bipartisanreport--2020-07-11--Latest S.C. Poll Results Have Lindsey Graham Clutching Pearls

A number of well-known Republican senators – inclusion Mitch McConnell and Susan Collins – are facing an uphill battle in their bids to keep their seats in 2020 .
For some of them , those battles are quite surprising as they come from states that Trump won by big margins in 2016 .
Lindsey Graham ( R-SC ) banked his hopes on backing Donald Trump in almost every situation , no matter how offensive or ridiculous the president becomes .
The polls in his state seem to be proving that this was never a smart strategy for yet another longtime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hard to do , make inroads in midwestern red states , Donald Trump may very well have done for him .
When any political party loses a majority in Congress , it is always a statement from the public on their feelings about current leadership .
One look at the Trump/Biden polls shows that voters are extremely discontent with that leadership right now , just four months ahead of the elections .
Pollsters admit that South Carolina is not an easy state for Democrats to win , but should also not be counted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likely contender for Graham .
No longer ahead in the polls , Graham faces a challenger who is as recognizable and possibly more popular in his state than the senator who has held his seat for nearly 18 years .

A number of well-known Republican senators – inclusion Mitch McConnell and Susan Collins – are facing an uphill battle in their bids to keep their seats in 2020. For some of them, those battles are quite surprising as they come from states that Trump won by big margins in 2016.
SC Senate Poll Margins 12/12: Graham +2
2/6: Graham +13
2/24: Graham +17
3/25: Graham +4
5/27: Graham/Harrison TIED — Eliezer D (@PolicialCrazies) May 27, 2020
Lindsey Graham (R-SC) banked his hopes on backing Donald Trump in almost every situation, no matter how offensive or ridiculous the president becomes. The polls in his state seem to be proving that this was never a smart strategy for yet another longtime senator.
In a Civiqs poll reported by ABC News:
‘The poll said that 56 percent of the voters had an unfavorable view of Graham, with 35 percent viewing him favorably. It also had Harrison as a 18-point favorite among independent voters by 46 to 28 percent.’
Plz follow @harrisonjaime to help South Carolina get rid Lindsey Graham. Harrison has best interests of his state at heart, great ideas, & an excellent platform. Following him increases his exposure. Help Jaime Harrison win SC & throw out trump lapdog! pic.twitter.com/FO4MtveZVB — Barbara Stiles (@Dovewoman1) March 2, 2020
What Democrats have struggled so hard to do, make inroads in midwestern red states, Donald Trump may very well have done for him. When any political party loses a majority in Congress, it is always a statement from the public on their feelings about current leadership. One look at the Trump/Biden polls shows that voters are extremely discontent with that leadership right now, just four months ahead of the elections.
Pollsters admit that South Carolina is not an easy state for Democrats to win, but should also not be counted out.
‘South Carolina remains the most Republican state on the Eastern Seaboard,” Kyle Kondik and J. Miles Coleman of Sabato’s Crystal Ball agreed. “Harrison’s path is not an easy one, but it is also not an impossible one.’
New TV ad in the Graham-Harrison SC US Senate race will air in three markets: Charlotte, NC + Greenville, SC + Washington, DC The ad from Republican Voters Against Trump uses Graham's own words against him as he talks about Trump, the Republican Party and Joe Biden. #scpol https://t.co/9qJG5NX9r6 — Caitlin Byrd (@MaryCaitlinByrd) June 12, 2020
Jaime Harrison is proving a likely contender for Graham. No longer ahead in the polls, Graham faces a challenger who is as recognizable and possibly more popular in his state than the senator who has held his seat for nearly 18 years.
‘Harrison’s fundraising, name recognition and ground game is making the contest competitive for Graham, who has never been more popular with conservatives but is alienating himself from Democrats and centrists who don’t appreciate his alliance with Trump.’ https://twitter.com/stuartmauney/status/1265707955271487489
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bipartisanreport--2020-07-11--Bill Barr Privately Turned On Trump Over Roger Stone Clemency

According to a new report from MSNBC , Attorney General Bill Barr privately advocated against the idea of commuting the prison sentence of longtime Trump ally Roger Stone .
President Trump did so this week , which means that Stone will not have to report to prison on Tuesday as had previously been scheduled .
He ’ d been set to serve an over three-year prison sentence over his obstruction of justice scheme meant to conceal some of his attempts to coordinate the Trump campaign and foreign election meddlers like WikiLeaks .
Barr has often stumped for the president in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ broke with the idea of commuting Stone ’ s prison sentence , it ’ s even more clearly a brazenly corrupt political act .
An anonymous administration official claimed to NBC that the “ Justice Department had nothing to do with President Trump ’ s decision to commute the sentence of Roger Stone , ” as reported in a weekend MSNBC segment .
‘ That official also [ said ] that Attorney General Bill Barr actually spoke with President Trump about Roger Stone and encouraged him not to do what the president ultimately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was cut that sentence short and offer that clemency to Roger Stone .
So what we may start to see happening here… is the Justice Department trying to distance itself from this decision , which is already shaping up as the latest blow to morale at the Justice Department , an agency already demoralized by other interventions by the administration.
’ Check out the coverage below : It ’ s worth noting — Barr had himself previously intervened to lower the federal government ’ s sentencing recommendation for Stone .
In the process @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ d been on the case , who subsequently left the case in apparent protest .
One of those prosecutors — Aaron Zelinsky , who also worked on Special Counsel Robert Mueller ’ s Russia investigation — eventually testified to Congress that it was his understanding that Stone had gotten the special treatment because of his relationship to the president .
In the White House ’ s original statement revealing that Stone ’ s sentence had been commuted , press secretary Kayleigh McEnany went to great lengths to try and depict Stone as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against Trump and his allies .
There ’ s no evidence for this conspiracy theory , though — there ’ s no deep state sitting around plotting how to make Trump look bad .
That ’ s a flatly incorrect assessment of the situation .
As CNN explains , there ’ s “ no proof whatsoever that Mueller ’ s team brought charges because they were biased against Trump or had “ malice ” against his aides.
” The problem , of course , is that Trump and his allies have yet to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ letting reality get in the way of them trying to score political points .

According to a new report from MSNBC, Attorney General Bill Barr privately advocated against the idea of commuting the prison sentence of longtime Trump ally Roger Stone. President Trump did so this week, which means that Stone will not have to report to prison on Tuesday as had previously been scheduled. He’d been set to serve an over three-year prison sentence over his obstruction of justice scheme meant to conceal some of his attempts to coordinate the Trump campaign and foreign election meddlers like WikiLeaks. Barr has often stumped for the president in the past, so if even he broke with the idea of commuting Stone’s prison sentence, it’s even more clearly a brazenly corrupt political act.
An anonymous administration official claimed to NBC that the “Justice Department had nothing to do with President Trump’s decision to commute the sentence of Roger Stone,” as reported in a weekend MSNBC segment.
NBC reporter Josh Lederman explained:
‘That official also [said] that Attorney General Bill Barr actually spoke with President Trump about Roger Stone and encouraged him not to do what the president ultimately went ahead and did anyway, which was cut that sentence short and offer that clemency to Roger Stone. So what we may start to see happening here… is the Justice Department trying to distance itself from this decision, which is already shaping up as the latest blow to morale at the Justice Department, an agency already demoralized by other interventions by the administration.’
Check out the coverage below:
It’s worth noting — Barr had himself previously intervened to lower the federal government’s sentencing recommendation for Stone. In the process, he overruled the federal prosecutors who’d been on the case, who subsequently left the case in apparent protest. One of those prosecutors — Aaron Zelinsky, who also worked on Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation — eventually testified to Congress that it was his understanding that Stone had gotten the special treatment because of his relationship to the president.
In the White House’s original statement revealing that Stone’s sentence had been commuted, press secretary Kayleigh McEnany went to great lengths to try and depict Stone as some kind of victim of political retribution against Trump and his allies. There’s no evidence for this conspiracy theory, though — there’s no deep state sitting around plotting how to make Trump look bad.
McEnany belligerently and self-confidently claimed:
‘As it became clear that these witch hunts would never bear fruit, the Special Counsel’s Office resorted to process-based charges leveled at high-profile people in an attempt to manufacture the false impression of criminality lurking below the surface. These charges were the product of recklessness borne of frustration and malice.’
That’s a flatly incorrect assessment of the situation. As CNN explains, there’s “no proof whatsoever that Mueller’s team brought charges because they were biased against Trump or had “malice” against his aides.” The problem, of course, is that Trump and his allies have yet to indicate that they’re interested in letting reality get in the way of them trying to score political points.


bipartisanreport--2020-07-11--Trump Issues Christopher Steele Arrest Declaration During Saturday Meltdown

