palmerreport--2020-07-10--This is a disaster

This is a disaster

A formula I frequently resort to when confronted by a Trump supporter condescendingly pontificating about the worldwide pandemic and why I ’ m a “ libtard ” and don ’ t know what I ’ m talking about , typically goes something like , “ I refuse to take instruction on why the world ’ s best medical experts are wrong from a guy who can ’ t be bothered to learn the difference between their , there and they ’ re.
” Donald Trump ’ s recent tweet excoriating the CDC for supposedly over-stringent guidelines for reopening schools is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my dictum about from whom I ’ m willing to accept instruction extends to the president of the United States .
If the shoe fits , as the saying goes .
The only surprise is that , in the case of Donald Trump , the shoe fits so often and with such Cinderella perfection .
It comes down to who you ’ re going to accept your information from .
Here ’ s your choice : a worldwide community of dedicated men and women who are experts in epidemiology and who ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the best clinics , medical schools and teaching hospitals in the country or a game show host .
Do you really need the weekend to think about it ?
If so , you are much to be pitied .
If not , and your knee-jerk answer is “ Donald Trump , ” then I can only add that maybe there really is something to this natural selection stuff Darwin was forever banging on about .
America is in big trouble , and those selfsame medical experts are aware of it .
America is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the hundreds or thousands but millions .
According to the numbers we ’ re about to add our fourth million coronavirus case on or about the 27th of July .
These numbers are accruing not just regularly but faster and faster .
Put another way , the coronavirus motor car isn ’ t just doing 60 , it ’ s on its way up to 90 and a hundred and beyond , and at a clip that has us pinned to our seats .
It ’ s what physicists call acceleration .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
New cases are accruing at nearly 50,000 a day , well ahead of schedule .
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation ( IHME ) has once again revised its death projection to 200,000 by late October .
The problem with this metric is that it ’ s constantly being revised upward and that upward revision never seems to take into account acceleration .
In mathematical terms they are only looking at the instantaneous slope of the curve and not the curve itself .
They keep treating it like the curve is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ geometric , or possibly even exponential .
But the news is even worse than that .
I understand their impulses .
They don ’ t like bad news and they want to keep their jobs .
But the facts remain : the number of new coronavirus cases are simply the ones we know about .
The truth of the matter is new cases are accruing at ( conservatively ) five times the known amount , and possibly as much as ten times .
In other words , we may not just be on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we may be on our way to forty million new cases .
And no end in sight .
The number of deaths from coronavirus is a trailing indicator , meaning it ’ s the last statistic that ’ s ( understandably ) gathered on a collection of patients .
First they catch it , then days or even weeks pass before they become symptomatic , then they worsen , are hospitalised and die .
Right now we ’ re in the “ catch it ” phase with a lot of brand new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s headlong rush to reopen the country .
Trump has a deadline .
He needs positive figures going into November and he ’ s prepared to crawl over the corpses of dead and soon-to-be dead Americans in order to get there .
For the second day in a row American deaths from coronavirus are once again at around a thousand per day instead of what it was at for a while , around two or three hundred a day .
That number is climbing again in response to Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social distancing and mask wearing .
He ’ s made coronavirus a political point of conflict .
Wearing or not wearing a mask , for example , has become a way of asserting one ’ s politics .
If we all lived at the North Pole and wearing or not wearing clothing were a political statement , where conservatives refused to have their human rights infringed by the wearing of clothing , I would be all for it .
But unfortunately it ’ s more a case of when your neighbors don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clothes start to disappear as well .
That ’ s the unfair bit , and that ’ s why many innocent people will die .
They will die not because they ’ re stupid , but because they came in contact with someone who is .
All thanks to the Emperor and his proverbial missing clothing .
There ’ s more bad news , I ’ m afraid .
The worst news is there may not even be any herd immunity at the end of all this .
In the case of coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us must become infected before we can be regarded as herd immune .
The problem with that is we don ’ t know for sure yet if you can ’ t get coronavirus more than once .
If you can then there is no herd immunity .
What there is instead is a second huge wave , only next time it will involve a weakened herd with many more comorbidities thanks to coronavirus .
In other words , if coronavirus didn ’ t kill us the first time it will have a better @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all the physiological weaknesses it left us with from the first pass .
Still think Biden is “ just as bad as Trump ?
” If so then there ’ s no hope for you .
This is a message for the sane : let ’ s get rid of this bastard in November .
We ’ ve got enough worries ahead without having to endure a second fatal term of this child raping , murdering bastard .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and @ @ @ @ @

