bipartisanreport--2020-01-27--Trump Continues Guilty Monday Twitter Escapades

There is a core of Donald Trump voters who truly believe that he is the second coming of Jesus .
Wow , that is scary .
What these people forget is that before the second coming , there will be false messiahs and false prophets .
Ding .
Ding .
Ding .
Trump naturally tried to denounce his former National Security Adviser John Bolton : Bolton was right with Trump throughout the president ’ s great crusade of corruption , so POTUS tweeted “ nobody cares : ” Trump retweeted one tweet bemoaning his “ great personal cost.
” Really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everything @ realDonaldTrump has done for this country ( at great personal cost ! )
it is so sad that so many are willing to sell out America , our Constitution , truth , their integrity , and our great President just to score a book deal or 5 minutes of fame .
You are the swamp.
’ After that , POTUS tried to slime The New York Times : Mr. President , read the phone conversation summary .
That was far from “ the transcripts .
: Those were hidden in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to POTUS ’ ego : Here was part of the problem .
Core Trump believers even have a Church of Trumpology ( trademarked ) .
These people picture him in a traditional Jesus rendering , bathed in God ’ s light , and even lifting Jesus ’ lamb : Twitter world went nuts after Trump tweeted his weak defense .
Check out what people had to say below :

There is a core of Donald Trump voters who truly believe that he is the second coming of Jesus. Wow, that is scary. What these people forget is that before the second coming, there will be false messiahs and false prophets. Ding. Ding. Ding.
Trump naturally tried to denounce his former National Security Adviser John Bolton:
‘Rejected Neocon, Failing NYTimes, Deep State’s Last Desperate Act After@POTUS Attorneys Destroy Radical Dems, Schiff and Pelosi Charges: NYTimes says Bolton Book Claims @realDonaldTrump Trump tied Ukraine Aid to Biden Probe ‘
Bolton was right with Trump throughout the president’s great crusade of corruption, so POTUS tweeted “nobody cares:”
‘Regarding Bolton: 1) Nobody cares 2) The aid was delivered 3) The Ukrainians aren’t victims (just ask them) 4) The Democrats’ corruption in Ukraine is real 5) Nobody cares’
Trump retweeted one tweet bemoaning his “great personal cost.” Really? Try this on:
‘After everything @realDonaldTrump has done for this country (at great personal cost!) it is so sad that so many are willing to sell out America, our Constitution, truth, their integrity, and our great President just to score a book deal or 5 minutes of fame. You are the swamp.’
After that, POTUS tried to slime The New York Times:
‘This “Bolton Bombshell” from The NY Times (hardly a reliable source on @POTUS @realDonaldTrump reporting) seems to have dropped at an orchestrated opportunity. Totally manufactured. #NextRevFNC’
Mr. President, read the phone conversation summary. That was far from “the transcripts.: Those were hidden in a top-secret computerized vault:
‘READ THE TRANSCRIPTS!’
One last stroke to POTUS’ ego:
‘@realDonaldTrump @potus Thank you Mr. President! #MAGA’
Here was part of the problem. Core Trump believers even have a Church of Trumpology (trademarked). These people picture him in a traditional Jesus rendering, bathed in God’s light, and even lifting Jesus’ lamb:
‘The Church of Trumpology™ Listen to this Godly man & stop this #ImpeachmentHoax!!!”
Twitter world went nuts after Trump tweeted his weak defense. Check out what people had to say below:


bipartisanreport--2020-01-28--GOP Senator Demands Bolton Evidence From White House

Republican hopes for a speedy acquittal for President Donald Trump in his Senate impeachment trial have fallen through with the revelation from the president ’ s former national security adviser John Bolton that Trump had specifically tied aid for Ukraine to whether or not the country investigated his opponents , thereby confirming the bribery story at the center of the House impeachment case .
Now , prominent Republican Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma is calling for the White House to submit a copy of the book manuscript in which Bolton makes those claims to Congress .
Apparently , the administration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ book last year , but the material didn ’ t make it to Senate Republicans , even though the president was counting on them to serve on the front lines of his “ defense.
” Lankford added , discussing Bolton , that there are “ plenty of microphones all over the country that he should step forward and start talking about it right now.
” You know a great way to hear what Bolton has to say ?
Call him as a witness !
Democrats have been advocating for including witness testimony in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have resisted those demands every step of the way , and there ’ s a moment of truth vote about whether to hear from witnesses that ’ s expected to unfold later this week .
Lankford ’ s comments mirror commentary from the even more prominent ardent Trump supporter Lindsey Graham , who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee .
Neither Lankford nor Graham have apparently publicly admitted that they ’ d actually want Bolton to testify , but Graham commented : Again , witness testimony is a great way to hear what Bolton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right there .
These Republicans can ’ t pretend to be for hearing the truth and then completely ignore an option for actually getting it and then expect us to take them seriously .
A couple of Republican Senators , including Utah ’ s Mitt Romney and Maine ’ s Susan Collins , have acknowledged the Bolton revelations ’ relevance to the question of hearing from witnesses at the trial .
And in her own public statement , Collins added : That ’ s vague , but the point is that the outcome @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or not to hear from witnesses is not certain .
If witnesses are approved , the length of the trial could extend significantly .
If the witness push fails , the trial will wrap up very soon with a presumed acquittal for the president .

Republican hopes for a speedy acquittal for President Donald Trump in his Senate impeachment trial have fallen through with the revelation from the president’s former national security adviser John Bolton that Trump had specifically tied aid for Ukraine to whether or not the country investigated his opponents, thereby confirming the bribery story at the center of the House impeachment case. Now, prominent Republican Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma is calling for the White House to submit a copy of the book manuscript in which Bolton makes those claims to Congress. Apparently, the administration first got a copy of that bombshell book last year, but the material didn’t make it to Senate Republicans, even though the president was counting on them to serve on the front lines of his “defense.”
Lankford insisted:
‘I am encouraging the White House, anybody that I can talk to, to say: That manuscript is pertinent and we should get access to that manuscript to see what they’re actually saying.’
Lankford added, discussing Bolton, that there are “plenty of microphones all over the country that he should step forward and start talking about it right now.” You know a great way to hear what Bolton has to say? Call him as a witness!
Democrats have been advocating for including witness testimony in the Senate trial, but most Republicans have resisted those demands every step of the way, and there’s a moment of truth vote about whether to hear from witnesses that’s expected to unfold later this week.
Lankford’s comments mirror commentary from the even more prominent ardent Trump supporter Lindsey Graham, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee. Neither Lankford nor Graham have apparently publicly admitted that they’d actually want Bolton to testify, but Graham commented:
‘I think what we have to do here is evaluate the manuscript… I want to know what’s in the manuscript.’
Again, witness testimony is a great way to hear what Bolton has to say! It’s right there. These Republicans can’t pretend to be for hearing the truth and then completely ignore an option for actually getting it and then expect us to take them seriously.
A couple of Republican Senators, including Utah’s Mitt Romney and Maine’s Susan Collins, have acknowledged the Bolton revelations’ relevance to the question of hearing from witnesses at the trial.
Romney told reporters:
‘It’s pretty fair to say John Bolton has relevant testimony. I think it’s increasingly likely that other Republicans will join those of us who think we should hear from John Bolton.’
And in her own public statement, Collins added:
‘Reports about John Bolton’s book strengthen the case for witnesses and have prompted a number of conversations among my colleagues.’
My statement on Bolton developments. pic.twitter.com/3M59J7suts — Sen. Susan Collins (@SenatorCollins) January 27, 2020
That’s vague, but the point is that the outcome of the soon upcoming vote on whether or not to hear from witnesses is not certain. If witnesses are approved, the length of the trial could extend significantly. If the witness push fails, the trial will wrap up very soon with a presumed acquittal for the president.


bipartisanreport--2020-01-28--John Kelly Speaks Out In Support Of Bolton Revelations

The pressure is continuing to build on Senate Republicans for them to approve bringing in witness testimony for President Donald Trump ’ s ongoing impeachment trial .
Now , former Trump administration official John Kelly has spoken out in support of some of the latest revelations that have pushed that campaign for witness testimony along even further .
Kelly , who served both as Secretary of Homeland Security and White House chief of staff , said that he believes former Trump national security adviser John Bolton ’ s reported insistence that Trump specifically tied military aid for Ukraine to whether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ political opponents .
‘ If John Bolton says that in the book , I believe John Bolton .
Every single time I was with him… he always gave the president the unvarnished truth .
So , I think if there are people that could contribute to this , either innocence or guilt… I think they should be heard .
I think some of the conversations seem to me to be very inappropriate , but I wasn ’ t there .
But there are people that were there that ought to be heard from.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ targets for Democrats advocating for witnesses .
In an ideal world , Bolton and Kelly and many others would be called thanks to the firsthand accounts that they could give of the president ’ s scheme to bribe Ukraine into investigating his opponents , but Republicans have proven that they ’ ll be sticking with the president through just about anything .
Only a couple of perceived moderate Republican Senators have admitted that the pressure to bring witnesses in for the trial is persuasive .
Does that mean that enough Republicans will defect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ votes to summon witnesses ?
Time will tell .
Rep. Mark Meadows ( R-N.C. ) threateningly insisted this week that Senators who vote in favor of witnesses could face “ political repercussions , ” which is reminiscent of the report that House Intel Committee Chairman Adam Schiff ( D-Calif. ) himself referenced during the trial that insists that Republicans were told by the White House itself they ’ d have their “ head on a pike ” if they voted against the president .
Confronted with Republican criticism of his reference to that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They don ’ t want to talk about the conditioning of military aid , they don ’ t want to talk about the solicitation of foreign interference .
They just want to attack the House managers .
That ’ s what you do… when your client is guilty .
I think that ’ s all you ’ re seeing here is that effort to distract.
’ It ’ s true — the facts clearly outline the president ’ s scheme to bribe Ukraine .
His defenders have been reduced to desperate extremes to @ @ @ @ @ @

