palmerreport--2020-01-27--Donald Trump has completely berserk midnight meltdown about John Bolton

We all knew it was coming , but now that it ’ s happened , it ’ s still pretty jarring .
Donald Trump was bound to angrily lash out at John Bolton , after Sunday evening ’ s reveal that Bolton ’ s new book confirmed Trump ’ s Ukraine quid pro quo .
Sure enough , shortly after midnight , Trump began teeing off on Bolton as if his presidency depended on it – or perhaps with the rage of someone who knows his presidency is doomed .
Trump tweeted this bizarre screed : I NEVER told John @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tied to investigations into Democrats , including the Bidens .
In fact , he never complained about this at the time of his very public termination .
If John Bolton said this , it was only to sell a book .
With that being said , the transcripts of my calls with President Zelensky are all the proof that is needed , in addition to the fact that President Zelensky & the Foreign Minister of Ukraine said there was no pressure and no problems .
Additionally , I met with President Zelensky at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never met ) and released the military aid to Ukraine without any conditions or investigations – and far ahead of schedule .
I also allowed Ukraine to purchase Javelin anti-tank missiles .
My Administration has done far more than the previous Administration .
Trump is correct that John Bolton wants to sell copies of his new book , which just went live for preorder .
But Bolton has every motivation to be telling the truth about Trump .
If Bolton were lying , someone somewhere would leak something proving as much , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Further , Trump is lying about what his own transcript says .
Also , it ’ s a summary , not a transcript .
Trump only released the aid after he learned of the whistleblower complaint .
Of course the truly revealing part is where Donald Trump says “ My Administration has done far more than the previous Administration.
” Trump knows that John Bolton has more credibility with the far-right extremist crowd than he does .
Trump is pandering to the far-right by insisting that he ’ s accomplished more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrote a book aimed at destroying Obama , so whatever .
These two guys can have each other .
But it ’ s clear that Trump fears Bolton will testify and finish him off .

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We all knew it was coming, but now that it’s happened, it’s still pretty jarring. Donald Trump was bound to angrily lash out at John Bolton, after Sunday evening’s reveal that Bolton’s new book confirmed Trump’s Ukraine quid pro quo. Sure enough, shortly after midnight, Trump began teeing off on Bolton as if his presidency depended on it – or perhaps with the rage of someone who knows his presidency is doomed. Trump tweeted this bizarre screed:
I NEVER told John Bolton that the aid to Ukraine was tied to investigations into Democrats, including the Bidens. In fact, he never complained about this at the time of his very public termination. If John Bolton said this, it was only to sell a book. With that being said, the transcripts of my calls with President Zelensky are all the proof that is needed, in addition to the fact that President Zelensky & the Foreign Minister of Ukraine said there was no pressure and no problems. Additionally, I met with President Zelensky at the United Nations (Democrats said I never met) and released the military aid to Ukraine without any conditions or investigations – and far ahead of schedule. I also allowed Ukraine to purchase Javelin anti-tank missiles. My Administration has done far more than the previous Administration.
Trump is correct that John Bolton wants to sell copies of his new book, which just went live for preorder. But Bolton has every motivation to be telling the truth about Trump. If Bolton were lying, someone somewhere would leak something proving as much, and then Bolton’s book would tank. Further, Trump is lying about what his own transcript says. Also, it’s a summary, not a transcript. Trump only released the aid after he learned of the whistleblower complaint.
Of course the truly revealing part is where Donald Trump says “My Administration has done far more than the previous Administration.” Trump knows that John Bolton has more credibility with the far-right extremist crowd than he does. Trump is pandering to the far-right by insisting that he’s accomplished more than President Obama did. Of course Bolton wrote a book aimed at destroying Obama, so whatever. These two guys can have each other. But it’s clear that Trump fears Bolton will testify and finish him off.
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palmerreport--2020-01-27--Just like clockwork, there it is!

Just like clockwork, there it is!

Earlier this evening , someone leaked to the New York Times that John Bolton ’ s upcoming book included confirmation of Donald Trump ’ s quid pro quo in his Ukraine scandal .
The NYT story mentioned that Bolton had given advance copies of his book to his associates .
The only way the NYT could have known that was if one of those associates was the source of the leak .
And of course Bolton ’ s associates wouldn ’ t be leaking this kind of thing without his instruction .
But if that logic wasn ’ t enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this revelation from his book because he wants to testify in the Senate impeachment trial and therefore drive sales of his very lucrative book , then what happened just now should be enough to prove it to you .
Like clockwork , John Bolton ’ s new book has just become available for preorder on Amazon .
It wasn ’ t there when the Times story first broke this evening , but it ’ s since gone live .
Of course it has .
Why hype a book if you ’ re not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says the estimated release date isn ’ t until March 17th , but that ’ s not so relevant .
The point is that if Bolton testifies to the Senate this week or next week , it ’ ll instantly drive preorder sales .
It ’ s worth keeping in mind that even if the Republican Senate decides not to call John Bolton to testify during the impeachment trial , the House can hold a public hearing at any time and have Bolton testify .
In any case , now that Bolton is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ ll likely be looking to testify sooner rather than later .

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Earlier this evening, someone leaked to the New York Times that John Bolton’s upcoming book included confirmation of Donald Trump’s quid pro quo in his Ukraine scandal. The NYT story mentioned that Bolton had given advance copies of his book to his associates. The only way the NYT could have known that was if one of those associates was the source of the leak. And of course Bolton’s associates wouldn’t be leaking this kind of thing without his instruction.
But if that logic wasn’t enough to convince you that John Bolton leaked this revelation from his book because he wants to testify in the Senate impeachment trial and therefore drive sales of his very lucrative book, then what happened just now should be enough to prove it to you.
Like clockwork, John Bolton’s new book has just become available for preorder on Amazon. It wasn’t there when the Times story first broke this evening, but it’s since gone live. Of course it has. Why hype a book if you’re not going to make it available? It says the estimated release date isn’t until March 17th, but that’s not so relevant. The point is that if Bolton testifies to the Senate this week or next week, it’ll instantly drive preorder sales.
It’s worth keeping in mind that even if the Republican Senate decides not to call John Bolton to testify during the impeachment trial, the House can hold a public hearing at any time and have Bolton testify. In any case, now that Bolton is officially taking preorders for his book, he’ll likely be looking to testify sooner rather than later.
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palmerreport--2020-01-27--No wonder Nancy Pelosi waited

No wonder Nancy Pelosi waited

This morning Palmer Report pointed out that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi had gambled and won by hanging onto the articles of impeachment for as long as she did .
It allowed enough time for Donald Trump ’ s Ukraine scandal to continue unraveling , including Lev Parnas ’ decision to flip on Trump , and the new leak of Igor Fruman ’ s secret recording of Trump .
This evening , Pelosi won even bigger .
John Bolton just leaked a portion of his upcoming book to the New York Times , and it happens to be the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ukraine scandal .
We still don ’ t know precisely what Bolton is up to , but considering the Senate is set to vote in a few days about whether to call Bolton to testify in the impeachment trial , this can ’ t be a coincidence .
We ’ ll see if this new leak , and the mounting public pressure in favor of impeachment trial witnesses , pushes Republican Senators into concluding that they need to cover their backsides by calling John Bolton to testify .
But even if that doesn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pelosi an easy opportunity to simply call Bolton to testify to the House after the trial is over .
Pelosi can reopen impeachment if she wants , but she doesn ’ t have to do that in order to call a witness to testify ; one of the House committees can simply hold a routine hearing and call Bolton .
More to the point , when Republican Senators vote this upcoming week on whether to have John Bolton testify , they ’ ll do it with the knowledge that if they don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will .
All along , she ’ s held all the cards on impeachment , and that ’ s as true as ever .

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This morning Palmer Report pointed out that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi had gambled and won by hanging onto the articles of impeachment for as long as she did. It allowed enough time for Donald Trump’s Ukraine scandal to continue unraveling, including Lev Parnas’ decision to flip on Trump, and the new leak of Igor Fruman’s secret recording of Trump. This evening, Pelosi won even bigger.
John Bolton just leaked a portion of his upcoming book to the New York Times, and it happens to be the part that incriminates Donald Trump in his Ukraine scandal. We still don’t know precisely what Bolton is up to, but considering the Senate is set to vote in a few days about whether to call Bolton to testify in the impeachment trial, this can’t be a coincidence.
We’ll see if this new leak, and the mounting public pressure in favor of impeachment trial witnesses, pushes Republican Senators into concluding that they need to cover their backsides by calling John Bolton to testify. But even if that doesn’t happen, it hands Nancy Pelosi an easy opportunity to simply call Bolton to testify to the House after the trial is over. Pelosi can reopen impeachment if she wants, but she doesn’t have to do that in order to call a witness to testify; one of the House committees can simply hold a routine hearing and call Bolton.
More to the point, when Republican Senators vote this upcoming week on whether to have John Bolton testify, they’ll do it with the knowledge that if they don’t have Bolton testify, Pelosi probably will. All along, she’s held all the cards on impeachment, and that’s as true as ever.
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palmerreport--2020-01-27--This is whacked out, even for Donald Trump