President Donald Trump still seems convinced that some of his political opponents should be jailed .
After having previously suggested that individuals including Barack Obama and Joe Biden themselves should be jailed for imaginary crimes that Trump has made up that they ’ ve committed , Trump has now come out with yet another new target : Christopher Steele .
The former British intelligence agent is responsible for the assembly of an infamous dossier of information including salacious allegations about Trump ’ s ties to Russia .
Some of the dossier has been deemed uncredible , yet , the overarching @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intermingling with corruption remains clear — but Trump still wants Steele jailed .
If Trump was a leader in probably just about any country other than the United States , most Republicans would likely have no problem with recognizing his authoritarian and even totalitarian tendencies .
Since he ’ s their own party leader , their ideological commitment takes over .
Saturday morning , Trump tweeted , in reference to Steele : Trump didn ’ t even bother trying to identify any crimes that Steele committed .
Instead , he just jumped to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ political opponents should be in jail , as if he imagines himself to be some kind of dictator or king .
Trump ’ s tweets came after a British court ruled that Steele ’ s company must pay about $ 23,000 in damages over the apparently false allegation that Russian billionaires Petr Aven and Mikhail Fridman had secretly funneled money to Vladimir Putin when the eventual Russian leader was serving as a deputy mayor in St. Petersburg .
That case doesn ’ t even directly involve Trump , but the president seems ready @ @ @ @ @ @ @ political opponent to be jailed anyway .
The rant against Steele came the day after Trump commuted the prison sentence of Roger Stone , who ’ d been set to report to prison on Tuesday to serve the sentence associated with his conviction on charges relating to an obstruction of justice scheme in which he tried , in part , to shield the president .
Could Trump ’ s corruption be any more brazen ?
An ally committed crimes partly to Trump ’ s benefit , and he used his presidential powers to @ @ @

President Donald Trump still seems convinced that some of his political opponents should be jailed. After having previously suggested that individuals including Barack Obama and Joe Biden themselves should be jailed for imaginary crimes that Trump has made up that they’ve committed, Trump has now come out with yet another new target: Christopher Steele. The former British intelligence agent is responsible for the assembly of an infamous dossier of information including salacious allegations about Trump’s ties to Russia. Some of the dossier has been deemed uncredible, yet, the overarching fact of the Trump team’s intermingling with corruption remains clear — but Trump still wants Steele jailed.
If Trump was a leader in probably just about any country other than the United States, most Republicans would likely have no problem with recognizing his authoritarian and even totalitarian tendencies. Since he’s their own party leader, their ideological commitment takes over. Saturday morning, Trump tweeted, in reference to Steele:
‘This man should be extradited, tried, and thrown into jail. A sick liEr who was paid by Crooked Hillary & the DNC!’
Trump didn’t even bother trying to identify any crimes that Steele committed. Instead, he just jumped to alleging that yet another one of his political opponents should be in jail, as if he imagines himself to be some kind of dictator or king.
This man should be extradited, tried, and thrown into jail. A sick lier who was paid by Crooked Hillary & the DNC! https://t.co/ywMBeAgaGz — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 11, 2020
Trump’s tweets came after a British court ruled that Steele’s company must pay about $23,000 in damages over the apparently false allegation that Russian billionaires Petr Aven and Mikhail Fridman had secretly funneled money to Vladimir Putin when the eventual Russian leader was serving as a deputy mayor in St. Petersburg. That case doesn’t even directly involve Trump, but the president seems ready and willing to call for yet another political opponent to be jailed anyway.
The rant against Steele came the day after Trump commuted the prison sentence of Roger Stone, who’d been set to report to prison on Tuesday to serve the sentence associated with his conviction on charges relating to an obstruction of justice scheme in which he tried, in part, to shield the president. Could Trump’s corruption be any more brazen? An ally committed crimes partly to Trump’s benefit, and he used his presidential powers to erase consequences.
"If I were a Democrat instead of a Republican, I think everybody would've been in jail a long time ago, & I'm talking with 50-year sentences…people should be going to jail for this stuff…this was all Obama. This was all Biden": Trump suggests Obama & Biden should be in prison pic.twitter.com/MOwPvpYRu4 — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 14, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response below:


bipartisanreport--2020-07-11--Jeff Sessions Embarrasses Trump During Saturday Roast

President Donald Trump has come out against Jeff Sessions in the ongoing Alabama Senate race in which Sessions is trying to get back a seat representing the state in Congress .
Sessions served as an Alabama Senator for decades before taking a job as Attorney General in the Trump administration , but Trump partly blames Sessions for Special Counsel Robert Mueller ’ s Russia investigation , since Sessions recused himself from the matter on account of his own involvement in the activity under investigation , and following his recusal , Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed Mueller .
This weekend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and called him out for his pettiness .
Sessions is running against Tommy Tuberville in the Republican primary , and whoever wins the primary will face incumbent Democrat Doug Jones .
Sessions tweeted , addressing Trump directly : ‘ I ’ ve taken the road less travelled .
Not sought fame or fortune .
My honor and integrity are far more important than these juvenile insults .
Your scandal ridden candidate is too cowardly to debate .
As you know , Alabama does not take orders from Washington.
’ Trump is upset that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of law and essentially take over the Russia investigation in order to direct it how the president would have liked .
Trump has consistently tried to depict the Russia investigation , both inside and outside of Mueller ’ s purview , as some kind of nefarious plot against him , but it ’ s nothing of the sort .
He simply refuses to acknowledge the basic reality of the evidence that points to his team ’ s intertwining with corruption .
Instead , he tries to convince observers that just about any potentially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a plot to make him look bad .
Back in May , Trump had belligerently tweeted : To be clear : Trump ’ s definition of supporting “ our country ” means orchestrating a national security-related investigation in line with the president ’ s own wishes .
That ’ s what he wishes Sessions would have done .
That ’ s not “ patriotism.
” It ’ s a personality cult , in which Trump consistently attempts to fervently indoctrinate his supporters .
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President Donald Trump has come out against Jeff Sessions in the ongoing Alabama Senate race in which Sessions is trying to get back a seat representing the state in Congress. Sessions served as an Alabama Senator for decades before taking a job as Attorney General in the Trump administration, but Trump partly blames Sessions for Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, since Sessions recused himself from the matter on account of his own involvement in the activity under investigation, and following his recusal, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed Mueller. This weekend, Sessions publicly lashed out against Trump and called him out for his pettiness.
Sessions is running against Tommy Tuberville in the Republican primary, and whoever wins the primary will face incumbent Democrat Doug Jones. Sessions tweeted, addressing Trump directly:
‘I’ve taken the road less travelled. Not sought fame or fortune. My honor and integrity are far more important than these juvenile insults. Your scandal ridden candidate is too cowardly to debate. As you know, Alabama does not take orders from Washington.’
I’ve taken the road less travelled. Not sought fame or fortune. My honor and integrity are far more important than these juvenile insults. Your scandal ridden candidate is too cowardly to debate. As you know, Alabama does not take orders from Washington. https://t.co/1I6ROih43E — Jeff Sessions (@jeffsessions) July 11, 2020
Trump is upset that Sessions didn’t subvert the rule of law and essentially take over the Russia investigation in order to direct it how the president would have liked. Trump has consistently tried to depict the Russia investigation, both inside and outside of Mueller’s purview, as some kind of nefarious plot against him, but it’s nothing of the sort. He simply refuses to acknowledge the basic reality of the evidence that points to his team’s intertwining with corruption. Instead, he tries to convince observers that just about any potentially bad news is “fake” and a plot to make him look bad.
Back in May, Trump had belligerently tweeted:
‘3 years ago, after Jeff Sessions recused himself, the Fraudulent Mueller Scam began. Alabama, do not trust Jeff Sessions. He let our Country down. That’s why I endorsed Coach Tommy Tuberville (@TTuberville), the true supporter of our #MAGA agenda!’
To be clear: Trump’s definition of supporting “our country” means orchestrating a national security-related investigation in line with the president’s own wishes. That’s what he wishes Sessions would have done. That’s not “patriotism.” It’s a personality cult, in which Trump consistently attempts to fervently indoctrinate his supporters.
3 years ago, after Jeff Sessions recused himself, the Fraudulent Mueller Scam began. Alabama, do not trust Jeff Sessions. He let our Country down. That’s why I endorsed Coach Tommy Tuberville (@TTuberville), the true supporter of our #MAGA agenda! https://t.co/pCi7jftce2 https://t.co/sAn1VbxNwc — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 22, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response to Sessions:
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bipartisanreport--2020-07-11--Barr Shadily Reassigns EDNY Attorney Overseeing Ukraine Investigation

Following Trump ’ s pardon of his longtime friend Roger Stone , a man who was caught on tape threatening a witness in the federal case against him as well as the witness ’ s service dog , and his noises about the innocence of his friend Michael Flynn , who pleaded guilty twice in court to working as an unregistered agent of a foreign government while working in the White House , it ’ s clear that the rule of law doesn ’ t mean much in the age of Trump .
Now , on the long list of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump – a list that includes justice , decency , common sense , and truth – the concept of oversight can now be added .
Trump has long had trouble with the concept of oversight , insisting that whistleblowers should be imprisoned and that any check on his powers is “ presidential harassment , ” but Attorney General William Barr has taken the idea of ending executive oversight to a whole new level .
After first announcing the resignation of the SDNY prosecutor who was investigating Trump friend Rudy Giuliani , then having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying he was being fired , Barr has now moved Richard Donaghue , the prosecutor from the EDNY in charge of supervising DOJ investigations involving Ukraine , to another office and replaced him with a hand-picked candidate .
According to The Daily Beast : The formerly ousted Berman testified in front of Congress this week , saying that he never resigned nor had any intention of resigning .
Berman had conducted the investigation into Trump ’ s former attorney and “ fixer , ” Michael Cohen , Jeffrey Epstein and his longtime girlfriend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigating former New York City mayor-turned-Trump attorney and “ fixer , ” Rudy Giuliani .
Reporting from The Daily Beast says that : ‘ [ Berman ] undertook many of the highest-profile prosecutions of the associates of President Donald Trump during his tenure , a track record that cast suspicion over the reasoning for his departure .
The former federal prosecutor said a late-night Jun 19 announcement of his resignation came as a surprise to him , and he publicly quarreled with the attorney general before departing the U.S. Attorney ’ s office.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ only Trump official who prefers firing officials in charge of oversight of their office when the investigation gets too close to the truth .
Earlier in the year , Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was under investigation for multiple abuses of his office , including taxpayer-funded “ Madison Dinners ” for corporate donors .
The man in charge of that oversight , Steve Linick , was fired by the president at the request of his secretary of state .

