find out maybe someone they were around has tested positive — they want the rapid test to know if they need to go back to work or if they need to quarantine. What’s the latest on getting more rapid tests out there so people don’t have to wait in these long lines?’
McEnany self-confidently replied:
‘It’s important — the rapid tests are available throughout the nation, but we have prioritized making sure that the rapid tests get to places where we have vulnerable communities, like our nursing homes, where we’ve pushed a lot of this testing to protect America’s seniors, but there is even in our testing system, as it currently stands, excess testing capacity. Because some of the tests that do take a few days are not fully being utilized. So there’s excess capacity in the system.’
Watch her Fox appearance below:
If these tests are available, then why aren’t they being used? About a week ago, The New York Times reported that “many Americans are still having to wait many days for results, effectively rendering those tests useless.” In a recent survey, among those who have been tested throughout the pandemic, overall “about 10 percent of people reported waiting 10 days or more” for their results, the Times adds. It would be great if, amidst the national crisis of the Coronavirus pandemic, the White House could be counted on as a reliable source for support.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-10--Ted Cruz Suffers Deep Public Embarrassment After Monday Flub

Many Republican leaders continue to completely fail to take the Coronavirus pandemic as seriously as it deserves .
According to one prominent tally , over 165,000 Americans have died , and throughout the course of the pandemic , many of those who have survived a Coronavirus infection have been left with lasting health problems , while millions of Americans have also lost their jobs .
Despite these paradigm-shattering problems , this Monday , Sen. Ted Cruz ( R-Texas ) took to Twitter to mock the idea of getting struggling Americans the support that many actually need .
Cruz promptly got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brazen , tone-deaf insensitivity to the fact that Americans are struggling to meet basic needs right this minute while he complains on Twitter .
He was replying to a proposal from Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey ( D ) , who said that every person in the country should receive “ $ 2000/month for the duration of the pandemic , $ 2000/month for 3 months after that , and $ 2000/month retroactive to March.
” The Aspen Institute ’ s Zach Neumann , founder of the COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project , “ estimates that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in rental housing , at least 30 million are at risk of eviction by the end of September , ” as NPR explains .
That is a staggering level of economic upheaval — but Cruz refused to take Markey ’ s subsequent concern seriously .
Hundreds of Americans are dying each and every day , and , again , millions have lost their jobs — and this belittling nonsense is how Cruz is responding .
Negotiations over a potential new Coronavirus-connected economic relief package have stalled out on Capitol Hill .
Democrats have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state and local governments , and Republicans have , by all appearances , largely refused to budge .
Check out Twitter ’ s response to Cruz ’ s latest nonsense below :

Many Republican leaders continue to completely fail to take the Coronavirus pandemic as seriously as it deserves. According to one prominent tally, over 165,000 Americans have died, and throughout the course of the pandemic, many of those who have survived a Coronavirus infection have been left with lasting health problems, while millions of Americans have also lost their jobs. Despite these paradigm-shattering problems, this Monday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) took to Twitter to mock the idea of getting struggling Americans the support that many actually need. Cruz promptly got a cascade of criticism for his staggeringly brazen, tone-deaf insensitivity to the fact that Americans are struggling to meet basic needs right this minute while he complains on Twitter.
He was replying to a proposal from Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey (D), who said that every person in the country should receive “$2000/month for the duration of the pandemic, $2000/month for 3 months after that, and $2000/month retroactive to March.” The Aspen Institute’s Zach Neumann, founder of the COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project, “estimates that of the 110 million Americans who live in rental housing, at least 30 million are at risk of eviction by the end of September,” as NPR explains. That is a staggering level of economic upheaval — but Cruz refused to take Markey’s subsequent concern seriously.
Cruz tweeted:
‘Why be so cheap? Give everyone $1 million a day, every day, forever. And three soy lattes a day. And a foot massage. We have a magic money tree — we should use it!’
Hundreds of Americans are dying each and every day, and, again, millions have lost their jobs — and this belittling nonsense is how Cruz is responding.
Why be so cheap? Give everyone $1 million a day, every day, forever. And three soy lattes a day. And a foot massage. We have a magic money tree — we should use it! https://t.co/0ODgPBhc4O — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) August 10, 2020
Markey directly responded to Cruz. The Massachusetts Senator replied:
‘It’s not a goddamn joke Ted. Millions of families are facing hunger, the threat of eviction, and the loss of their health care during a pandemic that is worsening every day. Get real.’
It's not a goddamn joke Ted. Millions of families are facing hunger, the threat of eviction, and the loss of their health care during a pandemic that is worsening every day. Get real. https://t.co/z6ygY8lSxc — Ed Markey (@EdMarkey) August 10, 2020
Negotiations over a potential new Coronavirus-connected economic relief package have stalled out on Capitol Hill. Democrats have been demanding measures like financial support for state and local governments, and Republicans have, by all appearances, largely refused to budge.
Check out Twitter’s response to Cruz’s latest nonsense below:


bipartisanreport--2020-08-10--Trump Publicly Dumps GOP Senator During 2nd Twitter Meltdown Today

President Donald Trump does not take criticism well .
This Monday , he lashed out against Nebraska ’ s Republican Senator Ben Sasse , who Trump mockingly referred to as a “ RINO , ” meaning “ Republican in name only.
” Although he didn ’ t even specify what exactly he was ranting about in his tweet , Trump seems to have wound himself up into a rage over a statement that Sasse released condemning what he called the “ unconstitutional slop ” of presidents — including Trump — attempting to essentially legislate via executive order .
The statement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ executive orders attempting to bypass Congressional negotiations over Coronavirus relief .
Trump flipped out .
Besides thanking Louisiana ’ s GOP Senator Bill Cassidy for his support of the executive orders , he tweeted about Sasse : ‘ RINO Ben Sasse , who needed my support and endorsement in order to get the Republican nomination for Senate from the GREAT State of Nebraska , has , now that he ’ s got it ( Thank you President T ) , gone rogue , again .
This foolishness plays right into the hands of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s definitely unclear that Sasse would have lost the Republican Senate primary in Nebraska without Trump ’ s endorsement .
In fact , it appears to be laughable for Trump to suggest as much .
Sasse got about 75 percent of the vote , with over 213,000 votes , while his challenger — someone named Matt Innis — got a little more than 70,000 votes .
In other words , Sasse had a huge winning margin .
Trump ’ s original executive orders that sparked Sasse ’ s outrage included , among @ @ @ @ @ @ @ payroll tax , which is set to take effect in September and run through the end of the year .
It ’ s worth noting — this payroll tax suspension won ’ t even mean anything for the millions of Americans who aren ’ t on a payroll because they ’ re unemployed .
Sasse said : On Monday morning , Trump also insisted that the National Guard should be brought in to confront anti-police brutality protesters in Portland .
Although there have been police/protester clashes elsewhere in the city , the Associated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a U.S. courthouse in Portland , Oregon , have largely stopped since Democratic Gov .
Kate Brown reached a deal that called for the draw down of federal agents sent by the Trump administration to protect the building.
” Check out Twitter ’ s response to Trump below :