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A formula I frequently resort to when confronted by a Trump supporter condescendingly pontificating about the worldwide pandemic and why I’m a “libtard” and don’t know what I’m talking about, typically goes something like, “I refuse to take instruction on why the world’s best medical experts are wrong from a guy who can’t be bothered to learn the difference between their, there and they’re.”
Donald Trump’s recent tweet excoriating the CDC for supposedly over-stringent guidelines for reopening schools is a case in point. Yes, my dictum about from whom I’m willing to accept instruction extends to the president of the United States. If the shoe fits, as the saying goes. The only surprise is that, in the case of Donald Trump, the shoe fits so often and with such Cinderella perfection.
It comes down to who you’re going to accept your information from. Here’s your choice: a worldwide community of dedicated men and women who are experts in epidemiology and who’ve spent their lives studying and working at the best clinics, medical schools and teaching hospitals in the country or a game show host. Do you really need the weekend to think about it? If so, you are much to be pitied. If not, and your knee-jerk answer is “Donald Trump,” then I can only add that maybe there really is something to this natural selection stuff Darwin was forever banging on about.
America is in big trouble, and those selfsame medical experts are aware of it. America is adding new coronavirus cases, not by the hundreds or thousands but millions. According to the numbers we’re about to add our fourth million coronavirus case on or about the 27th of July. These numbers are accruing not just regularly but faster and faster. Put another way, the coronavirus motor car isn’t just doing 60, it’s on its way up to 90 and a hundred and beyond, and at a clip that has us pinned to our seats. It’s what physicists call acceleration.
We reached three million new cases on Monday. New cases are accruing at nearly 50,000 a day, well ahead of schedule. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) has once again revised its death projection to 200,000 by late October. The problem with this metric is that it’s constantly being revised upward and that upward revision never seems to take into account acceleration. In mathematical terms they are only looking at the instantaneous slope of the curve and not the curve itself. They keep treating it like the curve is linear when in fact it’s geometric, or possibly even exponential.
But the news is even worse than that. I understand their impulses. They don’t like bad news and they want to keep their jobs. But the facts remain: the number of new coronavirus cases are simply the ones we know about. The truth of the matter is new cases are accruing at (conservatively) five times the known amount, and possibly as much as ten times. In other words, we may not just be on our way to four million new cases, we may be on our way to forty million new cases. And no end in sight.
The number of deaths from coronavirus is a trailing indicator, meaning it’s the last statistic that’s (understandably) gathered on a collection of patients. First they catch it, then days or even weeks pass before they become symptomatic, then they worsen, are hospitalised and die. Right now we’re in the “catch it” phase with a lot of brand new cases coming as a direct result of Trump’s headlong rush to reopen the country. Trump has a deadline. He needs positive figures going into November and he’s prepared to crawl over the corpses of dead and soon-to-be dead Americans in order to get there.
For the second day in a row American deaths from coronavirus are once again at around a thousand per day instead of what it was at for a while, around two or three hundred a day. That number is climbing again in response to Trump’s lack of leadership and mixed messages about social distancing and mask wearing. He’s made coronavirus a political point of conflict. Wearing or not wearing a mask, for example, has become a way of asserting one’s politics.
If we all lived at the North Pole and wearing or not wearing clothing were a political statement, where conservatives refused to have their human rights infringed by the wearing of clothing, I would be all for it. But unfortunately it’s more a case of when your neighbors don’t wear clothes that suddenly means your clothes start to disappear as well. That’s the unfair bit, and that’s why many innocent people will die. They will die not because they’re stupid, but because they came in contact with someone who is. All thanks to the Emperor and his proverbial missing clothing.
There’s more bad news, I’m afraid. The worst news is there may not even be any herd immunity at the end of all this. In the case of coronavirus, as much as 80% of us must become infected before we can be regarded as herd immune. The problem with that is we don’t know for sure yet if you can’t get coronavirus more than once. If you can then there is no herd immunity. What there is instead is a second huge wave, only next time it will involve a weakened herd with many more comorbidities thanks to coronavirus. In other words, if coronavirus didn’t kill us the first time it will have a better chance the second time, thanks to all the physiological weaknesses it left us with from the first pass.
Still think Biden is “just as bad as Trump?” If so then there’s no hope for you. This is a message for the sane: let’s get rid of this bastard in November. We’ve got enough worries ahead without having to endure a second fatal term of this child raping, murdering bastard. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-07-10--Hey Donald Trump, say goodbye to Trump Tower!

On the day the Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump ’ s tax returns must be turned over to a New York grand jury , it ’ s fitting that the American people reclaimed New York ’ s Fifth Avenue by painting “ Black Lives Matter ” on the street outside Trump Tower .
It ’ s even more fitting when you consider that today ’ s ruling will probably end up taking the building away from Donald Trump .
Grand juries only exist for one reason : to criminally indict people .
When this particular New York grand jury @ @ @ @ @ @ @ returns , it left no doubt that the grand jury was in the process of indicting Donald Trump ( and perhaps others ) .
Trump was always going to be indicted on state charges , arrested , and put on trial .
The only question was whether the evidence would be enough to convince a trial jury to take everything from Trump , or merely slap him on the wrist .
Michael Cohen – who currently has his own problems – has already publicly spelled out where to look for Donald Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ insurance fraud , campaign finance fraud , and other financial fraud .
So New York prosecutors and the grand jury already knows what they ’ re looking for .
But now they ’ re about to have Trump ’ s tax returns as a roadmap for putting together the pieces and following every last dollar in Trump ’ s various criminal financial schemes .
Or if he lied about it all on his taxes , they ’ ll nail him for massive tax fraud , which will be enough to destroy him .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ financial crimes tend to come with severe financial penalties in addition to prison time .
Donald Trump has never been one to have cash on hand , and instead he ’ s always leveraged his properties deep into debt .
It means that once he ’ s inevitably hit with asset forfeitures to cover his monetary fines , he ’ s going to start losing whatever share he has left in places like Trump Tower .
When it ’ s all said and done , Trump is going to lose everything .

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On the day the Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump’s tax returns must be turned over to a New York grand jury, it’s fitting that the American people reclaimed New York’s Fifth Avenue by painting “Black Lives Matter” on the street outside Trump Tower. It’s even more fitting when you consider that today’s ruling will probably end up taking the building away from Donald Trump.
Grand juries only exist for one reason: to criminally indict people. When this particular New York grand jury first subpoenaed Donald Trump’s tax returns, it left no doubt that the grand jury was in the process of indicting Donald Trump (and perhaps others). Trump was always going to be indicted on state charges, arrested, and put on trial. The only question was whether the evidence would be enough to convince a trial jury to take everything from Trump, or merely slap him on the wrist.
Michael Cohen – who currently has his own problems – has already publicly spelled out where to look for Donald Trump’s bank fraud, mortgage fraud, insurance fraud, campaign finance fraud, and other financial fraud. So New York prosecutors and the grand jury already knows what they’re looking for. But now they’re about to have Trump’s tax returns as a roadmap for putting together the pieces and following every last dollar in Trump’s various criminal financial schemes. Or if he lied about it all on his taxes, they’ll nail him for massive tax fraud, which will be enough to destroy him.
Either way, these kinds of serious financial crimes tend to come with severe financial penalties in addition to prison time. Donald Trump has never been one to have cash on hand, and instead he’s always leveraged his properties deep into debt. It means that once he’s inevitably hit with asset forfeitures to cover his monetary fines, he’s going to start losing whatever share he has left in places like Trump Tower. When it’s all said and done, Trump is going to lose everything.
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palmerreport--2020-07-11--Lindsey Graham has completely insane meltdown about Donald Trump commuting Roger Stone’s sentence

