bipartisanreport--2020-08-20--Kayleigh McEnany Attempts Thursday Damage Control But Fails Hard

The Trump administration continues to fail to take the Coronavirus pandemic as seriously as it demands .
During a Fox appearance this Thursday morning , White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany dubiously compared teachers to meat packers when asked for the Trump administration ’ s response to a United Federations of Teachers official who said that every student should get a Coronavirus test before entering school in order to help protect the campus community .
McEnany was trying to depict teachers as “ essential workers ” like meat packers , seemingly glossing right over the fact that these folks are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and their “ essential ” work isn ’ t the only thing at play here !
Also — at this point , it ’ s not immediately clear how many meat packers have died due to the Coronavirus , but in April and May of 2020 , 86 meat/ poultry packing plant workers died .
In the time since , that number seems likely to have grown significantly , especially in light of the most recent resurgence of cases and deaths around the country .
These are serious consequences for the failure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sounds ready and willing to push to the front lines .
‘ First , let me say , our testing is being surged to vulnerable communities , our nursing homes — that has to be the priority , but in terms of the teachers union and what they ’ re saying , look : we believe teachers are essential workers .
The media never stopped working during this pandemic .
Our meat packers didn ’ t stop working didn ’ t this pandemic .
Our law enforcement didn ’ t stop working during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , because America ’ s children must come first .
The president ’ s been clear : you ’ re in a vulnerable community and you ’ re a teacher , by all means , don ’ t go back , but those who can go back should , and we ’ ve got ta protect our children and that means getting them back to school.
’ She talks like this issue is one of political will .
It ’ s not !
There ’ s not some teachers union conspiracy to , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what McEnany is suggesting ?
The issue is one of people dying preventable deaths or not .
According to a July report from the Kaiser Family Foundation , “ one in four teachers ( 24 % , or about 1.47 million people ) , have a condition that puts them at higher risk of serious illness from coronavirus.
” Indeed , it ’ s worth noting — death is far from the only potential negative outcome due to Coronavirus infection .
Many other people have suffered serious illnesses .
During that early 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meat/ poultry packer Coronavirus deaths , there were 16,233 reported cases among the same population .
A significant number of those people may still be suffering significant health effects .
Concern over the Coronavirus is not and has never been some kind of systematic plot to make Trump look bad .
It wasn ’ t when Trump claimed the concern was a “ hoax ” at an infamous February rally appearance , and it ’ s still not .
While Trump and his political allies like McEnany have been treating the virus like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Americans have been dying in the startling void of leadership left by the Trump team ’ s debacles .

The Trump administration continues to fail to take the Coronavirus pandemic as seriously as it demands. During a Fox appearance this Thursday morning, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany dubiously compared teachers to meat packers when asked for the Trump administration’s response to a United Federations of Teachers official who said that every student should get a Coronavirus test before entering school in order to help protect the campus community. McEnany was trying to depict teachers as “essential workers” like meat packers, seemingly glossing right over the fact that these folks are real people whose lives are at stake, and their “essential” work isn’t the only thing at play here!
Also — at this point, it’s not immediately clear how many meat packers have died due to the Coronavirus, but in April and May of 2020, 86 meat/ poultry packing plant workers died. In the time since, that number seems likely to have grown significantly, especially in light of the most recent resurgence of cases and deaths around the country. These are serious consequences for the failure to protect the vulnerable people who McEnany sounds ready and willing to push to the front lines.
McEnany said:
‘First, let me say, our testing is being surged to vulnerable communities, our nursing homes — that has to be the priority, but in terms of the teachers union and what they’re saying, look: we believe teachers are essential workers. The media never stopped working during this pandemic. Our meat packers didn’t stop working didn’t this pandemic. Our law enforcement didn’t stop working during this pandemic. Nor should our teachers, because America’s children must come first. The president’s been clear: you’re in a vulnerable community and you’re a teacher, by all means, don’t go back, but those who can go back should, and we’ve gotta protect our children and that means getting them back to school.’
Watch her staggeringly tone-deaf comments below:
Asked about teachers who are worried about coronavirus outbreaks at their schools, Kayleigh McEnany compared them to meat packers. "We believe teachers are essential workers … our meat packers didn't stop working didn't this pandemic … nor should our teachers." pic.twitter.com/DJfMYBRARz — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 20, 2020
She talks like this issue is one of political will. It’s not! There’s not some teachers union conspiracy to, what, be lazy? Is that what McEnany is suggesting? The issue is one of people dying preventable deaths or not.
According to a July report from the Kaiser Family Foundation, “one in four teachers (24%, or about 1.47 million people), have a condition that puts them at higher risk of serious illness from coronavirus.” Indeed, it’s worth noting — death is far from the only potential negative outcome due to Coronavirus infection. Many other people have suffered serious illnesses. During that early 2020 two-month period in which there were 86 meat/ poultry packer Coronavirus deaths, there were 16,233 reported cases among the same population. A significant number of those people may still be suffering significant health effects.
Concern over the Coronavirus is not and has never been some kind of systematic plot to make Trump look bad. It wasn’t when Trump claimed the concern was a “hoax” at an infamous February rally appearance, and it’s still not. While Trump and his political allies like McEnany have been treating the virus like some kind of political public relations spectacle, Americans have been dying in the startling void of leadership left by the Trump team’s debacles.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-20--Jeb Bush Publicly Shames Donald Trump & His GOP Wackos

During his speech last night for the Democratic National Convention ( DNC ) , President Barack Obama attacked Donald Trump by name , which just might have been a first .
Take away a person ’ s name , and that takes away his or her power to a certain degree .
Still , Obama ’ s comments may have just opened a dam of reserve , and now , traditionally quiet the high-level politicians have been landing on Trump ’ s neck like a pack of hungry wolves .
Former presidential candidate , governor of Florida , and both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bush condemned POTUS for his attachment to the conspiracy group QAnon .
The group refers to itself as “ Q ” for short , although the reason behind that has been perplexing .
Q ’ s members tend to be pretty wacko , but they run in the millions , a crop of votes that Trump just could not resist .
This was how thinking Republicans felt about the strange organization , even Fox contributor Guy Benson : The Bush family has been firmly in the Republican camp for at least half a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is QAnon ?
The New York Times reported : QAnon was once a fringe phenomenon — the kind most people could safely ignore .
But in recent months , it ’ s gone mainstream .
Twitter , Facebook and other social networks have been flooded with QAnon-related false information about Covid-19 , the Black Lives Matter protests and the 2020 election .
QAnon supporters have also been trying to attach themselves to other activist causes , such as the anti-vaccine and anti-child-trafficking movements , in an effort to expand their ranks .
‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world , with some believers charged with violent crimes , including one QAnon follower accused of murdering a mafia boss in New York last year and another who was arrested in April and accused of threatening to kill Joseph R. Biden Jr. , the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee .
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned that QAnon poses a potential domestic terror threat.
’ Twitter world went crazy after Bush tweeted .
Take a look at some of our favorites below : The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 .

During his speech last night for the Democratic National Convention (DNC), President Barack Obama attacked Donald Trump by name, which just might have been a first. Take away a person’s name, and that takes away his or her power to a certain degree. Still, Obama’s comments may have just opened a dam of reserve, and now, traditionally quiet the high-level politicians have been landing on Trump’s neck like a pack of hungry wolves.
Former presidential candidate, governor of Florida, and both son and father of US presidents Jeb Bush condemned POTUS for his attachment to the conspiracy group QAnon. The group refers to itself as “Q” for short, although the reason behind that has been perplexing. Q’s members tend to be pretty wacko, but they run in the millions, a crop of votes that Trump just could not resist.
This was how thinking Republicans felt about the strange organization, even Fox contributor Guy Benson:
‘just awful https://t.co/aLX7Wx9pEX — Guy Benson (@guypbenson) August 19, 2020’
The Bush family has been firmly in the Republican camp for at least half a century. Jeb Bush queried:
‘Why in the world would the President not kick Q’anon supporters’ butts? Nut jobs, rascists, haters have no place in either Party.’
What is QAnon? The New York Times reported:
QAnon was once a fringe phenomenon — the kind most people could safely ignore. But in recent months, it’s gone mainstream. Twitter, Facebook and other social networks have been flooded with QAnon-related false information about Covid-19, the Black Lives Matter protests and the 2020 election. QAnon supporters have also been trying to attach themselves to other activist causes, such as the anti-vaccine and anti-child-trafficking movements, in an effort to expand their ranks.
‘QAnon has also seeped into the offline world, with some believers charged with violent crimes, including one QAnon follower accused of murdering a mafia boss in New York last year and another who was arrested in April and accused of threatening to kill Joseph R. Biden Jr., the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned that QAnon poses a potential domestic terror threat.’
Twitter world went crazy after Bush tweeted. Take a look at some of our favorites below:
Featured image is a screenshot via YouTube.
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-21--Trump Starts DNC With Panic Fueled Rage Tweet Meltdown