President Donald Trump does not take criticism well. This Monday, he lashed out against Nebraska’s Republican Senator Ben Sasse, who Trump mockingly referred to as a “RINO,” meaning “Republican in name only.” Although he didn’t even specify what exactly he was ranting about in his tweet, Trump seems to have wound himself up into a rage over a statement that Sasse released condemning what he called the “unconstitutional slop” of presidents — including Trump — attempting to essentially legislate via executive order. The statement came after Trump signed a series of executive orders attempting to bypass Congressional negotiations over Coronavirus relief.
Trump flipped out. Besides thanking Louisiana’s GOP Senator Bill Cassidy for his support of the executive orders, he tweeted about Sasse:
‘RINO Ben Sasse, who needed my support and endorsement in order to get the Republican nomination for Senate from the GREAT State of Nebraska, has, now that he’s got it (Thank you President T), gone rogue, again. This foolishness plays right into the hands of the Radical Left Dems!’
RINO Ben Sasse, who needed my support and endorsement in order to get the Republican nomination for Senate from the GREAT State of Nebraska, has, now that he’s got it (Thank you President T), gone rogue, again. This foolishness plays right into the hands of the Radical Left Dems! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 10, 2020
Thank you to Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana for his very smart words on the just signed Executive Orders! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 10, 2020
It’s definitely unclear that Sasse would have lost the Republican Senate primary in Nebraska without Trump’s endorsement. In fact, it appears to be laughable for Trump to suggest as much. Sasse got about 75 percent of the vote, with over 213,000 votes, while his challenger — someone named Matt Innis — got a little more than 70,000 votes. In other words, Sasse had a huge winning margin.
Trump’s original executive orders that sparked Sasse’s outrage included, among other things, a suspension of the payroll tax, which is set to take effect in September and run through the end of the year. It’s worth noting — this payroll tax suspension won’t even mean anything for the millions of Americans who aren’t on a payroll because they’re unemployed. Sasse said:
‘The pen-and-phone theory of executive lawmaking is unconstitutional slop. President Obama did not have the power to unilaterally rewrite immigration law with DACA, and President Trump does not have the power to unilaterally rewrite the payroll tax law. Under the Constitution, that power belongs to the American people acting through their members of Congress.’
On Monday morning, Trump also insisted that the National Guard should be brought in to confront anti-police brutality protesters in Portland. Although there have been police/protester clashes elsewhere in the city, the Associated Press noted recently that “Clashes outside a U.S. courthouse in Portland, Oregon, have largely stopped since Democratic Gov. Kate Brown reached a deal that called for the draw down of federal agents sent by the Trump administration to protect the building.”
Portland, which is out of control, should finally, after almost 3 months, bring in the National Guard. The Mayor and Governor are putting people’s lives at risk. They will be held responsible. The Guard is ready to act immediately. The Courthouse is secured by Homeland! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 10, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response to Trump below:


bipartisanreport--2020-08-10--International Sanctions Announced Against Ted Cruz & Tom Cotton

The Chinese government has imposed sanctions on six members of Congress in apparent retaliation for U.S. action against a highly controversial so-called national security law that has been imposed covering Hong Kong , the city that the Chinese government has been taking more control over recently .
That national security law “ criminalizes secession , subversion , terrorism , and collusion with foreign forces , ” CNN explains , and last Friday , the United States issued their own sanctions against 11 officials in Hong Kong and China over the measure .
China ’ s retaliatory sanctions target Republican Senators @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Texas , Tom Cotton of Arkansas , Josh Hawley of Missouri , and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania , along with New Jersey Republican Congressman Chris Smith .
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian called out the recent U.S. sanctions in a Monday statement , saying , as CNN reports : At least a couple of the targeted Senators responded to the move .
Rubio tweeted : Hawley ’ s response was a bit more serious .
He tweeted : Meanwhile , a spokesperson for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ( HKSAR @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economic status revoked in the U.S. — indicated that the city ’ s authorities are , at least on paper , on board with the central Chinese government ’ s actions against the U.S .
The spokesperson said : ‘ The US Government has gone further in recent days by imposing the so-called ‘ sanctions ’ against officials of the Central People ’ s Government and the HKSAR Government .
The act is shameless and despicable , and is resented by the people of Hong Kong and the whole nation… The HKSAR Government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its enforcement in accordance with the law.
’ The back-and-forth constitutes the latest front in a long stream of antagonism between the Trump administration and the Chinese government .
Besides the Trump administration ’ s tough economic sanctions against China , which the Chinese government responded to with their own sanctions , Trump himself has also been peddling the idea that China is somehow responsible for the Coronavirus pandemic .
He ’ s even insisted on calling the Coronavirus the “ China Virus , ” although to suggest that the virus has any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ course , absolutely ridiculous .
According to preliminary estimates , some of the viral outbreaks in the U.S. can even be traced to Europe .
In May , for instance , Trump tweeted : That is brazen nonsense — the U.S. has not done well amidst the pandemic .