When Roger Stone hinted to NBC News this evening that he wanted Donald Trump to commute his prison sentence or else he ’ d leak criminal dirt on Trump , Republican Senator Lindsey Graham made a point of very publicly giving Trump the green light .
Graham tweeted this : “ In my view it would be justified if President Donald Trump decided to commute Roger Stone ’ s prison sentence .
Mr. Stone is in his 70s and this was a non-violent , first-time offense.
” Shortly after Graham posted this tweet , Trump went ahead and commuted Stone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s entire life has become one big ball of stupid ever since John McCain passed away , but this tweet is stupid even for Lindsey .
Roger Stone was convicted on sevenfelonies , including threatneing to murder a witness and kidnap his dog .
Stone also threatened to murder the judge in his case .
He isn ’ t some good guy who unwittingly got mixed up in crime .
Also , Roger Stone is 67 years old , not “ in his 70s.
” Lindsey Graham couldn ’ t even bother to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guy is a total joke .
Not shockingly , Graham ’ s tweet ended up getting twice as many negative comments as it got likes .
You can support Lindsey Graham ’ s 2020 Democratic opponent Jaime Harrison here .

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When Roger Stone hinted to NBC News this evening that he wanted Donald Trump to commute his prison sentence or else he’d leak criminal dirt on Trump, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham made a point of very publicly giving Trump the green light.
Graham tweeted this: “In my view it would be justified if President Donald Trump decided to commute Roger Stone’s prison sentence. Mr. Stone is in his 70s and this was a non-violent, first-time offense.” Shortly after Graham posted this tweet, Trump went ahead and commuted Stone’s sentence.
Lindsey Graham’s entire life has become one big ball of stupid ever since John McCain passed away, but this tweet is stupid even for Lindsey. Roger Stone was convicted on sevenfelonies, including threatneing to murder a witness and kidnap his dog. Stone also threatened to murder the judge in his case. He isn’t some good guy who unwittingly got mixed up in crime.
Also, Roger Stone is 67 years old, not “in his 70s.” Lindsey Graham couldn’t even bother to be honest about that part. This guy is a total joke. Not shockingly, Graham’s tweet ended up getting twice as many negative comments as it got likes. You can support Lindsey Graham’s 2020 Democratic opponent Jaime Harrison here.
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palmerreport--2020-07-11--Legal expert: Donald Trump has “given up on reelection” with Roger Stone commutation

Donald Trump commuted Roger Stone ’ s prison sentence this evening in response to a public thinly veiled threat that Stone made about the criminal dirt he has on Trump .
When the news broke , Palmer Report wrote that Trump was harming his already-weak reelection prospects with this move , and that Trump clearly cares more about keeping Stone quiet than he does about winning .
It turns out we ’ re not the only ones who see it that way .
Daniel Goldman , former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the SDNY , and current NBC News legal analyst @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in advance abt Wikileaks dumps and lied to Congress to cover for him .
And he ’ s now made it known he could flip on Trump .
Only one explanation for this blatant corruption makes any sense : Trump has given up on reelection and is just trying to save his own hide .
Goldman is entirely correct .
There are no magic wands involved in what Donald Trump is doing here .
This isn ’ t complicated .
Trump was simply faced with the no-win choice of doing nothing and letting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or harming his reelection prospects in order to keep Stone quiet .
Trump chose the latter – and now his path to reelection grows even narrower .
If Trump ’ s commutation of Roger Stone pisses you off , we suggest channeling that anger into focusing on things like voter registration and voter turnout .
Let ’ s make sure Joe Biden wins by as large of a margin as possible , so as not to leave any room for error .

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Donald Trump commuted Roger Stone’s prison sentence this evening in response to a public thinly veiled threat that Stone made about the criminal dirt he has on Trump. When the news broke, Palmer Report wrote that Trump was harming his already-weak reelection prospects with this move, and that Trump clearly cares more about keeping Stone quiet than he does about winning.
It turns out we’re not the only ones who see it that way. Daniel Goldman, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the SDNY, and current NBC News legal analyst, tweeted this:
Stone told Trump in advance abt Wikileaks dumps and lied to Congress to cover for him. And he’s now made it known he could flip on Trump. Only one explanation for this blatant corruption makes any sense: Trump has given up on reelection and is just trying to save his own hide. — Daniel Goldman (@danielsgoldman) July 11, 2020
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Goldman is entirely correct. There are no magic wands involved in what Donald Trump is doing here. This isn’t complicated. Trump was simply faced with the no-win choice of doing nothing and letting Stone leak criminal dirt on him, or harming his reelection prospects in order to keep Stone quiet. Trump chose the latter – and now his path to reelection grows even narrower.
If Trump’s commutation of Roger Stone pisses you off, we suggest channeling that anger into focusing on things like voter registration and voter turnout. Let’s make sure Joe Biden wins by as large of a margin as possible, so as not to leave any room for error.
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palmerreport--2020-07-12--Bill Barr just reached a whole new low

Bill Barr just reached a whole new low

Donald Trump commuted the sentence of Roger Stone on Friday evening .
Senator Mitt Romney tweeted , “ Unprecedented , historic corruption : an American president commutes the sentence of a person convicted by a jury of lying to shield that very president.
” Also on Friday , Attorney General William “ Low ” Barr swapped out the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York , the third time in recent weeks that Barr has performed a “ Friday Night Massacre.
” Barr has proven himself time and again as the most corrupt , crassly personal attorney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Attorney General has ever witnessed .
Barr spoke on Thursday night about the disappointment in the Supreme Court ’ s decisions for Trump and his tax returns , stating that he hoped the Court would have accepted his argument of broad immunity of the president .
We must be prepared and ready for an October surprise , and Barr has hinted at it .
The approach would be to drum up a report and try to get his stooges in the Department of Justice to trump up charges against former President Obama administration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likely to approve of such conduct , so it would be left up to Barr .
Some have questioned whether he would take such action , as it would sully his reputation and future .
Barr is toward the end of his career , and has proven daily that he does not care about his reputation or anything else , but is comfortable serving as the streetsweeper behind the GOP elephant and its leader at present , Trump .

