bipartisanreport--2020-02-18--Americans Respond In Force After Trump’s Online Rant

The simple strategy in this tweet showed that he was going to lay his foundation for a “ rigged convention , ” but there were flaws in it .
Once he started laying a couple of tactics on top of it , the cracks appeared .
The Democrats are going to have an interesting political season this year .
Donald Trump is trying to win the 2020 presidential election any way that looks feasible .
Fortunately , people other than his devoted followers have begun to figure out how to read this president .
Americans will be on the lookout @ @ @ @ @ @ @ POTUS added that the “ Crooked DNC ” was working against him .
Then , he tried to form an arc between himself and Senator Bernie Sanders ( I-VT ) .
Too bad for the man in the Oval Office .
He blew a hole through a weight-bearing support .
After all , the two men reside at opposing sides of the entire political system : Of course , what would his tweeting be without another lie , and here it is : The president has not said much about another big contender @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bloomberg , who shot up through the Democratic ranks .
Thus far , he has spent $ 391 million on his extremely well-produced ads .
People have been leery of Bloomberg , because he could be the flip side of the Donald Trump coin .
Two billionaires living in New York City with racial and misogynist failings .
What was there to worry about ?
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The simple strategy in this tweet showed that he was going to lay his foundation for a “rigged convention,” but there were flaws in it. Once he started laying a couple of tactics on top of it, the cracks appeared.
The Democrats are going to have an interesting political season this year. Donald Trump is trying to win the 2020 presidential election any way that looks feasible. Fortunately, people other than his devoted followers have begun to figure out how to read this president. Americans will be on the lookout for key Twitter words like this.
POTUS added that the “Crooked DNC” was working against him. Then, he tried to form an arc between himself and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT). Too bad for the man in the Oval Office. He blew a hole through a weight-bearing support. After all, the two men reside at opposing sides of the entire political system:
‘THE CROOKED DNC IS WORKING OVERTIME TO TAKE THE DEMOCRAT NOMINATION AWAY FROM BERNIE, AGAIN! WATCH WHAT HAPPENS TO THE SUPER DELEGATES IN ROUND TWO. A RIGGED CONVENTION!’
Of course, what would his tweeting be without another lie, and here it is:
‘THANK YOU!
The president has not said much about another big contender, former Mayor of New York Mike Bloomberg, who shot up through the Democratic ranks. Thus far, he has spent $391 million on his extremely well-produced ads.
People have been leery of Bloomberg, because he could be the flip side of the Donald Trump coin. Two billionaires living in New York City with racial and misogynist failings. What was there to worry about?
Twitter world went wild as the Donald began laying the foundation of “A Rigged Convention:”
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bipartisanreport--2020-02-18--Dem Requests Govt Accountability Office Investigation

Farming has always been an honorable way to earn a living .
People used to be able to make enough on 80 acres of land with a herd of cattle to provide a moderate lifestyle .
Yet , year after year the prices for what hey raised dropped until farming no longer was even feasible .
Wheat sold for $ 20- $ 30 a bushel in after World War I , adjusted for inflation .
By 1985 , it sold for $ 8 to $ 15 .
Now , it goes for $ 5 to $ 10 a bushel , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wonder a whole rash of farmers has given up .
Why did this occur ?
Wheat began to have more and more people between the harvest and the end product .
The cost of a loaf of bread in 1920 was $ 1.16 .
In 1985 , it cost $ .60 , and in 2020 the least expensive ran about $ 2.50 all adjusted for inflation and grew less healthy by the year .
That gave farmers the ability to protect against bad weather years , buy and sell livestock , and live @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , to add more disaster to their business , Donald Trump blew in a tariff war with many farmers ’ best export market : China .
Stories of farmers going bankrupt after generations of harvesting the land began rolling into the office of Senator Debbie Stabenow ( D-MI ) .
As the leading Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee , she requested the Government Accountability Office ( GAO ) open an investigation .
Trump had a program to help farmers compensate for his abysmal tariff war with China , but something was seriously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administration ’ s aid distribution .
It was based upon political considerations , with higher levels of aid packages going to Trump-friendly states and foreign investors .
The senator questioned the USDA ’ s dispensation methods regarding fraud , waste , and abuse .
The GAO is a nonpartisan auditing agency .
Stabenow said , according to The Hill : The White House implemented the program , which is named the Market Facilitation Program , in August of 2018 , just as a trade war with China began to raise its ugly head @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crops was soybeans , but when Trump added the tariffs , the Chinese sought out other sellers .
The Agriculture Department ( USDA ) pledged $ 12 billion in aid in 2018 and $ 14.5 billion in 2019 .
A study found that 40 percent of farm incomes were based upon aid in some form .
Stabenow raised concerns that the aid distribution was being decided by political considerations , with larger payouts going to Trump-voting red states in the South .
She also had questions over whether USDA ’ s methods for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and abuse .
The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

Farming has always been an honorable way to earn a living. People used to be able to make enough on 80 acres of land with a herd of cattle to provide a moderate lifestyle. Yet, year after year the prices for what hey raised dropped until farming no longer was even feasible.
Wheat sold for $20-$30 a bushel in after World War I, adjusted for inflation. By 1985, it sold for $8 to $15. Now, it goes for $5 to $10 a bushel, usually closer to $5. No wonder a whole rash of farmers has given up.
Why did this occur? Wheat began to have more and more people between the harvest and the end product. The cost of a loaf of bread in 1920 was $1.16. In 1985, it cost $.60, and in 2020 the least expensive ran about $2.50 all adjusted for inflation and grew less healthy by the year.
That gave farmers the ability to protect against bad weather years, buy and sell livestock, and live a free, independent life. Then, to add more disaster to their business, Donald Trump blew in a tariff war with many farmers’ best export market: China.
Stories of farmers going bankrupt after generations of harvesting the land began rolling into the office of Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI). As the leading Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee, she requested the Government Accountability Office (GAO) open an investigation. Trump had a program to help farmers compensate for his abysmal tariff war with China, but something was seriously wrong.
Stabenow was concerned about the administration’s aid distribution. It was based upon political considerations, with higher levels of aid packages going to Trump-friendly states and foreign investors. The senator questioned the USDA’s dispensation methods regarding fraud, waste, and abuse.
The GAO is a nonpartisan auditing agency. Stabenow said, according to The Hill:
‘It’s clear that the Trump Administration’s trade assistance payments pick winners and losers rather than help the farmers who have been hit the hardest by this president’s trade policies. This investigation will shed more light on what has been happening, and bring accountability and fairness to a program that has spent billions of taxpayer dollars.’
The White House implemented the program, which is named the Market Facilitation Program, in August of 2018, just as a trade war with China began to raise its ugly head. One of the farmers’ leading crops was soybeans, but when Trump added the tariffs, the Chinese sought out other sellers.
The Agriculture Department (USDA) pledged $12 billion in aid in 2018 and $14.5 billion in 2019. A study found that 40 percent of farm incomes were based upon aid in some form.
Stabenow raised concerns that the aid distribution was being decided by political considerations, with larger payouts going to Trump-voting red states in the South. She also had questions over whether USDA’s methods for dispersing aid were preventing waste, fraud, and abuse.
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-02-18--WH Press Secretary Threatens ‘Anonymous’ Trump Author

The face of the president ’ s Press Secretary and Communications Director belongs to Stephanie Romney Grisham .
Yes , that Romney .
Her uncle is the former Massachusetts Governor and current Senator Mitt Romney .
She had to drop “ Romney ” from her name to join the White House .
No problem .
Donald Trump has been relentless as he sought the identity of “ Anonymous.
” He has vowed revenge on the whistleblower who criticized him publicly and in a tell-all book .
The Trump White House decided to move Deputy National Security Adviser Victoria Coates from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Energy .
Why ?
She has worked with the National Security Adviser ( NSA ) Robert O ’ Brien , and he moved her into the deputy position .
Was she “ Anonymous .
?
” Some of Trump ’ s people believe that Coates was , but she has denied the charges vehemently .
Whistleblowers have been promised anonymity in return for them stepping forward even at great risk to themselves .
According to Axios , the roles within the administration have been shifting dramatically : • ‘ Coates could take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dan Brouillette , the former deputy secretary who was elevated to lead the department in December after Rick Perry ’ s departure .
• A decision on such a personnel move has not been finalized and discussions could still fall apart , one source tells Axios .
• “ We do not comment on personnel matters , ” National Security Council spokesman John Ullyot told Axios .
Coates declined to comment.
’ The attitude within the White House has been uncomfortable at best .
Members of that tight community have targeted Coates as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The New York Times .
A book by “ Anonymous ” followed shortly entitled “ A Warning.
” One of the literary agents released a statement indicating Coates was not the author .
Once Trump makes a decision , people can rarely move him off of his position .
He has been purging the staff of anyone he considered disloyal to him .
In addition , he has been bringing back people who had left the administration .
Coates started out as part of the president ’ s national security team during the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the baton to Trump .
She worked for the first NSA Michael Flynn .
Fred Fleitz served as the Chief of Staff and Executive Secretary of the National Security Council from May through October 2018 .
Fleitz was a former CIA analyst and news commentator .
He said : Former National Security Adviser { NSA ) John Bolton ’ s “ tell-all ” book was about his time in the Trump administration .
Fred Fleitz , former NSA chief of staff , released a Fox News op-ed Monday .
In it , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This is what he said about it : Bolton submitted his book to the White House for review , although he said he knew there were no security issues .
Trump ’ s people said it did “ contain top-secret information .
”