Following Trump’s pardon of his longtime friend Roger Stone, a man who was caught on tape threatening a witness in the federal case against him as well as the witness’s service dog, and his noises about the innocence of his friend Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty twice in court to working as an unregistered agent of a foreign government while working in the White House, it’s clear that the rule of law doesn’t mean much in the age of Trump. Now, on the long list of things that have met their end under Trump – a list that includes justice, decency, common sense, and truth – the concept of oversight can now be added.
Don't miss: Barr has pulled the U.S. Attorney for EDNY to take a role at Main Justice. Richard Donoghue was tasked with supervising DOJ investigations involving Ukraine. His office played a major role in the investigation into Trump's inaugural committee. https://t.co/QSzblg966B — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 11, 2020
Trump has long had trouble with the concept of oversight, insisting that whistleblowers should be imprisoned and that any check on his powers is “presidential harassment,” but Attorney General William Barr has taken the idea of ending executive oversight to a whole new level. After first announcing the resignation of the SDNY prosecutor who was investigating Trump friend Rudy Giuliani, then having to retract that announcement in favor of saying he was being fired, Barr has now moved Richard Donaghue, the prosecutor from the EDNY in charge of supervising DOJ investigations involving Ukraine, to another office and replaced him with a hand-picked candidate.
According to The Daily Beast:
‘Donoghue, seen as close to Barr, was tasked with supervising all DOJ investigations involving Ukraine in February. His office also played a major role in the federal investigation into President Trump’s inaugural committee.’
Geoffrey Berman, the former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York forced out under intense pressure from Attorney General William Barr, will testify before the House Judiciary Committee about his ouster https://t.co/2QfBZaOG9y — The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) July 2, 2020
The formerly ousted Berman testified in front of Congress this week, saying that he never resigned nor had any intention of resigning. Berman had conducted the investigation into Trump’s former attorney and “fixer,” Michael Cohen, Jeffrey Epstein and his longtime girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, and had been investigating former New York City mayor-turned-Trump attorney and “fixer,” Rudy Giuliani.
Reporting from The Daily Beast says that:
‘[Berman] undertook many of the highest-profile prosecutions of the associates of President Donald Trump during his tenure, a track record that cast suspicion over the reasoning for his departure. The former federal prosecutor said a late-night Jun 19 announcement of his resignation came as a surprise to him, and he publicly quarreled with the attorney general before departing the U.S. Attorney’s office.’
Report finds Secretary Pompeo held elaborate taxpayer funded dinners for supporters, with little diplomatic purpose. THese were part of the investigation quashed when the #POTUS #Trump admin fired State Department IG Steve Linick in May. #DrainTheSwamp https://t.co/yF2nZjQEeH — Things Trump's Done (@trumprecords) July 6, 2020
The attorney general is not the only Trump official who prefers firing officials in charge of oversight of their office when the investigation gets too close to the truth. Earlier in the year, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was under investigation for multiple abuses of his office, including taxpayer-funded “Madison Dinners” for corporate donors. The man in charge of that oversight, Steve Linick, was fired by the president at the request of his secretary of state.
NBC News reports that:
‘It’s unclear whether the inspector general was also investigating the Madison Dinners, but two administration officials told NBC News that Linick made some type of inquiry to the protocol office last week, before he was fired. One of the officials said Pompeo’s office was then notified.’
President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of longtime adviser Roger Stone, who was found guilty of seeking to thwart congressional and FBI investigations into alleged ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.https://t.co/IexaASNKHw — POLITICO (@politico) July 10, 2020
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bipartisanreport--2020-07-11--Trump Caught Sneaking Onto Golf Course As Pandemic Rages

This Saturday morning , as the United States continued to reel from crises like the Coronavirus pandemic , Trump went golfing .
Specifically , he went to the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling , Virginia , which is right in the area of Washington , D.C .
According to a CNN tally reported by the network ’ s Manu Raju on Saturday morning , Trump has now been to one of his own golf clubs a staggering 276 times while in office .
The total number of days on which he ’ s spent some time at a property @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than a year , according to that same tally : on at least 368 days of his presidency , he ’ s spent some time at one of his own properties , to be precise .
The golf trip follows his Friday night commutation of the sentence of Roger Stone , a longtime ally who was set to report to prison this coming Tuesday to serve an over three-year prison sentence for a criminal obstruction of justice scheme in which he tried to shield himself , the president , and the Trump campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ efforts to coordinate the Trump campaign with foreign election meddlers , among other crimes .
The Trump team claimed that Stone was charged and convicted because of animosity towards Donald Trump — but there ’ s no evidence for this claim .
Stone was guilty .
The U.S. is also continuing to reel from the Coronavirus pandemic .
In some countries , it ’ s been brought under control , but in the United States , it definitely has not .
The country ’ s total number of new cases reported per day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Just this Friday , the U.S. reported over 70,000 new Coronavirus cases , according to one count .
Currently , the overall death toll from the disease in the U.S. alone stands at over 136,000 and counting , according to that same count .
The University of Washington estimates that the U.S. could hit a total of over 200,000 Coronavirus deaths by November 1 .
And what ’ s Trump doing ?
He ’ s golfing !
He has consistently refused to take the basic science of the pandemic seriously .
Besides @ @ @ @ @ @ @ circumstances , he ’ s also dismissed increases in cases as almost irrelevant , claiming , among other things , that “ 99 percent ” of cases are harmless .
That ’ s incorrect .
Besides the fact that there could be lingering complications even if someone does survive , as of this weekend , the overall U.S. fatality rate is a little over 4 percent , meaning not even 99 percent of Americans with confirmed infections have survived .

This Saturday morning, as the United States continued to reel from crises like the Coronavirus pandemic, Trump went golfing. Specifically, he went to the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, which is right in the area of Washington, D.C. According to a CNN tally reported by the network’s Manu Raju on Saturday morning, Trump has now been to one of his own golf clubs a staggering 276 times while in office. The total number of days on which he’s spent some time at a property branded with his own name total more than a year, according to that same tally: on at least 368 days of his presidency, he’s spent some time at one of his own properties, to be precise.
Day 368 of Trump’s presidency at one of his properties – today he’s at his Virginia golf club. He’s been to one of his golf clubs 276 times in his presidency, per CNN tally — Manu Raju (@mkraju) July 11, 2020
The golf trip follows his Friday night commutation of the sentence of Roger Stone, a longtime ally who was set to report to prison this coming Tuesday to serve an over three-year prison sentence for a criminal obstruction of justice scheme in which he tried to shield himself, the president, and the Trump campaign from scrutiny. He lied about his efforts to coordinate the Trump campaign with foreign election meddlers, among other crimes. The Trump team claimed that Stone was charged and convicted because of animosity towards Donald Trump — but there’s no evidence for this claim. Stone was guilty.
President Trump has arrived at his golf course in Sterling, Virginia pic.twitter.com/tOe6aD1Dsc — Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) July 11, 2020
The U.S. is also continuing to reel from the Coronavirus pandemic. In some countries, it’s been brought under control, but in the United States, it definitely has not. The country’s total number of new cases reported per day has hit an increasingly staggeringly high level. Just this Friday, the U.S. reported over 70,000 new Coronavirus cases, according to one count. Currently, the overall death toll from the disease in the U.S. alone stands at over 136,000 and counting, according to that same count. The University of Washington estimates that the U.S. could hit a total of over 200,000 Coronavirus deaths by November 1. And what’s Trump doing? He’s golfing!
He has consistently refused to take the basic science of the pandemic seriously. Besides refusing to wear a mask in many circumstances, he’s also dismissed increases in cases as almost irrelevant, claiming, among other things, that “99 percent” of cases are harmless. That’s incorrect. Besides the fact that there could be lingering complications even if someone does survive, as of this weekend, the overall U.S. fatality rate is a little over 4 percent, meaning not even 99 percent of Americans with confirmed infections have survived.


bipartisanreport--2020-07-12--‘The Lincoln Project’ Releases Saturday Night Stunner On Trump Crimes

It was at one time difficult to imagine that the best and most convincing attack ads against an incumbent Republican president would come from the Republican Party itself , but this is the time of Donald Trump and nothing is as it once was .
The Lincoln Project , a group of Republican strategists and legal analysts , released a new ad on Saturday night sure to make Trump squirm .
Their message centers on Trump ’ s rhetoric about being “ the law and order candidate ” while his former national security director Michael Flynn is charged with felonies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advisor Roger Stone had to have his seven felony convictions interfered with by the president , his campaign manager still sits in prison , his foreign policy advisor was convicted of felonies , and his longtime attorney and “ fixer ” Michael Cohen finishes his own sentence .
The ad pulls no punches , calling Trump ’ s presidency “ a billion dollar criminal enterprise.
” It is certainly the case that Trump ’ s friends , and particularly those who broke the law to help get him into the White House , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of power .
Trump ’ s children , his companies , and his personal bank account have swollen with the power of the office , which is strictly forbidden by the U.S. Constitution .
Trump is , in short , far from being a “ law and order ” president , unless you dare to deface a statue of a slaveholder in support of a civil rights movement known as Black Lives Matter .
In that case , Trump thinks you should spend at least 10 years in prison .
But for helping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or serving as an unregistered foreign agent while working in the White House , Trump thinks you should be free to do it again in 2020 .
That ’ s not law and order .
That ’ s selfishness and criminality .

