bipartisanreport--2020-06-20--Obama Delivers Calm Friday Message To America While Trump Rages

Barack Obama is continuing to provide leadership in areas where Donald Trump has failed .
This Friday , he spoke out to commemorate Juneteenth , a holiday that commemorates the end of slavery at the conclusion of the Civil War .
Specifically , the date of “ Juneteenth ” — June 19 — commemorates the day on which news of the liberation of slaves arrived in Texas , one of the most geographically far-flung areas of the then-defunct Confederacy .
On Friday , Obama spoke out to point people towards “ progress , ” offering the hope of a brighter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actions in the present .
‘ Juneteenth has never been a celebration of victory , or an acceptance of the way things are .
It ’ s a celebration of progress .
It ’ s an affirmation that despite the most painful parts of our history , change is possible––and there is still so much work to do.
’ Part of the change that Obama and many others among the Democrats seek is the removal of Donald Trump from office .
Obama and a large number of other Democratic leaders have long since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden in his bid for the presidency .
Currently , Biden leads Trump in polling on the national level and in many individual swing states , although Trump frequently tries to dismiss this polling as “ fake news.
” Trump ’ s own treatment of Juneteenth has been crude , at best .
As of mid-Friday afternoon , he hadn ’ t tweeted about it on the actual day of the holiday at all — although he did complain about federal public health official Dr. Anthony Fauci ’ s recent suggestion that professional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this year due to the Coronavirus .
That ’ s where the president ’ s priorities are , apparently .
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal published earlier in the week , Trump did address the holiday — but he ludicrously claimed that he “ made ” the occasion “ very famous ” because of his controversial initial plans to hold a rally in Oklahoma on the day .
After criticism , the campaign moved the rally to the following day .

Barack Obama is continuing to provide leadership in areas where Donald Trump has failed. This Friday, he spoke out to commemorate Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the end of slavery at the conclusion of the Civil War. Specifically, the date of “Juneteenth” — June 19 — commemorates the day on which news of the liberation of slaves arrived in Texas, one of the most geographically far-flung areas of the then-defunct Confederacy. On Friday, Obama spoke out to point people towards “progress,” offering the hope of a brighter future as a guiding principle for political actions in the present.
He shared:
‘Juneteenth has never been a celebration of victory, or an acceptance of the way things are. It’s a celebration of progress. It’s an affirmation that despite the most painful parts of our history, change is possible––and there is still so much work to do.’
Juneteenth has never been a celebration of victory, or an acceptance of the way things are. It's a celebration of progress. It's an affirmation that despite the most painful parts of our history, change is possible––and there is still so much work to do.https://t.co/5XCRdnk3iR — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 19, 2020
Part of the change that Obama and many others among the Democrats seek is the removal of Donald Trump from office. Obama and a large number of other Democratic leaders have long since formally endorsed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in his bid for the presidency. Currently, Biden leads Trump in polling on the national level and in many individual swing states, although Trump frequently tries to dismiss this polling as “fake news.”
Trump: "I did something good: I made Juneteenth very famous. It's actually an important event, an important time. But nobody had ever heard of it." Aide says Trump WH put out statements on Juneteenth: "Oh really? We put out a statement?…Ok, ok. Good."https://t.co/SCP0n3FfXe — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 18, 2020
Trump’s own treatment of Juneteenth has been crude, at best. As of mid-Friday afternoon, he hadn’t tweeted about it on the actual day of the holiday at all — although he did complain about federal public health official Dr. Anthony Fauci’s recent suggestion that professional football may not be able to return this year due to the Coronavirus. That’s where the president’s priorities are, apparently. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal published earlier in the week, Trump did address the holiday — but he ludicrously claimed that he “made” the occasion “very famous” because of his controversial initial plans to hold a rally in Oklahoma on the day. After criticism, the campaign moved the rally to the following day.
Q from @PeterAlexander: Why did President Trump say he made Juneteenth famous and that no one knew about it when millions of black people commemorate it every year?@PressSec: There were a lot of people who didn't know what Juneteenth was based on Google searches. — Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) June 19, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response to Obama:


bipartisanreport--2020-06-20--New Joe Biden Ad Devastates Donald Trump (VIDEO)

Donald Trump has already gone into rants about “ fake news ” political attack ads against him , calling them “ lies ” and saying they need to be called out .
This is the same man who once retweeted a meme that said 80 percent of white homocide victims were killed by black Americans and that windmills cause cancer .
“ Fake news ” only seems to bother him when he ’ s calling out the media for attacking him , and for things he ’ s actually done and on video .
In Joe Biden ’ s new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for his policies , all of which were made public to the American people when they happened and not one of which is a false claim .
His ad calls Trump out for his tax cuts for billionaires , his statement that those who marched with the Neo-Nazis in Charlottesville were “ very fine people , ” his absolute failure of a response to COVID-19 , which has currently killed more than 120,000 Americans , and his decision to lock immigrant children in cages separate from their parents .
The horrors of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s hard to keep up .
As soon as one scandal is discussed by voters , Trump commits another so heinous that he knows it will distract from his past actions .
The American people , however , haven ’ t forgotten , and Biden ’ s new ad will make sure they don ’ t come November .
As much as Trump refuses to admit it , his policies have been horrible for Americans , his drive to divide and play the “ us versus them ” political game that ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his presidency has been deadly for more people than the Vietnam War was .
November is not shaping up to be a good month for Trump .
Twitter was delighted with the ad and let Biden know it .
Read some of their comments below :

Donald Trump has already gone into rants about “fake news” political attack ads against him, calling them “lies” and saying they need to be called out. This is the same man who once retweeted a meme that said 80 percent of white homocide victims were killed by black Americans and that windmills cause cancer. “Fake news” only seems to bother him when he’s calling out the media for attacking him, and for things he’s actually done and on video.
Donald Trump is apparently losing his mind on twitter over this ad so watch it and retweet it to share it far and wide. pic.twitter.com/WNSnmFZfr0 — Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) June 19, 2020
In Joe Biden’s new ad, Donald Trump is called out for his policies, all of which were made public to the American people when they happened and not one of which is a false claim. His ad calls Trump out for his tax cuts for billionaires, his statement that those who marched with the Neo-Nazis in Charlottesville were “very fine people,” his absolute failure of a response to COVID-19, which has currently killed more than 120,000 Americans, and his decision to lock immigrant children in cages separate from their parents.
The horrors of the Trump administration come so quickly that it’s hard to keep up. As soon as one scandal is discussed by voters, Trump commits another so heinous that he knows it will distract from his past actions. The American people, however, haven’t forgotten, and Biden’s new ad will make sure they don’t come November.
As much as Trump refuses to admit it, his policies have been horrible for Americans, his drive to divide and play the “us versus them” political game that’s a favorite with dictators, and his presidency has been deadly for more people than the Vietnam War was. November is not shaping up to be a good month for Trump.
Twitter was delighted with the ad and let Biden know it. Read some of their comments below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-06-19--Protesters Swarm Outside Mitch McConnell’s House With Friday Demands

Early Friday morning , a group of protesters marched to right outside the Louisville , Kentucky home of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell , who ’ s a Republican leader from the state .
The protesters gathered outside McConnell ’ s home on Juneteenth — June 19 — which is an annual commemoration of the freeing of the slaves at the end of the Civil War .
The Louisville demonstrators were demanding justice for Breonna Taylor , a local black woman who was killed by police officers who stormed into her home while carrying out a no-knock search warrant .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ knew the senator would likely be in D.C. , not Kentucky , ” but they “ wanted to make their voices heard — even if only symbolically.
” McConnell ’ s so-called solutions to the crisis of police brutality like that which claimed Taylor ’ s life have been tepid , at best — for example , recent legislation that he helped introduce demands annual notifications to the Attorney General of local uses of no-knock warrants , which seems like just about the least action possible .
The Friday demonstrations unfolded amidst @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which President Donald Trump has responded to by threatening violence against peaceful protesters around the country .
Maxwell Farrar , who ’ s affiliated with the Sunrise Movement , which helped organize the Friday morning protest at McConnell ’ s residence , commented : ‘ Not only are we wide awake to the problems that we face .
But we ’ re also wide awake to the solutions that we need .
We ’ re not here to just complain on the internet .
We ’ re here to get the solutions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the hood to the holler , Kentuckians know we need change right now.
’ ‘ No justice , no sleep Mitch .
You let our economy tumble into free-fall , our people be gunned down in the streets by killer cops , & our planet be ravaged by your oil CEO friends .
This # Juneteenth , we ’ re wide awake .
In November when we vote you out , maybe you ’ ll wake up , too.
’ Check out video of their Friday protest at McConnell ’ s residence below @

Early Friday morning, a group of protesters marched to right outside the Louisville, Kentucky home of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who’s a Republican leader from the state. The protesters gathered outside McConnell’s home on Juneteenth — June 19 — which is an annual commemoration of the freeing of the slaves at the end of the Civil War. The Louisville demonstrators were demanding justice for Breonna Taylor, a local black woman who was killed by police officers who stormed into her home while carrying out a no-knock search warrant.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes that protesters “knew the senator would likely be in D.C., not Kentucky,” but they “wanted to make their voices heard — even if only symbolically.” McConnell’s so-called solutions to the crisis of police brutality like that which claimed Taylor’s life have been tepid, at best — for example, recent legislation that he helped introduce demands annual notifications to the Attorney General of local uses of no-knock warrants, which seems like just about the least action possible.
The Friday demonstrations unfolded amidst a nationwide protest movement against police brutality, which President Donald Trump has responded to by threatening violence against peaceful protesters around the country. Maxwell Farrar, who’s affiliated with the Sunrise Movement, which helped organize the Friday morning protest at McConnell’s residence, commented:
‘Not only are we wide awake to the problems that we face. But we’re also wide awake to the solutions that we need. We’re not here to just complain on the internet. We’re here to get the solutions we need. We know, from the hood to the holler, Kentuckians know we need change right now.’
On Twitter, the Sunrise Movement added:
‘No justice, no sleep Mitch. You let our economy tumble into free-fall, our people be gunned down in the streets by killer cops, & our planet be ravaged by your oil CEO friends. This #Juneteenth, we’re wide awake. In November when we vote you out, maybe you’ll wake up, too.’
Check out video of their Friday protest at McConnell’s residence below:
No justice, no sleep Mitch. You let our economy tumble into free-fall, our people be gunned down in the streets by killer cops, & our planet be ravaged by your oil CEO friends. This #Juneteenth , we’re wide awake. In November when we vote you out, maybe you’ll wake up, too. pic.twitter.com/M6sRiNbFDu — Sunrise Movement 🌅 (@sunrisemvmt) June 19, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-06-19--Trump Attacks Dr. Fauci & Announces New NFL Boycott During Friday Freak Out

It ’ s become a trend : anytime someone disagrees with Donald Trump , his supporter decide that they have suddenly become “ corrupt , ” a “ hater , ” and a criminal .
This is not limited to those who speak out strongly against Trump , but both the president and his followers extend that criticism to Gold Star families , retired Adm. McRaven , who famously led the raid that ended in the death of Osama bin Laden , and now the preeminent virologist who has guided the United States through epidemics and pandemics for years : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dr. Fauci pushed back against Trump ’ s calls to reopen every business while COVID-19 is on a sharp rise in twenty-two states , saying that professional football may very well not happen this year at all .
‘ Unless players are essentially in a bubble — insulated from the community and they are tested nearly every day — it would be very hard to see how football is able to be played this fall .
If there is a second wave , which is certainly a possibility and which would be complicated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may not happen this year.
’ Trump , who quickly became bored by the worst pandemic the world has seen since 1917 once he couldn ’ t use the daily “ briefings ” as makeshift campaign rallies – the briefings ended after Trump suggested injecting people with bleach and disinfectant to fight the disease – he ’ s ignored the Coronavirus Task Force he assembled and really wants to forget about it .
Experts like Dr. Fauci refuse to fall in line .
Twitter was much more supportive of Fauci ’ s view @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of their comments below :

It’s become a trend: anytime someone disagrees with Donald Trump, his supporter decide that they have suddenly become “corrupt,” a “hater,” and a criminal. This is not limited to those who speak out strongly against Trump, but both the president and his followers extend that criticism to Gold Star families, retired Adm. McRaven, who famously led the raid that ended in the death of Osama bin Laden, and now the preeminent virologist who has guided the United States through epidemics and pandemics for years: Dr. Anthony Fauci.
On Friday, Dr. Fauci pushed back against Trump’s calls to reopen every business while COVID-19 is on a sharp rise in twenty-two states, saying that professional football may very well not happen this year at all.
CBS Sports quotes Fauci as saying:
‘Unless players are essentially in a bubble — insulated from the community and they are tested nearly every day — it would be very hard to see how football is able to be played this fall. If there is a second wave, which is certainly a possibility and which would be complicated by the predictable flu season, football may not happen this year.’
Trump, who quickly became bored by the worst pandemic the world has seen since 1917 once he couldn’t use the daily “briefings” as makeshift campaign rallies – the briefings ended after Trump suggested injecting people with bleach and disinfectant to fight the disease – he’s ignored the Coronavirus Task Force he assembled and really wants to forget about it. Experts like Dr. Fauci refuse to fall in line.
Twitter was much more supportive of Fauci’s view than Trump’s. Read some of their comments below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-06-19--Jim Acosta Trolls Trump Over Failed Presidency With Viral Fact Check

Just hours ahead of Juneteenth , the celebration of the end of slavery in the United States , the president tweeted an ad showing Americans overreacting to videos depicting racism , indicating that people have become too sensitive about racism and that they often get it wrong .
What ’ s even odder is that Trump , who is so far underwater with black voters he will never recover from it , thought this was a great idea .
In addition to ending with a shot of a wonderful , non-racist white man in a red MAGA hat accused of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of a snowbank , Trump ’ s ad included shots of Jim Acosta that were doctored and not even close to being real .
The idea was to show the American media as biased against Trump and his supporters .
The fakery did not go over well .
In response to the ad , CNN ’ s Jim Acosta tweeted : Acosta has been a favorite whipping boy for the president thanks to the reporter ’ s refusal to back down from tough questions and the calling out of the president ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ course Jim Acosta whose video Trump tried to fake , he did so before by having aides speed up a video to depict Acosta as having physically attacked a female staffer who attempted to take his microphone away .
This one is just as fake as that one was .
Twitter did not react Kindly to Trump ’ s ad , with only his staunchest supporters in agreement with it .
Many even said they were reporting Acosta ’ s tweet as “ abusive.
” Read some of Twitter ’ s reaction below @

Just hours ahead of Juneteenth, the celebration of the end of slavery in the United States, the president tweeted an ad showing Americans overreacting to videos depicting racism, indicating that people have become too sensitive about racism and that they often get it wrong. What’s even odder is that Trump, who is so far underwater with black voters he will never recover from it, thought this was a great idea.
Straight out of 1984… This Trump tweet is not only bizarre. It’s bogus. I never did a live shot on this so obviously the chyron is a fake. pic.twitter.com/aUl9v91dfh — Jim Acosta (@Acosta) June 19, 2020
In addition to ending with a shot of a wonderful, non-racist white man in a red MAGA hat accused of racism after helping a black Uber driver out of a snowbank, Trump’s ad included shots of Jim Acosta that were doctored and not even close to being real. The idea was to show the American media as biased against Trump and his supporters. The fakery did not go over well.
In response to the ad, CNN’s Jim Acosta tweeted:
‘This Trump tweets is not only bizarre. It’s bogus. I never did a live shot on this so obviously the chyron is a fake.’
Acosta has been a favorite whipping boy for the president thanks to the reporter’s refusal to back down from tough questions and the calling out of the president’s worst actions. It was of course Jim Acosta whose video Trump tried to fake, he did so before by having aides speed up a video to depict Acosta as having physically attacked a female staffer who attempted to take his microphone away. This one is just as fake as that one was.
Twitter did not react Kindly to Trump’s ad, with only his staunchest supporters in agreement with it. Many even said they were reporting Acosta’s tweet as “abusive.” Read some of Twitter’s reaction below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-06-19--Trump Sees New Morning ‘False Ad’ & Rushes To Twitter For A Freak Out

Apparently , some ads run by Democratic groups targeting the president are getting to him .
This Friday morning , Donald Trump tried to provide some kind of rebuttal to recent Democratic ads , but he came across as just spouting more nonsense in an attempt to try and distract voters from the truth of what the Democrats have been saying .
He claimed , for instance , that Democrats “ have done NOTHING for years , ” which is objectively false .
From the Affordable Care Act in the early days of the Obama presidency to the hundreds of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ passed and the Republican-led Senate has ignored , Democrats have , in fact , done a lot while Trump ’ s been rage-tweeting .
If he protects pre-existing conditions , then why has his administration attempted to end the Affordable Care Act — including its protections for people with pre-existing conditions — with no replacement ready to go ?
His administration joined a court case against the ACA .
In short , Trump is lying when he claims to “ protect pre-existing conditions ” — Trump has repeatedly seemed ready to ignore the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people with those conditions .
And for the umpteenth time — the money that the U.S. makes from tariffs on Chinese goods is not coming from China , which is seemingly the claim that Trump is referring to with his insistence that China is paying big money to the U.S. Tariffs are frequently paid by the importer — meaning that it ’ s U.S. firms trying to do business who are doing the paying .
As Reuters explains , tariffs “ are paid by U.S.-registered firms to U.S. customs for the goods they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who consistently claims otherwise , appears brazenly incompetent .
Check out more from the president below :

Apparently, some ads run by Democratic groups targeting the president are getting to him. This Friday morning, Donald Trump tried to provide some kind of rebuttal to recent Democratic ads, but he came across as just spouting more nonsense in an attempt to try and distract voters from the truth of what the Democrats have been saying. He claimed, for instance, that Democrats “have done NOTHING for years,” which is objectively false. From the Affordable Care Act in the early days of the Obama presidency to the hundreds of bills that the current Democrat-led House has passed and the Republican-led Senate has ignored, Democrats have, in fact, done a lot while Trump’s been rage-tweeting.
He posted:
‘The Democrats are doing totally false advertising. They have done NOTHING for years, including when Sleepy Joe was V.P., and they now have a Fake ad that my China Deal is losing us jobs. Opposite, & China is paying us $BILLIONS. Also, I LOVE Seniors & protect Preexisting C’s.’
The Democrats are doing totally false advertising. They have done NOTHING for years, including when Sleepy Joe was V.P., and they now have a Fake ad that my China Deal is losing us jobs. Opposite, & China is paying us $BILLIONS. Also, I LOVE Seniors & protect Preexisting C’s. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 19, 2020
Why are the Democrats allowed to make fake and fraudulent ads. They should be called out. They did nothing when they had the chance. I have done FAR more than any President in first 3 1/2 years! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 19, 2020
If he protects pre-existing conditions, then why has his administration attempted to end the Affordable Care Act — including its protections for people with pre-existing conditions — with no replacement ready to go? His administration joined a court case against the ACA. In short, Trump is lying when he claims to “protect pre-existing conditions” — Trump has repeatedly seemed ready to ignore the acute, life-saving health care needs of people with those conditions.
And for the umpteenth time — the money that the U.S. makes from tariffs on Chinese goods is not coming from China, which is seemingly the claim that Trump is referring to with his insistence that China is paying big money to the U.S. Tariffs are frequently paid by the importer — meaning that it’s U.S. firms trying to do business who are doing the paying. As Reuters explains, tariffs “are paid by U.S.-registered firms to U.S. customs for the goods they import into the United States.” Trump, who consistently claims otherwise, appears brazenly incompetent.
Check out more from the president below:
If the Dems get in, our Country is in big trouble! https://t.co/CjNkGr0uLM — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 19, 2020
Big crowds and lines already forming in Tulsa. My campaign hasn’t started yet. It starts on Saturday night in Oklahoma! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 19, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response below:


bipartisanreport--2020-06-19--Melania Trump’s Juneteenth Message Goes Horribly Wrong

The Trump family should really avoid any mention of the Juneteenth holiday , the commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States , after Donald Trump ’ s reaction to the Black Lives Matter protests in recent days .
In particular , his move to have peaceful protesters of police violence against black Americans shot with tear gas and rubber bullets by the military so that he could pose for a photo op will go down in history as one of the darkest moments of his presidency , and no one has forgotten it .
On Friday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her support of Juneteenth .
This is the same woman who once fully supported her husband ’ s racist birtherism movement and wore a jacket to visit brown children locked in cages by her husband ’ s administration wearing a jacket that said “ I really don ’ t care , do you ?
’ No matter how many flowery videos the first lady films now , no one has forgotten those moments .
The history of Juneteenth is not a political football to rescue Trump ’ s absolutely dismal poll numbers among @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of his wife ’ s or daughter ’ s tweets in support of the holiday make people forget that , moments before Melania issued the tweet , Trump threatened Black Lives Matter protesters planning to demonstrate outside his Tulsa rally on June 20 .
The tweets and the empty sentiments highlight the cluelessness of the White House and their utterly tone deaf reaction to the greatest civil unrest the country has faced since the 1960s .
Tweets will not rescue their reputation , and voters will make them feel that in November .

The Trump family should really avoid any mention of the Juneteenth holiday, the commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States, after Donald Trump’s reaction to the Black Lives Matter protests in recent days. In particular, his move to have peaceful protesters of police violence against black Americans shot with tear gas and rubber bullets by the military so that he could pose for a photo op will go down in history as one of the darkest moments of his presidency, and no one has forgotten it.
Today we celebrate #Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the end of slavery in the U.S. In honor of today, I would like to share the story "All Different Now" by Angela Johnson, which sheds a light on the first Juneteenth through the eyes of a young girl. pic.twitter.com/ZG9zoup4yG — Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) June 19, 2020
On Friday, Trump’s wife Melania tried tweeting her support of Juneteenth. This is the same woman who once fully supported her husband’s racist birtherism movement and wore a jacket to visit brown children locked in cages by her husband’s administration wearing a jacket that said “I really don’t care, do you?’ No matter how many flowery videos the first lady films now, no one has forgotten those moments.
The history of Juneteenth is not a political football to rescue Trump’s absolutely dismal poll numbers among black Americans, nor will any amount of his wife’s or daughter’s tweets in support of the holiday make people forget that, moments before Melania issued the tweet, Trump threatened Black Lives Matter protesters planning to demonstrate outside his Tulsa rally on June 20.
The tweets and the empty sentiments highlight the cluelessness of the White House and their utterly tone deaf reaction to the greatest civil unrest the country has faced since the 1960s. Tweets will not rescue their reputation, and voters will make them feel that in November.
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bipartisanreport--2020-06-19--Mitch McConnell Floored After New Kentucky Poll Confirms Drastic Decline

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-Ky. ) himself might not be able to count on re-election this November .
Although there ’ s still a Kentucky Democratic primary election to decide who will face McConnell in November , when he ’ s pitted against prominent Democratic candidate Amy McGrath in a newly released poll , he ’ s losing .
In the recently released poll conducted by RMG Group and reported by a group called U.S .
Term Limits , McGrath got 41 percent and McConnell got 40 percent of the support .
Those numbers suggest that Kentucky is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There is one noteworthy caveat in the new Kentucky polling — after respondents were informed of McGrath ’ s support for term limits for members of Congress , her support jumped significantly .
‘ The poll , which was conducted from May 21-24 , found that McGrath currently leads McConnell 41 % to 40 % , which is well within the margin of error .
But after voters are told that it is McGrath , not McConnell , who agrees with President Trump on term limiting Congress , she jumps out to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ informed that McGrath supports term limits and McConnell opposes it , McGrath ’ s support among Republicans nearly doubles from 8 % to 17 % .
Among independents , her share rises from 33 % to 43 % .
’ Those are formidable numbers !
A 15 percent lead over McConnell ( after voters were informed of her support for term limits ) is no small feat .
Polling of a McConnell/McGrath match-up has been sparse , but in February , a Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group poll found McConnell with an only 3 percent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a more recent Civiqs poll found McConnell with a 20 percent lead over McGrath , so there ’ s been a lot of variance .
The Kentucky primaries , in which the general election challenger for McConnell will be formally decided , are slated for June 23 .
A Kentucky state legislator named Charles Booker has been challenging McGrath for the state ’ s Democratic Senate nomination .
Meanwhile , Republicans elsewhere are struggling , some much more decisively than McConnell .
In Arizona , for instance , Democratic Senate candidate Mark Kelly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an average of a staggering 9.8 percent in polls .
There ’ s not a lot of ambiguity there — the race leans towards the Democrats , big time .
Other vulnerable Republican Senate incumbents are in Colorado , North Carolina , Maine , and Montana — races in each one of those states are currently rated as toss-ups by the Cook Political Report , which also states that two Senate races in Georgia along with races in Iowa and Kansas merely “ lean ” Republican , which is the last category before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for dealing with sinking Republican political chances has been to deny reality .
After Fox revealed a national poll with Biden leading him big time , he tweeted : The polls are not “ phony ” — Trump , and Republicans around the country , for that matter , are losing .
Voters are sick and tired of putting up with their nonsense , apparently .

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) himself might not be able to count on re-election this November. Although there’s still a Kentucky Democratic primary election to decide who will face McConnell in November, when he’s pitted against prominent Democratic candidate Amy McGrath in a newly released poll, he’s losing. In the recently released poll conducted by RMG Group and reported by a group called U.S. Term Limits, McGrath got 41 percent and McConnell got 40 percent of the support. Those numbers suggest that Kentucky is more in play than Republicans might expect.
There is one noteworthy caveat in the new Kentucky polling — after respondents were informed of McGrath’s support for term limits for members of Congress, her support jumped significantly.
U.S. Term Limits reports:
‘The poll, which was conducted from May 21-24, found that McGrath currently leads McConnell 41% to 40%, which is well within the margin of error. But after voters are told that it is McGrath, not McConnell, who agrees with President Trump on term limiting Congress, she jumps out to a 15-point lead. When voters are informed that McGrath supports term limits and McConnell opposes it, McGrath’s support among Republicans nearly doubles from 8% to 17%. Among independents, her share rises from 33% to 43%.’
Those are formidable numbers! A 15 percent lead over McConnell (after voters were informed of her support for term limits) is no small feat. Polling of a McConnell/McGrath match-up has been sparse, but in February, a Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group poll found McConnell with an only 3 percent lead when pitted against McGrath — although a more recent Civiqs poll found McConnell with a 20 percent lead over McGrath, so there’s been a lot of variance.
The Kentucky primaries, in which the general election challenger for McConnell will be formally decided, are slated for June 23. A Kentucky state legislator named Charles Booker has been challenging McGrath for the state’s Democratic Senate nomination.
Meanwhile, Republicans elsewhere are struggling, some much more decisively than McConnell. In Arizona, for instance, Democratic Senate candidate Mark Kelly leads incumbent Republican Senator Martha McSally by an average of a staggering 9.8 percent in polls. There’s not a lot of ambiguity there — the race leans towards the Democrats, big time.
Other vulnerable Republican Senate incumbents are in Colorado, North Carolina, Maine, and Montana — races in each one of those states are currently rated as toss-ups by the Cook Political Report, which also states that two Senate races in Georgia along with races in Iowa and Kansas merely “lean” Republican, which is the last category before toss-up status.
Trump’s strategy for dealing with sinking Republican political chances has been to deny reality. After Fox revealed a national poll with Biden leading him big time, he tweeted:
‘@FoxNews is out with another of their phony polls, done by the same group of haters that got it even more wrong in 2016. Watch what happens in November. Fox is terrible!’
The polls are not “phony” — Trump, and Republicans around the country, for that matter, are losing. Voters are sick and tired of putting up with their nonsense, apparently.
.@FoxNews is out with another of their phony polls, done by the same group of haters that got it even more wrong in 2016. Watch what happens in November. Fox is terrible! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 19, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-06-19--Ivanka Attempts Tweeting About Juneteenth But Gets Rejected Hard

After disrespecting the holiday of Juneteenth and claiming to have made the holiday famous , Donald Trump shouldn ’ t even dare to mention this historic day .
His daughter and the face of nepotism in America , Ivanka Trump , tried doing so and was immediately shut down by Twitter .
First , Ivanka has the history wrong .
The Emancipation Proclamation was signed a full two and half years prior to Juneteenth , when Union General Gordon Granger announced that slavery would no longer be legal in Texas .
“ News ” of the Emancipation Proclamation hadn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It was simply ignored for more than two years .
‘ Juneteenth traces its origins back to Galveston , Texas where on June 19 , 1865 Union soldiers , led by Major Gen. Gordon Granger landed in the city with news that the Civil War had ended and slaves were now free .
The announcement came two-and-a-half years after President Lincoln ’ s Emancipation Proclamation of Jan. 1 , 1863 that had ended slavery in the U.S .
However , since that proclamation was made during the Civil War , it was ignored @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t until the end of the war that the Executive Order was enforced in the South.
’ A push to make Juneteenth a national holiday has been underway for many years , but Ivanka ’ s father , who has repeatedly called peaceful Black Lives Matter protesters “ thugs ” and “ scum , ” claimed to be solely responsible for making it a famous day .
After taking credit for pretty much everything black Americans have done , including the first black president , no one is interested in hearing Ivanka ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ known in the comments .
Read some of their response below :

After disrespecting the holiday of Juneteenth and claiming to have made the holiday famous, Donald Trump shouldn’t even dare to mention this historic day. His daughter and the face of nepotism in America, Ivanka Trump, tried doing so and was immediately shut down by Twitter.
First, Ivanka has the history wrong. The Emancipation Proclamation was signed a full two and half years prior to Juneteenth, when Union General Gordon Granger announced that slavery would no longer be legal in Texas. “News” of the Emancipation Proclamation hadn’t just “reached” Galveston. It was simply ignored for more than two years.
‘Juneteenth traces its origins back to Galveston, Texas where on June 19, 1865 Union soldiers, led by Major Gen. Gordon Granger landed in the city with news that the Civil War had ended and slaves were now free. The announcement came two-and-a-half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of Jan. 1, 1863 that had ended slavery in the U.S. However, since that proclamation was made during the Civil War, it was ignored by Confederate states and it wasn’t until the end of the war that the Executive Order was enforced in the South.’
A push to make Juneteenth a national holiday has been underway for many years, but Ivanka’s father, who has repeatedly called peaceful Black Lives Matter protesters “thugs” and “scum,” claimed to be solely responsible for making it a famous day. After taking credit for pretty much everything black Americans have done, including the first black president, no one is interested in hearing Ivanka’s thoughts.
Twitter made that well known in the comments. Read some of their response below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-06-19--Trump Attacks Supreme Court Ruling During Friday Morning Meltdown

President Donald Trump seems focused on trying to make people disbelieve their own eyes , apparently , at least when it comes to whether or not his policy agenda is successful .
He ’ s been freaking out after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ( DACA ) program in a decision released this week — Trump had tried to end the program , which protects some undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children from deportation .
On Friday morning , Trump ludicrously claimed that “ nothing was lost or won ” in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was trying to wish the Supreme Court ’ s ruling out of existence .
‘ The Supreme Court asked us to resubmit on DACA , nothing was lost or won .
They “ punted ” , much like in a football game ( where hopefully they would stand for our great American Flag ) .
We will be submitting enhanced papers shortly in order to properly fulfil the Supreme Court ’ s ruling & request of yesterday .
I have wanted to take care of DACA recipients better than the Do Nothing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ refused to negotiate – They have abandoned DACA .
Based on the decision the Dems can ’ t make DACA citizens .
They gained nothing !
@ DHSgov ’ The fact that Trump tagged the Department of Homeland Security ’ s Twitter account as if he ’ s not the president and can ’ t just call them on the phone is a fitting reminder of his ludicrous incompetence .
His suggestion that “ nothing was lost or won ” in the Supreme Court case on DACA is false .
The Supreme Court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suggestion !
They determined that the Trump administration had violated the Administrative Procedure Act with their attempted ending of DACA .
The court called the Trump administration ’ s attempt to end DACA “ arbitrary and capricious.
” That ’ s not ambiguous !
Early Friday , he also complained about new Fox polling that shows Biden ahead and added a threat against potential protesters who might show up at his rally in Oklahoma this weekend .

President Donald Trump seems focused on trying to make people disbelieve their own eyes, apparently, at least when it comes to whether or not his policy agenda is successful. He’s been freaking out after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in a decision released this week — Trump had tried to end the program, which protects some undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children from deportation. On Friday morning, Trump ludicrously claimed that “nothing was lost or won” in the DACA case at all, as if he was trying to wish the Supreme Court’s ruling out of existence.
Trump announces that he will take full responsibility for ending DACA, making clear that it is his decision to strip 650,000 people of their protections, and not something that he "had to do." https://t.co/s5Dw0gulmd — Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@ReichlinMelnick) June 19, 2020
He’s playing egomaniacal mind games, basically. He tweeted:
‘The Supreme Court asked us to resubmit on DACA, nothing was lost or won. They “punted”, much like in a football game (where hopefully they would stand for our great American Flag). We will be submitting enhanced papers shortly in order to properly fulfil the Supreme Court’s ruling & request of yesterday. I have wanted to take care of DACA recipients better than the Do Nothing Democrats, but for two years they refused to negotiate – They have abandoned DACA. Based on the decision the Dems can’t make DACA citizens. They gained nothing! @DHSgov’
…ruling & request of yesterday. I have wanted to take care of DACA recipients better than the Do Nothing Democrats, but for two years they refused to negotiate – They have abandoned DACA. Based on the decision the Dems can’t make DACA citizens. They gained nothing! @DHSgov — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 19, 2020
The fact that Trump tagged the Department of Homeland Security’s Twitter account as if he’s not the president and can’t just call them on the phone is a fitting reminder of his ludicrous incompetence.
Neal Katyal on President Trump's comments on DACA ruling: "The idea that a President of the U.S. would accuse … a co-equal branch of government or ruling just because they don't like him demonstrates just how much this guy is unfit for office." https://t.co/xij1hdWpw4 — MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 18, 2020
His suggestion that “nothing was lost or won” in the Supreme Court case on DACA is false. The Supreme Court’s ruling wasn’t a suggestion! They determined that the Trump administration had violated the Administrative Procedure Act with their attempted ending of DACA. The court called the Trump administration’s attempt to end DACA “arbitrary and capricious.” That’s not ambiguous!
Early Friday, he also complained about new Fox polling that shows Biden ahead and added a threat against potential protesters who might show up at his rally in Oklahoma this weekend.
.@FoxNews is out with another of their phony polls, done by the same group of haters that got it even more wrong in 2016. Watch what happens in November. Fox is terrible! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 19, 2020
Any protesters, anarchists, agitators, looters or lowlifes who are going to Oklahoma please understand, you will not be treated like you have been in New York, Seattle, or Minneapolis. It will be a much different scene! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 19, 2020
“THE SILENT MAJORITY IS STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE.” — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 19, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response:
who among us can forget the APA's requirement for "enhanced papers" https://t.co/XJWrRPCWoq — Quinta Jurecic (@qjurecic) June 19, 2020
Trump assures his white-identity cultists that he's determined to keep persecuting immigrants. https://t.co/oZlWLIHUkI — Mark Jacob (@MarkJacob16) June 19, 2020
The reason the Trump Administration lost this case (and dozens of others over administrative actions) is because of repeated violations of federal rule making guidelines. Same thing happened in the Census / citizenship case last year before the Supreme Court. https://t.co/SUscmkokKL — Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) June 19, 2020
This is the same ruling you called a "shotgun blast to the face" yesterday. Also, that's not how this works. #HereToStay https://t.co/S84kSAibPY — Bruce Mirken (@BruceMirken) June 19, 2020
What's a better definition of "casual racism" than putting it in parentheses of a tweet sent out at 9am on a Friday? https://t.co/b7jJQvptHu — Jack Barrett (@jwbarrett22) June 19, 2020
So the president is a tool who can't let anything out of his grasp… and compares human rights as a football game #Biden2020 https://t.co/cm0xZfovID — Elizabeth Humphrey (@lizhump77) June 19, 2020
This is not what happened, of course. https://t.co/GGPxfaBVGZ — Josh Dorner (@JoshDorner) June 19, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-06-20--Unredacted Mueller Document Dump Confirms Trump Lied  About Obstruction

Ever since Attorney General William Barr announced the “ no collusion , no obstruction ” narrative around the Robert Mueller investigation , which wasn ’ t even close to true , Trump has touted his “ innocence ” on Twitter and in public .
Most importantly , he ’ s said that he had absolutely nothing to do with Russia ’ s hacking of the DNC email servers and that he was unaware that it was happening .
Buzzfeed News released an explosive report on Friday , based on conversations with Trump aides , who say that Roger Stone , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign aide , told Trump well in advance that Wikileaks was planning to release disparaging information about Trump ’ s 2016 political rival , Hillary Clinton .
This flies in the face of every statement has made to date about the illegal hacking .
‘ In July 2016 , political consultant Roger Stone told Trump as well as several campaign advisors that he had spoken with Julian Assange and that WikiLeaks would be publishing the documents in a matter of days .
Stone told the then-candidate via speakerphone that he “ did not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was , ” according to the newly unveiled portions of the report , and Trump responded “ oh good , alright ” upon hearing the news .
WikiLeaks published a trove of some 20,000 emails hacked from the Democratic National Committee on July 22 of that year.
’ The information had been made public before by Trump ’ s former attorney and “ fixer , ” Michael Cohen , but Trump repeatedly called him a liar .
Now , other Trump campaign aides are admitting to the press that Cohen ’ s account @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump and Stone in which Trump was informed about Wikileaks in front of Cohen and others in the room was absolutely true .
Despite Barr ’ s attempt at spinning a narrative , Mueller ’ s report did find that Trump had participated in phone calls to gather information about the illegal hacking of the DNC servers and that he encouraged them .
Stone first admitted at a campaign event , then denied to Congress , then denied it to the FBI , and was eventually charged with both lying to investigators and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kill a witness in his court case and the witness ’ s dog .
‘ Based on the interviews it conducted with those three men and other officials , special counsel Robert Mueller ’ s report concluded it had “ established that the Trump Campaign displayed interest in the WikiLeaks releases , and that former Campaign member Roger Stone was in contact with the Campaign about those releases , claiming advance knowledge of more to come.
” ‘

Ever since Attorney General William Barr announced the “no collusion, no obstruction” narrative around the Robert Mueller investigation, which wasn’t even close to true, Trump has touted his “innocence” on Twitter and in public. Most importantly, he’s said that he had absolutely nothing to do with Russia’s hacking of the DNC email servers and that he was unaware that it was happening.
As usual, Trump is lying.
Newly released portions of Mueller Report support his conclusion that Trump knew about, welcomed, and benefitted from Russia’s help on campaign. https://t.co/KJPffFIuEk — Barb McQuade (@BarbMcQuade) June 20, 2020
Buzzfeed News released an explosive report on Friday, based on conversations with Trump aides, who say that Roger Stone, a longtime Trump friend and unofficial Trump campaign aide, told Trump well in advance that Wikileaks was planning to release disparaging information about Trump’s 2016 political rival, Hillary Clinton. This flies in the face of every statement has made to date about the illegal hacking.
Buzzfeed reports that:
‘In July 2016, political consultant Roger Stone told Trump as well as several campaign advisors that he had spoken with Julian Assange and that WikiLeaks would be publishing the documents in a matter of days. Stone told the then-candidate via speakerphone that he “did not know what the content of the materials was,” according to the newly unveiled portions of the report, and Trump responded “oh good, alright” upon hearing the news. WikiLeaks published a trove of some 20,000 emails hacked from the Democratic National Committee on July 22 of that year.’
In my opinion, the most intriguing revelation in today's Mueller release is that Roger Stone was telling the Trump campaign that WikiLeaks releases were coming – even before Assange made his first announcement. pic.twitter.com/mx5qLd6bLr — Scott Stedman (@ScottMStedman) June 20, 2020
The information had been made public before by Trump’s former attorney and “fixer,” Michael Cohen, but Trump repeatedly called him a liar. Now, other Trump campaign aides are admitting to the press that Cohen’s account of a phone call over speakerphone between Trump and Stone in which Trump was informed about Wikileaks in front of Cohen and others in the room was absolutely true.
‘Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen told federal investigators that he overheard the phone call between Stone and Trump. Agents were also told by former campaign officials Paul Manafort and Rick Gates that Stone had spoken several times in early June of something “big” coming from WikiLeaks. Assange first mentioned having emails related to Clinton on June 12.’
Mueller investigation indicted 34 individuals and 3 Russian businesses. With Trump’s buddy Roger Stone heading to prison by the end of this month. Benghazi came up with nothing. Which investigation was a political sham/waste of money? 🤷🏼♂ — Just A Guy (@RichardMilikin) June 18, 2020
Despite Barr’s attempt at spinning a narrative, Mueller’s report did find that Trump had participated in phone calls to gather information about the illegal hacking of the DNC servers and that he encouraged them. Stone first admitted at a campaign event, then denied to Congress, then denied it to the FBI, and was eventually charged with both lying to investigators and six other offenses, including threatening to kill a witness in his court case and the witness’s dog.
‘Based on the interviews it conducted with those three men and other officials, special counsel Robert Mueller’s report concluded it had “established that the Trump Campaign displayed interest in the WikiLeaks releases, and that former Campaign member Roger Stone was in contact with the Campaign about those releases, claiming advance knowledge of more to come.”‘
All in all, these lifted redactions confirm that the Mueller investigation left behind a massive unanswered question: What was the extent of Roger Stone's actual communications, directly or indirectly, with Wikileaks and the GRU/Guccifer 2.0 and what did Trump know about it? — southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) June 19, 2020
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bipartisanreport--2020-06-20--GOP Fears ‘Historic Wipeout’ After Cataclysmic New Poll Numbers

It ’ s no secret that Republicans including President Donald Trump himself are facing abysmal poll numbers .
Trump is currently losing by big margins in polls on the national level and in swing states that he won in 2016 , like Michigan , Pennsylvania , and Wisconsin , which were crucial to his win in the electoral college .
Now , according to a new report from Vice News , many Republican insiders are worrying big time .
Apparently , their private poll results aren ’ t much if at all better for the GOP than those that have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ One GOP strategist insisted that “ if the election were held today , we ’ d be talking about a wipeout .
We ’ d be in landslide territory.
” That ’ s not great news for Trump and the Republicans around him who want to hold onto power .
Currently , presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leads by an average of a whopping 8.8 percent in national polling .
On June 19 , 2016 — a comparable point in the previous election cycle — Hillary Clinton ’ s lead over Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden ’ s ( at 4.7 percent ) , suggesting that the current Democratic candidate is faring better than Clinton did in 2016 .
In one recent Fox News poll on the national level , Biden led Trump by a staggering 12 percent — which Trump promptly responded to on Twitter by insisting the polling was “ phony.
” But he ’ s not the only one whose poor fortunes he ’ s ignoring .
The new Vice report explains : ‘ The president badly trails Biden in states and districts that went @ @ @ @ @ @ @ win again in 2020 .
Trump is in alarmingly poor shape in a number of states that appeared well outside Democrats ’ reach at the beginning of the election cycle .
And his terrible numbers aren ’ t just hurting him : Republicans are increasingly concerned that he could cost them the Senate as well , handing Democrats unified control of Washington after the next election.
’ Democrats seem well-suited to winning the number of seats that they need to secure a majority in the Senate .
If Trump wins a second term @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to become the majority party in the Senate .
( If Biden wins , the Democratic vice president will be able to break ties so the Democrats can top out at adding 3 seats , for a total of 50 , and still gain control . )
Currently , according to FiveThirtyEight , only 41.4 percent of Americans approve of Trump — and 55.2 percent of Americans actively disapprove .
Currently GOP-held Senate seats that could be vulnerable this November include seats in Arizona , Colorado , Montana , North Carolina , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ majorly vulnerable seat — the one Doug Jones holds in Alabama .

It’s no secret that Republicans including President Donald Trump himself are facing abysmal poll numbers. Trump is currently losing by big margins in polls on the national level and in swing states that he won in 2016, like Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, which were crucial to his win in the electoral college. Now, according to a new report from Vice News, many Republican insiders are worrying big time. Apparently, their private poll results aren’t much if at all better for the GOP than those that have been reported and widely circulated publicly. One GOP strategist insisted that “if the election were held today, we’d be talking about a wipeout. We’d be in landslide territory.”
That’s not great news for Trump and the Republicans around him who want to hold onto power. Currently, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leads by an average of a whopping 8.8 percent in national polling. On June 19, 2016 — a comparable point in the previous election cycle — Hillary Clinton’s lead over Trump was at about half the level of Biden’s (at 4.7 percent), suggesting that the current Democratic candidate is faring better than Clinton did in 2016.
In one recent Fox News poll on the national level, Biden led Trump by a staggering 12 percent — which Trump promptly responded to on Twitter by insisting the polling was “phony.”
As Trump put it:
‘@FoxNews is out with another of their phony polls, done by the same group of haters that got it even more wrong in 2016. Watch what happens in November. Fox is terrible!’
.@FoxNews is out with another of their phony polls, done by the same group of haters that got it even more wrong in 2016. Watch what happens in November. Fox is terrible! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 19, 2020
But he’s not the only one whose poor fortunes he’s ignoring. The new Vice report explains:
‘The president badly trails Biden in states and districts that went red in 2016 that he needs to win again in 2020. Trump is in alarmingly poor shape in a number of states that appeared well outside Democrats’ reach at the beginning of the election cycle. And his terrible numbers aren’t just hurting him: Republicans are increasingly concerned that he could cost them the Senate as well, handing Democrats unified control of Washington after the next election.’
Democrats seem well-suited to winning the number of seats that they need to secure a majority in the Senate. If Trump wins a second term, they need four seats in order to become the majority party in the Senate. (If Biden wins, the Democratic vice president will be able to break ties so the Democrats can top out at adding 3 seats, for a total of 50, and still gain control.)
One Republican strategist commented:
‘It looks pretty ominous right now in the Senate. They just have so many opportunities and the polling right now is so bad.’
Another strategist added the question:
‘Are we at the bottom or has the bottom not even dropped out yet? I don’t know what gets us out of this. People are probably just fucking sick of it.’
Currently, according to FiveThirtyEight, only 41.4 percent of Americans approve of Trump — and 55.2 percent of Americans actively disapprove. Currently GOP-held Senate seats that could be vulnerable this November include seats in Arizona, Colorado, Montana, North Carolina, and Maine. The Democrats have just one majorly vulnerable seat — the one Doug Jones holds in Alabama.


bipartisanreport--2020-06-20--Bill Barr Makes Mockery Of Himself & DOJ During Saturday Flub

Attorney General Bill Barr spoke out today against SDNY Attorney General Geoffrey Berman , a Trump appointee who happened to have investigated Trump ’ s former attorney and “ fixer ” Michael Cohen and is currently investigating Trump ’ s new attorney and “ fixer ” Rudy Giuliani .
Barr said in a press conference that he had asked Trump to fire Berman earlier in the day and that Trump had done so .
He accused Berman of having made a “ spectacle ” of his firing , but never addressed how the confusion began in the first place .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ resignation of Berman , who had not resigned and had no intention of doing so .
After Berman told this to the press , Barr changed his position on Saturday and said that Berman is now fired .
It is not uncommon , and in fact has become quite common , under the Trump administration to fire officials in charge of oversight who get too close to investigating the corruption in the Trump presidency .
James Comes was fired as director of the FBI because of the investigating into Trump ’ s connections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in an interview with Lester Holt .
Just 10 days ago , Secretary of State Mike Pompeo fired Steve Linck , an inspector general who was investigating Pompeo for abuse of government funds and secret plans to sell arms to Saudi Arabia .
Had Barr not lied and simply demanded Berman ’ s resignation quietly to allow him to avoid some embarrassment , the attorney general wouldn ’ t have made a “ spectacle ” of anything .
In fact , the creator of the “ spectacle ” is Trump ’ s newest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Barr .

Attorney General Bill Barr spoke out today against SDNY Attorney General Geoffrey Berman, a Trump appointee who happened to have investigated Trump’s former attorney and “fixer” Michael Cohen and is currently investigating Trump’s new attorney and “fixer” Rudy Giuliani.
NEWS: AG Bill Barr fires Geoffrey Berman via a letter, accusing him of choosing “public spectacle over public service. Because you have declared that you have no intention of resigning, I have asked the President to remove you as of today, and he has done so.” – @PeteWilliamsNBC — Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) June 20, 2020
Barr said in a press conference that he had asked Trump to fire Berman earlier in the day and that Trump had done so. He accused Berman of having made a “spectacle” of his firing, but never addressed how the confusion began in the first place. On Friday, Barr had announced the resignation of Berman, who had not resigned and had no intention of doing so. After Berman told this to the press, Barr changed his position on Saturday and said that Berman is now fired.
#Barr is attempting to do to #Berman in SDNY what he did to Jessie Liu in DC – remove a US Atty with integrity and install someone he can control. Acting DC USA Shea reduced sentencing recommendation for Stone and moved to dismiss Flynn case. Wonder what dirty work awaits in SDNY — Barb McQuade (@BarbMcQuade) June 20, 2020
It is not uncommon, and in fact has become quite common, under the Trump administration to fire officials in charge of oversight who get too close to investigating the corruption in the Trump presidency. James Comes was fired as director of the FBI because of the investigating into Trump’s connections to Russia, which Trump himself admitted in an interview with Lester Holt. Just 10 days ago, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo fired Steve Linck, an inspector general who was investigating Pompeo for abuse of government funds and secret plans to sell arms to Saudi Arabia.
Powerful Manhattan Prosecutor Refuses to Leave Post, Setting Up Showdown With Attorney General Bill Barr ‘I have not resigned, and have no intention of resigning,’ Geoffrey Berman says. https://t.co/NFC66gXnCV — Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 (@joncoopertweets) June 20, 2020
Had Barr not lied and simply demanded Berman’s resignation quietly to allow him to avoid some embarrassment, the attorney general wouldn’t have made a “spectacle” of anything. In fact, the creator of the “spectacle” is Trump’s newest attorney and “fixer,” William Barr.
Another Friday night, another attempted massacre, this time SDNY U.S. Attorney Berman. Barr does Trump’s dirty work again. Whether this is payback for Berman’s past independence, or a new effort to obstruct pending investigations, we do not know. But Congress must find out. https://t.co/2WTlrtxN2I — Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) June 20, 2020
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bipartisanreport--2020-06-20--6 Staffers At Trump Rally Test Positive For Coronavirus

In the lead-up to President Donald Trump ’ s Saturday night rally in Tulsa , Oklahoma , it ’ s been revealed that half a dozen staffers who were on-site and apparently assisting with set-up have tested positive for the Coronavirus .
Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh says that “ quarantine procedures ” were immediately initiated , and apparently , neither any of the infected staffers nor any one who had close contact with them will be attending the Saturday night rally .
Nevertheless , the revelation of six new Coronavirus cases among the Trump campaign ’ s staff underlines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of people could be exposed to the Coronavirus at once if it ’ s present in just a few people and gets going through the crowd .
‘ Murtaugh said campaign staff members are tested for COVID-19 as part of the campaign ’ s safety protocols .
Campaign officials say everyone who is attending the rally will be given temperature checks before they pass through security .
They will also be given masks to wear , if they want , and hand sanitizer at the 19,000-seat BOK Center .
The rally was expected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world during the pandemic.
’ Large public gatherings have mostly been indefinitely postponed amidst concerns about the spread of the virus .
Gatherings like the Trump rally in Tulsa on Saturday night could result in deaths if the virus is present , and as other instances of people living and working in close quarters have revealed , the virus can spread fast among large groups .
The Tulsa area is already facing a recent spike in cases , and the director of the local health department said that they wished Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president and his allies do not seem to care .
Trump has frequently claimed that Democrats have tried to hype up the dangers of the Coronavirus just to make him look bad , which is a nonsense claim .
Around the world , Coronavirus deaths currently stand at a total of over 460,000 .
It takes a special kind of delusional self-obsession for Trump to claim that concern about the virus constitutes some kind of plot to make him look bad .

In the lead-up to President Donald Trump’s Saturday night rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, it’s been revealed that half a dozen staffers who were on-site and apparently assisting with set-up have tested positive for the Coronavirus. Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh says that “quarantine procedures” were immediately initiated, and apparently, neither any of the infected staffers nor any one who had close contact with them will be attending the Saturday night rally. Nevertheless, the revelation of six new Coronavirus cases among the Trump campaign’s staff underlines the danger of the rally. Thousands of people could be exposed to the Coronavirus at once if it’s present in just a few people and gets going through the crowd.
The Associated Press reports:
‘Murtaugh said campaign staff members are tested for COVID-19 as part of the campaign’s safety protocols. Campaign officials say everyone who is attending the rally will be given temperature checks before they pass through security. They will also be given masks to wear, if they want, and hand sanitizer at the 19,000-seat BOK Center. The rally was expected to be the largest indoor gathering in the world during the pandemic.’
Large public gatherings have mostly been indefinitely postponed amidst concerns about the spread of the virus. Gatherings like the Trump rally in Tulsa on Saturday night could result in deaths if the virus is present, and as other instances of people living and working in close quarters have revealed, the virus can spread fast among large groups. The Tulsa area is already facing a recent spike in cases, and the director of the local health department said that they wished Trump’s rally would be postponed, but the president and his allies do not seem to care.
Trump has frequently claimed that Democrats have tried to hype up the dangers of the Coronavirus just to make him look bad, which is a nonsense claim. Around the world, Coronavirus deaths currently stand at a total of over 460,000. It takes a special kind of delusional self-obsession for Trump to claim that concern about the virus constitutes some kind of plot to make him look bad.


bipartisanreport--2020-06-20--Giant Billboard On Wheels Arrives In Tulsa To Troll Trump

President Donald Trump has consistently praised his administration ’ s response to the Coronavirus , but sometimes it feels like he ’ s spent more time congratulating himself for a supposed job well done than actually formulating a plan to respond to the crisis .
Currently , the U.S. death toll stands at over 120,000 according to one tally , and scientists have estimated that a large portion of those people could have been saved if lockdown orders were implemented sooner , thereby cutting off the spread of the virus at an earlier point .
Ahead of Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a truck arrived carrying billboards displaying the “ Trump Death Count , ” which is how those responsible for the display are referring to the estimated number of lives lost thanks to delayed action from the president .
Check out images of the truck below : The Trump Death Count currently estimates that over 70,000 preventable Coronavirus deaths have unfolded .
Besides the truck display , according to the Guardian , the information contained in the “ Trump Death Count ” was also displayed on billboards in Tulsa ahead of Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was stationed outside the arena in which the president ’ s rally was slated to be held , and the vehicle was “ blasting out the names of Covid-19 dead over a loudspeaker , ” the Guardian reports .
Although many large-capacity events have been postponed and/or cancelled amidst concerns about the spread of the Coronavirus , the Trump campaign has refused to take concern from public health officials seriously and rushed ahead with their plans for the weekend rally .
However , it ’ s important to note — on Friday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases in a single day since the beginning of May .
The threat is not gone .
The person behind the Trump Death Count truck is filmmaker Eugene Jarecki , who shared :

President Donald Trump has consistently praised his administration’s response to the Coronavirus, but sometimes it feels like he’s spent more time congratulating himself for a supposed job well done than actually formulating a plan to respond to the crisis. Currently, the U.S. death toll stands at over 120,000 according to one tally, and scientists have estimated that a large portion of those people could have been saved if lockdown orders were implemented sooner, thereby cutting off the spread of the virus at an earlier point. Ahead of Trump’s Saturday night rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a truck arrived carrying billboards displaying the “Trump Death Count,” which is how those responsible for the display are referring to the estimated number of lives lost thanks to delayed action from the president.
Check out images of the truck below:
So this guy says he’ll be driving around a mobile “Trump Death Clock” at the #TulsaTrumpRally all day. This is not exactly a hit with Trump supporters. First thing I heard someone say was “what’s that, a counter for all the babies Planned Parenthood kills?” pic.twitter.com/vGJ3CBYjP1 — Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) June 20, 2020
The Trump Death Count currently estimates that over 70,000 preventable Coronavirus deaths have unfolded. Besides the truck display, according to the Guardian, the information contained in the “Trump Death Count” was also displayed on billboards in Tulsa ahead of Trump’s rally. Meanwhile, the truck was stationed outside the arena in which the president’s rally was slated to be held, and the vehicle was “blasting out the names of Covid-19 dead over a loudspeaker,” the Guardian reports.
Although many large-capacity events have been postponed and/or cancelled amidst concerns about the spread of the Coronavirus, the Trump campaign has refused to take concern from public health officials seriously and rushed ahead with their plans for the weekend rally. However, it’s important to note — on Friday, the U.S. reported the most new Coronavirus cases in a single day since the beginning of May. The threat is not gone.
Today was the worst day for COVID-19 case numbers in more than a month. Major problems across the south and southwest. We've already baked in a lot more infections than you see here—and few harm reduction policies appear to be on the way in these states. pic.twitter.com/sWjMoxRIS7 — Alexis C. Madrigal (@alexismadrigal) June 19, 2020
The person behind the Trump Death Count truck is filmmaker Eugene Jarecki, who shared:
‘We want everyone who attends Trump’s rally to have an opportunity to make an informed choice based on real numbers.’
Meanwhile, Trump continues to peddle misinformation.


bipartisanreport--2020-06-20--Peaceful Protester Forcefully Removed From Trump’s Tulsa Rally (VIDEO)

President Donald Trump has made his opposition to peaceful protest abundantly clear at this point .
At one point , around the time of major protests against one of his Supreme Court nominees , Trump even suggested that protest should be outright banned in the United States .
Now , ahead of Trump ’ s Saturday night rally in Tulsa , Oklahoma , footage has emerged of a peaceful protester getting removed from the premises by police after an individual who seemed to be with the Trump campaign claimed that their “ job with the campaign is to officially uninvite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ question was merely sitting peacefully on the pavement outside the rally entrance and wearing a shirt reading “ I Can ’ t Breathe.
” The shirt calls attention to the final words of black Americans who were recently killed by police .
The peaceful protester ’ s name is Sheila Buck , and they shared with the Trump campaign official and cops who came to confront them that they had a ticket to the rally .
After getting told that it ’ s a “ private event ” — although in reality , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re-election campaign of the president of the United States , which one might expect to be relatively open to public observation — Buck added : The campaign official replied : As if the cops had suddenly become the hired thugs for the Trump campaign , the police officers who were on the scene subsequently grabbed Buck by the arms and dragged her away .
Some initial reports from the scene suggested that Buck was getting arrested for trespassing , although again , she had a ticket to the event and was simply peacefully @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the incident below : The Tulsa Police Department promptly faced steep criticism for the debacle , which was broadcast on national television .
Previously , President Trump himself had already threatened protesters who may have been considering showing up at his Tulsa rally .
On Friday , he posted on Twitter : Protest is a legally-protected right , and peaceful protest is obviously not equatable with something like “ looting.
” Trump ’ s fearmongering surrounding protests has reached a fever pitch recently .
He ’ s even claimed that Seattle was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up an “ autonomous zone ” within a single neighborhood .
Seattle is a big city , and the protesters were in an area within a single neighborhood — but that didn ’ t stop Trump .
He ’ s continuing his campaign against Americans .
Watch longer coverage of the Tulsa incident below :