The face of the president’s Press Secretary and Communications Director belongs to Stephanie Romney Grisham. Yes, that Romney. Her uncle is the former Massachusetts Governor and current Senator Mitt Romney. She had to drop “Romney” from her name to join the White House. No problem.
Donald Trump has been relentless as he sought the identity of “Anonymous.” He has vowed revenge on the whistleblower who criticized him publicly and in a tell-all book.
The Trump White House decided to move Deputy National Security Adviser Victoria Coates from the National Security Council to the Department of Energy. Why? She has worked with the National Security Adviser (NSA) Robert O’Brien, and he moved her into the deputy position. Was she “Anonymous.?”
Some of Trump’s people believe that Coates was, but she has denied the charges vehemently. Whistleblowers have been promised anonymity in return for them stepping forward even at great risk to themselves.
According to Axios, the roles within the administration have been shifting dramatically:
‘Coates could take on a senior role under Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette, the former deputy secretary who was elevated to lead the department in December after Rick Perry’s departure.
A decision on such a personnel move has not been finalized and discussions could still fall apart, one source tells Axios.
“We do not comment on personnel matters,” National Security Council spokesman John Ullyot told Axios. Coates declined to comment.’
The attitude within the White House has been uncomfortable at best. Members of that tight community have targeted Coates as the one who leaked an op-ed to The New York Times. A book by “Anonymous” followed shortly entitled “A Warning.” One of the literary agents released a statement indicating Coates was not the author.
Once Trump makes a decision, people can rarely move him off of his position. He has been purging the staff of anyone he considered disloyal to him. In addition, he has been bringing back people who had left the administration.
Coates started out as part of the president’s national security team during the period where President Barack Obama handed off of the baton to Trump. She worked for the first NSA Michael Flynn.
Fred Fleitz served as the Chief of Staff and Executive Secretary of the National Security Council from May through October 2018. Fleitz was a former CIA analyst and news commentator. He said:
‘Coates has strong working and personal ties to the Energy Department. She advised Perry in his 2012 presidential campaign and regularly coordinates with the department in her NSC role on issues including sanctions and oil and LNG supplies and touching on Iran, Iraq and the Gulf region.’
Former National Security Adviser{ NSA) John Bolton’s “tell-all” book was about his time in the Trump administration. Fred Fleitz, former NSA chief of staff, released a Fox News op-ed Monday.
In it, Fleitz roundly criticized Bolton’s book. This is what he said about it:
‘Given the importance of protecting a president’s confidential discussions with his senior advisers, I strongly disagree with Bolton’s decision to release the book before the November presidential election and call on him to withdraw it from the publisher immediately.’
Bolton submitted his book to the White House for review, although he said he knew there were no security issues. Trump’s people said it did “contain top-secret information.”
The National Security Council spokesperson John Ullyot said:
‘Ambassador Bolton’s manuscript was submitted to the NSC for pre-publication review and has been under initial review by the NSC. No White House personnel outside NSC have reviewed the manuscript.’
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bipartisanreport--2020-02-18--House Oversight Condemns Trump’s CBP For Obstruction

Here ’ s another item for the long list of investigations in which the Trump administration has adamantly refused to comply with Congressional investigative demands .
Now , the House Oversight Committee has revealed that Customs and Border Patrol ( CBP ) has refused across the board to comply with any of their attempts to investigate a thousands of members-strong Facebook group that included many agents and featured violent racist commentary against migrants , among other obscenities .
Rep. Carolyn Maloney ( D-N.Y. ) , who ’ s chairing the committee at present , said that “ compulsory process ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ court battle — could be an option .
Oversight requested the material in question in July of last year — many months ago .
Now , Maloney shares : ‘ To date , CBP has not produced any information regarding a single employee who was involved in the secret Facebook groups and has not made a single witness available for a transcribed interview .
This stonewalling is unacceptable .
The Committee now insists on full compliance with all of its previous requests , or we will be forced to consider compulsory process.
’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reportedly investigated 62 current agents for involvement in the group and supposedly fired several .
An internal review apparently concluded with the recommended firing of seven agents and disciplinary action for twenty — although there were around 9,500 members in the Facebook group at the time of its discovery .
Condemnations of the behavior from then-agency head Carla Provost rang remarkably hollow , because she was also a member of the group .
Now , Rodney Scott leads the agency , and House Dems have been seeking answers about his connections to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there are clear dangers inherent in officials ’ involvement with the kind of violently racist rhetoric that was in the group .
Examples included direct mockery of the death of a teenage migrant while they were in U.S. custody — and why should anyone trust someone who takes that situation lightly to appropriately care for any of the individuals they come in contact with on the job ?
These are the people deciding to keep migrants in real-world , widely circulated , dangerously squalid conditions .
The rhetoric that was in the Facebook @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president ’ s own behavior .
At a campaign rally in Florida , he laughed it off when someone from the crowd shouted that migrants should be shot .
On his own time , he ’ s consistently parroted violent and false rhetoric against migrants , insisting , for instance , that they ’ re carrying out an “ invasion ” of the U.S. That same lie about a migrant “ invasion ” appeared in the manifesto of a mass shooter that targeted an El Paso Walmart with the explicit intention of killing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Trump refused to walk back his own comments .

Here’s another item for the long list of investigations in which the Trump administration has adamantly refused to comply with Congressional investigative demands. Now, the House Oversight Committee has revealed that Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) has refused across the board to comply with any of their attempts to investigate a thousands of members-strong Facebook group that included many agents and featured violent racist commentary against migrants, among other obscenities. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), who’s chairing the committee at present, said that “compulsory process” — meaning something like a subpoena and/or court battle — could be an option.
Oversight requested the material in question in July of last year — many months ago. Now, Maloney shares:
‘To date, CBP has not produced any information regarding a single employee who was involved in the secret Facebook groups and has not made a single witness available for a transcribed interview. This stonewalling is unacceptable. The Committee now insists on full compliance with all of its previous requests, or we will be forced to consider compulsory process.’
On its own time, CBP has reportedly investigated 62 current agents for involvement in the group and supposedly fired several. An internal review apparently concluded with the recommended firing of seven agents and disciplinary action for twenty — although there were around 9,500 members in the Facebook group at the time of its discovery. Condemnations of the behavior from then-agency head Carla Provost rang remarkably hollow, because she was also a member of the group. Now, Rodney Scott leads the agency, and House Dems have been seeking answers about his connections to the Facebook group as well.
Obviously, there are clear dangers inherent in officials’ involvement with the kind of violently racist rhetoric that was in the group. Examples included direct mockery of the death of a teenage migrant while they were in U.S. custody — and why should anyone trust someone who takes that situation lightly to appropriately care for any of the individuals they come in contact with on the job? These are the people deciding to keep migrants in real-world, widely circulated, dangerously squalid conditions.
Maloney notes:
‘CBP has been obstructing the committee’s investigation by making baseless and shifting legal claims in order to avoid producing critical documents and witnesses. As a result, the Committee has been unable to determine whether CBP employees who made inappropriate and threatening comments are still on the job, potentially putting children, immigrants and fellow CBP employees at risk.’
The rhetoric that was in the Facebook group in question matches up with the president’s own behavior. At a campaign rally in Florida, he laughed it off when someone from the crowd shouted that migrants should be shot. On his own time, he’s consistently parroted violent and false rhetoric against migrants, insisting, for instance, that they’re carrying out an “invasion” of the U.S. That same lie about a migrant “invasion” appeared in the manifesto of a mass shooter that targeted an El Paso Walmart with the explicit intention of killing immigrants, and even after that incident, Trump refused to walk back his own comments.


bipartisanreport--2020-02-18--Trump Crowns Himself ‘Chief Law Enforcement Officer’