Donald Trump is having a very bad week .
With speakers like Barack and Michelle Obama , Sen. Tammy Duckworth ( D-IL ) , President Jimmy Carter , Speaker Nancy Pelosi , and a host of others putting Trump to shame , it ’ s hard to imagine the Republican National Convention being able to match up .
In fact , it ’ s impossible .
Not only is there no constitutional right to attend the Democratic National Convention but Americans do have a constitutional right to vote , the convention this year is virtual .
No one is checking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a guest list .
Everyone is watching from home .
Democratic lawmakers are not sending out 51 million ballots .
They did ask in the stimulus package to include 51 million in funding to the post office , but no state that doesn ’ t already allow for mail-in voting , or even universal voting , is trying to implement it now .
Keep in mind , this is the same president who said that some red states , like Florida , are okay for mail-in voting because they have a “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supports to vote in campaign emails .
He ’ s not trying to stop fraud , he ’ s trying to stop Democrats from voting .
Despite Trump ’ s many claims about mail-in voting , there is no evidence that it leads to fraud .
Attempts to hobble the post offices and cast doubt on the potential outcome of the election is Trump ’ s way of guaranteeing that , should he lose , he has someone to blame beside himself .
Twitter was able to see through Trump ’ s transparent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of their comments below :

Donald Trump is having a very bad week. With speakers like Barack and Michelle Obama, Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), President Jimmy Carter, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and a host of others putting Trump to shame, it’s hard to imagine the Republican National Convention being able to match up. In fact, it’s impossible.
Not only is there no constitutional right to attend the Democratic National Convention but Americans do have a constitutional right to vote, the convention this year is virtual. No one is checking IDs to see if an attendee is on a guest list. Everyone is watching from home.
Democratic lawmakers are not sending out 51 million ballots. They did ask in the stimulus package to include 51 million in funding to the post office, but no state that doesn’t already allow for mail-in voting, or even universal voting, is trying to implement it now. Keep in mind, this is the same president who said that some red states, like Florida, are okay for mail-in voting because they have a “very good system,” he reminds supports to vote in campaign emails. He’s not trying to stop fraud, he’s trying to stop Democrats from voting.
Despite Trump’s many claims about mail-in voting, there is no evidence that it leads to fraud. Attempts to hobble the post offices and cast doubt on the potential outcome of the election is Trump’s way of guaranteeing that, should he lose, he has someone to blame beside himself.
Twitter was able to see through Trump’s transparent attempts to spin lies. Read some of their comments below:


bipartisanreport--2020-08-21--‘The Lincoln Project’ Annihilates Trump Over Steve Bannon’s Arrest

At one time , Donald Trump promised to hire “ only the best people.
” So far , most of who he began with at the start of his presidency have been fired or have resigned , but some of those who have been with him from the beginning , from even before he became the Republican nominee , are suffering worse fates .
They ’ re being arrested .
The Lincoln Project points out a number of those people in the ad : Michael Flynn , a Trump campaign supporter and Trump ’ s first national security advisor , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigators about his contacts with Russia and working as an unregistered foreign agent .
Michael Cohen , Trump ’ s former lawyer and “ fixer , ” was convicted of tax evasion , campaign fraud , and lying to FBI , some of which he committed by giving money to silence one of Trump ’ s mistresses at Trump ’ s behest .
George Papadapolous , one of the foreign policy advisory panel to Donald Trump ’ s 2016 presidential campaign , was convicted of having lied to the FBI about his contact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rick Gates , assistant to the 2016 Trump campaign manager , was convicted of having lied to the FBI about his contacts with foreign officials during the 2016 campaign .
Roger Stone , longtime friend of Trump and informal advisor to the Trump campaign , was convicted of witness tampering , lying to investigators , and five counts of lying to Congress .
Paul Manafort , one of Trump ’ s three campaign managers , was convicted on eight felony counts including covering filing false tax returns , bank fraud , and failing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And now , there ’ s Steve Bannon , Trump campaign strategist and White House chief strategist at the beginning of Trump ’ s term , was arrested on Thursday for defrauding Trump ’ s “ border wall ” donors .
These are “ the best people ” ?
Twitter wasn ’ t buying that , either .
Check out some of their responses below :

At one time, Donald Trump promised to hire “only the best people.” So far, most of who he began with at the start of his presidency have been fired or have resigned, but some of those who have been with him from the beginning, from even before he became the Republican nominee, are suffering worse fates. They’re being arrested.
The best people. pic.twitter.com/kFLduz0pPJ — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) August 20, 2020
The Lincoln Project points out a number of those people in the ad:
Michael Flynn, a Trump campaign supporter and Trump’s first national security advisor, pleaded guilty to having willfully lied to investigators about his contacts with Russia and working as an unregistered foreign agent.
Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and “fixer,” was convicted of tax evasion, campaign fraud, and lying to FBI, some of which he committed by giving money to silence one of Trump’s mistresses at Trump’s behest.
George Papadapolous, one of the foreign policy advisory panel to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, was convicted of having lied to the FBI about his contact with Russian officials during the campaign.
Rick Gates, assistant to the 2016 Trump campaign manager, was convicted of having lied to the FBI about his contacts with foreign officials during the 2016 campaign.
Roger Stone, longtime friend of Trump and informal advisor to the Trump campaign, was convicted of witness tampering, lying to investigators, and five counts of lying to Congress.
Paul Manafort, one of Trump’s three campaign managers, was convicted on eight felony counts including covering filing false tax returns, bank fraud, and failing to disclose a foreign bank account.
And now, there’s Steve Bannon, Trump campaign strategist and White House chief strategist at the beginning of Trump’s term, was arrested on Thursday for defrauding Trump’s “border wall” donors.
These are “the best people”?
Twitter wasn’t buying that, either. Check out some of their responses below:


bipartisanreport--2020-08-21--Blatant Voter Intimidation Tactics Unveiled By Donald Trump

On Thursday night , the final night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention ( which was an all-online event that was viewable , in full , from anywhere in the nation ) , President Donald Trump phoned in to Sean Hannity ’ s Fox News show .
During his chat with the host and longtime ally , Trump claimed that he will be having sheriffs watching the polls during November ’ s election , and if that scenario were to actually unfold , then it would , of course , result in the intimidation of voters .
Although the specifics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — would the poll watchers be stationed outside the polls ?
Would they watch from a distance ?
— the apparent threat to at least maybe send sheriffs to polling places shows the ridiculous extremes that Trump seems ready and willing to go to in his efforts to support his ludicrous allegations that there is some kind of widespread fraud in U.S. elections .
First of all — could the racist undertones of Hannity ’ s question been any more clear ?
How would these sought-after poll watchers determine who doesn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
That sort of terminology is , of course , often used to distinguish people on racial grounds — it ’ s whites and white-leaning people who look like “ real Americans , ” to far-right folks .
It ’ s folks like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ( D-N.Y. ) , who was born in the United States but Trump said should “ go back ” to where she came from , who right-wing racists single out as supposedly not “ real Americans.
” Trump has called for the use of poll watchers in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speech in Pennsylvania , he said : ‘ We have to call up law enforcement .
And we have to have the sheriffs and the police chiefs and everybody watching… the only way they can beat [ me ] in my opinion — and I mean this 100 percent — is if in certain sections of the state they cheat , okay ?
’ There was no evidence for Trump ’ s claims of looming election fraud then , and there ’ s no evidence now .
During his talk with Hannity , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the conservative group known as the Heritage Foundation that revealed a little more than 1,000 documented instances of voter fraud .
Hannity appears to have skipped over a key point — those little more than 1,000 cases of fraud stretch over about four decades .
The database starts in 1982 .
If anything , the data supports the idea that fraud is not the systematic threat to election integrity that Trump claims , because that number is so minuscule .
Trump and his allies , like Hannity , just seem to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ event that Trump loses .

On Thursday night, the final night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention (which was an all-online event that was viewable, in full, from anywhere in the nation), President Donald Trump phoned in to Sean Hannity’s Fox News show. During his chat with the host and longtime ally, Trump claimed that he will be having sheriffs watching the polls during November’s election, and if that scenario were to actually unfold, then it would, of course, result in the intimidation of voters.
Although the specifics of Trump’s threat are unclear — would the poll watchers be stationed outside the polls? Would they watch from a distance? — the apparent threat to at least maybe send sheriffs to polling places shows the ridiculous extremes that Trump seems ready and willing to go to in his efforts to support his ludicrous allegations that there is some kind of widespread fraud in U.S. elections.
Hannity posed the question to Trump:
‘Are you going to have poll watchers? Are you going to have an ability to monitor, to avoid fraud and cross check whether or not these are registered voters? Whether or not there’s been identification to know that it’s a real vote from a real American?’
First of all — could the racist undertones of Hannity’s question been any more clear? How would these sought-after poll watchers determine who doesn’t look like a “real American”? That sort of terminology is, of course, often used to distinguish people on racial grounds — it’s whites and white-leaning people who look like “real Americans,” to far-right folks. It’s folks like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), who was born in the United States but Trump said should “go back” to where she came from, who right-wing racists single out as supposedly not “real Americans.”
Meanwhile, Trump replied to Hannity:
‘We’re going to have everything. We’re going to have sheriffs, and we’re going to have law enforcement, and we’re going to have hopefully, U.S. attorneys, and we’re going to have everybody, and attorney generals. But it’s very hard.’
Trump has called for the use of poll watchers in the past. In an August 2016 speech in Pennsylvania, he said:
‘We have to call up law enforcement. And we have to have the sheriffs and the police chiefs and everybody watching… the only way they can beat [me] in my opinion — and I mean this 100 percent — is if in certain sections of the state they cheat, okay?’
There was no evidence for Trump’s claims of looming election fraud then, and there’s no evidence now. During his talk with Hannity, the host brought up a database maintained by the conservative group known as the Heritage Foundation that revealed a little more than 1,000 documented instances of voter fraud. Hannity appears to have skipped over a key point — those little more than 1,000 cases of fraud stretch over about four decades. The database starts in 1982. If anything, the data supports the idea that fraud is not the systematic threat to election integrity that Trump claims, because that number is so minuscule. Trump and his allies, like Hannity, just seem to be preparing an excuse to use in the event that Trump loses.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-21--Trump Unveils Election Invalidation Conspiracy During Wacko Friday Speech

