palmerreport--2020-11-09--GOP Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue hit the panic button ahead of Georgia runoff elections

The Senate runoff races in Georgia aren ’ t just a contest to determine which party will control the Senate .
They ’ re also a determination of whether incumbent Republican Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue will get to keep their jobs .
It turns out Loeffler and Perdue aren ’ t exactly feeling safe when it comes to their chances .
Now that Joe Biden has apparently won Georgia , it ’ s clear that the state ’ s Republican leaders are either unwilling or unable to rig the state for the Republicans .
Loeffler and Perdue have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Republican Secretary of State resign immediately .
In other words , Loeffler and Perdue don ’ t think they can win the runoff elections fair and square .
They ’ re pinning their hopes on getting Georgia ’ s Secretary of State to resign , and hoping that his replacement will be more corrupt .
But there ’ s no reason to believe the Secretary of State will resign just because these two turds said mean things about him .
Meanwhile , Kelly Loeffler ’ s coronavirus insider trading scandal just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appears to have criminal exposure in the insider trading scandal .
The irony is that after Trump isn ’ t there to protect them anymore , Loeffler and Perdue could both eventually end up going to prison .
But that would be down the road .
For now we ’ ve got to beat them in these runoff elections .

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The Senate runoff races in Georgia aren’t just a contest to determine which party will control the Senate. They’re also a determination of whether incumbent Republican Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue will get to keep their jobs.
It turns out Loeffler and Perdue aren’t exactly feeling safe when it comes to their chances. Now that Joe Biden has apparently won Georgia, it’s clear that the state’s Republican leaders are either unwilling or unable to rig the state for the Republicans. Loeffler and Perdue have released a panicky statement demanding that Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State resign immediately.
In other words, Loeffler and Perdue don’t think they can win the runoff elections fair and square. They’re pinning their hopes on getting Georgia’s Secretary of State to resign, and hoping that his replacement will be more corrupt. But there’s no reason to believe the Secretary of State will resign just because these two turds said mean things about him.
Meanwhile, Kelly Loeffler’s coronavirus insider trading scandal just got even worse. David Perdue also appears to have criminal exposure in the insider trading scandal. The irony is that after Trump isn’t there to protect them anymore, Loeffler and Perdue could both eventually end up going to prison. But that would be down the road. For now we’ve got to beat them in these runoff elections.
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palmerreport--2020-11-09--Can’t make this stuff up

Can’t make this stuff up

– Can ’ t make this stuff up : Bloomberg is reporting that David Bossie , the head of Trump @ @ @ @ @ to overthrow the results of the election , now has coronavirus .
If that ’ @ @ @ @ @ what is ?
– Let me get this straight .
Trump ’ s top advisers @ @ @ @ @ party , and not only did they lose the election , they all caught coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ – Tweet of the day , from Stacey Abrams :

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– Can’t make this stuff up: Bloomberg is reporting that David Bossie, the head of Trump’s legal team trying to overthrow the results of the election, now has coronavirus. If that’s not a sign, what is?
– Let me get this straight. Trump’s top advisers held an election night victory party, and not only did they lose the election, they all caught coronavirus at the victory party?
– Tweet of the day, from Stacey Abrams:
UPDATE: We have raised $6 million (!) so far to help jumpstart the Jan 5 Senate runoff elections. Help keep up the momentum for @ReverendWarnock and @ossoff by donating at https://t.co/bqQFTB4mRL! #gapol https://t.co/pgTJyHndfR — Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) November 9, 2020
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What’s next

The countdown begins .
Not measured in years or hundreds of days but double digits starting in the low 70s .
Soon it will be 60s and 50s , then less than a month , then less than a week , then less than a day .
Then he will be gone .
Never to return .
Donald Trump , a name I have written or spoken aloud every day for four years , with every emotion on the spectrum of emotions from despair to white hot anger , will shortly become irrelevant , a relic , a nightmare vestige @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be gone .
But for now the horror he created lingers .
For how long it continues to linger is up to us .
To paraphrase Shirley Jackson , silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of the White House , and whatever walks there , walks alone .
To be sure , there will be more of the Nuremberg-style rallies .
Without a doubt they will continue right up to the day of eviction , and quite probably beyond until the Thing is captured and caged .
Those of us who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ malignant narcissism and lived to tell the tale require no explanation .
It feeds , and it will continue to feed for as long as perverse nature keeps it animated .
Then it will howl in rage and caged agony at the night until it goes , finally , the way of all mortal flesh .
I have no crystal ball .
Like all things in nature even monsters have their whims .
They do what they do , and smarter men than I may have known it all along , but I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ though I ’ ve had to live in its presence .
I can only tell you it will be hideous and full of spite too hateful to be believed at first .
We should be glad there are people standing by to restrain it , and try not to concern ourselves with things we can do nothing about .
We ’ ve done our part , we saved Democracy , now comes the waiting .
Soon , it will be over , and the long national nightmare will be at an end .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that the scorching , vehement heat of fascism is not consigned to a place called Germany at a time called the 30s and 40s .
It came here , alive , in the second decade of the twenty-first century .
We sent it back to the hell that spawned it , but it glowers still from beneath our fair republic waiting to re-emerge .
The price of freedom remains hyper-vigilance .
We know this now , because the price of complacency was a monster called Donald Trump , and our Democracy very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ must we do now , in the third decade of the twenty-first century ?
We must not lose the desperate enthusiasm with which we defeated this monster , because there are other monsters .
There remains global warming , coronavirus , racial intolerance and the self-defeating acid of naked hatred .
We have many battles ahead .
This election has not been a repudiation of the Republican Party .
They gained seats in the house and may retain the Senate .
This election was a repudiation of Donald Trump .
As his supporters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him and walk away , soon only Trump will remain in the White House — to walk alone .
So rest well , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , until he walks there no longer .
And stay safe .

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The countdown begins. Not measured in years or hundreds of days but double digits starting in the low 70s. Soon it will be 60s and 50s, then less than a month, then less than a week, then less than a day. Then he will be gone. Never to return.
Donald Trump, a name I have written or spoken aloud every day for four years, with every emotion on the spectrum of emotions from despair to white hot anger, will shortly become irrelevant, a relic, a nightmare vestige of the past. He will soon be gone. But for now the horror he created lingers. For how long it continues to linger is up to us. To paraphrase Shirley Jackson, silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of the White House, and whatever walks there, walks alone.
To be sure, there will be more of the Nuremberg-style rallies. Without a doubt they will continue right up to the day of eviction, and quite probably beyond until the Thing is captured and caged. Those of us who have grappled personally with the monster called malignant narcissism and lived to tell the tale require no explanation. It feeds, and it will continue to feed for as long as perverse nature keeps it animated. Then it will howl in rage and caged agony at the night until it goes, finally, the way of all mortal flesh.
I have no crystal ball. Like all things in nature even monsters have their whims. They do what they do, and smarter men than I may have known it all along, but I can’t predict madness, even though I’ve had to live in its presence. I can only tell you it will be hideous and full of spite too hateful to be believed at first. We should be glad there are people standing by to restrain it, and try not to concern ourselves with things we can do nothing about. We’ve done our part, we saved Democracy, now comes the waiting. Soon, it will be over, and the long national nightmare will be at an end.
We now know, all of us, that the scorching, vehement heat of fascism is not consigned to a place called Germany at a time called the 30s and 40s. It came here, alive, in the second decade of the twenty-first century. We sent it back to the hell that spawned it, but it glowers still from beneath our fair republic waiting to re-emerge. The price of freedom remains hyper-vigilance. We know this now, because the price of complacency was a monster called Donald Trump, and our Democracy very nearly paid the ultimate price.
What must we do now, in the third decade of the twenty-first century? We must not lose the desperate enthusiasm with which we defeated this monster, because there are other monsters. There remains global warming, coronavirus, racial intolerance and the self-defeating acid of naked hatred. We have many battles ahead.
This election has not been a repudiation of the Republican Party. They gained seats in the house and may retain the Senate. This election was a repudiation of Donald Trump. As his supporters, one by one, turn from him and walk away, soon only Trump will remain in the White House — to walk alone. So rest well, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, until he walks there no longer. And stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-11-09--Donald Trump isn’t even trying anymore

Donald Trump isn’t even trying anymore

Notable : Trump didn ’ t bother to hold a press conference and try to take credit for the vaccine @ @ @ @ @ a coronavirus press conference .
Instead Trump merely fired someone he didn ’ t like @ @ @ @ @ even trying to convince the public he ’ s somehow still viable .
If Trump @ @ @ @ @ why not just hold his own press conference and falsely take credit for the vaccine @ @ @ @ @ even trying to fight for the presidency anymore .
If he were , he ’ @ @ @ @ @ his own corrupt deranged version of “ presidential.
” Firing the Secretary of Defense two @ @ @ @ @ is precisely the kind of headline that Trump DOESN ’ T need right now .
@ @ @ @ @ for the presidency .
He ’ s just taking out small petty revenge on those @ @ @ @ @ downfall .