The Chinese government has imposed sanctions on six members of Congress in apparent retaliation for U.S. action against a highly controversial so-called national security law that has been imposed covering Hong Kong, the city that the Chinese government has been taking more control over recently. That national security law “criminalizes secession, subversion, terrorism, and collusion with foreign forces,” CNN explains, and last Friday, the United States issued their own sanctions against 11 officials in Hong Kong and China over the measure. China’s retaliatory sanctions target Republican Senators Marco Rubio of Florida, Ted Cruz of Texas, Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Josh Hawley of Missouri, and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, along with New Jersey Republican Congressman Chris Smith.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian called out the recent U.S. sanctions in a Monday statement, saying, as CNN reports:
‘The US action (Friday) was a blatant interference in Hong Kong’s affairs and in China’s internal affairs. It was in serious violation of international law and basic norms governing international relations.’
At least a couple of the targeted Senators responded to the move. Rubio tweeted:
‘Last month #China banned me. Today they sanctioned me. I don’t want to be paranoid but I am starting to think they don’t like me.’
Last month #China banned me Today they sanctioned me I don’t want to be paranoid but I am starting to think they don’t like mehttps://t.co/Pk9yH1io3Z — Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) August 10, 2020
Hawley’s response was a bit more serious. He tweeted:
‘#China announces it is sanctioning me in retaliation for speaking out against #ChineseCommunistParty and defending America’s interests. Retaliate all you want. I’m not backing down.’
#China announces it is sanctioning me in retaliation for speaking out against #ChineseCommunistParty and defending America’s interests. Retaliate all you want. I’m not backing down https://t.co/Mlx6xtw4cT — Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) August 10, 2020
Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) — which recently had its special economic status revoked in the U.S. — indicated that the city’s authorities are, at least on paper, on board with the central Chinese government’s actions against the U.S. The spokesperson said:
‘The US Government has gone further in recent days by imposing the so-called ‘sanctions’ against officials of the Central People’s Government and the HKSAR Government. The act is shameless and despicable, and is resented by the people of Hong Kong and the whole nation… The HKSAR Government fully supports the move and will facilitate its enforcement in accordance with the law.’
The back-and-forth constitutes the latest front in a long stream of antagonism between the Trump administration and the Chinese government. Besides the Trump administration’s tough economic sanctions against China, which the Chinese government responded to with their own sanctions, Trump himself has also been peddling the idea that China is somehow responsible for the Coronavirus pandemic. He’s even insisted on calling the Coronavirus the “China Virus,” although to suggest that the virus has any sort of nationality would be, of course, absolutely ridiculous. According to preliminary estimates, some of the viral outbreaks in the U.S. can even be traced to Europe.
In May, for instance, Trump tweeted:
‘Great reviews on our handling of Covid 19, sometimes referred to as the China Virus. Ventilators, Testing, Medical Supply Distribution, we made a lot of Governors look very good – And got no credit for so doing. Most importantly, we helped a lot of great people!’
That is brazen nonsense — the U.S. has not done well amidst the pandemic.
Great reviews on our handling of Covid 19, sometimes referred to as the China Virus. Ventilators, Testing, Medical Supply Distribution, we made a lot of Governors look very good – And got no credit for so doing. Most importantly, we helped a lot of great people! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 25, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-08-10--‘The Lincoln Project’ Launches Monday Morning Shaming Of Trump Executive Order

President Donald Trump continues to flounder his way through his time in office , and throughout that tenure , he ’ s relied heavily on executive orders .
Most recently , he signed a series of executive orders as an apparent cop-out for Republicans amidst ongoing negotiations over a new Coronavirus relief package ; one of the orders outlined a plan for a $ 400-a-week add-on to unemployment benefits — which states have to cover 25 percent of — and another enacted a payroll tax suspension that starts next month and goes through the end of the year .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s executive order reliance constitutes brazen hypocrisy — he repeatedly criticized Barack Obama for using executive orders .
Check out the video , which is a repost of a montage that NBC News producer Bradd Jaffy seems to have made , below : As for Trump ’ s latest executive orders , some observers have raised concerns about their legality .
After all , controlling the disbursement of government funds is a responsibility that is ordinarily left to Congress , not the president — although the Trump team has tried to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contexts like their attempts to build a southern border wall .
There ’ s another issue , too — payroll taxes fund important programs like Social Security , and if Trump suspends those taxes ( a step that wouldn ’ t even help the millions of jobless Americans ) , then those programs could be on the rocks .
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin claimed that there would be transfers from the “ general fund ” to cover lost tax revenue , but how well the Trump administration actually follows through on that promise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Americans are continuing to struggle .
Since the early days of the pandemic in March , there have been over 1 million new unemployment filings each and every single week so far .
In July , the official nationwide unemployment rate was 10.2 percent — or just about one out of every ten members of the workforce .
Check out Twitter ’ s response to The Lincoln Project below :