President Donald Trump has no shortage of conspiracy theories when it comes to the impending general election .
During a speech in Virginia this Friday , he suggested to the crowd that folks may never know the true outcome of the presidential race between him and Biden due to potential problems with mail-in ballots .
To be clear : there ’ s no evidence for this claim , but Trump , a pathological narcissist , seems to be setting himself up for the possibility of losing by suggesting , before the election even happens , that he may refuse to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ process , he ’ s threatening very basic norms of democratic governance and the rule of law in the United States .
The legitimacy of elections isn ’ t dependent on whether or not Trump thinks they ’ re legitimate , by any stretch of the imagination , but that ’ s exactly how he ’ s behaving .
Referring to an apparent number of mail-in ballots that will be sent out across the country , Trump said : ‘ They ’ re going to send out 51 million mail-in ballots to people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Well where are they going ?
.. if you do this , you ’ ll never have an election count on November 3rd , you know… the greatest evening ever was four years ago , right ?
That night , four years ago , that was an extraordinary night — but we knew that night… you ’ re not going to be able to know the end of this election , in my opinion , for weeks , months , maybe never , maybe years but maybe never — ’ cause once you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re never going to know.
’ Again — there ’ s basically no evidence for the president ’ s claims , but he ’ s so committed to his ego that he ’ s willing to raise the idea that maybe , in his perspective , basic democratic norms will be worth throwing out if the chips don ’ t fall the way that he wants .
Trump ’ s endless insinuations that mail-in voting is rife with systematically threatening fraud are baseless .
Does he think it ’ s profound to note @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sent out might not be returned ?
Does he think that not every American should have as easy of a time as possible to make their voice heard via a ballot ?
Security measures are in place across the electoral system to screen mail-in ballots that come in .
Yet , Trump has even threatened to send sheriffs out to in-person polling places to intimidate voters — although it ’ s definitely not clear what all-encompassing legal authority he might actually have to do so .

President Donald Trump has no shortage of conspiracy theories when it comes to the impending general election. During a speech in Virginia this Friday, he suggested to the crowd that folks may never know the true outcome of the presidential race between him and Biden due to potential problems with mail-in ballots. To be clear: there’s no evidence for this claim, but Trump, a pathological narcissist, seems to be setting himself up for the possibility of losing by suggesting, before the election even happens, that he may refuse to accept the election results. In the process, he’s threatening very basic norms of democratic governance and the rule of law in the United States.
The legitimacy of elections isn’t dependent on whether or not Trump thinks they’re legitimate, by any stretch of the imagination, but that’s exactly how he’s behaving. Referring to an apparent number of mail-in ballots that will be sent out across the country, Trump said:
‘They’re going to send out 51 million mail-in ballots to people that haven’t requested them. Well where are they going?.. if you do this, you’ll never have an election count on November 3rd, you know… the greatest evening ever was four years ago, right? That night, four years ago, that was an extraordinary night — but we knew that night… you’re not going to be able to know the end of this election, in my opinion, for weeks, months, maybe never, maybe years but maybe never — ’cause once you go past the first week you’re never going to know.’
Watch his comments below:
#BREAKING: Trump says universal mail-in voting could make election uncallable: "Not going to be able to know the end of this election, in my opinion, for weeks, months, maybe never, maybe years but maybe never — 'cause once you go past the first week you're never going to know." pic.twitter.com/KIghW1QlEr — The Hill (@thehill) August 21, 2020
Again — there’s basically no evidence for the president’s claims, but he’s so committed to his ego that he’s willing to raise the idea that maybe, in his perspective, basic democratic norms will be worth throwing out if the chips don’t fall the way that he wants.
Trump’s endless insinuations that mail-in voting is rife with systematically threatening fraud are baseless. Does he think it’s profound to note that some of the ballots that are sent out might not be returned? Does he think that not every American should have as easy of a time as possible to make their voice heard via a ballot? Security measures are in place across the electoral system to screen mail-in ballots that come in. Yet, Trump has even threatened to send sheriffs out to in-person polling places to intimidate voters — although it’s definitely not clear what all-encompassing legal authority he might actually have to do so.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-21--House Ethics Committee Issues Formal Rebuke Of Matt Gaetz

On Friday , the House Ethics Committee formally rebuked Florida ’ s Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz over a tweet that he posted last year that many observers denounced as an apparent attempt at witness intimidation .
The tweet targeted Trump ’ s former lawyer Michael Cohen , who at the time was slated to soon testify before Congress and who Gaetz baselessly insinuated had secret “ girlfriends ” who his family didn ’ t know about .
Gaetz deleted the tweet , but not before the backlash set in — the Florida Bar has already issued its own report about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) , concluding that he was “ unprofessional ” and “ reckless.
” In this case , although the House Ethics Committee concluded that Gaetz did not violate laws against witness tampering or obstruction of Congress , his behavior nonetheless “ did not reflect creditably upon the House of Representatives ” and “ did not meet the standards by which Members of the House should govern themselves.
” That constitutes a violation of the House ’ s code of official conduct , which demands that members of Congress “ behave at all times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the House.
” Eventually , Gaetz issued an apology for the tweet , which came after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-Calif. ) noted that public statements like the tweet from Gaetz “ can adversely affect the ability of House Committees to obtain the truthful and complete information necessary to fulfill their duties , ” although she did not single Gaetz out by name .
On Friday , following the Ethics Committee ’ s report , Gaetz said he accepted the findings .
He commented as follows , referring to the recent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the race for the Republican nomination for his seat ’ s Congressional district : Gaetz is an ardent defender of the president .
He was first elected to Congress in 2016 , and in the time since , he has made a name for himself with his high-profile and often belligerent defenses of the president ’ s conduct in contexts like the recent impeachment proceedings against Trump .

On Friday, the House Ethics Committee formally rebuked Florida’s Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz over a tweet that he posted last year that many observers denounced as an apparent attempt at witness intimidation. The tweet targeted Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen, who at the time was slated to soon testify before Congress and who Gaetz baselessly insinuated had secret “girlfriends” who his family didn’t know about. Gaetz deleted the tweet, but not before the backlash set in — the Florida Bar has already issued its own report about the tweet (Gaetz is a lawyer), concluding that he was “unprofessional” and “reckless.”
In this case, although the House Ethics Committee concluded that Gaetz did not violate laws against witness tampering or obstruction of Congress, his behavior nonetheless “did not reflect creditably upon the House of Representatives” and “did not meet the standards by which Members of the House should govern themselves.” That constitutes a violation of the House’s code of official conduct, which demands that members of Congress “behave at all times in a manner that shall reflect creditably on the House.”
The House Ethics Committee’s Friday report stated, in part:
‘The committee is not the social media police. The committee has acknowledged that the fast-pace and wide dissemination of electronic communications, while in some ways a boon to greater transparency between members and their constituents, can lead to embarrassing mistakes and unintended consequences.’
Eventually, Gaetz issued an apology for the tweet, which came after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) noted that public statements like the tweet from Gaetz “can adversely affect the ability of House Committees to obtain the truthful and complete information necessary to fulfill their duties,” although she did not single Gaetz out by name.
On Friday, following the Ethics Committee’s report, Gaetz said he accepted the findings. He commented as follows, referring to the recent Florida primaries, in which he won the race for the Republican nomination for his seat’s Congressional district:
‘The Ethics Committee has given me an admonishment. My fellow Northwest Florida Republicans gave me 81% of the vote on Tuesday. I accept both with humility.’
Gaetz is an ardent defender of the president. He was first elected to Congress in 2016, and in the time since, he has made a name for himself with his high-profile and often belligerent defenses of the president’s conduct in contexts like the recent impeachment proceedings against Trump.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-21--Federal Judge Issues Friday Ruling For SDNY At Trump’s Peril

U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero wasted no time and pulled no punches in shooting down President Trump ’ s latest request for a stay on the Southern District of New York ’ s prosecutor ’ s office subpoena for his tax returns and financial records .
In his opinion , Marrero wrote that Trump ’ s arguments regarding the reasons the stay should be granted were inadequate and risked undermining the legal system when a president is investigated for a crime .
Executive power does exist in some instances , but Marrero said that Trump is trying to abuse it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s expansive view of executive power as dangerous to democracy , a federal judge on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump ’ s second attempt to scuttle the probe of his finances in New York .
‘ “ As this court suggested in its earlier ruling in this litigation , that notion , applied as so robustly proclaimed by the president ’ s advocates , is as unprecedented and far-reaching as it is perilous to the rule of law and other bedrock constitutional principles on which this country was founded and by which it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ District Judge Victor Marrero wrote.
’ Marrero also ruled against Trump on Thursday on a separate appeal in the same case , a case on which the Supreme Court already ruled that a president can be prosecuted for criminal activity .
Marrero has had to shoot down several arguments against providing the financial documents , including some of the more ridiculous and alarming ones .
‘ Trump ’ s attorney William Consovoy told the Second Circuit that local authorities would be temporarily powerless to probe the president even if he shot somebody on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Short of that time lapse , they argued , ‘ nothing could be done ’ by the authorities to prosecute the crime , ” Marrero noted , quoting the oral arguments from last October.
’ The judge said that Trump ’ s tactics amount to nothing more than attempts to delay the inevitable .
Whether or not he chooses to accept it , he will be held accountable for the many lies he ’ s told the American people and will have to answer for the charges against him .
‘ In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , lawsuits and challenges , Judge Marrero saw a pattern of delay tactics aimed at crippling the Manhattan district attorney ’ s investigation .
‘ “ That strategy potentially would enable the clock to run on applicable statutes of limitations , risk the loss of witnesses and evidence and thus possibly foreclose law enforcement concerning any crimes under grand jury investigation , ” Marrero wrote today .
’