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Donald Trump commuted the sentence of Roger Stone on Friday evening. Senator Mitt Romney tweeted, “Unprecedented, historic corruption: an American president commutes the sentence of a person convicted by a jury of lying to shield that very president.”
Also on Friday, Attorney General William “Low” Barr swapped out the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, the third time in recent weeks that Barr has performed a “Friday Night Massacre.” Barr has proven himself time and again as the most corrupt, crassly personal attorney to the president that the Office of Attorney General has ever witnessed. Barr spoke on Thursday night about the disappointment in the Supreme Court’s decisions for Trump and his tax returns, stating that he hoped the Court would have accepted his argument of broad immunity of the president.
We must be prepared and ready for an October surprise, and Barr has hinted at it. The approach would be to drum up a report and try to get his stooges in the Department of Justice to trump up charges against former President Obama administration individuals. The grand juries are not likely to approve of such conduct, so it would be left up to Barr.
Some have questioned whether he would take such action, as it would sully his reputation and future. Barr is toward the end of his career, and has proven daily that he does not care about his reputation or anything else, but is comfortable serving as the streetsweeper behind the GOP elephant and its leader at present, Trump.
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palmerreport--2020-07-11--Claire McCaskill just destroyed Lindsey Graham

Senator Claire McCaskill has always been one to fearlessly speak her mind .
Now that she ’ s no longer in office , she ’ s even more free to call things like she sees them .
Yesterday her former colleague Lindsey Graham tweeted a ridiculous ( and factually inaccurate ) rationale for Donald Trump ’ s decision to illegally commute his criminal co-conspirator Roger Stone ’ s prison sentence .
Let ’ s just say that McCaskill wasn ’ t impressed with what Lindsey Graham had to say for himself : You POS .
You know the criminal justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guilty .
He asked for a jury trial .
A jury convicted him of 7 felonies .
And you are lying , you know no one gets probation after that .
But then , you are now entrenched with the liars .
https : //t.co/ooQ5QLAsk4 Claire McCaskill then went on to quip that “ I think I better quit Twitter for the day.
” But she ’ s absolutely right .
Lindsey Graham isn ’ t merely confused , or taking an opposing position .
He ’ s dishonestly trying to justify a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part .
Graham deserves all the criticism he ’ s receiving and more .

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Senator Claire McCaskill has always been one to fearlessly speak her mind. Now that she’s no longer in office, she’s even more free to call things like she sees them. Yesterday her former colleague Lindsey Graham tweeted a ridiculous (and factually inaccurate) rationale for Donald Trump’s decision to illegally commute his criminal co-conspirator Roger Stone’s prison sentence.
Let’s just say that McCaskill wasn’t impressed with what Lindsey Graham had to say for himself:
You POS. You know the criminal justice system. He didn’t plead guilty. He asked for a jury trial. A jury convicted him of 7 felonies. And you are lying, you know no one gets probation after that. But then, you are now entrenched with the liars. https://t.co/ooQ5QLAsk4 — Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) July 11, 2020
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Claire McCaskill then went on to quip that “I think I better quit Twitter for the day.” But she’s absolutely right. Lindsey Graham isn’t merely confused, or taking an opposing position. He’s dishonestly trying to justify a criminal act on Donald Trump’s part. Graham deserves all the criticism he’s receiving and more.
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palmerreport--2020-07-11--Mitch McConnell has a whole new problem

Mitch McConnell has a whole new problem

Right-wing pundit Ann Coulter recently decided to make some official endorsements of candidates for the upcoming 2020 election on Twitter .
We ’ ve seen her lash out at Donald Trump on occasion , and even provoke him enough to respond and insult her on record .
Coulter ’ s pick of candidates wasn ’ t too surprising if you consider that she was one of the earliest and most vocal supporters of Trump throughout the 2016 election cycle and through much of the first half of his term in office .
What ’ s more interesting is who she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Leader Mitch McConnell .
While not exactly encouraging her fans to vote for Mitch McConnell ’ s opponent , former fighter pilot Amy McGrath , she tweeted : “ The lovely Amy McGrath is a Marine Corps veteran .
The average donation to her campaign is $ 36 .
Mitch McConnell is a broken-down old man owed by cheap labor lobbyists .
# DefeatMcConnell.
” It ’ s not so much an endorsement , as she clarified in a subsequent tweet , as insisting that Kentuckians stay home and not give McConnell their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as thinking that Coulter has suddenly joined the Resistance .
She ’ s turning on McConnell and Donald Trump because they haven ’ t been making good on the insane demands that now make up the GOP platform .
Coulter also offered an endorsement to Kris Kobach , the notorious racist Trump was considering for a cabinet position .
Kobach , who is running for Kansas senate , is the candidate McConnell dreads – because the people of Kansas know he ’ s a despicable human and denied him the governorship back in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s nominee , Republicans will have to worry about playing defense in a solid red state .
Whether he wins or loses this election , Mitch McConnell has lost control of the party .

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Right-wing pundit Ann Coulter recently decided to make some official endorsements of candidates for the upcoming 2020 election on Twitter. We’ve seen her lash out at Donald Trump on occasion, and even provoke him enough to respond and insult her on record. Coulter’s pick of candidates wasn’t too surprising if you consider that she was one of the earliest and most vocal supporters of Trump throughout the 2016 election cycle and through much of the first half of his term in office. What’s more interesting is who she decided not to endorse: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
While not exactly encouraging her fans to vote for Mitch McConnell’s opponent, former fighter pilot Amy McGrath, she tweeted: “The lovely Amy McGrath is a Marine Corps veteran. The average donation to her campaign is $36. Mitch McConnell is a broken-down old man owed by cheap labor lobbyists. #DefeatMcConnell.”
It’s not so much an endorsement, as she clarified in a subsequent tweet, as insisting that Kentuckians stay home and not give McConnell their support. Don’t mistake this as thinking that Coulter has suddenly joined the Resistance. She’s turning on McConnell and Donald Trump because they haven’t been making good on the insane demands that now make up the GOP platform.
Coulter also offered an endorsement to Kris Kobach, the notorious racist Trump was considering for a cabinet position. Kobach, who is running for Kansas senate, is the candidate McConnell dreads – because the people of Kansas know he’s a despicable human and denied him the governorship back in 2018. Should he be the party’s nominee, Republicans will have to worry about playing defense in a solid red state. Whether he wins or loses this election, Mitch McConnell has lost control of the party.
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palmerreport--2020-07-11--“Time to put Roger Stone in the grand jury”