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Notable: Trump didn’t bother to hold a press conference and try to take credit for the vaccine, even after Biden held a coronavirus press conference. Instead Trump merely fired someone he didn’t like. Trump isn’t even trying to convince the public he’s somehow still viable.
If Trump wanted the spotlight back, why not just hold his own press conference and falsely take credit for the vaccine? He’s not even trying to fight for the presidency anymore. If he were, he’d be out there doing his own corrupt deranged version of “presidential.”
Firing the Secretary of Defense two days after losing the election is precisely the kind of headline that Trump DOESN’T need right now. He’s not fighting for the presidency. He’s just taking out small petty revenge on those he arbitrarily blames for his downfall.
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palmerreport--2020-11-09--Trump administration completely unravels as Trump’s people head for the exits

Donald Trump is still trying to convince us , or perhaps merely convince himself , that he can somehow magically win the 2020 election .
To be clear , that has literally zero chance of happening ; Joe Biden is the President-elect .
If you don ’ t want to take our word for it , just ask the Trump White House personnel who are already out looking for new jobs .
White House personnel boss John McEntee is now telling White House employees that if he catches anyone looking for a new job , he ’ ll fire them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Jake Tapper .
To be clear , this kind of threat is only going to make Trump ’ s people be more likely to head for the exits .
It ’ s the latest sign that , regardless of how loud the protestations in public may be , the Trump regime really is over .
If you want more evidence that Trump is giving up the fight , consider this tweet from Marc Elias , who has been spearheading the battle against Trump ’ s election-related lawsuits : “ If people thought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new lawsuits from Trump today , they were wrong or mislead .
A few stragglers , but nothing significant .
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Donald Trump is still trying to convince us, or perhaps merely convince himself, that he can somehow magically win the 2020 election. To be clear, that has literally zero chance of happening; Joe Biden is the President-elect. If you don’t want to take our word for it, just ask the Trump White House personnel who are already out looking for new jobs.
White House personnel boss John McEntee is now telling White House employees that if he catches anyone looking for a new job, he’ll fire them in retaliation, according to CNN’s Jake Tapper. To be clear, this kind of threat is only going to make Trump’s people be more likely to head for the exits.
It’s the latest sign that, regardless of how loud the protestations in public may be, the Trump regime really is over. If you want more evidence that Trump is giving up the fight, consider this tweet from Marc Elias, who has been spearheading the battle against Trump’s election-related lawsuits: “If people thought we would be seeing a barrage of new lawsuits from Trump today, they were wrong or mislead. A few stragglers, but nothing significant.”
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palmerreport--2020-11-09--That’s a white flag if I’ve ever seen one

When Pfizer announced this morning that it has a viable coronavirus vaccine , it was undeniable good news .
We @ @ @ @ @ to grab the first microphone and try to take credit for it , because that @ @ @ @ @ always does .
But instead Trump has been missing in action today .
Instead President-elect @ @ @ @ @ press conference and , without trying to take any credit for the vaccine , laid @ @ @ @ @ for getting us to the vaccine finish line as safely as possible .
An hour @ @ @ @ @ , Trump still hadn ’ t appeared in public .
Instead Trump announced via tweet @ @ @ @ @ Secretary of Defense Mark Esper – a silly temper tantrum .
Trump is trying to @ @ @ @ @ s somehow the real winner of the election , and he ’ s supposedly trying @ @ @ @ @ ’ s stable enough to remain President .
Firing the Secretary of Defense via tweet @ @ @ @ @ stability .

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When Pfizer announced this morning that it has a viable coronavirus vaccine, it was undeniable good news. We were all expecting Donald Trump to grab the first microphone and try to take credit for it, because that’s just what he always does.
But instead Trump has been missing in action today. Instead President-elect Joe Biden promptly held a press conference and, without trying to take any credit for the vaccine, laid out the necessary next steps for getting us to the vaccine finish line as safely as possible.
An hour after Biden had finished speaking, Trump still hadn’t appeared in public. Instead Trump announced via tweet that he was firing his Secretary of Defense Mark Esper – a silly temper tantrum. Trump is trying to convince everyone that he’s somehow the real winner of the election, and he’s supposedly trying to convince everyone that he’s stable enough to remain President. Firing the Secretary of Defense via tweet doesn’t exactly suggest stability.
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palmerreport--2020-11-09--Trump Plaza is imploding – literally

Trump Plaza is imploding – literally

– You can ’ t get any more fitting than this .
The Trump Plaza Casino in Atlantic City has been an empty rotting husk for years , just like Donald Trump himself .
And in what amounts to one of the more delicious coincidences in some time , Newsweek is reporting that Trump Plaza is set to implode just days after Joe Biden takes office .
– I just made the mistake of watching Fox News for a few minutes .
Here ’ s what I learned : 1 ) Counting votes is unconstitutional .
2 ) State governments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is President .
No wonder the people who watch this channel end up voting for psychopaths .
– Maybe we should spend less time lamenting over the damage that Mitch McConnell is going to do , and more time putting in the work to win the Georgia runoff elections so we take control of the Senate from Mitch McConnell .
– Tweet of the day , from Democratic Senator Brian Schatz : “ I ’ m not going to tolerate anyone suddenly finding their inner fiscal discipline now that Biden is President Elect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ businesses and families come out the other side of this .
Policy should be expansionary for economic , moral , and health reasons .
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– You can’t get any more fitting than this. The Trump Plaza Casino in Atlantic City has been an empty rotting husk for years, just like Donald Trump himself. And in what amounts to one of the more delicious coincidences in some time, Newsweek is reporting that Trump Plaza is set to implode just days after Joe Biden takes office.
– I just made the mistake of watching Fox News for a few minutes. Here’s what I learned: 1) Counting votes is unconstitutional. 2) State governments have been overthrown. 3) AOC is President. No wonder the people who watch this channel end up voting for psychopaths.
– Maybe we should spend less time lamenting over the damage that Mitch McConnell is going to do, and more time putting in the work to win the Georgia runoff elections so we take control of the Senate from Mitch McConnell.
– Tweet of the day, from Democratic Senator Brian Schatz: “I’m not going to tolerate anyone suddenly finding their inner fiscal discipline now that Biden is President Elect. We need major investments to help businesses and families come out the other side of this. Policy should be expansionary for economic, moral, and health reasons.”
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palmerreport--2020-11-09--Trump administration in full collapse as Donald Trump fires Secretary of Defense Mark Esper

Even as Donald Trump was in the process of losing the election last week , his Secretary of Defense Mark Esper leaked that he was looking at resigning .
It seemed to be a last ditch effort on Esper ’ s part at distancing himself from Trump .
In any case , Trump went ahead and made it official today .
Trump just tweeted this : “ I am pleased to announce that Christopher C. Miller , the highly respected Director of the National Counterterrorism Center ( unanimously confirmed by the Senate ) , will be Acting Secretary of Defense @ @ @ @ @ @ @ GREAT job !
Mark Esper has been terminated .
I would like to thank him for his service.
” Can you really “ terminate ” a guy who was already trying to resign ?
In any case , this isn ’ t part of some secret evil genius plan on Donald Trump ’ s part to magically win .
Things are just unraveling .
After Joe Biden was declared the winner on Saturday morning , Palmer Report predicted that by the end of the weekend , Trump would probably start firing his own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we were off a bit ; it took until today for Trump to start doing that .
No one will miss Esper – but who else will Trump fire next ?
He ’ s clearly unraveling .

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Even as Donald Trump was in the process of losing the election last week, his Secretary of Defense Mark Esper leaked that he was looking at resigning. It seemed to be a last ditch effort on Esper’s part at distancing himself from Trump. In any case, Trump went ahead and made it official today.
Trump just tweeted this: “I am pleased to announce that Christopher C. Miller, the highly respected Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (unanimously confirmed by the Senate), will be Acting Secretary of Defense, effective immediately.. Chris will do a GREAT job! Mark Esper has been terminated. I would like to thank him for his service.”
Can you really “terminate” a guy who was already trying to resign? In any case, this isn’t part of some secret evil genius plan on Donald Trump’s part to magically win. Things are just unraveling.
After Joe Biden was declared the winner on Saturday morning, Palmer Report predicted that by the end of the weekend, Trump would probably start firing his own people in frustration. It looks like we were off a bit; it took until today for Trump to start doing that. No one will miss Esper – but who else will Trump fire next? He’s clearly unraveling.
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palmerreport--2020-11-09--President Joe Biden and Dr. Fauci react to coronavirus vaccine

This morning Pfizer announced that it now has a viable coronavirus vaccine , and that the initial phase of the vaccine rollout could come before the end of the year .
That ’ s great news .
The catch is that it ’ s coming while Donald Trump is still in office , and there ’ s no reason to trust him on anything .
But it appears we ’ ll be able to trust this vaccine , for a few reasons .
First , Pfizer made a point of stressing today that it was not a part of Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ propaganda machine , meaning the Trump regime played no part in today ’ s announcement .
In addition , the people we trust are saying that it looks like the real thing .
Joe Biden , who just named renowned vaccine expert Dr. Rick Bright to his coronavirus task force , issued this statement : Meanwhile Dr. Fauci said that the 90 % effectiveness rate of the Pfizer vaccine “ is just extraordinary ” and will have a “ major impact.
” We ’ re still going to wait for Pfizer to release @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and see what reaction the rest of the medical community has to that data .
But for now , this appears to be fantastic news .