U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero wasted no time and pulled no punches in shooting down President Trump’s latest request for a stay on the Southern District of New York’s prosecutor’s office subpoena for his tax returns and financial records.
A federal judge DENIES Trump's motion to stay his ruling allowing Manhattan DA Vance to subpoena his financial records, including his tax returns. Judge Marrero's also concerned about "further delay on the grand jury’s" probe. Background, @CourthouseNews https://t.co/pkMdUNO9HY pic.twitter.com/ViE3blzk6f — Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) August 21, 2020
In his opinion, Marrero wrote that Trump’s arguments regarding the reasons the stay should be granted were inadequate and risked undermining the legal system when a president is investigated for a crime. Executive power does exist in some instances, but Marrero said that Trump is trying to abuse it.
According to Courthouse News:
‘Describing the White House’s expansive view of executive power as dangerous to democracy, a federal judge on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump’s second attempt to scuttle the probe of his finances in New York. ‘“As this court suggested in its earlier ruling in this litigation, that notion, applied as so robustly proclaimed by the president’s advocates, is as unprecedented and far-reaching as it is perilous to the rule of law and other bedrock constitutional principles on which this country was founded and by which it continues to be governed,” U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero wrote.’
BREAKING: A federal judge just denied President’s Donald Trump’s bid to temporarily block a ruling allowing a subpoena for his tax returns and other financial records. — PoliticsVideoChannel (@politvidchannel) August 21, 2020
Marrero also ruled against Trump on Thursday on a separate appeal in the same case, a case on which the Supreme Court already ruled that a president can be prosecuted for criminal activity. Marrero has had to shoot down several arguments against providing the financial documents, including some of the more ridiculous and alarming ones.
‘Trump’s attorney William Consovoy told the Second Circuit that local authorities would be temporarily powerless to probe the president even if he shot somebody on the middle of Fifth Avenue. ‘“Short of that time lapse, they argued, ‘nothing could be done’ by the authorities to prosecute the crime,” Marrero noted, quoting the oral arguments from last October.’
BREAKING: A federal judge cleared the way for a New York prosecutor to get President Trump’s tax returns, rejecting an attempt by his lawyers to block a subpoena. https://t.co/Ox5gJaINPd — The Associated Press (@AP) August 20, 2020
The judge said that Trump’s tactics amount to nothing more than attempts to delay the inevitable. Whether or not he chooses to accept it, he will be held accountable for the many lies he’s told the American people and will have to answer for the charges against him.
‘In the president’s flurry of appeals, lawsuits and challenges, Judge Marrero saw a pattern of delay tactics aimed at crippling the Manhattan district attorney’s investigation. ‘“That strategy potentially would enable the clock to run on applicable statutes of limitations, risk the loss of witnesses and evidence and thus possibly foreclose law enforcement concerning any crimes under grand jury investigation,” Marrero wrote today.’
Here's the Judge Marrero's decision throwing out Trump's challenge to Cy Vance's subpoena of his tax returns. This is very bad news for Trump. https://t.co/tyJlRKg20X — Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) August 20, 2020
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bipartisanreport--2020-08-21--Obama Issues Friday Message Of Hope As Trump Rages Online

This past week , the Democratic Party held their 2020 convention , which was an all-online event due to the threat of the Coronavirus , which could easily spread at large in-person gatherings .
On Friday , former President Barack Obama took to Twitter to point Americans to the fact that there is a chance for a better future for the country — if , and this is the crucial part , the country has “ leaders with coherent plans to move us forward.
” President Donald Trump has essentially never had a coherent plan to move the country forward @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. has suffered like few other locales anywhere else on the face of the earth .
Trump ’ s so-called plan has included downplaying the very real threats from the Coronavirus for months on end .
At an infamous South Carolina rally appearance in late February , Trump claimed that concern over the Coronavirus was a “ hoax , ” and on other occasions , he and his political allies claimed that efforts to bring attention to the threats from the virus were just attempts to make Trump look bad .
These dismissals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the public remarks from the president and his allies were reflected in their policy decisions — for example , the administration dragged their feet big time on getting states and critical supplies that they needed .
Now , according to one prominent tally , over 177,000 Americans have died due to the Coronavirus as of Friday afternoon .
The Coronavirus is one of many serious issues weighing on the U.S. political landscape heading into the general election , although it ’ s obviously a big one .
According to FiveThirtyEight ’ s tally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Americans approve of Trump ’ s response to the pandemic , as of early Friday .
A full 57.9 percent of Americans , on average , say that they disapprove of Trump ’ s Coronavirus response as of the same point in time .
Check out Twitter ’ s response to Obama below :

This past week, the Democratic Party held their 2020 convention, which was an all-online event due to the threat of the Coronavirus, which could easily spread at large in-person gatherings. On Friday, former President Barack Obama took to Twitter to point Americans to the fact that there is a chance for a better future for the country — if, and this is the crucial part, the country has “leaders with coherent plans to move us forward.” President Donald Trump has essentially never had a coherent plan to move the country forward amidst the Coronavirus pandemic, and the U.S. has suffered like few other locales anywhere else on the face of the earth.
Former President Obama tweeted:
‘While other countries around the world have successfully managed this pandemic, we’ve seen things get worse. It’s not too late for us to work towards recovery, but it’s going to require leaders with coherent plans to move us forward.’
While other countries around the world have successfully managed this pandemic, we've seen things get worse. It's not too late for us to work towards recovery, but it's going to require leaders with coherent plans to move us forward.https://t.co/qWNaFGUa4d — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 21, 2020
Trump’s so-called plan has included downplaying the very real threats from the Coronavirus for months on end. At an infamous South Carolina rally appearance in late February, Trump claimed that concern over the Coronavirus was a “hoax,” and on other occasions, he and his political allies claimed that efforts to bring attention to the threats from the virus were just attempts to make Trump look bad. These dismissals of the seriousness of the situation in the public remarks from the president and his allies were reflected in their policy decisions — for example, the administration dragged their feet big time on getting states and critical supplies that they needed. Now, according to one prominent tally, over 177,000 Americans have died due to the Coronavirus as of Friday afternoon.
The Coronavirus is one of many serious issues weighing on the U.S. political landscape heading into the general election, although it’s obviously a big one. According to FiveThirtyEight’s tally of relevant polling, only 38.7 percent of Americans approve of Trump’s response to the pandemic, as of early Friday. A full 57.9 percent of Americans, on average, say that they disapprove of Trump’s Coronavirus response as of the same point in time.
Check out Twitter’s response to Obama below:


bipartisanreport--2020-08-21--USPS Boss Attempts To Gaslight America During Friday Testimony

On Friday , a hearing in front of a Senate panel to answer questions about reports in serious delays in the mail while President Trump vows not to give the postal service any extra funding ahead of the vote because of COVID-19 .
Trump ’ s exact words , in fact , were ‘ they need that money in order to have the post office work so it can take all of these millions and millions of ballots .
If they don ’ t get those two items , that means you can ’ t have universal mail-in voting because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it.
’ It is a coincidence , Republican senators argued , that Trump ’ s statements and the mail delays are occurring at the same time .
Claim : Republicans , as well as Postmaster General Louis Dejoy , claimed that recent reports of serious mail delays were caused by the performance impact of COVID-19 .
Just like every business and service , the post office has been impacted in similar ways .
Fact : Mail delays at the rate they stand now did not begin in March , when shutdowns over COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( not Democratic lawmakers ) began reporting serious delays approximately six weeks ago , shortly after Trump began his campaign to convince voters that mail-in voting leads to widespread fraud , with post offices in places like California reporting serious delays that had led to chaos .
‘ Six weeks ago , U.S .
Postal Service workers in the high desert town of Tehachapi , Calif. , began to notice crates of mail sitting in the post office in the early morning that should have been shipped out for delivery the night before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Santa Clarita in July , workers discovered that their automated sorting machines had been disabled and padlocked .
‘ And inside a massive mail-sorting facility in South Los Angeles , workers fell so far behind processing packages that by early August , gnats and rodents were swarming around containers of rotted fruit and meat , and baby chicks were dead inside their boxes.
’ Claim : The GOP claimed that Democrats had been fear mongering with lies about Dejoy being appointed by President Trump after he donated millions of dollars to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the postmaster general is elected by a bipartisan group of governors and are completely independent of the president .
Fact : a board of nine bipartisan governors elects a postmaster general .
Those nine governors are hand-selected by the president of the United States .
Claim : Dejoy claimed that he had suspended all changes that were leading to reports of delays .
This , GOP senators said , was good enough for them .
Fact : While Dejoy announced that he would suspend all changes to the postal system until after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrong-doing , he will not undo the damage that has already been done .
Postal workers ( not Democratic lawmakers ) report that they have been instructed not to reconnect the sorting machines .
Drop-off boxes that have been removed are not being replaced .
Republican Senator Ron Johnson ( R-WI ) accused those postal workers reporting the changes that have caused such delays “ highly scripted , ” casting doubt on their stories as politically influenced by Democrats .