It was at one time difficult to imagine that the best and most convincing attack ads against an incumbent Republican president would come from the Republican Party itself, but this is the time of Donald Trump and nothing is as it once was.
The Lincoln Project, a group of Republican strategists and legal analysts, released a new ad on Saturday night sure to make Trump squirm. Their message centers on Trump’s rhetoric about being “the law and order candidate” while his former national security director Michael Flynn is charged with felonies, his longtime friend and unofficial campaign advisor Roger Stone had to have his seven felony convictions interfered with by the president, his campaign manager still sits in prison, his foreign policy advisor was convicted of felonies, and his longtime attorney and “fixer” Michael Cohen finishes his own sentence.
The ad pulls no punches, calling Trump’s presidency “a billion dollar criminal enterprise.” It is certainly the case that Trump’s friends, and particularly those who broke the law to help get him into the White House, have benefitted from Trump’s position of power. Trump’s children, his companies, and his personal bank account have swollen with the power of the office, which is strictly forbidden by the U.S. Constitution.
Trump is, in short, far from being a “law and order” president, unless you dare to deface a statue of a slaveholder in support of a civil rights movement known as Black Lives Matter. In that case, Trump thinks you should spend at least 10 years in prison. But for helping Russia to interfere in a U.S. election or serving as an unregistered foreign agent while working in the White House, Trump thinks you should be free to do it again in 2020.
That’s not law and order. That’s selfishness and criminality.
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bipartisanreport--2020-07-12--Trump Has Saturday Night Freak Out Over ‘Radical Left Cancel Culture’

The man who once said that all negative polls are fake news seems awfully fixated on polling during this presidential race of 2020 .
With Joe Biden enjoying a double digit lead in most polls , Trump has hit the panic button on Twitter .
No one is quite sure which “ real polls ” asked voters about cancel culture or the radical Left , but in every poll , Biden leads Trump on every issue – racial equality , coronavirus response , healthcare , foreign policy , police reform , and others – except for the economy .
With @ @ @ @ @ @ @ result of Trump ’ s failed COVID-19 response , the confidence the American people have in a Trump economy may soon fade , as well .
Of course , there ’ s also the fact that Biden served as Vice President during the longest streak of job growth during an economic recovery that was imminent when he was elected alongside President Obama .
Trump ’ s entire focus is on the economy , even at the risk of American lives , because he is ahead in polls only in this category .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ threatening to pull funding from schools that don ’ t reopen .
With schools closed , parents can not return to work .
It ’ s the reason he pushed governors to reopen their states entirely too quickly , a decision that has caused virus and death rates to go back up nearly to previous levels and rising every day .
More than 130,000 Americans have died so far , but that ’ s a sacrifice Trump is willing to make to win in 2020 .
Twitter was not supportive of Trump during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comments below :

The man who once said that all negative polls are fake news seems awfully fixated on polling during this presidential race of 2020. With Joe Biden enjoying a double digit lead in most polls, Trump has hit the panic button on Twitter.
No one is quite sure which “real polls” asked voters about cancel culture or the radical Left, but in every poll, Biden leads Trump on every issue – racial equality, coronavirus response, healthcare, foreign policy, police reform, and others – except for the economy. With the economy in free fall as a result of Trump’s failed COVID-19 response, the confidence the American people have in a Trump economy may soon fade, as well.
Of course, there’s also the fact that Biden served as Vice President during the longest streak of job growth during an economic recovery that was imminent when he was elected alongside President Obama.
Trump’s entire focus is on the economy, even at the risk of American lives, because he is ahead in polls only in this category. It’s the reason that he is threatening to pull funding from schools that don’t reopen. With schools closed, parents cannot return to work. It’s the reason he pushed governors to reopen their states entirely too quickly, a decision that has caused virus and death rates to go back up nearly to previous levels and rising every day. More than 130,000 Americans have died so far, but that’s a sacrifice Trump is willing to make to win in 2020.
Twitter was not supportive of Trump during his tantrum. Read some of their comments below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-07-12--Jimmy Carter Shows Up Trump/GOP Over Mask Wearing To Save Lives

It seems so simple .
During a global pandemic that has so far killed more than 130,000 Americans , the CDC issued guidelines that say that because of studies that have proven it to be true , wearing face masks in public goes a long way toward preventing the spread of infection .
Yet , there are still Trump supporters who bought into the conspiracy theories that masks are unnecessary because the president knew his response to the virus made him look bad .
On Twitter , former President and First Lady Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter , who just celebrated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ photo on Twitter of the two of them wearing those recommended face masks with a message saying “ please wear a mask to save lives.
” It shouldn ’ t have to be said , but the two humanitarians spoke out in support of being respectful of other human lives .
Carter has spoken up quite rarely during the administration of Donald Trump and only when asked to do so .
The contrast between the two men could not be more different .
Carter is a devout Southern Baptist who does humanitarian work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s side for decades .
Trump is a pretend evangelical who steals from charities and has cheated on all three wives .
On the same day that the Carters begged Americans to wear their masks and prevent the spread of disease , Donald Trump deigned to wear one in public for the first time .
Twitter was gushing in their support of the Carters .
Read some of their comments below :

It seems so simple. During a global pandemic that has so far killed more than 130,000 Americans, the CDC issued guidelines that say that because of studies that have proven it to be true, wearing face masks in public goes a long way toward preventing the spread of infection. Yet, there are still Trump supporters who bought into the conspiracy theories that masks are unnecessary because the president knew his response to the virus made him look bad.
On Twitter, former President and First Lady Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter, who just celebrated their 74th wedding anniversary, posted a photo on Twitter of the two of them wearing those recommended face masks with a message saying “please wear a mask to save lives.” It shouldn’t have to be said, but the two humanitarians spoke out in support of being respectful of other human lives.
Carter has spoken up quite rarely during the administration of Donald Trump and only when asked to do so. The contrast between the two men could not be more different. Carter is a devout Southern Baptist who does humanitarian work and has been by his wife’s side for decades. Trump is a pretend evangelical who steals from charities and has cheated on all three wives. On the same day that the Carters begged Americans to wear their masks and prevent the spread of disease, Donald Trump deigned to wear one in public for the first time.
Twitter was gushing in their support of the Carters. Read some of their comments below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-07-13--Giuliani Accidentally Reveals Trump Tax Status During Sunday PR Disaster

It appears that Donald Trump had the longest tax audit in the history of the nation .
He was already under audit when he began running for the office of president , but now it appears that it is finally coming to a close — just about the same time as his years in office end .
The president ’ s fixer and personal attorney Rudy Giuliani was trying to connect the liberal billionaire George Soros to Trump ’ s financial records for some reason on Sunday .
There are at least three House committees that have subpoenaed the commander-in-chief @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been at various stages within the court system , Trump ’ s delay tactic .
These committees are the House Financial Services Committee Chaired by Representative Maxine Waters ( D-CA ) , the Judicial Committee chaired by Representative Jerrold ( Jerry ) Nadler ( D-NY ) , and the Intelligence Committee chaired by Adam Schiff ( D-CA ) .
Apparently , without any foreplay during his interview on Fox News , Giuliani noted that the man who occasionally sits in the Oval Office ’ s tax audits have been “ settled.
” The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that a Supreme Court case decided that Trump did not have “ absolute immunity ” against prosecution .
He said SCOTUS ’ s rendering was “ terribly decided : ” Trump has said that he would release his tax returns when they are no longer under audit , although the president has never provided proof that the IRS was auditing his financials .
Giuliani seemed to think that there were up to 4,000 prosecutors would “ come after ” the president ’ s tax records now : Maybe , the former New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he did to the audience .
He certainly could not have made less sense .
During an interview with Piers Morgan last month , Rudy Giuliani began shouting at his interviewer , according to the YouTube interview .
Morgan asked about Trump saying “ when the looting starts , the shooting starts.
” That was when Giuliani went off , trying to defend his new boss .
Morgan called the attorney “ completely barking mad.
” Last December , the attorney ’ s divorce was finalized .
His former wife said that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ married .
Right after the couple filed for divorce , Giuliani left his law firm and went to work for Trump at no charge .
His wife said that she believed that was to cut down any alimony payments , according to The New York Times .
Their legal battle was something to behold .
They fought over her kitchen renovations and his wild spending “ $ 7,131 on fountain pens and another $ 12,012 on cigars.
” Mrs. Giuliani said she had to take him to court : Twitter world had some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Check out what Americans had to say 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 .