Palmer Report has previously reported on the feigned outrage that some Republicans had about the statement that House manager Adam Schiff made toward the end of his closing .
Schiff stated : “ CBS News reported last night that a Trump confidant said that key senators were warned , ‘ Vote against the president and your head will be on a pike.
’ I don ’ t know if that ’ s true.
” Some Republican Senators have stated that until then , they were open to arguments that the House Democrats were making , but no more , because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ On Sunday morning , Trump took to Twitter , and started tweeted what appears to be not so veiled threats against Schiff .
He didn ’ t simply criticize Schiff , or say that he was wrong , but instead this : “ Shifty Adam Schiff is a CORRUPT POLITICIAN , and probably a very sick man .
He has not paid the price , yet , for what he has done to our Country !
” Walter Shaub stated the situation well in a tweet that followed Trump ’ s threats to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who Republican Senators are covering up for .
He has repeatedly attempted to solicit foreign attacks on our election , encouraged DOJ to go after his political rivals , violated the Constitution by blocking congressional oversight , and lied to us .
Now he pledges revenge.
” Republicans who continue to act as codependents of Trump , for whatever benefits they believe they obtain in the bargain , better wake up .
Continuing to permit Trump to have carte blanche to commit whatever offenses against the nation he pleases will have dire consequences @ @ @ @ @ @ @ IMPOTUS , and retribution against his political opponents .
It is a dangerous place they are taking us , and despite their fake tears about how they ’ re not afraid of Trump , they should address it now – or they ’ ll suffer the political consequences .

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Palmer Report has previously reported on the feigned outrage that some Republicans had about the statement that House manager Adam Schiff made toward the end of his closing. Schiff stated: “CBS News reported last night that a Trump confidant said that key senators were warned, ‘Vote against the president and your head will be on a pike.’ I don’t know if that’s true.” Some Republican Senators have stated that until then, they were open to arguments that the House Democrats were making, but no more, because Schiff’s remark offended them.
On Sunday morning, Trump took to Twitter, and started tweeted what appears to be not so veiled threats against Schiff. He didn’t simply criticize Schiff, or say that he was wrong, but instead this: “Shifty Adam Schiff is a CORRUPT POLITICIAN, and probably a very sick man. He has not paid the price, yet, for what he has done to our Country!”
Walter Shaub stated the situation well in a tweet that followed Trump’s threats to Schiff, tweeting: “This is who Republican Senators are covering up for. He has repeatedly attempted to solicit foreign attacks on our election, encouraged DOJ to go after his political rivals, violated the Constitution by blocking congressional oversight, and lied to us. Now he pledges revenge.”
Republicans who continue to act as codependents of Trump, for whatever benefits they believe they obtain in the bargain, better wake up. Continuing to permit Trump to have carte blanche to commit whatever offenses against the nation he pleases will have dire consequences, including an increasingly emboldened and dangerous IMPOTUS, and retribution against his political opponents. It is a dangerous place they are taking us, and despite their fake tears about how they’re not afraid of Trump, they should address it now – or they’ll suffer the political consequences.
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palmerreport--2020-01-27--House quickly seizes on John Bolton’s new Donald Trump bombshell

John Bolton decided that today would be a good day to leak the portion of his upcoming book that spells out Donald Trump ’ s guilt in his Ukraine extortion scandal .
This is a big deal considering how much weight Bolton carries with Republicans , and considering that the Republican-controlled Senate is set to vote this upcoming week on whether to have Bolton testify in Trump ’ s impeachment trial .
We ’ ll see what the Senate Republicans do .
If they have John Bolton testify , they risk alienating Donald Trump , and thus alienating Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t have Bolton testify , they ’ ll definitely alienate mainstream voters .
GOP Senators know that if they make the wrong choice , they could cost themselves their current majority , and in some instances cost themselves their own seats .
House Democrats know that Senate Republicans are well aware of this , and they ’ re quickly seizing on this new opportunity .
Lead House impeachment manager Adam Schiff tweeted this : “ Bolton directly contradicts the heart of the President ’ s defense .
If the trial is to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bolton be called as a witness , and provide his notes and other documents .
House impeachment manager Val Demings tweeted this : “ There can be no doubt now that Mr. Bolton directly contradicts the heart of the President ’ s defense and therefore must be called as a witness at the impeachment trial of President Trump.
” If Senate Republicans still decide to acquit Donald Trump without even bothering to call an apparently eager John Bolton to testify , it ’ s easy to envision a scenario where the House then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hearing , thus making Trump and the Senate Republicans look terrible heading into the 2020 election .
We don ’ t know precisely what House Democrats will do with this , but it looks like they ’ re not going to let this go .
Nor should they .

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John Bolton decided that today would be a good day to leak the portion of his upcoming book that spells out Donald Trump’s guilt in his Ukraine extortion scandal. This is a big deal considering how much weight Bolton carries with Republicans, and considering that the Republican-controlled Senate is set to vote this upcoming week on whether to have Bolton testify in Trump’s impeachment trial.
We’ll see what the Senate Republicans do. If they have John Bolton testify, they risk alienating Donald Trump, and thus alienating Trump’s voters. If they don’t have Bolton testify, they’ll definitely alienate mainstream voters. GOP Senators know that if they make the wrong choice, they could cost themselves their current majority, and in some instances cost themselves their own seats.
House Democrats know that Senate Republicans are well aware of this, and they’re quickly seizing on this new opportunity. Lead House impeachment manager Adam Schiff tweeted this: “Bolton directly contradicts the heart of the President’s defense. If the trial is to be fair, Senators must insist that Mr. Bolton be called as a witness, and provide his notes and other documents. House impeachment manager Val Demings tweeted this: “There can be no doubt now that Mr. Bolton directly contradicts the heart of the President’s defense and therefore must be called as a witness at the impeachment trial of President Trump.”
If Senate Republicans still decide to acquit Donald Trump without even bothering to call an apparently eager John Bolton to testify, it’s easy to envision a scenario where the House then calls Bolton to testify in a subsequent hearing, thus making Trump and the Senate Republicans look terrible heading into the 2020 election. We don’t know precisely what House Democrats will do with this, but it looks like they’re not going to let this go. Nor should they.
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palmerreport--2020-01-27--Donald Trump is playing with fire

Donald Trump is playing with fire

After House Democrats announced formal impeachment charges against Donald Trump on December 10 , the thin-skinned narcissist reacted by attacking Rep. Adam Schiff .
He tweeted : “ Shifty Schiff , a totally corrupt politician , made up a horrible and fraudulent statement , read it to Congress , and said those words came from me .
He got caught , was very embarrassed , yet nothing happened to him for committing this fraud .
He ’ ll eventually have to answer for this !
” It ’ s now almost two months later and Trump has been impeached .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ remove Trump from office , it ’ s not exactly helping his prospects of reelection .
It ’ s no surprise , then , that Trump lashed out at Schiff this morning , tweeting : “ Shifty Adam Schiff is a CORRUPT POLITICIAN , and probably a very sick man .
He has not paid the price , yet , for what he has done to our Country !
” Although today ’ s tweet resembles the other , this one is more alarming .
Trump now screams his accusation of Schiff as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then ironically labels Schiff as the one who ’ s disturbed .
Of greater concern is the point behind Trump ’ s tweets .
In the first tweet , Trump suggests that Schiff will have to answer “ eventually , ” which could be interpreted to mean at the ballot box .
This time , Trump declares that Schiff hasn ’ t “ paid the price ” for what he allegedly has done to America .
Trump worshippers will insist this isn ’ t a big deal because Trump didn ’ t directly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ James Lankford told CNN ’ s Jake Tapper on “ State of the Union ” this morning , “ I don ’ t think he ’ s encouraging a death threat , ” adding that he thinks Trump simply meant that Schiff will pay a political price for pursuing impeachment .
But when Chuck Todd asked Schiff today on NBC ’ s “ Meet the Press ” whether he thought Trump ’ s tweet was a threat , he responded , “ I think it was intended to be.
” In typical Trumpian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tables , adding : “ I ’ m offended only because Adam Schiff believes that the only reason that we act the way that we do is because the President ’ s going to put our head on a pike.
” Trump doesn ’ t need to tweet “ Death to Adam Schiff !
” for there to be something seriously wrong .
Last August , a deranged gunman killed 22 people and injured dozens more in a mass shooting in El Paso .
The killer admitted he was targeting Mexicans and referred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” in a manifesto , directly linking his shooting spree to Trump ’ s rhetoric .
As Palmer report told you then , there ’ s a term for the dangerous role that Trump is playing .
Trump is a “ stochastic terrorist , ” which means he demonizes people in a way that will likely provoke others into committing violent acts .
Trump ’ s latest threat against a sitting member of Congress is unlikely to persuade Twitter to cancel his account .
But it should motivate us all to cancel Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possible — hopefully before another innocent person gets killed by his hateful and deranged rhetoric .