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This morning Pfizer announced that it now has a viable coronavirus vaccine, and that the initial phase of the vaccine rollout could come before the end of the year. That’s great news. The catch is that it’s coming while Donald Trump is still in office, and there’s no reason to trust him on anything.
But it appears we’ll be able to trust this vaccine, for a few reasons. First, Pfizer made a point of stressing today that it was not a part of Trump’s “Operation Warp Speed” propaganda machine, meaning the Trump regime played no part in today’s announcement. In addition, the people we trust are saying that it looks like the real thing.
Joe Biden, who just named renowned vaccine expert Dr. Rick Bright to his coronavirus task force, issued this statement:
Meanwhile Dr. Fauci said that the 90% effectiveness rate of the Pfizer vaccine “is just extraordinary” and will have a “major impact.” We’re still going to wait for Pfizer to release more underlying data about its vaccine trials, and see what reaction the rest of the medical community has to that data. But for now, this appears to be fantastic news.
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palmerreport--2020-11-09--Ben Carson has coronavirus because of course he does

– Ben Carson has coronavirus , according to ABC News .
He caught it at Donald Trump ’ s election night party .
He joins Mark Meadows , Matt Gaetz , and other Trump sycophants in testing positive this past week .
As I ’ ve said , I wouldn ’ t wish this awful virus on anyone .
But these clowns did it to themselves .
– Can ’ t wait til tomorrow when Rudy Giuliani has a press conference at the Days Inn Dysentery Clinic .
– One day after Trump ’ s loss , Utah ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mandate .
Trump is still getting lip service from Republican politicians , but the reality is that a lot of them can ’ t wait to be rid of his dead weight and are already moving on from him .
– President Biden will announce his cabinet soon enough .
In the meantime , most of the “ leaks ” from the media will be mere posturing , and most of the speculative tweets about it will be wildly wrong , so it ’ s all best ignored .
The cool part : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ star team .

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– Ben Carson has coronavirus, according to ABC News. He caught it at Donald Trump’s election night party. He joins Mark Meadows, Matt Gaetz, and other Trump sycophants in testing positive this past week. As I’ve said, I wouldn’t wish this awful virus on anyone. But these clowns did it to themselves.
– Can’t wait til tomorrow when Rudy Giuliani has a press conference at the Days Inn Dysentery Clinic.
– One day after Trump’s loss, Utah’s Republican Governor Herbert is issuing a mask mandate. Trump is still getting lip service from Republican politicians, but the reality is that a lot of them can’t wait to be rid of his dead weight and are already moving on from him.
– President Biden will announce his cabinet soon enough. In the meantime, most of the “leaks” from the media will be mere posturing, and most of the speculative tweets about it will be wildly wrong, so it’s all best ignored. The cool part: his cabinet will certainly be an all star team.
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Joe Biden’s cabinet

People were literally dancing in the streets after Joe Biden was declared the 46th President of the United States .
What a sight Black Lives Matter Plaza must have been for Donald Trump , who returned to see it from yet another golf trip .
We deserved the celebration , even if it was somewhat marred by Trump ’ s refusal to concede the election and vow to fight to the bitter end through his ludicrous lawsuits .
We knew Trump would not leave easily , but Biden ’ s focus is already on how to repair and heal our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden is poised to announce his 12-person coronavirus task force as early as Monday , according to CNN .
The task force is headed up by three co-chairs : Vivek Murthy , former surgeon general ; David Kessler , former FDA commissioner ; and Yale University ’ s Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith .
President Biden plans to attack the virus with the urgency that should have been used at the beginning .
Instead of dealing with the virus , Trump continued to lie about it , and we are now facing our third straight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Johns Hopkins University data .
Instead of ignoring the elephant in the room , Biden wants to tackle it head on .
Biden has also begun building his transition team , which , according to Politico , has been vetting candidates for cabinet positions .
While many are pushing President Biden on who should comprise his cabinet , Biden is looking at reality .
Many of the higher-level positions will require Senate approval , which for the moment remains in the hands of Republicans , pending the Georgia runoff elections .
Nonetheless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moving forward with what Politico believes will be a “ mix of progressives , moderates , and even a few Republicans.
” The team is focused on two positions that have never been led by a woman or person of color , Treasury and Defense .
The top contenders , according to Politico , are Michele Flournoy , former undersecretary for Defense policy , and Lael Brainard , Federal Reserve Governor and former member of Obama ’ s Treasury department .
Brainard is a “ middle-of-the-road ” candidate who might be approved without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Treasury Secretary is one of the most vital roles for Biden to fill to due to the economic turndown , but Biden is going to be in a tough position all around .
He is facing the pandemic and the economic downturn that resulted from Trump ’ s mismanagement , and he must choose his cabinet carefully so that he does not expend extra time and money fighting with Republicans unless and until Democrats can take the majority .
Georgia will once again play a prominent role .
Andrew Yang , who appeared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to help Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in their runoff races .
Yang said that both Biden and Harris plan to return to Georgia as well .
These seats have taken on an extremely important role and can give Biden room to avoid interference from Moscow Mitch .
Winning both seats will give Democrats the majority , reducing McConnell to minority leader , thereby limiting his power .
With Biden as President and McConnell ’ s hands tied , we can move this country forward .

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People were literally dancing in the streets after Joe Biden was declared the 46th President of the United States. What a sight Black Lives Matter Plaza must have been for Donald Trump, who returned to see it from yet another golf trip. We deserved the celebration, even if it was somewhat marred by Trump’s refusal to concede the election and vow to fight to the bitter end through his ludicrous lawsuits. We knew Trump would not leave easily, but Biden’s focus is already on how to repair and heal our nation and defeat coronavirus.
President Joe Biden is poised to announce his 12-person coronavirus task force as early as Monday, according to CNN. The task force is headed up by three co-chairs: Vivek Murthy, former surgeon general; David Kessler, former FDA commissioner; and Yale University’s Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith. President Biden plans to attack the virus with the urgency that should have been used at the beginning. Instead of dealing with the virus, Trump continued to lie about it, and we are now facing our third straight day of over 100,000 new cases according to Johns Hopkins University data. Instead of ignoring the elephant in the room, Biden wants to tackle it head on.
Biden has also begun building his transition team, which, according to Politico, has been vetting candidates for cabinet positions. While many are pushing President Biden on who should comprise his cabinet, Biden is looking at reality. Many of the higher-level positions will require Senate approval, which for the moment remains in the hands of Republicans, pending the Georgia runoff elections. Nonetheless, Biden’s transition team is moving forward with what Politico believes will be a “mix of progressives, moderates, and even a few Republicans.” The team is focused on two positions that have never been led by a woman or person of color, Treasury and Defense. The top contenders, according to Politico, are Michele Flournoy, former undersecretary for Defense policy, and Lael Brainard, Federal Reserve Governor and former member of Obama’s Treasury department. Brainard is a “middle-of-the-road” candidate who might be approved without pushback from either progressives or conservatives.
Treasury Secretary is one of the most vital roles for Biden to fill to due to the economic turndown, but Biden is going to be in a tough position all around. He is facing the pandemic and the economic downturn that resulted from Trump’s mismanagement, and he must choose his cabinet carefully so that he does not expend extra time and money fighting with Republicans unless and until Democrats can take the majority. Georgia will once again play a prominent role.
Andrew Yang, who appeared on CNN, is heading to Georgia to help Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in their runoff races. Yang said that both Biden and Harris plan to return to Georgia as well. These seats have taken on an extremely important role and can give Biden room to avoid interference from Moscow Mitch. Winning both seats will give Democrats the majority, reducing McConnell to minority leader, thereby limiting his power. With Biden as President and McConnell’s hands tied, we can move this country forward.
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palmerreport--2020-11-09--President-elect Joe Biden comes out swinging

Joe Biden has only been President-elect of the United States since yesterday , but he ’ s already given the victory speech of a lifetime and set the stage for rolling out his pandemic task force tomorrow .
Now he ’ s letting it be known that he ’ s going to immediately clean up some of Trump ’ s most egregious messes .
Biden is letting it be known that on the first day he takes office he ’ ll take executive action to undo Donald Trump ’ s positions on the Muslim ban , immigration , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ course .
But it ’ s a reminder that the mere act of changing out the President of the Untied States will quickly bring an end to some of these nightmare policies .
Of course there ’ s only so much that President Joe Biden will be constitutionally allowed to do with executive action and executive orders .
If he wants to be able to actually legislate and carry out a broad agenda , he ’ ll need control of the Senate .
That ’ ll come down to the two runoff elections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the two Democratic candidates here .