It appears that Donald Trump had the longest tax audit in the history of the nation. He was already under audit when he began running for the office of president, but now it appears that it is finally coming to a close — just about the same time as his years in office end.
The president’s fixer and personal attorney Rudy Giuliani was trying to connect the liberal billionaire George Soros to Trump’s financial records for some reason on Sunday. There are at least three House committees that have subpoenaed the commander-in-chief’s financial records. They have been at various stages within the court system, Trump’s delay tactic.
These committees are the House Financial Services Committee Chaired by Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA), the Judicial Committee chaired by Representative Jerrold (Jerry) Nadler (D-NY), and the Intelligence Committee chaired by Adam Schiff (D-CA).
Apparently, without any foreplay during his interview on Fox News, Giuliani noted that the man who occasionally sits in the Oval Office’s tax audits have been “settled.”
The attorney appeared on Fox News and claimed that a Supreme Court case decided that Trump did not have “absolute immunity” against prosecution. He said SCOTUS’s rendering was “terribly decided:”
‘They have no reason to believe that there is anything wrong with his tax returns. All of them have been audited and all of them have either been passed on or settled.’
Trump has said that he would release his tax returns when they are no longer under audit, although the president has never provided proof that the IRS was auditing his financials.
‘There should be some finality in tax returns. In other words, we get audited, we make a deal, we pay the government — you don’t come after me forever for that. And also, this is the president of the United States.’
Giuliani seemed to think that there were up to 4,000 prosecutors would “come after” the president’s tax records now:
‘Look at the DAs we have now. We have Soros-elected anarchist DAs. They’re not there to prosecute the law. They’re there to undermined the law. He put them there. I mean, why would Soros pay for DAs other than to undermine our government?’
Fox News host Maria Bartiromo responded “Wow!.” Then, Giuliani continued:
‘For five years, Soros has been funding these and nobody paid attention to it. But he had a reason. It’s to undermined our government.’
Maybe, the former New York mayor made more sense to himself that he did to the audience. He certainly could not have made less sense.
During an interview with Piers Morgan last month, Rudy Giuliani began shouting at his interviewer, according to the YouTube interview. Morgan asked about Trump saying “when the looting starts, the shooting starts.”
That was when Giuliani went off, trying to defend his new boss. Morgan called the attorney “completely barking mad.”
Last December, the attorney’s divorce was finalized. His former wife said that he had changed from the man she had married. Right after the couple filed for divorce, Giuliani left his law firm and went to work for Trump at no charge. His wife said that she believed that was to cut down any alimony payments, according to The New York Times.
Their legal battle was something to behold. They fought over her kitchen renovations and his wild spending “$7,131 on fountain pens and another $12,012 on cigars.”
Justice Michael Katz said:
‘It is beyond me why either party in this case would have an interest in having all of this done publicly. [Settling privately] would treat their relationship and marriage with more respect than divulging all our dirty laundry out for public consumption.’
Mrs. Giuliani said she had to take him to court:
‘I feel betrayed by a man that I supported in every way for more than 20 years. I’m sad to know that the hero of 9/11 has become a liar.’
Twitter world had some fun at Giuliani’s expense. Check out what Americans had to say below:
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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--2020-07-12--‘The Lincoln Project’ Releases Sunday Night Stunner On Trump Failures

When Donald Trump was first briefed about the growing threat of COVID-19 coming to the United States , he had a real chance to be a leader .
In fact , he could have undone most of the negativity around his presidency with a firm , well thought out , decisive , and effective response to the threat .
Instead , he treated the daily briefings about the threat like a campaign rally opportunity .
He ignored the briefings .
He called the virus a “ hoax.
” He insisted he had “ no responsibility ” for his response to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patients with disinfectant .
And when the daily briefings , meant to keep Americans informed about the progress of the virus and the response to it , began to hurt him in polls and couldn ’ t be used as a makeshift campaign rally , he ended them .
That has been his response to the virus .
On Sunday , The Lincoln Project released a new ad hitting Trump on his response to the virus , which has left more than 132,000 people dead and millions sick .
In the ad , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a day earlier this year when our nation ’ s intelligence and health experts pleaded with Donald Trump to take the coronavirus seriously .
Did he listen ?
No .
What did he do ?
He probably scrolled through his Twitter feed , or daydreamed about his next rally , or asked Lindsey Graham to play golf , or ordered fewer tests .
And now , more than 130,000 Americans are dead.
’ The ad hits Trump exactly where it should , in his inability to lead our country .
Twitter was very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some of their comments below :

When Donald Trump was first briefed about the growing threat of COVID-19 coming to the United States, he had a real chance to be a leader. In fact, he could have undone most of the negativity around his presidency with a firm, well thought out, decisive, and effective response to the threat.
Instead, he treated the daily briefings about the threat like a campaign rally opportunity. He ignored the briefings. He called the virus a “hoax.” He insisted he had “no responsibility” for his response to the virus. He suggested doctors inject patients with disinfectant. And when the daily briefings, meant to keep Americans informed about the progress of the virus and the response to it, began to hurt him in polls and couldn’t be used as a makeshift campaign rally, he ended them.
That has been his response to the virus.
Trump knew about coronavirus and did nothing. And now he wants *us* to live with it. pic.twitter.com/gMNqS9zflT — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) July 12, 2020
On Sunday, The Lincoln Project released a new ad hitting Trump on his response to the virus, which has left more than 132,000 people dead and millions sick. In the ad, a voiceover says:
‘There was a day earlier this year when our nation’s intelligence and health experts pleaded with Donald Trump to take the coronavirus seriously. Did he listen? No. What did he do? He probably scrolled through his Twitter feed, or daydreamed about his next rally, or asked Lindsey Graham to play golf, or ordered fewer tests. And now, more than 130,000 Americans are dead.’
The ad hits Trump exactly where it should, in his inability to lead our country.
Twitter was very responsive to the new ad. Read some of their comments below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-07-12--Jim Jordan Says Dumb Things During ‘Fox News Sunday’ Debacle

During an appearance on Fox News this Sunday morning , infamous Trump ally Rep. Jim Jordan ( R-Ohio ) sounded obsessed with the possibility of sending political opponents of the president to jail .
This nonsense is the kind of behavior that ’ s put on display in authoritarian countries around the world .
If many Republicans ( other than Jordan ) weren ’ t blinded by their relentless commitment to the party line , then maybe they could recognize the brazen authoritarianism that they ’ ve made a space for right in their midst .
Specifically , Jordan claimed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he gets from both constituents and voters around the country is when someone is going to be jailed for dubiously alleged crimes related to the Russia investigation .
‘ The number one question I get — whether I ’ m in the fourth district of Ohio or traveling around our state , or traveling around the country , the number one question I get from people is that they ’ ll walk up to me and say when is somebody going to jail ?
The reason they say that is because they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , this idea that there is one set of rules for the politically connected in D.C. and a different set for us regular folks .
So let ’ s hope that we have the investigation done before the election .
Let ’ s hope that someone is going to be held accountable for the major wrongdoing that took place when they targeted the president ’ s campaign.
’ No “ major wrongdoing ” took place in connection to the Russia investigation .
Does Jordan want us to disbelieve our own eyes and ears @ @ @ @ @ @ @ establishing the Trump team ’ s links to Russia ?
Watch Jordan ’ s comments below : First of all — does he seriously expect people to take that claim seriously ?
Over 137,000 people have died from the Coronavirus , the most recent jobs report had national unemployment at 11.1 percent , and a full 35.8 million Americans are either currently receiving unemployment benefits or recently applied for benefits and are waiting to receive a government response .
What alternate universe does Jordan live in where his nonsensical , unhinged crusade against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ precedent over all of that ?
Trump himself has gone on plenty of similar unhinged tirades against his opponents .
At one point , he delusionally ranted : ‘ A lot of very good people were taken down by a small group of Dirty ( Filthy ) Cops , politicians , government officials , and an investigation that was illegally started & that SPIED on my campaign… If this had happened to a Presidential candidate , or President , who was a Democrat , everybody involved would long ago be in jail for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it would be considered the CRIME OF THE CENTURY , far bigger and more sinister than Watergate !
’ That entire rant is nonsense and entirely disconnected from reality .
No one committed treason via daring to launch the Russia investigation in response to obvious evidence tying the Trump team to Russia .
Treason , it ’ s worth noting , is traditionally dealt with via capital punishment , meaning Trump is about an inch away from saying his opponents should be executed .

During an appearance on Fox News this Sunday morning, infamous Trump ally Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) sounded obsessed with the possibility of sending political opponents of the president to jail. This nonsense is the kind of behavior that’s put on display in authoritarian countries around the world. If many Republicans (other than Jordan) weren’t blinded by their relentless commitment to the party line, then maybe they could recognize the brazen authoritarianism that they’ve made a space for right in their midst.
Specifically, Jordan claimed that the “number one question” that he gets from both constituents and voters around the country is when someone is going to be jailed for dubiously alleged crimes related to the Russia investigation.
He said:
‘The number one question I get — whether I’m in the fourth district of Ohio or traveling around our state, or traveling around the country, the number one question I get from people is that they’ll walk up to me and say when is somebody going to jail? The reason they say that is because they’re sick of the double standard, this idea that there is one set of rules for the politically connected in D.C. and a different set for us regular folks. So let’s hope that we have the investigation done before the election. Let’s hope that someone is going to be held accountable for the major wrongdoing that took place when they targeted the president’s campaign.’
No “major wrongdoing” took place in connection to the Russia investigation. Does Jordan want us to disbelieve our own eyes and ears and ignore the mountains of evidence clearly establishing the Trump team’s links to Russia? Watch Jordan’s comments below:
While America is ravaged by a deadly pandemic and unemployment is in double digits, Rep. Jim Jordan claims that "the number one question I get from people" is about "when somebody is going to jail" for the investigation of the Trump campaign's dealings with Russia pic.twitter.com/GlB5sIFP3E — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 12, 2020
First of all — does he seriously expect people to take that claim seriously? Over 137,000 people have died from the Coronavirus, the most recent jobs report had national unemployment at 11.1 percent, and a full 35.8 million Americans are either currently receiving unemployment benefits or recently applied for benefits and are waiting to receive a government response. What alternate universe does Jordan live in where his nonsensical, unhinged crusade against the president’s political opponents takes precedent over all of that?
35.8 m Americans are either currently on unemployment benefit (UI/PUA) or have recently applied for it and are waiting to hear back. @EconomicPolicy via @SoberLook pic.twitter.com/PThsCGAMSQ — Adam Tooze (@adam_tooze) July 11, 2020
Trump himself has gone on plenty of similar unhinged tirades against his opponents. At one point, he delusionally ranted:
‘A lot of very good people were taken down by a small group of Dirty (Filthy) Cops, politicians, government officials, and an investigation that was illegally started & that SPIED on my campaign… If this had happened to a Presidential candidate, or President, who was a Democrat, everybody involved would long ago be in jail for treason (and more), and it would be considered the CRIME OF THE CENTURY, far bigger and more sinister than Watergate!’
….had happened to a Presidential candidate, or President, who was a Democrat, everybody involved would long ago be in jail for treason (and more), and it would be considered the CRIME OF THE CENTURY, far bigger and more sinister than Watergate! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 2, 2020
That entire rant is nonsense and entirely disconnected from reality. No one committed treason via daring to launch the Russia investigation in response to obvious evidence tying the Trump team to Russia. Treason, it’s worth noting, is traditionally dealt with via capital punishment, meaning Trump is about an inch away from saying his opponents should be executed.