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After House Democrats announced formal impeachment charges against Donald Trump on December 10, the thin-skinned narcissist reacted by attacking Rep. Adam Schiff. He tweeted: “Shifty Schiff, a totally corrupt politician, made up a horrible and fraudulent statement, read it to Congress, and said those words came from me. He got caught, was very embarrassed, yet nothing happened to him for committing this fraud. He’ll eventually have to answer for this!”
It’s now almost two months later and Trump has been impeached. Although the trial is not expected to remove Trump from office, it’s not exactly helping his prospects of reelection. It’s no surprise, then, that Trump lashed out at Schiff this morning, tweeting: “Shifty Adam Schiff is a CORRUPT POLITICIAN, and probably a very sick man. He has not paid the price, yet, for what he has done to our Country!”
Although today’s tweet resembles the other, this one is more alarming. Trump now screams his accusation of Schiff as a corrupt politician in all caps, then ironically labels Schiff as the one who’s disturbed. Of greater concern is the point behind Trump’s tweets. In the first tweet, Trump suggests that Schiff will have to answer “eventually,” which could be interpreted to mean at the ballot box. This time, Trump declares that Schiff hasn’t “paid the price” for what he allegedly has done to America.
Trump worshippers will insist this isn’t a big deal because Trump didn’t directly threaten Schiff. For example, Sen. James Lankford told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union” this morning, “I don’t think he’s encouraging a death threat,” adding that he thinks Trump simply meant that Schiff will pay a political price for pursuing impeachment. But when Chuck Todd asked Schiff today on NBC’s “Meet the Press” whether he thought Trump’s tweet was a threat, he responded, “I think it was intended to be.” In typical Trumpian style, Lankford attempted to turn the tables, adding: “I’m offended only because Adam Schiff believes that the only reason that we act the way that we do is because the President’s going to put our head on a pike.”
Trump doesn’t need to tweet “Death to Adam Schiff!” for there to be something seriously wrong. Last August, a deranged gunman killed 22 people and injured dozens more in a mass shooting in El Paso. The killer admitted he was targeting Mexicans and referred to “the Hispanic invasion of Texas” in a manifesto, directly linking his shooting spree to Trump’s rhetoric. As Palmer report told you then, there’s a term for the dangerous role that Trump is playing. Trump is a “stochastic terrorist,” which means he demonizes people in a way that will likely provoke others into committing violent acts.
Trump’s latest threat against a sitting member of Congress is unlikely to persuade Twitter to cancel his account. But it should motivate us all to cancel Trump’s presidency by whatever legal means possible — hopefully before another innocent person gets killed by his hateful and deranged rhetoric.
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palmerreport--2020-01-27--Donald Trump just shamefully ripped off President Obama’s tweet about Kobe Bryant

The passing today of Kobe Bryant , his thirteen year old daughter Gianna Bryant , and other still-unidentified helicopter passengers , is a tragedy that should have nothing to do with politics .
It ’ s a time for politicians and public figures to simply share their condolences , and let everyone grieve accordingly .
Unfortunately , after President Barack Obama did precisely that , Donald Trump did something absurdly shameful .
Shortly after the news broke , Donald Trump posted this tweet , which was inaccurate and far from eloquent , but otherwise adequate : “ Reports are that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been killed in a helicopter crash in California .
That is terrible news !
” Then Barack Obama posted this far more eloquent tweet : “ Kobe was a legend on the court and just getting started in what would have been just as meaningful a second act .
To lose Gianna is even more heartbreaking to us as parents .
Michelle and I send love and prayers to Vanessa and the entire Bryant family on an unthinkable day.
” Okay fine , that ’ s about what we ’ d expect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see here .
But then , two hours after Obama ’ s tweet , Trump posted a second tweet about Kobe which blatantly ripped off Obama ’ s wording and phrasing : “ Kobe Bryant , despite being one of the truly great basketball players of all time , was just getting started in life .
He loved his family so much , and had such strong passion for the future .
The loss of his beautiful daughter , Gianna , makes this moment even more devastating .
Melania and I send our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bryant family .
May God be with you all !
” It couldn ’ t be much more clear that Donald Trump ( or his social media handlers ) took Obama ’ s words and tweaked them just enough to try avoid accusations of plagiarism .
Why do something so horrible and pointless , on a tragic matter that isn ’ t even political in nature ?
If two students turned in these two tweets , the professor would launch an investigation .
Considering Trump ’ s narcissism , he probably looked at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had only gotten about one-tenth as many likes as Obama ’ s tweet , and told his people to rip it off .
This story should be about the loss of a beloved public figure and a young girl .
Instead Trump has found a ridiculously shameful way to make it about himself .

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The passing today of Kobe Bryant, his thirteen year old daughter Gianna Bryant, and other still-unidentified helicopter passengers, is a tragedy that should have nothing to do with politics. It’s a time for politicians and public figures to simply share their condolences, and let everyone grieve accordingly. Unfortunately, after President Barack Obama did precisely that, Donald Trump did something absurdly shameful.
Shortly after the news broke, Donald Trump posted this tweet, which was inaccurate and far from eloquent, but otherwise adequate: “Reports are that basketball great Kobe Bryant and three others have been killed in a helicopter crash in California. That is terrible news!”
Then Barack Obama posted this far more eloquent tweet: “Kobe was a legend on the court and just getting started in what would have been just as meaningful a second act. To lose Gianna is even more heartbreaking to us as parents. Michelle and I send love and prayers to Vanessa and the entire Bryant family on an unthinkable day.”
Okay fine, that’s about what we’d expect from each of them. Nothing to see here. But then, two hours after Obama’s tweet, Trump posted a second tweet about Kobe which blatantly ripped off Obama’s wording and phrasing: “Kobe Bryant, despite being one of the truly great basketball players of all time, was just getting started in life. He loved his family so much, and had such strong passion for the future. The loss of his beautiful daughter, Gianna, makes this moment even more devastating. Melania and I send our warmest condolences to Vanessa and the wonderful Bryant family. May God be with you all!”
It couldn’t be much more clear that Donald Trump (or his social media handlers) took Obama’s words and tweaked them just enough to try avoid accusations of plagiarism. Why do something so horrible and pointless, on a tragic matter that isn’t even political in nature? If two students turned in these two tweets, the professor would launch an investigation.
Considering Trump’s narcissism, he probably looked at the fact that his original Kobe tweet had only gotten about one-tenth as many likes as Obama’s tweet, and told his people to rip it off. This story should be about the loss of a beloved public figure and a young girl. Instead Trump has found a ridiculously shameful way to make it about himself.
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palmerreport--2020-01-27--The force is not with him

The force is not with him

It is little wonder that life imitates art when the gadgets that come to life today were designed by men and women who first encountered them in the science fiction of their youth .
I ’ m thinking of how the hand phaser and communicator in Star Trek resembled two mobile phones I once owned .
Or how the iPad I am typing this article on looks uncannily like the portable video devices used by astronauts Bowman and Poole in Stanley Kubrick ’ s 2001 : A Space Odyssey .
Nor is it any accident that the first space shuttle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been christened “ Enterprise.
” Children grow up to be designers and electrical engineers and scientists and they , unsurprisingly , design stuff that sometimes has a charming affinity to those things that populated their imaginations when they were small .
That charm goes away when it is hijacked by adults who never grew up .
So it is with little surprise but much dismay that I notice the official patch for the miscarriage known as “ Space Force ” should contain the command star arrowhead insignia from Star Trek The Original Series @ @ @ @ @ @ @ known to the cognoscenti .
That its design is a direct plagiarism of the Star Trek patch can not be contested .
But the usually whimsical and enchanting appearance of designs from the imaginative entertainments of a prior generation become blasphemies when used by the evil that is Space Force .
Codified into the TOS manifest was a most unrepublican thing called the Prime Directive .
The Prime Directive ( also known as “ Starfleet General Order 1 ” or the “ non-interference directive ” ) was a guiding principle of Starfleet , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ internal and natural development of alien civilizations .
It was inherently anti-imperialistic , and enshrined as a legal emphasis of Star Trek ’ s intrinsic mission : to explore without conquest , to make contact without domination , to create and encourage galactic diversity without recourse to cruel supremacy or profiteering .
It was a decidedly untrumpian directive .
The manifest of Space Force is to weaponize space , to introduce into the New Frontier the machinery of war and ensure that America is the chief exponent and dominating possessor of that machinery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ branch of America ’ s military in space with the guiding principle to pollute outer space with humanity ’ s most egregious invention , conflict of arms .
It is Donald Trump ’ s attempt to export hatred into outer space itself , as the earth alone is now presumably too small to contain it .
Using the iconography of Star Trek , a show that by way of allegory so often inveighed against hatred and bigotry and tyranny , is yet another example of Donald Trump desecrating noble ideals with his unique @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not content to ruin and profane our lovely blue planet , but now must extend the hand of his rapacious ego into the heavens .
Well I say no .
I therefore respectfully ask the next president , whoever he or she may be , hopefully installed as early as January 20 , 2021 , to dismantle and repudiate this abortion known as Space Force as one of his or her first official acts of a sanity restored .