Donald Trump has crowned himself the “ chief law enforcement officer of the United States ” on the tarmac speaking to reporters .
Wrong .
The attorney general , in this case , William Barr , is supposed to be the chief law enforcement officer of the US .
Yet , he has made himself subservient to Sheriff Trump .
Then , the president also acknowledged that he makes Barr ’ s job more difficult , referring to Barr ’ s remarks last week that Trump ’ s tweets make it “ impossible ” for him to do his job @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The president also said that he has “ total confidence ” in Barr : In his tweet , the president said : The AG took a wild gamble , because the president has not taken criticism well , especially in public .
Barr gave an interview to ABC News and announced his aggrievance .
Plus , he stirred up the situation in his exclusive interview .
That was when he said that Trump ’ s tweeting put him in a tough spot .
The AG said this about the tweets : ‘ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think is right .
And you know … I can not do my job here at the department with a constant background commentary that undercuts me .
I think it ’ s time to stop the tweeting about Department of Justice criminal case , [ because they ] make it impossible for me to do my job.
’ One of the AG ’ s most recent mistakes was overriding the “ sentencing recommendations ” for the president ’ s longtime friend and adviser Roger Stone .
He should not have involved himself at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump tweeted that the initial sentencing recommendation was “ horrible ” and “ unfair ” to Stone .
The next day , Trump congratulated Barr for deciding to overrule the prosecutors , all four withdrew from the case , and one quit the department entirely .
POTUS tweeted : Barr claimed he already decided to go for a lower sentence in Stone ’ s case , but that was a bit difficult to believe .
He emphasized that his primary rseponsibility , which he considers his greatest responsibility , was to keep the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ AG told ABC News he would handle a case that had “ spun totally out of control.
” The Democrats and many Republicans outside of Congress questioned whether Barr was merely succumbing to Trump ’ s demands .
TheA G had been getting involved in the former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn ’ s case , too .
At first , Flynn pled guilty to lying to the FBI and turned state ’ s evidence .
Then , a couple of months ago , Flynn made a complete reversal , firing his attorneys @ @ @ @ @ @ @ One of Flynn ’ s new attornies called it “ a miscarriage of justice.
” Not only that , Barr announced he would be working on an “ intake process ” to filter the information that came from Rudy Giuliani .
The president ’ s attorney and former New York mayor has been digging up dirt on the president ’ s presidential opponents in Ukraine .
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@ @ @ @ @ @ @ compelling spy mystery .
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Donald Trump has crowned himself the “chief law enforcement officer of the United States” on the tarmac speaking to reporters. Wrong. The attorney general, in this case, William Barr, is supposed to be the chief law enforcement officer of the US. Yet, he has made himself subservient to Sheriff Trump.
Then, the president also acknowledged that he makes Barr’s job more difficult, referring to Barr’s remarks last week that Trump’s tweets make it “impossible” for him to do his job, according to The Business Insider: The president also said that he has “total confidence” in Barr:
‘I do make his job harder. I do agree with that.’
In his tweet, the president said:
‘I’m actually, I guess, the chief law enforcement officer of the country.” (The attorney general is the top law enforcement officer of the country.) — Aaron Rupar ‘
TRUMP: “I’m actually, I guess, the chief law enforcement officer of the country.” (The attorney general is the top law enforcement officer of the country.) pic.twitter.com/5ajK5CkTxB — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 18, 2020
The AG took a wild gamble, because the president has not taken criticism well, especially in public. Barr gave an interview to ABC News and announced his aggrievance. Plus, he stirred up the situation in his exclusive interview. That was when he said that Trump’s tweeting put him in a tough spot. The AG said this about the tweets:
‘I’m going to do what I think is right. And you know … I cannot do my job here at the department with a constant background commentary that undercuts me. I think it’s time to stop the tweeting about Department of Justice criminal case, [because they] make it impossible for me to do my job.’
One of the AG’s most recent mistakes was overriding the “sentencing recommendations” for the president’s longtime friend and adviser Roger Stone. He should not have involved himself at that level. The announcement came after Trump tweeted that the initial sentencing recommendation was “horrible” and “unfair” to Stone.
The next day, Trump congratulated Barr for deciding to overrule the prosecutors, all four withdrew from the case, and one quit the department entirely. POTUS tweeted:
‘Congratulations to Attorney General Bill Barr for taking charge of a case that was totally out of control and perhaps should not have even been brought.’
Barr claimed he already decided to go for a lower sentence in Stone’s case, but that was a bit difficult to believe. He emphasized that his primary rseponsibility, which he considers his greatest responsibility, was to keep the DOJ politically free. Interesting.
The AG told ABC News he would handle a case that had “spun totally out of control.”
‘And I have done that, and I will continue to do that.’
The Democrats and many Republicans outside of Congress questioned whether Barr was merely succumbing to Trump’s demands. TheA G had been getting involved in the former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s case, too. At first, Flynn pled guilty to lying to the FBI and turned state’s evidence. Then, a couple of months ago, Flynn made a complete reversal, firing his attorneys and bringing in Fox News attornies. One of Flynn’s new attornies called it “a miscarriage of justice.”
Not only that, Barr announced he would be working on an “intake process” to filter the information that came from Rudy Giuliani. The president’s attorney and former New York mayor has been digging up dirt on the president’s presidential opponents in Ukraine.
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-02-18--Trump Mockery Pours In After Blagojevich Commutation News

This week , President Donald Trump again sought to usurp the power of his position for personal benefits with reported plans to commute the ongoing 14 year prison sentence of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich .
The former official was originally jailed on a slew of corruption charges , including an attempt to exchange huge campaign contributions for an appointment to Barack Obama ’ s then-recently vacated U.S. Senate seat .
While Blagojevich was indicted but still awaiting trial , he actually appeared on Trump ’ s now ling defunct reality television show The Apprentice , and after the news @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s brazen egotism poured in .
Rod ’ s wife Patti has spent a great deal of time attempting direct appeals to Trump since he became president .
For example in early 2018 , she explicitly compared those who went after her husband ’ s case to the investigators looking into the president ’ s team ’ s own behavior — which , considering Trump ’ s endless stream of animosity for those investigators , was sure to get his attention .
Sure enough , the very next month , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ governor had been jailed simply for being “ stupid.
” Then , in August of last year , Trump commented on Twitter , discussing Blagojevich : This Tuesday , he confirmed to reporters that he ’ d commuted the former governor ’ s sentence , which he called “ ridiculous.
” The debacle mirrors his public meltdown over a sentencing recommendation for longtime Trump pal Roger Stone , which shortly preceded the Justice Department intervening to lower prosecutors ’ sentencing recommendation .

This week, President Donald Trump again sought to usurp the power of his position for personal benefits with reported plans to commute the ongoing 14 year prison sentence of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. The former official was originally jailed on a slew of corruption charges, including an attempt to exchange huge campaign contributions for an appointment to Barack Obama’s then-recently vacated U.S. Senate seat. While Blagojevich was indicted but still awaiting trial, he actually appeared on Trump’s now ling defunct reality television show The Apprentice, and after the news of his sentence commutation, mockery for Trump’s brazen egotism poured in.
Journalist David Nir commented:
‘Blagojevich was literally impeached and removed from office (in a unanimous vote), and barred from ever holding state office again. This is Trump’s way of saying f-you to the very idea of impeachment.’
Blagojevich was literally impeached and removed from office (in a unanimous vote), and barred from ever holding state office again. This is Trump's way of saying f-you to the very idea of impeachment https://t.co/oClAxmTEem — David Nir (@DavidNir) February 18, 2020
As Brian Cohen added:
‘Blagojevich was convicted of: -fraud and conspiracy charges from trying to sell Obama’s Senate seat -extorting a children’s hospital CEO and racetrack exec for campaign $ -lying to the FBI *But* he was a contestant on Celebrity Apprentice and really that’s all that matters here.’
Blagojevich was convicted of:
-fraud and conspiracy charges from trying to sell Obama’s Senate seat
-extorting a children’s hospital CEO and racetrack exec for campaign $
-lying to the FBI *But* he was a contestant on Celebrity Apprentice and really that's all that matters here. https://t.co/Kv5QgaAQjz — Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) February 18, 2020
Rod’s wife Patti has spent a great deal of time attempting direct appeals to Trump since he became president. For example in early 2018, she explicitly compared those who went after her husband’s case to the investigators looking into the president’s team’s own behavior — which, considering Trump’s endless stream of animosity for those investigators, was sure to get his attention. Sure enough, the very next month, he mockingly said to reporters that the former governor had been jailed simply for being “stupid.”
Then, in August of last year, Trump commented on Twitter, discussing Blagojevich:
‘Many people have asked that I study the possibility of commuting his sentence in that it was a very severe one. White House staff is continuing the review of this matter.’
Rod Blagojevich, the former Governor of Illinois, was sentenced to 14 years in prison. He has served 7 years. Many people have asked that I study the possibility of commuting his sentence in that it was a very severe one. White House staff is continuing the review of this matter. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 8, 2019
This Tuesday, he confirmed to reporters that he’d commuted the former governor’s sentence, which he called “ridiculous.” The debacle mirrors his public meltdown over a sentencing recommendation for longtime Trump pal Roger Stone, which shortly preceded the Justice Department intervening to lower prosecutors’ sentencing recommendation.
Check out more Twitter reactions:
Rod Blagojevich Trying To Sell Presidential Commutation To Cellmate For $2.8 Million https://t.co/UIczauJ3Tc pic.twitter.com/r0wdoNK5jt — The Onion (@TheOnion) February 18, 2020
Blagojevich appeared as a contestant on Celebrity Apprentice. Blagojevich's wife, Patti, made a direct appeal to Trump by criticizing Obama, Comey, and Mueller on Fox News. The accelerating politicization of rule of law is extremely dangerous to American democracy. https://t.co/x1w7vRIbCb — Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) February 18, 2020
Blagojevich appeared on Trump's TV show, and his family reportedly hired Trump associates to lobby on his behalf. Trump is commuting the sentence of a man who is a symbol of corruption. What about the tens of thousands of other defendants convicted by DOJ every year? https://t.co/Nywn1SGMEm — Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) February 18, 2020
Trump pardons/commutations: -Sherif convicted of racial profiling
-Dweeb convicted of campaign finance violations
-Sailors convicted or accused of war crimes
-Billionaire convicted of gambling fraud
-Rod Fucking Blagojevich https://t.co/F2zMn7SicK — Patrick S. Tomlinson (@stealthygeek) February 18, 2020
Trump pardons ex-San Francisco 49ers owner DeBartolo Jr. Because corruption is legal now.https://t.co/6jSWLxg3jt — Bill Maxwell 🌊 #CountryOverParty (@Bill_Maxwell_) February 18, 2020
Another pardon aimed directly at keeping people from testifying against Trump. DeBartolo Jr. pled guilty to failing to report a felony in a bribery case. https://t.co/8ykjDQHr5l — Angry Staffer (@AngrierWHStaff) February 18, 2020
Blagojevich getting pardoned by Trump on the heels of a recent study that ranked Chicago the most corrupt city in America is peak 2020. It's only February. https://t.co/jf1ZkSD5UM — Aaron Cynic (@aaroncynic) February 18, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-02-18--Judge Issues Harsh Judgment In Roger Stone Case

President Donald Trump ’ s consistent attempts to bend the legal system to his benefit as president exploded into the spotlight yet again recently , when the Justice Department intervened to lower the D.C. U.S. attorney ’ s office original sentencing recommendation for longtime Trump pal Roger Stone .
He ’ d been recommended seven to nine years in prison for an obstruction of justice scheme , and the announcement that the recommendation would be lowered came shortly after the president had a public Twitter meltdown about the original recommendation .
Now , federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , has denied his defense team ’ s desperate attempt to just postpone the sentencing altogether .
The sentencing was originally scheduled for Thursday , and for now , it ’ s slated to continue at that time , when whatever Jackson ’ s take is on the shifting sentencing recommendations will become public .
During a telephone conference on Tuesday with representatives of both sides , including Stone ’ s team and the government , she explained : Stone ’ s team , besides their request for his sentencing to be delayed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ granted an entirely new trial .
They wanted the sentencing delay while that gambit was considered .
Although their original motion for that new trial was sealed , some criticism has circulated of jury foreperson Tomeka Hart , who Stone ’ s supporters have alleged had disqualifying previous bias against the president before taking on the case .
For now , Jackson says she has not decided what to do with the motion for a new trial , but she did add that the sentence that she hands down on Thursday would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ motion ’ s fate was actually decided .
The original prosecutors on Stone ’ s case all withdrew after politically minded higher-ups at the Justice Department intervened to lower the Trump ally ’ s sentencing recommendation .
Their follow-ups at least carried the case along to the level of arguing for Stone ’ s sentencing to proceed as planned .
Meanwhile , Trump has continued his days-long tirade of anger against the original team .
On Tuesday , he seemed to offer public support for the notion that Stone should , at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trial .
In other words — he ’ s trying to meddle in the judicial process yet again for the innumerable time in a row .
What a normal , not completely unhinged thing for a president of the United States to say !
Not .
To be clear , there ’ s not a shred of apparent evidence that the Mueller probe was “ illegally set up , ” although yes , Stone ’ s case stems from that investigation .
Trump is losing his cool over and over again , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ observers to take their dramatic pledges of independence from the president seriously ?

President Donald Trump’s consistent attempts to bend the legal system to his benefit as president exploded into the spotlight yet again recently, when the Justice Department intervened to lower the D.C. U.S. attorney’s office original sentencing recommendation for longtime Trump pal Roger Stone. He’d been recommended seven to nine years in prison for an obstruction of justice scheme, and the announcement that the recommendation would be lowered came shortly after the president had a public Twitter meltdown about the original recommendation. Now, federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson, who’s handling Stone’s case, has denied his defense team’s desperate attempt to just postpone the sentencing altogether.
The sentencing was originally scheduled for Thursday, and for now, it’s slated to continue at that time, when whatever Jackson’s take is on the shifting sentencing recommendations will become public.
During a telephone conference on Tuesday with representatives of both sides, including Stone’s team and the government, she explained:
‘I think that delaying this sentence would not be a prudent thing to do under all of the circumstances.’
Stone’s team, besides their request for his sentencing to be delayed, has also sought to have Stone granted an entirely new trial. They wanted the sentencing delay while that gambit was considered. Although their original motion for that new trial was sealed, some criticism has circulated of jury foreperson Tomeka Hart, who Stone’s supporters have alleged had disqualifying previous bias against the president before taking on the case. For now, Jackson says she has not decided what to do with the motion for a new trial, but she did add that the sentence that she hands down on Thursday would be delayed from going into effect until the motion’s fate was actually decided.
The original prosecutors on Stone’s case all withdrew after politically minded higher-ups at the Justice Department intervened to lower the Trump ally’s sentencing recommendation. Their follow-ups at least carried the case along to the level of arguing for Stone’s sentencing to proceed as planned.
Meanwhile, Trump has continued his days-long tirade of anger against the original team. On Tuesday, he seemed to offer public support for the notion that Stone should, at the very least, get an entirely new trial. In other words — he’s trying to meddle in the judicial process yet again for the innumerable time in a row.
He tweeted:
‘These were Mueller prosecutors, and the whole Mueller investigation was illegally set up… Everything having to do with this fraudulent investigation is badly tainted and, in my opinion, should be thrown out… If I wasn’t President, I’d be suing everyone all over the place. BUT MAYBE I STILL WILL. WITCH HUNT!’
These were Mueller prosecutors, and the whole Mueller investigation was illegally set up based on a phony and now fully discredited Fake Dossier, lying and forging documents to the FISA Court, and many other things. Everything having to do with this fraudulent investigation is… — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 18, 2020
….BUT MAYBE I STILL WILL. WITCH HUNT! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 18, 2020
What a normal, not completely unhinged thing for a president of the United States to say! Not. To be clear, there’s not a shred of apparent evidence that the Mueller probe was “illegally set up,” although yes, Stone’s case stems from that investigation. Trump is losing his cool over and over again, and officials at the Justice Department really want observers to take their dramatic pledges of independence from the president seriously?


bipartisanreport--2020-02-20--Trump Tweets Fake Bloomberg Video During Multi-Tweet AM Meltdown

Donald Trump pried himself away from his television sets around midnight .
He had spent the evening watching the Democratic debate in Las Vegas , NV .
Then , there was the follow-up analysis .
Finally , he tweeted .
As usual , the unpresidential president went after $ 60-billion-Mike Bloomberg ’ s height .
Certainly , there may have been moments when the former New York mayor wished to be taller , so Trump poked at the spot to see whether it hurt .
Bloomberg did not take advantage as POTUS did of getting a physician to add two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump poked at what he called Bloomberg ’ s “ stumbling , bumbling and grossly incompetent ” performance : ‘ Mini Mike Bloomberg ’ s debate performance tonight was perhaps the worst in the history of debates , and there have been some really bad ones .
He was stumbling , bumbling and grossly incompetent .
If this doesn ’ t knock him out of the race , nothing will .
Not so easy to do what I did !
’ Bloomberg did have a poor performance , though .
Certainly , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make out and definitely not the “ worst in history ” but definitely bad .
Trump has had a few bad spots during his own campaigning .
There was the time he talked about “ falling in love ” with North Korea ’ s dictatorial Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un .
The American president ’ s most fervent fans sat stunned behind him at the podium when our commander-in-chief talked about the supreme leader sending him “ love letters.
” Given that many of Trump ’ s followers consider him the Second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was hard for them to take , there mouths fell open .
They should know that in Christianity , though , an anti-Christ will show up .
Get out the Bibles .
Twitter world had plenty to say about the president ’ s midnight tweet .
Check out some of our favorites below : The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in any order .

Donald Trump pried himself away from his television sets around midnight. He had spent the evening watching the Democratic debate in Las Vegas, NV. Then, there was the follow-up analysis. Finally, he tweeted.
As usual, the unpresidential president went after $60-billion-Mike Bloomberg’s height. Certainly, there may have been moments when the former New York mayor wished to be taller, so Trump poked at the spot to see whether it hurt. Bloomberg did not take advantage as POTUS did of getting a physician to add two inches to his height.
Then, Trump poked at what he called Bloomberg’s “stumbling, bumbling and grossly incompetent” performance:
‘Mini Mike Bloomberg’s debate performance tonight was perhaps the worst in the history of debates, and there have been some really bad ones. He was stumbling, bumbling and grossly incompetent. If this doesn’t knock him out of the race, nothing will. Not so easy to do what I did!’
Bloomberg did have a poor performance, though. Certainly, he was not as bad as Trump tried to make out and definitely not the “worst in history” but definitely bad. Trump has had a few bad spots during his own campaigning. There was the time he talked about “falling in love” with North Korea’s dictatorial Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un.
This makes Mini Mike look good compared to his performance last night. Worst debate performance in history! https://t.co/oUTz9njZPg — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 20, 2020
This is the REAL Mini Mike. He admitted, many times, that he is “a fan of Donald Trump. He’s a New York ICON.” Thank you Mike! https://t.co/KkqMdVMcdk — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 20, 2020
The American president’s most fervent fans sat stunned behind him at the podium when our commander-in-chief talked about the supreme leader sending him “love letters.” Given that many of Trump’s followers consider him the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, that boast was hard for them to take, there mouths fell open. They should know that in Christianity, though, an anti-Christ will show up. Get out the Bibles.
Twitter world had plenty to say about the president’s midnight tweet. Check out some of our favorites below:
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-02-19--$1.1M Trump Money Funnel Uncovered & Announced

‘ I can do anything I want.
” Those are frightening words coming from a lawless president , especially as he set about to prove just that .
People laughed a little uneasily when Donald Trump said he could shoot someone in the middle of Fifth Avenue ( New York ) and not lose a vote .
Little did they realize how close to the truth that was .
Of course , Trump would not actually do it , because he always manages to get someone else to do his dirty work .
Then , the US president managed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for rent , consulting , and even Secret Service golf carts .
The president started campaigning for reelection immediately after he took office .
Since then , he has dumped $ 1.9 million in donor dollars into his private business .
Democratic Commissioner of the Federal Election Committee between 1998 to 2002 , Karl Sandstrom commented to The Forbes magazine : ‘ This is a man , who when he first said he was going to run for office , was saying that he was going to do this all out of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s taking money from others and putting it in his pocket.
’ Forbes reported this a year ago , after he had already siphoned $ 1,1 million out of his campaign fund and into his own pocket .
Under the umbrella of his Trump Organization , his Trump Tower Commercial LLC rented his campaign for $ 1,3 million .
The Republican National Committee ( RNC ) paid $ 225,000 in just five months , from September 2017 to January 2018 .
The RNC paid him $ 113,000 for three months of rent in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ company , ” Trump Corporation took in $ 259,000 from his campaign since January 2017 for legal and IT consulting , according to the FEC reports .
Trump Restaurants LLC charged $ 3,000 or $ 600 per square foot for space in the basement of Trump Tower for a little souvenir stand .
Interestingly enough , Gucci pays $ 460 per square foot in a much better location .
Rates for smaller spaces do run higher , but maybe not that much .
The campaign paid Trump Plaza LLC for leasing parking spaces @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rent .
That one was odd , because no one appeared to be using it .
A Forbes staffer hung around 14 hours asking people if they had seen signs of the campaign .
They said no , but a Trump staff member said sometimes campaign officials “ crashed ” there .
The president ’ s Washington DC hotel brings in a very substantial amount of money .
Trump apparently has used it as a “ second home ” blocks away from the White House .
The cost ?
$ 126,000 .
Former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ commission was a watchdog for spending , but they need a quorum of four votes to take any action : A Trump campaign official refused to answer specific questions , and replied with this : The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

‘I can do anything I want.” Those are frightening words coming from a lawless president, especially as he set about to prove just that. People laughed a little uneasily when Donald Trump said he could shoot someone in the middle of Fifth Avenue (New York) and not lose a vote. Little did they realize how close to the truth that was.
Of course, Trump would not actually do it, because he always manages to get someone else to do his dirty work. Then, the US president managed to charge top rates to his business’ for rent, consulting, and even Secret Service golf carts.
The president started campaigning for reelection immediately after he took office. Since then, he has dumped $1.9 million in donor dollars into his private business.
Democratic Commissioner of the Federal Election Committee between 1998 to 2002, Karl Sandstrom commented to The Forbes magazine:
‘This is a man, who when he first said he was going to run for office, was saying that he was going to do this all out of his own pocket. And now he’s taking money from others and putting it in his pocket.’
Forbes reported this a year ago, after he had already siphoned $1,1 million out of his campaign fund and into his own pocket. Under the umbrella of his Trump Organization, his Trump Tower Commercial LLC rented his campaign for $1,3 million. The Republican National Committee (RNC) paid $225,000 in just five months, from September 2017 to January 2018. The RNC paid him $113,000 for three months of rent in 2019.
Described as a “management company,” Trump Corporation took in $259,000 from his campaign since January 2017 for legal and IT consulting, according to the FEC reports.
Trump Restaurants LLC charged $3,000 or $600 per square foot for space in the basement of Trump Tower for a little souvenir stand. Interestingly enough, Gucci pays $460 per square foot in a much better location. Rates for smaller spaces do run higher, but maybe not that much.
The campaign paid Trump Plaza LLC for leasing parking spaces. It had paid $84,000 for rent. That one was odd, because no one appeared to be using it. A Forbes staffer hung around 14 hours asking people if they had seen signs of the campaign. They said no, but a Trump staff member said sometimes campaign officials “crashed” there.
The president’s Washington DC hotel brings in a very substantial amount of money. Trump apparently has used it as a “second home” blocks away from the White House. The cost? $126,000.
Former FEC commissioner Ann Ravel said that the commission was a watchdog for spending, but they need a quorum of four votes to take any action:
‘They can’t even meet without four members, because four is a quorum. They cannot ask the general counsel’s office to investigate anything. So if a complaint comes in, it will just sit there.’
A Trump campaign official refused to answer specific questions, and replied with this:
‘The campaign pays fair-market value under negotiated rental agreements and other service agreements in compliance with the law. The campaign works closely with campaign counsel to ensure strict compliance in this regard.’
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-02-19--Michelle Obama Tweets Inspirational Message To America

In 1969 in very white college , a young black woman was the only person of color in her modern dance class .
The white girl paired with her was delighted to find out her partner had 16 years of dance lessons as they worked on their performance .
They received a “ B ” for their dance , while the rest of the class hauled in a perfect line of “ A ’ s. ” People wonder why minority groups have trouble making it .
This was a stark example .
Not long after , the black girl posted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that she was a dancer , an original member of the cast of Hair on Broadway in the Age of Aquarius .
Former First Lady Obama was well aware of the odds against women of color .
So when she sent this tweet , she offered the young dancer a magnificent message .
She reached down the corporate or government ladder and give the person behind her a hand to help her up .
This was a stark reminder of why we miss Michelle Obama , who tweeted : The former First Lady @ @ @ @ @ @ @ amazing performance via the internet .
Then , the dancer got this complimentary praise .
People long for Mrs. Obama to return .
Of course , that will not happen .
Instead , Michelle Obama could offer support for an outstanding display : ‘ My fellow Americans .
Let ’ s show our resistance by marching on Washington DC to demand that Donald John Trump be removed from office .
We need an organizer .
I have one person that I think can get it done🤔 I won ’ t say any name @ @ @ @ @ @ @ person😏 pic.twitter.com/BsH1PZYiWi ’ The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

In 1969 in very white college, a young black woman was the only person of color in her modern dance class. The white girl paired with her was delighted to find out her partner had 16 years of dance lessons as they worked on their performance.
They received a “B” for their dance, while the rest of the class hauled in a perfect line of “A’s.” People wonder why minority groups have trouble making it. This was a stark example. Not long after, the black girl posted a notice in the college newsletter announcing that she was a dancer, an original member of the cast of Hair on Broadway in the Age of Aquarius.
Former First Lady Obama was well aware of the odds against women of color. So when she sent this tweet, she offered the young dancer a magnificent message. She reached down the corporate or government ladder and give the person behind her a hand to help her up. This was a stark reminder of why we miss Michelle Obama, who tweeted:
.’Jalaiah, you crushed it—love seeing your talent shine!’
‘Thank you for sharing this awesome video of Jalaiah, @MichelleObama. She was awesommmmmme. Miss you and all the dynamics of a #FirstLady.’
The former First Lady Michelle Obama stood in front of an amazing performance via the internet. Then, the dancer got this complimentary praise. People long for Mrs. Obama to return. Of course, that will not happen. Instead, Michelle Obama could offer support for an outstanding display:
‘Come back. ♥
Lock him up! 🚨👩⚖⚖👩⚖🚨 pic.twitter.com/Qa3otFhZsU’
Come back. ♥
Lock him up! 🚨👩⚖⚖👩⚖🚨 pic.twitter.com/Qa3otFhZsU — JORGE NY (@JORGE_C_NY) February 19, 2020
‘The First Lady has spoken pic.twitter.com/XAATGhqmtj — 𝕄. (@mylifeasmontel) February 19, 2020’
The First Lady has spoken pic.twitter.com/XAATGhqmtj — 𝕄. (@mylifeasmontel) February 19, 2020
‘My fellow Americans. Let’s show our resistance by marching on Washington DC to demand that Donald John Trump be removed from office. We need an organizer. I have one person that I think can get it done🤔 I won’t say any name other than AMERICAN’S love the person😏 pic.twitter.com/BsH1PZYiWi’
My fellow Americans Let’s show our resistance by marching on Washington DC to demand that Donald John Trump be removed from office. We need an organizer. I have one person that I think can get it done🤔 I won’t say any name other than AMERICAN’S love the person😏 pic.twitter.com/BsH1PZYiWi — A concerned Blackman (@OGeorgieb) February 19, 2020
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-02-19--Senate 2020 Re-Election Polls Has GOP In Panic

As the 2020 election season continues to heat up , trends keep improving for Democrats .
Now , a new poll of the ongoing Arizona U.S. Senate race featuring incumbent Republican Martha McSally up against Democratic challenger Mark Kelly has McSally down by a whopping 6.7 percent , which isn ’ t exactly good news for the ardently Trump-allied Senator .
She wasn ’ t even elected in the first place .
Rather , Arizona Governor Doug Ducey ( R ) appointed her to serve out the remainder of the late John McCain ’ s final term shortly after she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s other U.S. Senate seat , which Democrat Kyrsten Sinema nabbed .
Sinema was the first Democratic Senator that Arizonans elected in a long time , and it looks like it ’ s about to happen again .
HighGround Public Affairs , which conducted the new Arizona Senate race poll , showed McSally with just 39.3 percent of the support compared to a full 46 percent of respondents who went for Kelly , who is a former astronaut and the husband of the state ’ s former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords .
Together , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gun violence since Giffords suffered a shooting attack at close range while at a public event .
There is one wrinkle in the new Arizona poll results .
A full 12.2 percent of respondents either indicated that they were undecided or refused to name either McSally or Kelly as their preferred candidate .
That large portion of undecided voters seems driven by the 34.5 percent of respondents who said that didn ’ t know enough about Kelly to decide if they approved or disapproved of him generally — although it ’ s worth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in-the-dark voters may have also supported Kelly anyway , considering their large part of the overall group .
Thus , they might have been ready to vote for anyone who ’ s not a Republican — which indicates how steep the path really is if McSally wants to actually win an election for her Senate seat .
‘ Right now , not only does Mark Kelly have a commanding fundraising advantage , but he ’ s also holding a lead among critical swing voters including independent and unaffiliated voters as well as female @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kyrsten Sinema ’ s success in 2018 .
Polling is a snapshot in time and only time will tell if McSally ’ s new ads or the President ’ s visit can help stem the tide , but for now , Kelly ’ s campaign is trending in the right direction.
’ Trump is holding a rally in Phoenix on Wednesday .
In the meantime , as Bentz noted , Kelly is leading with outright majorities of support among both women and voters 49 years old and younger — both of whom obviously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nabbed “ 52.7 % of the female vote and 52.8 % of all voters 49 and younger , ” the firm notes .
Kelly also secured an outright majority of support among independent , non-party affiliated voters , finishing with 51.8 percent of their support .
McSally ’ s seat is one of three GOP-held seats that the Cook Political Report currently names as toss-ups .
The others are Cory Gardner ’ s in Colorado and Susan Collins ’ s in Maine .
Just recently , a poll came out with Collins slightly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s gearing up to take her on in the general election .

As the 2020 election season continues to heat up, trends keep improving for Democrats. Now, a new poll of the ongoing Arizona U.S. Senate race featuring incumbent Republican Martha McSally up against Democratic challenger Mark Kelly has McSally down by a whopping 6.7 percent, which isn’t exactly good news for the ardently Trump-allied Senator. She wasn’t even elected in the first place. Rather, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey (R) appointed her to serve out the remainder of the late John McCain’s final term shortly after she lost the race for the state’s other U.S. Senate seat, which Democrat Kyrsten Sinema nabbed. Sinema was the first Democratic Senator that Arizonans elected in a long time, and it looks like it’s about to happen again.
HighGround Public Affairs, which conducted the new Arizona Senate race poll, showed McSally with just 39.3 percent of the support compared to a full 46 percent of respondents who went for Kelly, who is a former astronaut and the husband of the state’s former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords. Together, the two of them have worked against gun violence since Giffords suffered a shooting attack at close range while at a public event.
There is one wrinkle in the new Arizona poll results. A full 12.2 percent of respondents either indicated that they were undecided or refused to name either McSally or Kelly as their preferred candidate. That large portion of undecided voters seems driven by the 34.5 percent of respondents who said that didn’t know enough about Kelly to decide if they approved or disapproved of him generally — although it’s worth noting that at least some of those in-the-dark voters may have also supported Kelly anyway, considering their large part of the overall group. Thus, they might have been ready to vote for anyone who’s not a Republican — which indicates how steep the path really is if McSally wants to actually win an election for her Senate seat.
Polling official Paul Bentz, Sr. commented:
‘Right now, not only does Mark Kelly have a commanding fundraising advantage, but he’s also holding a lead among critical swing voters including independent and unaffiliated voters as well as female voters who were the key to Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s success in 2018. Polling is a snapshot in time and only time will tell if McSally’s new ads or the President’s visit can help stem the tide, but for now, Kelly’s campaign is trending in the right direction.’
Trump is holding a rally in Phoenix on Wednesday. In the meantime, as Bentz noted, Kelly is leading with outright majorities of support among both women and voters 49 years old and younger — both of whom obviously make up substantial voting blocs. Kelly nabbed “52.7% of the female vote and 52.8% of all voters 49 and younger,” the firm notes. Kelly also secured an outright majority of support among independent, non-party affiliated voters, finishing with 51.8 percent of their support.
McSally’s seat is one of three GOP-held seats that the Cook Political Report currently names as toss-ups. The others are Cory Gardner’s in Colorado and Susan Collins’s in Maine. Just recently, a poll came out with Collins slightly behind Democrat Sara Gideon, who’s gearing up to take her on in the general election.


bipartisanreport--2020-02-19--Federal Judge Makes Election Altering Voting Rights Ruling Against GOP

Florida Republicans have been attempting to enact what amounts to voter suppression in their state ahead of the general elections later this year .
In 2018 , a solid majority of Florida voters approved Amendment 4 , a measure which gave nonviolent felons the right to vote , which they ’ d previously been denied on account of their convictions — but in the time since , the state GOP has attempted to enact legislation demanding that any felons must pay all fines before they ’ re allowed to actually register to vote .
This week , a panel of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Court of Appeals flatly ruled against that demand for payment , which many have compared to a modern day poll tax .
After all , black Americans are already disproportionately targeted by the U.S. justice system to begin with .
This particular ruling upheld a lower court ’ s ruling granting the chance to register to vote to 17 particular felons who ’ d sued the state over authorities ’ contorted handling of Amendment 4 .
These latest judges on the case argued that the requirement created a completely unnecessary burden on poor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to overcome financial hardship that others did not before they had the chance to vote .
‘ Here , these plaintiffs are punished more harshly than those who committed precisely the same crime — by having their right to vote taken from them likely for their entire lives .
And this punishment is linked not to their culpability , but rather to the exogenous fact of their wealth.
’ The 17 felons named as plantiffs in the suit with the new ruling all said they did not have the means to pay all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DeSantis ’ s spokeswoman Helen Ferré promptly announced that the governor ’ s team planned to appeal for a rehearing of their case with all of the judges on the appeals court .
From here , the case seems likely to make it all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court itself , where the closely Trump-allied Florida GOP will likely continue to argue that somehow , allowing citizens who ’ d fulfilled their prison sentences and posed no ongoing threat to those around them the chance to vote would do “ irreparable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ previously .
The Florida GOP is not the only state of Republicans who ’ ve led voter suppression efforts and gotten turned back by the courts .
In North Carolina , state judges ruled against GOP-drawn maps that gave their party an unfair advantage in the state via isolating majorities of voters who might oppose them to as few districts as possible .
There ’ s now a new district map in place , and two Republican Congressmen from the state whose new , fair districts have Democratic majorities have already announced that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s prominent Republican Mark Meadows managed to keep a Republican-majority district , but he ’ s retiring too .

Florida Republicans have been attempting to enact what amounts to voter suppression in their state ahead of the general elections later this year. In 2018, a solid majority of Florida voters approved Amendment 4, a measure which gave nonviolent felons the right to vote, which they’d previously been denied on account of their convictions — but in the time since, the state GOP has attempted to enact legislation demanding that any felons must pay all fines before they’re allowed to actually register to vote. This week, a panel of three federal judges from the 11th District Court of Appeals flatly ruled against that demand for payment, which many have compared to a modern day poll tax.
After all, black Americans are already disproportionately targeted by the U.S. justice system to begin with. This particular ruling upheld a lower court’s ruling granting the chance to register to vote to 17 particular felons who’d sued the state over authorities’ contorted handling of Amendment 4. These latest judges on the case argued that the requirement created a completely unnecessary burden on poor felons, who’d be forced to overcome financial hardship that others did not before they had the chance to vote.
Judges Lanier Anderson, Stanley Marcus, and Barbara Rothstein commented:
‘Here, these plaintiffs are punished more harshly than those who committed precisely the same crime — by having their right to vote taken from them likely for their entire lives. And this punishment is linked not to their culpability, but rather to the exogenous fact of their wealth.’
Campaign Legal Center Vice President Paul Smith added:
‘It’s a very sound and careful opinion that comes to the correct conclusion that it is extremely problematic to deny people the right to vote as a criminal punishment based only on the fact they’re poor.’
The 17 felons named as plantiffs in the suit with the new ruling all said they did not have the means to pay all of their fines. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s spokeswoman Helen Ferré promptly announced that the governor’s team planned to appeal for a rehearing of their case with all of the judges on the appeals court. From here, the case seems likely to make it all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court itself, where the closely Trump-allied Florida GOP will likely continue to argue that somehow, allowing citizens who’d fulfilled their prison sentences and posed no ongoing threat to those around them the chance to vote would do “irreparable harm,” as DeSantis put it previously.
The Florida GOP is not the only state of Republicans who’ve led voter suppression efforts and gotten turned back by the courts. In North Carolina, state judges ruled against GOP-drawn maps that gave their party an unfair advantage in the state via isolating majorities of voters who might oppose them to as few districts as possible.
There’s now a new district map in place, and two Republican Congressmen from the state whose new, fair districts have Democratic majorities have already announced that they’re retiring. The state’s prominent Republican Mark Meadows managed to keep a Republican-majority district, but he’s retiring too.


bipartisanreport--2020-02-19--New Quid Pro Quo Announcement Blindsides Trump W.H.

Remember Julian Assange ?
He is the guy who founded Wikileaks and leaked emails at strategic moments , ones that had been stolen from Secretary Hillary Clinton .
That effort may have been enough to flip the 2016 presidential election in favor of Donald Trump .
Assange escaped sexual abuse charges by holing up in Ecuador ’ s embassy in London — for seven years .
By then , he had worn out his welcome with his eccentric hermit-style existence .
Last April , officials dragged him out of the embassy .
He has been living in a prison cell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether he will be extradited to America , according to The US News publication : ‘ Breaking , at pre-trial hearing for Julian Assange a court has heard that he will be calling a witness who will allege he was offered a pardon by the US government , if he would say Russia was not involved in the leak of DNC documents during the 2006 election.
’ The 48-year-old would face 18 charges should he be extradited .
They include conspiring to hack official US computers and “ violating an espionage law.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sentence followed by a jail cell for decades , possibly for the rest of his life : He will go to the Woolwich Crown Court located in London on Monday to find out if he will face extradition to the States .
Wednesday , he stood in a video link in a high-security prison , Belmarsh .
Assange confirmed his name and birth date .
Then , the judge explained how events wouldl unfold , the “ defense and prosecution ” timing .
The recluse seemed to be comfortable , reading notes in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hearing .
He had two pairs of glasses , one resting on top of his head and another pair , which he took on and off .
Assange was born in Australia and by 2010 , he had climbed to the top world news : ‘ [ He released ] classified U.S. military video showing a 2007 attack by Apache helicopters in Baghdad that killed a dozen people , including two Reuters news staff.
’ Assange followed that activity with releasing packets of “ military documents and diplomatic cables.
” He will face @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in May .
Twitter world went bananas with Assange ’ s news .
Check out some of our favorite responses below : The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

Remember Julian Assange? He is the guy who founded Wikileaks and leaked emails at strategic moments , ones that had been stolen from Secretary Hillary Clinton. That effort may have been enough to flip the 2016 presidential election in favor of Donald Trump. Assange escaped sexual abuse charges by holing up in Ecuador’s embassy in London — for seven years.
By then, he had worn out his welcome with his eccentric hermit-style existence. Last April, officials dragged him out of the embassy. He has been living in a prison cell awaiting his hearing and to find out whether he will be extradited to America, according to The US News publication:
‘Breaking, at pre-trial hearing for Julian Assange a court has heard that he will be calling a witness who will allege he was offered a pardon by the US government, if he would say Russia was not involved in the leak of DNC documents during the 2006 election.’
The 48-year-old would face 18 charges should he be extradited. They include conspiring to hack official US computers and “violating an espionage law.” Coming to America could mean a guilty sentence followed by a jail cell for decades, possibly for the rest of his life:
‘Julian Assange court appearance today- His lawyer mentioned a statement, that alleges former US Congressman Dana Rohrabacher visited Assange, saying he was there on behalf of the President, offering a pardon if JA would say Russia had nothing to do with DNC leaks.’
He will go to the Woolwich Crown Court located in London on Monday to find out if he will face extradition to the States. Wednesday, he stood in a video link in a high-security prison, Belmarsh. Assange confirmed his name and birth date. Then, the judge explained how events wouldl unfold, the “defense and prosecution” timing. The recluse seemed to be comfortable, reading notes in his lap during the majority of the hearing. He had two pairs of glasses, one resting on top of his head and another pair, which he took on and off. Assange was born in Australia and by 2010, he had climbed to the top world news: ‘[He released ]classified U.S. military video showing a 2007 attack by Apache helicopters in Baghdad that killed a dozen people, including two Reuters news staff.’ Assange followed that activity with releasing packets of “military documents and diplomatic cables.” He will face the full extradition hearing, part II in May.
Twitter world went bananas with Assange’s news. Check out some of our favorite responses below:
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-02-19--Pentagon Leader Announces Immediate Resignation Because Of Trump

Former federal attorneys , judges , and major officials have urged current career people to be prepared for difficult choices to come , but be strong .
This top-level group urged them to remain true to their oaths to protect Americans by removing themselves from cases or operations they knew were wrong-headed .
If necessary , They must be prepared to even resign .
That is where things started looking interesting .
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy at the Pentagon , John Rood , just walked away from his job .
He was the top policy official at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to CNN : Rood wrote in his resignation letter to Donald Trump : ‘ It is my understanding from Secretary Esper that you requested my resignation from serving as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy .
Senior administration officials appointed by the President serve at the pleasure of the President , and therefore , as you have requested , I am providing my resignation effective February 28 , 2020.
’ Immediately after the president had a phone conversation with the new Ukrainian President Volodymyr on July 25 , 2019 .
Rood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Defense Mark Esper , who was also new .
Rood said he wanted to : ‘ I would like to thank John Rood for his service to the Department .
John has played a critical role on a wide range of DoD issues including modernizing our nuclear deterrence capability , efforts to increase burden sharing by our NATO allies , our Missile Defense Review and implementing the National Defense Strategy .
I wish him all the best in his future endeavors.
’ ‘ I would like to thank John Rood for his service @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well in his future endeavors !
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[ Rood ] faced pressure to resign from some who lost confidence in his ability to carry out Trump agenda.
’ Rood was a CIA analyst before he worked at the Pentagon on a number of policy positions .
He played a significant role in major defense negotiations with Lockheed Martin and Raytheon , the largest American producers of military equipment .
The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

Former federal attorneys, judges, and major officials have urged current career people to be prepared for difficult choices to come, but be strong. This top-level group urged them to remain true to their oaths to protect Americans by removing themselves from cases or operations they knew were wrong-headed. If necessary, They must be prepared to even resign.
That is where things started looking interesting. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy at the Pentagon, John Rood, just walked away from his job. He was the top policy official at the Pentagon. Officials noted that he had, according to CNN:
‘[L]ost support among senior national security leadership [and] that he broke with the administration on several key issues.’
Rood wrote in his resignation letter to Donald Trump:
‘It is my understanding from Secretary Esper that you requested my resignation from serving as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. Senior administration officials appointed by the President serve at the pleasure of the President, and therefore, as you have requested, I am providing my resignation effective February 28, 2020.’
Immediately after the president had a phone conversation with the new Ukrainian President Volodymyr on July 25, 2019. Rood sent an email to the Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, who was also new. Rood said he wanted to:
‘[Inform him about a meeting] To discuss the President’s concern about endemic corruption in Ukraine and his reported view that US should cease providing security assistance.’
Esper released a statement Wednesday:
‘I would like to thank John Rood for his service to the Department. John has played a critical role on a wide range of DoD issues including modernizing our nuclear deterrence capability, efforts to increase burden sharing by our NATO allies, our Missile Defense Review and implementing the National Defense Strategy. I wish him all the best in his future endeavors.’
Trump tweeted:
‘I would like to thank John Rood for his service to our Country, and wish him well in his future endeavors!. [Rood] faced pressure to resign from some who lost confidence in his ability to carry out Trump agenda.’
Defense Department (DOD) Press Secretary Alyssa Farah also released a statement:
‘Dr. James Anderson, the current senior official Performing the Duties of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy will take over the responsibilities of Undersecretary Rood until a permanent replacement is appointed by the President and confirmed.’
Part of Rood’s responsibilities included:
‘[I]mplementing the Trump administration’s National Defense Strategy, which placed a greater emphasis on countering China and Russia, as well as overseeing the Nuclear Posture Review, which called for changes to the US nuclear arsenal, including the addition of new low-yield nuclear weapons.’
Rood was a CIA analyst before he worked at the Pentagon on a number of policy positions. He played a significant role in major defense negotiations with Lockheed Martin and Raytheon, the largest American producers of military equipment.
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The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-02-19--Trump Humiliated After Blagojevich Defense Tweet Goes Wrong

President Donald Trump ’ s perception of the world seems to revolve around , well , himself .
This week , he abruptly issued a commutation of the prison sentence for former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich , who ’ d been charged on a slew of corruption charges including over his attempt to essentially sell Barack Obama ’ s own then-recently vacated Senate seat .
On Wednesday , the day after he signed off on allowing the former governor to walk free four years ahead of schedule , Trump defended his move by issuing a wild Twitter proclamation of some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tied to the also completely nonexistent conspiracy against himself that he ’ s alleged has driven the Russia investigation and related probes .
Maybe when he wakes up in the morning and doesn ’ t like the weather , he blames that on Comey too .
This time , Trump tweeted : Trump ’ s comments came around the same time that Blagojevich held a brief press conference at his Chicago residence , where he proclaimed himself a “ Trumpocrat ” ( he is a Democrat ) and lavished praise on Trump .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ he first met the former governor years ago , when he appeared on Trump ’ s reality television show The Apprentice .
The connection to former FBI Director James Comey is that the U.S. Attorney who brought the case against Blagojevich eventually served as a personal lawyer for Comey .
Yes , it ’ s correct that the then-governor didn ’ t actually successfully sell Obama ’ s Senate seat , but that ’ s because he got caught !
Trump has actually used the same attempted defense for himself , insisting that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t be a reasonably charged offense of obstruction of justice — but that , simply , is not true .

President Donald Trump’s perception of the world seems to revolve around, well, himself. This week, he abruptly issued a commutation of the prison sentence for former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, who’d been charged on a slew of corruption charges including over his attempt to essentially sell Barack Obama’s own then-recently vacated Senate seat. On Wednesday, the day after he signed off on allowing the former governor to walk free four years ahead of schedule, Trump defended his move by issuing a wild Twitter proclamation of some supposed conspiracy against Blagojevich, which he tied to the also completely nonexistent conspiracy against himself that he’s alleged has driven the Russia investigation and related probes.
Maybe when he wakes up in the morning and doesn’t like the weather, he blames that on Comey too. This time, Trump tweeted:
‘Rod Blagojevich did not sell the Senate seat. He served 8 years in prison, with many remaining. He paid a big price. Another Comey and gang deal! Thank you to @LisaMarieBoothe who really “gets” what’s going on! @FoxNews’
Rod Blagojevich did not sell the Senate seat. He served 8 years in prison, with many remaining. He paid a big price. Another Comey and gang deal! Thank you to @LisaMarieBoothe who really “gets” what’s going on! @FoxNews — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 19, 2020
Trump’s comments came around the same time that Blagojevich held a brief press conference at his Chicago residence, where he proclaimed himself a “Trumpocrat” (he is a Democrat) and lavished praise on Trump. Evidently, Trump was listening — although he first met the former governor years ago, when he appeared on Trump’s reality television show The Apprentice.
The connection to former FBI Director James Comey is that the U.S. Attorney who brought the case against Blagojevich eventually served as a personal lawyer for Comey. Yes, it’s correct that the then-governor didn’t actually successfully sell Obama’s Senate seat, but that’s because he got caught! Trump has actually used the same attempted defense for himself, insisting that without underlying criminal activity, there can’t be a reasonably charged offense of obstruction of justice — but that, simply, is not true.
Check out Twitter’s response:


bipartisanreport--2020-02-19--Hillary Goes Viral With Bloomberg VP Pick Announcement

In recent days , the conservative news site the Drudge Report came out with the stunning claim that former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg was considering getting none other than Hillary Clinton to be his running mate for his presidential bid .
Now , Clinton has shot down that speculation , seemingly insisting that she would not do it .
She made the abrupt revelation during an interview in Puerto Rico while she was there for a Clinton Global Initiative event .
When asked if she ’ d serve as Bloomberg ’ s running mate during that Tuesday talk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the supposed Bloomberg speculation about picking Clinton as vice presidential candidate grew from polls showing good results when the two of them were paired against Trump and Pence .
The Bloomberg campaign essentially refused to either confirm or deny the claim that they ’ d been considering Hillary , commenting : At one point , there ’ d been speculation that Hillary herself might jump in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary , which would have been her third presidential campaign , and last November during a BBC interview , she said that she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would “ never say never.
” In an interview this month on The Ellen DeGeneres Show , Clinton elaborated : Of course , it ’ s far from a given that Bloomberg himself will make it to the point where he has to choose a running mate .
Currently , he ’ s rising in national ( and key state ) polls , and he ’ s secured a spot on a debate stage with fellow candidates for the first time .
He ’ ll debate in both Nevada and South Carolina .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ average of third in national polls , and he ’ s doing even better in some individual surveys , although Bernie Sanders remains the frontrunner , with an average ten percent lead over his closest competitor .

In recent days, the conservative news site the Drudge Report came out with the stunning claim that former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg was considering getting none other than Hillary Clinton to be his running mate for his presidential bid. Now, Clinton has shot down that speculation, seemingly insisting that she would not do it. She made the abrupt revelation during an interview in Puerto Rico while she was there for a Clinton Global Initiative event.
When asked if she’d serve as Bloomberg’s running mate during that Tuesday talk, she commented simply:
‘Oh no. I’m just waiting and watching as this plays out. I will support whoever the nominee is.’
Listen:
Allegedly, the supposed Bloomberg speculation about picking Clinton as vice presidential candidate grew from polls showing good results when the two of them were paired against Trump and Pence. The Bloomberg campaign essentially refused to either confirm or deny the claim that they’d been considering Hillary, commenting:
‘We are focused on the primary and the debate, not VP speculation.’
At one point, there’d been speculation that Hillary herself might jump in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, which would have been her third presidential campaign, and last November during a BBC interview, she said that she wasn’t planning on it but would “never say never.”
In an interview this month on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Clinton elaborated:
‘I never say never because I do believe in serving my country.’
Of course, it’s far from a given that Bloomberg himself will make it to the point where he has to choose a running mate. Currently, he’s rising in national (and key state) polls, and he’s secured a spot on a debate stage with fellow candidates for the first time. He’ll debate in both Nevada and South Carolina. Currently, he’s placing an average of third in national polls, and he’s doing even better in some individual surveys, although Bernie Sanders remains the frontrunner, with an average ten percent lead over his closest competitor.


bipartisanreport--2020-02-19--Schiff Trolls Trump Over Shady Pardons & Goes Viral Fast

This week , President Donald Trump delivered yet another whirlwind abuse of his power with his commutation of the sentence of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich , who ’ d been jailed on charges of corruption including over his attempt to sell Barack Obama ’ s old Senate seat to the highest bidder .
The commutation meant that the former governor walked free this week without having to serve the remaining four years of his sentence .
This week , he also pardoned the Trump-supporting former NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik , so-called “ junk bond king ” Michael Milken , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jr. House Intel Chairman Adam Schiff ( D-Calif. ) promptly condemned Trump ’ s power grab .
It ’ s true !
When Blagojevich originally was indicted and awaiting trial , Trump actually had the then already former governor on an edition of his reality television show The Apprentice .
Besides that gross personal connection , other Trump pardons feature similar elements .
For example , he pardoned former Maricopa County , Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio , who ’ d been convicted over his refusal to obey a court order to stop profiling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , these pardons make the current president ’ s disregard for the rule of law abundantly clear .
What ’ s the message supposed to be from that Arpaio pardon — that profiling Hispanic people is okay after all ?
What about Blagojevich ?
He was actually impeached by an almost unanimous vote in both chambers of the state legislature , but Trump has stepped in to try and overturn the consequences of his actions .
He just doesn ’ t seem to care .
Check out Twitter ’ s response to Schiff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did sign the First Step Act into law , which opened up opportunities for federal prisoners charged with nonviolent offenses to avoid punitive sentences — but it ’ s barely a first step .
Federal prisons only house , as Schiff mentioned , well under 200,000 people , while a full 2.1 million are currently imprisoned in the U.S. elsewhere .

This week, President Donald Trump delivered yet another whirlwind abuse of his power with his commutation of the sentence of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, who’d been jailed on charges of corruption including over his attempt to sell Barack Obama’s old Senate seat to the highest bidder. The commutation meant that the former governor walked free this week without having to serve the remaining four years of his sentence. This week, he also pardoned the Trump-supporting former NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik, so-called “junk bond king” Michael Milken, and former NFL team owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr. House Intel Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) promptly condemned Trump’s power grab.
He shared:
‘There are 175,000 federal prisoners. Many are serving harsh sentences and deserve mercy. Yet, Trump uses pardons almost exclusively for: 1) Political supporters 2) Wealthy individuals 3) Contestants on his TV show And worse abuses are almost surely to come.’
There are 175,000 federal prisoners. Many are serving harsh sentences and deserve mercy. Yet, Trump uses pardons almost exclusively for: 1) Political supporters
2) Wealthy individuals
3) Contestants on his TV show And worse abuses are almost surely to come. — Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) February 18, 2020
It’s true! When Blagojevich originally was indicted and awaiting trial, Trump actually had the then already former governor on an edition of his reality television show The Apprentice. Besides that gross personal connection, other Trump pardons feature similar elements. For example, he pardoned former Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who’d been convicted over his refusal to obey a court order to stop profiling Hispanic individuals in his jurisdiction.
Together, these pardons make the current president’s disregard for the rule of law abundantly clear. What’s the message supposed to be from that Arpaio pardon — that profiling Hispanic people is okay after all? What about Blagojevich? He was actually impeached by an almost unanimous vote in both chambers of the state legislature, but Trump has stepped in to try and overturn the consequences of his actions. He just doesn’t seem to care.
Check out Twitter’s response to Schiff below. To be clear, Trump did sign the First Step Act into law, which opened up opportunities for federal prisoners charged with nonviolent offenses to avoid punitive sentences — but it’s barely a first step. Federal prisons only house, as Schiff mentioned, well under 200,000 people, while a full 2.1 million are currently imprisoned in the U.S. elsewhere.