When Donald Trump was pressured into commuting Roger Stone ’ s prison sentence on Friday night , Palmer Report pointed out that this severely hurt Trump ’ s reelection chances , and may have only delayed Stone ’ s arrival in prison .
Stone could face new federal charges if Trump loses , and Stone could also face New York State charges , where he maintains a second residence .
Now Stone has another problem .
Andrew Weissman , who was on the Mueller team that brought the criminal case against Roger Stone to begin with , tweeted this : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the grand jury to find out what he knows about Trump but would not tell .
Commutation can ’ t stop that … Stone in GJ has three choices : lie and risk prosecution , refuse to testify and be held in civil and criminal contempt , or tell the truth .
Let ’ s do what we can to get at the truth.
” He then called on the SDNY to call Stone as a witness .
It remains to be seen if the SDNY has enough muscle to subpoena Roger Stone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jury he would be testifying to .
But even if the SDNY can ’ t pull this off while Trump is still in office , it can ( and almost certainly ) will do this the minute Trump is gone .
In fact at that point Stone will almost certainly be testifying to the federal grand jury that targets Donald Trump for criminal indictment .
Come to think of it , there is a grand jury in place against Donald Trump right now .
It ’ s the New York grand jury that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ obtaining Trump ’ s tax returns .
This grand jury is clearly targeting Trump for criminal indictment under state law , though the timeframe and specific charges are anything but clear .
Depending on the scope , Stone could find himself forced to testify against Trump , while Trump is still in office .
If Stone failed to show up , New York could arrest him for contempt – and Trump can ’ t pardon or commute state-level matters .

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When Donald Trump was pressured into commuting Roger Stone’s prison sentence on Friday night, Palmer Report pointed out that this severely hurt Trump’s reelection chances, and may have only delayed Stone’s arrival in prison. Stone could face new federal charges if Trump loses, and Stone could also face New York State charges, where he maintains a second residence. Now Stone has another problem.
Andrew Weissman, who was on the Mueller team that brought the criminal case against Roger Stone to begin with, tweeted this: “Time to put Roger Stone in the grand jury to find out what he knows about Trump but would not tell. Commutation can’t stop that … Stone in GJ has three choices: lie and risk prosecution, refuse to testify and be held in civil and criminal contempt , or tell the truth. Let’s do what we can to get at the truth.” He then called on the SDNY to call Stone as a witness.
It remains to be seen if the SDNY has enough muscle to subpoena Roger Stone at this point, or what grand jury he would be testifying to. But even if the SDNY can’t pull this off while Trump is still in office, it can (and almost certainly) will do this the minute Trump is gone. In fact at that point Stone will almost certainly be testifying to the federal grand jury that targets Donald Trump for criminal indictment.
Come to think of it, there is a grand jury in place against Donald Trump right now. It’s the New York grand jury that just won a Supreme Court ruling on obtaining Trump’s tax returns. This grand jury is clearly targeting Trump for criminal indictment under state law, though the timeframe and specific charges are anything but clear. Depending on the scope, Stone could find himself forced to testify against Trump, while Trump is still in office. If Stone failed to show up, New York could arrest him for contempt – and Trump can’t pardon or commute state-level matters.
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palmerreport--2020-07-11--Donald Trump’s day of reckoning is near

Donald Trump’s day of reckoning is near

Donald Trump is the biggest dichotomy known to man .
He pretends that he is “ all powerful ” as he tries to turn the U.S. into a dictatorship .
Yet he whines and throws tantrums when things fail to go his way .
So , which is it , Trump ?
You can not have it both ways .
Trump is used to doing what he wants , and he will try his damndest to make anyone who gets in his way pay .
Lately , he has not been getting his way so much , and he is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the liberal judges to strike down Louisiana ’ s abortion law .
Before anyone gets too excited , they merely upheld the status quo , though Justice Breyer opined that the law “ would make it impossible for many women to obtain a safe , legal abortion.
” While Roberts sided with the liberal justices , he did what he typically does : stand by established law .
A similar case from Texas was decided four years ago , and Roberts , in a separate opinion , said that precedent had been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Constitution or legal precedent , which is what a good justice should do .
While this ruling is a blow to Trump and his followers , the big blow would come approximately a week later : The case involving the release of Trump ’ s tax returns .
While Trump ’ s lawyers ridiculously argued that releasing Trump ’ s financial records would “ distract Trump from doing his job , ” the Court was not buying it .
Neither are we .
Trump has never done his job ; why would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Trump was that both Gorsuch and Kavanaugh — Trump ’ s hand-picked justices — were part of the 7-2 majority that ordered Trump ’ s financial records be released to the New York district attorney for purposes of a criminal investigation , Daily Beast reported .
The Court made one thing clear : Trump is not immune from prosecution , judicial review , or impeachment .
As Daily Beast reported , Trump lost “ bigly ” in that fight .
Trump , being Trump , took to Twitter to express his outrage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obama “ spied ” on him “ and got away with it , ” though he now includes Joe Biden in his imaginary conspiracy .
Trump failed at the Supreme Court level because he does not understand the law .
Indeed , he believes himself above it .
The Court , on the other hand , ruled based on the law , which gives Trump no wiggle room .
The interesting thing about Trump ’ s death grip on his financial records is that most believe he is not really rich ( we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hide that fact , as well as how he manages to get along on Monopoly money .
A New York hedge fund manager who remained unnamed said to Daily Beast : “ Trump ’ s not a billionaire .
I ’ m a billionaire .
Trump is a clown , living on credit.
” Most intelligent people already know that everything about Trump is a lie ; he merely keeps up a front for his fans .
He will do anything to protect the fake persona he has so carefully constructed .
Enjoy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your day of reckoning is near .

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Donald Trump is the biggest dichotomy known to man. He pretends that he is “all powerful” as he tries to turn the U.S. into a dictatorship. Yet he whines and throws tantrums when things fail to go his way. So, which is it, Trump? You cannot have it both ways. Trump is used to doing what he wants, and he will try his damndest to make anyone who gets in his way pay. Lately, he has not been getting his way so much, and he is livid.
Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the liberal judges to strike down Louisiana’s abortion law. Before anyone gets too excited, they merely upheld the status quo, though Justice Breyer opined that the law “would make it impossible for many women to obtain a safe, legal abortion.” While Roberts sided with the liberal justices, he did what he typically does: stand by established law. A similar case from Texas was decided four years ago, and Roberts, in a separate opinion, said that precedent had been set. Roberts will always rule with the Constitution or legal precedent, which is what a good justice should do. While this ruling is a blow to Trump and his followers, the big blow would come approximately a week later: The case involving the release of Trump’s tax returns.
While Trump’s lawyers ridiculously argued that releasing Trump’s financial records would “distract Trump from doing his job,” the Court was not buying it. Neither are we. Trump has never done his job; why would he start now? The biggest blow for Trump was that both Gorsuch and Kavanaugh — Trump’s hand-picked justices — were part of the 7-2 majority that ordered Trump’s financial records be released to the New York district attorney for purposes of a criminal investigation, Daily Beast reported. The Court made one thing clear: Trump is not immune from prosecution, judicial review, or impeachment. As Daily Beast reported, Trump lost “bigly” in that fight. Trump, being Trump, took to Twitter to express his outrage, including his continued lie that President Obama “spied” on him “and got away with it,” though he now includes Joe Biden in his imaginary conspiracy.
Trump failed at the Supreme Court level because he does not understand the law. Indeed, he believes himself above it. The Court, on the other hand, ruled based on the law, which gives Trump no wiggle room. The interesting thing about Trump’s death grip on his financial records is that most believe he is not really rich (we know) and is merely trying to hide that fact, as well as how he manages to get along on Monopoly money. A New York hedge fund manager who remained unnamed said to Daily Beast: “Trump’s not a billionaire. I’m a billionaire. Trump is a clown, living on credit.” Most intelligent people already know that everything about Trump is a lie; he merely keeps up a front for his fans. He will do anything to protect the fake persona he has so carefully constructed. Enjoy it while you can, Trump; your day of reckoning is near.
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palmerreport--2020-07-11--Susan Collins is having a pretty terrible morning

When Republican Senator Susan Collins voted to acquit an obviously guilty Donald Trump , she insisted that Trump had learned @ @ @ @ @ presidency to commit crimes .
Since that time Trump ’ s crime spree has grown @ @ @ @ @ night he topped it all off by commuting the prison sentence of his criminal co-conspirator @ @ @ @ @ seems to have nothing to say for herself today , but others are saying plenty @ @ @ @ @ which has nothing to do with Trump or Stone , has received just 327 likes @ @ @ @ @ Her tweet underneath that has received 235 likes and 2,600 negative comments .
These are @ @ @ @ @ you only see when someone is getting rejected across the board .
Let ’ s @ @ @ @ @ loses her reelection bid in November by the same kind of ratio she ’ s @ @ @ @ @ now .
You can learn more about Collins ’ Democratic challenger Sara Gideon here .

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When Republican Senator Susan Collins voted to acquit an obviously guilty Donald Trump, she insisted that Trump had learned his lesson about using the presidency to commit crimes. Since that time Trump’s crime spree has grown far uglier, and last night he topped it all off by commuting the prison sentence of his criminal co-conspirator Roger Stone.
Susan Collins seems to have nothing to say for herself today, but others are saying plenty. Her pinned tweet, which has nothing to do with Trump or Stone, has received just 327 likes and 5,100 negative comments. Her tweet underneath that has received 235 likes and 2,600 negative comments. These are the kinds of ugly ratios you only see when someone is getting rejected across the board.
Let’s make sure that Susan Collins loses her reelection bid in November by the same kind of ratio she’s seeing in her tweets right now. You can learn more about Collins’ Democratic challenger Sara Gideon here.
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palmerreport--2020-07-11--Mitt Romney goes ballistic about Donald Trump

In the hours since Donald Trump commuted the prison sentence of his criminal co-conspirator Roger Stone , most Republican Senators @ @ @ @ @ with the exception of Lindsey Graham , who expressed his full support for the deranged @ @ @ @ @ Mitt Romney , the one Republican Senator who had the integrity to vote to convict @ @ @ @ @ out swinging .
Mitt Romney posted this tweet , which quickly received more than a @ @ @ @ @ ’ s becoming clear that there is only one Republican Senator left with even a @ @ @ @ @ yet here we are heaping praise on Romney simply for doing the basics of his @ @ @ @ @ just how far the rest of his party has fallen .

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In the hours since Donald Trump commuted the prison sentence of his criminal co-conspirator Roger Stone, most Republican Senators have been curiously silent, with the exception of Lindsey Graham, who expressed his full support for the deranged and illegal move. But Mitt Romney, the one Republican Senator who had the integrity to vote to convict and remove Trump, came out swinging.
Mitt Romney posted this tweet, which quickly received more than a quarter million likes:
Unprecedented, historic corruption: an American president commutes the sentence of a person convicted by a jury of lying to shield that very president. — Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) July 11, 2020
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It’s becoming clear that there is only one Republican Senator left with even a shred of integrity. And yet here we are heaping praise on Romney simply for doing the basics of his job – a sign of just how far the rest of his party has fallen.
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palmerreport--2020-07-11--Lindsey Graham goes totally off the rails

The polls say that Lindsey Graham is in legitimate danger of losing a close reelection race in November .
That @ @ @ @ @ considering Graham has tied himself to Donald Trump ’ s sinking ship .
With Trump @ @ @ @ @ drop , Graham is going to some rather bizarre lengths to try to turn his @ @ @ @ @ Earlier this week Lindsey Graham criticized Donald Trump for attacking black NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace @ @ @ @ @ trying to campaign on this premise : I must be doing something right if those @ @ @ @ @ !
pic.twitter.com/02ftP1E7Xy That ’ s right , Lindsey Graham has decided that attacking Rosie O @ @ @ @ @ is now somehow his ticket to reelection .
This is beyond absurd .
You can @ @ @ @ @ opponent Jaime Harrison here .

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The polls say that Lindsey Graham is in legitimate danger of losing a close reelection race in November. That’s not surprising, considering Graham has tied himself to Donald Trump’s sinking ship. With Trump’s numbers continuing to drop, Graham is going to some rather bizarre lengths to try to turn his own campaign prospects around.
Earlier this week Lindsey Graham criticized Donald Trump for attacking black NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace. But now Graham is trying to campaign on this premise:
Who is backing liberal Democrat Jaime Harrison? – Nancy Pelosi
– Chuck Schumer
– Hillary Clinton
– Rosie O’Donnell
– Barbara Streisand I must be doing something right if those people want to beat me! pic.twitter.com/02ftP1E7Xy — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) July 9, 2020
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That’s right, Lindsey Graham has decided that attacking Rosie O’Donnell and Barbra Streisand is now somehow his ticket to reelection. This is beyond absurd. You can support Graham’s Democratic opponent Jaime Harrison here.
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palmerreport--2020-07-11--Donald Trump is standing in his own way

Donald Trump is standing in his own way

Philosopher , writer and British counterculture guru Alan Watts employed a wicked double entendre when he titled his autobiography “ In My Own Way.
” The straightforward interpretation of the title pertained to his individualistic approach to life .
But what he also meant by it is that he himself was his own greatest impediment to fulfilment , as is often true with most of us .
We are all occasionally distracted by the petty exigencies of life and in some sense we each “ get in our own way.
” It might even be said that those of us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ least are often the most successful at the business of life .
This idea might also be illustrated by a koan I once overheard , about a seeker who climbs a mountain to seek a wise Buddhist spiritual teacher .
The seeker tells him , “ I want happiness.
” The master thinks for a moment then replies , “ Remove ‘ I , ’ remove ‘ want , ’ what do you have left ?
” We are , in effect , sometimes our own worst enemies .
Setting aside eastern philosophy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the good old-fashioned American notion that anyone can grow up to be president of the United States .
That is a maxim that I always thought meant any American had the opportunity to ascend to the ideal of the presidency .
I don ’ t think the idea was originally concocted to mean that literally anyone can be president , that is , I don ’ t think it meant that there are no limits on how underqualified and thoroughly vile you can be .
It just turned out to be that way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the candidate in question is famous , has money and is white .
Before Trump , who would have guessed those were literally all the qualities that were required ?
I ’ ve pointed out before that Donald Trump isn ’ t just an evil man , he ’ s probably more evil and despicable than any human being you have ever met .
In order to show me someone worse you will have to produce someone who is a rapist and sexual predator — including someone who has raped at least one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , committed hundreds of crimes , betrayed his country repeatedly and been responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of people .
I ’ ll bet you can ’ t .
And yet , Donald Trump is also someone who is comically , almost cinematically , forever “ in his own way , ” in the tradition of the most obvious and silly slapstick comedians of the past .
Trump is a thoroughgoing clown who constantly bungles everything he does and touches .
And he isn ’ t just bad at everything @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bad , he ’ s ridiculously bad .
He ’ s the 3 Stooges rolled into one .
He ’ s even a lousy real estate developer , his alleged career for the last fifty years or so .
Trump can ’ t even go on television and make a convincing written speech to justify his own bungles .
Incredibly , the more he talks the worse he makes it for himself .
His own bevvy of water-carrying sycophants can ’ t keep up with his lies , and he ’ s constantly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very explanations they use for his misdeeds , gaffs and bungles .
Trump isn ’ t just a bad president , he ’ s a calamity , a disaster , a daily and hourly and minutely embarrassment .
He gets “ in his own way ” more than any human being I ever saw .
Donald Trump is a symptom of how socially inchoate and misguided our civilization has become .
Now , I ’ m not going to point the bony finger of blame at social media or computers .
This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think we have allowed ourselves to lose much of the humanity we gained in the 1960s .
I hasten to add that we have not all become easily-programmable automata .
But enough of us have to elect a president of the United States as bad as Trump .
The future I fear is the one where most of us become like Trump supporters .
That is a future more to be feared than even this Trump presidency , awful though it has been .
Once we get rid of Trump , we as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need to learn again how to put being human ahead of being famous , being kind ahead of being rich and being spiritual ahead of being physically beautiful .
We need , in effect , to stop getting in our own way .
I don ’ t know exactly how we are going to do that .
Call me silly or hopelessly optimistic , but I have faith that we will , somehow , some day , figure it out .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

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Philosopher, writer and British counterculture guru Alan Watts employed a wicked double entendre when he titled his autobiography “In My Own Way.” The straightforward interpretation of the title pertained to his individualistic approach to life. But what he also meant by it is that he himself was his own greatest impediment to fulfilment, as is often true with most of us. We are all occasionally distracted by the petty exigencies of life and in some sense we each “get in our own way.” It might even be said that those of us who get in our own way the least are often the most successful at the business of life.
This idea might also be illustrated by a koan I once overheard, about a seeker who climbs a mountain to seek a wise Buddhist spiritual teacher. The seeker tells him, “I want happiness.” The master thinks for a moment then replies, “Remove ‘I,’ remove ‘want,’ what do you have left?” We are, in effect, sometimes our own worst enemies.
Setting aside eastern philosophy for a moment, there’s the good old-fashioned American notion that anyone can grow up to be president of the United States. That is a maxim that I always thought meant any American had the opportunity to ascend to the ideal of the presidency. I don’t think the idea was originally concocted to mean that literally anyone can be president, that is, I don’t think it meant that there are no limits on how underqualified and thoroughly vile you can be. It just turned out to be that way, provided, of course, that the candidate in question is famous, has money and is white. Before Trump, who would have guessed those were literally all the qualities that were required?
I’ve pointed out before that Donald Trump isn’t just an evil man, he’s probably more evil and despicable than any human being you have ever met. In order to show me someone worse you will have to produce someone who is a rapist and sexual predator — including someone who has raped at least one child — has stolen millions of dollars, committed hundreds of crimes, betrayed his country repeatedly and been responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of people. I’ll bet you can’t.
And yet, Donald Trump is also someone who is comically, almost cinematically, forever “in his own way,” in the tradition of the most obvious and silly slapstick comedians of the past. Trump is a thoroughgoing clown who constantly bungles everything he does and touches. And he isn’t just bad at everything he does, he’s appallingly bad, he’s ridiculously bad. He’s the 3 Stooges rolled into one. He’s even a lousy real estate developer, his alleged career for the last fifty years or so.
Trump can’t even go on television and make a convincing written speech to justify his own bungles. Incredibly, the more he talks the worse he makes it for himself. His own bevvy of water-carrying sycophants can’t keep up with his lies, and he’s constantly making fools of them by contradicting the very explanations they use for his misdeeds, gaffs and bungles. Trump isn’t just a bad president, he’s a calamity, a disaster, a daily and hourly and minutely embarrassment. He gets “in his own way” more than any human being I ever saw.
Donald Trump is a symptom of how socially inchoate and misguided our civilization has become. Now, I’m not going to point the bony finger of blame at social media or computers. This is no Luddite rant. But I do think we have allowed ourselves to lose much of the humanity we gained in the 1960s. I hasten to add that we have not all become easily-programmable automata. But enough of us have to elect a president of the United States as bad as Trump. The future I fear is the one where most of us become like Trump supporters. That is a future more to be feared than even this Trump presidency, awful though it has been.
Once we get rid of Trump, we as a society need to change. We need to learn again how to put being human ahead of being famous, being kind ahead of being rich and being spiritual ahead of being physically beautiful. We need, in effect, to stop getting in our own way. I don’t know exactly how we are going to do that. Call me silly or hopelessly optimistic, but I have faith that we will, somehow, some day, figure it out. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-07-11--Donald Trump’s week from hell just got even more nightmarish for him