bipartisanreport--2020-07-12--New Texas Poll Results Show Surprising 5-Point Biden Surge

Donald Trump pulled out all of his old bells and whistles for the 2020 presidential race against former Vice President Joe Biden .
The problem is that the world has shifted dramatically since 2016 .
It has been Trumped , and people do not like what that means , according to the new Dallas Morning News/UT Tyler Poll .
Voters were not especially thrilled with the president from the beginning .
After all , he lost the popular vote by three million votes and narrowly picked up the states that could hand him the antiquated Electoral College votes .
Certainly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do away with the outdated system .
Trump ’ s biggest problem is that he has no empathy , and he is cruel .
Those who advised him managed to do serious damage to these United States , but they shared these two weaknesses and underestimated the American people .
The country did its part .
People shut down to prevent the coronavirus pandemic from spreading across those “ purple mountains majesty , amber waves of grain , above the fruited plains…from shore to shining shore , ” as Ray Charles sings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did Trump do ?
Did he set up manufacturing plants to provide test kits , protective items for nurses and doctors , and ventilators ?
No , he went golfing .
Of course , POTUS claims golfing keeps him from becoming a workaholic and is his exercise .
Riding in that golf cart must really be hard .
Now , even Texas has decided to dump Trump for screwing up the coronavirus pandemic .
The Dallas Morning News/UT Tyler Poll has some very bad news for Trump .
Biden has a five-point lead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 41 percent as Texans display their dislike of the man who screwed up the COVID-19 pandemic .
In April , the two men were tied , 43 to 43 percent .
This reflects the growing support of Independents and “ weak partisans ” distancing from the president .
If the opinions hold until November , the state will go for its first Democratic president since it elected President Jimmy Carter in 1976 .
Kenneth Bryant Jr. , the UT-Tyler political scientist who designed the poll said : The new poll showed that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the root of Texans ’ change .
A full 82 percent of the interviewees had worn a mask in the past seven days .
Not everyone was thrilled with doing so .
Funeral home owner Jay Carnes supports Trump and said : Texans support a second stay-at-home order by a margin of 66 percent to 19 percent if necessary : When it came to a vaccine that could prevent the coronavirus , Texans were either likely or very likely to get one 67 percent to 16 percent : ‘ As for a vaccine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % to 16 % , said that if one were available they would be likely or very likely to take it .
That was down from April , though , when 76 % said they would be likely or very likely to take it and just 10 % said they would be unlikely or very unlikely to do so.
’ Mother of three and Biden supporter Becky Maner , 43 , thought that some Texans were “ just stupid ” for not wanting to wear masks and get vaccinated : UT-Tyler political scientist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ indicated that the questions added to the June 29 through July 7 polls showed “ growing unease with state and federal leaders ” management of the pandemic .
The drag on Trump ’ s and Texas Governor Greg Abbott ’ s approval ratings was striking : Top virologist in the country Dr. AnthonyFauci and the White House coronavirus task force were cited by 51 % of Democrats as the reason .
Only 38 % of Republicans cited Fauci and the task force as their motivators .
The density of the community also made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the main reason people wore masks was that businesses required it .
In rural areas , the reason was local leaders , and in the suburbs Dr. Fauci and the White House task force motivated them .
The Dallas Morning News/UT Tyler Poll consisted of 129 phone interviews and 1,780 online polls takers all selected randomly among registered voters within Texas .
Both aspects of the poll were conducted in both Spanish and English .
The margin of error was 2.24 +/-percentage points , which is extremely good .
A full 898 registered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the primary had a margin of error of 3.27 +/- percentage points , which is still good .
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 .

Donald Trump pulled out all of his old bells and whistles for the 2020 presidential race against former Vice President Joe Biden. The problem is that the world has shifted dramatically since 2016. It has been Trumped, and people do not like what that means, according to the new Dallas Morning News/UT Tyler Poll.
Voters were not especially thrilled with the president from the beginning. After all, he lost the popular vote by three million votes and narrowly picked up the states that could hand him the antiquated Electoral College votes. Certainly, that is a good enough reason to do away with the outdated system.
Trump’s biggest problem is that he has no empathy, and he is cruel. Those who advised him managed to do serious damage to these United States, but they shared these two weaknesses and underestimated the American people.
The country did its part. People shut down to prevent the coronavirus pandemic from spreading across those “purple mountains majesty, amber waves of grain, above the fruited plains…from shore to shining shore,” as Ray Charles sings America the Beautiful on YouTube. What did Trump do? Did he set up manufacturing plants to provide test kits, protective items for nurses and doctors, and ventilators? No, he went golfing.
Of course, POTUS claims golfing keeps him from becoming a workaholic and is his exercise. Riding in that golf cart must really be hard.
Now, even Texas has decided to dump Trump for screwing up the coronavirus pandemic. The Dallas Morning News/UT Tyler Poll has some very bad news for Trump.
Biden has a five-point lead over the commander-in-chief, 46 percent to 41 percent as Texans display their dislike of the man who screwed up the COVID-19 pandemic. In April, the two men were tied, 43 to 43 percent. This reflects the growing support of Independents and “weak partisans” distancing from the president.
If the opinions hold until November, the state will go for its first Democratic president since it elected President Jimmy Carter in 1976. Kenneth Bryant Jr., the UT-Tyler political scientist who designed the poll said:
‘While President Trump has and still enjoys near universal (sic) approval from Republicans, and overwhelming disfavor from Democrats, he has lost considerable ground among the folks in the middle, who may ultimately decide who wins Texas in November.’
The new poll showed that the pandemic and exploding job numbers were at the root of Texans’ change. A full 82 percent of the interviewees had worn a mask in the past seven days. Not everyone was thrilled with doing so. Funeral home owner Jay Carnes supports Trump and said:
‘I’m wearing a mask only because I have to, not because I want to. These people are just so nasty and mean who see it as a cure-all, they’re just so scared,” he said of mask-law proponents, Personally, put me in a room with people that have it. Let me get it, move on, if that means I can move on with my life. The mortality rate is pretty darned low.’
Texans support a second stay-at-home order by a margin of 66 percent to 19 percent if necessary:
‘By 66% to 19%, Texans support another stay-at-home order if infections and hospitalizations do not decline. More than one-third, 36%, though, said the threat of the virus had been blown out of proportion. Some 56% agreed with the statement that China is responsible for the coronavirus pandemic, and just 18% disagreed. In April, Texans agreed that China was responsible, 61% to 16%.’
When it came to a vaccine that could prevent the coronavirus, Texans were either likely or very likely to get one 67 percent to 16 percent:
‘As for a vaccine for COVID-19, Texans, by 67% to 16%, said that if one were available they would be likely or very likely to take it. That was down from April, though, when 76% said they would be likely or very likely to take it and just 10% said they would be unlikely or very unlikely to do so.’
Mother of three and Biden supporter Becky Maner, 43, thought that some Texans were “just stupid” for not wanting to wear masks and get vaccinated:
‘As early as we can get the vaccine, we will get it. People who don’t like wearing a mask should jump at a vaccine as “the next answer. I don’t know when we got so wrapped up in conspiracy theories and that people are out to harm us by vaccines. I just don’t get it.’
UT-Tyler political scientist Mark Owens managed the survey. He indicated that the questions added to the June 29 through July 7 polls showed “growing unease with state and federal leaders” management of the pandemic.
The drag on Trump’s and Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s approval ratings was striking:
‘While in April Texans were evenly divided in their appraisals of the president’s overall job performance, in the new poll, 42% approved of the job he was doing, while 50% disapproved. On COVID-19, just 38% of state residents were pleased with Trump’s performance, with a majority (52%) disapproving. In April, 43% approved and 44% disapproved.’
Top virologist in the country Dr. AnthonyFauci and the White House coronavirus task force were cited by 51% of Democrats as the reason. Only 38% of Republicans cited Fauci and the task force as their motivators.
The density of the community also made a difference. In metro areas, the main reason people wore masks was that businesses required it. In rural areas, the reason was local leaders, and in the suburbs Dr. Fauci and the White House task force motivated them.
The Dallas Morning News/UT Tyler Poll consisted of 129 phone interviews and 1,780 online polls takers all selected randomly among registered voters within Texas. Both aspects of the poll were conducted in both Spanish and English. The margin of error was 2.24 +/-percentage points, which is extremely good. A full 898 registered voters who indicated they voted Democratic during the primary had a margin of error of 3.27 +/- percentage points, which is still good.
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--2020-07-12--Trump Supporters Invade NYC Black Lives Matter Mural At Trump Tower