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It is little wonder that life imitates art when the gadgets that come to life today were designed by men and women who first encountered them in the science fiction of their youth. I’m thinking of how the hand phaser and communicator in Star Trek resembled two mobile phones I once owned. Or how the iPad I am typing this article on looks uncannily like the portable video devices used by astronauts Bowman and Poole in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. Nor is it any accident that the first space shuttle, Orbiter Vehicle 101, should have been christened “Enterprise.” Children grow up to be designers and electrical engineers and scientists and they, unsurprisingly, design stuff that sometimes has a charming affinity to those things that populated their imaginations when they were small. That charm goes away when it is hijacked by adults who never grew up.
So it is with little surprise but much dismay that I notice the official patch for the miscarriage known as “Space Force” should contain the command star arrowhead insignia from Star Trek The Original Series, or TOS as it’s known to the cognoscenti. That its design is a direct plagiarism of the Star Trek patch cannot be contested. But the usually whimsical and enchanting appearance of designs from the imaginative entertainments of a prior generation become blasphemies when used by the evil that is Space Force.
Codified into the TOS manifest was a most unrepublican thing called the Prime Directive. The Prime Directive (also known as “Starfleet General Order 1” or the “non-interference directive”) was a guiding principle of Starfleet, prohibiting its members from interfering with the internal and natural development of alien civilizations. It was inherently anti-imperialistic, and enshrined as a legal emphasis of Star Trek’s intrinsic mission: to explore without conquest, to make contact without domination, to create and encourage galactic diversity without recourse to cruel supremacy or profiteering. It was a decidedly untrumpian directive.
The manifest of Space Force is to weaponize space, to introduce into the New Frontier the machinery of war and ensure that America is the chief exponent and dominating possessor of that machinery. It is to establish a sixth branch of America’s military in space with the guiding principle to pollute outer space with humanity’s most egregious invention, conflict of arms. It is Donald Trump’s attempt to export hatred into outer space itself, as the earth alone is now presumably too small to contain it.
Using the iconography of Star Trek, a show that by way of allegory so often inveighed against hatred and bigotry and tyranny, is yet another example of Donald Trump desecrating noble ideals with his unique stamp of sacrilege. Donald Trump is not content to ruin and profane our lovely blue planet, but now must extend the hand of his rapacious ego into the heavens. Well I say no. I therefore respectfully ask the next president, whoever he or she may be, hopefully installed as early as January 20, 2021, to dismantle and repudiate this abortion known as Space Force as one of his or her first official acts of a sanity restored.
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palmerreport--2020-01-27--Bill Barr suddenly has a huge John Bolton problem

Last night ’ s bombshell revelation from John Bolton ’ s book is obviously bad news for a number of people .
It ’ s devastating for Donald Trump , for obvious reasons .
It ’ s ugly for Republican Senators , who are now faced with even more of a no-win situation when it comes to whether they want to call Bolton to testify against Trump , or whether they want voters to see them as complicit in protecting Trump .
But someone else also suddenly has a big problem thanks to Bolton .
According to last night ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bolton says in his new book that after Donald Trump mentioned Bill Barr ’ s name to Ukrainian President Zelensky , he immediately informed Barr that this had happened .
But as one of the authors of the NYT article points out , Barr and his DOJ had previously claimed that Barr had no knowledge of any of it until the whistleblower report came along .
If John Bolton is to be believed , this means that Donald Trump asked Ukraine to criminally conspire with Bill Barr , then Trump immediately told Barr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ukraine – and after the scandal became public , Barr lied about it .
That ’ s not surprising , considering that Barr was a knowing participant in a felony conspiracy against the United States .
If it wasn ’ t already a given that the post-Trump iteration of the Department of Justice was going to criminally indict Bill Barr , this would seem to all but seal it .
If Donald Trump loses the election in 2020 , Barr will be indicted and arrested .
And when he goes on trial , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a star witness against him .
That ’ s before getting to Trump ’ s own arrest and criminal trial .

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Last night’s bombshell revelation from John Bolton’s book is obviously bad news for a number of people. It’s devastating for Donald Trump, for obvious reasons. It’s ugly for Republican Senators, who are now faced with even more of a no-win situation when it comes to whether they want to call Bolton to testify against Trump, or whether they want voters to see them as complicit in protecting Trump. But someone else also suddenly has a big problem thanks to Bolton.
According to last night’s New York Times report, John Bolton says in his new book that after Donald Trump mentioned Bill Barr’s name to Ukrainian President Zelensky, he immediately informed Barr that this had happened. But as one of the authors of the NYT article points out, Barr and his DOJ had previously claimed that Barr had no knowledge of any of it until the whistleblower report came along.
If John Bolton is to be believed, this means that Donald Trump asked Ukraine to criminally conspire with Bill Barr, then Trump immediately told Barr that he was expected to conspire with Ukraine – and after the scandal became public, Barr lied about it. That’s not surprising, considering that Barr was a knowing participant in a felony conspiracy against the United States.
If it wasn’t already a given that the post-Trump iteration of the Department of Justice was going to criminally indict Bill Barr, this would seem to all but seal it. If Donald Trump loses the election in 2020, Barr will be indicted and arrested. And when he goes on trial, John Bolton will presumably be called as a star witness against him. That’s before getting to Trump’s own arrest and criminal trial.
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REIGN OF TERROR

The Democrats ended their impeachment presentation on a positive note .
Adam Schiff was emotional , powerful , and convincing .
“ President ” Donald Trump ’ s team , as Schiff predicted , began with a series of lies .
CNN fact-checked their opening statement , which began with the claim that the “ transcript ” revealed no quid-pro-quo .
That ’ s no surprise , given that the “ transcript ” is merely a summary prepared by Trump ’ s White House and is far from a real transcript .
They justified this lie by claiming that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issue.
” According to Trump ’ s team , Ukraine ’ s military aid was held because of “ fears of corruption.
” Whose ?
Trump ’ s ?
Corruption in Ukraine was not a factor when Trump determined to hold up aid that had been approved by Congress .
He asked Zelensky for “ a favor though.
” We all know what the favor was : the announcement of an investigation into the Bidens and the debunked claim that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 election .
We ’ ve all heard this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it in our sleep .
That still doesn ’ t make it true .
Trump ’ s team did , however , have a new lie : Zelensky and Ukraine knew nothing about the hold until August .
CNN points out that “ there is evidence that some of them suspected there was an issue with the funding as early as July 25 , ” which is the day of Trump ’ s call with Zelensky .
Indeed , the New York Times reported on December 3 that the Ukrainian government was well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ at some point in late July.
” Trump ’ s team also leans on the point that no witnesses testified that Trump acknowledged his blackmail .
Well , duh .
The man does nothing but lie .
Why in the world would he admit that any of his criminal activities were criminal activities ?
In fact , Gordon Sondland testified that Trump did , in fact , engage in quid-pro-quo .
Why would he lie ?
He had his job because of Trump .
The only reason he came clean is because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of their worst lies is their claim that because Ukraine never launched any Biden investigation yet still received the aid , there was no scandal .
This claim is laughable at best .
The aid was only released after the whistleblower blew the whistle .
Once the holdup was discovered , the Pentagon ’ s acting comptroller began preparing impoundment paperwork .
It was released because Trump had been found out .
The lies continued , including the claim that Trump wasn ’ t allowed a defense in the House hearings .
Again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ declined .
So , whose fault is that ?
After everything that has transpired , Trump thought it prudent to threaten Adam Schiff on Twitter yesterday .
In response to Trump ’ s over-the-top tweet , Schiff called Trump “ wrathful and vindictive , ” both true .
Schiff further took Trump ’ s comment that Schiff “ has not paid the price , yet , ” as a threat , as he should .
Trump wants to be a mob boss , but he doesn ’ t have the balls for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bully .
You can say he has a lot of nerve , but his behavior is so far beyond mere nerve .
No one is more corrupt than Trump , and he must go .
The Senate won ’ t do it , but we will in November .
Enjoy your reign of terror , Trump , while it lasts .

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The Democrats ended their impeachment presentation on a positive note. Adam Schiff was emotional, powerful, and convincing. “President” Donald Trump’s team, as Schiff predicted, began with a series of lies. CNN fact-checked their opening statement, which began with the claim that the “transcript” revealed no quid-pro-quo. That’s no surprise, given that the “transcript” is merely a summary prepared by Trump’s White House and is far from a real transcript.
They justified this lie by claiming that the held military aid was “a different issue.” According to Trump’s team, Ukraine’s military aid was held because of “fears of corruption.” Whose? Trump’s? Corruption in Ukraine was not a factor when Trump determined to hold up aid that had been approved by Congress. He asked Zelensky for “a favor though.” We all know what the favor was: the announcement of an investigation into the Bidens and the debunked claim that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 election. We’ve all heard this so many times that we can recite it in our sleep. That still doesn’t make it true.
Trump’s team did, however, have a new lie: Zelensky and Ukraine knew nothing about the hold until August. CNN points out that “there is evidence that some of them suspected there was an issue with the funding as early as July 25,” which is the day of Trump’s call with Zelensky. Indeed, the New York Times reported on December 3 that the Ukrainian government was well aware that the aid was being held “at some point in late July.”
Trump’s team also leans on the point that no witnesses testified that Trump acknowledged his blackmail. Well, duh. The man does nothing but lie. Why in the world would he admit that any of his criminal activities were criminal activities? In fact, Gordon Sondland testified that Trump did, in fact, engage in quid-pro-quo. Why would he lie? He had his job because of Trump. The only reason he came clean is because William Taylor contradicted him.
Possibly one of their worst lies is their claim that because Ukraine never launched any Biden investigation yet still received the aid, there was no scandal. This claim is laughable at best. The aid was only released after the whistleblower blew the whistle. Once the holdup was discovered, the Pentagon’s acting comptroller began preparing impoundment paperwork. It was released because Trump had been found out. The lies continued, including the claim that Trump wasn’t allowed a defense in the House hearings. Again, they were invited to participate and declined. So, whose fault is that?
After everything that has transpired, Trump thought it prudent to threaten Adam Schiff on Twitter yesterday. In response to Trump’s over-the-top tweet, Schiff called Trump “wrathful and vindictive,” both true. Schiff further took Trump’s comment that Schiff “has not paid the price, yet,” as a threat, as he should. Trump wants to be a mob boss, but he doesn’t have the balls for the job. He’s merely a bully. You can say he has a lot of nerve, but his behavior is so far beyond mere nerve. No one is more corrupt than Trump, and he must go. The Senate won’t do it, but we will in November. Enjoy your reign of terror, Trump, while it lasts.
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palmerreport--2020-01-27--New evidence emerges that Donald Trump may have assassinated Iran’s Soleimani to try to silence John

