bipartisanreport--2020-08-05--Trump Announces ‘Treason’ For Obama & Biden During Wednesday Meltdown

Donald Trump continues to flounder his way through the presidency .
This Wednesday , he was evidently following at least some of the news out of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing featuring former Justice Department official Sally Yates as a witness , but to say that Trump ’ s takeaway from the hearing was utterly nonsensical would be an understatement .
Following some of the testimony , Trump rushed to Twitter to self-confidently and self-righteously complain that “ ObamaBiden ” had committed “ treason ” because of the Russia investigation — which is an absolutely ludicrously unhinged statement .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a post from conservative lawyer Jonathan Turley about how Yates said she “ would not have signed off on the surveillance of Carter Page if she knew what she knows now , ” as he summarized it .
This statement does not negate the legitimacy of the Russia investigation as a whole , which covered an extraordinarily larger subject area than just Carter Page ’ s activities .
Furthermore , Yates herself made clear on Wednesday that the “ Obama administration was not survelling the Donald Trump campaign ” — it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Page wasn ’ t even associated with the Trump campaign when he was under surveillance !
Trump , ludicrously , claimed that the investigation and any missteps surrounding the surveillance of Carter Page nevertheless constitute treason , which is traditionally a capital offense .
Trump ’ s tweet has close to zero relationship to reality .
The Obama administration did not “ illegally spy ” on the Trump campaign — statements otherwise are delusional .
In fact , the Obama administration helped spearhead an investigation into Russian meddling which was founded on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the overall Russian intention to help the Trump campaign .
While there have been acknowledged issues with the surveillance of Carter Page — two of the surveillance warrants were declared invalid earlier this year — these issues do not detract from these main points .
Instead of acknowledging these issues , Trump has opted to frequently try and convince observers that the whole Russia investigation was a “ witch hunt.
” Check out Twitter ’ s response to the president below :

Donald Trump continues to flounder his way through the presidency. This Wednesday, he was evidently following at least some of the news out of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing featuring former Justice Department official Sally Yates as a witness, but to say that Trump’s takeaway from the hearing was utterly nonsensical would be an understatement. Following some of the testimony, Trump rushed to Twitter to self-confidently and self-righteously complain that “ObamaBiden” had committed “treason” because of the Russia investigation — which is an absolutely ludicrously unhinged statement.
Trump made his latest treason accusation in response to a post from conservative lawyer Jonathan Turley about how Yates said she “would not have signed off on the surveillance of Carter Page if she knew what she knows now,” as he summarized it. This statement does not negate the legitimacy of the Russia investigation as a whole, which covered an extraordinarily larger subject area than just Carter Page’s activities. Furthermore, Yates herself made clear on Wednesday that the “Obama administration was not survelling the Donald Trump campaign” — it was carrying out a national security-related investigation, and Page wasn’t even associated with the Trump campaign when he was under surveillance! Trump, ludicrously, claimed that the investigation and any missteps surrounding the surveillance of Carter Page nevertheless constitute treason, which is traditionally a capital offense.
Trump tweeted:
‘BIG NEWS! The Political Crime of the Century is unfolding. ObamaBiden illegally spied on the Trump Campaign, both before and after the election. Treason!’
BIG NEWS! The Political Crime of the Century is unfolding. ObamaBiden illegally spied on the Trump Campaign, both before and after the election. Treason! https://t.co/6XF1pIWMNO — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 5, 2020
Trump’s tweet has close to zero relationship to reality. The Obama administration did not “illegally spy” on the Trump campaign — statements otherwise are delusional. In fact, the Obama administration helped spearhead an investigation into Russian meddling which was founded on the fundamental facts of that meddling and the overall Russian intention to help the Trump campaign. While there have been acknowledged issues with the surveillance of Carter Page — two of the surveillance warrants were declared invalid earlier this year — these issues do not detract from these main points. Instead of acknowledging these issues, Trump has opted to frequently try and convince observers that the whole Russia investigation was a “witch hunt.”
Check out Twitter’s response to the president below:


bipartisanreport--2020-08-05--Top U.S. Oversight Official Abruptly Resigns As Trump’s Destruction Continues

This week , the current top oversight official at the State Department abruptly quit .
Stephen Akard had been serving as the acting inspector general at the department in the wake of the firing of Steve Linick from the post earlier this year , but now — with little explanation — Akard is leaving the post and , apparently , leaving government altogether .
Linick had originally been fired amidst political animosity over his investigation of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo .
Akard , in contrast , was a clear political ally of the Trump administration , having been described @ @ @ @ @ @ @ longtime aide to Vice President Mike Pence.
” The outlet also noted that Akard ’ s “ installation in May had widely been seen as a way to keep a friendly figure in the role.
” A State Department spokesperson said that officials at the department “ appreciate his dedication to the Department and to our country.
” Akard will be replaced by Diana Shaw , who is “ a lawyer and veteran of the watchdog ’ s office , ” AFP notes .
According to normal chain-of-command protocol , Shaw was the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Inspector General at the State Department after Linick ’ s firing in the first place .
Yet , the Trump administration circumvented protocol in order to install an apparent political loyalist in the post .
Linick ’ s two investigations that seem to have most irked the Trump administration included a probe into a weapons sale to Saudi Arabia and an investigation into Pompeo ’ s usage of government employees for personal errands like walking his dog .
According to AFP , “ Akard ’ s departure comes just as his office finalizes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decision to bypass Congress to sell $ 8.1 billion in arms to Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies.
” Originally , the Trump administration used emergency powers to bypass Congressional oversight , claiming — on paper , at least — that the arms sales to the Saudis were necessary in order to counter the security threat from the Iranian regime .
In reality , the weapons that the U.S. has provided to the Saudis have already been used for attacks that have killed civilians in Yemen .
These civilians have , of course @ @ @ @ @ @ @ threat .
The House Foreign Affairs Committee and its chairman , Rep. Eliot Engel ( D-N.Y. ) , have been investigating Linick ’ s original firing .
On Monday , the committee issued a set of four subpoenas demanding testimony from top Pompeo aides about the issue .
In a joint statement , Engel , House Oversight Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney ( D-N.Y. ) , and Sen. Bob Menendez ( D-N.J. ) of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee said : Linick is not the first oversight official who was removed amidst conflict with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has also , for instance , fired Michael Atkinson from his role as the inspector general overseeing the intelligence community .
Atkinson forwarded the whistleblower complaint to Congress that helped reveal Trump ’ s attempt to bribe Ukraine into investigating the Bidens and , in turn , kickstarted the impeachment proceedings against him .
Trump was — yet again — more concerned about news of the misconduct getting out than he was about the misconduct itself .

This week, the current top oversight official at the State Department abruptly quit. Stephen Akard had been serving as the acting inspector general at the department in the wake of the firing of Steve Linick from the post earlier this year, but now — with little explanation — Akard is leaving the post and, apparently, leaving government altogether. Linick had originally been fired amidst political animosity over his investigation of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Akard, in contrast, was a clear political ally of the Trump administration, having been described by AFP this week as “a longtime aide to Vice President Mike Pence.” The outlet also noted that Akard’s “installation in May had widely been seen as a way to keep a friendly figure in the role.”
A State Department spokesperson said that officials at the department “appreciate his dedication to the Department and to our country.” Akard will be replaced by Diana Shaw, who is “a lawyer and veteran of the watchdog’s office,” AFP notes. According to normal chain-of-command protocol, Shaw was the one who was supposed to become acting Inspector General at the State Department after Linick’s firing in the first place. Yet, the Trump administration circumvented protocol in order to install an apparent political loyalist in the post.
Linick’s two investigations that seem to have most irked the Trump administration included a probe into a weapons sale to Saudi Arabia and an investigation into Pompeo’s usage of government employees for personal errands like walking his dog. According to AFP, “Akard’s departure comes just as his office finalizes a report on Pompeo’s controversial decision to bypass Congress to sell $8.1 billion in arms to Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies.” Originally, the Trump administration used emergency powers to bypass Congressional oversight, claiming — on paper, at least — that the arms sales to the Saudis were necessary in order to counter the security threat from the Iranian regime. In reality, the weapons that the U.S. has provided to the Saudis have already been used for attacks that have killed civilians in Yemen. These civilians have, of course, zero connection to a supposed Iranian threat.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee and its chairman, Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), have been investigating Linick’s original firing. On Monday, the committee issued a set of four subpoenas demanding testimony from top Pompeo aides about the issue.
In a joint statement, Engel, House Oversight Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee said:
‘The Administration continues to cover up the real reasons for Mr. Linick’s firing by stonewalling the Committees’ investigation and refusing to engage in good faith. That stonewalling has made today’s subpoenas necessary.’
Linick is not the first oversight official who was removed amidst conflict with the politics of the Trump administration. Trump has also, for instance, fired Michael Atkinson from his role as the inspector general overseeing the intelligence community. Atkinson forwarded the whistleblower complaint to Congress that helped reveal Trump’s attempt to bribe Ukraine into investigating the Bidens and, in turn, kickstarted the impeachment proceedings against him. Trump was — yet again — more concerned about news of the misconduct getting out than he was about the misconduct itself.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-05--Sally Yates Heroically Humiliates Lindsey Graham At Wednesday Senate Hearing