There is a gigantic mural painted in front of Donald Trump ’ s primary New York residAll Postsence and office Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue , according to The Forbes Magazine .
It looks just like the one that the group Black Lives Matter painted on the newly-named street Black Lives Matter Plaza that deadends at the White House in DC .
The New York group of painters thoughtfully painted their mural so that when the president is in residence , he can read it right from his windows .
Four groups of protesters cross-clashed as tempers flared .
Unfortunately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with anti-Trump protesters right at that mural on Saturday .
It had been just days since the Black Lives Matter group painted the mural , but that was not the only brawl .
About 400 people supporting the New York Police Department ( NYPD ) were protesting what they felt was defunding and disrespecting local forces .
A multi-racial small group of Black Lives Matter counter-demonstrators met up with the mostly white protesters .
The New York Post called the New York fracas a “ Blue Live Brawl.
” Anti-cop protesters met up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ altercations ensued with shouting , pushing , shoving , and finger-pointing .
The two groups were furious .
The pro-NYPD protesters escalated the situation against the anti-cop protesters who were carrying Black Lives Matter signs .
Lou Gentile , an Army vet came from Staten Island in a three-bus caravan to protest .
He said : A man behind the NYPD officers yelled at the Black Live Matter group : Pro-cop protestor and teacher Natalia Vroublebski defended her local police .
She said that the anti-cop rallies were not fair : One pro-cop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first name , Anthony , as he waved a Trump/Pence 2020 flag .
He said : He added “ it ’ s really hard to keep us safe : ” You are taking away our cops from the streets and these undercover cops that do their job – and it ’ s really hard to keep us safe – they are the ones who are in the most jeopardy and it you take them away , it ’ s going to take away from us at the end of the day .
‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speak .
They have their right to protest as well.
’ Then , the plumber ended with : Thousands of protesters joined in a pro-cop march in Queens , along the boardwalk in Rockaway Beach .
Many of them held American flags and flags reading “ God Bless the NYPD.
” To prevent a Black Lives Matter group confrontation , the two groups were separated .
Pro-cop protesters said that the police needed the support of the community at this time above all the rest .
Local Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis and former police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the police officer who was killed Russel Timoshenko , 23 , in 2007 .
Right before noon , dozens of anti-cop protesters appeared at the corner of 13th Avenue and Bay Ridge Avenue in Dyker Heights in Brooklyn .
The pro-police group was made up of predominately white people .
First , the shouts began , then at least one fight started , which was begun by the pro-cop group .
An elderly pro-cop protester tried to start a fight , but there were no arrests in that situation .
The anti-cop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as it marched up 13th Avenue .
No arrests were reported .
Not all of the action was in New York .
Protesters against the LA ( Los Angeles ) Sheriff ’ s Department gathered on Saturday .
At the same time , about 100 pro-LA Police Department ( LAPD ) protesters rallied in support of the police in downtown LA .
Back in Burlington , North Carolina , a group of Black Lives Matter protesters met up with the people who supported Confederate statues .
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Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
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There is a gigantic mural painted in front of Donald Trump’s primary New York residAll Postsence and office Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue, according to The Forbes Magazine. It looks just like the one that the group Black Lives Matter painted on the newly-named street Black Lives Matter Plaza that deadends at the White House in DC. The New York group of painters thoughtfully painted their mural so that when the president is in residence, he can read it right from his windows. Four groups of protesters cross-clashed as tempers flared.
Unfortunately, pro-Trump MAGA people got into it with anti-Trump protesters right at that mural on Saturday. It had been just days since the Black Lives Matter group painted the mural, but that was not the only brawl.
About 400 people supporting the New York Police Department (NYPD) were protesting what they felt was defunding and disrespecting local forces. A multi-racial small group of Black Lives Matter counter-demonstrators met up with the mostly white protesters.
The New York Post called the New York fracas a “Blue Live Brawl.” Anti-cop protesters met up with a Blue Lives Matter rally and altercations ensued with shouting, pushing, shoving, and finger-pointing. The two groups were furious.
The pro-NYPD protesters escalated the situation against the anti-cop protesters who were carrying Black Lives Matter signs.
Lou Gentile, an Army vet came from Staten Island in a three-bus caravan to protest. He said:
‘I had to be here to defend my police – defend them and to show that I’m in total support of them. They risk their lives every day for us. When they put that gun on and that uniform, they risk their lives. When you call them, who’s going to come? A social worker? I don’t think so. Who’s going to come? Him, him and him.to protect your life.’
A man behind the NYPD officers yelled at the Black Live Matter group:
‘The Blue Lives Matter march – there is no such thing as a blue life, it’s a blue shirt. They seem to think that Black Lives Matter is a personal attack on them, on their white lives and the police, but what we want is equality. We want fair treatment under the law and the police has shown that they can not do that.’
Pro-cop protestor and teacher Natalia Vroublebski defended her local police. She said that the anti-cop rallies were not fair:
‘It’s not fair to them. We need them, we are seeing the crime goes up and it’s not good and we need them. They should not have cut their budget. I don’t agree with that.’
One pro-cop protester and union plumber only gave his first name, Anthony, as he waved a Trump/Pence 2020 flag. He said:
‘Trump, our president, is for law and order to keep all of us safe — me, you, everybody needs to be, be kept safe by the NYPD or any police. You can’t say all cops are bad because they are not. The ones that are bad they should be removed.
He added “it’s really hard to keep us safe:”
You are taking away our cops from the streets and these undercover cops that do their job – and it’s really hard to keep us safe – they are the ones who are in the most jeopardy and it you take them away, it’s going to take away from us at the end of the day. ‘Everybody deserves the right to freedom my speak. They have their right to protest as well.’
Then, the plumber ended with:
‘Everybody [Black Lives Matter supporters] deserves the right to freedom my speak. They have their right to protest as well.’
Thousands of protesters joined in a pro-cop march in Queens, along the boardwalk in Rockaway Beach. Many of them held American flags and flags reading “God Bless the NYPD.” To prevent a Black Lives Matter group confrontation, the two groups were separated.
Pro-cop protesters said that the police needed the support of the community at this time above all the rest. Local Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis and former police officer Marty Golden, and the family of the police officer who was killed Russel Timoshenko, 23, in 2007.
Right before noon, dozens of anti-cop protesters appeared at the corner of 13th Avenue and Bay Ridge Avenue in Dyker Heights in Brooklyn. The pro-police group was made up of predominately white people. First, the shouts began, then at least one fight started, which was begun by the pro-cop group.
Pro-cop protesters yelled:
‘You are f—ing Communists. Go to Venezuela.’
An elderly pro-cop protester tried to start a fight, but there were no arrests in that situation. The anti-cop protesters were barred from joining the rally as it marched up 13th Avenue. No arrests were reported.
Not all of the action was in New York. Protesters against the LA (Los Angeles) Sheriff’s Department gathered on Saturday. At the same time, about 100 pro-LA Police Department (LAPD) protesters rallied in support of the police in downtown LA.
Back in Burlington, North Carolina, a group of Black Lives Matter protesters met up with the people who supported Confederate statues.
Twitter world had a few things to say about the cross-clashes. Check out the responses below:
Featured image is a screenshot via YouTube.
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bipartisanreport--2020-07-12--Protester Confronts Trump At Golf Course With COVID-19 Failure Sign

This Sunday , President Donald Trump went golfing yet again .
When he arrived at the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling , Virginia , which is in the Washington , D.C. , area , he was greeted by protesters , including one who was dressed as the Grim Reaper and held a sign reading “ 137 K , ” in reference to the over 137,000 Americans who have died from the Coronavirus .
Trump has consistently refused to take the virus seriously , although this weekend , he wore a face mask publicly for the first time .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taken months ago .
Meanwhile , on Sunday morning , a report from the White House press pool revealed the following , in reference to Trump ’ s arrival at the golf course : Grim Reaper imagery has shown up in high-profile Coronavirus-related protests before .
Specifically , Florida attorney Daniel Uhlfelder has donned Grim Reaper attire and demonstrated at various areas around the state in an attempt to bring attention to the dangers of the spiraling Coronavirus outbreak .
Uhlfelder has protested everywhere from the mansion of Trump ally and Florida Republican @ @ @ @ @ @ @ golf course in Doral , Florida .
Meanwhile , an image of the Virginia golf course protester dressed as the Grim Reaper has emerged .
Check that out below : Trump has spent a considerable amount of time golfing while the U.S. has struggled through the throes of the Coronavirus pandemic .
On Sunday morning , he tried to actually defend his incessant golf-playing with a Twitter rant in which he claimed , falsely , that Obama played more golf .
Trump also claimed that he actually gets work done while on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anyone believes and is likely true only in his imagination — and he also claimed that his trips to the golf course are short .
He has visited or spent time at one of his golf courses on at least 269 days of his presidency , according to an NBC tracker .
That ’ s over one out of every five days of his time in office .
Trump keeps trying to boost himself ahead of what might be a major loss in the upcoming general election , but he ’ s failing @