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Joe Biden has only been President-elect of the United States since yesterday, but he’s already given the victory speech of a lifetime and set the stage for rolling out his pandemic task force tomorrow. Now he’s letting it be known that he’s going to immediately clean up some of Trump’s most egregious messes.
Biden is letting it be known that on the first day he takes office he’ll take executive action to undo Donald Trump’s positions on the Muslim ban, immigration, and the pandemic. This was expected, of course. But it’s a reminder that the mere act of changing out the President of the Untied States will quickly bring an end to some of these nightmare policies.
Of course there’s only so much that President Joe Biden will be constitutionally allowed to do with executive action and executive orders. If he wants to be able to actually legislate and carry out a broad agenda, he’ll need control of the Senate. That’ll come down to the two runoff elections in Georgia. You can donate to the two Democratic candidates here.
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palmerreport--2020-11-10--Donald Trump just got slapped down by Twitter

– Trump tweeted “ I won !
” today and Twitter slapped a warning label on it with a link confirming that Joe Biden won .
So that ’ s how Trump ’ s day is going .
– Trump is using the imaginary promise of overturning the election to fundraise money .
McConnell is using the imaginary threat of overturning the election to distract you from focusing on the Senate runoff races .
It ’ s really important that you understand that Trump somehow magically overturning the election result isn ’ t a real threat , it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you from what these two guys are really up to .
– Tweet of the day today from the Washington Bureau Chief of the Dallas Morning News , Todd J. Gillman , further confirming what Trump is really trying to accomplish by griping about the election results : “ Trump campaign sent 23 emails today seeking donations , w/messages like ‘ mysterious ballots ’ and ‘ STOP COUNTING ILLEGAL BALLOTS.
’ The fine print says 60 % of donations go to ‘ retirement of general election debt.
’ Which suggests debt and no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ retired .
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– Trump tweeted “I won!” today and Twitter slapped a warning label on it with a link confirming that Joe Biden won. So that’s how Trump’s day is going.
– Trump is using the imaginary promise of overturning the election to fundraise money. McConnell is using the imaginary threat of overturning the election to distract you from focusing on the Senate runoff races. It’s really important that you understand that Trump somehow magically overturning the election result isn’t a real threat, it’s just a sideshow to try to distract you from what these two guys are really up to.
– Tweet of the day today from the Washington Bureau Chief of the Dallas Morning News, Todd J. Gillman, further confirming what Trump is really trying to accomplish by griping about the election results: “Trump campaign sent 23 emails today seeking donations, w/messages like ‘mysterious ballots’ and ‘STOP COUNTING ILLEGAL BALLOTS.’ The fine print says 60% of donations go to ‘retirement of general election debt.’ Which suggests debt and no incentive to concede until it’s retired.”
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palmerreport--2020-11-10--Donald Trump has failed yet again

Donald Trump has failed yet again

– So Trump failed to stop the election from happening , failed to use the post office to win , failed to stop the ballots from being counted , failed to stop the media from declaring a winner… and now we ’ re supposed to believe this inept idiot will magically overturn the result ?
My professional analysis : LOL !
– Seriously , please stop asking me what the odds are that Trump somehow magically overturns the election .
The odds are zero .
Literally zero .
Not 0.1 % , but 0.0 % .
If you don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ okay , but please don ’ t write in .
You ’ re not going to change my mind .
I ’ m just as right about this as I was about the fact that Trump would lose the election .
– If Donald Trump did have Jeffrey Epstein killed , it looks like he did it for nothing .
Trump still lost the election , and the prison sentence he ’ ll get for his financial crimes alone will be enough to put him in prison for the rest of his natural @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taking a position on whether Epstein did or didn ’ t kill himself ; we may never know for sure .
I ’ m just saying that if Trump did have him offed , then it ’ s yet another instance of Trump doing something corrupt that didn ’ t end up helping him .
– Twitter has done a good job of plastering over Trump ’ s false tweets about mail-in voting and election results .
Now it ’ s time for Twitter to start plastering over Trump ’ s false tweets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s just as important .

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– So Trump failed to stop the election from happening, failed to use the post office to win, failed to stop the ballots from being counted, failed to stop the media from declaring a winner… and now we’re supposed to believe this inept idiot will magically overturn the result? My professional analysis: LOL!
– Seriously, please stop asking me what the odds are that Trump somehow magically overturns the election. The odds are zero. Literally zero. Not 0.1%, but 0.0%. If you don’t believe that, it’s okay, but please don’t write in. You’re not going to change my mind. I’m just as right about this as I was about the fact that Trump would lose the election.
– If Donald Trump did have Jeffrey Epstein killed, it looks like he did it for nothing. Trump still lost the election, and the prison sentence he’ll get for his financial crimes alone will be enough to put him in prison for the rest of his natural life. I’m still not taking a position on whether Epstein did or didn’t kill himself; we may never know for sure. I’m just saying that if Trump did have him offed, then it’s yet another instance of Trump doing something corrupt that didn’t end up helping him.
– Twitter has done a good job of plastering over Trump’s false tweets about mail-in voting and election results. Now it’s time for Twitter to start plastering over Trump’s false tweets about the coronavirus vaccine. It’s just as important.
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palmerreport--2020-11-10--Hey Donald Trump, go for it!

Hey Donald Trump, go for it!

– There are rumblings that Donald Trump could fire the FBI Director and CIA Director .
If he does , it ’ s not going to somehow magically make him more powerful .
It ’ ll only weaken his position .
It ’ ll force more of his allies to throw him under the bus .
Trump has no leverage .
Stop being so petrified of him .
He lost .
He ’ s the walking dead .
Focus on the Senate runoff races in Georgia instead .
– We knew Trump would do everything he could to screw with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We knew he ’ d break every law and cheat in every way .
And while it did damage to the electoral process , it still wasn ’ t enough to save him .
He ’ s still about to be a bankrupt prisoner .
We won the war and he lost .
Neither side comes out of a war looking pretty .
But you ’ d always rather be the winner than the loser .
We ’ re now tasked with rebuilding a country .
He ’ s now tasked with trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enjoy being in solitary confinement .
– Tweet of the day , from Obama-era diplomat Michael McFaul , who agrees with our assessment that Bill Barr ’ s election probe isn ’ t designed to go anywhere : “ My reading of Barr memo is that he just threw Rudy , Trump Jr. & others chasing false claims under the bus .
The memo states DOJ only should investigate ‘ irregularities that , if true , could potentially impact the outcome of a federal election in an individual State.
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– There are rumblings that Donald Trump could fire the FBI Director and CIA Director. If he does, it’s not going to somehow magically make him more powerful. It’ll only weaken his position. It’ll force more of his allies to throw him under the bus. Trump has no leverage. Stop being so petrified of him. He lost. He’s the walking dead. Focus on the Senate runoff races in Georgia instead.
– We knew Trump would do everything he could to screw with us when it came to reelection. We knew he’d break every law and cheat in every way. And while it did damage to the electoral process, it still wasn’t enough to save him. He’s still about to be a bankrupt prisoner. We won the war and he lost. Neither side comes out of a war looking pretty. But you’d always rather be the winner than the loser. We’re now tasked with rebuilding a country. He’s now tasked with trying to convince himself that he’ll enjoy being in solitary confinement.
– Tweet of the day, from Obama-era diplomat Michael McFaul, who agrees with our assessment that Bill Barr’s election probe isn’t designed to go anywhere: “My reading of Barr memo is that he just threw Rudy, Trump Jr. & others chasing false claims under the bus. The memo states DOJ only should investigate ‘irregularities that, if true, could potentially impact the outcome of a federal election in an individual State.’ That # = 0”
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palmerreport--2020-11-10--Mary Trump just destroyed Donald Trump

Mary Trump just destroyed Donald Trump

Mary Trump deserves a ton of credit for reluctantly coming forward and helping America to take down her evil uncle Donald Trump .
She exposed some of his financial secrets , she helped us understand his psychology so we could attack it , and she surely helped convince some Americans out there that her uncle needed to be voted out .
Now Donald Trump has lost the election , and despite his public insistence that he ’ s somehow magically going to overturn the result , that ’ s not a real thing .
Palmer Report keeps pointing out that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s lost .
He ’ s facing prison and bankruptcy , and he ’ ll be very lucky if he can use the transition period to give himself a slightly softer landing on those fronts .
Mary Trump appeared on the Lawrence O ’ Donnell show on Monday night and summed things up perfectly .
She said that Donald Trump will “ never have a good day again.
” She ’ s absolutely right .
The rest of Donald ’ s life will consist of trying to fend off criminal charges , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and there will be no one to protect him .