The pressure is continuing to build on Senate Republicans for them to approve bringing in witness testimony for President Donald Trump’s ongoing impeachment trial. Now, former Trump administration official John Kelly has spoken out in support of some of the latest revelations that have pushed that campaign for witness testimony along even further. Kelly, who served both as Secretary of Homeland Security and White House chief of staff, said that he believes former Trump national security adviser John Bolton’s reported insistence that Trump specifically tied military aid for Ukraine to whether or not the country investigated his domestic political opponents.
On Monday, Kelly insisted:
‘If John Bolton says that in the book, I believe John Bolton. Every single time I was with him… he always gave the president the unvarnished truth. So, I think if there are people that could contribute to this, either innocence or guilt… I think they should be heard. I think some of the conversations seem to me to be very inappropriate, but I wasn’t there. But there are people that were there that ought to be heard from.’
Cue the angry Trump tweets!
Bolton is one of the main targets for Democrats advocating for witnesses. In an ideal world, Bolton and Kelly and many others would be called thanks to the firsthand accounts that they could give of the president’s scheme to bribe Ukraine into investigating his opponents, but Republicans have proven that they’ll be sticking with the president through just about anything.
Only a couple of perceived moderate Republican Senators have admitted that the pressure to bring witnesses in for the trial is persuasive.
Utah’s Mitt Romney told reporters:
‘It’s pretty fair to say John Bolton has relevant testimony. I think it’s increasingly likely that other Republicans will join those of us who think we should hear from John Bolton.’
Maine’s Susan Collins added:
‘Reports about John Bolton’s book strengthen the case for witnesses and have prompted a number of conversations among my colleagues.’
Does that mean that enough Republicans will defect from the majority to actually secure enough votes to summon witnesses? Time will tell.
My statement on Bolton developments. pic.twitter.com/3M59J7suts — Sen. Susan Collins (@SenatorCollins) January 27, 2020
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) threateningly insisted this week that Senators who vote in favor of witnesses could face “political repercussions,” which is reminiscent of the report that House Intel Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) himself referenced during the trial that insists that Republicans were told by the White House itself they’d have their “head on a pike” if they voted against the president.
Confronted with Republican criticism of his reference to that report, Schiff told reporters:
‘They don’t want to talk about the conditioning of military aid, they don’t want to talk about the solicitation of foreign interference. They just want to attack the House managers. That’s what you do… when your client is guilty. I think that’s all you’re seeing here is that effort to distract.’
It’s true — the facts clearly outline the president’s scheme to bribe Ukraine. His defenders have been reduced to desperate extremes to try and get around that.
JUST IN: "No, I don't think so," Rep. Adam Schiff says when asked if he and Nadler have mishandled comments that are getting criticism from the GOP. "There are going to be efforts to distract from the facts, there are going to be attacks on the managers." https://t.co/c9UONqgG2A pic.twitter.com/e9XkFCPIkG — ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) January 25, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-01-28--Trump Goes Full Phony On Twitter Tuesday Afternoon

Donald Trump has been tap dancing as fast as he can as the impeachment trial gets worse and worse for him .
The 73-year-old president is sweating like crazy as he fights for his job .
Even his partner in grime House Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-KY ) has been whipping his Republicans until they bleed .
Perhaps , former Ambassador John Bolton should hire a food taster .
Although that would be creating one new job , it might be a hard job to fill .
A full 75 percent of all voting Americans want to hear witnesses .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ their arrogance , greed , and lust for power .
What Trump has been doing as the impeachment trial gets worse and worse for him ?
He has been throwing everything he can at the wall to see what sticks .
He grabbed reruns of his speech , the coronavirus , reshaping Palestine , Russian interference in the 2016 election , and evil for good measure : Twitter world went after Trump when former Chief of Staff John Kelly said Bolton was telling the truth .
Have a look below : The Mueller @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

Donald Trump has been tap dancing as fast as he can as the impeachment trial gets worse and worse for him. The 73-year-old president is sweating like crazy as he fights for his job. Even his partner in grime House Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has been whipping his Republicans until they bleed. Perhaps, former Ambassador John Bolton should hire a food taster.
Although that would be creating one new job, it might be a hard job to fill. A full 75 percent of all voting Americans want to hear witnesses. Trump and McConnell have under-estimated Americans through their arrogance, greed, and lust for power.
What Trump has been doing as the impeachment trial gets worse and worse for him? He has been throwing everything he can at the wall to see what sticks. He grabbed reruns of his speech, the coronavirus, reshaping Palestine, Russian interference in the 2016 election, and evil for good measure:
‘LIVE: President @realDonaldTrump unveils plan for peace agreement https://t.co/86eeZMv61W — The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 28, 2020’
LIVE: President @realDonaldTrump unveils plan for peace agreement https://t.co/86eeZMv61W — The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 28, 2020
‘I will always stand with the State of Israel and the Jewish people. I strongly support their safety and security and their right to live within their historical homeland. It’s time for peace!’
‘This is what a future State of Palestine can look like, with a capital in parts of East Jerusalem.’
‘The Witch Hunt continues!’
‘Johnson & Johnson to create coronavirus vaccine https://oann.com/johnson-johnson-to-create-coronavirus-vaccine/…#OANN’
Twitter world went after Trump when former Chief of Staff John Kelly said Bolton was telling the truth. Have a look below:
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-01-28--Schiff Denounces Trump Admin’s Latest Attack On Immigrants

While facing the president ’ s impeachment trial in the Senate , the Trump administration has also been continuing with their campaign to pressure immigrants further and further away .
This week , the U.S. Supreme Court gave them a green light to go ahead with their latest anti-immigrant plan to consider their assessment of whether or not a prospective green card recipient would become a “ public charge ” when evaluating their attempts at legal permanent residency .
That means that they ’ re going to be discriminating against prospective green card holders who may need public assistance , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff ( D-Calif. ) .
‘ Trump has broken our nation ’ s promise to immigrants : Give me your tired , your poor , your huddled masses yearning to be free .
Generations of immigrants have come to the U.S. with nothing , and helped make our country great .
The American dream is always worth defending.
’ The Court allowed the administration to continue with their so-called “ wealth test ” for immigrants thanks to the conservative majority that Trump has enacted on the bench .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senate Republicans flatly refused to go along with then-President Obama filling , and Brett Kavanaugh , who is credibly accused of sexual assault .
Weighing the possibility of needing public assistance against prospective U.S. residents is one of many similar steps that the Trump administration has taken to close the country to those who happen to have been born someplace else .
They ’ ve pursued agreements to send asylum seekers back to countries across central America including Mexico , Guatemala , Honduras , and El Salvador , and they ’ ve worked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that could earn someone asylum in the United States .
The activist group the American Friends Service Committee notes that according to reports , “ Mexican , Honduran , and Salvadoran asylum seekers—including families with children—are already being deported to Guatemala.
” These steps are all in addition to the president ’ s most high-profile affronts against immigrants , like his work to construct a southern U.S. border wall and continuous stream of public denigration of their community .
Bernie Sanders also denounced the latest move .
He shared :

While facing the president’s impeachment trial in the Senate, the Trump administration has also been continuing with their campaign to pressure immigrants further and further away. This week, the U.S. Supreme Court gave them a green light to go ahead with their latest anti-immigrant plan to consider their assessment of whether or not a prospective green card recipient would become a “public charge” when evaluating their attempts at legal permanent residency. That means that they’re going to be discriminating against prospective green card holders who may need public assistance, which attracted the condemnation of figures like House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.).
Schiff commented on Twitter:
‘Trump has broken our nation’s promise to immigrants: Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free. Generations of immigrants have come to the U.S. with nothing, and helped make our country great. The American dream is always worth defending.’
Trump has broken our nation’s promise to immigrants: Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free. Generations of immigrants have come to the U.S. with nothing, and helped make our country great. The American dream is always worth defending. https://t.co/lh0xEZ6UKz — Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) January 28, 2020
The Court allowed the administration to continue with their so-called “wealth test” for immigrants thanks to the conservative majority that Trump has enacted on the bench. That includes Neil Gorsuch, whose seat Senate Republicans flatly refused to go along with then-President Obama filling, and Brett Kavanaugh, who is credibly accused of sexual assault.
Weighing the possibility of needing public assistance against prospective U.S. residents is one of many similar steps that the Trump administration has taken to close the country to those who happen to have been born someplace else. They’ve pursued agreements to send asylum seekers back to countries across central America including Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, and they’ve worked to dial back the kinds of cases that could earn someone asylum in the United States. The activist group the American Friends Service Committee notes that according to reports, “Mexican, Honduran, and Salvadoran asylum seekers—including families with children—are already being deported to Guatemala.”
These steps are all in addition to the president’s most high-profile affronts against immigrants, like his work to construct a southern U.S. border wall and continuous stream of public denigration of their community.
Bernie Sanders also denounced the latest move. He shared:
‘Our immigration system must live up to our ideals as a nation. Unlike Trump, we will welcome refugees and those seeking asylum, including those displaced by climate change.’
Our immigration system must live up to our ideals as a nation. Unlike Trump, we will welcome refugees and those seeking asylum, including those displaced by climate change. — Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) January 25, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response to Schiff…