This Sunday, President Donald Trump went golfing yet again. When he arrived at the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, which is in the Washington, D.C., area, he was greeted by protesters, including one who was dressed as the Grim Reaper and held a sign reading “137 K,” in reference to the over 137,000 Americans who have died from the Coronavirus. Trump has consistently refused to take the virus seriously, although this weekend, he wore a face mask publicly for the first time. It’s a step he should have taken months ago.
Meanwhile, on Sunday morning, a report from the White House press pool revealed the following, in reference to Trump’s arrival at the golf course:
‘At the entrance were a small group of protesters, including one dressed as the grim reaper, carrying a scythe and a sign reading ‘137K.”
Pool report on Trump's arrival at his golf club: "At the entrance were a small group of protesters, including one dressed as the grim reaper, carrying a scythe and a sign reading '137K.'" — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 12, 2020
Grim Reaper imagery has shown up in high-profile Coronavirus-related protests before. Specifically, Florida attorney Daniel Uhlfelder has donned Grim Reaper attire and demonstrated at various areas around the state in an attempt to bring attention to the dangers of the spiraling Coronavirus outbreak. Uhlfelder has protested everywhere from the mansion of Trump ally and Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis to Trump’s golf course in Doral, Florida. Meanwhile, an image of the Virginia golf course protester dressed as the Grim Reaper has emerged. Check that out below:
Have a nice round trump pic.twitter.com/Mn74Vh0LGx — Daniel Uhlfelder (@DWUhlfelderLaw) July 12, 2020
Trump has spent a considerable amount of time golfing while the U.S. has struggled through the throes of the Coronavirus pandemic. On Sunday morning, he tried to actually defend his incessant golf-playing with a Twitter rant in which he claimed, falsely, that Obama played more golf. Trump also claimed that he actually gets work done while on the golf course — which few, if anyone believes and is likely true only in his imagination — and he also claimed that his trips to the golf course are short. He has visited or spent time at one of his golf courses on at least 269 days of his presidency, according to an NBC tracker. That’s over one out of every five days of his time in office.
…rounds, no problem. When I play, Fake News CNN, and others, park themselves anywhere they can to get a picture, then scream “President Trump is playing golf.” Actually, I play VERY fast, get a lot of work done on the golf course, and also get a “tiny” bit of exercise. Not bad! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 12, 2020
Trump keeps trying to boost himself ahead of what might be a major loss in the upcoming general election, but he’s failing.
As 140,000 people die from a pandemic that Trump exacerbated, the serial Victim-in-Chief whines about being criticized for playing golf…..while hundreds more will die today…..1/ https://t.co/w1qDUFKbOD https://t.co/GX3GmTJOWf — Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych (@Nick_Carmody) July 12, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-07-12--Trump Jr. Gets Owned On ‘Fox News Sunday’ Over Dad’s Failed Presidency

During an appearance this weekend on Fox ’ s Sunday Morning Futures with host Maria Bartiromo , the host had to point out the facts of his dad ’ s poll number situation to Donald Trump Jr. President Trump has been losing to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in many polls on both the national level and in individual swing states , but Trump Jr. tried to cast off the issue during his time this weekend on Fox .
After asking about poll numbers a first time and getting mostly ignored , Bartiromo asked : ‘ What does the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Are you buying these polls ?
It looks like one after the next , it ’ s a real tight race and in many cases Biden is leading the president.
’ ‘ Well , listen .
When you have the media onslaught , where media has just totally abdicated their position to objectively look at both sides , they ’ re not looking into any of Biden ’ s past , they ’ re not looking into any of his history , they ’ re not looking into his family ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into how insanely soft he ’ s been on China.
’ What on earth is Trump Jr. talking about ?
In what universe does he live where Biden hasn ’ t received any scrutiny ?
Of course , there ’ s likely little that anyone could do to change Trump Jr. ’ s mind on this point .
If The New York Times came out with a one hundred-part story digging into Biden ’ s past specifically that started next week and continued every week until the election , it likely still wouldn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ His implication that the media has treated his own dad unfairly is brazenly wrong .
What are journalists supposed to do ?
Not report what the president of the United States says and does because it might make him look bad ?
‘ So , [ the media ] want to do whatever they can to keep the American people from actually seeing Biden… The media is trying to make sure that no one gets to define Joe Biden , because once he is , you ’ ll see how terrible this notion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ earth would any reasonable person describe the current state of the country if not terrible ?
According to one tally , over 137,000 Americans have died from the Coronavirus , with no end in sight , among many other problems .

During an appearance this weekend on Fox’s Sunday Morning Futures with host Maria Bartiromo, the host had to point out the facts of his dad’s poll number situation to Donald Trump Jr. President Trump has been losing to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in many polls on both the national level and in individual swing states, but Trump Jr. tried to cast off the issue during his time this weekend on Fox.
After asking about poll numbers a first time and getting mostly ignored, Bartiromo asked:
‘What does the president need to get these numbers up? Are you buying these polls? It looks like one after the next, it’s a real tight race and in many cases Biden is leading the president.’
Trump Jr. replied:
‘Well, listen. When you have the media onslaught, where media has just totally abdicated their position to objectively look at both sides, they’re not looking into any of Biden’s past, they’re not looking into any of his history, they’re not looking into his family’s graft. They’re not looking into how insanely soft he’s been on China.’
What on earth is Trump Jr. talking about? In what universe does he live where Biden hasn’t received any scrutiny?
Of course, there’s likely little that anyone could do to change Trump Jr.’s mind on this point. If The New York Times came out with a one hundred-part story digging into Biden’s past specifically that started next week and continued every week until the election, it likely still wouldn’t be enough for Trump Jr. His implication that the media has treated his own dad unfairly is brazenly wrong. What are journalists supposed to do? Not report what the president of the United States says and does because it might make him look bad?
Trump Jr. added:
‘So, [the media] want to do whatever they can to keep the American people from actually seeing Biden… The media is trying to make sure that no one gets to define Joe Biden, because once he is, you’ll see how terrible this notion could be for America.’
How on earth would any reasonable person describe the current state of the country if not terrible? According to one tally, over 137,000 Americans have died from the Coronavirus, with no end in sight, among many other problems.
Check out Trump Jr.’s comments below:


bipartisanreport--2020-07-12--Lindsey Graham Makes Stunning Mueller Senate Testimony Announcement

Last July , following the conclusion of his Russia investigation , Robert Mueller testified before the Democrat-led House Intelligence Committee .
Democratic members of the Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee have requested that Mueller testify before their committee as well — and now , Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham ( R-S.C. ) claims that their “ request will be granted ” and Mueller will be brought in for testimony .
In his initial public announcement , Graham made no mention of whether or not he ’ d reached out to Mueller in order to attempt to ascertain whether he would even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
‘ Apparently Mr. Mueller is willing – and also capable – of defending the Mueller investigation through an oped in the Washington Post .
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have previously requested Mr. Mueller appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify about his investigation .
That request will be granted.
’ Beyond that simple statement — that their “ request will be granted ” — he made no further details immediately available .
As he mentions , Mueller published an opinion piece in The Washington Post in defense of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump ’ s decision to commute the sentence of his longtime ally Roger Stone , meaning that Stone wouldn ’ t have to serve a day of the over three-year prison sentence that he ’ d been dealt after getting found guilty of federal crimes related to an obstruction of justice scheme that was launched , in part , in response to Mueller ’ s investigation .
That scheme was meant to shield Stone , the president , and the Trump campaign from scrutiny over their attempted connection with overseas election meddlers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claimed that the charges against Stone were never legitimate in the first place .
Instead , they claim , prosecutors targeted Stone because of animosity towards the Trump team in general .
Mueller fiercely rebuffed this claim .
He wrote : ‘ We made every decision in Stone ’ s case , as in all our cases , based solely on the facts and the law and in accordance with the rule of law .
The women and men who conducted these investigations and prosecutions acted with the highest integrity .
Claims to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Twitter ’ s response to Graham below :

Last July, following the conclusion of his Russia investigation, Robert Mueller testified before the Democrat-led House Intelligence Committee. Democratic members of the Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee have requested that Mueller testify before their committee as well — and now, Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) claims that their “request will be granted” and Mueller will be brought in for testimony. In his initial public announcement, Graham made no mention of whether or not he’d reached out to Mueller in order to attempt to ascertain whether he would even be willing to testify before the committee.
Early Sunday, Graham posted on Twitter:
‘Apparently Mr. Mueller is willing – and also capable – of defending the Mueller investigation through an oped in the Washington Post. Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have previously requested Mr. Mueller appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify about his investigation. That request will be granted.’
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have previously requested Mr. Mueller appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify about his investigation. That request will be granted. — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) July 12, 2020
Beyond that simple statement — that their “request will be granted” — he made no further details immediately available. As he mentions, Mueller published an opinion piece in The Washington Post in defense of his investigation recently. That article followed President Donald Trump’s decision to commute the sentence of his longtime ally Roger Stone, meaning that Stone wouldn’t have to serve a day of the over three-year prison sentence that he’d been dealt after getting found guilty of federal crimes related to an obstruction of justice scheme that was launched, in part, in response to Mueller’s investigation. That scheme was meant to shield Stone, the president, and the Trump campaign from scrutiny over their attempted connection with overseas election meddlers like WikiLeaks.
In his article, Mueller bluntly writes:
‘The Russia investigation was of paramount importance. Stone was prosecuted and convicted because he committed federal crimes. He remains a convicted felon, and rightly so.’
The Trump team has claimed that the charges against Stone were never legitimate in the first place. Instead, they claim, prosecutors targeted Stone because of animosity towards the Trump team in general. Mueller fiercely rebuffed this claim. He wrote:
‘We made every decision in Stone’s case, as in all our cases, based solely on the facts and the law and in accordance with the rule of law. The women and men who conducted these investigations and prosecutions acted with the highest integrity. Claims to the contrary are false.’
Check out Twitter’s response to Graham below: