bipartisanreport--2020-06-16--Trump Erupts On John Bolton During Unhinged W.H. Rant

President Donald Trump consistently behaves as though he ’ s the final arbiter of the law — but that ’ s just not how the presidency works .
The latest context in which he displayed his wannabe totalitarian tendencies , however , is the new book from his former national security adviser , John Bolton , who has a memoir scheduled to come out very soon covering his time in the White House .
Bolton ’ s book seems like it contains revelations of presidential misconduct and evidence relevant to already well-known scandals like Trump ’ s attempt to bribe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the White House this Monday , Trump claimed that it ’ s “ inappropriate ” for Bolton to have written his book and insisted that “ every conversation with me as president ” is “ highly classified ” — which is just not true .
‘ If he wrote a book , I can ’ t imagine that he can because that ’ s highly classified information .
I will consider every conversation with me as president highly classified .
So that would mean if he wrote a book and if the book @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the law and I would think he would have criminal problems.
’ In those remarks , Trump made up a law — that all presidential conversations are “ highly classified ” — just so he could accuse someone of being a potential criminal .
That ’ s not how the law works , though .
Presidents don ’ t get to just make things up at whim .
How is there no one in any of the president ’ s inner circles who ’ s made this clear to him yet ?
ABC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administration was planning to file a lawsuit meant to try and block Bolton ’ s book from publication , in part on the apparent basis of these dubious claims that there ’ s classified information in Bolton ’ s book manuscript .
In fact , Bolton has been working to bring his manuscript in line with concerns about actual classified information already , and the book ’ s publisher , Simon & Schuster , has stated that this work is reflected in the final manuscript that the Trump team is still trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has already revealed a public rebuttal to the Trump administration ’ s claims of impropriety on the former national security adviser ’ s part .
In a piece for the Wall Street Journal , Bolton lawyer Chuck Cooper said : ‘ This last-minute allegation came after an intensive four-month review , after weeks of silence from the White House , and… after press reports alerted the White House that Mr. Bolton ’ s book would be published on June 23 .
This is a transparent attempt to use national security as a pretext @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of his constitutional right to speak on matters of the utmost public import .
This attempt will not succeed , and Mr. Bolton ’ s book will be published June 23.
’ The Trump team , of course , has a long history of trying to block potentially damaging information from getting out .
They ’ ve infamously refused to comply with just about any Congressional investigation , including those connected to Trump ’ s impeachment , and their defenses for these blockades have been dubious , at best .
They ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ executive privilege ” to many disparate things .

President Donald Trump consistently behaves as though he’s the final arbiter of the law — but that’s just not how the presidency works. The latest context in which he displayed his wannabe totalitarian tendencies, however, is the new book from his former national security adviser, John Bolton, who has a memoir scheduled to come out very soon covering his time in the White House. Bolton’s book seems like it contains revelations of presidential misconduct and evidence relevant to already well-known scandals like Trump’s attempt to bribe Ukraine into investigating the Bidens. At the White House this Monday, Trump claimed that it’s “inappropriate” for Bolton to have written his book and insisted that “every conversation with me as president” is “highly classified” — which is just not true.
Trump said, discussing Bolton’s book:
‘If he wrote a book, I can’t imagine that he can because that’s highly classified information. I will consider every conversation with me as president highly classified. So that would mean if he wrote a book and if the book gets out, he’s broken the law and I would think he would have criminal problems.’
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In those remarks, Trump made up a law — that all presidential conversations are “highly classified” — just so he could accuse someone of being a potential criminal. That’s not how the law works, though. Presidents don’t get to just make things up at whim. How is there no one in any of the president’s inner circles who’s made this clear to him yet?
ABC News reported early Monday that the Trump administration was planning to file a lawsuit meant to try and block Bolton’s book from publication, in part on the apparent basis of these dubious claims that there’s classified information in Bolton’s book manuscript. In fact, Bolton has been working to bring his manuscript in line with concerns about actual classified information already, and the book’s publisher, Simon & Schuster, has stated that this work is reflected in the final manuscript that the Trump team is still trying to block anyway.
Bolton’s side has already revealed a public rebuttal to the Trump administration’s claims of impropriety on the former national security adviser’s part. In a piece for the Wall Street Journal, Bolton lawyer Chuck Cooper said:
‘This last-minute allegation came after an intensive four-month review, after weeks of silence from the White House, and… after press reports alerted the White House that Mr. Bolton’s book would be published on June 23. This is a transparent attempt to use national security as a pretext to censor Mr. Bolton, in violation of his constitutional right to speak on matters of the utmost public import. This attempt will not succeed, and Mr. Bolton’s book will be published June 23.’
The Trump team, of course, has a long history of trying to block potentially damaging information from getting out. They’ve infamously refused to comply with just about any Congressional investigation, including those connected to Trump’s impeachment, and their defenses for these blockades have been dubious, at best. They’ve tried to apply the concept of “executive privilege” to many disparate things.


bipartisanreport--2020-06-16--New Trump Approval Ratings Confirm Massive Multi-Week Plunge

The real numbers people explain that Donald Trump has a “ bigger hill to climb ” in 2020 compared to his 2016 presidential campaign against Secretary Hillary Clinton .
His biggest problem is , of course , former Vice President Joe Biden .
One of Canada ’ s top-rated polling companies just released their damning poll .
One of Canada ’ s leading commentators on public opinion and political affairs , Bruce Anderson noted that his company had a different perspective than US pollsters : ‘ The challenge for President Trump is unmistakable , and with only a few months @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he gets a second term there are definitely more headwinds than tailwinds .
Throughout his presidency , even with a strong economy for much of the time , he ’ s struggled to build confidence and his approval level has almost never been above 50 % .
Today , with a deep recession and a pandemic , patience with his approach is wearing thinner.
’ ‘ Trump has battled with everyone other than the most loyal Republican partisans and as a result has failed to broaden his constituency , while motivating many to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these patterns of opinion , GOP strategists may have concluded that their most plausible path to re-election is not by converting independents or swing voters but finding ways to suppress turnout and/or disqualify voters who want change.
’ David Coletto was one of the founding partners and CEO of Abacus Data in charge of the research consultants and strategists .
He is also “ an outspoken proponent of transparency in the polling industry : ” At this time , Trump trailed Biden by 14 percentage points among registered voters 35 percent to Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 63 percent of those most likely to vote said they were certain to cast a ballot , which was extremely high participation for American presidential elections .
The more people who vote , the more “ Biden stands to benefit , as he leads by very wide margins among those who might vote : ” Biden was far and away ahead of Trump among those 50-year-old and under .
Trump was shown to be “ competitive ” to those 51 and over .
Trump and Biden tied among 70 percent of the voters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 43 percent : Trump ’ s job approval rating was only 38 percent .
A wide majority , 54 percent , disapprove .
The individuals who “ strongly disapproved ” beat out those who “ strongly approve ” two to one .
A full 83 percent of the Republicans polled approved of Trump ’ s job performance thus far .
Only 13 percent of Democrats approved , and 26 percent of Independents approved .
White voters split equally between approving , 46 percent , and disapproving , 48 percent : The Mueller Report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ page .
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The real numbers people explain that Donald Trump has a “bigger hill to climb” in 2020 compared to his 2016 presidential campaign against Secretary Hillary Clinton. His biggest problem is, of course, former Vice President Joe Biden. One of Canada’s top-rated polling companies just released their damning poll.
One of Canada’s leading commentators on public opinion and political affairs, Bruce Anderson noted that his company had a different perspective than US pollsters:
‘The challenge for President Trump is unmistakable, and with only a few months to go until voters decide on whether he gets a second term there are definitely more headwinds than tailwinds. Throughout his presidency, even with a strong economy for much of the time, he’s struggled to build confidence and his approval level has almost never been above 50%. Today, with a deep recession and a pandemic, patience with his approach is wearing thinner.’Anderson continued explaining how Trump alienated people:
‘Trump has battled with everyone other than the most loyal Republican partisans and as a result has failed to broaden his constituency, while motivating many to work to replace him. Looking at these patterns of opinion, GOP strategists may have concluded that their most plausible path to re-election is not by converting independents or swing voters but finding ways to suppress turnout and/or disqualify voters who want change.’
David Coletto was one of the founding partners and CEO of Abacus Data in charge of the research consultants and strategists. He is also “an outspoken proponent of transparency in the polling industry:”
‘With an approval rating below 40%, Donald Trump’s re-election chances appear to be quite challenging, 5-months out from Election Day. Democratic nominee Joe Biden has a solid lead among registered and likely voters, is competitive among White voters, leads big in swing states Trump won in 2016, and appears to be benefiting from a motivated electorate that is building towards another blue-wave election like in the 2018 mid-terms.’
At this time, Trump trailed Biden by 14 percentage points among registered voters 35 percent to Biden’s 49 percent.
A full 63 percent of those most likely to vote said they were certain to cast a ballot, which was extremely high participation for American presidential elections. The more people who vote, the more “Biden stands to benefit, as he leads by very wide margins among those who might vote:”
‘In swing states that Trump won in 201 (FL, IA, MI, NC, OH, PA, WI) Biden leads by 17-points. Biden has a 22-point lead in solid Democratic states while Trump leads by a smaller 2-point margin in typically solid Republican states, although some of those states like Arizona, Texas, and Georgia are closer than in 2016.’
Biden was far and away ahead of Trump among those 50-year-old and under. Trump was shown to be “competitive” to those 51 and over.
Trump and Biden tied among 70 percent of the voters, white citizens, 44 percent to 43 percent:
‘Biden leads by a huge margin among Black voters (77% to 6%) and among Hispanic or Latino voters (61% to 19%). Trump leads by 9-points among White voters without a college degree while Biden and Trump are tied among Whites with a college degree.’
Trump’s job approval rating was only 38 percent. A wide majority, 54 percent, disapprove. The individuals who “strongly disapproved” beat out those who “strongly approve” two to one.
A full 83 percent of the Republicans polled approved of Trump’s job performance thus far. Only 13 percent of Democrats approved, and 26 percent of Independents approved. White voters split equally between approving, 46 percent, and disapproving, 48 percent:
‘Blacks and Latinos overwhelmingly disapprove of the job he’s [Trump’s] doing.’
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bipartisanreport--2020-06-16--Trump Falsely Claims Less Coronavirus Testing Would Mean Less Coronavirus

President Donald Trump is continuing to prove that he is in no way competent enough to handle the Coronavirus outbreak , no matter the facts that months of the crisis have already passed and any remotely adept leader would likely try and learn from their mistakes rather than repeating them ad nauseum for months on end .
In conversation with reporters at the White House this Monday , Trump yet again brought up his point that if testing in the U.S. went down , so would the number of newly confirmed Coronavirus cases .
What on earth is he trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just look the other way and all would be well ?
That is an absolutely ridiculous statement .
On a basic level , the virus would , in fact , continue to spread and people would continue to get sick and die from it even if not a single additional test was conducted in the United States after this present moment .
Additionally , Trump ’ s notion seems to imply that he thinks the Coronavirus is some kind of unstoppable otherworldly plan that he ’ s had nothing to do with and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does .
The sheer incompetence of that perspective , in which he ’ s ignored many possibilities for intervening in the crisis , has cost American lives .
He ’ s made up that the virus is some kind of invader from China that testing makes no difference towards addressing rather than a public health crisis that any competent leader would at least try and face head-on .
Later this week , Trump will be holding his first rally in months .
He ’ ll be stopping at an arena in Tulsa , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increasing recently — although at the same impromptu White House press conference this Monday , Vice President Mike Pence claimed that Oklahoma has “ flattened the curve ” of their new Coronavirus infection rate , which is false .
Check out Twitter ’ s response to the president ’ s nonsense :

President Donald Trump is continuing to prove that he is in no way competent enough to handle the Coronavirus outbreak, no matter the facts that months of the crisis have already passed and any remotely adept leader would likely try and learn from their mistakes rather than repeating them ad nauseum for months on end. In conversation with reporters at the White House this Monday, Trump yet again brought up his point that if testing in the U.S. went down, so would the number of newly confirmed Coronavirus cases. What on earth is he trying to say here? That Americans could just look the other way and all would be well?
As NBC reporter Peter Alexander shared:
‘President Trump on the coronavirus pandemic, according to the pool: “If we stop testing right now, we’d have very few cases, if any.”‘
President Trump on the coronavirus pandemic, according to the pool:
"If we stop testing right now, we’d have very few cases, if any." — Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) June 15, 2020
That is an absolutely ridiculous statement. On a basic level, the virus would, in fact, continue to spread and people would continue to get sick and die from it even if not a single additional test was conducted in the United States after this present moment. Additionally, Trump’s notion seems to imply that he thinks the Coronavirus is some kind of unstoppable otherworldly plan that he’s had nothing to do with and will continue on no matter what he does. The sheer incompetence of that perspective, in which he’s ignored many possibilities for intervening in the crisis, has cost American lives. He’s made up that the virus is some kind of invader from China that testing makes no difference towards addressing rather than a public health crisis that any competent leader would at least try and face head-on.
Later this week, Trump will be holding his first rally in months. He’ll be stopping at an arena in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where Coronavirus cases have been increasing recently — although at the same impromptu White House press conference this Monday, Vice President Mike Pence claimed that Oklahoma has “flattened the curve” of their new Coronavirus infection rate, which is false.
Actually, Oklahoma is one of six states where cases are up as tests are down over the past two weeks. https://t.co/3gU2H1AVss https://t.co/Ih28a6fkNL — Philip Bump (@pbump) June 15, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response to the president’s nonsense:
There is no bottom to Trump's ignorance https://t.co/Qtt8xKJNXZ — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 15, 2020
Every day is a new chance to take another loss in your lifelong struggle with the concept of object permanence. https://t.co/wmUyHTi1Wx — David Roth (@david_j_roth) June 15, 2020
Object permanence but for pandemic disease https://t.co/eDUoVo1lgC — Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) June 15, 2020
Please understand Trump only said this inflammatory sentence today in order to rile everyone up and get the press to cover it instead of his SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITIONS and inability to hold a glass with one, stand with shaking or walk down a small ramp. DON'T FALL FOR IT. https://t.co/iBtARKvvAH — Don Winslow (@donwinslow) June 15, 2020
"If we stopped pitching right now, we'd have very few earned runs allowed, if any." 2019 Orioles https://t.co/JFYJLoI0yr — Jason Collette (@jasoncollette) June 15, 2020
And if I stopped stepping on the scale right now, I'd no longer be overweight https://t.co/e9Gf8BM7Gj — Mark Gongloff (@markgongloff) June 15, 2020
And if I stop stepping on the scale, I'll never gain weight! https://t.co/MbSVOPmRWO — Kimberley Johnson (@AuthorKimberley) June 15, 2020
"If I stopped weighing myself right now, I'd add very few pounds, if any" https://t.co/8B2cd3ZKfZ — Isaac (@WorldofIsaac) June 15, 2020
The old: close your eyes and hope it goes away approach https://t.co/dTTu2v6xxS — Sam Stein (@samstein) June 15, 2020
Because ignorance is, like, bliss, the massive and tragic loss of life excepted.
Oh and the collapse on overload of our hospital system.
America as a pariah state to foreign travelers, yeah that too. https://t.co/tDnWvwIfgQ — Quentin Hardy (@qhardy) June 15, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-06-15--Evangelical Leaders Band Together & Publicly Rebuke Trump

When Donald Trump spoke at a religious college , he pronounced his favorite book in the Bible “ Corinthians Two ” instead of “ Second Corinthians.
” People forgave him .
Recently , the president stood in front of a burned-out basement , boarded-up church down the street from the White House and held up not his Bible but “ a Bible ” — upsidedown .
One strong group of POTUS ’ core voters has been Evangelical Christians .
Yet , not all of these Christians adore him .
A new book consisting of 30 essays by a variety of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a stir .
When Evangelicals prayed over Trump , apparently no one told him to close his eyes .
Instead , he stared coldly at the camera .
Some Evangelicals considered the president to be “ The Chosen One , ” but they needed to dust off their Bibles .
The book of Revelations addressed the precursor of Jesus ’ ( the real Chosen One ) , the fake antichrist .
The Spiritual Danger of Donald Trump : 30 Evangelical Christians on Justice , Truth , and Moral Integrity was just released .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ white Evangelicals to reconsider their support for the president in the 2020 election .
It pointed to the harm Trump ’ s has done to the Evangelicals ’ reputations .
The authors come from a variety of political parties .
Their professions range from “ university professors and theologians to a former congressman and a former CIA analyst.
” Founder of Evangelicals for Social Action Ron Sider spoke to The Christian Post about the book : ‘ Our plea is to white evangelicals to please take another look and ask , ‘ Does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
’ We are not telling you what to include .
But please prayerfully think about that .
Even if you think the book will make you mad , given the title , I challenge you to read it and decide for yourself if there are any valid points that we are making there.
’ Sider said that this book would not tell people how to vote : Some of the areas that the authors addressed included : Trump ’ s dishonesty , how he attacks the media , how he views women @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on immigration , and even restrictions on welfare benefits .
Some of the authors were : Sider edited the book and pointed toward “ common Biblical themes , ” which included concern for the poor : ‘ Our plea is to white evangelicals to please take another look and ask , ‘ Does this person measure up to biblical norms ?
’ We are not telling you what to include .
But please prayerfully think about that .
Even if you think the book will make you mad , given the title , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decide for yourself if there are any valid points that we are making there.
’ However , Sider warned that Evangelicals about narrow thinking at the voting booth : ‘ I ’ ve always said I think those are very important issues .
But if we are going to be biblical in our politics , we need to go back and ask : “ What is it that God cares about ?
” God cares about the sanctity of human life and justice for the poor .
God cares about marriage and racial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and cares for creation and peacemaking and freedom .
It is simply fundamentally mistaken to think that one issue overrides all others.
’ Yancey contended that Trump “ can ’ t fix what troubles Christians ” because he can only offer a political solution while the issue is “ cultural : ” He warned that if Christians did not “ push back on the disturbing attributes of Trump , then we will own those attributes : ” Yancey contrasted conservative Christians and Christians who are Democrats : Courtney also wrote about Franklin Graham @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Graham : She said some internet users responded to the younger Graham in his support for Trump by using quotes from Trump ’ s past comments on women : The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
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Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

When Donald Trump spoke at a religious college, he pronounced his favorite book in the Bible “Corinthians Two” instead of “Second Corinthians.” People forgave him. Recently, the president stood in front of a burned-out basement, boarded-up church down the street from the White House and held up not his Bible but “a Bible” — upsidedown.
One strong group of POTUS’ core voters has been Evangelical Christians. Yet, not all of these Christians adore him. A new book consisting of 30 essays by a variety of Evangelical Christian leaders has been causing quite a stir.
When Evangelicals prayed over Trump, apparently no one told him to close his eyes. Instead, he stared coldly at the camera. Some Evangelicals considered the president to be “The Chosen One,” but they needed to dust off their Bibles. The book of Revelations addressed the precursor of Jesus’ (the real Chosen One), the fake antichrist.
The Spiritual Danger of Donald Trump: 30 Evangelical Christians on Justice, Truth, and Moral Integrity was just released. It sounded an important warning, urging white Evangelicals to reconsider their support for the president in the 2020 election. It pointed to the harm Trump’s has done to the Evangelicals’ reputations.
The authors come from a variety of political parties. Their professions range from “university professors and theologians to a former congressman and a former CIA analyst.”
Founder of Evangelicals for Social Action Ron Sider spoke to The Christian Post about the book:
‘Our plea is to white evangelicals to please take another look and ask, ‘Does this person measure up to biblical norms?’ We are not telling you what to include. But please prayerfully think about that. Even if you think the book will make you mad, given the title, I challenge you to read it and decide for yourself if there are any valid points that we are making there.’
Sider said that this book would not tell people how to vote:
‘The book is not a book to tell people how to vote. It is a book to call people to think biblically about this election and about the character of candidates. We’re not just left-wing Democrats. We are a whole range of views begging American white evangelicals to ask this simple question: “Does Donald Trump’s behavior and policies fit with or contradict biblical norms?’
Some of the areas that the authors addressed included: Trump’s dishonesty, how he attacks the media, how he views women, his affairs, his harsh policies on immigration, and even restrictions on welfare benefits.
Some of the authors were:
‘Baylor University Professor George Yancey, former Republican Congressman Reid Ribble, conservative speaker and author Vicki Courtney as well as scholars like the Ethics & Public Policy Center’s Pete Wehner and John Fea of Messiah College in Pennsylvania.’
Sider edited the book and pointed toward “common Biblical themes,” which included concern for the poor:
‘One of the most common biblical themes is God’s special concern for the poor. But that doesn’t seem to be a significant part of his policy.’
Founder of Evangelicals for Social Action Sider continued:
‘Our plea is to white evangelicals to please take another look and ask, ‘Does this person measure up to biblical norms?’ We are not telling you what to include. But please prayerfully think about that. Even if you think the book will make you mad, given the title, I challenge you to read it and decide for yourself if there are any valid points that we are making there.’
However, Sider warned that Evangelicals about narrow thinking at the voting booth:
‘I’ve always said I think those are very important issues. But if we are going to be biblical in our politics, we need to go back and ask: “What is it that God cares about?” God cares about the sanctity of human life and justice for the poor. God cares about marriage and racial justice. God cares about sexual integrity and cares for creation and peacemaking and freedom. It is simply fundamentally mistaken to think that one issue overrides all others.’
A Baylor professor of sociology, Yancy wrote:
‘I want to say to my Christian friends, especially the evangelical ones who most support Trump: I hear you. Christianophobia is real. I have studied and debated it with those who do not believe it exists. Trump has promised to protect Christians. The seeking of political control is one way to try to deal with Christianophobia. But it is the wrong way.’
Yancey contended that Trump “can’t fix what troubles Christians” because he can only offer a political solution while the issue is “cultural:”
‘What Trump can do is make the situation worse by turning culture against us further.’
He warned that if Christians did not “push back on the disturbing attributes of Trump, then we will own those attributes:”
‘For example, if enough Christians accept the perceptions of this leader … then our faith will become known for not caring about the race-baiting statements of our president. This will translate into Christians not caring about racism and people of color. The argument that we must vote for Trump as the less bad option will not save us from being labeled racist if we do not challenge Trump’s race-baiting.’
Yancey contrasted conservative Christians and Christians who are Democrats:
‘Many conservative Christians accuse Democratic Christians of endorsing abortion because they vote for pro-choice candidates. If those Christians stay silent on this issue, then they have a point. But if Democratic Christians vote for Democrats despite and make it plain they opposed that plank of their political party, then they do not own the pro-choice label.’
Conservative southern woman, award-winning author, and speaker Courtney wrote:
‘You cannot stand for moral decency and express outrage over the objectification of women if you are willing to give Trump a free pass. No one will respect your opinion.’
Courtney also wrote about Franklin Graham, son of the well-known minister Billy Graham:
‘I recently watched an example of this play out on Twitter in the aftermath of the 2020 Super Bowl halftime show. Franklin Graham tweeted concern that Shakira and J.Lo’s performance was “showing young girls that sexual exploration of women is okay.” I share much of Graham’s sentiment, but many were quick to call him out on a double standard.’
She said some internet users responded to the younger Graham in his support for Trump by using quotes from Trump’s past comments on women:
‘The Franklin Graham Twitter exchange perfectly illustrates the larger-scale problem Christians face if they choose to ignore, minimize or make excuses for Trump’s misogyny (and other immoral offenses). No one will take Christianity seriously if we shout about the moral injustices of past presidents but are struck dumb when it comes to the moral injustices of the current one.’
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bipartisanreport--2020-06-15--Pelsoi Rubs Trump’s Face In Monday SCOTUS Loss

Imagine sitting and watching TV with the family gathered around .
All of a sudden , there is a harsh pounding on the front door — all that stands between security and danger .
Men ’ s quick , terse voices sound out on the other side of the door .
Then , they pound again , impatient in the dark .
That would be traumatic for anyone , let alone a child .
This is what the Nazis did to Jewish people , and we abhorred their acts .
This is what Donald Trump did and does with ICE @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be next unless people vote him out ?
Monday , House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called POTUS out for his “ deportation dragnet , ” “ bigotry , ” and “ cruel efforts .
The White House .
took the issue all the way to the Supreme Court ( SCOTUS ) and lost big time .
SCOTUS takes very few cases , although a significant proportion of them involve the president of the United States .
Pelosi tweeted about this case , which no doubt will get under Trump ’ s skin like an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the presidency , Pelosi is the most powerful woman in America : Keep in mind that Donald Trump has no conscience .
His whole world only goes as .
far as his reach .
He has no feelings for the plight of American immigrants .
He has no guilt over caging children and toddlers or ripping nursing babies from their mothers .
None .
Twitter world caught fire after Speaker Pelosi calls Trump out for “ bigotry ” and “ cruel efforts : ” The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

Imagine sitting and watching TV with the family gathered around. All of a sudden, there is a harsh pounding on the front door — all that stands between security and danger. Men’s quick, terse voices sound out on the other side of the door. Then, they pound again, impatient in the dark. That would be traumatic for anyone, let alone a child. This is what the Nazis did to Jewish people, and we abhorred their acts. This is what Donald Trump did and does with ICE agents rousting immigrant families. Who would be next unless people vote him out?
Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called POTUS out for his “deportation dragnet,” “bigotry,” and “cruel efforts. The White House. took the issue all the way to the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) and lost big time.
SCOTUS takes very few cases, although a significant proportion of them involve the president of the United States. Pelosi tweeted about this case, which no doubt will get under Trump’s skin like an unpleasant irritant. Second in line to the presidency, Pelosi is the most powerful woman in America:
‘The Trump Admin’s attempts to coerce state and local law enforcement into becoming an deportation dragnet were driven by bigotry, not the security of our communities. The Supreme Court’s rejection of these cruel efforts is a victory for public safety.’
Keep in mind that Donald Trump has no conscience. His whole world only goes as. far as his reach. He has no feelings for the plight of American immigrants. He has no guilt over caging children and toddlers or ripping nursing babies from their mothers. None.
Twitter world caught fire after Speaker Pelosi calls Trump out for “bigotry” and “cruel efforts:”
well done pic.twitter.com/vTJ4gZ8dQh — Erwin Help Up (@HelpUp5) June 15, 2020
Should be our 6 AM open for tomorrow @Morning_Joe https://t.co/itrnEugigF — Mika Brzezinski (@morningmika) June 14, 2020
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bipartisanreport--2020-06-15--Trump Pulling Shady Legal Move To Halt John Bolton’s Book

The Trump team apparently really does not want the book from former Trump national security adviser John Bolton to make it out to the world .
According to a new report from ABC released this Monday , the Trump administration is filing a lawsuit in an attempt to obtain an emergency injunction that would stop the release of Bolton ’ s memoir covering his time in the White House , which was slated to come out on June 23 as of early Monday .
The Trump administration claims that there ’ s classified information in the book , but Bolton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ team is simply trying to censor Bolton , whose book apparently contains stories of wide-ranging misconduct on the president ’ s part .
Bolton ’ s book ’ s publisher , Simon & Schuster , has stated that “ What Bolton saw astonished him : a President for whom getting reelected was the only thing that mattered , even if it meant endangering or weakening the nation.
” Of course , that description of the president ’ s behind-the-scenes behavior matches up pretty closely with his public behavior .
Meanwhile , Bolton ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Trump administration ’ s claims about supposed classified information in Bolton ’ s book .
Cooper said , in a recent piece published in the Wall Street Journal : ‘ This last-minute allegation came after an intensive four-month review , after weeks of silence from the White House , and… after press reports alerted the White House that Mr. Bolton ’ s book would be published on June 23 .
This is a transparent attempt to use national security as a pretext to censor Mr. Bolton , in violation of his constitutional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ utmost public import .
This attempt will not succeed , and Mr. Bolton ’ s book will be published June 23.
’ Bolton ’ s book ’ s publisher stated separately that Bolton had , in fact , already adjusted his manuscript in response to concerns about classified information from federal authorities .
It ’ s not immediately entirely clear what exact grounds the Trump administration may try to claim for their attempt to get a court to stop the publication of Bolton ’ s book .
In the past , the Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the executive privilege of the president to block a whole host of revelations from inside the White House .
They ’ ve long contorted the concept well beyond its original bounds .
In this case , Bolton has information about some scandals of major relevance in the White House .
For instance , he was in the administration during the Trump team ’ s attempt to bribe Ukraine into investigating the Bidens in return for military aid that Congress had , in fact , already approved but the Trump administration held back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the impeachment proceedings against the president , although Bolton never actually testified during those proceedings .

The Trump team apparently really does not want the book from former Trump national security adviser John Bolton to make it out to the world. According to a new report from ABC released this Monday, the Trump administration is filing a lawsuit in an attempt to obtain an emergency injunction that would stop the release of Bolton’s memoir covering his time in the White House, which was slated to come out on June 23 as of early Monday. The Trump administration claims that there’s classified information in the book, but Bolton’s side claims that the Trump team is simply trying to censor Bolton, whose book apparently contains stories of wide-ranging misconduct on the president’s part.
BREAKING: Just one week before the release of John Bolton’s much-awaited book, the Trump administration is expected to file a federal lawsuit to block it from being released in its current form, sources tell @ABC News. https://t.co/oW1b8RKsGu — ABC News (@ABC) June 15, 2020
ABC reports:
‘Just a week before the much-awaited book by President Donald Trump’s former National Security Advisor John Bolton is set to go on sale, the Trump administration is expected to file a lawsuit in federal court seeking an injunction to block the book from being released in its current form, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.’
Expect a big White House push this week against John Bolton's upcoming memoir of his time working for Trump, which is due out next week. — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 15, 2020
Bolton’s book’s publisher, Simon & Schuster, has stated that “What Bolton saw astonished him: a President for whom getting reelected was the only thing that mattered, even if it meant endangering or weakening the nation.” Of course, that description of the president’s behind-the-scenes behavior matches up pretty closely with his public behavior.
Meanwhile, Bolton’s lawyer Chuck Cooper has directly dismissed the Trump administration’s claims about supposed classified information in Bolton’s book. Cooper said, in a recent piece published in the Wall Street Journal:
‘This last-minute allegation came after an intensive four-month review, after weeks of silence from the White House, and… after press reports alerted the White House that Mr. Bolton’s book would be published on June 23. This is a transparent attempt to use national security as a pretext to censor Mr. Bolton, in violation of his constitutional right to speak on matters of the utmost public import. This attempt will not succeed, and Mr. Bolton’s book will be published June 23.’
Bolton’s book’s publisher stated separately that Bolton had, in fact, already adjusted his manuscript in response to concerns about classified information from federal authorities. It’s not immediately entirely clear what exact grounds the Trump administration may try to claim for their attempt to get a court to stop the publication of Bolton’s book. In the past, the Trump administration has tried to use the concept of the executive privilege of the president to block a whole host of revelations from inside the White House. They’ve long contorted the concept well beyond its original bounds.
In this case, Bolton has information about some scandals of major relevance in the White House. For instance, he was in the administration during the Trump team’s attempt to bribe Ukraine into investigating the Bidens in return for military aid that Congress had, in fact, already approved but the Trump administration held back as leverage. That bribery scheme drove the impeachment proceedings against the president, although Bolton never actually testified during those proceedings.


bipartisanreport--2020-06-15--Supreme Court Rejects GOP & Denys 10 Second Amendment Cases

On Monday , the U.S. Supreme Court revealed an array of decisions — and it wasn ’ t a great day for President Donald Trump and his supporters , no matter the two justices who Trump himself has nominated and who were confirmed to the court .
Besides the court ’ s refusal to hear an appeal from the Trump administration in a case that they brought against the state of California over their immigration policy , the court also refused to hear ten gun rights-related cases , meaning that not a single one of those cases will provide any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ movement to get a victory from the highest federal court .
Trump has frequently very openly tied himself to the “ gun rights ” movement .
In one infamous example of many , Trump posted on Twitter — partially in caps — that his followers should “ liberate ” Virginia , where the Second Amendment was supposedly “ under siege.
” He sounds like he ’ s openly trying to incite violence .
None of this bombast from the president was enough to sway the Supreme Court , apparently .
Adam Winkler , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ UCLA , commented : ‘ While people are appropriately focusing on the historic LGBT cases decided today , the Court ’ s rejection of 10 Second Amendment cases is also quite noteworthy — and is a major setback to the gun rights movement .
The Court had 10 2A cases to choose from and took none of them .
It wasn ’ t for lack of a good case : these 10 presented the justices with all the major open questions on the scope of the 2A , some by leading advocates.
’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ refusal to hear any of the Second Amendment cases they were presented with “ is likely due to Chief Justice Roberts , who apparently isn ’ t in favor of broadly expanding the scope of the Second Amendment.
” Political commentator Neera Tanden suggested that “ Roberts may see the way the winds are blowing in the country and may be getting ready for a different Washington post November.
” The GOP , in contrast , tends to be very much in favor of applying the Second Amendment in the most open-ended way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after poll after poll , solid majorities of respondents have indicated that they ’ d support universal background checks for gun purchases .
The Democrat-led House has passed a measure that would institute these universal background checks — and the GOP-led Senate has refused to take it up .
Besides the gun rights cases that the Supreme Court refused to hear this Monday , the court also revealed a ruling that effectively outlaws workplace discrimination on the basis of LGBTQ identity in every single state .
They ruled that federal civil rights legislation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ notably , they revealed that ruling very soon after the Trump administration separately rolled back a prohibition against discrimination against transgender individuals in medical facilities .
The Supreme Court ’ s ruling against LGBTQ discrimination in the workplace suggests that a future Democratic presidential administration may be able to put back the protections against discrimination for transgender people in medical settings — or , perhaps , a court could effectively take up the issue even without a Democratic president .

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court revealed an array of decisions — and it wasn’t a great day for President Donald Trump and his supporters, no matter the two justices who Trump himself has nominated and who were confirmed to the court. Besides the court’s refusal to hear an appeal from the Trump administration in a case that they brought against the state of California over their immigration policy, the court also refused to hear ten gun rights-related cases, meaning that not a single one of those cases will provide any inroads for the “gun rights” movement to get a victory from the highest federal court.
As a proud #Virginian I hold you responsible for any violence resulting from your revolting incitement. When your neo-fascists, & white nationalists brought their hatred and violence to #Charlottesville, true Virginian patriots upheld the constitution & drove them out of town. https://t.co/Pf03qOttLM — Hisham Melhem (@hisham_melhem) April 18, 2020
Trump has frequently very openly tied himself to the “gun rights” movement. In one infamous example of many, Trump posted on Twitter — partially in caps — that his followers should “liberate” Virginia, where the Second Amendment was supposedly “under siege.” He sounds like he’s openly trying to incite violence. None of this bombast from the president was enough to sway the Supreme Court, apparently.
Adam Winkler, who is a Constitutional law professor at UCLA, commented:
‘While people are appropriately focusing on the historic LGBT cases decided today, the Court’s rejection of 10 Second Amendment cases is also quite noteworthy — and is a major setback to the gun rights movement. The Court had 10 2A cases to choose from and took none of them. It wasn’t for lack of a good case: these 10 presented the justices with all the major open questions on the scope of the 2A, some by leading advocates.’
The Court had 10 2A cases to choose from and took none of them. It wasn't for lack of a good case: these 10 presented the justices with all the major open questions on the scope of the 2A, some by leading advocates. — Adam Winkler (@adamwinkler) June 15, 2020
Winkler adds that the court’s refusal to hear any of the Second Amendment cases they were presented with “is likely due to Chief Justice Roberts, who apparently isn’t in favor of broadly expanding the scope of the Second Amendment.”
If it wasn't for want of a good case, the Court's refusal to hear any of these gun cases is likely due to Chief Justice Roberts, who apparently isn't in favor of broadly expanding the scope of the Second Amendment. — Adam Winkler (@adamwinkler) June 15, 2020
Political commentator Neera Tanden suggested that “Roberts may see the way the winds are blowing in the country and may be getting ready for a different Washington post November.”
I think Roberts may see the way the winds are blowing in the country and may be getting ready for a different Washington post November. — Neera Tanden (@neeratanden) June 15, 2020
The GOP, in contrast, tends to be very much in favor of applying the Second Amendment in the most open-ended way possible. For example, in poll after poll after poll, solid majorities of respondents have indicated that they’d support universal background checks for gun purchases. The Democrat-led House has passed a measure that would institute these universal background checks — and the GOP-led Senate has refused to take it up.
Besides the gun rights cases that the Supreme Court refused to hear this Monday, the court also revealed a ruling that effectively outlaws workplace discrimination on the basis of LGBTQ identity in every single state. They ruled that federal civil rights legislation clearly prohibits that discrimination — and, notably, they revealed that ruling very soon after the Trump administration separately rolled back a prohibition against discrimination against transgender individuals in medical facilities.
BREAKING: Federal civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and transgender workers, the Supreme Court rules. The landmark ruling will extend protections to millions of workers nationwide and is a defeat for the Trump administration. https://t.co/j6I3k96V9i — CNN (@CNN) June 15, 2020
The Supreme Court’s ruling against LGBTQ discrimination in the workplace suggests that a future Democratic presidential administration may be able to put back the protections against discrimination for transgender people in medical settings — or, perhaps, a court could effectively take up the issue even without a Democratic president.
BREAKING: In historic decision, Supreme Court rules Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, also applies to gay or transgender people. https://t.co/toaxlIw8Ju — ABC News (@ABC) June 15, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-06-15--Trump’s #1 Economic Adviser Loses Fact Check Live On Fox News

Donald Trump is hot to open up the economy .
In his house of cards world , he is trying to create the illusion that the economy is doing much better .
He has been running on a good stock market , so a crashing economy does not look good .
The coronavirus shut down all the business and forced all the people except essential workers to stay home .
What was POTUS ’ solution ?
Forty million people were out of work .
There were 115,000 coronavirus deaths and counting .
So , Trump started trying to convince the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Put away all the masks .
He thought that would trick people into believing that everything was fine , even though the number of cases was rising in 22 states .
Trump sent his minions out on the cable talk shows .
His top economic adviser Director of the United States National Economic Council Larry Kudlow went on Fox News to say there would be no second wave of COVID-19 .
Still , people were not stupid .
They could look around them and see people getting sick and know that this was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spike in the first wave of the virus .
Of course , the COVID-19 pandemic was not over .
Just saying so did not make it so .
In fact , pretending there was no virus and tricking people into going without masks , caused the number of cases to rise dramatically .
Trump has planned to hold his first rally since he had to stop this spring .
The infected air will circulate .
As people shout and cheer the president , they will spread the disease a far greater distance than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — 13 feet .
The coastal cities have let their first wave peter out , but the coronavirus had not even peaked the first time in many of the other states .
Smith noted that the states have been experiencing “ COVID spikes across the country.
” Kudlow replied : Then , Kudlow added another excuse .
He said the reason there was a spike in new cases : ‘ How can you say again as you did a moment ago , “ We ’ re not shutting the economy down again ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ But , God forbid the health experts go to the president and say , “ Look , we ’ re fearful this is going the wrong way and there could be tens of thousands of more people dying.
” You ’ re saying the president still will not shut down the economy ?
’ Then , Kudlow came back with : After that , the president ’ s adviser made a wild and inaccurate comparison .
He compared the coronavirus pandemic to a “ hurricane ” or “ bad snowstorm.
” What a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ below : The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

Donald Trump is hot to open up the economy. In his house of cards world, he is trying to create the illusion that the economy is doing much better. He has been running on a good stock market, so a crashing economy does not look good. The coronavirus shut down all the business and forced all the people except essential workers to stay home. What was POTUS’ solution?
Forty million people were out of work. There were 115,000 coronavirus deaths and counting. So, Trump started trying to convince the country that the pandemic was over. Put away all the masks.
He thought that would trick people into believing that everything was fine, even though the number of cases was rising in 22 states. Trump sent his minions out on the cable talk shows. His top economic adviser Director of the United States National Economic Council Larry Kudlow went on Fox News to say there would be no second wave of COVID-19.
Still, people were not stupid. They could look around them and see people getting sick and know that this was either a second wave or a second spike in the first wave of the virus. Of course, the COVID-19 pandemic was not over. Just saying so did not make it so. In fact, pretending there was no virus and tricking people into going without masks, caused the number of cases to rise dramatically.
Trump has planned to hold his first rally since he had to stop this spring. The infected air will circulate. As people shout and cheer the president, they will spread the disease a far greater distance than if they were not talking at all — 13 feet.
The coastal cities have let their first wave peter out, but the coronavirus had not even peaked the first time in many of the other states.
Fox News host Sandra Smith told Kudlow:
‘Friday morning, you said on Fox News Channel — and I remember it so clearly — you said no second wave, and you said it again. Since then, we have received new data points.’
Smith noted that the states have been experiencing “COVID spikes across the country.” Kudlow replied:
‘I understand the growing concerns. And we’re going to have these concerns for a while. But I’ve been in touch with our health experts each of the last four or five days, including this morning. These are relatively small bumps. They’re there. I’m not denying it.’
Then, Kudlow added another excuse. He said the reason there was a spike in new cases:
‘[W]e are testing at a hundred times what we were a few months ago. I think it’s something we have to get used to. I think it’s controllable.’
The other Fox News host Ed Henry pushed Kudlow harder:
‘How can you say again as you did a moment ago, “We’re not shutting the economy down again?” Nobody is wishing for this. But, God forbid the health experts go to the president and say, “Look, we’re fearful this is going the wrong way and there could be tens of thousands of more people dying.” You’re saying the president still will not shut down the economy?’
Then, Kudlow came back with:
‘The president is absolutely disinclined to shut down the economy. I think shutting down the economy could be worse for our health than not shutting it down.’
After that, the president’s adviser made a wild and inaccurate comparison. He compared the coronavirus pandemic to a “hurricane” or “bad snowstorm.” What a joke:
‘Hardship, heartbreak, yes. But when it passes, people return back to their work.’
Check out the entire interview below:
Featured image is a screenshot via YouTube.
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-06-15--Supreme Court Delivers Surprise Immigration Defeat For Trump

Even the two justices that President Donald Trump himself nominated for the U.S. Supreme Court weren ’ t enough to save the president ’ s team from a new resounding defeat .
In a decision revealed on Monday , the U.S. Supreme Court has denied the Trump administration ’ s request to have them hear an appeal in a case the Trump team brought against California immigration laws .
When Jeff Sessions was still in office as Attorney General , the Trump administration brought a lawsuit against the state of California ’ s prohibition on using local law enforcement as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ federal immigration enforcement , and in light of the Supreme Court ’ s new decision , that prohibition will stand .
‘ The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear the Trump administration ’ s challenge to a California “ sanctuary ” law , leaving intact rules that prohibit law enforcement officials from aiding federal agents in taking custody of immigrants as they are released from jail… The court ’ s action is a major victory for California in its long-running battle with President Trump… Even Trump ’ s two appointees — Justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — refused to hear the administration ’ s appeal.
’ The prohibition on a blanket intermingling of local law enforcement with federal immigration enforcement makes the state of California what ’ s popularly called a “ sanctuary ” jurisdiction .
President Donald Trump and his supporters have alleged that sanctuary cities and states let violent criminals escape accountability , but that ’ s simply not true .
All crimes are still handled in accordance with the law — local authorities simply do not automatically comply with demands from federal immigration authorities .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , discussing the state ’ s sanctuary state law : The Trump administration ’ s lawyer Noel Francisco had claimed in his own court filing that as “ a result of SB 54 , criminal aliens have evaded the detention and removal that Congress prescribed , and have instead returned to the civilian population , where they are disproportionately likely to commit additional crimes , ” but that claim seems dubious at best .
California “ cooperates with federal agents if they have a judicial warrant or if the immigrants are being held @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prisoners who are serving time in the state system , ” as the Los Angeles Times explains that the state ’ s legal team insisted .
Federal authorities simply don ’ t get to demand that an immigrant be handed over and have their demand fulfilled just for the sake of it .
The Trump administration has consistently made anti-immigrant rhetoric a key part of their agenda .
President Trump , for instance , has insisted that there ’ s an “ invasion ” at the country ’ s southern border , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a mass shooter who killed 23 people at a Wal-Mart in El Paso , Texas , used the exact same rhetoric about a supposed immigrant “ invasion , ” Trump refused to distance himself from the claim , which is among a whole host of brazenly racist nonsense that the president has employed .

Even the two justices that President Donald Trump himself nominated for the U.S. Supreme Court weren’t enough to save the president’s team from a new resounding defeat. In a decision revealed on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court has denied the Trump administration’s request to have them hear an appeal in a case the Trump team brought against California immigration laws. When Jeff Sessions was still in office as Attorney General, the Trump administration brought a lawsuit against the state of California’s prohibition on using local law enforcement as what seems like an across-the-board arm of federal immigration enforcement, and in light of the Supreme Court’s new decision, that prohibition will stand.
The Supreme Court has refused to hear the Trump admin's challenge to a California sanctuary law, leaving intact rules prohibiting law enforcement from aiding federal agents in taking custody of immigrants as they are released from jail. https://t.co/aHYL7UUMmo — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 15, 2020
The Los Angeles Times reports:
‘The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear the Trump administration’s challenge to a California “sanctuary” law, leaving intact rules that prohibit law enforcement officials from aiding federal agents in taking custody of immigrants as they are released from jail… The court’s action is a major victory for California in its long-running battle with President Trump… Even Trump’s two appointees — Justice Neil M. Gorsuch and Brett M. Kavanaugh — refused to hear the administration’s appeal.’
The prohibition on a blanket intermingling of local law enforcement with federal immigration enforcement makes the state of California what’s popularly called a “sanctuary” jurisdiction. President Donald Trump and his supporters have alleged that sanctuary cities and states let violent criminals escape accountability, but that’s simply not true. All crimes are still handled in accordance with the law — local authorities simply do not automatically comply with demands from federal immigration authorities.
As California Attorney General Xavier Becerra put it, discussing the state’s sanctuary state law:
‘SB 54 regulates the use of the state’s own resources. It establishes the conditions under which state and local law enforcement agencies may deploy public funds and personnel to assist with federal immigration enforcement.’
The Trump administration’s lawyer Noel Francisco had claimed in his own court filing that as “a result of SB 54, criminal aliens have evaded the detention and removal that Congress prescribed, and have instead returned to the civilian population, where they are disproportionately likely to commit additional crimes,” but that claim seems dubious at best. California “cooperates with federal agents if they have a judicial warrant or if the immigrants are being held for serious or violent crimes, including prisoners who are serving time in the state system,” as the Los Angeles Times explains that the state’s legal team insisted. Federal authorities simply don’t get to demand that an immigrant be handed over and have their demand fulfilled just for the sake of it.
The Trump administration has consistently made anti-immigrant rhetoric a key part of their agenda. President Trump, for instance, has insisted that there’s an “invasion” at the country’s southern border, which is a ludicrous claim. Even after a mass shooter who killed 23 people at a Wal-Mart in El Paso, Texas, used the exact same rhetoric about a supposed immigrant “invasion,” Trump refused to distance himself from the claim, which is among a whole host of brazenly racist nonsense that the president has employed.


bipartisanreport--2020-06-15--Trump Snarls About ‘Covid Shaming’ During Mid Morning Meltdown

The Coronavirus threat has not gone away .
According to one count , it has killed over 117,000 Americans and counting , a number which is far higher than some of the estimates for eventual total death counts that President Donald Trump pointed to at various points throughout the national peak of the pandemic .
Nevertheless , Trump is still trying to depict the existence of some kind of political plot against him .
His egomania is at the point that he sees a conspiracy against his public image in basic coverage of a deadly pandemic , apparently , because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the people who are critical of his decision to gather huge numbers of people for a rally this week are just trying to make him look bad .
What — does he think that he can just wish the Coronavirus out of existence or something ?
He tweeted : That perspective is staggeringly willfully ignorant .
No , there is not some kind of plot to keep the president from holding rallies , and no , there wasn ’ t some kind of mass refusal to acknowledge the dangers of people gathering amidst @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protests , it ’ s important to note , did not include some kind of large-scale “ destruction ” of cities .
The fact of the matter is — there is a very real danger in the Trump campaign ’ s plans to bring thousands upon thousands of people together in an enclosed Oklahoma arena this week .
Reporting on that is not a conspiracy .
On Monday , Trump also tried to explain away the high Coronavirus numbers in the United States by suggesting they were because of high testing rates , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the situation .
Yes , case counts go up as test counts go up — and the point should be to find no more cases !
Does Trump think the Coronavirus is some kind of immutable force of nature that will spread widely whether or not we do anything ?
Besides , while the U.S. has conducted many tests , the country ’ s rate of tests per capita is 28th in the world as of early Monday .
Some other countries are far ahead — the United Kingdom , for example , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one million inhabitants than the U.S .

The Coronavirus threat has not gone away. According to one count, it has killed over 117,000 Americans and counting, a number which is far higher than some of the estimates for eventual total death counts that President Donald Trump pointed to at various points throughout the national peak of the pandemic. Nevertheless, Trump is still trying to depict the existence of some kind of political plot against him. His egomania is at the point that he sees a conspiracy against his public image in basic coverage of a deadly pandemic, apparently, because this Monday, he self-confidently proclaimed that the people who are critical of his decision to gather huge numbers of people for a rally this week are just trying to make him look bad.
What — does he think that he can just wish the Coronavirus out of existence or something? He tweeted:
‘Almost One Million people request tickets for the Saturday Night Rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma!.. The Far Left Fake News Media, which had no Covid problem with the Rioters & Looters destroying Democrat run cities, is trying to Covid Shame us on our big Rallies. Won’t work!’
Almost One Million people request tickets for the Saturday Night Rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 15, 2020
The Far Left Fake News Media, which had no Covid problem with the Rioters & Looters destroying Democrat run cities, is trying to Covid Shame us on our big Rallies. Won’t work! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 15, 2020
That perspective is staggeringly willfully ignorant. No, there is not some kind of plot to keep the president from holding rallies, and no, there wasn’t some kind of mass refusal to acknowledge the dangers of people gathering amidst nationwide protests against police brutality. These protests, it’s important to note, did not include some kind of large-scale “destruction” of cities. The fact of the matter is — there is a very real danger in the Trump campaign’s plans to bring thousands upon thousands of people together in an enclosed Oklahoma arena this week. Reporting on that is not a conspiracy.
On Monday, Trump also tried to explain away the high Coronavirus numbers in the United States by suggesting they were because of high testing rates, which is a remarkably ignorant assessment of the situation. Yes, case counts go up as test counts go up — and the point should be to find no more cases! Does Trump think the Coronavirus is some kind of immutable force of nature that will spread widely whether or not we do anything? Besides, while the U.S. has conducted many tests, the country’s rate of tests per capita is 28th in the world as of early Monday. Some other countries are far ahead — the United Kingdom, for example, has conducted over 20,000 more tests per one million inhabitants than the U.S.
Check out Twitter’s response below:


bipartisanreport--2020-06-16--President Obama Celebrates Supreme Court Protections Of LGBTQ Americans

June is Pride Month , and many Americans are celebrating in their own way .
President Barack Obama celebrated the landmark Supreme Court decision handed out on Monday ensuring equal protection in the workplace for LGBTQ Americans .
Donald Trump celebrated by rescinding Obama-era protections for trans people in healthcare discrimination .
During Obama ’ s time in office , LGBTQ equality was advanced through two historic actions .
First , the president ended the harmful military policy enacted under President Clinton known as “ don ’ t ask , don ’ t tell.
” Second , under Barack Obama @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of his own nominees , ruled that same-sex couples had the same right to marry their partners as all other Americans .
Donald Trump , meanwhile , rolled back numerous protections for LGBTQ citizens , including their right to serve in the military .
For a president who promised to be this vulnerable community ’ s greatest ally , he ’ s turned into the foe of most LGBTQ activists ’ nightmares .
Nothing , however , can fully stop the momentum that the gay pride movement has accomplished in recent years .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Court will affect Americans who could previously marry their partners , but be fired for doing so .
With laws around workplace protections varying widely across states , the decision marks a tremendous gain that activists have been hoping for for many years .
The White House may not be lit up in rainbow colors to celebrate the decision , but progress moves forward .
Twitter had a big reaction to Obama ’ s Pride Month tweet .
Read some of their comments below :

June is Pride Month, and many Americans are celebrating in their own way. President Barack Obama celebrated the landmark Supreme Court decision handed out on Monday ensuring equal protection in the workplace for LGBTQ Americans. Donald Trump celebrated by rescinding Obama-era protections for trans people in healthcare discrimination.
Today reminds us that progress might be slow. It might take decades. But no matter what things might look like today, it’s always possible. Happy Pride month, everybody. pic.twitter.com/ey7p2TgEEf — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 16, 2020
During Obama’s time in office, LGBTQ equality was advanced through two historic actions. First, the president ended the harmful military policy enacted under President Clinton known as “don’t ask, don’t tell.” Second, under Barack Obama the Supreme Court, which included two of his own nominees, ruled that same-sex couples had the same right to marry their partners as all other Americans.
Donald Trump, meanwhile, rolled back numerous protections for LGBTQ citizens, including their right to serve in the military. For a president who promised to be this vulnerable community’s greatest ally, he’s turned into the foe of most LGBTQ activists’ nightmares.
Nothing, however, can fully stop the momentum that the gay pride movement has accomplished in recent years. The decision made today by the Supreme Court will affect Americans who could previously marry their partners, but be fired for doing so. With laws around workplace protections varying widely across states, the decision marks a tremendous gain that activists have been hoping for for many years. The White House may not be lit up in rainbow colors to celebrate the decision, but progress moves forward.
Twitter had a big reaction to Obama’s Pride Month tweet. Read some of their comments below:
Featured image screenshot via YouTube


bipartisanreport--2020-06-16--Trump Touts Aids Vaccine That Does Not Exist During Tuesday Meltdown

During a discussion of the Coronavirus at a White House press conference this Tuesday , President Donald Trump pointed to a supposed AIDS vaccine as evidence that the U.S. would soon find a way to effectively fend off the Coronavirus .
There ’ s one problem — an AIDS vaccine does not exist .
In short , amidst a public health crisis that has claimed the lives of what ’ s approaching 120,000 Americans , the president of the United States sounds like he has absolutely no idea what he ’ s talking about .
Figures like reporter Jim Acosta @ @ @ @ @ @ @ next year will “ be one of the best economic years this country has ever had , ” Trump added : ‘ Before the end of the year I predict we will have a very successful vaccine , therapeutic , and cure .
We ’ re making tremendous progress .
I deal with these incredible scientists , doctors very very closely .
I have great respect for their minds , and they have come up with things , and they ’ ve come up with many other cures and therapeutics over the years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ best , the smartest , the most brilliant anywhere .
They ’ ve come up with the AIDS vaccine .
They ’ ve come up with , or the AIDS , and as you know , there ’ s various things , and now , various companies are involved , but the therapeutic for AIDS .
AIDS was a death sentence , and now people live a life with a pill.
’ Again — there is no AIDS vaccine .
Trump ’ s rush to mention an AIDS “ therapeutic ” suggests that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aware that his previous reference to an AIDS vaccine was nonsense , but he , as the president of the United States , apparently did not care enough to try and get that basic claim in order before spouting it off to the world .
Throughout the Coronavirus pandemic , Trump has ignored and dismissed public health demands .
He ’ s claimed , for instance , that the virus could go away on its own , a claim that is supported by pretty much no evidence anywhere .
Earlier in the pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confirmed cases in the U.S. would soon wind down to zero , a claim that he had no evidence for .

During a discussion of the Coronavirus at a White House press conference this Tuesday, President Donald Trump pointed to a supposed AIDS vaccine as evidence that the U.S. would soon find a way to effectively fend off the Coronavirus. There’s one problem — an AIDS vaccine does not exist. In short, amidst a public health crisis that has claimed the lives of what’s approaching 120,000 Americans, the president of the United States sounds like he has absolutely no idea what he’s talking about. Figures like reporter Jim Acosta noted the problem.
Gaffe alert. At policing event, Trump said there is an AIDS vaccine. There is not an AIDS vaccine. https://t.co/nyvb1jldZP — Jim Acosta (@Acosta) June 16, 2020
After predicting that next year will “be one of the best economic years this country has ever had,” Trump added:
‘Before the end of the year I predict we will have a very successful vaccine, therapeutic, and cure. We’re making tremendous progress. I deal with these incredible scientists, doctors very very closely. I have great respect for their minds, and they have come up with things, and they’ve come up with many other cures and therapeutics over the years. These are the people — the best, the smartest, the most brilliant anywhere. They’ve come up with the AIDS vaccine. They’ve come up with, or the AIDS, and as you know, there’s various things, and now, various companies are involved, but the therapeutic for AIDS. AIDS was a death sentence, and now people live a life with a pill.’
Watch below:
President Trump: "They've come up with the AIDS vaccine." pic.twitter.com/JF6zCdmPYC — The Hill (@thehill) June 16, 2020
Again — there is no AIDS vaccine. Trump’s rush to mention an AIDS “therapeutic” suggests that he may have been at least vaguely aware that his previous reference to an AIDS vaccine was nonsense, but he, as the president of the United States, apparently did not care enough to try and get that basic claim in order before spouting it off to the world.
Throughout the Coronavirus pandemic, Trump has ignored and dismissed public health demands. He’s claimed, for instance, that the virus could go away on its own, a claim that is supported by pretty much no evidence anywhere. Earlier in the pandemic, he claimed that the number of confirmed cases in the U.S. would soon wind down to zero, a claim that he had no evidence for.


bipartisanreport--2020-06-16--Trump Sex Assault Case Comes Roaring Back After Legal Mistake

Donald Trump treated the governors of the 50 states as if they were his employees during a June 1 conference call with them and he was their toxic boss .
The original purpose was to toughen up their stance to end the riots and violence resulting from protests over George Floyd ’ s death while in police custody .
Or was it ?
During his volcanic call , Trump boasted about his connection to New York City , NY .
As a result , he can not claim he does not live in New York .
Before , he used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Beach , FL to avoid responsibility from journalist E. Jean Carroll , who claimed he sexually attacked her .
Attorneys for Carroll wrote in their court filing that Trump broke his attorneys ’ claim that the lawsuit should have a change of venue ( location ) to Mar-a-Lago , FL .
The journalist is also suing Trump for defamation of character .
In the case filed in court , the transcript of Trump ’ s phone call was made available .
He was referring to the New York Police Department ’ s ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the looting and mayhem there , ” The Washington Post Reported : Carroll sued the president when he said that she was a “ liar ” for “ fabricated the sexual assault to sell her book.
” In her memoir , she alleged that POTUS raped her in one of Bergdorf Goodman ’ s dressing rooms in the 1990s .
The location is a “ high-end Manhattan department store.
” Another lawsuit asked the New York judge for a waiver to the five-year-deadline .
The woman in this lawsuit claimed that Trump aggressively @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 13-years-old .
She filed in California with no legal assistance .
Then , she filed in New York City , and that case has been pending .
The allegation against Vice President Joe Biden by a former employee was remarkably similar to Carroll ’ s rape by Trump .
Ohe of the defunct Apprentice television show ’ s contestants Summer Zervos also accused Trump of sexual assault .
Of course , he denies it .
The case is currently pending before the New York State Court of Appeals .
That is New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ determine whether the president can be “ sued personally while in office or if he is immune.
” At this time arguments for the Zervos case are not scheduled .
A court spokesman commented on Monday saying the case might be heard in October .
That would be a very bad time for Trump , given the November 3 , 2020 presidential election .
However , the case will probably be held in 2021 .
The New York State Supreme Court judge on Carroll ’ s case has not determined whether to hold @ @ @ @ @ @ @ court determines whether Trump has immunity .
Carroll ’ s attorneys want a DNA sample from POTUS in order to compare it to “ genetic material on Carroll ’ s dress ” — from the day of the attack .
Naturally , Trump ’ s attorneys claimed immunity in both cases , because he is president of these United States .
They have also tried to delay Carroll ’ s case until the Zervos case will be tried .
In early March , Judge Vera Saunders heard arguments for Carroll , but she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the delay can be blamed on the coronavirus for shutting down all nonessential issues in the city ’ s courts .
The results on Monday makes Carroll ’ s attorneys ’ argument for trying the case in New York more legitimate .
After all , Trump lived in New York his entire life .
In addition , the president based his campaign headquarters at Trump Tower in Manhattan .
Earlier , Trump made an attempt to register for Florida voter residency , but he used his White House address .
Naturally , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ address .
Her attorneys claimed .
that this was an example of how he used whatever address was the most convenient to suit his needs .
The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

Donald Trump treated the governors of the 50 states as if they were his employees during a June 1 conference call with them and he was their toxic boss. The original purpose was to toughen up their stance to end the riots and violence resulting from protests over George Floyd’s death while in police custody. Or was it?
During his volcanic call, Trump boasted about his connection to New York City, NY. As a result, he cannot claim he does not live in New York. Before, he used his residency move to Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, FL to avoid responsibility from journalist E. Jean Carroll, who claimed he sexually attacked her.
Attorneys for Carroll wrote in their court filing that Trump broke his attorneys’ claim that the lawsuit should have a change of venue (location) to Mar-a-Lago, FL. The journalist is also suing Trump for defamation of character.
In the case filed in court, the transcript of Trump’s phone call was made available. He was referring to the New York Police Department’s (NYPD) “initial failure to stop the looting and mayhem there,” The Washington Post Reported:
‘I don’t know what’s happening in Manhattan, but it’s terrible.’
Carroll sued the president when he said that she was a “liar” for “fabricated the sexual assault to sell her book.” In her memoir, she alleged that POTUS raped her in one of Bergdorf Goodman’s dressing rooms in the 1990s. The location is a “high-end Manhattan department store.”
Another lawsuit asked the New York judge for a waiver to the five-year-deadline. The woman in this lawsuit claimed that Trump aggressively sexually assaulted her when she was just 13-years-old. She filed in California with no legal assistance. Then, she filed in New York City, and that case has been pending.
The allegation against Vice President Joe Biden by a former employee was remarkably similar to Carroll’s rape by Trump.
Ohe of the defunct Apprentice television show’s contestants Summer Zervos also accused Trump of sexual assault. Of course, he denies it. The case is currently pending before the New York State Court of Appeals. That is New York’s highest court. It will determine whether the president can be “sued personally while in office or if he is immune.”
At this time arguments for the Zervos case are not scheduled. A court spokesman commented on Monday saying the case might be heard in October. That would be a very bad time for Trump, given the November 3, 2020 presidential election. However, the case will probably be held in 2021.
The New York State Supreme Court judge on Carroll’s case has not determined whether to hold the case and wait until the appeals court determines whether Trump has immunity. Carroll’s attorneys want a DNA sample from POTUS in order to compare it to “genetic material on Carroll’s dress” — from the day of the attack.
Naturally, Trump’s attorneys claimed immunity in both cases, because he is president of these United States. They have also tried to delay Carroll’s case until the Zervos case will be tried.
In early March, Judge Vera Saunders heard arguments for Carroll, but she has not released her decision. Part of the delay can be blamed on the coronavirus for shutting down all nonessential issues in the city’s courts.
The results on Monday makes Carroll’s attorneys’ argument for trying the case in New York more legitimate. After all, Trump lived in New York his entire life. In addition, the president based his campaign headquarters at Trump Tower in Manhattan.
Earlier, Trump made an attempt to register for Florida voter residency, but he used his White House address. Naturally, he had to reapply with the correct address. Her attorneys claimed. that this was an example of how he used whatever address was the most convenient to suit his needs.
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-06-16--Trump Defends Racist Confederate Statues During Speech About Racism

On Tuesday , President Donald Trump held a press conference outside the White House , where he discussed an executive order he was signing in response to recent nationwide protests against police brutality .
The executive order doesn ’ t actually do much .
For instance , Trump said that officers would be banned from using chokeholds unless their life was at risk — and it ’ s easy for a cop to claim their life was at risk in just about any circumstance .
Towards the conclusion of his initial remarks about the topic of systemic racism and police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ base that he offered an implicit defense of statues around the U.S. honoring Confederate leaders .
Could he be any more out of touch ?
Laughably , in the same remarks , he also praised “ cooperation ” as if he doesn ’ t try and upend just about every opportunity for cooperation imaginable .
He has barely ever met with Congressional Democrats — and when he has , he ’ s stormed out and/or launched into ridiculous stream-of-consciousness-style monlogues .
This time , he said : The condemnation of “ tearing down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contentious Confederacy-honoring statues .
At another point during his Tuesday remarks outside the White House , Trump momentarily claimed that there ’ s little reason to be concerned about the development of a Coronavirus response because , according to him , the people were working on it who worked on the AIDS vaccine .
The problem is — there is not an AIDS vaccine .
‘ These are the people , the best , the smartest … And they ’ ve come up with the AIDS vaccine .
They ’ ve come up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as you know , there ’ s various things and now various companies are involved , but the therapeutic for AIDS.
’ Again — there is not an AIDS vaccine .
Trump seemingly expects us to trust his team ’ s handling of the Coronavirus , when he can ’ t even get these basic facts straight .

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump held a press conference outside the White House, where he discussed an executive order he was signing in response to recent nationwide protests against police brutality. The executive order doesn’t actually do much. For instance, Trump claimed that under newly encouraged guidelines, officers would be banned from using chokeholds unless their life was at risk — and it’s easy for a cop to claim their life was at risk in just about any circumstance. Towards the conclusion of his initial remarks about the topic of systemic racism and police brutality, Trump went so far off base that he offered an implicit defense of statues around the U.S. honoring Confederate leaders. Could he be any more out of touch?
Things President Trump is against: – changing Confederate names of U.S. Army bases – removing Confederate statues and monuments – athletes silently protesting police brutality and racial injustice – putting Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill — Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) June 10, 2020
Laughably, in the same remarks, he also praised “cooperation” as if he doesn’t try and upend just about every opportunity for cooperation imaginable. He has barely ever met with Congressional Democrats — and when he has, he’s stormed out and/or launched into ridiculous stream-of-consciousness-style monlogues.
This time, he said:
‘To go forward, we must seek cooperation, not confrontation. We must build upon our heritage, not tear it down, and we must cherish the principles of America’s founding as we strive to deliver safe, beautiful, elegant justice and liberty for all.’
The condemnation of “tearing down” heritage seems to refer to the contentious Confederacy-honoring statues.
Trump closed his speech ostensibly about systemic racism in policing with a subtle defense of the Confederacy, which fought on behalf of slavery: “We must build upon our heritage, not tear it down.” pic.twitter.com/sM2YxmHjdv — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 16, 2020
At another point during his Tuesday remarks outside the White House, Trump momentarily claimed that there’s little reason to be concerned about the development of a Coronavirus response because, according to him, the people were working on it who worked on the AIDS vaccine. The problem is — there is not an AIDS vaccine.
"Let's give the dumbest guy our most important job," is what some people thought to themselves four years ago. https://t.co/Lh40hCbAvd — Ken Tremendous (@KenTremendous) June 16, 2020
Trump said:
‘These are the people, the best, the smartest … And they’ve come up with the AIDS vaccine. They’ve come up with— or, the AIDS, and, as you know, there’s various things and now various companies are involved, but the therapeutic for AIDS.’
Again — there is not an AIDS vaccine. Trump seemingly expects us to trust his team’s handling of the Coronavirus, when he can’t even get these basic facts straight.
Trump: "These are the people, the best, the smartest … And they've come up with the AIDS vaccine. They've come up with— or, the AIDS, and, as you know, there's various things and now various companies are involved, but the therapeutic for AIDS." There is not an AIDS vaccine. — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 16, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-06-16--Prosecutor Defects From Trump Justice Department To Testify Under Oath

President Donald Trump ’ s chaotic administration is continuing to have its corruption revealed to the world .
On Tuesday , House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler ( D-N.Y. ) revealed that his panel would be hosting a hearing on June 24 with witnesses including Aaron Zelinsky , a federal prosecutor who participated in Special Counsel Robert Mueller ’ s Russia investigation and who , after that concluded , served on the federal prosecution team handling the case of Trump ’ s ally Roger Stone .
Zelinsky , along with every other then-prosecutor on the case , stepped away from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bill Barr ’ s team intervened to lower the federal sentencing recommendation for Stone .
‘ Again and again , Attorney General Barr has demonstrated that he will cater to President Trump ’ s private political interests , at the expense of the American people and the rule of law… The Attorney General—who cites his busy schedule as a basis for refusing to appear before the House Judiciary Committee but has made time for multiple television interviews—may have abdicated his responsibility to Congress , but the brave men and women of our civil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the witnesses at the upcoming hearing “ will speak to the lasting damage the President and the Attorney General have inflicted on the Department of Justice.
” Besides Zelinsky , witnesses who are scheduled to appear at the Judiciary Committee ’ s planned June 24 hearing also include John Elias , who currently serves as the acting chief of staff for the Justice Department ’ s Antitrust Division , which has faced allegations of conducting investigations that cater to the president ’ s political interests .
These politics-tainted investigations have included a case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — which owned CNN — and AT & T and an investigation into a deal that the state of California struck with car manufacturers to secure strong fuel emissions standards in the state .
The president has long established his own opposition to those standards .
The Judiciary Committee has issued subpoenas for Zelinsky and Elias , presumably to help give them cover to testify against potential political interference from other officials at the Justice Department .
The Trump administration has long sought to block potentially damaging information from getting out to investigators @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cooperation with something like a subpoena from Congress .
Recently , the Trump administration has also turned towards trying to block information from people who are not even in the administration anymore .
This week , ABC News reported that the Trump administration was preparing to file a lawsuit to try and stop the publication of a memoir from former Trump national security adviser John Bolton .
The former Trump official apparently reveals a slew of evidence of presidential misconduct across his book , and Bolton ’ s lawyer , Chuck Cooper , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trying to censor his client .

President Donald Trump’s chaotic administration is continuing to have its corruption revealed to the world. On Tuesday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) revealed that his panel would be hosting a hearing on June 24 with witnesses including Aaron Zelinsky, a federal prosecutor who participated in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation and who, after that concluded, served on the federal prosecution team handling the case of Trump’s ally Roger Stone. Zelinsky, along with every other then-prosecutor on the case, stepped away from Stone’s case after Attorney General Bill Barr’s team intervened to lower the federal sentencing recommendation for Stone.
Two Justice Department officials have agreed to testify under subpoena before the House Judiciary Committee next week about politicization under Attorney General Barr. One of the officials is Aaron Zelinsky, who quit a case against Roger Stone.https://t.co/vVa4d70nB8 — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 16, 2020
This week, Nadler commented:
‘Again and again, Attorney General Barr has demonstrated that he will cater to President Trump’s private political interests, at the expense of the American people and the rule of law… The Attorney General—who cites his busy schedule as a basis for refusing to appear before the House Judiciary Committee but has made time for multiple television interviews—may have abdicated his responsibility to Congress, but the brave men and women of our civil service have not.’
Nadler indicated that the witnesses at the upcoming hearing “will speak to the lasting damage the President and the Attorney General have inflicted on the Department of Justice.”
As MSNBC contributor Joyce Alene put it:
‘DOJ prosecutor witnesses will describe the unprecedented politicization of the Dept under Trump & AG Barr. One of them, Zelinsky, withdrew from the Roger Stone case under protest. Once the floodgates open, expect others to come forward & expose what’s been happening at DOJ.’
DOJ prosecutor witnesses will describe the unprecedented politicization of the Dept under Trump & AG Barr. One of them, Zelinsky, withdrew from the Roger Stone case under protest. Once the floodgates open, expect others to come forward & expose what’s been happening at DOJ. https://t.co/efOZdBvXo0 — Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) June 16, 2020
Besides Zelinsky, witnesses who are scheduled to appear at the Judiciary Committee’s planned June 24 hearing also include John Elias, who currently serves as the acting chief of staff for the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, which has faced allegations of conducting investigations that cater to the president’s political interests. These politics-tainted investigations have included a case targeting a planned merger between Time Warner — which owned CNN — and AT&T and an investigation into a deal that the state of California struck with car manufacturers to secure strong fuel emissions standards in the state. The president has long established his own opposition to those standards.
The Judiciary Committee has issued subpoenas for Zelinsky and Elias, presumably to help give them cover to testify against potential political interference from other officials at the Justice Department. The Trump administration has long sought to block potentially damaging information from getting out to investigators, no matter the precedents of basic cooperation with something like a subpoena from Congress.
Recently, the Trump administration has also turned towards trying to block information from people who are not even in the administration anymore. This week, ABC News reported that the Trump administration was preparing to file a lawsuit to try and stop the publication of a memoir from former Trump national security adviser John Bolton. The former Trump official apparently reveals a slew of evidence of presidential misconduct across his book, and Bolton’s lawyer, Chuck Cooper, has alleged that the Trump administration is trying to censor his client.