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Mary Trump deserves a ton of credit for reluctantly coming forward and helping America to take down her evil uncle Donald Trump. She exposed some of his financial secrets, she helped us understand his psychology so we could attack it, and she surely helped convince some Americans out there that her uncle needed to be voted out.
Now Donald Trump has lost the election, and despite his public insistence that he’s somehow magically going to overturn the result, that’s not a real thing. Palmer Report keeps pointing out that Trump has no leverage now that he’s lost. He’s facing prison and bankruptcy, and he’ll be very lucky if he can use the transition period to give himself a slightly softer landing on those fronts.
Mary Trump appeared on the Lawrence O’Donnell show on Monday night and summed things up perfectly. She said that Donald Trump will “never have a good day again.” She’s absolutely right. The rest of Donald’s life will consist of trying to fend off criminal charges, civil action, and financial squeezes – and there will be no one to protect him.
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palmerreport--2020-11-10--Top DOJ official resigns as Bill Barr circles the drain

Considering the timing , it ’ s not difficult to figure out that Attorney General Bill Barr – who clearly checked out awhile ago – is now only announcing an imaginary “ probe ” into the election results after Donald Trump fired the Secretary of Defense .
Barr is simply trying to avoid being the next to get fired ; everyone except Trump knows that Barr ’ s “ probes ” never go anywhere .
But still , even though Barr ’ s election probe is a joke that will land with the same thud as the Durham probe and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Barr is even pretending to wade into this is a seriously corrupt act .
So it ’ s not surprising that the top DOJ official who oversees voter fraud , has now resigned in protest of Barr ’ s announcement .
To our mind , this is merely further evidence that Bill Barr ’ s “ probe ” isn ’ t going anywhere .
If this official is that upset with the fact that Barr announced the probe , and he thought it was going anywhere , he ’ d have stuck @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Instead he ’ s quitting because he doesn ’ t want his name attached to such a corrupt announcement , but he doesn ’ t think there ’ s any risk of it getting off the ground .
In any case , with Bill Barr now taking meekly corrupt action to try to avoid getting fired by Trump , and Barr ’ s underlings now starting to resign because he ’ s taking that meek action , he ’ s taking on water from all sides .
It ’ s fair to say @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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Considering the timing, it’s not difficult to figure out that Attorney General Bill Barr – who clearly checked out awhile ago – is now only announcing an imaginary “probe” into the election results after Donald Trump fired the Secretary of Defense. Barr is simply trying to avoid being the next to get fired; everyone except Trump knows that Barr’s “probes” never go anywhere.
But still, even though Barr’s election probe is a joke that will land with the same thud as the Durham probe and the unmasking probe, the mere fact that Barr is even pretending to wade into this is a seriously corrupt act. So it’s not surprising that the top DOJ official who oversees voter fraud, has now resigned in protest of Barr’s announcement.
To our mind, this is merely further evidence that Bill Barr’s “probe” isn’t going anywhere. If this official is that upset with the fact that Barr announced the probe, and he thought it was going anywhere, he’d have stuck around to try to derail it. Instead he’s quitting because he doesn’t want his name attached to such a corrupt announcement, but he doesn’t think there’s any risk of it getting off the ground.
In any case, with Bill Barr now taking meekly corrupt action to try to avoid getting fired by Trump, and Barr’s underlings now starting to resign because he’s taking that meek action, he’s taking on water from all sides. It’s fair to say that Barr is circling the drain.
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palmerreport--2020-11-10--Stop worrying about Bill Barr

Stop worrying about Bill Barr

– It ’ s not a coincidence that Bill Barr sat on his butt and did nothing until Trump started firing people on Monday , and then a few hours later Barr suddenly announced a probe into the election .
Barr simply didn ’ t want to be the next to get fired .
As has tended to be the case over the past several months , Barr is doing the bare minimum to sate Trump – and this new “ probe ” isn ’ t going anywhere .
It ’ ll wrap up as quietly as Barr ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The more l dig into it , the more these House and Senate results don ’ t make sense , based on not just polls but also demographics .
Some of these districts are almost demographically incapable of voting the way that they did .
Makes me think the pandemic , post office , etc , really did have a big impact .
This suggests Biden ’ s win over Trump was even bigger than what we ’ ve seen .
– Can ’ t wait until Rudy Giuliani has his next press @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Get it : days in jail ?
Okay I won ’ t quit my day job .
Rudy is going to jail .
– Tweet of the day , from @ waltb31 : “ I don ’ t understand why the media pundits keep pushing the narrative that Donald Trump is going to have some influence after January 20 , 2021 .
I suspect the Manhattan DA , New York State AG and SDNY would beg to differ .
Not to mention the new AG .
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– It’s not a coincidence that Bill Barr sat on his butt and did nothing until Trump started firing people on Monday, and then a few hours later Barr suddenly announced a probe into the election. Barr simply didn’t want to be the next to get fired. As has tended to be the case over the past several months, Barr is doing the bare minimum to sate Trump – and this new “probe” isn’t going anywhere. It’ll wrap up as quietly as Barr’s last several imaginary probes did.
– The more l dig into it, the more these House and Senate results don’t make sense, based on not just polls but also demographics. Some of these districts are almost demographically incapable of voting the way that they did. Makes me think the pandemic, post office, etc, really did have a big impact. This suggests Biden’s win over Trump was even bigger than what we’ve seen.
– Can’t wait until Rudy Giuliani has his next press conference at the Days Inn Jail. Get it: days in jail? Okay I won’t quit my day job. Rudy is going to jail.
– Tweet of the day, from @waltb31: “I don’t understand why the media pundits keep pushing the narrative that Donald Trump is going to have some influence after January 20, 2021. I suspect the Manhattan DA, New York State AG and SDNY would beg to differ. Not to mention the new AG.”
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palmerreport--2020-11-10--Donald Trump adviser dies six weeks after attending White House super spreader event

Last week Donald Trump held an election victory party at the White House , and it ’ s since turned out to be a super spreader event , with everyone from Mark Meadows to Ben Carson testing positive for coronavirus .
But what about the previous White House super spreader event in the Rose Garden ?
That event , which took place six weeks ago , ended up putting Donald Trump and Chris Christie in the hospital , even as numerous other people at the event also caught coronavirus .
But no one died – until now .
Harry Jackson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump , has now passed away , according to Religion News .
People around Jackson are declining to state his cause of death , which sounds suspicious .
Jackson was just 66 years old .
People his age don ’ t die without a specific cause .
This will certainly cause a number of observers to suspect that Jackson caught coronavirus at the super spreader event and ultimately died from it , and that it ’ s being covered up because no one in Trump ’ s orbit wants to admit that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jackson ’ s family .
This comes after Donald Trump ’ s political adviser Herman Cain caught coronavirus at Trump ’ s infamous Tulsa rally earlier this year and ultimately died several weeks later .
A recent study from Stanford found that as many as seven hundred people have died as a result of Trump ’ s rallies – and that tally only ran through September .

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Last week Donald Trump held an election victory party at the White House, and it’s since turned out to be a super spreader event, with everyone from Mark Meadows to Ben Carson testing positive for coronavirus. But what about the previous White House super spreader event in the Rose Garden?
That event, which took place six weeks ago, ended up putting Donald Trump and Chris Christie in the hospital, even as numerous other people at the event also caught coronavirus. But no one died – until now. Harry Jackson Jr, a religious adviser to Donald Trump, has now passed away, according to Religion News.
People around Jackson are declining to state his cause of death, which sounds suspicious. Jackson was just 66 years old. People his age don’t die without a specific cause. This will certainly cause a number of observers to suspect that Jackson caught coronavirus at the super spreader event and ultimately died from it, and that it’s being covered up because no one in Trump’s orbit wants to admit that the coronavirus threat is real. Condolences to Jackson’s family.
This comes after Donald Trump’s political adviser Herman Cain caught coronavirus at Trump’s infamous Tulsa rally earlier this year and ultimately died several weeks later. A recent study from Stanford found that as many as seven hundred people have died as a result of Trump’s rallies – and that tally only ran through September.
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palmerreport--2020-11-11--Give me a break

Give me a break

We ’ re not on the verge of a “ civil war.
” Give me a break .
Polls show 80 % of Americans agree Biden won .
That includes a majority of Trump ’ s own voters .
The only place this election is being “ contested ” is on Twitter and cable news .
In the real world , this discussion doesn ’ t exist .
It ’ s not being contested in the streets ; there were zero violent skirmishes when the winner was called .
It ’ s not ( really ) being contested in court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suits , all of which had literally zero chance of going anywhere .
It ’ s not being “ contested ” in the Pennsylvania state legislature ; that ’ s not a thing , no matter how many conspiracy theorists ( on both sides ) keep insisting it ’ s a thing .
It ’ s not being contested by the DOJ , where Bill Barr did nothing for a week , until Trump started firing people , and then Barr launched a “ probe ” that consisted of nothing more than a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aren ’ t designed to go anywhere ; they ’ re designed to keep Trump sated .
It ’ s not being contested on the world stage , where major world leaders have not only congratulated President-elect Biden , but reportedly have begun having formal phone conversations with him as the newly elected head of state .
It ’ s not being contested in Congress .
Most House and Senate Republicans are refusing to acknowledge ( yet ) that Biden won , because they ’ re afraid of hurting Trump ’ s feelings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are claiming Trump won .
It ’ s not being contested at the State Department ; Mike Pompeo ’ s “ joke ” was stupid and inappropriate and seditious , but all it did was make Pompeo look like an idiot and weaken his position in all of this .
It ’ s not even really being contested on cable news .
Joy Reid opened her MSNBC show tonight by confirming there is a 100 % chance Biden will take office .
Fox News cut off Kayleigh ’ s press conference yesterday .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the election is not being contested by Donald Trump .
The fine print reveals that the donations he ’ s seeking for his ‘ election legal fund ’ are actually just going into his pocket .
This is simply a stunt for cash , as is most of what Trump does .
The only place on this entire planet where the election is being “ contested ” is on the internet – and that tells you all you need to know .