On Friday, a hearing in front of a Senate panel to answer questions about reports in serious delays in the mail while President Trump vows not to give the postal service any extra funding ahead of the vote because of COVID-19. Trump’s exact words, in fact, were ‘they need that money in order to have the post office work so it can take all of these millions and millions of ballots. If they don’t get those two items, that means you can’t have universal mail-in voting because they’re not equipped to have it.’ It is a coincidence, Republican senators argued, that Trump’s statements and the mail delays are occurring at the same time.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies that he “had no idea” that the Postal Service had removed 700 collection boxes since his arrival on the job. https://t.co/oiWz8kqbmQ — Vicky Ward (@VickyPJWard) August 21, 2020
Claim: Republicans, as well as Postmaster General Louis Dejoy, claimed that recent reports of serious mail delays were caused by the performance impact of COVID-19. Just like every business and service, the post office has been impacted in similar ways.
Fact: Mail delays at the rate they stand now did not begin in March, when shutdowns over COVID-19 began. In fact, postal workers (not Democratic lawmakers) began reporting serious delays approximately six weeks ago, shortly after Trump began his campaign to convince voters that mail-in voting leads to widespread fraud, with post offices in places like California reporting serious delays that had led to chaos.
‘Six weeks ago, U.S. Postal Service workers in the high desert town of Tehachapi, Calif., began to notice crates of mail sitting in the post office in the early morning that should have been shipped out for delivery the night before. ‘At a mail processing facility in Santa Clarita in July, workers discovered that their automated sorting machines had been disabled and padlocked. ‘And inside a massive mail-sorting facility in South Los Angeles, workers fell so far behind processing packages that by early August, gnats and rodents were swarming around containers of rotted fruit and meat, and baby chicks were dead inside their boxes.’
Effective questioning by Sen. Jacky Rosen — making clear that DeJoy did not do an analysis specifically taking into account how his policy changes would affect seniors, veterans, deployed service members, and others who desperately need on-time #USPS delivery. — Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) August 21, 2020
Claim: The GOP claimed that Democrats had been fear mongering with lies about Dejoy being appointed by President Trump after he donated millions of dollars to the Trump campaign. Instead, they said, the postmaster general is elected by a bipartisan group of governors and are completely independent of the president.
Fact: a board of nine bipartisan governors elects a postmaster general. Those nine governors are hand-selected by the president of the United States.
JUST IN: USPS headquarters has instructed employees not to reconnect mail sorting machines that have been disconnected. Meanwhile, mail piles up. Trump and his enablers continue to sabotage the postal service ahead of the election. This is clearly an attack on our democracy. — Robert Reich (@RBReich) August 21, 2020
Claim: Dejoy claimed that he had suspended all changes that were leading to reports of delays. This, GOP senators said, was good enough for them.
Fact: While Dejoy announced that he would suspend all changes to the postal system until after the election to avoid any appearance of wrong-doing, he will not undo the damage that has already been done. Postal workers (not Democratic lawmakers) report that they have been instructed not to reconnect the sorting machines. Drop-off boxes that have been removed are not being replaced. Republican Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) accused those postal workers reporting the changes that have caused such delays “highly scripted,” casting doubt on their stories as politically influenced by Democrats.
Sen Johnson says the constituent complaint calls about the postal service are “highly scripted.” He believes it’s a democratic hit job on the postmaster general. — Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) August 21, 2020
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bipartisanreport--2020-08-21--USPS Twitter Account Trolls Trump During Dejoy Senate Testimony

On Friday , the controversial Trump-allied Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testified before the Senate Homeland Security Committee , and he was scheduled to testify before the House Oversight Committee on Monday .
He has faced steep criticism for his recent policy and operations changes at the Postal Service that have had the net effect of slowing down the mail with not long at all until the general election , when large numbers of mail-in ballots are expected to be used .
President Trump , for his part , has already been baselessly complaining about the supposed potential for fraud with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the official Postal Service Twitter account implicitly refuted his claims with a reminder to the public that they can handle a mail-in ballot surge .
The Postal Service noted that if , over the course of the election , every single American voted by mail — not just every registered voter , but every single American — the total number of pieces of mail to handle would still be less than what the Postal Service ordinarily delivers across the country in a single day .
In other words , by all appearances — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t undercut the Postal Service ’ s work , they can more than handle a rise in mail-in ballot usage .
This weekend , the House is slated to vote on the Delivering for America Act , which would , for the near future , prohibit the Postal Service from making any major service-affecting policy changes to the state of affairs that was in effect on January 1 of this year .
Some of DeJoy ’ s controversial policy and operations updates have included the reported cancellation of overtime opportunities for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ workforce and the removal of mail sorting machines from facilities across the country .
Although DeJoy claimed in a recent statement that operations changes would be suspended until after the election , at least some mail sorting machines apparently aren ’ t even getting plugged back in , according to recently leaked emails .
It ’ s worth noting — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin “ was actively invested in getting Trump donor Louis DeJoy installed at USPS , ” as an official at the government watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That revelations suggests close political coordination between the Trump team and DeJoy .
Check out Twitter ’ s response to the Postal Service ’ s post below :

On Friday, the controversial Trump-allied Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testified before the Senate Homeland Security Committee, and he was scheduled to testify before the House Oversight Committee on Monday. He has faced steep criticism for his recent policy and operations changes at the Postal Service that have had the net effect of slowing down the mail with not long at all until the general election, when large numbers of mail-in ballots are expected to be used. President Trump, for his part, has already been baselessly complaining about the supposed potential for fraud with mail-in ballots, but on Friday, the official Postal Service Twitter account implicitly refuted his claims with a reminder to the public that they can handle a mail-in ballot surge.
The Postal Service noted that if, over the course of the election, every single American voted by mail — not just every registered voter, but every single American — the total number of pieces of mail to handle would still be less than what the Postal Service ordinarily delivers across the country in a single day. In other words, by all appearances — as long as Trump and his lackeys don’t undercut the Postal Service’s work, they can more than handle a rise in mail-in ballot usage.
This weekend, the House is slated to vote on the Delivering for America Act, which would, for the near future, prohibit the Postal Service from making any major service-affecting policy changes to the state of affairs that was in effect on January 1 of this year. Some of DeJoy’s controversial policy and operations updates have included the reported cancellation of overtime opportunities for large swathes of the agency’s workforce and the removal of mail sorting machines from facilities across the country. Although DeJoy claimed in a recent statement that operations changes would be suspended until after the election, at least some mail sorting machines apparently aren’t even getting plugged back in, according to recently leaked emails.
It’s worth noting — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin “was actively invested in getting Trump donor Louis DeJoy installed at USPS,” as an official at the government watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) put it. That revelations suggests close political coordination between the Trump team and DeJoy.
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin was actively invested in getting Trump donor Louis DeJoy installed at USPS. The limited documents produced to @CREWcrew show that Congress should investigate Mnuchin’s role in recruiting DeJoy, who has attacked USPS from within. https://t.co/zL5x7TUwGA — An Ethical Donald (@donaldonethics) August 20, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response to the Postal Service’s post below:


bipartisanreport--2020-08-21--Trump Fails Judge’s Test To Provide Evidence Of Mail Vote Fraud

Donald Trump has spoken often about his fears for the upcoming 2020 election , pointing mostly to mail-in voting as a potential way for Democrats to commit fraud and steal the election from him .
He ’ s even taken his fears to court in Pennsylvania in an attempt to suppress the vote , but came up short when asked to provide discovery materials .
Two of the groups fighting Trump ’ s lawsuit , Citizens for Pennsylvania ’ s Future and the Sierra Club , asked the judge to demand that the Trump campaign ’ s legal team provide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ avoid having their case thrown out in court .
It didn ’ t go well for them .
‘ President Donald Trump ’ s campaign , ordered by a federal court judge in Pennsylvania to back up its claims of fraud in the state ’ s vote-by-mail system , has documented only a handful of cases of election fraud in recent years — none of which involved mail-in ballots .
The revelation , which came in the form of a partially redacted 524-page document produced by the Trump campaign last week , undermines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mail-in ballot fraud is a grave risk to Pennsylvania voters.
’ Trump has stoked fears of election fraud at every turn , and most political analysts believe that he is trying to set up a challenge for 2020 should he lose to Joe Biden , which is looking more likely every day .
Trump has pointed to individual cases of fraud , including one of a postal worker who was indicted for changing votes on ballots .
As it turns out , the postal worker changed a total of five ballots , not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and he changed them from Democrat to Republican .
In speeches , Trump has said that ‘ The campaign is suing Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Kathy Boockvar and each of the state ’ s county election boards to prevent election administrators from providing secure drop boxes for mail-in ballot returns .
These drop boxes allow voters to return their mail-in ballots by hand , without sending them through the postal system and risking delays .
The Trump campaign alleges that the practice “ provides fraudsters an easy opportunity to engage in ballot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ manufacture duplicitous votes , and sow chaos.
” ’ The truth is that mail-in voting has been an option in most states for many years and our system of voting has been in place since voting began .
There is no evidence of widespread voter fraud and the Trump campaign team knows it .

Donald Trump has spoken often about his fears for the upcoming 2020 election, pointing mostly to mail-in voting as a potential way for Democrats to commit fraud and steal the election from him. He’s even taken his fears to court in Pennsylvania in an attempt to suppress the vote, but came up short when asked to provide discovery materials.
Two of the groups fighting Trump’s lawsuit, Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future and the Sierra Club, asked the judge to demand that the Trump campaign’s legal team provide evidence of widespread mail-in ballot fraud to avoid having their case thrown out in court. It didn’t go well for them.
The Intercept reports that:
‘President Donald Trump’s campaign, ordered by a federal court judge in Pennsylvania to back up its claims of fraud in the state’s vote-by-mail system, has documented only a handful of cases of election fraud in recent years — none of which involved mail-in ballots. The revelation, which came in the form of a partially redacted 524-page document produced by the Trump campaign last week, undermines the claim by Trump team operatives that mail-in ballot fraud is a grave risk to Pennsylvania voters.’
Judge in Pennsylvania asked Trump campaign to provide evidence of mail-in ballot fraud after it sued to prevent state from using drop boxes for mail voting In 524 pages Trump campaign couldn't cite a single instance of mail-in voting fraud https://t.co/rjYvOopkog — Ari Berman (@AriBerman) August 20, 2020
Trump has stoked fears of election fraud at every turn, and most political analysts believe that he is trying to set up a challenge for 2020 should he lose to Joe Biden, which is looking more likely every day. Trump has pointed to individual cases of fraud, including one of a postal worker who was indicted for changing votes on ballots. As it turns out, the postal worker changed a total of five ballots, not nearly enough to impact an election, and he changed them from Democrat to Republican.
In speeches, Trump has said that
‘The campaign is suing Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Kathy Boockvar and each of the state’s county election boards to prevent election administrators from providing secure drop boxes for mail-in ballot returns. These drop boxes allow voters to return their mail-in ballots by hand, without sending them through the postal system and risking delays. The Trump campaign alleges that the practice “provides fraudsters an easy opportunity to engage in ballot harvesting, manipulate or destroy ballots, manufacture duplicitous votes, and sow chaos.”’
President Trump, who's repeatedly railed against mail-in voting, says he has concerns about in-person voting as well, and wants to use law-enforcement as poll watchers on Election Day. https://t.co/ZWDTuQHRy6 — NBC News (@NBCNews) August 21, 2020
The truth is that mail-in voting has been an option in most states for many years and our system of voting has been in place since voting began. There is no evidence of widespread voter fraud and the Trump campaign team knows it.
Suzanne Almeida, interim director of Common Cause PA
‘Not only did the campaign fail to provide evidence that voter fraud was a widespread problem in Pennsylvania, they failed to provide any evidence that any misconduct occurred in the primary election or that so-called voter fraud is any sort of regular problem in Pennsylvania.’
Trump impersonator and comedian Sarah Cooper: "I have heard Donald Trump say some pretty unhinged things. I have heard them over and over and over again. But nothing is more dangerous to our democracy than his attacks on mail-in voting during a pandemic." https://t.co/GtFLIpIPzX pic.twitter.com/bZM8Xa3sa7 — CBS News (@CBSNews) August 21, 2020
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bipartisanreport--2020-08-21--U.S. Senate Betrays McConnell; Outs Kentucky Business As Putin/Kremlin ‘Proxy’

According to a new report from the Senate Intelligence Committee summarizing the findings of their investigation into Russian interference in U.S. elections , the company Rusal , which has already invested some $ 75 million in a planned aluminum rolling mill in Eastern Kentucky , is a “ proxy for the Kremlin.
” Overall , Rusal has agreed to contribute $ 200 million to the project , although as of December 31 , 2019 , the company had paused their contributions at $ 75 million until the planned mill ’ s main operator , Braidy Industries , could procure additional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comes through Rusal ’ s part-owner and Putin ally Oleg Deripaska , who , although he decreased his ownership stake in response to U.S. sanctions , still apparently owns a significant chunk of the company .
Indeed — if Rusal successfully sees through its plan to contribute hundreds of millions of dollars to the planned Kentucky mill , then those behind the company would suddenly have economic leverage against certain interests in the United States .
The plans for Rusal investment in the Kentucky mill were announced in April 2019 , just a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were lifted .
Kentucky ’ s Republican Senator Mitch McConnell , who doubles as the Senate Majority Leader , voted against keeping those sanctions in place , but he ’ s claimed , dubiously , that the vote had nothing to do with the eventually revealed Rusal investment plans .
It ’ s time for Moscow Mitch to tell the truth to the people of Kentucky .
There are just too many unanswered questions , and too many people from McConnell ’ s orbit who have been exposed as playing a big role @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to play dumb .
What did he know , and when did he know it ?
’ When asked about the Senate Intelligence Committee ’ s conclusion about Rusal ’ s Kremlin ties , McConnell spokesperson Robert Steurer referred , in part , to a recent statement that the Senate Majority Leader made lauding the committee ’ s efforts overall .
McConnell said : The inclusion of countries besides Russia in that list is no doubt intentionally meant as a distraction .
While other political meddling may have emanated from elsewhere , Russia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the U.S .
Thanks to Trump ’ s compromised one-time campaign manager Paul Manafort , Deripaska ended up just a degree or two away from the Trump campaign for a time .
Manafort worked for Deripaska directly and also worked with a Russian intelligence officer , Konstantin Kilimnik , who the committee characterized as Manafort ’ s “ primary liaison to Deripaska.
” Manafort ’ s connections and “ willingness to share information… represented a grave counterintelligence threat , ” according to the Senate Committee ’ s new report .
Trump , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seem likely to change his stance that the Russia investigation has been a “ witch hunt ” from the start .

According to a new report from the Senate Intelligence Committee summarizing the findings of their investigation into Russian interference in U.S. elections, the company Rusal, which has already invested some $75 million in a planned aluminum rolling mill in Eastern Kentucky, is a “proxy for the Kremlin.” Overall, Rusal has agreed to contribute $200 million to the project, although as of December 31, 2019, the company had paused their contributions at $75 million until the planned mill’s main operator, Braidy Industries, could procure additional funds. The connection to the Kremlin comes through Rusal’s part-owner and Putin ally Oleg Deripaska, who, although he decreased his ownership stake in response to U.S. sanctions, still apparently owns a significant chunk of the company.
The Senate Intelligence Committee’s report bluntly states:
‘Deripaska’s companies, including RUSAL, are proxies for the Kremlin, including for Russian government influence efforts, economic measures, and diplomatic relations.’
Indeed — if Rusal successfully sees through its plan to contribute hundreds of millions of dollars to the planned Kentucky mill, then those behind the company would suddenly have economic leverage against certain interests in the United States.
The plans for Rusal investment in the Kentucky mill were announced in April 2019, just a short time after sanctions against the company were lifted. Kentucky’s Republican Senator Mitch McConnell, who doubles as the Senate Majority Leader, voted against keeping those sanctions in place, but he’s claimed, dubiously, that the vote had nothing to do with the eventually revealed Rusal investment plans.
Kentucky Democratic Party spokeswoman Marisa McNee said:
It’s time for Moscow Mitch to tell the truth to the people of Kentucky. There are just too many unanswered questions, and too many people from McConnell’s orbit who have been exposed as playing a big role in this deal for him to continue to play dumb. What did he know, and when did he know it?’
When asked about the Senate Intelligence Committee’s conclusion about Rusal’s Kremlin ties, McConnell spokesperson Robert Steurer referred, in part, to a recent statement that the Senate Majority Leader made lauding the committee’s efforts overall. McConnell said:
‘The Committee’s findings, along with other information recently released by the Intelligence Community, confirm what we already knew: Russia, China, Iran, and other foreign actors want to influence our politics, interfere with our elections, and stoke fear and division among Americans.’
The inclusion of countries besides Russia in that list is no doubt intentionally meant as a distraction. While other political meddling may have emanated from elsewhere, Russia remains a chef peddler of election meddling in the U.S.
Thanks to Trump’s compromised one-time campaign manager Paul Manafort, Deripaska ended up just a degree or two away from the Trump campaign for a time. Manafort worked for Deripaska directly and also worked with a Russian intelligence officer, Konstantin Kilimnik, who the committee characterized as Manafort’s “primary liaison to Deripaska.” Manafort’s connections and “willingness to share information… represented a grave counterintelligence threat,” according to the Senate Committee’s new report. Trump, of course, doesn’t exactly seem likely to change his stance that the Russia investigation has been a “witch hunt” from the start.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-21--‘The Lincoln Project’ Emasculates Trump With Electric Friday Video

The last thing a president who ’ s lagging in the polls should want to do is make voters in a key swing state angry just ahead of the elections by threatening their livelihoods .
That ’ s exactly , however , what Trump did on Twitter on Wednesday .
His tantrum came after a training at one Goodyear store telling employees not to wear politically motivated clothing and hats during work , including Biden 2020 t-shirts and MAGA hats alike .
Right-wingers were rugged the wrong way because Black Lives Matter shirts were still allowed because the issue is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump , however , was just angry over the hats .
The Lincoln Project reminded Ohioans how important Goodyear is to their economy , providing over 3,000 union jobs .
Attacking them at any time is a bad idea for a president , but doing so with Ohio still very much in play for the presidential elections is a form of political sabotage .
Ohio workers are unlikely to forget Trump ’ s tantrum , which affected their local economy , before November .
To date , no Democrat has won the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on its side , so Joe Biden getting a win there would bode well for his chances in the rest of the country .
Losing Ohio would be a blow to Trump , and it ’ s unlikely that his rabid supporters would be driven to the polls over a hat in the same way that voters will be driven to the polls over the prospect of losing their good , union jobs .
Twitter was enthusiastic over the latest ad from The Lincoln Project .
Read some of their comments below :

The last thing a president who’s lagging in the polls should want to do is make voters in a key swing state angry just ahead of the elections by threatening their livelihoods. That’s exactly, however, what Trump did on Twitter on Wednesday.
His tantrum came after a training at one Goodyear store telling employees not to wear politically motivated clothing and hats during work, including Biden 2020 t-shirts and MAGA hats alike. Right-wingers were rugged the wrong way because Black Lives Matter shirts were still allowed because the issue is not and never should have been political. Trump, however, was just angry over the hats.
The Lincoln Project reminded Ohioans how important Goodyear is to their economy, providing over 3,000 union jobs. Attacking them at any time is a bad idea for a president, but doing so with Ohio still very much in play for the presidential elections is a form of political sabotage. Ohio workers are unlikely to forget Trump’s tantrum, which affected their local economy, before November.
To date, no Democrat has won the presidential election in recent history without Ohio on its side, so Joe Biden getting a win there would bode well for his chances in the rest of the country. Losing Ohio would be a blow to Trump, and it’s unlikely that his rabid supporters would be driven to the polls over a hat in the same way that voters will be driven to the polls over the prospect of losing their good, union jobs.
Twitter was enthusiastic over the latest ad from The Lincoln Project. Read some of their comments below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-08-21--Triggered Trump Spirals Into Mail-In-Ballot Conspiracy Meltdown


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bipartisanreport--2020-08-21--Official Postal Service Twitter Account Goes Rogue With Defiant Message


bipartisanreport--2020-08-21--‘The Lincoln Project’ Exposes Trump’s Anti-American Greed In Latest Video


bipartisanreport--2020-08-22--Trump Panic Tweets Saturday Afternoon USPS  ‘HOAX’ Freak-Out

On Saturday , President Donald Trump took to Twitter to rant about the legislation that House Democrats scheduled a vote on that would financially support the Postal Service amidst the ongoing Coronavirus crisis .
He posted an apparent brazen lie about the situation — he claimed that Postal Service leaders have said that they don ’ t need financial assistance , but they ’ ve said the exact opposite .
Earlier this year , the Postal Service ’ s Board of Governors — all of whom were appointed by Trump himself — were “ asking Congress for a $ 25 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a $ 25 billion grant to fund “ shovel ready ” projects to modernize USPS and $ 25 billion in unrestricted borrowing authority , ” a report from Government Executive explained .
‘ Representatives of the Post Office have repeatedly stated that they DO NOT NEED MONEY , and will not make changes .
This is all another HOAX by the Democrats to give 25 Billion unneeded dollars for political purposes , without talking about the Universal Mail-In Ballot Scam that they are trying to pull off in violation of everything that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not trying to pull off a “ Universal Mail-In Ballot Scam.
” First of all , mail-in ballots are not and have never set to be used universally across the country ; they ’ re simply getting adopted at higher rates in some areas in particular .
Furthermore , Trump ’ s implication that sending ballots out universally is an automatically scam-ridden system is a lie — five states were already doing almost entirely mail-in elections before the Coronavirus even set in .
( Separately , Trump has also tried to distinguish between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” ballots on account of the fact that voters have to specifically request “ absentee ” ballots — but the procedure after receiving the ballot is the exact same . )
Meanwhile , $ 25 billion in apparent direct cash assistance was set to be included in the Delivering for America Act , which is what the House was set to vote on this Saturday .
The legislation also addresses concerns about policy and operations changes at the Postal Service that have slowed down the mail and raised concerns about the security of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when mail-in ballots are expected to be used in high numbers due to the ongoing Coronavirus crisis .
The virus , of course , makes gathering in person at polling places potentially dangerous , especially for vulnerable populations , and the legislation includes a temporary prohibition on major service-affecting changes at the Postal Service .
Check out Twitter ’ s response to Trump below :

On Saturday, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to rant about the legislation that House Democrats scheduled a vote on that would financially support the Postal Service amidst the ongoing Coronavirus crisis. He posted an apparent brazen lie about the situation — he claimed that Postal Service leaders have said that they don’t need financial assistance, but they’ve said the exact opposite. Earlier this year, the Postal Service’s Board of Governors — all of whom were appointed by Trump himself — were “asking Congress for a $25 billion cash injection to offset expected losses, a $25 billion grant to fund “shovel ready” projects to modernize USPS and $25 billion in unrestricted borrowing authority,” a report from Government Executive explained.
Trump tweeted:
‘Representatives of the Post Office have repeatedly stated that they DO NOT NEED MONEY, and will not make changes. This is all another HOAX by the Democrats to give 25 Billion unneeded dollars for political purposes, without talking about the Universal Mail-In Ballot Scam that they are trying to pull off in violation of everything that our Country stands for.’
….that they are trying to pull off in violation of everything that our Country stands for. Vote NO to the Pelosi/ Schumer money wasting HOAX which is taking place now. Then fight the $51 million unasked for Ballots. Only ABSENTEE BALLOTS are acceptable! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 22, 2020
Democrats are not trying to pull off a “Universal Mail-In Ballot Scam.” First of all, mail-in ballots are not and have never set to be used universally across the country; they’re simply getting adopted at higher rates in some areas in particular. Furthermore, Trump’s implication that sending ballots out universally is an automatically scam-ridden system is a lie — five states were already doing almost entirely mail-in elections before the Coronavirus even set in. (Separately, Trump has also tried to distinguish between “absentee” and “universal mail-in” ballots on account of the fact that voters have to specifically request “absentee” ballots — but the procedure after receiving the ballot is the exact same.)
Meanwhile, $25 billion in apparent direct cash assistance was set to be included in the Delivering for America Act, which is what the House was set to vote on this Saturday. The legislation also addresses concerns about policy and operations changes at the Postal Service that have slowed down the mail and raised concerns about the security of mail-in ballots in the upcoming elections, when mail-in ballots are expected to be used in high numbers due to the ongoing Coronavirus crisis. The virus, of course, makes gathering in person at polling places potentially dangerous, especially for vulnerable populations, and the legislation includes a temporary prohibition on major service-affecting changes at the Postal Service.
Check out Twitter’s response to Trump below:


bipartisanreport--2020-08-22--TikTok Announces Legal Power Move Embarrassing Trump Over Executive Order

The social media company TikTok , whose app of the same name is designed for sharing short videos and has surged in popularity , has announced a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a recent executive order targeting the company .
That order included a demand for the app ’ s sale by their Beijing-based parent company or the app would have to cease operations in the United States .
The clock started ticking from the moment of the signature — the order included a 45-day deadline .
TikTok ’ s new lawsuit challenging the order comes after the company @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president ’ s team was behaving out of line .
On the occasion of their new lawsuit , the company said : The Trump administration and its allies on this matter have claimed that the Beijing-based company that owns TikTok could be pressured into allowing Chinese authorities to have access to the user data of Americans .
There ’ s no evidence for this claim — it ’ s just conjecture that might be fueled by brazenly racist , anti-Chinese sentiment .
U.S. user data is stored in the United States , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coordination between TikTok and the Chinese government up to this point .
Previously , TikTok issued a stern condemnation of the Trump administration ’ s belligerence .
The company said : ‘ We are shocked by the recent Executive Order , which was issued without any due process .
For nearly a year , we have sought to engage with the US government in good faith to provide a constructive solution to the concerns that have been expressed .
What we encountered instead was that the Administration paid no attention to facts , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through standard legal processes , and tried to insert itself into negotiations between private businesses.
’ In the statement , the company added that it “ made clear ” to the Trump administration that it “ has never shared user data with the Chinese government , nor censored content at its request.
” None of this advocacy on the company ’ s part was apparently enough to sway the Trump administration , which has undertaken a full-scale campaign to antagonize China , including through Trump ’ s own insistence on trying to blame @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus , of course , has no nationality , and some of its introductions to the U.S. apparently came from Europe .

The social media company TikTok, whose app of the same name is designed for sharing short videos and has surged in popularity, has announced a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a recent executive order targeting the company. That order included a demand for the app’s sale by their Beijing-based parent company or the app would have to cease operations in the United States. The clock started ticking from the moment of the signature — the order included a 45-day deadline. TikTok’s new lawsuit challenging the order comes after the company previously spoke out already and insisted that the president’s team was behaving out of line.
On the occasion of their new lawsuit, the company said:
‘To ensure that the rule of law prevails and that our company and users are treated fairly, we have no choice but to challenge the Executive Order through the judicial system.’
TikTok says it’ll sue the Trump administration over its executive order: “To ensure that the rule of law prevails and that our company and users are treated fairly, we have no choice but to challenge the Executive Order through the judicial system.” — Brian Fung (@b_fung) August 22, 2020
The Trump administration and its allies on this matter have claimed that the Beijing-based company that owns TikTok could be pressured into allowing Chinese authorities to have access to the user data of Americans. There’s no evidence for this claim — it’s just conjecture that might be fueled by brazenly racist, anti-Chinese sentiment. U.S. user data is stored in the United States, and there is no evidence of any coordination between TikTok and the Chinese government up to this point.
Previously, TikTok issued a stern condemnation of the Trump administration’s belligerence. The company said:
‘We are shocked by the recent Executive Order, which was issued without any due process. For nearly a year, we have sought to engage with the US government in good faith to provide a constructive solution to the concerns that have been expressed. What we encountered instead was that the Administration paid no attention to facts, dictated terms of an agreement without going through standard legal processes, and tried to insert itself into negotiations between private businesses.’
In the statement, the company added that it “made clear” to the Trump administration that it “has never shared user data with the Chinese government, nor censored content at its request.” None of this advocacy on the company’s part was apparently enough to sway the Trump administration, which has undertaken a full-scale campaign to antagonize China, including through Trump’s own insistence on trying to blame the country for the Coronavirus. That virus, of course, has no nationality, and some of its introductions to the U.S. apparently came from Europe.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-22--Trump Caught Sneaking On Golf Course While America Crumbles (VIDEO)