President Donald Trump has made his opposition to peaceful protest abundantly clear at this point. At one point, around the time of major protests against one of his Supreme Court nominees, Trump even suggested that protest should be outright banned in the United States. Now, ahead of Trump’s Saturday night rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, footage has emerged of a peaceful protester getting removed from the premises by police after an individual who seemed to be with the Trump campaign claimed that their “job with the campaign is to officially uninvite” the protester. The individual in question was merely sitting peacefully on the pavement outside the rally entrance and wearing a shirt reading “I Can’t Breathe.” The shirt calls attention to the final words of black Americans who were recently killed by police.
Remarkable moment on @MSNBC: A peaceful protester wearing a t-shirt that said "I Can't Breathe" is arrested outside the location of Trump's Tulsa rally. She was sitting on the ground. She said she had a ticket for the rally. She was still taken away. — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 20, 2020
The peaceful protester’s name is Sheila Buck, and they shared with the Trump campaign official and cops who came to confront them that they had a ticket to the rally.
Buck said:
‘This is my country. This is my country. This is my city. I have tickets for this event. I have clothes on. I’m protected. What’s the problem?’
After getting told that it’s a “private event” — although in reality, it’s a rally for the re-election campaign of the president of the United States, which one might expect to be relatively open to public observation — Buck added:
‘I have tickets to your private event. I’ve been invited and have a ticket.’
The campaign official replied:
‘Yeah, well, my job with the campaign is to officially uninvite you.’
She had a ticket. She wore an "I Can't Breathe Shirt." She was removed for "trespassing". Hoping that #SheilaBuck sues Tulsa police back to the stone age. — Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) June 20, 2020
As if the cops had suddenly become the hired thugs for the Trump campaign, the police officers who were on the scene subsequently grabbed Buck by the arms and dragged her away. Some initial reports from the scene suggested that Buck was getting arrested for trespassing, although again, she had a ticket to the event and was simply peacefully sitting on the pavement.
Watch footage of the incident below:
Tulsa police arrested Sheila Buck for “trespassing” at an event she had a ticket to.
pic.twitter.com/rpsCRxUKBq — Alexis Goldstein (@alexisgoldstein) June 20, 2020
The Tulsa Police Department promptly faced steep criticism for the debacle, which was broadcast on national television.
As Harvard law Professor Laurence Tribe put it:
‘Guess what, Tulsa police? The First Amendment freedoms of speech, petition, and peaceful assembly are binding on YOU too! And yes, even when Trump is in town!!’
Guess what, Tulsa police? The First Amendment freedoms of speech, petition, and peaceful assembly are binding on YOU too! And yes, even when Trump is in town!! https://t.co/vmkuSw3WMB — Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) June 20, 2020
Previously, President Trump himself had already threatened protesters who may have been considering showing up at his Tulsa rally. On Friday, he posted on Twitter:
‘Any protesters, anarchists, agitators, looters or lowlifes who are going to Oklahoma please understand, you will not be treated like you have been in New York, Seattle, or Minneapolis. It will be a much different scene!’
Any protesters, anarchists, agitators, looters or lowlifes who are going to Oklahoma please understand, you will not be treated like you have been in New York, Seattle, or Minneapolis. It will be a much different scene! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 19, 2020
Protest is a legally-protected right, and peaceful protest is obviously not equatable with something like “looting.” Trump’s fearmongering surrounding protests has reached a fever pitch recently. He’s even claimed that Seattle was “taken over” after protesters set up an “autonomous zone” within a single neighborhood. Seattle is a big city, and the protesters were in an area within a single neighborhood — but that didn’t stop Trump. He’s continuing his campaign against Americans.
Watch longer coverage of the Tulsa incident below:


bipartisanreport--2020-06-20--Trump Threatens Violence Against Bolton During Mid-Morning Freak-Out

John Bolton ’ s new tell-all memoir , The Room Where It Happened , Trump ’ s former national security advisor details pieces of the truth behind the lies of the Trump administration , blatant obstruction of justice , and asking other foreign countries than Ukraine , for which Trump was impeached , to help him in the upcoming 2020 election .
Trump has not stopped tweeting about it since the excerpts from the book were released .
He ’ s claimed that Bolton broke the law by releasing classified information , but also says Bolton ’ s entire book @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t have it both ways .
Trump ’ s tweets are a case where he ’ s actually right , for the most part , but is leaving out details that change the meaning of the statement .
The federal judge in charge of ruling in the case brought by the government against Bolton to halt publication of his book , or at least restrict him from earning money on the book , ruled that Bolton jumped the gun on beginning his release .
Bolton says he was told by the NSC that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the editing process , but a written agreement to go ahead with the book was never issued .
Further , the judge did rule that it was unnecessary to release materials that have already been leaked , copies published and sent out , so Trump has that part right , as well .
It ’ s not the full story .
In the court decision issued by Judge Royce Lamberth , however , he determined that the jump to publish the book prior to written authorization was wrong but that “ a single @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to issue.
” In other words , it isn ’ t enough to take Bolton to court on criminal charges .
Even more importantly , the judge also ruled that the government showed no real evidence that the release of the book compromises national security or could cause any irreparable harm to the U.S. government .
Lamberth agreed that it could harm the government , but that the case made by Trump government officials was insufficient .
They had not proven anything .
Twitter had much to say about Trump ’ s endless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s book .
Read some of their comments below :

John Bolton’s new tell-all memoir, The Room Where It Happened, Trump’s former national security advisor details pieces of the truth behind the lies of the Trump administration, blatant obstruction of justice, and asking other foreign countries than Ukraine, for which Trump was impeached, to help him in the upcoming 2020 election. Trump has not stopped tweeting about it since the excerpts from the book were released. He’s claimed that Bolton broke the law by releasing classified information, but also says Bolton’s entire book is a lie. He can’t have it both ways.
Trump’s tweets are a case where he’s actually right, for the most part, but is leaving out details that change the meaning of the statement. The federal judge in charge of ruling in the case brought by the government against Bolton to halt publication of his book, or at least restrict him from earning money on the book, ruled that Bolton jumped the gun on beginning his release. Bolton says he was told by the NSC that all classified information had been removed in the editing process, but a written agreement to go ahead with the book was never issued.
Further, the judge did rule that it was unnecessary to release materials that have already been leaked, copies published and sent out, so Trump has that part right, as well. It’s not the full story.
In the court decision issued by Judge Royce Lamberth, however, he determined that the jump to publish the book prior to written authorization was wrong but that “a single factor is not sufficient for an injunction to issue.” In other words, it isn’t enough to take Bolton to court on criminal charges.
Even more importantly, the judge also ruled that the government showed no real evidence that the release of the book compromises national security or could cause any irreparable harm to the U.S. government. Lamberth agreed that it could harm the government, but that the case made by Trump government officials was insufficient. They had not proven anything.
Twitter had much to say about Trump’s endless stream of thin-skinned tweets about Bolton’s book. Read some of their comments below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-06-20--Trump Horrified After Congress Invites SDNY Attorney To Testify Under Oath Next Week

This Friday night , the U.S. was rocked with the news that the Trump administration had tried to force Geoffrey Berman , the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York , off the job .
Attorney General Bill Barr issued a statement claiming that Berman was resigning , but Berman promptly followed up with his own statement insisting that he was doing no such thing .
( Barr claims that Trump has now stepped in and fired Berman directly . )
Now , as the fallout continues to spread from the Trump team ’ s latest brazen attempt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler ( D-N.Y. ) has invited Berman to testify .
Nadler invited Berman to a previously scheduled hearing about the politicization of the Justice Department that ’ s currently set for this coming Wednesday .
The hearing to which Nadler invited Berman is already set to have some high-profile testimony .
The committee issued subpoenas for Aaron Zelinsky and John Elias , both of whom have figured prominently in instances of politicization at the Justice Department under the Trump-appointed Bill Barr .
Zelinsky was one of the prosecutors on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protest after Barr ’ s team intervened to lower the government ’ s sentencing recommendation for Stone , who is a longtime Trump ally .
Elias , meanwhile , works at the Justice Department ’ s antitrust division , which has been accused of carrying out politically motivated investigations like one targeting CNN ’ s parent company and another targeting an environmental regulation deal to keep down car emissions that California struck with vehicle manufacturers .
In this case , Barr reportedly asked Berman to resign shortly before he apparently tried to pressure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public statement insisting that the U.S. Attorney had already taken the step .
Berman ’ s office has handled a number of investigations that could attract the political ire of the president , including the investigation into former Trump fixer Michael Cohen ’ s crimes — in which the president was implicated — and an investigation into Trump ally Rudy Giuliani ’ s “ consulting ” work .