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We’re not on the verge of a “civil war.” Give me a break. Polls show 80% of Americans agree Biden won. That includes a majority of Trump’s own voters. The only place this election is being “contested” is on Twitter and cable news. In the real world, this discussion doesn’t exist.
It’s not being contested in the streets; there were zero violent skirmishes when the winner was called. It’s not (really) being contested in court; Trump is 0-for-12 in his frivolous suits, all of which had literally zero chance of going anywhere.
It’s not being “contested” in the Pennsylvania state legislature; that’s not a thing, no matter how many conspiracy theorists (on both sides) keep insisting it’s a thing.
It’s not being contested by the DOJ, where Bill Barr did nothing for a week, until Trump started firing people, and then Barr launched a “probe” that consisted of nothing more than a press release. Barr’s probes aren’t designed to go anywhere; they’re designed to keep Trump sated.
It’s not being contested on the world stage, where major world leaders have not only congratulated President-elect Biden, but reportedly have begun having formal phone conversations with him as the newly elected head of state.
It’s not being contested in Congress. Most House and Senate Republicans are refusing to acknowledge (yet) that Biden won, because they’re afraid of hurting Trump’s feelings too soon. But none of them are claiming Trump won.
It’s not being contested at the State Department; Mike Pompeo’s “joke” was stupid and inappropriate and seditious, but all it did was make Pompeo look like an idiot and weaken his position in all of this.
It’s not even really being contested on cable news. Joy Reid opened her MSNBC show tonight by confirming there is a 100% chance Biden will take office. Fox News cut off Kayleigh’s press conference yesterday. And so on.
And no, the election is not being contested by Donald Trump. The fine print reveals that the donations he’s seeking for his ‘election legal fund’ are actually just going into his pocket. This is simply a stunt for cash, as is most of what Trump does.
The only place on this entire planet where the election is being “contested” is on the internet – and that tells you all you need to know.
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palmerreport--2020-11-11--When will the hammer drop on Rudy Giuliani?

A few of you have asked me why Rudy Giuliani hasn ’ t been arrested yet .
After all , his alleged co-conspirators Lev and Igor were arrested more than a year ago , and the Feds at the SDNY have surely had time to complete their criminal case against Giuliani .
It ’ s impossible to know for sure what ’ s going on behind the scenes in a criminal case , but two possibilities come to mind .
The first would be that Bill Barr has managed to pressure the SDNY into not arresting Rudy Giuliani .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would question whether Barr truly has that much muscle , considering how weakly he ’ s tried and failed to meddle in the Flynn , Stone , Cohen , Lev , Igor , and Bannon cases .
The second possibility is that the SDNY doesn ’ t want to bring a criminal case against Rudy Giuliani right now when it would merely help Donald Trump figure out precisely what to pardon Giuliani for on his way out the door .
Trump can still try to pardon Giuliani in advance by guessing what the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up being ( like Ford did for Nixon ) , but Trump might have a harder time covering all the bases if he doesn ’ t know the full extent of what Rudy is going to be charged with .
Either way , given that the Lev and Igor indictments alone spell out a clear cut criminal case against Rudy Giuliani that would make it trivial to obtain an indictment against him , it seems a given that Rudy will be arrested shortly after Donald Trump is gone from office .
One thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ level criminal charges emerge against Rudy , which Trump can ’ t pardon .

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A few of you have asked me why Rudy Giuliani hasn’t been arrested yet. After all, his alleged co-conspirators Lev and Igor were arrested more than a year ago, and the Feds at the SDNY have surely had time to complete their criminal case against Giuliani.
It’s impossible to know for sure what’s going on behind the scenes in a criminal case, but two possibilities come to mind. The first would be that Bill Barr has managed to pressure the SDNY into not arresting Rudy Giuliani. This could be the case, but I would question whether Barr truly has that much muscle, considering how weakly he’s tried and failed to meddle in the Flynn, Stone, Cohen, Lev, Igor, and Bannon cases.
The second possibility is that the SDNY doesn’t want to bring a criminal case against Rudy Giuliani right now when it would merely help Donald Trump figure out precisely what to pardon Giuliani for on his way out the door. Trump can still try to pardon Giuliani in advance by guessing what the general parameters of the charges will end up being (like Ford did for Nixon), but Trump might have a harder time covering all the bases if he doesn’t know the full extent of what Rudy is going to be charged with.
Either way, given that the Lev and Igor indictments alone spell out a clear cut criminal case against Rudy Giuliani that would make it trivial to obtain an indictment against him, it seems a given that Rudy will be arrested shortly after Donald Trump is gone from office. One thing to watch for: whether any state level criminal charges emerge against Rudy, which Trump can’t pardon.
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palmerreport--2020-11-11--Joe Biden’s got this

Joe Biden’s got this

– House Republican Tom Reed just congratulated President-elect Joe Biden .
As Trump continues to drag this out , he @ @ @ @ @ pathetic , and people who want a post-Trump future in politics will continue to move @ @ @ @ @ walls are caving in on Trump .
Don ’ t let him trick you into @ @ @ @ @ Trump didn ’ t have the muscle to stop the election from happening .
He @ @ @ @ @ muscle to stop the ballot counting while he was ahead .
So he sure as @ @ @ @ @ the muscle to magically overturn the result .
This is obvious to anyone who still @ @ @ @ @ .
– If you want to know how President-elect Joe Biden and his team are @ @ @ @ @ legal challenges that Donald Trump might bring regarding the election results , watch this briefing @ @ @ @ @ ’ s lengthy , but it makes abundantly clear that Biden has got this :

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– House Republican Tom Reed just congratulated President-elect Joe Biden. As Trump continues to drag this out, he’ll only look more pathetic, and people who want a post-Trump future in politics will continue to move on from him. The walls are caving in on Trump. Don’t let him trick you into thinking anything different.
– Trump didn’t have the muscle to stop the election from happening. He didn’t have the muscle to stop the ballot counting while he was ahead. So he sure as heck doesn’t have the muscle to magically overturn the result. This is obvious to anyone who still has their head on straight.
– If you want to know how President-elect Joe Biden and his team are going to win any frivolous legal challenges that Donald Trump might bring regarding the election results, watch this briefing from his team. It’s lengthy, but it makes abundantly clear that Biden has got this:
Tune in as my campaign provides a post-election legal briefing. https://t.co/vApRDU8lTR — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 10, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-11-11--The bottom just fell out of Donald Trump’s phony voter fraud gambit

Joe Biden is ahead by such significant margins in Pennsylvania , Wisconsin , and Michigan , there is literally 0.0 % chance he can somehow litigate enough ballots to somehow overturn the results in any of those states .
It ’ s pretty clear that Trump is merely “ contesting ” the election result so he can use it as an excuse to keep fundraising from his gullible supporters .
But now Trump ’ s entire narrative just blew up .
Donald Trump and his allies loudly touted a postal worker in Pennsylvania who claimed to have evidence of “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Washington Post says that he ’ s received $ 130,000 in donations as a result of his claims .
But now that the House Oversight Committee and others have begun poking around , this postal worker is admitting that he fabricated the entire thing .
This isn ’ t particularly surprising .
This postal worker could end up facing criminal charges for fraud , and now that he ’ s been caught , he ’ s apparently trying to get out from under his legal liability as quickly as possible .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have no witness , he and his people have to swallow the humiliation of having touted this phony witness .
The bottom is now falling out for Trump .