On Wednesday , Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham ( R-S.C. ) hosted a conspiratorial hearing in which he tried to spotlight supposed misconduct on the part of those responsible for the Russia investigation .
Specifically , Graham hosted former official Sally Yates as a witness in light of her work on the Russia investigation at the Justice Department , but Yates promptly soundly refuted Graham ’ s insistence that the investigation into Trump associate Michael Flynn had been politically biased from the start .
Yates provided no room for Graham ’ s conspiratorial nonsense .
Graham followed up by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigating a crime , but Yates continued : Graham kept following up , but as Yates tried to continue to clarify the reality of the situation , he interrupted her and ranted : Yates replied by explaining that the point was the cover-up of the contents of Flynn ’ s communications with the then-Russian Ambassador to the United States , with whom he ’ d discussed Obama-era sanctions on Russia .
As has been explained at length elsewhere , that cover-up could have provided the opportunity for Flynn — who was Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — to be manipulated by the Russians into doing their bidding , since they could have threatened to release the truth of Flynn ’ s communications — although Graham seemingly refused to acknowledge this fact .
Check out video of some of Graham ’ s interaction with Yates below : At one particularly noteworthy point during the Wednesday Judiciary Committee hearing , Sen. Patrick Leahy ( D-Vt. ) criticized Graham for his incessant interruptions of Yates .
As Leahy put it : Trump weighed in on the hearing on the morning that it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very familiar tirades about the supposed corruption inherent in the Russia investigation .
He ranted : Trump has consistently tried to depict the Russia investigation as some kind of grandiose conspiracy against him , which is just ludicrous .
His claims that it ’ s the “ greatest political crime of the century ” are a completely unserious mockery of the presidency — just this very century , in the strictest sense , even the 9/11 terror attacks took place !
Trump is so pathologically self-obsessed that he ’ s insisting that his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behavior is “ the greatest political crime of the Century .
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On Wednesday, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) hosted a conspiratorial hearing in which he tried to spotlight supposed misconduct on the part of those responsible for the Russia investigation. Specifically, Graham hosted former official Sally Yates as a witness in light of her work on the Russia investigation at the Justice Department, but Yates promptly soundly refuted Graham’s insistence that the investigation into Trump associate Michael Flynn had been politically biased from the start. Yates provided no room for Graham’s conspiratorial nonsense.
This should motivate voters to dump Lindsey Graham. https://t.co/xo0PiqcwAN — Jill Wine-Banks (@JillWineBanks) August 5, 2020
Graham asked Yates:
‘The interview with General Flynn — were you investigating a policy difference between the Trump administration and the Obama administration?’
Yates promptly replied:
‘No, Senator, we were not investigating a policy difference.’
Graham followed up by asking whether or not the FBI was investigating a crime, but Yates continued:
‘We were investigating a counterintelligence threat.’
Graham kept following up, but as Yates tried to continue to clarify the reality of the situation, he interrupted her and ranted:
‘No, wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute, this is very important — your beef with Flynn was that he was undercutting Obama policy. Is that what you were worried about?’
Yates replied by explaining that the point was the cover-up of the contents of Flynn’s communications with the then-Russian Ambassador to the United States, with whom he’d discussed Obama-era sanctions on Russia. As has been explained at length elsewhere, that cover-up could have provided the opportunity for Flynn — who was Trump’s national security adviser at the time — to be manipulated by the Russians into doing their bidding, since they could have threatened to release the truth of Flynn’s communications — although Graham seemingly refused to acknowledge this fact.
You call a witness to testify because you want to hear what they have to say. Sen. Graham's constant interruption of @SallyQYates, who finally politely admonished him “if I could finish an answer, Senator” suggests he has a different agenda. I would have liked to hear the answers — Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) August 5, 2020
As Yates put it:
‘The concern was not about the policy difference here, senator. The concern was about him undercutting the Obama administration and then covering it up.’
Check out video of some of Graham’s interaction with Yates below:
The Sally Yates hearing is going badly for Lindsey Graham. Roughly an hour into the hearing and Graham's claims that Flynn was investigated political reasons have been wrecked by Yates. pic.twitter.com/An5m1TiMYl — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) August 5, 2020
At one particularly noteworthy point during the Wednesday Judiciary Committee hearing, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) criticized Graham for his incessant interruptions of Yates. As Leahy put it:
‘Mr. Chairman, let her answer the question. Just because it’s a woman testifying doesn’t mean she has to be cut off every answer.’
.@SenatorLeahy to Lindsey Graham — "Let her answer the question. Just because it's a woman testifying doesn't mean she has to be cut off every answer." pic.twitter.com/2PUJCrqgtD — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 5, 2020
Trump weighed in on the hearing on the morning that it took place with one of his now very familiar tirades about the supposed corruption inherent in the Russia investigation. He ranted:
‘Sally Yates has zero credibility. She was a part of the greatest political crime of the Century, and ObamaBiden knew EVERYTHING! Sally Yates leaked the General Flynn conversation? Ask her under oath. Republicans should start playing the Democrats game!’
Sally Yates has zero credibility. She was a part of the greatest political crime of the Century, and ObamaBiden knew EVERYTHING! Sally Yates leaked the General Flynn conversation? Ask her under oath. Republicans should start playing the Democrats game! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 5, 2020
Trump has consistently tried to depict the Russia investigation as some kind of grandiose conspiracy against him, which is just ludicrous. His claims that it’s the “greatest political crime of the century” are a completely unserious mockery of the presidency — just this very century, in the strictest sense, even the 9/11 terror attacks took place! Trump is so pathologically self-obsessed that he’s insisting that his team having to face accountability for their behavior is “the greatest political crime of the Century.”
She answered this question under oath at a public hearing carried wall-to-wall on tv three years ago. https://t.co/vFOOhv5v6A — Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) August 5, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-08-05--Trump Announces Obama/Biden Conspiracy During Mid-Morning Meltdown

President Donald Trump appears to be paying close attention to the news this week .
On Wednesday morning , he launched an angry Twitter tirade against Sally Yates , who was serving as acting Attorney General for the first week and a half or so of Trump ’ s administration and was testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday .
Yates was a holdover from the Obama administration who was serving until Trump ’ s own nominees were confirmed , but Trump claims — falsely — that due to her part in leading the Russia investigation , Yates was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crime of the Century , ” which is just complete and utter nonsense .
Yates , when she was serving in government , tried to bring the fact to the attention of the Trump administration that then-national security adviser Michael Flynn was lying about the content of his communications with a then-Russian Ambassador to the United States .
Trump seems far more concerned with Yates , who brought the corruption out into the spotlight , than he is with the individual — Flynn — who was actually engaging in the easily manipulated connections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ threats to release the truth , Russia could have used their knowledge of the truth of Flynn ’ s communications as leverage to pressure him into doing their bidding .
There is no evidence that Yates leaked any of this information , it ’ s worth noting — Trump is just spouting off nonsense .
The fact that Yates is in the spotlight at all seems to be the result of a scheme from the president ’ s political allies to essentially meddle in the upcoming election .
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to “ link ” presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to supposed wrongdoing surrounding the launch of the Russia investigation , NPR notes .
In reality , there ’ s no evidence of Biden involvement in any kind of investigative misconduct , and there ’ s similarly no evidence of any vestige of that misconduct tainting the actual course of the Russia investigation .
The facts are clear — Russia meddled in the U.S. election to benefit Trump .
Check out Twitter ’ s response to the president below :

President Donald Trump appears to be paying close attention to the news this week. On Wednesday morning, he launched an angry Twitter tirade against Sally Yates, who was serving as acting Attorney General for the first week and a half or so of Trump’s administration and was testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. Yates was a holdover from the Obama administration who was serving until Trump’s own nominees were confirmed, but Trump claims — falsely — that due to her part in leading the Russia investigation, Yates was “a part of the greatest political crime of the Century,” which is just complete and utter nonsense.
Lindsey Graham has begun the Sally Yates hearing by raising a bunch of conspiracy theories about Biden and Susan Rice, in case you wondered what the point of this hearing about four years old events 90 days before another election was. — Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) August 5, 2020
Trump tweeted:
‘Sally Yates has zero credibility. She was a part of the greatest political crime of the Century, and ObamaBiden knew EVERYTHING! Sally Yates leaked the General Flynn conversation? Ask her under oath. Republicans should start playing the Democrats game!’
Sally Yates has zero credibility. She was a part of the greatest political crime of the Century, and ObamaBiden knew EVERYTHING! Sally Yates leaked the General Flynn conversation? Ask her under oath. Republicans should start playing the Democrats game! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 5, 2020
Yates, when she was serving in government, tried to bring the fact to the attention of the Trump administration that then-national security adviser Michael Flynn was lying about the content of his communications with a then-Russian Ambassador to the United States. Trump seems far more concerned with Yates, who brought the corruption out into the spotlight, than he is with the individual — Flynn — who was actually engaging in the easily manipulated connections with a hostile foreign power. Via threats to release the truth, Russia could have used their knowledge of the truth of Flynn’s communications as leverage to pressure him into doing their bidding. There is no evidence that Yates leaked any of this information, it’s worth noting — Trump is just spouting off nonsense.
Sally Yates: "In this election year, I hope we won't lose sight of the very real threat posed by the ongoing efforts of a foreign adversary to undermine our democratic processes, and that we will continue to proactively protect the integrity of our elections." #ProtectOurVotes — BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) August 5, 2020
The fact that Yates is in the spotlight at all seems to be the result of a scheme from the president’s political allies to essentially meddle in the upcoming election. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has been trying to “link” presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to supposed wrongdoing surrounding the launch of the Russia investigation, NPR notes. In reality, there’s no evidence of Biden involvement in any kind of investigative misconduct, and there’s similarly no evidence of any vestige of that misconduct tainting the actual course of the Russia investigation. The facts are clear — Russia meddled in the U.S. election to benefit Trump.
Sally Yates is a hero. This hearing on the Russia investigation, Flynn's guilt and treason and highlighting how disgracefull and corrupt @LindseyGrahamSC is, should be aired on a continuous loop between now and election day.https://t.co/Vai7UzlS1v — Cheri Jacobus (@CheriJacobus) August 5, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response to the president below:


bipartisanreport--2020-08-05--Trump Self-Destructs During Random Call To Wednesday News Show