bipartisanreport--2020-01-28--GOP Leaders Freaking Out Over Fundraising Failures

With just months to go ahead of the 2020 elections , the national GOP is struggling to mount a credible campaign to take back control of the House , no matter the pompous proclamations otherwise from Republican leaders like President Donald Trump himself .
Behind the scenes , some of them , like House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy ( Calif. ) , are freaking out .
Stunningly , the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee ( DCCC ) raised a full $ 40 million more than the National Republican Congressional Committee ( NRCC ) in 2019 , which is not exactly a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the one hand , supporters of Democrats — and more specifically , Trump opponents — are obviously energized , and additionally , Dems are clearly ready to build a bigger campaign machine than their Republican counterparts in Congress .
That ’ s definitely pretty blunt !
How long are public Republican claims of a red wave or whatever going to go on while they ’ re continuing this desperate struggle to come up with the same level of funds as their Democratic challengers ?
Considering the GOP penchant for detaching from reality that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president himself — they might keep their public about-face going for awhile , no matter the glaring reality of the situation .
But behind the scenes , at that same Republican leaders ’ meeting , NRCC Chairman Rep. Tom Emmer ( Minn. ) added : According to Sherman , Montana Congressman Greg Gianforte — who attracted scrutiny for physically assaulting a reporter during his initial campaign run — responded right then and there by writing a check to the NRCC for $ 250,000 , but that ’ s not exactly about the make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Republican fundraising across the country .
The NRCC has resorted to desperate antics before .
After the House voted to approve rules for the impeachment proceedings , they sent suspicious packages to House Dems , which attracted the attention of Capitol Police .
As a reporter explained at the time : The NRCC has also mocked various individual Democrats over their height , utilization of marriage counseling , and loss of a family member to gun violence , well exemplifying their desperation .
On the presidential race level , slightly more money @ @ @ @ @ @ @ candidates .
Trump and the Republican Party collected $ 154 million in the fourth quarter of 2019 , while Democratic presidential candidates collectively raised just $ 142 million in that same time frame .
No matter the numbers , polls are pretty clear — a majority of Americans disapprove of the president .

With just months to go ahead of the 2020 elections, the national GOP is struggling to mount a credible campaign to take back control of the House, no matter the pompous proclamations otherwise from Republican leaders like President Donald Trump himself. Behind the scenes, some of them, like House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.), are freaking out. Stunningly, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) raised a full $40 million more than the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) in 2019, which is not exactly a good sign for Republican chances! On the one hand, supporters of Democrats — and more specifically, Trump opponents — are obviously energized, and additionally, Dems are clearly ready to build a bigger campaign machine than their Republican counterparts in Congress.
On Tuesday, POLITICO’s Jake Sherman reported:
‘HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP used a closed party meeting this morning to concede they are in the midst of a full-blown fundraising crisis… House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy put the fundraising problems bluntly: “They are kicking our ass,” he said, in a meeting at the Capitol Hill Club, the private GOP haunt around the corner from the Capitol.’
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy put the fundraising problems bluntly: "They are kicking our ass," he said, in a meeting at the Capitol Hill Club, the private GOP haunt around the corner from the Capitol, referring to Democrats. — Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) January 28, 2020
That’s definitely pretty blunt! How long are public Republican claims of a red wave or whatever going to go on while they’re continuing this desperate struggle to come up with the same level of funds as their Democratic challengers? Considering the GOP penchant for detaching from reality that runs all the way up to the president himself — they might keep their public about-face going for awhile, no matter the glaring reality of the situation.
But behind the scenes, at that same Republican leaders’ meeting, NRCC Chairman Rep. Tom Emmer (Minn.) added:
‘My intention today is to sound a loud alarm. We can’t ignore the campaigns that need to get better with their individual fundraising… They’re crushing us.’
According to Sherman, Montana Congressman Greg Gianforte — who attracted scrutiny for physically assaulting a reporter during his initial campaign run — responded right then and there by writing a check to the NRCC for $250,000, but that’s not exactly about the make up for the massive gaps between Democratic and Republican fundraising across the country.
At least one person was roused to action. Rep. @GregForMontana (R-Mont.) — who is leaving Congress to run for his state's governorship — wrote a $250,000 check to the party committee during an altar call. — Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) January 28, 2020
The NRCC has resorted to desperate antics before. After the House voted to approve rules for the impeachment proceedings, they sent suspicious packages to House Dems, which attracted the attention of Capitol Police.
As a reporter explained at the time:
‘Apparently the NRCC sent some frontline Democrats “moving boxes” after the impeachment vote, but because the boxes looked like suspicious packages, Capitol Police were called to investigate. So that’s neat.’
Apparently the NRCC sent some frontline Democrats “moving boxes” after the impeachment vote, but because the boxes looked like suspicious packages, Capitol Police were called to investigate. So that’s neat. Pic from a source: pic.twitter.com/SJqFFKnaEm — Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) October 31, 2019
The NRCC has also mocked various individual Democrats over their height, utilization of marriage counseling, and loss of a family member to gun violence, well exemplifying their desperation.
On the presidential race level, slightly more money went to the Trump campaign than Democratic candidates. Trump and the Republican Party collected $154 million in the fourth quarter of 2019, while Democratic presidential candidates collectively raised just $142 million in that same time frame. No matter the numbers, polls are pretty clear — a majority of Americans disapprove of the president.


bipartisanreport--2020-01-28--Democratic Rising-Star Has Collins Running Scared

Senator Susan Collins ( R-ME ) reminds us of Lucy van Pelt , the little girl offering advice for five cents in Charles Schultz ’ s cartoons .
But why ?
Collins is like Lucy , who holds the football for Charlie Brown and snatches it away at the last moment .
The Maine senator dangles her Democratic-leaning vote then snatches it away .
Now , she has a threat on the horizon .
Nearly 4,200 Maine voters helped Sara Gideon meet her $ 3.5 million fourth-quarter fundraising goal last year .
On top of that , most of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ throughout the country want to trade Collins in for Democrat Gideon .
The sitting senator really did herself in by dangling a vote against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh until the last moment .
Then , just like Lucy did , Collins pulled her vote and handed it to the Republicans .
Kavanaugh was an especially poor choice , because an expert on women ’ s trauma testified against him .
This same woman accused the justice of sexually attacking her when they were both in high school .
In spite of this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him in for a life appointment .
There were a few Democrats challenging Gideon for the primary , but apparently , none reached her status .
In addition , the speaker just picked up several powerful endorsements , including that of Planned Parenthood .
Collins has served in the U.S. Senate since 1997 .
Gideon has had several priorities .
These included : access to affordable healthcare , cracking down on pharmaceutical companies , Maine ’ s workforce shortage , tax shortages , the opioid crisis , and women ’ s rights .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ following statement on the anniversary of the Senate vote according to her website : ‘ From bean suppers in Brewer to roundtable discussions in Lewiston , I ’ ve heard from Maine families in every corner of this state about the issues they face , like the cost of prescription drug prices , lack of affordable health care , and crippling student debt .
Instead of addressing the challenges Mainers face , Senator Collins supported a tax bill that handed a massive break to the wealthy and corporations .
Mainers deserve a Senator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senate , not special interests .
That ’ s exactly why I ’ m running.
” ’ The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) reminds us of Lucy van Pelt, the little girl offering advice for five cents in Charles Schultz’s cartoons. But why? Collins is like Lucy, who holds the football for Charlie Brown and snatches it away at the last moment. The Maine senator dangles her Democratic-leaning vote then snatches it away. Now, she has a threat on the horizon.
Nearly 4,200 Maine voters helped Sara Gideon meet her $3.5 million fourth-quarter fundraising goal last year. On top of that, most of the donations were under $100:
‘We call it #SupperWithSara – traveling to talk with Mainers wherever they live. Sign up to find out when we’ll be in your community: https://t.co/mcihP9UtNE pic.twitter.com/TU5gDskuQI’
We call it #SupperWithSara – traveling to talk with Mainers wherever they live. 🍴 Sign up to find out when we’ll be in your community: https://t.co/mcihP9UtNE pic.twitter.com/TU5gDskuQI — Sara Gideon (@SaraGideon) January 27, 2020
Democrats throughout the country want to trade Collins in for Democrat Gideon. The sitting senator really did herself in by dangling a vote against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh until the last moment. Then, just like Lucy did, Collins pulled her vote and handed it to the Republicans.
Kavanaugh was an especially poor choice, because an expert on women’s trauma testified against him. This same woman accused the justice of sexually attacking her when they were both in high school. In spite of this incriminating evidence, the Republican-led Senate voted him in for a life appointment.
There were a few Democrats challenging Gideon for the primary, but apparently, none reached her status. In addition, the speaker just picked up several powerful endorsements, including that of Planned Parenthood.
Collins has served in the U.S. Senate since 1997.
Gideon tweeted about her success:
‘Our campaign raised $3.5 million last quarter! We’re building a movement here in Maine, and it’s because of supporters like you. #MESen #mepolitics Join our team: http://SaraGideon.com’
Then, Gideon tweeted about Collins “dark money:”
‘In 2010, Senator Collins was the deciding vote against the DISCLOSE Act, which would require dark money groups to disclose their donors. It’s time we crack down on secret spending in our elections. Read my plan:’
Gideon has had several priorities. These included: access to affordable healthcare, cracking down on pharmaceutical companies, Maine’s workforce shortage, tax shortages, the opioid crisis, and women’s rights.
U.S. Senate candidate Sara Gideon released the following statement on the anniversary of the Senate vote according to her website:
‘From bean suppers in Brewer to roundtable discussions in Lewiston, I’ve heard from Maine families in every corner of this state about the issues they face, like the cost of prescription drug prices, lack of affordable health care, and crippling student debt. Instead of addressing the challenges Mainers face, Senator Collins supported a tax bill that handed a massive break to the wealthy and corporations. Mainers deserve a Senator who will fight for them in the Senate, not special interests. That’s exactly why I’m running.”’The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-01-28--Trump Explodes On Fox News During Tuesday Tweet-Storm

As the president ’ s impeachment trial wobbles down a rickety path toward its conclusion , incident after incident piles onto Donald Trump ’ s wagon and bites him .
POTUS has always been cunning enough to manipulate people until he gets his way .
The cards in his tactical playbook include : bullying , deflecting , projecting , creating a chaos storm , throwing a tantrum , lying , bragging , and mesmerizing .
Watch him in action .
Trump Twitter-attacked Fox News , because it let a Democrat share a few airwaves : is trying to be so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrats like Chris Van Hollen , the no name ( sic ) Senator from Maryland .
He has been on forever playing up the Impeachment Hoax .
Dems wouldn ’ t even give Fox their low ratings debates….
’ Then , POTUS ’ language got stronger , “ [ W ] hat the hell ?
” He leaned in and tried to zap Fox News into giving him what he wanted — adulation .
He warned that Fox faced “ the beginning of the end : ” ‘ …..So , what the hell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I know !
Chris Wallace and others should be on Fake News CNN or MSDNC .
How ’ s Shep Smith doing ?
Watch , this will be the beginning of the end for Fox , just like the other two which are dying in the ratings .
Social Media is great !
’ Then , the president pulled out his fake economy and commanded people to say “ Yes !
” about being better off : After that , the man in the Oval Office hit the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time .
Admirably , the chair did not bend to Trump ’ s ignoble ways : ‘ The Fed should get smart & lower the Rate to make our interest competitive with other Countries which pay much lower even though we are , by far , the high standard .
We would then focus on paying off & refinancing debt !
There is almost no inflation-this is the time ( 2 years late ) !
’ Twitter world caught fire .
Americans responded , putting out the flames with humor .
Enjoy : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

As the president’s impeachment trial wobbles down a rickety path toward its conclusion, incident after incident piles onto Donald Trump’s wagon and bites him. POTUS has always been cunning enough to manipulate people until he gets his way. The cards in his tactical playbook include: bullying, deflecting, projecting, creating a chaos storm, throwing a tantrum, lying, bragging, and mesmerizing. Watch him in action.
Trump Twitter-attacked Fox News, because it let a Democrat share a few airwaves:
‘Really pathetic how @FoxNews is trying to be so politically correct by loading the airwaves with Democrats like Chris Van Hollen, the no name (sic) Senator from Maryland. He has been on forever playing up the Impeachment Hoax. Dems wouldn’t even give Fox their low ratings debates….’
Then, POTUS’ language got stronger, “[W]hat the hell?” He leaned in and tried to zap Fox News into giving him what he wanted — adulation. He warned that Fox faced “the beginning of the end:”
‘…..So, what the hell has happened to @FoxNews. Only I know! Chris Wallace and others should be on Fake News CNN or MSDNC. How’s Shep Smith doing? Watch, this will be the beginning of the end for Fox, just like the other two which are dying in the ratings. Social Media is great!’
Then, the president pulled out his fake economy and commanded people to say “Yes!” about being better off:
‘Are you better off now than you were three years ago? Almost everyone say YES!’
After that, the man in the Oval Office hit the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell about the head and shoulders one more time. Admirably, the chair did not bend to Trump’s ignoble ways:
‘The Fed should get smart & lower the Rate to make our interest competitive with other Countries which pay much lower even though we are, by far, the high standard. We would then focus on paying off & refinancing debt! There is almost no inflation-this is the time (2 years late)!’
Twitter world caught fire. Americans responded, putting out the flames with humor. Enjoy:
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-01-28--Trump Has Belligerent Racist Freakout Against CNN Reporter

This week , President Donald Trump and his allies continued their campaign to discredit the mainstream media .
This time , they lashed out over a CNN segment in which panelists pointed out the clearly documented ineptitude of the current administration and some of its supporters .
In a freakout that can ’ t exactly be detached from the racism implications considering Trump ’ s past of relentlessly targeting people of color who dare to oppose him , on Monday night , President Donald Trump himself freaked out over that segment and called host Don Lemon ( who is black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” an insult that Trump has used for the host before .
The original segment was focused on the report that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had an expletive-ridden meltdown targeting NPR reporter Mary Louise Kelly after she asked him for his response to some of the latest developments in the scandal of Trump ’ s attempted bribery of Ukraine .
Apparently , Pompeo abruptly produced a blank world map and demanded that the reporter point out Ukraine , and CNN panelist and ardent Trump critic Rick Wilson had an idea for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ He also knows deep within his heart that Donald Trump couldn ’ t find Ukraine on a map if you had the letter U and a picture of an actual physical crane next to it .
He knows that this is , you know , an administration defined by ignorance of the world .
And so that ’ s partly him playing to the base and playing to their audience .
You know , the credulous boomer rube demo that backs Donald Trump.
’ That last part , from which Wilson launched @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , is what has driven the criticism that the segment has received .
However , in reality — the Trump administration ’ s own incompetence is well-documented .
For example , there ’ s the infamous occasion when Trump couldn ’ t admit that he made a mistake while discussing a weather forecast so his team trotted out a forecast map that had been altered with a Sharpie to include the area he ’ d wrongfully claimed would be affected .
And more recently , there ’ s the public gaffe when Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a leader of Syria ’ s Kurds .
Iraq and Syria are , of course , two different countries — and no one tipped Trump off .
No self-righteous posturing from the Trump team will change that incompetence .

This week, President Donald Trump and his allies continued their campaign to discredit the mainstream media. This time, they lashed out over a CNN segment in which panelists pointed out the clearly documented ineptitude of the current administration and some of its supporters. In a freakout that can’t exactly be detached from the racism implications considering Trump’s past of relentlessly targeting people of color who dare to oppose him, on Monday night, President Donald Trump himself freaked out over that segment and called host Don Lemon (who is black) “the dumbest man on television,” an insult that Trump has used for the host before.
Don Lemon, the dumbest man on television (with terrible ratings!). https://t.co/iQXCc7lvCt — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 28, 2020
The original segment was focused on the report that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had an expletive-ridden meltdown targeting NPR reporter Mary Louise Kelly after she asked him for his response to some of the latest developments in the scandal of Trump’s attempted bribery of Ukraine. Apparently, Pompeo abruptly produced a blank world map and demanded that the reporter point out Ukraine, and CNN panelist and ardent Trump critic Rick Wilson had an idea for what drove Pompeo to that point.
He commented, discussing Pompeo:
‘He also knows deep within his heart that Donald Trump couldn’t find Ukraine on a map if you had the letter U and a picture of an actual physical crane next to it. He knows that this is, you know, an administration defined by ignorance of the world. And so that’s partly him playing to the base and playing to their audience. You know, the credulous boomer rube demo that backs Donald Trump.’
That last part, from which Wilson launched into a mocking impression of Trump voters, is what has driven the criticism that the segment has received.
However, in reality — the Trump administration’s own incompetence is well-documented. For example, there’s the infamous occasion when Trump couldn’t admit that he made a mistake while discussing a weather forecast so his team trotted out a forecast map that had been altered with a Sharpie to include the area he’d wrongfully claimed would be affected. And more recently, there’s the public gaffe when Trump wrongfully identified the leader of Iraqi Kurdistan as a leader of Syria’s Kurds. Iraq and Syria are, of course, two different countries — and no one tipped Trump off.
No self-righteous posturing from the Trump team will change that incompetence.
EMBARRASSING, Trump thinks president of Iraq Kurdistan @IKRPresident is the commander of Syrian SDF @MazloumAbdi! These two are completely different Trumps says things have turn out great with Turkey in Syria and mistakenly thanks Barzani for keeping “my safe zone” safe. Watch: pic.twitter.com/Xze0s3ZgXF — Abdulla Hawez (@abdullahawez) January 22, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response…


bipartisanreport--2020-01-28--Ivanka Attracts Steep Mockery After Self-Righteous Tirade

Early this Tuesday , Ivanka Trump — whose experience prior to joining the White House ahinged on privilege-driven and now largely defunct clothing ventures that benefited from overseas child labor — tried to lecture observers about the arrogance of the “ real elites.
” Has she met her own family ?
Scratch that — has she met her own father ?
Has she listened to President Donald Trump speak for any significant amount of time ?
The president that she works for has defined his time in office with arrogance exemplified by such outrageous points as the time he couldn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while talking about a weather forecast , so his team trotted out a forecast map that had been altered with a Sharpie to include the area he ’ d mistakenly claimed would be affected .
But sure Ivanka , go off .
Her de facto lesson in hypocrisy 101 came in response to a clip of a CNN panel mocking the ineptitude of the Trump administration and some of their supporters .
The ineptitude is well-documented — among many , many other examples , at the recent World Economic Forum , Trump appeared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the leader of the Syrian Kurds .
Iraq and Syria are , of course , two different countries .
The basic competence necessary to keep Trump from missing that distinction seems to be completely absent from his administration .
‘ He knows that this is an administration defined by ignorance of the world , and so that ’ s partly him playing to their base and playing to their audience — the credulous boomer rube demo that backs Donald Trump that wants to think Donald Trump ’ s the smart one and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ All the while , host Don Lemon was laughing in the background .
Again — has she met her father ?
Has she listened to a single one of his many speeches in which he not just mocks but completely dehumanizes opponent after opponent ?

Early this Tuesday, Ivanka Trump — whose experience prior to joining the White House ahinged on privilege-driven and now largely defunct clothing ventures that benefited from overseas child labor — tried to lecture observers about the arrogance of the “real elites.” Has she met her own family? Scratch that — has she met her own father? Has she listened to President Donald Trump speak for any significant amount of time? The president that she works for has defined his time in office with arrogance exemplified by such outrageous points as the time he couldn’t admit he made a mistake while talking about a weather forecast, so his team trotted out a forecast map that had been altered with a Sharpie to include the area he’d mistakenly claimed would be affected. But sure Ivanka, go off.
Her de facto lesson in hypocrisy 101 came in response to a clip of a CNN panel mocking the ineptitude of the Trump administration and some of their supporters. The ineptitude is well-documented — among many, many other examples, at the recent World Economic Forum, Trump appeared to mistake the leader of Iraqi Kurdistan for the leader of the Syrian Kurds. Iraq and Syria are, of course, two different countries. The basic competence necessary to keep Trump from missing that distinction seems to be completely absent from his administration.
EMBARRASSING, Trump thinks president of Iraq Kurdistan @IKRPresident is the commander of Syrian SDF @MazloumAbdi! These two are completely different Trumps says things have turn out great with Turkey in Syria and mistakenly thanks Barzani for keeping “my safe zone” safe. Watch: pic.twitter.com/Xze0s3ZgXF — Abdulla Hawez (@abdullahawez) January 22, 2020
In the CNN clip, Rick Wilson mockingly commented:
‘He knows that this is an administration defined by ignorance of the world, and so that’s partly him playing to their base and playing to their audience — the credulous boomer rube demo that backs Donald Trump that wants to think Donald Trump’s the smart one and y’all elitists are dumb.’
And a fellow panelist mockingly chimed in:
‘You elitists with your geography, and your maps, and your spelling, your reading! Knowing other countries, sipping your latter. Only them elitists know where Ukraine is.’
All the while, host Don Lemon was laughing in the background.
In her self-righteous response, Ivanka posted:
‘You consistently make fun of half the country and then complain that it is divided. The arrogance, mocking accents and smug ridicule of this nation’s ‘Real Elites’ is disgusting.’
You consistently make fun of half the country and then complain that it is divided. The arrogance, mocking accents and smug ridicule of this nation’s ‘Real Elites’ is disgusting. https://t.co/p3RQzymx4s — Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) January 28, 2020
Again — has she met her father? Has she listened to a single one of his many speeches in which he not just mocks but completely dehumanizes opponent after opponent?
Check out Twitter’s response below…


bipartisanreport--2020-01-28--Pelosi Delivers Tuesday AM Takedown Of Trump Team Antics

Faced with the facts stacked against them , President Donald Trump ’ s defense team has resorted to arguing in his Senate impeachment trial that his scheme to bribe Ukraine into investigating his opponents actually wasn ’ t so bad .
Controversial lawyer Alan Dershowitz , whose past clients include O.J .
Simpson and Jeffrey Epstein , has led the charge of arguing that even assuming that all the facts of House Democrats ’ allegations of Trump ’ s abuse of power are true , it ’ s improper to impeach him over that .
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out the absurdity of that argument , which basically consists of a green light for Trump to do whatever he wants .
‘ Trump ’ s lawyers argued he has a right to abuse his power as much as he wants , and Congress can do nothing about it .
Sounds familiar : Trump : “ I have an Article 2 , where I have the right to do whatever I want as president.
” Congress can do something : hold a fair trial.
’ Indeed — as she mentions , Trump has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Constitution , which lays out the responsibilities of the presidency , gives him the right to do whatever he wants .
It does not — but Trump has acted like it does anyway , firing whoever he wants for whatever cause he wants , flatly refusing to comply with any and all Congressional subpoenas for evidence relating to his behavior , and more .
The moment of truth for the fair trial that Pelosi mentions will come soon .
Democrats have been advocating for witness testimony , and they ’ ve had their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Trump ’ s own former national security adviser John Bolton knows that Trump directly tied aid for Ukraine to whether or not they investigated his opponents , which constitutes the bribery scandal at the core of Democrats ’ case .
A vote on witnesses will follow the conclusion of opening arguments and initial questions from Senators .

Faced with the facts stacked against them, President Donald Trump’s defense team has resorted to arguing in his Senate impeachment trial that his scheme to bribe Ukraine into investigating his opponents actually wasn’t so bad. Controversial lawyer Alan Dershowitz, whose past clients include O.J. Simpson and Jeffrey Epstein, has led the charge of arguing that even assuming that all the facts of House Democrats’ allegations of Trump’s abuse of power are true, it’s improper to impeach him over that. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) herself spoke out to point out the absurdity of that argument, which basically consists of a green light for Trump to do whatever he wants.
She tweeted:
‘Trump’s lawyers argued he has a right to abuse his power as much as he wants, and Congress can do nothing about it. Sounds familiar: Trump: “I have an Article 2, where I have the right to do whatever I want as president.” Congress can do something: hold a fair trial.’
Trump’s lawyers argued he has a right to abuse his power as much as he wants, and Congress can do nothing about it. Sounds familiar: Trump: “I have an Article 2, where I have the right to do whatever I want as president.” Congress can do something: hold a fair trial. — Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) January 28, 2020
Indeed — as she mentions, Trump has repeatedly claimed that Article 2 of the Constitution, which lays out the responsibilities of the presidency, gives him the right to do whatever he wants. It does not — but Trump has acted like it does anyway, firing whoever he wants for whatever cause he wants, flatly refusing to comply with any and all Congressional subpoenas for evidence relating to his behavior, and more.
The moment of truth for the fair trial that Pelosi mentions will come soon. Democrats have been advocating for witness testimony, and they’ve had their case bolstered by the revelation this week that Trump’s own former national security adviser John Bolton knows that Trump directly tied aid for Ukraine to whether or not they investigated his opponents, which constitutes the bribery scandal at the core of Democrats’ case. A vote on witnesses will follow the conclusion of opening arguments and initial questions from Senators.
Check out Twitter’s response to Pelosi below…


bipartisanreport--2020-01-29--Pardoned War Criminal Puts SEAL Team In Grave Danger

Donald Trump has surrounded himself with a ring of shady characters ever encircling the edges of his swamp .
Many of them are in prison or convicted and awaiting their sentences .
Yet , the president has dug down deeper to find his latest swamp creature .
POTUS sought out a retired Navy SEAL convicted of not just every-day crimes , but of war crimes — more than one .
The man shot kids and old women , and then he murdered a captive by stabbing him in the neck .
After that , he took grisly trophy photos with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Edward Gallagher , 40 , has been spewing out rancid , vindictive revenge .
He exposed the men who testified against him and their families at dire risk .
They testified against him during his San Diego court-martial last June .
The crimes were committed in 2017 while they were in Iraq .
David Shaw , a former petty officer 1st class did not testify at Gallagher ’ s trial , but he said that he doubted Gallagher should have exposed the SEALs , according to The Sandiego Union-Tribune : The war @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Facebook page and Instagram account .
It showed the elite SEALs ’ names , faces , and units of active-duty .
Then , he labeled then “ coward.
” By doing this , Gallagher knew what he was doing .
He was jeopardizing the Navy ’ s mission and the men ’ s very lives .
Some of the men in his platoon who worked under his command testified about the war criminal ’ s actions .
A jury found him guilty and stripped him of his SEAL rank .
Gallagher pled not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the guys who came forward were performers of the highest caliber and people of the highest reputations within the platoon .
( One ) was selected to serve at the most premier institution at Naval Special Warfare and that tells you everything you need to know about his performance and speaks volumes about his character.
’ This particular crime was so egregious that Gallagher was jailed prior to his trial .
For some reason , Fox News personalities railed in defense of this man , calling on the president to “ intervene @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump has been treating the erratic Gallagher as his campaign mascot .
He apparently represented a heroic archetype for Trump and attended his rallies .
Spokesperson for Naval Special Warfare Command in San Diego Navy Captain Tamara Lawrence released a statement .
It read that the Navy did not identify active-duty SEALs as a matter of course , the Sandiego Tribune wrote : Gallagher said at the beginning of the video : ‘ For my entire adult life , I ’ ve had the honor and privilege of fighting for this country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ went to trial and exposed all the lies that were said about me by certain cowards in my platoon and found not guilty , there are those to this day who refuse to accept that fact .
The fight to clear my name is not over.
’ Commander of Naval Special Warfare Command , Rear Adm. Collin Green stripped the war criminal of his treasured SEAL trident and status in the elite SEAL community .
Then , Trump moved to shield the SEAL .
Trump rescinded the war criminal ’ s activities and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reinstated his SEAL ’ s rank Navy Secretary Rober Spencer quit in protest over the president ’ s nightmarish behavior .
Two former SEALs who served in Gallagher ’ s platoon in Iraq during his 2017 deployment and spoke to the Union-Tribune Monday about the video .
Neither testified at Gallagher ’ s court-martial .
The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ read in any order .

Donald Trump has surrounded himself with a ring of shady characters ever encircling the edges of his swamp. Many of them are in prison or convicted and awaiting their sentences. Yet, the president has dug down deeper to find his latest swamp creature.
POTUS sought out a retired Navy SEAL convicted of not just every-day crimes, but of war crimes — more than one. The man shot kids and old women, and then he murdered a captive by stabbing him in the neck. After that, he took grisly trophy photos with the man’s corpse.
Now, Edward Gallagher, 40, has been spewing out rancid, vindictive revenge. He exposed the men who testified against him and their families at dire risk. They testified against him during his San Diego court-martial last June. The crimes were committed in 2017 while they were in Iraq.
David Shaw, a former petty officer 1st class did not testify at Gallagher’s trial, but he said that he doubted Gallagher should have exposed the SEALs, according to The Sandiego Union-Tribune:
‘Attempting to call attention to (those SEALs’) status in the way it’s been done does not serve the mission or the interests of the Navy. To attempt to out (their) status raises questions about the decision to do so.’
The war criminal put a three-minute video on his Facebook page and Instagram account. It showed the elite SEALs’ names, faces, and units of active-duty. Then, he labeled then “coward.” By doing this, Gallagher knew what he was doing. He was jeopardizing the Navy’s mission and the men’s very lives.
Some of the men in his platoon who worked under his command testified about the war criminal’s actions. A jury found him guilty and stripped him of his SEAL rank. Gallagher pled not guilty.
Shaw supported their chief:
‘Each and every one of the guys who came forward were performers of the highest caliber and people of the highest reputations within the platoon. (One) was selected to serve at the most premier institution at Naval Special Warfare and that tells you everything you need to know about his performance and speaks volumes about his character.’
This particular crime was so egregious that Gallagher was jailed prior to his trial. For some reason, Fox News personalities railed in defense of this man, calling on the president to “intervene” for Gallagher for months on end.
Trump has been treating the erratic Gallagher as his campaign mascot. He apparently represented a heroic archetype for Trump and attended his rallies.
Spokesperson for Naval Special Warfare Command in San Diego Navy Captain Tamara Lawrence released a statement. It read that the Navy did not identify active-duty SEALs as a matter of course, the Sandiego Tribune wrote:
‘As a matter of policy we do not identify our special operators. We don’t identify them by name, or by any other manner, due to the nature of their work, for the protection of their teammates and their families, and to protect on-going and future missions.’
Gallagher said at the beginning of the video:
‘For my entire adult life, I’ve had the honor and privilege of fighting for this country and your freedom. Even though I went to trial and exposed all the lies that were said about me by certain cowards in my platoon and found not guilty, there are those to this day who refuse to accept that fact. The fight to clear my name is not over.’
Commander of Naval Special Warfare Command, Rear Adm. Collin Green stripped the war criminal of his treasured SEAL trident and status in the elite SEAL community. Then, Trump moved to shield the SEAL. Trump rescinded the war criminal’s activities and ordered him released. Then, he reinstated his SEAL’s rank
Navy Secretary Rober Spencer quit in protest over the president’s nightmarish behavior.
Two former SEALs who served in Gallagher’s platoon in Iraq during his 2017 deployment and spoke to the Union-Tribune Monday about the video. Neither testified at Gallagher’s court-martial.
Featured image is a screenshot via YouTube.
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-01-29--Anne Frank’s Stepsister Says Trump Is Acting Like Hitler

Behind the cloud of his brazen foreign corruption highlighted by the impeachment proceedings , President Donald Trump has continued to push his racist agenda .
Just recently , while his rich friends build their wealth with boosts like the tax cuts that he signed into law , his administration won a temporary approval from the U.S. Supreme Court to “ screen out green card applicants seen as being at risk of becoming “ public charges , ” meaning reliant at least in part upon government assistance to get by .
( No mention of the many native-born Americans subsisting just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) In a piece in Newsweek , Eva Schloss , who is the stepsister of the well known Holocaust victim Anne Frank , says that Trump acts like Adolf Hitler , who led Germany ’ s Nazi regime .
For many of his policies like the denials of refuge to those who might need public assistance , the president ’ s going on nothing but the color of his targets ’ skin .
Immigrants pay taxes just like everybody else , and employed but undocumented immigrants even pay those taxes without eligibility for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That doesn ’ t even cover the complete lack of evidence for his claims that undocumented immigrants pose some kind of special security threat to the United States .
‘ I think he is acting like another Hitler by inciting racism .
During his U.S. presidential campaign he has suggested the “ total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States , ” as well as pledging to build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico to keep illegal immigrants out… The situation today is worse than it was under Hitler because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Russia and Britain—worked together to combat the terrible threat of Nazisim .
If we don ’ t work together , the world will never be able to resolve the threats it faces today.
’ She adds that she remembers the global outcry against the Berlin wall that separated Soviet-controlled post-war Berlin from the free side , and yet , just decades later , a president has risen to power in part on the high-profile promise to put up another wall .
Schloss also pointedly notes how Anne Frank ’ s father tried @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come to the United States in the 1940s , but he was denied access , along with many other people who also ended up victims of the Holocaust .
Denials are piling up again today under Trump .
This November , there ’ s a chance to get Trump out of office .
His latest push against vulnerable immigrants has attracted condemnation from figures like Senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders , who commented : That is truly the opposite of Trump ’ s own behavior , which , it ’ s worth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leaders like those Senators who are working for a cover-up during his ongoing impeachment trial , where Democrats have been trying to secure witness testimony .

Behind the cloud of his brazen foreign corruption highlighted by the impeachment proceedings, President Donald Trump has continued to push his racist agenda. Just recently, while his rich friends build their wealth with boosts like the tax cuts that he signed into law, his administration won a temporary approval from the U.S. Supreme Court to “screen out green card applicants seen as being at risk of becoming “public charges,” meaning reliant at least in part upon government assistance to get by. (No mention of the many native-born Americans subsisting just fine with government assistance like Medicare.) In a piece in Newsweek, Eva Schloss, who is the stepsister of the well known Holocaust victim Anne Frank, says that Trump acts like Adolf Hitler, who led Germany’s Nazi regime.
For many of his policies like the denials of refuge to those who might need public assistance, the president’s going on nothing but the color of his targets’ skin. Immigrants pay taxes just like everybody else, and employed but undocumented immigrants even pay those taxes without eligibility for the majority of government assistance programs. That doesn’t even cover the complete lack of evidence for his claims that undocumented immigrants pose some kind of special security threat to the United States.
BREAKING: On 5-4 vote, Supreme Court lets Trump administration start enforcing new immigrant wealth test, designed to screen out green card applicants seen as being at risk of becoming "public charges". — Greg Stohr (@GregStohr) January 27, 2020
Schloss commented, discussing Trump:
‘I think he is acting like another Hitler by inciting racism. During his U.S. presidential campaign he has suggested the “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States,” as well as pledging to build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico to keep illegal immigrants out… The situation today is worse than it was under Hitler because at that time all the Allies—the U.S., Russia and Britain—worked together to combat the terrible threat of Nazisim. If we don’t work together, the world will never be able to resolve the threats it faces today.’
She adds that she remembers the global outcry against the Berlin wall that separated Soviet-controlled post-war Berlin from the free side, and yet, just decades later, a president has risen to power in part on the high-profile promise to put up another wall.
Schloss also pointedly notes how Anne Frank’s father tried to get visas for his family to come to the United States in the 1940s, but he was denied access, along with many other people who also ended up victims of the Holocaust. Denials are piling up again today under Trump.
This November, there’s a chance to get Trump out of office. His latest push against vulnerable immigrants has attracted condemnation from figures like Senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who commented:
‘Our immigration system must live up to our ideals as a nation. Unlike Trump, we will welcome refugees and those seeking asylum, including those displaced by climate change.’
Our immigration system must live up to our ideals as a nation. Unlike Trump, we will welcome refugees and those seeking asylum, including those displaced by climate change. — Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) January 25, 2020
That is truly the opposite of Trump’s own behavior, which, it’s worth noting, is enabled by the Republican leaders like those Senators who are working for a cover-up during his ongoing impeachment trial, where Democrats have been trying to secure witness testimony.


bipartisanreport--2020-01-30--Trump Goes Tweet-Crazy Wednesday Afternoon

The Senate Republicans in the impeachment trial have created a bar so low that it is doubtful our fast-food White House would-be king could even slide under it .
On this historical day , every person involved in trying only the third impeachment trial in the history of this country has a role .
Yet , American voters have their place , too , though .
People actually have quite a bit of power with whether Republican senators call for witnesses .
Elected officials consider one phone call the equivalent of 100 emails , at a minimum .
A one-minute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tool .
These senators apparently fear losing their jobs so much that they have been throwing their vote behind the billionaire president instead of serving the country , the ones who put them in office .
POTUS has been nervously tweeting .
This was how Trump spent part of his afternoon , tweeting his fingers numb : ‘ Thanks to our pro-worker , pro-American economic policies , unemployment is at the lowest level in more than 50 years .
We have created over 7 MILLION new JOBS .
More Americans are working today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hottest ECONOMY on earth !
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The Senate Republicans in the impeachment trial have created a bar so low that it is doubtful our fast-food White House would-be king could even slide under it. On this historical day, every person involved in trying only the third impeachment trial in the history of this country has a role. Yet, American voters have their place, too, though.
People actually have quite a bit of power with whether Republican senators call for witnesses. Elected officials consider one phone call the equivalent of 100 emails, at a minimum. A one-minute voice mail has always been a weighty tool.
These senators apparently fear losing their jobs so much that they have been throwing their vote behind the billionaire president instead of serving the country, the ones who put them in office. POTUS has been nervously tweeting.
This was how Trump spent part of his afternoon, tweeting his fingers numb:
‘USMCA is a massive win for American manufacturers and auto workers! ‘
USMCA is a massive win for American manufacturers and auto workers! pic.twitter.com/eOgFm31cAo — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 29, 2020
‘USMCA is a cutting edge state of the art agreement that protects, defends and serves the great people of our Country. Promises Made, Promises Kept’
USMCA is a cutting edge state of the art agreement that protects, defends and serves the great people of our Country. Promises Made, Promises Kept! pic.twitter.com/PuiG1JPTTI — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 29, 2020
‘Thanks to our pro-worker, pro-American economic policies, unemployment is at the lowest level in more than 50 years. We have created over 7 MILLION new JOBS. More Americans are working today than EVER before. We have the hottest ECONOMY on earth!’
‘For the first time in American History, we have replaced a disastrous Trade Deal that REWARDED outsourcing with a truly FAIR and RECIPROCAL Trade Deal that will keep jobs, wealth and growth right here in AMERICA!’
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bipartisanreport--2020-01-29--Another Bomb Lands On Impeachment Hearing GOP

As all 528 pages of John Bolton ’ s manuscript winds its way throughout Donald Trump ’ s impeachment hearing , fact after fact keeps emerging .
None of them out of The Room Where It Happened has favorited the president .
A brand new fact put a real thorn in the side of Donald Trump ’ s defense .
Just last September , then-National Security Adviser ( NSA ) John Bolton came to the House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Eliot Engel ( D-NY ) .
He wanted the chair to check out why the career Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regions , had been recalled .
The most powerful man in the world tweeted that Bolton ’ s book was “ nasty & untrue : ” Ambassador Yovanovitch took a phone call in the middle of the night , urging her to leave on the next flight out of Kyiv , Ukraine .
Trump ’ s smear campaign via his personal attorney had not halted the ambassador from fighting corruption in the country .
Her security was in danger .
There had been no need for Yovanovitch ’ s good name to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his power to recall her with one phone or one letter .
Engel released his statement mentioning that Bolton had come to him about his committee ’ s oversight duties .
Engel said according to The Talking Points Memo : The chair said he informed his investigative colleagues on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Intelligence and Oversight Committee .
He had remained quiet until Bolton ’ s manuscript hit the Senate : Engel only stepped forward when the impeachment trial appeared to be headed toward a blocked road .
The Bolton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he had with Trump regarding the military aid Ukraine .
The book stated that the president told Bolton that he wanted to withhold military assistance , a full 10 % of the Ukrainian military ’ s budget .
Finally , last September a whistleblower courageously stepped forward making the Congress aware of the commander-in-chief ’ s illicit activity .
Trump ’ s acolytes in the Senate were exposed to the president ’ s raw acts when Bolton ’ s book emerged .
Senator John Cornyn ( R-TX ) , the second most powerful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in essence : nothing here to see .
Senator Rand Paul ( R-KY ) said : Trump ’ s former Chief of Staff John Kelly announced he believed the former NSA John Bolton ’ s account : ‘ Mitch McConnell , John Cornyn , Lindsey Graham , Ted Cruz , and the rest of Trump ’ s Republican enablers now find themselves .
“ Mortifying ” is another word that could be used .
Rarely , if ever , has a political blood oath—in this case , a pledge to acquit a crooked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and without even bothering to call any witnesses—rebounded so horribly , publicly , and spectacularly .
Like Trump , when the whistle-blower ’ s complaint originally emerged , McConnell and his colleagues have been caught in the act .
And it couldn ’ t have happened to a more deserving bunch.
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As all 528 pages of John Bolton’s manuscript winds its way throughout Donald Trump’s impeachment hearing, fact after fact keeps emerging. None of them out of The Room Where It Happened has favorited the president. A brand new fact put a real thorn in the side of Donald Trump’s defense.
Just last September, then-National Security Adviser (NSA) John Bolton came to the House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Eliot Engel (D-NY). He wanted the chair to check out why the career Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, a highly qualified career employee in difficult regions, had been recalled.
Meanwhile, Trump twitter-bombed Bolton:
‘For a guy who couldn’t get approved for the Ambassador to the U.N. years ago, couldn’t get approved for anything since, “begged” me for a non Senate approved job, which I gave him despite many saying “Don’t do it, sir,” takes the job, mistakenly says “Libyan Model” on T.V., and..’
The most powerful man in the world tweeted that Bolton’s book was “nasty & untrue:”
‘…many more mistakes of judgement, gets fired because frankly, if I listened to him, we would be in World War Six by now, and goes out and IMMEDIATELY writes a nasty & untrue book. All Classified National Security. Who would do this?’
Ambassador Yovanovitch took a phone call in the middle of the night, urging her to leave on the next flight out of Kyiv, Ukraine. Trump’s smear campaign via his personal attorney had not halted the ambassador from fighting corruption in the country. Her security was in danger.
There had been no need for Yovanovitch’s good name to be smeared. The president had it in his power to recall her with one phone or one letter. Engel released his statement mentioning that Bolton had come to him about his committee’s oversight duties.
Engel said according to The Talking Points Memo:
‘Ambassador Bolton suggested to me — unprompted — that the committee look into the recall of Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch.
‘He strongly implied that something improper had occurred around her removal as our top diplomat in Kyiv.’
The chair said he informed his investigative colleagues on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Intelligence and Oversight Committee. He had remained quiet until Bolton’s manuscript hit the Senate:
Engel only stepped forward when the impeachment trial appeared to be headed toward a blocked road. The Bolton manuscript revealed his memory of a conversation he had with Trump regarding the military aid Ukraine.
‘President Trump is wrong that John Bolton didn’t say anything about the Trump-Ukraine Scandal at the time the President fired him. He said something to me.’
The book stated that the president told Bolton that he wanted to withhold military assistance, a full 10% of the Ukrainian military’s budget. Finally, last September a whistleblower courageously stepped forward making the Congress aware of the commander-in-chief’s illicit activity.
Trump’s acolytes in the Senate were exposed to the president’s raw acts when Bolton’s book emerged. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), the second most powerful Republican senator, was tasked with saying in essence: nothing here to see. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) said:
‘I don’t know what we could learn. We’ve heard all we could possibly hear.’
The New Yorker magazine wrote:
‘These senators already look like patsies and enablers. If Bolton repeated what is reportedly in the book for all the world to see and hear, it would make them look like blithering idiots as well. Who else would have agreed to countenance Trump’s preposterous defense—that his real concern was corruption inside Ukraine?’
Senate Minority Leader Charles (Chuck) Schumer (D-NY) said:
‘I hope we have just four Republicans. All we need is four,” he said. At another press conference, Adam Schiff, the leader of the House managers, said it was clear that the President’s lawyers were “still reeling from the revelations of John Bolton’s book.’
Trump’s former Chief of Staff John Kelly announced he believed the former NSA John Bolton’s account:
‘Mitch McConnell, John Cornyn, Lindsey Graham, Ted Cruz, and the rest of Trump’s Republican enablers now find themselves. “Mortifying” is another word that could be used. Rarely, if ever, has a political blood oath—in this case, a pledge to acquit a crooked President regardless of the evidence against him, and without even bothering to call any witnesses—rebounded so horribly, publicly, and spectacularly. Like Trump, when the whistle-blower’s complaint originally emerged, McConnell and his colleagues have been caught in the act. And it couldn’t have happened to a more deserving bunch.’
Fox talk-show host Sean Hannity was concerned:
‘The problem is it’s a Times story. How often did this New York Times get things wrong?’
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bipartisanreport--2020-01-29--Kushner Mocked After Goofy Impeachment Statement

Donald Trump does not trust business associates , Democrats , Republicans , his friends , and even some of his family at times .
That is why he put his favorite daughter and her husband Jared Kushner into the offices next to him .
Top adviser to the president Kushner dove into the sticky pit of impeachment guilt .
CBS correspondant Paula Reid saw Kushner heading toward a Fox News appearance and asked him about “ using @ whatsapp…with foreign leaders ?
” He did not take questions , thought , according The Newsweek magazine : Top adviser Kushner , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , voted against witnesses in the impeachment trial of his father-in-law .
Yet , one wonders if he secretly lies awake at night dreaming of a President Ivanka .
The son-in-law said on Fox News that witnesses should not be called for the reason that it would “ take more time : ” Kushner indicated that his father-in-law did not have to fear witnesses , because he was innocent and live testimony would result in just further exoneration of the president .
Yet , if the Democrats got witnesses , Trump wanted the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ During an MSNBC interview , Senator Joe Manchin III ( D-WV ) was one , if not the only one , of the Democrats who indicated that he thought the former vice president ’ s sole surviving son should testify .
He said he believed Hunter Biden ’ s testimony was relevant : ‘ You know , I think so .
I really do .
I don ’ t have a problem there because this is why we are where we are .
Now I think that he can clear himself , what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heard .
But being afraid to put anybody that might have pertinent information is wrong no matter if you ’ re a Democrat or a Republican.
’ The Democrats party line has been that Biden ’ s son knew nothing about Trump as it related to Ukraine .
Apparently , the president has seen Biden as his top contender for the 2020 presidential election .
At the beginning of his administration , Trump handed most of the government off to his son-in-law , according to The Business Insider : Middle East peace including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the opioid crisis , criminal justice reform , liaison to Mexico , liaison to Chine , and liaison to the Muslim community .
All in a day ’ s work .
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Donald Trump does not trust business associates, Democrats, Republicans, his friends, and even some of his family at times. That is why he put his favorite daughter and her husband Jared Kushner into the offices next to him. Top adviser to the president Kushner dove into the sticky pit of impeachment guilt.
CBS correspondant Paula Reid saw Kushner heading toward a Fox News appearance and asked him about “using @whatsapp…with foreign leaders?” He did not take questions, thought, according The Newsweek magazine:
‘NEW: “Jared, are you still using @whatsapp to communicate with foreign leaders?” Jared Kushner makes rare visit to White House north lawn for @foxnews appearance, but did not take questions from assembled reporters. #SaudiArabia #MBS #WhatsApp pic.twitter.com/MwRDwb4frf’
— Paula Reid (@PaulaReidCBS) January 29, 2020′
NEW: “Jared, are you still using @whatsapp to communicate with foreign leaders?” Jared Kushner makes rare visit to White House north lawn for @foxnews appearance, but did not take questions from assembled reporters. #SaudiArabia #MBS #WhatsApp pic.twitter.com/MwRDwb4frf — Paula Reid (@PaulaReidCBS) January 29, 2020
Top adviser Kushner, who has no vote in the matter, voted against witnesses in the impeachment trial of his father-in-law. Yet, one wonders if he secretly lies awake at night dreaming of a President Ivanka. The son-in-law said on Fox News that witnesses should not be called for the reason that it would “take more time:”
‘I think it would be unfortunate because it’s just going to take more time. The American people don’t want Congress focusing on this hoax that they’ve been putting on.’
Kushner indicated that his father-in-law did not have to fear witnesses, because he was innocent and live testimony would result in just further exoneration of the president. Yet, if the Democrats got witnesses, Trump wanted the Bidens and that unidentified protected whistleblower:
‘What you will find is what was the whistleblower doing, what were the Bidens up to. There’s a lot of dirty things that have been happening for a long time, and a witness phase will give the American people the opportunity to learn about that.’
During an MSNBC interview, Senator Joe Manchin III (D-WV) was one, if not the only one, of the Democrats who indicated that he thought the former vice president’s sole surviving son should testify. He said he believed Hunter Biden’s testimony was relevant:
‘You know, I think so. I really do. I don’t have a problem there because this is why we are where we are. Now I think that he can clear himself, what I know and what I’ve heard. But being afraid to put anybody that might have pertinent information is wrong no matter if you’re a Democrat or a Republican.’
The Democrats party line has been that Biden’s son knew nothing about Trump as it related to Ukraine. Apparently, the president has seen Biden as his top contender for the 2020 presidential election.
On Wednesday, Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) spoke to CNN:
‘Hunter Biden is not on trial. Joe Biden is not on trial. Donald Trump is on trial.’
At the beginning of his administration, Trump handed most of the government off to his son-in-law, according to The Business Insider: Middle East peace including the war with ISIS, government reform, the opioid crisis, criminal justice reform, liaison to Mexico, liaison to Chine, and liaison to the Muslim community. All in a day’s work.
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-01-29--Graham Bails After Being Implicated In Ukraine Scheme

This Wednesday , prominent Trump ally and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham ( R-S.C. ) got abruptly roped into the Ukraine scandal with the revelation that personal Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani apparently delivered him a letter demanding Congressional action against Trump opponents in Ukraine .
That letter delivery unfolded all the way back in late 2018 , when Giuliani relayed a request for Congress to sanction Mykola Zlochevskiy , who led — wait for it — the Burisma energy company where Hunter Biden worked and which the president and his team targeted with their demands for investigations that sparked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have abandoned plans for a press conference following that Daily Beast report .
Fox News apparently reported that Graham was expected to deliver a press conference , but as of the noon hour on the east coast — he had not shown up , although Lev Parnas himself had made his way to the Capitol building !
President Donald Trump himself even mentioned Graham ’ s abruptly changing plans during his own remarks at the White House on the occasion of signing the new U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement into law , which is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ commented to those in attendance : Graham did end up issuing some public comments about the ongoing impeachment proceedings early Wednesday , focusing his attention on the latest revelations from former Trump national security adviser John Bolton , who confirmed that Trump specifically tied military aid for Ukraine to whether or not they launched investigations into Burisma — which Graham was apparently tipped off about the president ’ s personal lawyer ’ s interest in all the way back in 2018 .
Now , Graham has shifted from completely denying that the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but insisting that it doesn ’ t matter .
‘ For the sake of argument , one could assume everything attributable to John Bolton is accurate and still the House case would fall well below the standards to remove a president from office… However , I am concerned when John Bolton ’ s credibility is attacked , it makes it more likely some will feel the need to call him as a witness .
In that event , it would be important for the President and his team to call witnesses on other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seems to be admitting that witness testimony could be on the way for the Senate trial .
A vote on that issue will take place soon now that opening arguments have finished .
( The next stage is questions from Senators for the respective sides . )
In the face of this new evidence , Graham seems to be resorting to Trump lawyer Alan Dershowitz ’ s brazenly outrageous argument that abuse of power is not an impeachable offense .
Under that reasoning , what even would be an impeachable offense ?
Do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ free-for-all to do whatever he wants ?
Essentially , yes — that ’ s exactly what Trump has repeatedly said when he ’ s claimed that Article 2 of the Constitution gives him the power to do whatever he wants .

This Wednesday, prominent Trump ally and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) got abruptly roped into the Ukraine scandal with the revelation that personal Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani apparently delivered him a letter demanding Congressional action against Trump opponents in Ukraine. That letter delivery unfolded all the way back in late 2018, when Giuliani relayed a request for Congress to sanction Mykola Zlochevskiy, who led — wait for it — the Burisma energy company where Hunter Biden worked and which the president and his team targeted with their demands for investigations that sparked the impeachment inquiry. Graham appears to have abandoned plans for a press conference following that Daily Beast report.
Fox News apparently reported that Graham was expected to deliver a press conference, but as of the noon hour on the east coast — he had not shown up, although Lev Parnas himself had made his way to the Capitol building!
8. Lev Parnas plans to make news on Lindsey Graham today. Lindsey Graham was in the loop and they will discuss it more later today. I had not heard Lindsey Graham mentioned until today. pic.twitter.com/77TmHGwn2i — Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) January 29, 2020
President Donald Trump himself even mentioned Graham’s abruptly changing plans during his own remarks at the White House on the occasion of signing the new U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement into law, which is an updated version of NAFTA. Trump commented to those in attendance:
“Lindsey Graham! Where is Lindsey? He may be having a news conference right now. He said, ‘I’m going over to his news conference!’ I said, ‘I’d rather have you at your news conference.'”
Graham did end up issuing some public comments about the ongoing impeachment proceedings early Wednesday, focusing his attention on the latest revelations from former Trump national security adviser John Bolton, who confirmed that Trump specifically tied military aid for Ukraine to whether or not they launched investigations into Burisma — which Graham was apparently tipped off about the president’s personal lawyer’s interest in all the way back in 2018.
Now, Graham has shifted from completely denying that the president bribed Ukraine to essentially admitting he did but insisting that it doesn’t matter.
He commented:
‘For the sake of argument, one could assume everything attributable to John Bolton is accurate and still the House case would fall well below the standards to remove a president from office… However, I am concerned when John Bolton’s credibility is attacked, it makes it more likely some will feel the need to call him as a witness. In that event, it would be important for the President and his team to call witnesses on other issues.’
In other words — he seems to be admitting that witness testimony could be on the way for the Senate trial. A vote on that issue will take place soon now that opening arguments have finished. (The next stage is questions from Senators for the respective sides.)
However, I am concerned when John Bolton’s credibility is attacked, it makes it more likely some will feel the need to call him as a witness. In that event, it would be important for the President and his team to call witnesses on other issues. — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) January 29, 2020
In the face of this new evidence, Graham seems to be resorting to Trump lawyer Alan Dershowitz’s brazenly outrageous argument that abuse of power is not an impeachable offense.
Here’s what Lindsey Graham said in October: “If you could show me that Trump actually was engaging in a quid pro quo, outside the phone call, that would be very disturbing."
He’s saying the opposite now. https://t.co/e6cxSLKP0O — Mark Jacob (@MarkJacob16) January 29, 2020
Under that reasoning, what even would be an impeachable offense? Do they just want Trump to get a free-for-all to do whatever he wants? Essentially, yes — that’s exactly what Trump has repeatedly said when he’s claimed that Article 2 of the Constitution gives him the power to do whatever he wants.