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Joe Biden is ahead by such significant margins in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan, there is literally 0.0% chance he can somehow litigate enough ballots to somehow overturn the results in any of those states. It’s pretty clear that Trump is merely “contesting” the election result so he can use it as an excuse to keep fundraising from his gullible supporters. But now Trump’s entire narrative just blew up.
Donald Trump and his allies loudly touted a postal worker in Pennsylvania who claimed to have evidence of “widespread voting irregularities” in Pennsylvania. The Washington Post says that he’s received $130,000 in donations as a result of his claims. But now that the House Oversight Committee and others have begun poking around, this postal worker is admitting that he fabricated the entire thing.
This isn’t particularly surprising. This postal worker could end up facing criminal charges for fraud, and now that he’s been caught, he’s apparently trying to get out from under his legal liability as quickly as possible. But this means that not only does Trump have no witness, he and his people have to swallow the humiliation of having touted this phony witness. The bottom is now falling out for Trump.
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palmerreport--2020-11-11--Donald Trump’s trail of evil

Donald Trump’s trail of evil

Monday I twice passed on my morning run a pile of rubble that used to be the home of Dawn Sturgess .
Before the building was destroyed last week it stood empty for more than two years after Dawn had been poisoned there by novichok , a deadly binary nerve agent from the nefarious Soviet labs of the early 70s .
She received her life-ending dose from a perfume atomiser her boyfriend found .
The building had become so unusable due to fear of contamination and infamy that the local counsel finally took the decision to have it demolished .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ history of ignominy writ large by an evil man named Vladimir Putin .
Putin ordered the smuggling of novichok into the south of England by two despicable murderers who tried ( and failed ) to use it to kill a Russian defector .
Putin missed and killed Ms. Sturgess instead , an innocent .
Vladimir Putin , unrepentant murderer of dissidents and journalists and innocent bystanders , oppressor , dictator , thief and evil genius behind the new corrupt Russia , is , thanks to his limitless venality , probably the richest man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ little wonder Donald Trump admires him .
Indeed , Michael Cohen says as much in his book , “ Disloyal.
” He notes that Trump ’ s fealty to and fascination with Putin is no mystery .
It comes , Cohen claims , not because Putin has any compromising information about Trump , but because Putin is everything Trump admires .
Trump loves the fact that Putin has more money than Trump could ever dream of , unlimited power and near immunity from criticism by his own people .
And if that ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unfit Donald Trump is to lead a nation “ conceived in liberty , and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal , ” Michael Cohen is currently incarcerated , along with several other Trump loyalists .
Trump doesn ’ t just love corrupt people , he surrounds himself with them .
In running past the ruin of Dawn Sturgess ’ house , I was struck by how evil sometimes ripples through everything , right down to the ground I was running on , and how much of it originates with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s evil is so vast and extensive that evidence of it is littered on the ground in the very rubble I ran on Monday morning .
So many people have permanently poisoned their careers and ruined their lives because of their associations with Trump .
Steve Bannon , Michael Flynn , Michael Cohen , Paul Manafort , Rick Gates , Roger Stone , and George Papadopoulos have all faced criminal charges and are all ( or were ) friends of Donald Trump .
The evil dictators Trump admires include ( along @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jong Un , Jair Bolsonaro and Rodrigo Duterte .
These are the friends and objects of admiration of Donald Trump , president of the United States .
Meanwhile , Trump has repeatedly offended and insulted and belittled America ’ s allies over the course of his misbegotten presidency .
The trail of Trump infamy is made poignant and impossibly sad by the 244,448 ( as I write this ) Americans who have died from coronavirus , thanks to Trump ’ s neglect .
Like the novichok that killed Dawn Sturgess , Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States , this has been another one .
Very soon and thanks to you , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , the malignancy that is Donald Trump will be excised from the sacred People ’ s House , and the West Wing of that hallowed home will once again be occupied by a man and a woman , Joe Biden and Kamala Harris , who love their nation and care about its people .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

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Monday I twice passed on my morning run a pile of rubble that used to be the home of Dawn Sturgess. Before the building was destroyed last week it stood empty for more than two years after Dawn had been poisoned there by novichok, a deadly binary nerve agent from the nefarious Soviet labs of the early 70s. She received her life-ending dose from a perfume atomiser her boyfriend found. The building had become so unusable due to fear of contamination and infamy that the local counsel finally took the decision to have it demolished.
It was a small reminder from a history of ignominy writ large by an evil man named Vladimir Putin. Putin ordered the smuggling of novichok into the south of England by two despicable murderers who tried (and failed) to use it to kill a Russian defector. Putin missed and killed Ms. Sturgess instead, an innocent.
Vladimir Putin, unrepentant murderer of dissidents and journalists and innocent bystanders, oppressor, dictator, thief and evil genius behind the new corrupt Russia, is, thanks to his limitless venality, probably the richest man who ever lived. It’s little wonder Donald Trump admires him.
Indeed, Michael Cohen says as much in his book, “Disloyal.” He notes that Trump’s fealty to and fascination with Putin is no mystery. It comes, Cohen claims, not because Putin has any compromising information about Trump, but because Putin is everything Trump admires. Trump loves the fact that Putin has more money than Trump could ever dream of, unlimited power and near immunity from criticism by his own people. And if that’s not enough to convince you how unfit Donald Trump is to lead a nation “conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal,” Michael Cohen is currently incarcerated, along with several other Trump loyalists. Trump doesn’t just love corrupt people, he surrounds himself with them.
In running past the ruin of Dawn Sturgess’ house, I was struck by how evil sometimes ripples through everything, right down to the ground I was running on, and how much of it originates with Donald Trump and his despicable friends. Trump’s evil is so vast and extensive that evidence of it is littered on the ground in the very rubble I ran on Monday morning.
So many people have permanently poisoned their careers and ruined their lives because of their associations with Trump. Steve Bannon, Michael Flynn, Michael Cohen, Paul Manafort, Rick Gates, Roger Stone, and George Papadopoulos have all faced criminal charges and are all (or were) friends of Donald Trump. The evil dictators Trump admires include (along with Putin) Recep Erdoğan, Kim Jong Un, Jair Bolsonaro and Rodrigo Duterte. These are the friends and objects of admiration of Donald Trump, president of the United States.
Meanwhile, Trump has repeatedly offended and insulted and belittled America’s allies over the course of his misbegotten presidency. The trail of Trump infamy is made poignant and impossibly sad by the 244,448 (as I write this) Americans who have died from coronavirus, thanks to Trump’s neglect. Like the novichok that killed Dawn Sturgess, Donald Trump is deadly poison.
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States, this has been another one. Very soon and thanks to you, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, the malignancy that is Donald Trump will be excised from the sacred People’s House, and the West Wing of that hallowed home will once again be occupied by a man and a woman, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, who love their nation and care about its people. Congratulations, thank you and stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-11-10--Michael Cohen says Donald Trump is going to prison

With the revelation that the majority of donations to Donald Trump ’ s election legal fund are actually going into Trump ’ s pocket instead , it ’ s becoming more clear that he doesn ’ t seriously believe he can somehow magically overturn the election result ; he ’ s simply trying to profit from contesting the result .
The thing is , Trump is going to need that money because he doesn ’ t have any solid income from any of his assets or properties , and he ’ s about to lose the personal slush fund that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump is about to face some serious legal bills when it comes to the criminal defense he ’ s going to have to mount .
Michael Cohen appeared on the Ari Melber show tonight to remind everyone that Donald Trump really does have no income , and that he constantly has to try to get his hands on cash on any given day .
After Dr. Jason Johnson suggested that Trump has to be careful about how he handles his exit for fear of ending up in jail , Cohen said “ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Michael Cohen would know better than anyone .
He ’ s reportedly fully cooperated with not only the Feds at SNDY , but also New York State prosecutors , in their investigations into Donald Trump ’ s finances .
Cohen is in a position to have a sense of how strong the case is against Trump – including on state charges that Trump can ’ t pardon himself on .
And Cohen says Trump is going to prison .
We believe he ’ s correct .

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With the revelation that the majority of donations to Donald Trump’s election legal fund are actually going into Trump’s pocket instead, it’s becoming more clear that he doesn’t seriously believe he can somehow magically overturn the election result; he’s simply trying to profit from contesting the result.
The thing is, Trump is going to need that money because he doesn’t have any solid income from any of his assets or properties, and he’s about to lose the personal slush fund that is his corrupt presidency. Moreover, Trump is about to face some serious legal bills when it comes to the criminal defense he’s going to have to mount.
Michael Cohen appeared on the Ari Melber show tonight to remind everyone that Donald Trump really does have no income, and that he constantly has to try to get his hands on cash on any given day. After Dr. Jason Johnson suggested that Trump has to be careful about how he handles his exit for fear of ending up in jail, Cohen said “I believe Trump does go to jail.”
Michael Cohen would know better than anyone. He’s reportedly fully cooperated with not only the Feds at SNDY, but also New York State prosecutors, in their investigations into Donald Trump’s finances. Cohen is in a position to have a sense of how strong the case is against Trump – including on state charges that Trump can’t pardon himself on. And Cohen says Trump is going to prison. We believe he’s correct.
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palmerreport--2020-11-10--How the media got the election completely wrong from the start