President Donald Trump is consistently refusing to acknowledge the seriousness of the Coronavirus pandemic in the United States .
Well over 150,000 Americans have died , but Trump and his political allies continue to congratulate themselves for a supposed job well done .
During a Wednesday interview with Fox & Friends , Trump delusionally claimed that “ this country has done a great job on the corona , ” which is just complete and utter nonsense , which also serves as an excuse for Trump and his political allies to ignore the rising costs of the crisis .
After all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ great .
( It ’ s not . )
Trump seems to use his brazen incompetence to support his utterly ridiculous , deadly , self-aggrandizing optimism about the Coronavirus situation in the United States .
During his time on Fox & Friends , for instance , Trump claimed to the hosts that he thinks the virus “ will go away like things go away ” — which is an utterly ridiculous statement .
It ’ s been months .
The virus is not going to just magically go away .
‘ My view @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing is going away .
It will go away like things go away , and my view is that schools should be open .
If you look at children , children are almost — and I would almost say definitely , but almost immune from this disease .
So few , they ’ ve gotten stronger — hard to believe , I don ’ t know how you feel about it , but they have much stronger immune systems than we do somehow for this.
’ Trump also again claimed that efforts to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reopening schools are just conspiracies to make him look bad .
They ’ re not .
His claims that children are “ almost immune ” from the Coronavirus are false .
Just within recent days , news has been circulating about how at least 250 Coronavirus cases emerged from a single overnight summer camp in Georgia .
While some of the effects on the children with the disease may be less severe than the symptoms affecting adults , children have still required hospitalization and even died due to the Coronavirus .
Furthermore , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vulnerable people , like those among the many adults who work on school campuses .
In short , Trump is continuing to put American lives at risk for his attempted political gain .
As he claims that concern about the Coronavirus is just some kind of conspiracy to make him look bad , Americans are continuing to struggle through the health effects of the pandemic and related problems , like unemployment .

President Donald Trump is consistently refusing to acknowledge the seriousness of the Coronavirus pandemic in the United States. Well over 150,000 Americans have died, but Trump and his political allies continue to congratulate themselves for a supposed job well done. During a Wednesday interview with Fox & Friends, Trump delusionally claimed that “this country has done a great job on the corona,” which is just complete and utter nonsense, which also serves as an excuse for Trump and his political allies to ignore the rising costs of the crisis. After all, they tell themselves, everything is great. (It’s not.)
"This country has done a great job on the corona." — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 5, 2020
Trump seems to use his brazen incompetence to support his utterly ridiculous, deadly, self-aggrandizing optimism about the Coronavirus situation in the United States. During his time on Fox & Friends, for instance, Trump claimed to the hosts that he thinks the virus “will go away like things go away” — which is an utterly ridiculous statement. It’s been months. The virus is not going to just magically go away.
Trump said:
‘My view is the schools should open. This thing is going away. It will go away like things go away, and my view is that schools should be open. If you look at children, children are almost — and I would almost say definitely, but almost immune from this disease. So few, they’ve gotten stronger — hard to believe, I don’t know how you feel about it, but they have much stronger immune systems than we do somehow for this.’
Watch his nonsense comments below:
Holy shit. Trump says, "My view is the schools should open. This thing is going away. It will go away like things go away, and my view is that schools should be open." He then falsely claims kids are "almost immune" from Covid. Just stunningly irresponsible stuff. pic.twitter.com/G8tab1rzpA — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 5, 2020
Trump also again claimed that efforts to enact public health measures like caution around reopening schools are just conspiracies to make him look bad. They’re not. His claims that children are “almost immune” from the Coronavirus are false. Just within recent days, news has been circulating about how at least 250 Coronavirus cases emerged from a single overnight summer camp in Georgia. While some of the effects on the children with the disease may be less severe than the symptoms affecting adults, children have still required hospitalization and even died due to the Coronavirus. Furthermore, they could spread the virus to more vulnerable people, like those among the many adults who work on school campuses.
In short, Trump is continuing to put American lives at risk for his attempted political gain. As he claims that concern about the Coronavirus is just some kind of conspiracy to make him look bad, Americans are continuing to struggle through the health effects of the pandemic and related problems, like unemployment.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-05--‘The Lincoln Project’ Annihilates Jared Kushner In Harsh New Wednesday Ad

In a new video ad , the anti-Trump Republicans behind The Lincoln Project have unveiled a harsh condemnation of the president ’ s son-in-law and prominent adviser , Jared Kushner , who has served on high-profile issues throughout his time in the White House despite his complete lack of experience in relevant topics .
One of the most recent high-profile issues that Kushner has been involved with has been the White House response to the Coronavirus pandemic , which he has , by any reference point , completely failed in handling .
Hundreds of Americans are still dying each and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over 1,000 .
In the new Lincoln Project video , a narrator says : ‘ President Trump gives lots of jobs to his son-in-law , Jared Kushner .
Insiders whisper he may be even more powerful than Trump , but like his father-in-law , Jared ’ s not up to the task .
[ He ] has never met a problem he couldn ’ t fuck up .
Take the COVID response Trump assigned Jared to handle : 150,000 people dead , and an economy in ruins .
His task force put Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jared ’ s family cashed in on bailout money — no surprise from the son of a convicted felon and slumlord who served time in prison.
’ It ’ s true — reporting has revealed how during the effort to secure supplies for battling the pandemic , the Coronavirus task force that Kushner led prioritized working with political allies of the Trump administration .
As Business Insider put it , “ Jared Kushner ’ s shadow coronavirus task force used a spreadsheet called ‘ VIP Update ’ to procure PPE from inexperienced Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment among groups like medical workers responding to the Coronavirus puts lives at risk .
In the Lincoln Project ad , the narrator continues : Check it out below : They ’ re not the only group to spotlight Kushner ’ s “ work ’ s ” terrible details .
In a recent Vanity Fair report , a public health expert described as “ in frequent contact with the White House ’ s official coronavirus task force ” explained that “ political folks believed that because [ the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democratic states , that they could blame those governors , and that would be an effective political strategy.
” While Americans were dying , they tried to use the deaths for politics .
Check out Twitter ’ s response below to the Lincoln Project below :

In a new video ad, the anti-Trump Republicans behind The Lincoln Project have unveiled a harsh condemnation of the president’s son-in-law and prominent adviser, Jared Kushner, who has served on high-profile issues throughout his time in the White House despite his complete lack of experience in relevant topics. One of the most recent high-profile issues that Kushner has been involved with has been the White House response to the Coronavirus pandemic, which he has, by any reference point, completely failed in handling. Hundreds of Americans are still dying each and every day — sometimes it’s over 1,000.
In the new Lincoln Project video, a narrator says:
‘President Trump gives lots of jobs to his son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Insiders whisper he may be even more powerful than Trump, but like his father-in-law, Jared’s not up to the task. [He] has never met a problem he couldn’t fuck up. Take the COVID response Trump assigned Jared to handle: 150,000 people dead, and an economy in ruins. His task force put Trump cronies first, and of course, Jared’s family cashed in on bailout money — no surprise from the son of a convicted felon and slumlord who served time in prison.’
It’s true — reporting has revealed how during the effort to secure supplies for battling the pandemic, the Coronavirus task force that Kushner led prioritized working with political allies of the Trump administration. As Business Insider put it, “Jared Kushner’s shadow coronavirus task force used a spreadsheet called ‘VIP Update’ to procure PPE from inexperienced Trump allies over legitimate vendors.” A lack of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment among groups like medical workers responding to the Coronavirus puts lives at risk.
In the Lincoln Project ad, the narrator continues:
‘Jared’s a perfect fit for this White House, but if you’ve ever wondered whether this president took COVID-19 seriously, look no further than who he put in charge of protecting America’s health: Jared Kushner, Trump’s Secretary of Failure.’
Check it out below:
Jared Kushner is just like his father-in-law: a failure. pic.twitter.com/dm7oJwnV5W — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) August 5, 2020
They’re not the only group to spotlight Kushner’s “work’s” terrible details. In a recent Vanity Fair report, a public health expert described as “in frequent contact with the White House’s official coronavirus task force” explained that “political folks believed that because [the virus] was going to be relegated to Democratic states, that they could blame those governors, and that would be an effective political strategy.” While Americans were dying, they tried to use the deaths for politics.
Check out Twitter’s response below to the Lincoln Project below:


bipartisanreport--2020-08-05--Trump Launches Chilling Attack On Mail-In Voting During Wednesday Decree

President Donald Trump is continuing to try and undercut the integrity of the upcoming general election , even if he has to resort to outright lies in the process .
He has been consistently freaking out over the prospect of a somewhat increased use of mail-in voting during the upcoming elections , claiming that there ’ s some kind of potential for massive election fraud — which he has zero evidence for .
Mail-in voting is already used at a fairly high rate across the country .
Nevertheless , this Wednesday , Trump claimed that the upcoming general election in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ figure out because of supposed mail-in voting problems , which he has zero evidence for .
None .
‘ Nevada has ZERO infrastructure for Mail-In Voting .
It will be a corrupt disaster if not ended by the Courts .
It will take months , or years , to figure out .
Florida has built a great infrastructure , over years , with two great Republican Governors .
Florida , send in your Ballots !
’ Again — there is absolutely no evidence for his fundamental claim here .
There ’ s nothing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will take months or even years to “ figure out.
” His claim that Nevada has “ zero infrastructure for mail-in voting ” is , furthermore , a brazen lie .
The mail-in voting that would be used in Nevada for this November ’ s election and the mail-in voting that has been used in Florida in recent elections are the exact same thing .
In Florida , you don ’ t even have to have an “ excuse ” to vote by mail — pretty much any voter can do so .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to sound like he actually knows something about this subject with his reference to needed “ infrastructure , ” but could he actually name any of the supposed pieces of “ infrastructure ” that Florida has but Nevada does not ?
He probably couldn ’ t .
All Trump has is his paranoia .
He seems to be freaking out in the face of his continually dismal poll numbers .
As of Wednesday morning , presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden leads Trump in polls on the national level by an average of 7.4 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out Twitter ’ s response to the president ’ s nonsense below :