New evidence emerges that Donald Trump may have assassinated Iran’s Soleimani to try to silence John Bolton

Back when Donald Trump first ordered the assassination of Iranian leader Qasem Soleimani , Palmer Report and others wondered aloud if Trump had done it in an attempt at convincing John Bolton not to testify against him in his impeachment trial .
After all , there ’ s no bigger Iran war hawk than Bolton .
Of course there was no evidence to back up this theory , only logic .
But now it turns out there ’ s some evidence after all .
After the New York Times reported last night that John Bolton ’ s upcoming book confirms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quo , Bolton ’ s attorney released a clarifying statement to the media , confirming that Bolton had sent an advance copy of his book to the Trump White House nearly a month ago .
Bolton did this because he needed to give the White House time to review his book and confirm that it didn ’ t contain any classified information .
But here ’ s the kicker .
We now know that Donald Trump and his White House came into possession of John Bolton ’ s book on December 30th , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days later , on January 3rd , 2020 .
In other words , immediately after Trump learned that Bolton was planning to confirm Trump ’ s Ukraine crimes , and that Bolton was therefore likely going to testify against Trump at his impeachment trial , Trump ordered a ridiculous military move that was right up Bolton ’ s alley .
As proof of how tailor-made this assassination was to Bolton ’ s liking , Bolton tweeted positively about it , even as just about everyone else was calling it reckless .
John Bolton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s still pretty looking to promote his book by testifying at the impeachment trial .
So if Donald Trump did this specifically to try to appease and silence Bolton , it clearly didn ’ t work .
But now we have a specific timeline which confirms that Trump knew Bolton was looking to sell him out at the time Trump ordered an assassination that almost no one but Bolton ended up applauding .
This isn ’ t proof that Trump assassinated Soleimani to try to silence Bolton , but it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the bottom of this .

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Back when Donald Trump first ordered the assassination of Iranian leader Qasem Soleimani, Palmer Report and others wondered aloud if Trump had done it in an attempt at convincing John Bolton not to testify against him in his impeachment trial. After all, there’s no bigger Iran war hawk than Bolton. Of course there was no evidence to back up this theory, only logic. But now it turns out there’s some evidence after all.
After the New York Times reported last night that John Bolton’s upcoming book confirms Donald Trump’s Ukraine quid pro quo, Bolton’s attorney released a clarifying statement to the media, confirming that Bolton had sent an advance copy of his book to the Trump White House nearly a month ago. Bolton did this because he needed to give the White House time to review his book and confirm that it didn’t contain any classified information. But here’s the kicker.
We now know that Donald Trump and his White House came into possession of John Bolton’s book on December 30th, 2019. Trump assassinated Soleimani just four days later, on January 3rd, 2020. In other words, immediately after Trump learned that Bolton was planning to confirm Trump’s Ukraine crimes, and that Bolton was therefore likely going to testify against Trump at his impeachment trial, Trump ordered a ridiculous military move that was right up Bolton’s alley. As proof of how tailor-made this assassination was to Bolton’s liking, Bolton tweeted positively about it, even as just about everyone else was calling it reckless.
John Bolton is still releasing his book, and he’s still pretty looking to promote his book by testifying at the impeachment trial. So if Donald Trump did this specifically to try to appease and silence Bolton, it clearly didn’t work. But now we have a specific timeline which confirms that Trump knew Bolton was looking to sell him out at the time Trump ordered an assassination that almost no one but Bolton ended up applauding. This isn’t proof that Trump assassinated Soleimani to try to silence Bolton, but it’s certainly evidence. We must get to the bottom of this.
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palmerreport--2020-01-27--Everything is on a collision course now

Everything is on a collision course now

What the Democrats needed to have any realistic shot at getting witnesses in the impeachment trial was a miracle .
Well , it looks like they might have gotten it .
The New York Times reports the following : President Trump told his national security adviser in August that he wanted to continue freezing $ 391 million in security assistance to Ukraine until officials there helped with investigations into Democrats including the Bidens , according to an unpublished manuscript by the former adviser , John R. Bolton .
The president ’ s statement as described by Mr. Bolton could undercut @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : that the holdup in aid was separate from Mr. Trump ’ s requests that Ukraine announce investigations into his perceived enemies… This is big .
An indefinite freeze on almost four hundred million dollars in military aid to a nation struggling to keep Russia at bay is staggering .
I also think this leak is not a mistake .
Whether leaked by Bolton himself or just someone with a draft of his book , the timing couldn ’ t be better .
With the Republican-led Senate poised to acquit Trump as early @ @ @ @ @ @ @ something for a final push to get wavering Republican Senators to call witnesses .
But can they parlay this news into getting witnesses ?
The trouble is that Mitch McConnell will be especially uninterested in calling Bolton to testify .
His mission is to get Trump acquitted , and calling Bolton will , at least theoretically , make his job harder .
The Democrats will have to be seriously crafty here — they ’ ll have to somehow coax some Republican Senators into becoming vocal supporters of calling witnesses and simultaneously work on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ testimony .
It ’ s a lot to juggle in a Senate controlled by the chelonian cryptkeeper himself .
All this raises the question : to what end ?
Will twenty Republican Senators flip sides and vote to remove from office ?
Sadly , no .
I strongly doubt any event could realistically engender that response .
However , the more evidence against Trump , the better .
It gives Democrats ammunition ; it builds a narrative .
From a Bolton testimony , they can even more easily say that Trump is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ liar , and that he ’ s dangerous .
Fuel for 2020 .
Mr. Bolton , I strongly doubt you ’ ll ever read this , but I ask you one thing : if you get to testify , tell America the unfiltered , ugly truth .
History will look favorably on you .
The future of this country depends on whether Trump stays in office , and you might have a chance to change our trajectory for the better .

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What the Democrats needed to have any realistic shot at getting witnesses in the impeachment trial was a miracle. Well, it looks like they might have gotten it. The New York Times reports the following:
President Trump told his national security adviser in August that he wanted to continue freezing $391 million in security assistance to Ukraine until officials there helped with investigations into Democrats including the Bidens, according to an unpublished manuscript by the former adviser, John R. Bolton. The president’s statement as described by Mr. Bolton could undercut a key element of his impeachment defense: that the holdup in aid was separate from Mr. Trump’s requests that Ukraine announce investigations into his perceived enemies…
This is big. An indefinite freeze on almost four hundred million dollars in military aid to a nation struggling to keep Russia at bay is staggering. I also think this leak is not a mistake. Whether leaked by Bolton himself or just someone with a draft of his book, the timing couldn’t be better. With the Republican-led Senate poised to acquit Trump as early as next week, the Democrats needed something for a final push to get wavering Republican Senators to call witnesses. But can they parlay this news into getting witnesses?
The trouble is that Mitch McConnell will be especially uninterested in calling Bolton to testify. His mission is to get Trump acquitted, and calling Bolton will, at least theoretically, make his job harder. The Democrats will have to be seriously crafty here — they’ll have to somehow coax some Republican Senators into becoming vocal supporters of calling witnesses and simultaneously work on getting Bolton and favorable terms for the testimony. It’s a lot to juggle in a Senate controlled by the chelonian cryptkeeper himself.
All this raises the question: to what end? Will twenty Republican Senators flip sides and vote to remove from office? Sadly, no. I strongly doubt any event could realistically engender that response. However, the more evidence against Trump, the better. It gives Democrats ammunition; it builds a narrative. From a Bolton testimony, they can even more easily say that Trump is a crook, that he’s a liar, and that he’s dangerous. Fuel for 2020.
Mr. Bolton, I strongly doubt you’ll ever read this, but I ask you one thing: if you get to testify, tell America the unfiltered, ugly truth. History will look favorably on you. The future of this country depends on whether Trump stays in office, and you might have a chance to change our trajectory for the better.
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palmerreport--2020-01-27--Now we know why Donald Trump was racing against the clock

Yesterday Donald Trump and his legal team used just over two hours , out of their eight allotted hours for the day , to present their farce of an impeachment trial defense .
Then they called it a day .
It suggested that they weren ’ t actually prepared to make a presentation yesterday , and that they had originally been planning to wait until Monday , before something suddenly changed .
At the time , Palmer Report pointed out that Donald Trump appeared to be increasingly worried about the evidence that kept surfacing against him , and thus increasingly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their backsides by voting to call witnesses .
By starting his defense on Saturday instead of waiting til Monday , Trump was ensuring that the trial would end sooner , and thus perhaps wrap up before the whole thing got out of control .
Now , thanks to the New York Times , we know that John Bolton ’ s upcoming book confirms that Donald Trump was guilty of a quid pro quo in his Ukraine scandal .
We also now know that Bolton sent an advance copy of his book to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ order to get confirmation that it didn ’ t contain any classified information .
This means Donald Trump was aware that John Bolton was looking to publish his book right around the time of the impeachment trial , and that Bolton was therefore likely going to end up wanting to testify at the trial in order to promote the book .
Republican Senators were already feeling the pressure to call witnesses as the Lev Parnas and “ take her out ” bombshells were dropping .
Now we know that Trump knew the Bolton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was having his lawyers try to get the trial over with as quickly as possible , even at the expense of forfeiting large chunks of his own defense presentation .