This Friday night, the U.S. was rocked with the news that the Trump administration had tried to force Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, off the job. Attorney General Bill Barr issued a statement claiming that Berman was resigning, but Berman promptly followed up with his own statement insisting that he was doing no such thing. (Barr claims that Trump has now stepped in and fired Berman directly.) Now, as the fallout continues to spread from the Trump team’s latest brazen attempt to seize judicial power, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) has invited Berman to testify. Nadler invited Berman to a previously scheduled hearing about the politicization of the Justice Department that’s currently set for this coming Wednesday.
Nadler commented:
‘America is right to expect the worst of Bill Barr, who has repeatedly interfered in criminal investigations on Trump’s behalf. We have a hearing on this topic on Wednesday. We welcome Mr. Berman’s testimony and will invite him to testify.’
America is right to expect the worst of Bill Barr, who has repeatedly interfered in criminal investigations on Trump’s behalf. We have a hearing on this topic on Wednesday. We welcome Mr. Berman’s testimony and will invite him to testify. https://t.co/SpVYzLhANR — Rep. Nadler (@RepJerryNadler) June 20, 2020
The hearing to which Nadler invited Berman is already set to have some high-profile testimony. The committee issued subpoenas for Aaron Zelinsky and John Elias, both of whom have figured prominently in instances of politicization at the Justice Department under the Trump-appointed Bill Barr.
Zelinsky was one of the prosecutors on the Roger Stone case who resigned in apparent protest after Barr’s team intervened to lower the government’s sentencing recommendation for Stone, who is a longtime Trump ally. Elias, meanwhile, works at the Justice Department’s antitrust division, which has been accused of carrying out politically motivated investigations like one targeting CNN’s parent company and another targeting an environmental regulation deal to keep down car emissions that California struck with vehicle manufacturers.
Incredible. Read this. The Trump administration is a clown show. https://t.co/XMUWzmFSOQ — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 20, 2020
In this case, Barr reportedly asked Berman to resign shortly before he apparently tried to pressure Berman into doing so with his lie-riddled public statement insisting that the U.S. Attorney had already taken the step. Berman’s office has handled a number of investigations that could attract the political ire of the president, including the investigation into former Trump fixer Michael Cohen’s crimes — in which the president was implicated — and an investigation into Trump ally Rudy Giuliani’s “consulting” work.
Berman's office has for months been investigating Rudy Giuliani for potential criminal violations of lobbying laws over his dealings in Ukraine. Berman, of course, also ran the Michael Cohen investigation, which implicated Trump in federal crimes. https://t.co/mk2pekQJjE — Chris Sommerfeldt (@C_Sommerfeldt) June 20, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response to Nadler:


bipartisanreport--2020-06-20--Schiff Terrifies Trump/Barr With Investigation Demand Of SDNY Obstruction

It ’ s become a well-known trend in the Trump administration , in coordination with the Department of Justice , to avoid or end investigations into their own corruption by simply firing the investigators .
An inspector general was fired just ten days ago and without any explanation to the American public although he had been conducting an investigation into Trump Secretary of State Mike Pompeo .
Trump tried everything in his power to have Robert Mueller fired during the Russian collusion investigation .
On Friday night , Attorney General William Barr announced the “ resignation ” of the attorney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York , Geoff Berman , who happened to have been the investigator in the Michael Cohen case and is actively investigating Trump ’ s “ attorney , ” Rudy Giuliani .
Except…Berman says he hasn ’ t resigned and isn ’ t leaving his post or his investigations .
Rep Adam Schiff ( D-CA ) posted on Saturday that an investigation into Attorney General Barr is necessary over Berman ’ s firing .
So far , Barr has been Trump ’ s third attorney and “ fixer ” after Michael Cohen , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Giuliani , who remains a Trump loyalist .
However , the U.S. DOJ is intended to be a non-partisan organization , and Trump and Barr are making sure that isn ’ t happening .
According to The New York Times : Berman released a statement on Friday night saying that he not offered his resignation and was only informed about his supposed “ resignation ” when he saw it in a DOJ news release .
Berman says he is staying where he is unless a replacement forces him out .
So far , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is Jay Clayton , a Trump loyalist at the SEC with no legal experience .
An investigation into the partisan hackery of the U.S. Constitution by Bill Barr is long since overdue .
Barr ’ s refusal to respond to congressional subpoenas and his willingness to intervene in the actions taken by people responsible for oversight make him a traitor to his office .
Berman will continue his investigations ; hopefully , Congress will do the same .

It’s become a well-known trend in the Trump administration, in coordination with the Department of Justice, to avoid or end investigations into their own corruption by simply firing the investigators. An inspector general was fired just ten days ago and without any explanation to the American public although he had been conducting an investigation into Trump Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Trump tried everything in his power to have Robert Mueller fired during the Russian collusion investigation.
On Friday night, Attorney General William Barr announced the “resignation” of the attorney general for the southern district of New York, Geoff Berman, who happened to have been the investigator in the Michael Cohen case and is actively investigating Trump’s “attorney,” Rudy Giuliani. Except…Berman says he hasn’t resigned and isn’t leaving his post or his investigations.
Another Friday night, another attempted massacre, this time SDNY U.S. Attorney Berman. Barr does Trump’s dirty work again. Whether this is payback for Berman’s past independence, or a new effort to obstruct pending investigations, we do not know. But Congress must find out. https://t.co/2WTlrtxN2I — Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) June 20, 2020
Rep Adam Schiff (D-CA) posted on Saturday that an investigation into Attorney General Barr is necessary over Berman’s firing. So far, Barr has been Trump’s third attorney and “fixer” after Michael Cohen, who now sits in prison, and Rudy Giuliani, who remains a Trump loyalist. However, the U.S. DOJ is intended to be a non-partisan organization, and Trump and Barr are making sure that isn’t happening.
According to The New York Times:
‘The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, who has investigated President Trump’s closest associates, was refusing to leave his position on Saturday after Attorney General William P. Barr tried to fire him, setting up an extraordinary standoff over the independence of law enforcement and the president’s purge of officials he views as disloyal.’
Make no mistake—Bill Barr will go down in history as having aided and abetted the most corrupt president this country has ever seen. — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) June 20, 2020
Berman released a statement on Friday night saying that he not offered his resignation and was only informed about his supposed “resignation” when he saw it in a DOJ news release. Berman says he is staying where he is unless a replacement forces him out. So far, the nominee for Berman’s replacement is Jay Clayton, a Trump loyalist at the SEC with no legal experience.
‘Mr. Barr abruptly announced the resignation late Friday night of the prosecutor, Geoffrey S. Berman, United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, whose office has been at the forefront of corruption inquiries into Mr. Trump’s inner circle. The office successfully prosecuted the president’s former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, who went to prison, and has been investigating Mr. Trump’s current personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani.’
An investigation into the partisan hackery of the U.S. Constitution by Bill Barr is long since overdue. Barr’s refusal to respond to congressional subpoenas and his willingness to intervene in the actions taken by people responsible for oversight make him a traitor to his office. Berman will continue his investigations; hopefully, Congress will do the same.
‘Mr. Berman then quickly issued a statement denying that he was leaving. “I have not resigned, and have no intention of resigning, my position,” Mr. Berman said, adding that he had learned that he was “stepping down” from a Justice Department news release.’
obstruction of justice happening again right before our eyes. #fridaynightmassacre https://t.co/CBEGjQjfsl — emma (: (@emmyyfaith) June 20, 2020
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bipartisanreport--2020-06-20--Trump Suffers Rage Attack After Seeing Judge’s Morning Ruling

The Trump administration ’ s legal losses keep piling up .
This Saturday , U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ruled that Trump ’ s former national security adviser John Bolton can proceed with the publication of his memoir covering his time in the White House .
The Trump administration had brought a court case in an attempt to stop the publication of the book , but as Lamberth noted , the effort is pointless , because the official release date of the book is this coming Tuesday , and the book has already been distributed around the country .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so incompetent that they ’ re not even effective in their attempts at bringing self-serving court cases .
‘ A single dedicated individual with a book in hand could publish its contents far and wide from his local coffee shop .
With hundreds of thousands of copies around the globe — many in newsrooms — the damage is done .
There is no restoring the status quo.
’ The judge did have criticism for Bolton , claiming that the former Trump administration official decided “ to publish his book without securing final approval @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bolton ’ s legal team has disputed the Trump administration ’ s claim that there ’ s something classified in the book .
Bolton did submit his manuscript for a pre-publication review by national security authorities , and he adjusted his manuscript in line with their findings .
The Associated Press notes that Lamberth ’ s ruling allows “ for a broader election-year readership and distribution of a memoir… that paints an unflattering portrait of President Donald Trump ’ s foreign policy decision-making during the turbulent year-and-a-half that Bolton spent in the White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an understatement — Bolton explains that from his perspective , Trump ’ s singularly guiding aim was to protect his re-election chances .
Allegedly , Trump even asked Chinese President Xi Jinping for help with his re-election campaign and tried to get China to buy more agricultural products specifically to improve Trump ’ s standing among U.S. farmers .
According to Bolton , Trump also privately supported the construction of concentration camps for Chinese Muslims .

John Bolton is not the first ex-Trump appointee or insider to have released a tell-all memoir. Omarosa Manigault-Newman, who once served as Trump’s liaison to the black community, wrote about the incompetence of the Trump administration in her book, Unhinged. Someone who claims to have been a top cabinet appointee under Trump wrote Anonymous. James Comes, who served as FBI director under Trump, wrote A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership.
It seems that it is Trump’s third national security advisor, John Bolton, who has written a book that truly disturbs President Trump. Bolton does not just accuse Trump of being misinformed, incompetent, and shady; he accuses Trump of committing a crime against his country, the same crime for which he was impeached but not removed from office. Trump is apparently not handling news of the book well.
Trump really doesn’t seem to understand that Schmidt, nor anyone who votes Democrat, is not agreeing with him about Bolton’s book. Trump hates Bolton because he’s most likely telling the truth. Democrats hate Bolton because he could have saved his country from Trump during the impeachment hearings but chose not to testify against Trump because it would wreck his book sales.
The Trump administration tried desperately to block the release of Bolton’s book, a fight they lost once again in federal court on Friday. Trump has railed about the book both being full of lies and threatening national security with the release of information that was classified. Another truth that Trump doesn’t appear to understand is that information cannot both be untrue and classified.
Twitter expressed how tired they are of Trump’s social media attacks and his time in the White House in general. Read some of their comments below:
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