Now that Joe Biden has won the election , it ’ s worth examining the almost fictional manner in which the media covered Biden during the democratic primary race , in an attempt at generating higher TV ratings .
Based on the numbers and demographics , Biden was the primary frontrunner the entire time .
There was never much doubt he ’ d be the nominee .
The other candidates simply had very poor numbers with Black voters .
The race was always going to turn for Biden in South Carolina .
Biden was never in trouble during Iowa or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t determine who ’ s going to be the nominee anyway .
But “ frontrunner wins as expected ” doesn ’ t make for good TV ratings , so they made up a fictional version of it instead .
After Biden won South Carolina as he was always clearly going to do , the media needed cover for having spent months pretending Biden was washed up .
So they insisted Biden somehow only won South Carolina due to Jim Clyburn .
That ’ s not accurate at all .
The numbers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already heading to a large victory in South Carolina .
I could go back and break them down , but if you were reading Palmer Report at the time , you saw them back then , and – despite the baseless noise on MSNBC and CNN at the time – there was never any doubt that Biden would win South Carolina .
Clyburn saw this and spoke up to help make it an even larger victory , so everyone would unite behind Biden more quickly .
Clyburn ’ s endorsement is probably what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more quickly , and for Biden to lock up the whole thing on Super Tuesday .
Without Clyburn it might have taken longer .
But Biden was always going to dominate Super Tuesday and then cement it all at some point .
I urge you to consider all of this not within the context of which candidate you wanted to win the primary , but within the context of the fact that Biden was always going to win the primary .
The media flat out misled all of you for ratings , then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if you were anti-Biden during primary , imagine if the media had accurately informed you of the fact thaHt he was overwhelmingly on track to be the nominee the entire time .
Were you tricked into investing time and emotion into another candidate you were falsely told could win ?
We ’ ve now gone through two democratic presidential primaries in a row in which the media spent the entire time just flat out lying about who was on track to win the nomination and who wasn ’ t , to try to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doesn ’ t help any candidate or anyone .
We can ’ t allow the media to jerk us around like this during the 2024 Democratic primary .
Most of that comes down to doing our own research , seeing who ’ s actually on track to win , and letting the media know that we ’ re wise to what they ’ re trying to sell us .

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Now that Joe Biden has won the election, it’s worth examining the almost fictional manner in which the media covered Biden during the democratic primary race, in an attempt at generating higher TV ratings. Based on the numbers and demographics, Biden was the primary frontrunner the entire time. There was never much doubt he’d be the nominee. The other candidates simply had very poor numbers with Black voters. The race was always going to turn for Biden in South Carolina.
Biden was never in trouble during Iowa or New Hampshire. Those lily white states don’t determine who’s going to be the nominee anyway. But “frontrunner wins as expected” doesn’t make for good TV ratings, so they made up a fictional version of it instead. After Biden won South Carolina as he was always clearly going to do, the media needed cover for having spent months pretending Biden was washed up. So they insisted Biden somehow only won South Carolina due to Jim Clyburn. That’s not accurate at all.
The numbers and demographics made clear that Biden was already heading to a large victory in South Carolina. I could go back and break them down, but if you were reading Palmer Report at the time, you saw them back then, and – despite the baseless noise on MSNBC and CNN at the time – there was never any doubt that Biden would win South Carolina. Clyburn saw this and spoke up to help make it an even larger victory, so everyone would unite behind Biden more quickly. Clyburn’s endorsement is probably what prompted Pete and Amy to drop out more quickly, and for Biden to lock up the whole thing on Super Tuesday. Without Clyburn it might have taken longer. But Biden was always going to dominate Super Tuesday and then cement it all at some point.
I urge you to consider all of this not within the context of which candidate you wanted to win the primary, but within the context of the fact that Biden was always going to win the primary. The media flat out misled all of you for ratings, then tried to rewrite history after. Even if you were anti-Biden during primary, imagine if the media had accurately informed you of the fact thaHt he was overwhelmingly on track to be the nominee the entire time. Were you tricked into investing time and emotion into another candidate you were falsely told could win?
We’ve now gone through two democratic presidential primaries in a row in which the media spent the entire time just flat out lying about who was on track to win the nomination and who wasn’t, to try to gin up suspense and ratings. That doesn’t help any candidate or anyone. We can’t allow the media to jerk us around like this during the 2024 Democratic primary. Most of that comes down to doing our own research, seeing who’s actually on track to win, and letting the media know that we’re wise to what they’re trying to sell us.
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palmerreport--2020-11-10--What we should actually be worried about right now

The signal to noise ratio continues to get worse , as Donald Trump continues to make increasingly impossible threats and far too many people keep falling for it .
Here ’ s what we should actually be worried about right now instead : – Trump issuing federal pardons to himself , his family , and his criminal co-conspirators on his way out the door , which he will almost certainly try to do .
Such pardons will certainly be challenged in court , and we don ’ t know how those rulings might go .
For now it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the upcoming Trump pardons is a sham , so that public opinion turns sharply against those pardons – which realistically could impact how the judges end up ruling on them .
– Trump destroying evidence that prosecutors will want to use at his trial .
Anyone who gets caught helping Trump destroy evidence will go down for a felony as well – but for that we have to catch them in the act .
– Trump pilfering taxpayer money so he can use it for his criminal defense fund once he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or giving corrupt government contracts to his allies so they can kick some of it back to him after he ’ s gone from office .
Donald Trump ’ s other “ I ’ m just going to magically remain in office forever ” antics are just to distract us from this kind of thing , which I can assure you is going on behind the scenes as we speak .
Keep in mind that Trump follows an almost 100 % consistent pattern : 1 ) the most corrupt things he does are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rarely does the things that he loudly threatens to do , because those are nearly always aimed at distracting us from the things he ’ s doing quietly .
Trump is focused on his inevitable criminal trials right now .
You should be too .

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The signal to noise ratio continues to get worse, as Donald Trump continues to make increasingly impossible threats and far too many people keep falling for it. Here’s what we should actually be worried about right now instead:
– Trump issuing federal pardons to himself, his family, and his criminal co-conspirators on his way out the door, which he will almost certainly try to do. Such pardons will certainly be challenged in court, and we don’t know how those rulings might go. For now it’s important to spell out why each of the upcoming Trump pardons is a sham, so that public opinion turns sharply against those pardons – which realistically could impact how the judges end up ruling on them.
– Trump destroying evidence that prosecutors will want to use at his trial. Anyone who gets caught helping Trump destroy evidence will go down for a felony as well – but for that we have to catch them in the act.
– Trump pilfering taxpayer money so he can use it for his criminal defense fund once he’s out of office and criminally charged, or giving corrupt government contracts to his allies so they can kick some of it back to him after he’s gone from office.
Donald Trump’s other “I’m just going to magically remain in office forever” antics are just to distract us from this kind of thing, which I can assure you is going on behind the scenes as we speak. Keep in mind that Trump follows an almost 100% consistent pattern: 1) the most corrupt things he does are done quietly. 2) he very rarely does the things that he loudly threatens to do, because those are nearly always aimed at distracting us from the things he’s doing quietly. Trump is focused on his inevitable criminal trials right now. You should be too.
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palmerreport--2020-11-10--I told you Bill Barr’s election “probe” wasn’t going anywhere

Shortly after Donald Trump began firing people yesterday out of frustration over his election loss , Bill Barr emerged from hiding and with a press release about a “ probe ” into the election results .
It was clearly just another dead end Bill Barr probe , just like the last several dead end Bill Barr probes , not designed to go anywhere , but rather to keep Trump sated so Barr wouldn ’ t get fired .
But it nonetheless freaked a lot of people out .
If you want further evidence of just how big of a nothing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is , all you need to do is look at how negatively Donald Trump ’ s closest allies are viewing it .
They ’ re ranting and raving to the Daily Beast about how Barr ’ s probe isn ’ t actually anything , and won ’ t actually do anything .
Trump ’ s people are correct , of course .
If Bill Barr had any interest in sticking his neck out to try to help Donald Trump rig his way to a second term , he ’ d have done it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while the vote counting was still going on – back when he might have had an ever so faint chance of getting anywhere with it .
Barr is clearly done .
He ’ s just trying to make Trump think he ’ s still in the game .
It couldn ’ t be much more obvious .
Even Trump ’ s own people see it .

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Shortly after Donald Trump began firing people yesterday out of frustration over his election loss, Bill Barr emerged from hiding and with a press release about a “probe” into the election results. It was clearly just another dead end Bill Barr probe, just like the last several dead end Bill Barr probes, not designed to go anywhere, but rather to keep Trump sated so Barr wouldn’t get fired. But it nonetheless freaked a lot of people out.
If you want further evidence of just how big of a nothing burger Bill Barr’s new probe is, all you need to do is look at how negatively Donald Trump’s closest allies are viewing it. They’re ranting and raving to the Daily Beast about how Barr’s probe isn’t actually anything, and won’t actually do anything.
Trump’s people are correct, of course. If Bill Barr had any interest in sticking his neck out to try to help Donald Trump rig his way to a second term, he’d have done it before the election – or at least while the vote counting was still going on – back when he might have had an ever so faint chance of getting anywhere with it. Barr is clearly done. He’s just trying to make Trump think he’s still in the game. It couldn’t be much more obvious. Even Trump’s own people see it.
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