President Donald Trump continues to flounder his way through his time in office, and throughout that tenure, he’s relied heavily on executive orders. Most recently, he signed a series of executive orders as an apparent cop-out for Republicans amidst ongoing negotiations over a new Coronavirus relief package; one of the orders outlined a plan for a $400-a-week add-on to unemployment benefits — which states have to cover 25 percent of — and another enacted a payroll tax suspension that starts next month and goes through the end of the year. The Lincoln Project pointed out this Monday that Trump’s executive order reliance constitutes brazen hypocrisy — he repeatedly criticized Barack Obama for using executive orders.
Check out the video, which is a repost of a montage that NBC News producer Bradd Jaffy seems to have made, below:
As for Trump’s latest executive orders, some observers have raised concerns about their legality. After all, controlling the disbursement of government funds is a responsibility that is ordinarily left to Congress, not the president — although the Trump team has tried to take over the process before, in contexts like their attempts to build a southern border wall. There’s another issue, too — payroll taxes fund important programs like Social Security, and if Trump suspends those taxes (a step that wouldn’t even help the millions of jobless Americans), then those programs could be on the rocks. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin claimed that there would be transfers from the “general fund” to cover lost tax revenue, but how well the Trump administration actually follows through on that promise remains to be seen.
For now, Americans are continuing to struggle. Since the early days of the pandemic in March, there have been over 1 million new unemployment filings each and every single week so far. In July, the official nationwide unemployment rate was 10.2 percent — or just about one out of every ten members of the workforce.
Check out Twitter’s response to The Lincoln Project below:


bipartisanreport--2020-08-11--Ben Sasse Responds To Trump’s Twitter Tantrum Like A Real Adult

Republican lawmakers tend to get a lot of praise for standing up to Donald Trump , who holds them on a short lease under the threat of being called out on Twitter , which could result in them losing supporters and their jobs , as a result .
On Monday , a Twitter fight broke out online between Sen. Ben Sasse ( R-NE ) and the president .
While Sasse was praised in response by some on Twitter , others pointed out that his efforts are far too little , too late .
Those efforts are also , at a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should already be doing .
Following Trump ’ s executive orders on aid for COVID-19 , none of which appear to be enforceable since only Congress has the power to tax and spend , Sasse criticized those orders as “ slop.
” ‘ The pen-and-phone theory of executive lawmaking is unconstitutional slop .
President Obama did not have the power to unilaterally rewrite immigration law with DACA , and President Trump does not have the power to unilaterally rewrite the payroll tax law .
Under the Constitution , that power belongs to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congress.
’ Donald Trump , never one to let a criticism go and who should be focused on the serious issues facing Americans right now , was quick to tweet and then retweet insults at Sasse .
In addition to his laundry list of reasons why he criticized Trump , Sasse included his campaign ad , in which he promises voters to stand up for them even against his own party when he feels that they are wrong .
Twitter , however , has not forgotten Sasse ’ s vote on impeachment back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comments below :

Republican lawmakers tend to get a lot of praise for standing up to Donald Trump, who holds them on a short lease under the threat of being called out on Twitter, which could result in them losing supporters and their jobs, as a result. On Monday, a Twitter fight broke out online between Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) and the president. While Sasse was praised in response by some on Twitter, others pointed out that his efforts are far too little, too late. Those efforts are also, at a bare minimum, what Republicans in Congress should already be doing.
Mr. President-
I understand that you’re mad. A few thoughts….
⁰⁰(1) As we’ve discussed before, I don’t think Twitter is the best place to do this. But, since you moved our conversation from private to public, here we are.
(2)…https://t.co/AYF2ApdRR2 pic.twitter.com/2rtiPuhJJB — Team Sasse (@TeamSasse) August 10, 2020
Following Trump’s executive orders on aid for COVID-19, none of which appear to be enforceable since only Congress has the power to tax and spend, Sasse criticized those orders as “slop.”
‘The pen-and-phone theory of executive lawmaking is unconstitutional slop. President Obama did not have the power to unilaterally rewrite immigration law with DACA, and President Trump does not have the power to unilaterally rewrite the payroll tax law. Under the Constitution, that power belongs to the American people acting through their members of Congress.’
Donald Trump, never one to let a criticism go and who should be focused on the serious issues facing Americans right now, was quick to tweet and then retweet insults at Sasse.
In addition to his laundry list of reasons why he criticized Trump, Sasse included his campaign ad, in which he promises voters to stand up for them even against his own party when he feels that they are wrong.
Twitter, however, has not forgotten Sasse’s vote on impeachment back in January. Read some of their comments below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-08-12--Trump Jr. Self-Owns On Twitter During Kamala Harris Meltdown

In every criticism the Trump administration has lobbed against Democratic president Joe Biden , there ’ s a self-own involved .
Biden does stumble when he talks as the result of a lifelong stutter he ’ s worked to overcome .
Trump called Yosemite National Park “ yo-sem-in-ites ” in a recent speech and called Thailand “ Thigh Land.
” Biden is 77 years old and Trump says he has dementia .
Donald Trump is just three years younger and bragged that he passed a very difficult test to determine if he has dementia .
In other words , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go on in 2020 against Joe Biden .
Trump Junior managed to self-own once again on Twitter in attack tweets against Biden ’ s pick for running mate , Sen. Kamala Harris ( D-CA ) .
Fearmongering around her support of universal healthcare and “ radical left ” policies , Junior forgets that his father promised universal healthcare for all Americans in 2016 and donated to Harris ’ s campaigns in both 2011 and 2013 .
Apparently , he didn ’ t find her too radical then .
The best self-own came in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He points to a time when Joe Biden had been accused by multiple women of being inconsiderate of women ’ s personal space , although none of them at that time accused Biden of any sexual impropriety .
Harris said that she believed what they were saying and Biden apologized .
At the same time , Donald Trump had been accused by more than 20 women of sexual harassment and sexual assault , two of whom accused him of rape , including a former victim of Jeffrey Epstein ’ s who says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump raped her .
Once again , the Trump campaign has nothing against Joe Biden that they don ’ t have to answer for themselves .
Twitter absolutely roasted Junior in the comments .
Read some of their reactions below :

In every criticism the Trump administration has lobbed against Democratic president Joe Biden, there’s a self-own involved. Biden does stumble when he talks as the result of a lifelong stutter he’s worked to overcome. Trump called Yosemite National Park “yo-sem-in-ites” in a recent speech and called Thailand “Thigh Land.” Biden is 77 years old and Trump says he has dementia. Donald Trump is just three years younger and bragged that he passed a very difficult test to determine if he has dementia. In other words, the Trump campaign has little to nothing to go on in 2020 against Joe Biden.
Might as well switch the hashtag to #HarrisBiden2020 because we all know phony Kamala and her radical leftwing friends will be calling all of the shots in a "Biden Administration," not slow Joe! pic.twitter.com/J7A1FWDQWX — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) August 11, 2020
Trump Junior managed to self-own once again on Twitter in attack tweets against Biden’s pick for running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA). Fearmongering around her support of universal healthcare and “radical left” policies, Junior forgets that his father promised universal healthcare for all Americans in 2016 and donated to Harris’s campaigns in both 2011 and 2013. Apparently, he didn’t find her too radical then.
The best self-own came in Junior’s second tweet mocking Harris. He points to a time when Joe Biden had been accused by multiple women of being inconsiderate of women’s personal space, although none of them at that time accused Biden of any sexual impropriety. Harris said that she believed what they were saying and Biden apologized.
At the same time, Donald Trump had been accused by more than 20 women of sexual harassment and sexual assault, two of whom accused him of rape, including a former victim of Jeffrey Epstein’s who says she was only 13 years old when Trump raped her. Once again, the Trump campaign has nothing against Joe Biden that they don’t have to answer for themselves.
Twitter absolutely roasted Junior in the comments. Read some of their reactions below:
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