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Yesterday Donald Trump and his legal team used just over two hours, out of their eight allotted hours for the day, to present their farce of an impeachment trial defense. Then they called it a day. It suggested that they weren’t actually prepared to make a presentation yesterday, and that they had originally been planning to wait until Monday, before something suddenly changed.
At the time, Palmer Report pointed out that Donald Trump appeared to be increasingly worried about the evidence that kept surfacing against him, and thus increasingly worried about Republican Senators deciding to cover their backsides by voting to call witnesses. By starting his defense on Saturday instead of waiting til Monday, Trump was ensuring that the trial would end sooner, and thus perhaps wrap up before the whole thing got out of control.
Now, thanks to the New York Times, we know that John Bolton’s upcoming book confirms that Donald Trump was guilty of a quid pro quo in his Ukraine scandal. We also now know that Bolton sent an advance copy of his book to the Trump White House last month, in order to get confirmation that it didn’t contain any classified information.
This means Donald Trump was aware that John Bolton was looking to publish his book right around the time of the impeachment trial, and that Bolton was therefore likely going to end up wanting to testify at the trial in order to promote the book. Republican Senators were already feeling the pressure to call witnesses as the Lev Parnas and “take her out” bombshells were dropping. Now we know that Trump knew the Bolton bombshell was coming too. No wonder he was having his lawyers try to get the trial over with as quickly as possible, even at the expense of forfeiting large chunks of his own defense presentation.
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51 votes!

After everyone learned that John Bolton ’ s upcoming book confirms Donald Trump ’ s guilt in his Ukraine extortion scandal , we saw certain Republican Senators begin laying the groundwork for voting in favor of having Bolton ( and perhaps others ) testify in Trump ’ s impeachment trial .
They claimed they were “ blindsided ” by Trump ’ s failure to tell them about the ugly things that he knew were in Bolton ’ s book .
In other words , they wanted an excuse for voting in favor of witnesses , after having previously voted to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So it ’ s not surprising that by last night , Senate Republicans were letting it be known to the media that there are in fact enough votes to pass a measure that will allow witnesses to testify .
Here ’ s how Lisa Desjardins of PBS NewsHour put it on Twitter : “ WITNESS NEWS : Multiple GOP sources tell me there are or seem to be 51 votes for the first vote on witnesses – whether to consider the idea of witnesses .
But not yet 51 votes for any *specific* @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exactly is that supposed to mean ?
It sounds nonsensical that any given Republican Senator would vote in favor of opening the floor to holding votes on specific witnesses , but then turn around and vote against every proposed witness .
These fence-sitting GOP Senators are known to do some comically nonsensical things , but even they wouldn ’ t do something that absurd .
The vulnerable Republican Senators are simply letting it be known right now that they ’ re going to vote in favor of witnesses , because they feel they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Bolton news .
But because these are the folks who try to look incremental in everything they do , they ’ re not yet publicly committing to calling Bolton in particular ( even though this means they will ) .
These GOP fence-sitters are exasperating and worthless , but at least their latest panic drill has them voting in our favor .

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After everyone learned that John Bolton’s upcoming book confirms Donald Trump’s guilt in his Ukraine extortion scandal, we saw certain Republican Senators begin laying the groundwork for voting in favor of having Bolton (and perhaps others) testify in Trump’s impeachment trial. They claimed they were “blindsided” by Trump’s failure to tell them about the ugly things that he knew were in Bolton’s book. In other words, they wanted an excuse for voting in favor of witnesses, after having previously voted to table an effort to have witnesses.
So it’s not surprising that by last night, Senate Republicans were letting it be known to the media that there are in fact enough votes to pass a measure that will allow witnesses to testify. Here’s how Lisa Desjardins of PBS NewsHour put it on Twitter: “WITNESS NEWS: Multiple GOP sources tell me there are or seem to be 51 votes for the first vote on witnesses – whether to consider the idea of witnesses. But not yet 51 votes for any *specific* witness.”
Wait a minute, what exactly is that supposed to mean? It sounds nonsensical that any given Republican Senator would vote in favor of opening the floor to holding votes on specific witnesses, but then turn around and vote against every proposed witness. These fence-sitting GOP Senators are known to do some comically nonsensical things, but even they wouldn’t do something that absurd.
The vulnerable Republican Senators are simply letting it be known right now that they’re going to vote in favor of witnesses, because they feel they need to cover their backsides in light of the Bolton news. But because these are the folks who try to look incremental in everything they do, they’re not yet publicly committing to calling Bolton in particular (even though this means they will). These GOP fence-sitters are exasperating and worthless, but at least their latest panic drill has them voting in our favor.
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palmerreport--2020-01-28--Another leak tonight from John Bolton’s book just blew up Donald Trump in a whole new way

We spent all day today watching Donald Trump ’ s legal team attempt to put on an impeachment defense that simply pretended John Bolton ’ s big Sunday night leak hadn ’ t happened – even as Republican Senators openly stewed over whether to call Bolton as a witness .
Now , this evening , a new Bolton leak has the potential to upend the impeachment trial even further , and perhaps upend Trump ’ s presidency .
This evening the New York Times reported on a new aspect of John Bolton ’ s book .
It doesn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extortion scandal , and it instead centers around Bolton ’ s concern that Trump was granting “ personal favors ” to the leaders of Turkey and China .
In other words , Bolton was seeing from the inside of the Trump regime what the rest of us were seeing from the outside , except he was surely seeing it in much greater detail .
It gets worse .
John Bolton says in his book that he took his concerns to Attorney General Bill Barr , who then admitted to Bolton that he had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Department of Justice declined to comment for the NY Times story – not even bothering to offer a customary denial – suggesting that the DOJ has been caught off guard by this revelation and isn ’ t sure whether to deny it .
This means that John Bolton ’ s book , and any testimony that he ends up giving , are going to paint Donald Trump as being corrupt in a wide array of ways .
It ’ s worth noting that even if the Republican-controlled Senate decides not to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the House can then turn around and hold new hearings – or even introduce new articles of impeachment – and have Bolton testify as the centerpiece .

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We spent all day today watching Donald Trump’s legal team attempt to put on an impeachment defense that simply pretended John Bolton’s big Sunday night leak hadn’t happened – even as Republican Senators openly stewed over whether to call Bolton as a witness. Now, this evening, a new Bolton leak has the potential to upend the impeachment trial even further, and perhaps upend Trump’s presidency.
This evening the New York Times reported on a new aspect of John Bolton’s book. It doesn’t relate to Donald Trump’s Ukraine extortion scandal, and it instead centers around Bolton’s concern that Trump was granting “personal favors” to the leaders of Turkey and China. In other words, Bolton was seeing from the inside of the Trump regime what the rest of us were seeing from the outside, except he was surely seeing it in much greater detail. It gets worse.
John Bolton says in his book that he took his concerns to Attorney General Bill Barr, who then admitted to Bolton that he had the same concerns. Interestingly, Barr’s Department of Justice declined to comment for the NY Times story – not even bothering to offer a customary denial – suggesting that the DOJ has been caught off guard by this revelation and isn’t sure whether to deny it.
This means that John Bolton’s book, and any testimony that he ends up giving, are going to paint Donald Trump as being corrupt in a wide array of ways. It’s worth noting that even if the Republican-controlled Senate decides not to have Bolton testify during the trial, the House can then turn around and hold new hearings – or even introduce new articles of impeachment – and have Bolton testify as the centerpiece.
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palmerreport--2020-01-28--Donald Trump just gave something away with his John Bolton meltdown

On Sunday , explosive details of John Bolton ’ s forthcoming book squarely laid out the facts about “ President ” Donald Trump , IMPOTUS the Third , and his intentions and actions regarding Ukraine .
However , in an effort to be the Teflon Don , Trump has gone on a series of tweets , alleging that Bolton made stuff up for his book .
Trump tweeted : I NEVER told John Bolton that the aid to Ukraine was tied to investigations into Democrats , including the Bidens .
In fact , he never complained about this at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If John Bolton said this , it was only to sell a book .
With that being said , the transcripts of my calls with President Zelensky are all the proof that is needed , in addition to the fact that President Zelensky & the Foreign Minister of Ukraine said there was no pressure and no problems .
Additionally , I met with President Zelensky at the United Nations ( Democrats said I never met ) and released the military aid to Ukraine without any conditions or investigations – and far ahead of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ purchase Javelin anti-tank missiles .
My Administration has done far more than the previous Administration .
One can believe Bolton , who is not a friend of the Democrats and has no reason to lie , or Trump , who has told far more than 10,000 lies in his first term .
But a simple parsing of Trump ’ s tweets shows the nonsense he is spewing , and that his supporters and defense counsel will surely tout .
First , there is no “ transcript ” released of the call .
Second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only being released after Trump ’ s scheme was outed .
In addition , the witnesses who testified to the House all told similar accounts , including Colonel Vindman , who is now being attacked as something other than a patriot .
This week will be a test of the republic .

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On Sunday, explosive details of John Bolton’s forthcoming book squarely laid out the facts about “President” Donald Trump, IMPOTUS the Third, and his intentions and actions regarding Ukraine. However, in an effort to be the Teflon Don, Trump has gone on a series of tweets, alleging that Bolton made stuff up for his book. Trump tweeted:
I NEVER told John Bolton that the aid to Ukraine was tied to investigations into Democrats, including the Bidens. In fact, he never complained about this at the time of his very public termination. If John Bolton said this, it was only to sell a book. With that being said, the transcripts of my calls with President Zelensky are all the proof that is needed, in addition to the fact that President Zelensky & the Foreign Minister of Ukraine said there was no pressure and no problems. Additionally, I met with President Zelensky at the United Nations (Democrats said I never met) and released the military aid to Ukraine without any conditions or investigations – and far ahead of schedule. I also allowed Ukraine to purchase Javelin anti-tank missiles. My Administration has done far more than the previous Administration.
One can believe Bolton, who is not a friend of the Democrats and has no reason to lie, or Trump, who has told far more than 10,000 lies in his first term. But a simple parsing of Trump’s tweets shows the nonsense he is spewing, and that his supporters and defense counsel will surely tout. First, there is no “transcript” released of the call. Second, there were conditions, the money only being released after Trump’s scheme was outed.
In addition, the witnesses who testified to the House all told similar accounts, including Colonel Vindman, who is now being attacked as something other than a patriot. This week will be a test of the republic.
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BLINDSIDED

All along , Republican Senators have each been trying to calculate whether their own career trajectory and personal odds of reelection would be made better or worse by calling someone like John Bolton to testify against Donald Trump .
For some of them it ’ s easy , because they represent pro-Trump red states .
For other GOP Senators from moderate states , it ’ s been tough math , because mainstream voters back home could punish them for refusing to call witnesses .
Even as the more vulnerable Republican Senators have each been doing their own math on this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ point of verbally playing both sides .
It ’ s just strategy .
They know that in the end they ’ re going to have to piss off one side or the other , so they ’ d better throw some raw meat at both sides first .
For that reason , what these GOP Senators have been saying has had very little to do with what they ’ re actually going to do .
Last night we all learned that in John Bolton ’ s new book , he confirms that Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quo extortion in his Ukraine scandal .
This is absolutely nothing new .
Lev Parnas has confirmed this .
Mick Mulvaney blurted it out at a press conference .
Trump ’ s own quasi-transcript confirms it .
But those are all things that the Republican Senators were looking to ignore .
The trouble with Bolton , a far-right Republican icon , who very much wants to testify , is that they can ’ t ignore him – and they know it .
That ’ s why Republican Senators are now loudly complaining that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by John Bolton ’ s accusations , and that they feel betrayed by Donald Trump ’ s decision to hide all of this from them , as Trump and his White House have been sitting on an advance copy of Bolton ’ s book throughout the trial .
Of course everyone following this scandal intuitively knew that Bolton was going to say this about Trump , and that his book was going to surface in roughly this timeframe .
GOP Senators were just hoping it wouldn ’ t surface at this particular moment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for them , so now they ’ re pretending to be shocked to learn that Trump really is guilty .
We ’ ll see what happens now .
The parameters haven ’ t changed for the vulnerable Republican Senators .
They ’ re still each going to make their decision about John Bolton ’ s testimony based on what they think is personally best for their own career .
It ’ s just that the math has significantly changed now , because the GOP Senators know it ’ ll be a lot harder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ silencing Bolton was the right thing to do .
This means these GOP Senators are more vulnerable to being pressured into having Bolton testify than ever .
Keep calling their phones .
Keep leaving voicemails .
The witness battle is far more winnable today than it was at this time yesterday .

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All along, Republican Senators have each been trying to calculate whether their own career trajectory and personal odds of reelection would be made better or worse by calling someone like John Bolton to testify against Donald Trump. For some of them it’s easy, because they represent pro-Trump red states. For other GOP Senators from moderate states, it’s been tough math, because mainstream voters back home could punish them for refusing to call witnesses.
Even as the more vulnerable Republican Senators have each been doing their own math on this, they’ve been making a point of verbally playing both sides. It’s just strategy. They know that in the end they’re going to have to piss off one side or the other, so they’d better throw some raw meat at both sides first. For that reason, what these GOP Senators have been saying has had very little to do with what they’re actually going to do.
Last night we all learned that in John Bolton’s new book, he confirms that Donald Trump was indeed guilty of quid pro quo extortion in his Ukraine scandal. This is absolutely nothing new. Lev Parnas has confirmed this. Mick Mulvaney blurted it out at a press conference. Trump’s own quasi-transcript confirms it. But those are all things that the Republican Senators were looking to ignore. The trouble with Bolton, a far-right Republican icon, who very much wants to testify, is that they can’t ignore him – and they know it.
That’s why Republican Senators are now loudly complaining that they’ve been “blindsided” by John Bolton’s accusations, and that they feel betrayed by Donald Trump’s decision to hide all of this from them, as Trump and his White House have been sitting on an advance copy of Bolton’s book throughout the trial. Of course everyone following this scandal intuitively knew that Bolton was going to say this about Trump, and that his book was going to surface in roughly this timeframe. GOP Senators were just hoping it wouldn’t surface at this particular moment. That didn’t work out for them, so now they’re pretending to be shocked to learn that Trump really is guilty.
We’ll see what happens now. The parameters haven’t changed for the vulnerable Republican Senators. They’re still each going to make their decision about John Bolton’s testimony based on what they think is personally best for their own career. It’s just that the math has significantly changed now, because the GOP Senators know it’ll be a lot harder to convince voters in their state that silencing Bolton was the right thing to do. This means these GOP Senators are more vulnerable to being pressured into having Bolton testify than ever. Keep calling their phones. Keep leaving voicemails. The witness battle is far more winnable today than it was at this time yesterday.
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palmerreport--2020-01-29--Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team sinks to a whole new low

On Monday , Donald Trump , IMPOTUS the Third , had his dream team , or perhaps nightmare team , of lawyers continue with opening arguments .
One member of his team , Pam Bondi , she of the dismissal of the Trump University investigation and other issues while Florida Attorney General , made the argument against nepotism in government .
Bondi spent a lot of time talking about the Bidens and Burisma , saying she “ would prefer not to be talking about this , ” but had no choice because the House managers dismissed this issue .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s serving on the board despite his qualifications was “ nepotistic at best , nefarious at worst.
” Anyone who has seen boards of companies , domestic or abroad , knows that all kinds of people go on all kinds of boards for reasons of prestige , etc .
Boards are made up of former government officials , accountants , lawyers ( Hunter is one ) , and other professionals .
One need not look very far back to see that Nikki Haley joined the Boeing board .
Good for her .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ anyone for corruption .
While she was Attorney General of Florida , Bondi accepted a $ 25,000 campaign contribution from Donald Trump , then she magically said there was nothing to see with Trump University .
Later , other entities forced Trump University to shut down because it was a fraud .

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On Monday, Donald Trump, IMPOTUS the Third, had his dream team, or perhaps nightmare team, of lawyers continue with opening arguments. One member of his team, Pam Bondi, she of the dismissal of the Trump University investigation and other issues while Florida Attorney General, made the argument against nepotism in government.
Bondi spent a lot of time talking about the Bidens and Burisma, saying she “would prefer not to be talking about this,” but had no choice because the House managers dismissed this issue. She argued Burisma was corrupt and that Hunter’s serving on the board despite his qualifications was “nepotistic at best, nefarious at worst.”
Anyone who has seen boards of companies, domestic or abroad, knows that all kinds of people go on all kinds of boards for reasons of prestige, etc. Boards are made up of former government officials, accountants, lawyers (Hunter is one), and other professionals. One need not look very far back to see that Nikki Haley joined the Boeing board. Good for her.
It is rich that Bondi would attack anyone for corruption. While she was Attorney General of Florida, Bondi accepted a $25,000 campaign contribution from Donald Trump, then she magically said there was nothing to see with Trump University. Later, other entities forced Trump University to shut down because it was a fraud.
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palmerreport--2020-01-28--John Kelly just threw Donald Trump under the bus

The leaks from John Bolton ’ s upcoming book could be enough to finish off what ’ s left of Donald Trump ’ s presidency .
And because Bolton is specifically confirming that Trump committed a crime in his Ukraine scandal , Bolton ’ s book could end up helping to send Trump to prison .
It ’ s a given that battle lines are going to quickly be drawn within the overlap between Trump ’ s orbit and Bolton ’ s orbit .
It turns out Donald Trump ’ s former White House Chief of Staff , retired General @ @ @ @ @ @ @ choosing sides .
Kelly made a public appearance today , and naturally , Bolton ’ s new allegations against Trump surfaced as a topic .
Kelly said this , according to the local newspaper : “ If John Bolton says that in the book , I believe John Bolton.
” This is notable because even after leaving the White House , John Kelly has always been overly hesitant to publicly criticize Donald Trump , to the point of large swaths of the public labeling Kelly a coward .
But now that John Bolton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and landing a potentially crushing blow , Kelly appears to see an opportunity to also attack Trump , while hiding behind Bolton ’ s book .
Now we ’ ll see who else ends up going this same route .
John Bolton has numerous friends and allies in the Republican Party and on the far right political landscape – including a number of people who have worked for Donald Trump , past and present .
John Kelly is jumping on the Bolton train awfully quickly .

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The leaks from John Bolton’s upcoming book could be enough to finish off what’s left of Donald Trump’s presidency. And because Bolton is specifically confirming that Trump committed a crime in his Ukraine scandal, Bolton’s book could end up helping to send Trump to prison. It’s a given that battle lines are going to quickly be drawn within the overlap between Trump’s orbit and Bolton’s orbit.
It turns out Donald Trump’s former White House Chief of Staff, retired General John Kelly, is wasting no time choosing sides. Kelly made a public appearance today, and naturally, Bolton’s new allegations against Trump surfaced as a topic. Kelly said this, according to the local newspaper: “If John Bolton says that in the book, I believe John Bolton.”
This is notable because even after leaving the White House, John Kelly has always been overly hesitant to publicly criticize Donald Trump, to the point of large swaths of the public labeling Kelly a coward. But now that John Bolton is taking this huge swing at Trump and landing a potentially crushing blow, Kelly appears to see an opportunity to also attack Trump, while hiding behind Bolton’s book.
Now we’ll see who else ends up going this same route. John Bolton has numerous friends and allies in the Republican Party and on the far right political landscape – including a number of people who have worked for Donald Trump, past and present. John Kelly is jumping on the Bolton train awfully quickly.
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palmerreport--2020-01-28--Crime of the century!

Crime of the century!

The Trump lawyers are doing their best to razzle dazzle ‘ em .
So many of them are connected to Harvard , that Harvard ought to be embarrassed and have its ranking lowered .
The only good thing we can say about Dershowitz ’ s speech is that he did indeed keep his underwear on as he railed against the definition of abuse of power .
Sekulow ’ s oily whine of “ Poor President !
” is enough to make one run to the toilet bowl .
Is this a dire national emergency threat ?
Is abuse of power @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Because the one thing no one is pointing out in this powder keg is the fact that Donald Trump is EVERYONE ’ S President .
It ’ s a horrible reality that most of us have had to wrestle with these last three years , but when Trump was elected to the highest office of this country , he became everyone ’ s President , whether you voted for him or not .
Trump was sworn in to carry ALL our interests as Americans .
His attempt to shake down Ukraine in order @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a crime against the American people , and mostly to those who didn ’ t vote for him .
The definition of treason began as the crime of murdering someone to whom the murderer owed allegiance .
Trump ’ s backstabbing of his Democratic and Independent constituents is the murder of our equality under the law .
We are those to whom he owes an allegiance whether he and his conspirers like it or not .
Sekulow and his ilk can dance around the definitions of “ abuse of power ” and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can reframe violations of law and the Constitution as mere differences of policy .
But by betraying the half of the country that did not vote for him , by selling our vote down the river in Ukraine , by conspiring to throw the next election , Trump is a proven traitor .
He is a murderer of his allegiance to all Americans and he needs to be removed .
In the next election , whether you vote Democrat or Republican , remember this : The Right will throw an election even against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be demolished and in its ashes , another party needs to be born , a party with ethics and morals .

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The Trump lawyers are doing their best to razzle dazzle ‘em. So many of them are connected to Harvard, that Harvard ought to be embarrassed and have its ranking lowered. The only good thing we can say about Dershowitz’s speech is that he did indeed keep his underwear on as he railed against the definition of abuse of power. Sekulow’s oily whine of “Poor President!” is enough to make one run to the toilet bowl.
Is this a dire national emergency threat? Is abuse of power too vague to prosecute? No. Because the one thing no one is pointing out in this powder keg is the fact that Donald Trump is EVERYONE’S President. It’s a horrible reality that most of us have had to wrestle with these last three years, but when Trump was elected to the highest office of this country, he became everyone’s President, whether you voted for him or not. Trump was sworn in to carry ALL our interests as Americans. His attempt to shake down Ukraine in order to throw the election in 2020 was a crime against the American people, and mostly to those who didn’t vote for him.
The definition of treason began as the crime of murdering someone to whom the murderer owed allegiance. Trump’s backstabbing of his Democratic and Independent constituents is the murder of our equality under the law. We are those to whom he owes an allegiance whether he and his conspirers like it or not.
Sekulow and his ilk can dance around the definitions of “abuse of power” and the words, “urgent”. They can reframe violations of law and the Constitution as mere differences of policy. But by betraying the half of the country that did not vote for him, by selling our vote down the river in Ukraine, by conspiring to throw the next election, Trump is a proven traitor. He is a murderer of his allegiance to all Americans and he needs to be removed. In the next election, whether you vote Democrat or Republican, remember this: The Right will throw an election even against another Republican. The Republican Party needs to be demolished and in its ashes, another party needs to be born, a party with ethics and morals.
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palmerreport--2020-01-28--GOP Senator just went and made things even worse for Donald Trump

The Senate Republicans are caught in their own impeachment nightmare .
It ’ s not enough that the heat is on them whether they vote against Trump or not .
Each decision pushes them closer to disrespecting a president who demands loyalty and offers none in return .
Whether they know it or not , they ’ re enablers to a power hungry despot who has nothing but contempt for the rule of law , particularly when it ’ s not convenient to him .
Things have gotten to a point where the news for Trump gets worse by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than his administration could have ever dreamed of .
In the midst of where the impeachment trial is playing out , a Republican senator has gone and made things even worse .
Sen. Joni Ernst is the third least popular senator in the country and up for re-election this year in a crucial swing state where she ’ s facing a formidable contender in Theresa Greenfield .
Perhaps it ’ s the weight of impeachment and her own diminishing chances of re-election that made Ernst say the quiet part out loud .
When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they thought would be impeachment , they instead got Ernst ’ s not so subtle musings : “ I ’ m really interested to see how this discussion today informs and influences the Iowa caucus voters , those Democratic caucus goers .
Will they be supporting Vice President Biden at this point ?
” While Trump ’ s “ perfect phone call ” was actually just about investigating corruption , if one were to believe Donald Trump , and not a deliberate attack on a political rival using a foreign country , Ernst @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the water .
It ’ s not really a surprise that Trump ’ s original intent was finding something he hoped would stick to the opponent he feared running against the most and that he was lying about being anti-corruption – it ’ s the fact that a Republican senator has admitted this publicly .
It ’ s hardly a wonder that they ’ re reluctant to convict – they ’ re just as guilty as Trump is and probably wish they ’ d thought of it themselves .

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The Senate Republicans are caught in their own impeachment nightmare. It’s not enough that the heat is on them whether they vote against Trump or not. Each decision pushes them closer to disrespecting a president who demands loyalty and offers none in return. Whether they know it or not, they’re enablers to a power hungry despot who has nothing but contempt for the rule of law, particularly when it’s not convenient to him. Things have gotten to a point where the news for Trump gets worse by the day, with more leaks coming out than his administration could have ever dreamed of. In the midst of where the impeachment trial is playing out, a Republican senator has gone and made things even worse.
Sen. Joni Ernst is the third least popular senator in the country and up for re-election this year in a crucial swing state where she’s facing a formidable contender in Theresa Greenfield. Perhaps it’s the weight of impeachment and her own diminishing chances of re-election that made Ernst say the quiet part out loud. When facing reporters on Monday morning on what they thought would be impeachment, they instead got Ernst’s not so subtle musings: “I’m really interested to see how this discussion today informs and influences the Iowa caucus voters, those Democratic caucus goers. Will they be supporting Vice President Biden at this point?”
While Trump’s “perfect phone call” was actually just about investigating corruption, if one were to believe Donald Trump, and not a deliberate attack on a political rival using a foreign country, Ernst pretty much blew that explanation out of the water. It’s not really a surprise that Trump’s original intent was finding something he hoped would stick to the opponent he feared running against the most and that he was lying about being anti-corruption – it’s the fact that a Republican senator has admitted this publicly. It’s hardly a wonder that they’re reluctant to convict – they’re just as guilty as Trump is and probably wish they’d thought of it themselves.
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