President Donald Trump is continuing to try and undercut the integrity of the upcoming general election, even if he has to resort to outright lies in the process. He has been consistently freaking out over the prospect of a somewhat increased use of mail-in voting during the upcoming elections, claiming that there’s some kind of potential for massive election fraud — which he has zero evidence for. Mail-in voting is already used at a fairly high rate across the country. Nevertheless, this Wednesday, Trump claimed that the upcoming general election in Nevada could take months or years to figure out because of supposed mail-in voting problems, which he has zero evidence for. None.
Trump tweeted:
‘Nevada has ZERO infrastructure for Mail-In Voting. It will be a corrupt disaster if not ended by the Courts. It will take months, or years, to figure out. Florida has built a great infrastructure, over years, with two great Republican Governors. Florida, send in your Ballots!’
Nevada has ZERO infrastructure for Mail-In Voting. It will be a corrupt disaster if not ended by the Courts. It will take months, or years, to figure out. Florida has built a great infrastructure, over years, with two great Republican Governors. Florida, send in your Ballots! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 5, 2020
Again — there is absolutely no evidence for his fundamental claim here. There’s nothing to support the idea that the election will take months or even years to “figure out.” His claim that Nevada has “zero infrastructure for mail-in voting” is, furthermore, a brazen lie. The mail-in voting that would be used in Nevada for this November’s election and the mail-in voting that has been used in Florida in recent elections are the exact same thing. In Florida, you don’t even have to have an “excuse” to vote by mail — pretty much any voter can do so. Trump sounds like he’s trying to sound like he actually knows something about this subject with his reference to needed “infrastructure,” but could he actually name any of the supposed pieces of “infrastructure” that Florida has but Nevada does not? He probably couldn’t.
All Trump has is his paranoia. He seems to be freaking out in the face of his continually dismal poll numbers. As of Wednesday morning, presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden leads Trump in polls on the national level by an average of 7.4 percent, according to RealClearPolitics.
Check out Twitter’s response to the president’s nonsense below:


bipartisanreport--2020-08-05--Devin Nunes’ Latest Lawsuit Fails Spectacularly

California Republican Congressman Devin Nunes , who is an ardent ally of President Donald Trump , has filed a slew of lawsuits against his critics , who he ’ s alleged have defamed him .
This week , another one of those lawsuits was thrown out — the Trump-appointed federal Judge C.J .
Williams has thrown out Nunes ’ s defamation case against Ryan Lizza , a journalist who wrote a piece revealing that the Nunes family had moved their dairy farm operations to Iowa and were apparently using the labor of undocumented immigrants on the premises , at least @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suit also targeted Hearst Magazines , the publisher of Esquire , where Lizza ’ s piece about the Nunes family farm operation was published .
Oral arguments in the case were heard in April .
In his original complaint , Nunes alleged that the original article from Lizza caused Nunes to “ suffer loss of standing in his professional field , insult , pain , embarrassment , humiliation , and mental suffering , harm to his name and reputation , out-of-pocket loss and other actual damages.
” Nunes didn ’ t need Lizza @ @ @ @ @ @ @ embarrassment.
” Nunes ’ s relentless shilling for Trump has accomplished plenty of that embarrassment all on his own .
He has gone on an innumerable slew of tirades against his political opponents , very frequently using familiarly Trumpian ridiculousness to go after them .
Nunes ’ s other lawsuits — whose very existence enacts the “ embarrassment ” that Nunes seems so antsy about — include one that originally targeted Twitter over a couple of satirical accounts on the platform that have been critical of the Congressman .
Those accounts include one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and another that masqueraded as the Congressman ’ s mother .
Recently , a judge removed Twitter as a defendant in that case , ruling that the company was not liable for the statements made on their platform by the individuals behind those accounts .
There ’ s still the broader question of how Nunes expects to make it through politics as a public figure with such an insanely self-aggrandizing sensitivity to even the slightest criticism .
While Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee — a position which he no longer holds — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Russia investigation in the president ’ s favor .
He worked , for instance , on investigating the investigators , so to speak , helping kickstart what would be a long line of Republican complaints about the origin of the investigation .

California Republican Congressman Devin Nunes, who is an ardent ally of President Donald Trump, has filed a slew of lawsuits against his critics, who he’s alleged have defamed him. This week, another one of those lawsuits was thrown out — the Trump-appointed federal Judge C.J. Williams has thrown out Nunes’s defamation case against Ryan Lizza, a journalist who wrote a piece revealing that the Nunes family had moved their dairy farm operations to Iowa and were apparently using the labor of undocumented immigrants on the premises, at least at the time. Nunes’s suit also targeted Hearst Magazines, the publisher of Esquire, where Lizza’s piece about the Nunes family farm operation was published.
Another lawsuit filed by @RepDevinNunes has cratered: Trump-appointed judge tosses libel case against (my colleague) @RyanLizza over an Esquire Magazine story about Nunes' Iowa relatives. Doc: https://t.co/OTnnVRUr8C — Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) August 5, 2020
Oral arguments in the case were heard in April. In his original complaint, Nunes alleged that the original article from Lizza caused Nunes to “suffer loss of standing in his professional field, insult, pain, embarrassment, humiliation, and mental suffering, harm to his name and reputation, out-of-pocket loss and other actual damages.” Nunes didn’t need Lizza’s help for that supposed “embarrassment.” Nunes’s relentless shilling for Trump has accomplished plenty of that embarrassment all on his own. He has gone on an innumerable slew of tirades against his political opponents, very frequently using familiarly Trumpian ridiculousness to go after them.
Nunes’s other lawsuits — whose very existence enacts the “embarrassment” that Nunes seems so antsy about — include one that originally targeted Twitter over a couple of satirical accounts on the platform that have been critical of the Congressman. Those accounts include one called “Devin Nunes’ Cow” and another that masqueraded as the Congressman’s mother. Recently, a judge removed Twitter as a defendant in that case, ruling that the company was not liable for the statements made on their platform by the individuals behind those accounts. There’s still the broader question of how Nunes expects to make it through politics as a public figure with such an insanely self-aggrandizing sensitivity to even the slightest criticism.
While Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee — a position which he no longer holds — Nunes worked to steer the committee’s Russia investigation in the president’s favor. He worked, for instance, on investigating the investigators, so to speak, helping kickstart what would be a long line of Republican complaints about the origin of the investigation.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-05--GOP Veterans Defect To Unite Against Trump

The coalition against Donald Trump is continuing to grow ahead of November .
On Wednesday , the group Republican Voters Against Trump unveiled a new video ad featuring snippets of personal testimonials from 15 Republican veterans who are all united in their harsh criticism of Trump .
As one put it , Trump “ doesn ’ t care about the Constitution ; he only cares about himself , ” and that ’ s one of the reasons that this particular group of Republican voters — along with others — have come out against Trump and in support of Biden .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ was also referenced in the ad by one of the veterans , Trump has repeatedly denigrated the people who have actually served the United States .
Some of the examples of that behavior on the president ’ s part have been infamous — for instance , Trump has criticized the late Senator John McCain , who was a prisoner of war in Vietnam ; he has harassed the Khans , a high-profile couple who lost their son in the war in Iraq ; and he ’ s even drawn criticism for being stunningly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ husband had recently been killed overseas while serving in the U.S. military .
Cowanda Jones-Johnson , the mother of the soldier who ’ d passed away , the late Sgt .
La David Johnson , confirmed to the media that “ President Trump did disrespect my son and my daughter and also me and my husband.
” Besides the group Republican Voters Against Trump , another anti-Trump Republican group known as The Lincoln Project has also unveiled a steady stream of hard-hitting video ads featuring harsh condemnations for Trump and his political allies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presenting the message that this November , the choice will be “ America or Trump.
” After all , Trump ’ s lies and incompetence put American lives at risk over and over , like amidst the White House ’ s total failure of a response to the Coronavirus pandemic , which has now killed well over 150,000 Americans .

The coalition against Donald Trump is continuing to grow ahead of November. On Wednesday, the group Republican Voters Against Trump unveiled a new video ad featuring snippets of personal testimonials from 15 Republican veterans who are all united in their harsh criticism of Trump. As one put it, Trump “doesn’t care about the Constitution; he only cares about himself,” and that’s one of the reasons that this particular group of Republican voters — along with others — have come out against Trump and in support of Biden.
Check out the ad below:
As was also referenced in the ad by one of the veterans, Trump has repeatedly denigrated the people who have actually served the United States. Some of the examples of that behavior on the president’s part have been infamous — for instance, Trump has criticized the late Senator John McCain, who was a prisoner of war in Vietnam; he has harassed the Khans, a high-profile couple who lost their son in the war in Iraq; and he’s even drawn criticism for being stunningly insensitive when speaking with a widow whose husband had recently been killed overseas while serving in the U.S. military. Cowanda Jones-Johnson, the mother of the soldier who’d passed away, the late Sgt. La David Johnson, confirmed to the media that “President Trump did disrespect my son and my daughter and also me and my husband.”
Besides the group Republican Voters Against Trump, another anti-Trump Republican group known as The Lincoln Project has also unveiled a steady stream of hard-hitting video ads featuring harsh condemnations for Trump and his political allies. Lately, they’ve been presenting the message that this November, the choice will be “America or Trump.” After all, Trump’s lies and incompetence put American lives at risk over and over, like amidst the White House’s total failure of a response to the Coronavirus pandemic, which has now killed well over 150,000 Americans.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-05--Trump Charges Obama & Biden With Dual ‘Treason’


bipartisanreport--2020-08-05--Latest Ad From ‘The Lincoln Project’ Has Trump’s Family Running Scared


bipartisanreport--2020-08-06--Large Network Of Fake Black Trump Supporters Uncovered By Facebook

This week , Facebook removed hundreds of fake accounts , some of which were posing as Trump supporters but were actually based out of an apparent troll farm in Romania .
The development reveals the latest front in the ongoing struggle against foreign meddling in U.S. elections , an issue that Trump and his political allies continue to fail to take seriously .
Facebook “ took down the accounts as part of its enforcement against coordinated inauthentic behavior , which is the use of fake accounts to inflate the reach of content or products on social media , ” NBC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was removed was an Instagram page posting under the name “ BlackPeopleVoteForTrump.
” ( Facebook owns Instagram . )
Nathaniel Gleicher , who leads security policy at Facebook , explained that they did not find “ clear evidence of financial motivation ” or “ clear links to known commercial actors in this space ” on the part of the fake accounts .
Of course , part of the infamous Russian meddling scheme targeting U.S. elections in 2016 included faked social media accounts that were pushing pro-Trump material across the web — but there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tying these latest removed accounts to Russia .
The closest to a solid source for the faked accounts is the conclusion from Atlantic Council researchers , who found that many of the faked accounts ’ posts seemed to emanate from someone going by “ David Adrian.
” That persona was using a profile photo from another source .
A separate crackdown this week included the removal of 303 Facebook accounts , 181 pages , 44 Facebook groups , and 31 Instagram accounts , which had a collective total of more than 2 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Media Group , which is a decidedly pro-Trump media organization .
According to Gleicher , the security official from Facebook , the Epoch Times-connected accounts were posting about “ ongoing U.S. protests and conspiracy theories about who is behind them.
” Facebook has already taken action against The Epoch Times — they banned the outlet from advertising on the platform after they purchased ads under false names , which were meant to help the ads slip by Facebook ’ s ad review system .
These developments emerged the day after Facebook removed a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up .
The post included a link to a Fox interview in which Trump claimed that children are “ virtually immune ” to the Coronavirus , which is brazenly incorrect — although they ’ ve suffered in comparatively smaller numbers than adults , children have gotten sick and died from the disease .
Facebook , in their explanation for the removal of Trump ’ s post , noted that the “ video includes false claims that a group of people is immune from COVID-19 which is a violation of our policies around harmful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when the president of the United States can ’ t even be trusted to deliver basic , accurate information amidst a pandemic .
Trump has consistently himself pushed false information that has the net effect of undercutting election integrity .
For instance , he ’ s spent a lot of time going on and on recently about how there ’ s supposedly a grave danger of election fraud when mail-in voting is used .
His claims are entirely incorrect and unsupported by the actual evidence at hand .

This week, Facebook removed hundreds of fake accounts, some of which were posing as Trump supporters but were actually based out of an apparent troll farm in Romania. The development reveals the latest front in the ongoing struggle against foreign meddling in U.S. elections, an issue that Trump and his political allies continue to fail to take seriously. Facebook “took down the accounts as part of its enforcement against coordinated inauthentic behavior, which is the use of fake accounts to inflate the reach of content or products on social media,” NBC explains.
NBC News: Facebook removed hundreds of accounts on Thursday from a Romania-based troll farm posing as African-Americans in support of Donald Trump with names such as “BlackPeopleVoteForTrump” and “We Love Our President.”https://t.co/N1TVY80aru — andrew kaczynski🤔 (@KFILE) August 6, 2020
One of the accounts that was removed was an Instagram page posting under the name “BlackPeopleVoteForTrump.” (Facebook owns Instagram.) Nathaniel Gleicher, who leads security policy at Facebook, explained that they did not find “clear evidence of financial motivation” or “clear links to known commercial actors in this space” on the part of the fake accounts.
Here's some of that foreign help Trump won't condemn 👇 The foreign pro-Trump troll farm was based in Romania and pushed content on Instagram under names like “BlackPeopleVoteForTrump” and on Facebook under “We Love Our President.”#TrumpKillsSeniorshttps://t.co/VxpbaYFn9Z — Democratic Coalition (@TheDemCoalition) August 6, 2020
Of course, part of the infamous Russian meddling scheme targeting U.S. elections in 2016 included faked social media accounts that were pushing pro-Trump material across the web — but there does not appear to be any evidence tying these latest removed accounts to Russia. The closest to a solid source for the faked accounts is the conclusion from Atlantic Council researchers, who found that many of the faked accounts’ posts seemed to emanate from someone going by “David Adrian.” That persona was using a profile photo from another source.
Here are some posts from the newly discovered Romanian pro-Trump troll farm. Account names like "BlackPeopleVoteForTrump" and "WeLoveOurPresident." Note that advanced ops now outsource their troll farms to places like Romania, Vietnam, Macedonia, etc.https://t.co/r9nnORqyzC pic.twitter.com/wbKRVtOHPn — Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) August 6, 2020
A separate crackdown this week included the removal of 303 Facebook accounts, 181 pages, 44 Facebook groups, and 31 Instagram accounts, which had a collective total of more than 2 million followers and were connected to the Epoch Media Group, which is a decidedly pro-Trump media organization. According to Gleicher, the security official from Facebook, the Epoch Times-connected accounts were posting about “ongoing U.S. protests and conspiracy theories about who is behind them.” Facebook has already taken action against The Epoch Times — they banned the outlet from advertising on the platform after they purchased ads under false names, which were meant to help the ads slip by Facebook’s ad review system.
These developments emerged the day after Facebook removed a post that the Trump team themselves put up. The post included a link to a Fox interview in which Trump claimed that children are “virtually immune” to the Coronavirus, which is brazenly incorrect — although they’ve suffered in comparatively smaller numbers than adults, children have gotten sick and died from the disease. Facebook, in their explanation for the removal of Trump’s post, noted that the “video includes false claims that a group of people is immune from COVID-19 which is a violation of our policies around harmful COVID misinformation.” It’s wild when the president of the United States can’t even be trusted to deliver basic, accurate information amidst a pandemic.
Trump has consistently himself pushed false information that has the net effect of undercutting election integrity. For instance, he’s spent a lot of time going on and on recently about how there’s supposedly a grave danger of election fraud when mail-in voting is used. His claims are entirely incorrect and unsupported by the actual evidence at hand.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-06--Arrest Warrant Issued For ‘Law & Order’ Republican Hero

The party of family values strikes again .
This time , an arrest warrant has been issued for a Republican state legislator in Alabama .
Rep. Will Dismukes has served in the Alabama state legislature since 2019 , but now , he stands accused of stealing at least thousands of dollars from his former employer , Weiss Commercial Flooring Inc. Dismukes has insisted that he ’ s innocent — but authorities obviously are not convinced , considering the arrest warrant that ’ s now out for him .
Montgomery County District Attorney Daryl Bailey announced the warrant on Thursday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of property .
He confirmed that the amount that was alleged to have been stolen is “ well in excess of $ 2,500.
” ‘ If true , it is disappointing when a public official , elected with the confidence of the people , abuses that trust .
I support the letter of the law , and no one is above it – especially those in public office.
’ Notably — this situation is not the first time that Dismukes has been in the news , although he ’ s apparently still in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Local media outlet WSFA explained this week that in recent weeks , “ Dismukes made national headlines for attending a party to commemorate Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard Nathan Bedford Forrest , hosted by an individual with close ties to the League of the South.
” Dismukes refused to resign from the state legislature following the controversy over his de facto alliance with the Klan — although he did step away from a position that he ’ d held as a pastor .
This situation is not the first recent occasion on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under the scrutiny of the law .
Until recently , Republican Larry Householder was serving as the speaker of the Ohio state House of Representatives .
Now , he ’ s “ facing a federal racketeering charge and accused in taking part in a bribery scheme , ” local media outlet WBNS explains .
Some $ 60 million was involved in that bribery scheme , which was meant to prop up a piece of legislation that ended up providing a “ billion-dollar bailout ” to a pair of nuclear power plants in the @ @

The party of family values strikes again. This time, an arrest warrant has been issued for a Republican state legislator in Alabama. Rep. Will Dismukes has served in the Alabama state legislature since 2019, but now, he stands accused of stealing at least thousands of dollars from his former employer, Weiss Commercial Flooring Inc. Dismukes has insisted that he’s innocent — but authorities obviously are not convinced, considering the arrest warrant that’s now out for him.
Montgomery County District Attorney Daryl Bailey announced the warrant on Thursday, citing a charge of first degree theft of property. He confirmed that the amount that was alleged to have been stolen is “well in excess of $2,500.”
Alabama’s Republican Governor Kay Ivey commented:
‘If true, it is disappointing when a public official, elected with the confidence of the people, abuses that trust. I support the letter of the law, and no one is above it – especially those in public office.’
Notably — this situation is not the first time that Dismukes has been in the news, although he’s apparently still in just his first term in the legislature. Local media outlet WSFA explained this week that in recent weeks, “Dismukes made national headlines for attending a party to commemorate Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard Nathan Bedford Forrest, hosted by an individual with close ties to the League of the South.” Dismukes refused to resign from the state legislature following the controversy over his de facto alliance with the Klan — although he did step away from a position that he’d held as a pastor.
This situation is not the first recent occasion on which Republicans in state leadership have come under the scrutiny of the law. Until recently, Republican Larry Householder was serving as the speaker of the Ohio state House of Representatives. Now, he’s “facing a federal racketeering charge and accused in taking part in a bribery scheme,” local media outlet WBNS explains. Some $60 million was involved in that bribery scheme, which was meant to prop up a piece of legislation that ended up providing a “billion-dollar bailout” to a pair of nuclear power plants in the state.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-06--Trump Flips Out Over NRA Lawsuit & Announces Biden Gun Seizure

The National Rifle Association ( NRA ) , a high-profile group that has gained its notoriety through winding itself up in favor of “ gun rights ” at just about every turn , is in trouble , and President Donald Trump is trying to use these troubles for his political advantage .
This Thursday , New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that she was initiating court proceedings meant to dissolve the NRA over what she characterized as a pattern of incessant financial fraud , and although the case is surely far from over — the NRA doesn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fight — Trump has already jumped on the bandwagon .
Trump suggested on Twitter that if elected , Joe Biden would destroy the Second Amendment and seize guns “ without notice ” — which is a completely and utterly baseless claim .
To be clear — trying to hold the people behind the NRA accountable for their financial misconduct is not remotely in the same universe as some kind of conspiracy against the Second Amendment , although that ’ s precisely what Trump seems to be suggesting .
But , the law is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump tweeted : It ’ s difficult to overstate how utterly disconnected from reality that the president really is here .
Again — holding the NRA accountable for its brazen financial misconduct is not some kind of conspiracy against “ gun rights.
” Furthermore , Trump ’ s specific claims that Biden will undercut the Second Amendment and seize guns “ without notice , ” leaving the country with “ No police , no guns !
” has no relationship to Biden ’ s actual policy proposals .
Trump is just pulling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meant to frighten his base .
Just this very week , Biden made clear that he does not want to “ defund police.
” He said he wants to get them more funding , in fact .
Trump is just brazenly lying about Biden ’ s policy proposals .
At a web-based fundraiser alongside the mayor of Atlanta , Biden said : ‘ I don ’ t want to defund police .
I want to get police more money in order to deal with the things they badly need , from making sure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that they have also in the departments social workers , psychologists , people who in fact can handle those god-awful problems that a cop has to have four degrees to handle.
’ Meanwhile , check out Twitter ’ s response to Trump below :

The National Rifle Association (NRA), a high-profile group that has gained its notoriety through winding itself up in favor of “gun rights” at just about every turn, is in trouble, and President Donald Trump is trying to use these troubles for his political advantage. This Thursday, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that she was initiating court proceedings meant to dissolve the NRA over what she characterized as a pattern of incessant financial fraud, and although the case is surely far from over — the NRA doesn’t seem ready to go down without a fight — Trump has already jumped on the bandwagon. Trump suggested on Twitter that if elected, Joe Biden would destroy the Second Amendment and seize guns “without notice” — which is a completely and utterly baseless claim.
#BREAKING: I filed a lawsuit to dissolve the National Rifle Association for years of self-dealing and illegal conduct. The @NRA is fraught with fraud and abuse. No organization is above the law. — NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) August 6, 2020
To be clear — trying to hold the people behind the NRA accountable for their financial misconduct is not remotely in the same universe as some kind of conspiracy against the Second Amendment, although that’s precisely what Trump seems to be suggesting. But, the law is not some kind of conspiracy against conservatives. Trump tweeted:
‘Just like Radical Left New York is trying to destroy the NRA, if Biden becomes President your GREAT SECOND AMENDMENT doesn’t have a chance. Your guns will be taken away, immediately and without notice. No police, no guns!’
Just like Radical Left New York is trying to destroy the NRA, if Biden becomes President your GREAT SECOND AMENDMENT doesn’t have a chance. Your guns will be taken away, immediately and without notice. No police, no guns! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 6, 2020
It’s difficult to overstate how utterly disconnected from reality that the president really is here. Again — holding the NRA accountable for its brazen financial misconduct is not some kind of conspiracy against “gun rights.” Furthermore, Trump’s specific claims that Biden will undercut the Second Amendment and seize guns “without notice,” leaving the country with “No police, no guns!” has no relationship to Biden’s actual policy proposals. Trump is just pulling claims out of thin air that are meant to frighten his base.
BREAKING: The People v. the @NRA has been filed by NY AG Letitia James. Here we go… pic.twitter.com/75fCplrby8 — Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) August 6, 2020
Just this very week, Biden made clear that he does not want to “defund police.” He said he wants to get them more funding, in fact. Trump is just brazenly lying about Biden’s policy proposals.
At a web-based fundraiser alongside the mayor of Atlanta, Biden said:
‘I don’t want to defund police. I want to get police more money in order to deal with the things they badly need, from making sure they have access to community policing, that they have also in the departments social workers, psychologists, people who in fact can handle those god-awful problems that a cop has to have four degrees to handle.’
.@NewYorkStateAG says there are 18 causes of action against @NRA leadership, including leader #waynelapierre, that violate multiple laws, including those that govern @nra's charitable status. AG James has ordered that NRA execs never serve on the board of a charity in NY state pic.twitter.com/t1jM2W18QT — Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) August 6, 2020
Meanwhile, check out Twitter’s response to Trump below:


bipartisanreport--2020-08-06--Lindsey Graham Floored By Thursday South Carolina Poll Release

Democratic Senate candidate Jaime Harrison is running a formidable challenge against South Carolina ’ s Republican Senator Lindsey Graham .
Despite South Carolina ’ s history of leaning heavily towards Republicans , in new poll results that Quinnipiac University released on Thursday , Harrison and Graham were tied .
Each candidate garnered 44 percent of the support in the poll .
While that ’ s of course not any kind of insurmountable hurdle for Graham , the results also seem to yet again indicate that even Graham ’ s Senate seat might be within reach .
If Graham ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” this November , talk of a “ blue wave ” would likely be very much in order .
It ’ s worth noting — Graham is not the only incumbent Republican Senator whose political career seems to be on the rocks .
In the very same set of polling data from Quinnipiac in which he was tied with Harrison , Maine ’ s incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins also got some bad news .
Her Democratic challenger Sara Gideon had a 4 percent lead , with 47 percent of the support compared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s not the first time that the widely unpopular Collins has come in behind Gideon in polling — for instance , in a survey from July from Public Policy Polling , Gideon had a 5 percent lead over Collins , with 47 percent compared to her 42 percent .
Democrats need a net gain of at least 3 Senate seats to become the majority party in the upper Congressional chamber .
Adding 3 Senate seats on to the current Democratic total would leave the chamber 50-50 , and vice presidents break @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House could determine how a 50-50 chamber leans .
For a majority irrespective of the White House , Dems would need a net gain of four seats .
Currently , the Cook Political Report has assigned toss-up status to currently GOP-held seats in Montana , Colorado , Georgia , Iowa , Maine , and North Carolina .
A seventh currently Republican seat — Martha McSally ’ s in Arizona — is rated as leaning Democratic .
The dismal prospects for Republican Senators mirror the dismal prospects for Trump himself .
As of Thursday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ average of 6.4 percent in national polling , according to RealClearPolitics .

Democratic Senate candidate Jaime Harrison is running a formidable challenge against South Carolina’s Republican Senator Lindsey Graham. Despite South Carolina’s history of leaning heavily towards Republicans, in new poll results that Quinnipiac University released on Thursday, Harrison and Graham were tied. Each candidate garnered 44 percent of the support in the poll. While that’s of course not any kind of insurmountable hurdle for Graham, the results also seem to yet again indicate that even Graham’s Senate seat might be within reach. If Graham’s Senate seat were to turn “blue” this November, talk of a “blue wave” would likely be very much in order.
New Quinnipiac poll in South Carolina just out: Graham 44%
Harrison 44% — Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) August 6, 2020
It’s worth noting — Graham is not the only incumbent Republican Senator whose political career seems to be on the rocks. In the very same set of polling data from Quinnipiac in which he was tied with Harrison, Maine’s incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins also got some bad news. Her Democratic challenger Sara Gideon had a 4 percent lead, with 47 percent of the support compared to just 43 percent for Collins. It’s not the first time that the widely unpopular Collins has come in behind Gideon in polling — for instance, in a survey from July from Public Policy Polling, Gideon had a 5 percent lead over Collins, with 47 percent compared to her 42 percent.
Democrats need a net gain of at least 3 Senate seats to become the majority party in the upper Congressional chamber. Adding 3 Senate seats on to the current Democratic total would leave the chamber 50-50, and vice presidents break ties — so whoever wins the White House could determine how a 50-50 chamber leans. For a majority irrespective of the White House, Dems would need a net gain of four seats. Currently, the Cook Political Report has assigned toss-up status to currently GOP-held seats in Montana, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Maine, and North Carolina. A seventh currently Republican seat — Martha McSally’s in Arizona — is rated as leaning Democratic.
The dismal prospects for Republican Senators mirror the dismal prospects for Trump himself. As of Thursday afternoon, Joe Biden leads by an average of 6.4 percent in national polling, according to RealClearPolitics.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-06--‘The Lincoln Project’ Attacks GOP In Swing States With New Video Release

Republican political strategists and officials have banded together against Donald Trump and the rogue Republican Party who has enabled him .
In Arizona , a “ trifecta ” of demographics – voters over 65 , a rising Latino population , and a growing college educated population – has The Lincoln Project excited about their chances of getting Donald Trump and Arizona Sen. Martha McSally voted out .
The ad campaign by The Lincoln Project targets Trump ’ s response to the growing civil unrest and his numerous civil rights violations against peaceful protesters .
Video of Martha McSally greeting him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his public rallies are featured throughout the ads .
The group of strategists previously took on Sen. McSally in an ad , calling her a “ Trump hack ” and showing clips of McSally telling reporters asking her to answer for her support of Trump during the impeachment hearings that they were “ liberal hacks ” and refusing to speak to them .
Comparing her to Republican senators like John McCain and Barry Goldwater , the ad pointed out that these lawmakers served their country and were called heroes .
McSally , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just another Trump hack.
” The Trump campaign has been concerned with McSally ’ s chances in 2020 for some time .
In June , POLITICO reported that : ‘ Trump himself said he was concerned about McSally , according to three people familiar with the discussion .
His political advisers told McConnell about recent survey numbers in Arizona and stressed she was losing to Democrat and former astronaut Mark Kelly .
‘ McSally ’ s poll numbers haven ’ t improved since June ; in fact , just like Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Voters in Arizona were happy to hear about The Lincoln Project ’ s attempts to turn Arizona blue .
Read some of their comments below :

Republican political strategists and officials have banded together against Donald Trump and the rogue Republican Party who has enabled him. In Arizona, a “trifecta” of demographics – voters over 65, a rising Latino population, and a growing college educated population – has The Lincoln Project excited about their chances of getting Donald Trump and Arizona Sen. Martha McSally voted out.
The Lincoln Project is in Arizona with announcement of our Leadership Team. We intend to help turn it blue. 🏴☠ pic.twitter.com/K3M8ngxE8w — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) August 6, 2020
The ad campaign by The Lincoln Project targets Trump’s response to the growing civil unrest and his numerous civil rights violations against peaceful protesters. Video of Martha McSally greeting him and hugging him warmly at one of his public rallies are featured throughout the ads.
The group of strategists previously took on Sen. McSally in an ad, calling her a “Trump hack” and showing clips of McSally telling reporters asking her to answer for her support of Trump during the impeachment hearings that they were “liberal hacks” and refusing to speak to them. Comparing her to Republican senators like John McCain and Barry Goldwater, the ad pointed out that these lawmakers served their country and were called heroes. McSally, they say, will be remembered as “just another Trump hack.”
The Trump campaign has been concerned with McSally’s chances in 2020 for some time. In June, POLITICO reported that:
‘Trump himself said he was concerned about McSally, according to three people familiar with the discussion. His political advisers told McConnell about recent survey numbers in Arizona and stressed she was losing to Democrat and former astronaut Mark Kelly.
‘McSally’s poll numbers haven’t improved since June; in fact, just like Trump’s, they’re only getting worse.
Voters in Arizona were happy to hear about The Lincoln Project’s attempts to turn Arizona blue. Read some of their comments below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-08-06--LeBron James Dunks On Trump With Thursday Rebuke

Donald Trump has berated athletes in both football and basketball for daring to protest the disproportionate use of force and even murders of black Americans at the hands of police .
As it turns out , they ’ re not all that worried about what Trump thinks .
Asked about President Trump ’ s recent statements in which he said he would no longer be watching the NBA as long as players kneeled during the National Anthem , a form of protest against police brutality which began with Colin Kaepernick in the NFL , NBA star Lebron James of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ too bothered by it .
‘ I really don ’ t think the basketball community are sad about losing his viewership .
The game will go on without his eyes on it .
I can sit here and speak for all of us that love the game of basketball , we could [ not ] care less.
’ The same president who has been on a campaign to fearmonger around the protests of the murder of George Floyd , protests he opposes because they ’ re not the way he thinks black Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with peaceful demonstrations by black Americans , too .
It isn ’ t hard to figure out why .
‘ I think it ’ s disgraceful .
We worked with them .
We worked very hard trying to get them open .
I was pushing them to get open , then I see everyone kneeling during the anthem .
It ’ s not acceptable to me .
When I see them kneeling , I just turn off the game .
I have no interest in the game .
Let me tell you , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there [ tuning out ] too .
… The ratings for the basketball are way down .
James was calm during conversations with the press about Trump ’ s endless Twitter rants and public statements about Black Lives Matter , reminding everyone that the most important act of protest comes in November .
‘ I hope everyone — no matter the race , color or size — see what leadership we have at the top in our country .
November is right around the corner and it ’ s a big moment for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we want change , and we have an opportunity to do that .
’

Donald Trump has berated athletes in both football and basketball for daring to protest the disproportionate use of force and even murders of black Americans at the hands of police. As it turns out, they’re not all that worried about what Trump thinks.
Asked about President Trump’s recent statements in which he said he would no longer be watching the NBA as long as players kneeled during the National Anthem, a form of protest against police brutality which began with Colin Kaepernick in the NFL, NBA star Lebron James of the Los Angeles Lakers didn’t seem too bothered by it.
‘I really don’t think the basketball community are sad about losing his viewership. The game will go on without his eyes on it. I can sit here and speak for all of us that love the game of basketball, we could [not] care less.’
LeBron James "couldn't care less" if Trump watches NBA or not https://t.co/nVp3d3fkff — Newsweek (@Newsweek) August 6, 2020
The same president who has been on a campaign to fearmonger around the protests of the murder of George Floyd, protests he opposes because they’re not the way he thinks black Americans should be protesting, has a problem with peaceful demonstrations by black Americans, too. It isn’t hard to figure out why.
‘I think it’s disgraceful. We worked with them. We worked very hard trying to get them open. I was pushing them to get open, then I see everyone kneeling during the anthem. It’s not acceptable to me. When I see them kneeling, I just turn off the game. I have no interest in the game. Let me tell you, there are plenty of other people out there [tuning out] too. … The ratings for the basketball are way down.
‘We have to stand up for our flag. We have to stand up for our country. We have to stand up for our anthem. A lot of people agree with me. Hey, if I’m wrong, I’m going to lose an election. That’s okay with me. I’ll always stand for our country and our flag.’
After President Trump said that he regarded NBA players’ kneeling during the national anthem as “disgraceful” and vowed to stop watching games, LeBron James said that the basketball community was not “sad about losing his viewership" https://t.co/VD02uT8TWl — The New York Times (@nytimes) August 6, 2020
James was calm during conversations with the press about Trump’s endless Twitter rants and public statements about Black Lives Matter, reminding everyone that the most important act of protest comes in November.
‘I hope everyone — no matter the race, color or size — see what leadership we have at the top in our country. November is right around the corner and it’s a big moment for us as Americans. We want better, we want change, and we have an opportunity to do that.’
LeBron James, asked to respond to Trump claim of delivering historic benefits to African-Americans: “Are you trying to make me laugh right now?" — John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) August 6, 2020
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bipartisanreport--2020-08-06--Obama Terrifies GOP With Thursday Voting Marching Orders To America

Former President Barack Obama is keeping his place in the political spotlight years after he left office .
This Thursday , on the anniversary of the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 , the former president issued a powerful message in defense of voting rights .
He outlined a number of steps that he explained as crucially important towards securing the right to vote for as many Americans as possible , including the passage of the John Lewis Civil Rights Act .
That legislation , which is named after the late Georgia Congressman , would restore the Voting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Originally , the law demanded federal oversight for elections system changes in certain problematic areas , but a 2013 Supreme Court decision removed that restriction .
In the years since , southern states have — among other things — closed nearly 1,200 polling places .
‘ Today is the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act––one of the crowning achievements of our democracy .
But once the Supreme Court weakened it , some state legislatures unleashed a flood of laws designed specifically to make voting harder , especially in communities of color @ @ @ @ @ @ @ harder to protect the right to vote .
It ’ s one of the most powerful tools we have––and we can start by passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Act .
Once we pass that , we should continue marching forward to make it even better.
’ Obama also called for automatic voter registration , the addition of more polling places , the expansion of early voting opportunities , and the designation of Election Day as a national holiday , which would help ensure that Americans have the chance to have a break @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their voices heard .
Obama also , among other points , called for the end to gerrymandering , which is the construction of legislative district lines to favor a particular political party via keeping opposing voters under the majority in as many places as possible .
‘ We have to treat voting as the most important action we can take on behalf of democracy .
So make sure you are registered to vote .
Request a mail-in ballot early and send it back early .
Then get your family and friends to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ Trump , it ’ s worth noting , has been taking the exact opposite approach — he ’ s been attacking mail-in voting as supposed rife with fraud , despite the lack of evidence for his claims .
Check out Twitter ’ s response to Obama below :

Former President Barack Obama is keeping his place in the political spotlight years after he left office. This Thursday, on the anniversary of the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965, the former president issued a powerful message in defense of voting rights. He outlined a number of steps that he explained as crucially important towards securing the right to vote for as many Americans as possible, including the passage of the John Lewis Civil Rights Act. That legislation, which is named after the late Georgia Congressman, would restore the Voting Rights Act to its full original power. Originally, the law demanded federal oversight for elections system changes in certain problematic areas, but a 2013 Supreme Court decision removed that restriction. In the years since, southern states have — among other things — closed nearly 1,200 polling places.
Obama tweeted:
‘Today is the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act––one of the crowning achievements of our democracy. But once the Supreme Court weakened it, some state legislatures unleashed a flood of laws designed specifically to make voting harder, especially in communities of color. We’ve got to fight harder to protect the right to vote. It’s one of the most powerful tools we have––and we can start by passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. Once we pass that, we should continue marching forward to make it even better.’
Today is the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act––one of the crowning achievements of our democracy. But once the Supreme Court weakened it, some state legislatures unleashed a flood of laws designed specifically to make voting harder, especially in communities of color. — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 6, 2020
We can do this by making sure every American is automatically registered to vote, including formerly incarcerated people. Let’s also make sure to add more polling places, expand early voting, and make Election Day a national holiday. — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 6, 2020
Obama also called for automatic voter registration, the addition of more polling places, the expansion of early voting opportunities, and the designation of Election Day as a national holiday, which would help ensure that Americans have the chance to have a break from work or other responsibilities to make their voices heard. Obama also, among other points, called for the end to gerrymandering, which is the construction of legislative district lines to favor a particular political party via keeping opposing voters under the majority in as many places as possible.
Obama added:
‘We have to treat voting as the most important action we can take on behalf of democracy. So make sure you are registered to vote. Request a mail-in ballot early and send it back early. Then get your family and friends to do it, too. Every vote counts.’
We have to treat voting as the most important action we can take on behalf of democracy. So make sure you are registered to vote. Request a mail-in ballot early and send it back early. Then get your family and friends to do it, too. Every vote counts. https://t.co/XdZz4dh82T — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 6, 2020
Trump, it’s worth noting, has been taking the exact opposite approach — he’s been attacking mail-in voting as supposed rife with fraud, despite the lack of evidence for his claims.
Check out Twitter’s response to Obama below:


bipartisanreport--2020-08-06--Mike Pence Snaps At John Roberts Calling Him A ‘Disappointment’

There ’ s apparently little that the Trump administration is unwilling to try and sweep up into their relentless political self-dealing .
In a new interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network , Vice President Mike Pence complained about Chief Justice John Roberts of the U.S. Supreme Court , who he insisted has been “ a disappointment to conservatives.
” The key point that Pence seems to miss is that justices of the Supreme Court are supposed to be impartial arbiters of the law !
While of course , certain justices have ideological tendencies — some more than others — the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is to decide on delicate legal matters , not to uphold conservative principles or whatever self-serving nonsense that Pence thinks of next .
‘ We have great respect for the institution of the Supreme Court of the United States , but Chief Justice John Roberts has been a disappointment to conservatives , whether it be the Obamacare decision or whether it be a spate of recent decisions all the way through Calvary Chapel .
It ’ s a reminder , and I think several cases out of the Supreme Court are a reminder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is for the future of the Supreme Court .
We remember the issue back in 2016 , which I believe loomed large in voters ’ decisions between Hillary Clinton and the man who would become president of the United States.
’ The Calvary Chapel case is a case in Nevada in which a church tried to get an exemption from state restrictions on public gatherings that have been imposed in an attempt to stem the spread of the Coronavirus .
Roberts sided with the four liberal-leaning justices on the court in that case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also sided with the liberal-leaning justices on the court when faced with a recent case of a Louisiana anti-abortion law that insisted that any abortion provider must have admitting privileges at local hospitals .
The Supreme Court had struck down a very similar law out of Texas in recent years ; both laws unduly infringed upon the right to access an abortion , the court ruled .
Roberts was also among the recent justices who ruled that the president does not have absolute immunity to a subpoena from New York prosecutors just because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was also among those who ruled to uphold the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals , or DACA , program , which protects certain groups of undocumented immigrants .
‘ These horrible & politically charged decisions coming out of the Supreme Court are shotgun blasts into the face of people that are proud to call themselves Republicans or Conservatives .
We need more Justices or we will lose our 2nd .
Amendment & everything else .
Vote Trump 2020 !
.. Do you get the impression that the Supreme Court doesn ’ t like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Second Amendment is not remotely in jeopardy , period .
It ’ s just not .
Secondly — the Supreme Court is not there to do the president ’ s bidding !
It ’ s not an arm of the White House — period .

There’s apparently little that the Trump administration is unwilling to try and sweep up into their relentless political self-dealing. In a new interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network, Vice President Mike Pence complained about Chief Justice John Roberts of the U.S. Supreme Court, who he insisted has been “a disappointment to conservatives.” The key point that Pence seems to miss is that justices of the Supreme Court are supposed to be impartial arbiters of the law! While of course, certain justices have ideological tendencies — some more than others — the “point” of the Supreme Court is to decide on delicate legal matters, not to uphold conservative principles or whatever self-serving nonsense that Pence thinks of next.
Pence told interviewer David Brody, who asked about Roberts specifically:
‘We have great respect for the institution of the Supreme Court of the United States, but Chief Justice John Roberts has been a disappointment to conservatives, whether it be the Obamacare decision or whether it be a spate of recent decisions all the way through Calvary Chapel. It’s a reminder, and I think several cases out of the Supreme Court are a reminder, of just how important this election is for the future of the Supreme Court. We remember the issue back in 2016, which I believe loomed large in voters’ decisions between Hillary Clinton and the man who would become president of the United States.’
Watch his comments below:
EXCLUSIVE: Vice President Mike Pence calls out Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts by name. He says, "Chief Justice Roberts has been a disappointment to conservatives." Watch from my interview with @VP in Florida today. Full report on @700club Thursday + clips on @CBNNews pic.twitter.com/z6IANVONr5 — David Brody (@DavidBrodyCBN) August 6, 2020
The Calvary Chapel case is a case in Nevada in which a church tried to get an exemption from state restrictions on public gatherings that have been imposed in an attempt to stem the spread of the Coronavirus. Roberts sided with the four liberal-leaning justices on the court in that case when it reached their level. Roberts also sided with the liberal-leaning justices on the court when faced with a recent case of a Louisiana anti-abortion law that insisted that any abortion provider must have admitting privileges at local hospitals. The Supreme Court had struck down a very similar law out of Texas in recent years; both laws unduly infringed upon the right to access an abortion, the court ruled.
Roberts was also among the recent justices who ruled that the president does not have absolute immunity to a subpoena from New York prosecutors just because he’s the president. He was also among those who ruled to uphold the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program, which protects certain groups of undocumented immigrants.
After the DACA ruling, Trump tweeted:
‘These horrible & politically charged decisions coming out of the Supreme Court are shotgun blasts into the face of people that are proud to call themselves Republicans or Conservatives. We need more Justices or we will lose our 2nd. Amendment & everything else. Vote Trump 2020!.. Do you get the impression that the Supreme Court doesn’t like me?’
These horrible & politically charged decisions coming out of the Supreme Court are shotgun blasts into the face of people that are proud to call themselves Republicans or Conservatives. We need more Justices or we will lose our 2nd. Amendment & everything else. Vote Trump 2020! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 18, 2020
Do you get the impression that the Supreme Court doesn’t like me? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 18, 2020
First of all — the Second Amendment is not remotely in jeopardy, period. It’s just not. Secondly — the Supreme Court is not there to do the president’s bidding! It’s not an arm of the White House — period.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-06--‘The Lincoln Project’ Exposes Trump’s Failing Health In Thursday Video Release

Among his other problems , President Donald Trump has attracted scrutiny for his apparently ailing physical state .
Repeatedly , he ’ s seemed to struggle with simple physical tasks like walking down a ramp , and some have speculated that he ’ s just not in great health overall — no matter his nonsense claims about his supposed status as a “ stable genius.
” The anti-Trump Republican group known as The Lincoln Project has spotlighted Trump ’ s struggles in a video ad that they reposted to their Twitter account this Thursday morning .
In the ad , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s dubious physical state and insist that “ Trump is not well.
” ‘ Something ’ s wrong with Donald Trump .
He ’ s shaky , weak , trouble speaking , trouble walking — so why aren ’ t we talking about this , and why isn ’ t the press covering Trump ’ s secret midnight run to Walter Reed Medical Center .
Why do so many reporters who cover the White House pretend they can ’ t see Trump ’ s decline ?
The most powerful office in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , unfit , shaky president .
Trump doesn ’ t have the strength to lead , nor the character to admit it .
We ’ re not doctors , but we ’ re not blind .
It ’ s time we talk about this — Trump is not well.
’ Check out the ad below : Notably , the Trump campaign used this very same attack line — spotlighting their opponent ’ s physical health — when facing Hillary Clinton in 2016 .
The difference , of course , is that in 2016 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state that Trump is now ( and was then , to be honest ) .
This time around , the Trump campaign has already been complaining about the physical state of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden , but Trump and Biden are both in their 70s , and Trump was already the oldest person to be inaugurated as president , revealing — yet again — the Trump campaign as hypocrites , through and through .
The president has also faced speculation about his psychological state .
After all , he seems pathologically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around him seem focused enough on their political careers that they ’ re willing to give his disconnection from reality a pass .
Yet , American lives are consistently put at risk from the president ’ s incessant lies .

Among his other problems, President Donald Trump has attracted scrutiny for his apparently ailing physical state. Repeatedly, he’s seemed to struggle with simple physical tasks like walking down a ramp, and some have speculated that he’s just not in great health overall — no matter his nonsense claims about his supposed status as a “stable genius.” The anti-Trump Republican group known as The Lincoln Project has spotlighted Trump’s struggles in a video ad that they reposted to their Twitter account this Thursday morning. In the ad, they showcase an array of clips of Trump’s dubious physical state and insist that “Trump is not well.”
In the ad, a narrator states:
‘Something’s wrong with Donald Trump. He’s shaky, weak, trouble speaking, trouble walking — so why aren’t we talking about this, and why isn’t the press covering Trump’s secret midnight run to Walter Reed Medical Center. Why do so many reporters who cover the White House pretend they can’t see Trump’s decline? The most powerful office in the world needs more than a weak, unfit, shaky president. Trump doesn’t have the strength to lead, nor the character to admit it. We’re not doctors, but we’re not blind. It’s time we talk about this — Trump is not well.’
Check out the ad below:
We still don’t know why Trump had a secret, midnight run to Walter Reed Medical Center. #TrumpIsNotWell pic.twitter.com/c8g97n61s5 — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) August 6, 2020
Notably, the Trump campaign used this very same attack line — spotlighting their opponent’s physical health — when facing Hillary Clinton in 2016. The difference, of course, is that in 2016, Clinton was not exactly in the state that Trump is now (and was then, to be honest). This time around, the Trump campaign has already been complaining about the physical state of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, but Trump and Biden are both in their 70s, and Trump was already the oldest person to be inaugurated as president, revealing — yet again — the Trump campaign as hypocrites, through and through.
The president has also faced speculation about his psychological state. After all, he seems pathologically disconnected from reality, while the Republicans around him seem focused enough on their political careers that they’re willing to give his disconnection from reality a pass. Yet, American lives are consistently put at risk from the president’s incessant lies.