President Donald Trump continues to spend a huge amount of time on the golf course , even as the United States continues to struggle through a slew of crises that could use attention from a commander-in-chief with at least a basic level of competence .
On Saturday , Trump visited his golf course in Sterling , Virginia .
According to White House reporter S.V .
Dáte , it was the 271st day of Trump ’ s time in office on which he visited a golf course owned by his family business , and it was the 91st day on which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ course in particular .
An NBC news crew captured video footage of the president on the course this Saturday , which reporter Kelly O ’ Donnell shared on Twitter .
She noted that the footage , which was not super clear , was captured from an “ extreme distance.
” Trump has defended his golf habits in the past .
In 2016 , he claimed that he was “ not going to have time to go play golf ” if he was elected president , but he ’ s proved apparently determined to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ previous claim of some determined commitment to a tough work schedule to be a pretty clear lie .
Recently , Trump claimed that Barack Obama golfed more than Trump currently does when he was in office as president — but that ’ s a lie .
It ’ s outrageous for the president of the United States to prove so egomaniacal and so willfully disconnected from the facts that he makes this brazenly false claim .
Trump tweeted : ‘ I know many in business and politics that work out endlessly , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It is their number one passion in life , but nobody complains .
My ‘ exercise ’ is playing , almost never during the week , a quick round of golf .
Obama played more and much longer rounds , no problem.
’ His claim that Obama golfed more is , again , a lie — by May , Trump had visited the golf course more than 2 and a half times more than Obama had by the same point of his presidency .
Trump may also claim that he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but the reality is that he ’ s visited one of his courses on about one out of every five days of his time in office so far .

President Donald Trump continues to spend a huge amount of time on the golf course, even as the United States continues to struggle through a slew of crises that could use attention from a commander-in-chief with at least a basic level of competence. On Saturday, Trump visited his golf course in Sterling, Virginia. According to White House reporter S.V. Dáte, it was the 271st day of Trump’s time in office on which he visited a golf course owned by his family business, and it was the 91st day on which he’d visited his Virginia golf course in particular.
GOLF UPDATE — 22 AUG 2020: Trump is back at his golf course in Virginia. He has now spent 271 days on a golf course he owns in his 1,311 days in office. It is his 91st day on the course at Sterling. Taxpayer-paid golf tab remains at $142 million.https://t.co/2nZJqTDg1h — S.V. Dáte (@svdate) August 22, 2020
An NBC news crew captured video footage of the president on the course this Saturday, which reporter Kelly O’Donnell shared on Twitter. She noted that the footage, which was not super clear, was captured from an “extreme distance.”
The president is at his Virginia golf property today. Our @NBCNews crew captured these images from an extreme distance. pic.twitter.com/oFdYsm1nak — Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO) August 22, 2020
Trump has defended his golf habits in the past. In 2016, he claimed that he was “not going to have time to go play golf” if he was elected president, but he’s proved apparently determined to make time for golfing, indicating that previous claim of some determined commitment to a tough work schedule to be a pretty clear lie.
Recently, Trump claimed that Barack Obama golfed more than Trump currently does when he was in office as president — but that’s a lie. It’s outrageous for the president of the United States to prove so egomaniacal and so willfully disconnected from the facts that he makes this brazenly false claim. Trump tweeted:
‘I know many in business and politics that work out endlessly, in some cases to a point of exhaustion. It is their number one passion in life, but nobody complains. My ‘exercise’ is playing, almost never during the week, a quick round of golf. Obama played more and much longer rounds, no problem.’
…rounds, no problem. When I play, Fake News CNN, and others, park themselves anywhere they can to get a picture, then scream “President Trump is playing golf.” Actually, I play VERY fast, get a lot of work done on the golf course, and also get a “tiny” bit of exercise. Not bad! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 12, 2020
His claim that Obama golfed more is, again, a lie — by May, Trump had visited the golf course more than 2 and a half times more than Obama had by the same point of his presidency. Trump may also claim that he’s “quick” on the golf course, but the reality is that he’s visited one of his courses on about one out of every five days of his time in office so far.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-22--Multiple Instances Of Trump ‘Criminality’ Revealed In New ‘Tell All’

Former longtime Trump “ fixer ” Michael Cohen has a book coming out soon documenting his perspective on President Donald Trump ’ s behavior , based on years of Cohen ’ s work for the eventual commander-in-chief .
Cohen has completely “ flipped ” against the president , and the book is slated to reveal “ rank criminality , ” according to former White House official Anthony Scaramucci , who has also turned against the president following his stint working for him .
( Trump isn ’ t all that popular among his former staffers , it seems . )
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ s behavior have already helped drive investigations in Congress .
In theory , evidence revealed in conjunction with the release of his new book could help drive further investigations , and Trump won ’ t be in the White House forever , meaning whatever flimsy protection from criminal prosecution that he might have while president may soon run out .
During an MSNBC appearance over the weekend , Scaramucci said , discussing the contents of Cohen ’ s book : ‘ It ’ s not for me to reveal it , but it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ illegality and amorality , and it ’ s backed up by documentary evidence .
So it ’ s not like Michael is going to say this and the White House is going to discredit him because he had the problem in the court system and he went to prison .
He is going to back it up with documentary evidence to show the level of illegality , the repetitiveness of the illegality , and I tweeted out earlier this morning that the betrayal to the country is astonishing .
So that information originally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a very good job of over the last three and a half years of capping that information .
We are getting to his re-election and the referendum there and all of this information is going to come out in a waterfall and Michael ’ s book will be a very big cornerstone of that.
’ Check out his comments below : In 2018 , Cohen was sentenced to a three-year prison term for crimes including his part in the illegal hush money scheme targeting women with whom the eventual president had affairs .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ rest of his term in home confinement , but there was a scuffle in which authorities took him back into custody after he objected to a condition of the home confinement agreement that would have barred him from talking to the press , including through his planned book .
Judge Alvin Hellerstein eventually ruled in Cohen ’ s favor , determining that his re-confinement had been “ retaliatory , ” since he ’ d been open about his book-writing plans .
Trump is actually currently facing a criminal investigation that is connected , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had Cohen do for him .
The office of Manhattan-area District Attorney Cy Vance is investigating the Trump Organization for possible crimes including their falsification of records surrounding the hush money scheme .
The falsified records were meant to obscure the fact that Cohen was getting reimbursed for paying one of the women .
Vance has subpoenaed the president ’ s personal financial records as part of his investigation , but Trump has been fighting that subpoena every step of the way .

Former longtime Trump “fixer” Michael Cohen has a book coming out soon documenting his perspective on President Donald Trump’s behavior, based on years of Cohen’s work for the eventual commander-in-chief. Cohen has completely “flipped” against the president, and the book is slated to reveal “rank criminality,” according to former White House official Anthony Scaramucci, who has also turned against the president following his stint working for him. (Trump isn’t all that popular among his former staffers, it seems.)
Cohen’s revelations about Trump’s behavior have already helped drive investigations in Congress. In theory, evidence revealed in conjunction with the release of his new book could help drive further investigations, and Trump won’t be in the White House forever, meaning whatever flimsy protection from criminal prosecution that he might have while president may soon run out.
During an MSNBC appearance over the weekend, Scaramucci said, discussing the contents of Cohen’s book:
‘It’s not for me to reveal it, but it is rank criminality. Steep, steep illegality and amorality, and it’s backed up by documentary evidence. So it’s not like Michael is going to say this and the White House is going to discredit him because he had the problem in the court system and he went to prison. He is going to back it up with documentary evidence to show the level of illegality, the repetitiveness of the illegality, and I tweeted out earlier this morning that the betrayal to the country is astonishing. So that information originally, unfortunately, he’s done a very good job of over the last three and a half years of capping that information. We are getting to his re-election and the referendum there and all of this information is going to come out in a waterfall and Michael’s book will be a very big cornerstone of that.’
Check out his comments below:
In 2018, Cohen was sentenced to a three-year prison term for crimes including his part in the illegal hush money scheme targeting women with whom the eventual president had affairs. He was recently released to serve the rest of his term in home confinement, but there was a scuffle in which authorities took him back into custody after he objected to a condition of the home confinement agreement that would have barred him from talking to the press, including through his planned book. Judge Alvin Hellerstein eventually ruled in Cohen’s favor, determining that his re-confinement had been “retaliatory,” since he’d been open about his book-writing plans.
Trump is actually currently facing a criminal investigation that is connected, in part, to work that he had Cohen do for him. The office of Manhattan-area District Attorney Cy Vance is investigating the Trump Organization for possible crimes including their falsification of records surrounding the hush money scheme. The falsified records were meant to obscure the fact that Cohen was getting reimbursed for paying one of the women.
Vance has subpoenaed the president’s personal financial records as part of his investigation, but Trump has been fighting that subpoena every step of the way.