When the Supreme Court ruled this week that Donald Trump ’ s tax returns must be turned over to the New York grand jury that ’ s in the process of criminally indicting him on state charges , it seemed like a safe bet that this would be the biggest blow Trump took this week .
But now there ’ s room for argument on that front .
Donald Trump ’ s oldest “ friend ” is Roger Stone , a conniving scumbag who has spent decades doing dirty deeds on Trump ’ s behalf .
The problem with being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that if he ever feels like he has to , he ’ ll kneecap you in the same way that he ’ s always kneecapped others .
Stone decided he wasn ’ t willing to rot in prison until the inevitable pardon that Trump would have given him shortly after the election , so he instead forced Trump to commute his sentence now .
While the Supreme Court tax ruling helps ensure that Donald Trump will go to prison if he loses the election , this Roger Stone development has a more immediate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clear signal to voters on the fence that Trump really is the criminal that his detractors have long painted him as being .
It puts the media focus back on the election crimes that Stone committed at Trump ’ s direction .
And it provides endless fodder for damning television ads ; just imagine , for instance , what the Lincoln Project will do with this Trump-Stone story .
This was not a move that Donald Trump wanted to make .
Even his increasingly addled brain surely understands that this commutation will knock @ @ @ @ @ @ @ approval rating , and make it even harder for him to win the election – which is a big blow considering that Trump is headed to prison if he loses .
Trump was already having a nightmare of a week .
The Stone development made it even uglier for him .

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When the Supreme Court ruled this week that Donald Trump’s tax returns must be turned over to the New York grand jury that’s in the process of criminally indicting him on state charges, it seemed like a safe bet that this would be the biggest blow Trump took this week. But now there’s room for argument on that front.
Donald Trump’s oldest “friend” is Roger Stone, a conniving scumbag who has spent decades doing dirty deeds on Trump’s behalf. The problem with being friends with a guy like Stone is that if he ever feels like he has to, he’ll kneecap you in the same way that he’s always kneecapped others. Stone decided he wasn’t willing to rot in prison until the inevitable pardon that Trump would have given him shortly after the election, so he instead forced Trump to commute his sentence now.
While the Supreme Court tax ruling helps ensure that Donald Trump will go to prison if he loses the election, this Roger Stone development has a more immediate impact on Trump. It sends a clear signal to voters on the fence that Trump really is the criminal that his detractors have long painted him as being. It puts the media focus back on the election crimes that Stone committed at Trump’s direction. And it provides endless fodder for damning television ads; just imagine, for instance, what the Lincoln Project will do with this Trump-Stone story.
This was not a move that Donald Trump wanted to make. Even his increasingly addled brain surely understands that this commutation will knock a few more points off his terrible approval rating, and make it even harder for him to win the election – which is a big blow considering that Trump is headed to prison if he loses. Trump was already having a nightmare of a week. The Stone development made it even uglier for him.
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palmerreport--2020-07-12--Donald Trump has berserk meltdown after GOP Senators Mitt Romney and Pat Toomey slam him

After Donald Trump commuted the prison sentence of his criminal co-conspirator Roger Stone last night , Republican Senator Mitt Romney launched a scorching attack on Trump ’ s corruption this morning .
As the day went on , Republican Senator Pat Toomey offered a more subtle criticism of Trump ’ s handling of Stone .
It turns out Trump is less than happy about it .
Trump tweeted this utterly bizarre late night meltdown , falsely accusing a number of people of gibberish and imaginary crimes : Do RINO ’ S Pat Toomey & Mitt Romney have any problem with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden , & Company illegally spying on my campaign ?
Do they care if Comey , McCabe , Page & her lover , Peter S , the whole group , ran rampant , wild & unchecked – lying & leaking all the way ?
NO !
We award Pat Toomey no points for speaking out against Donald Trump in a manner that ’ s too little too late ; Toomey voted to acquit Donald Trump even though he knew Trump was guilty and dangerous .
But at least Toomey is getting under Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perhaps finally isn ’ t quite standing alone on the GOP side .

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After Donald Trump commuted the prison sentence of his criminal co-conspirator Roger Stone last night, Republican Senator Mitt Romney launched a scorching attack on Trump’s corruption this morning. As the day went on, Republican Senator Pat Toomey offered a more subtle criticism of Trump’s handling of Stone. It turns out Trump is less than happy about it.
Trump tweeted this utterly bizarre late night meltdown, falsely accusing a number of people of gibberish and imaginary crimes:
Do RINO’S Pat Toomey & Mitt Romney have any problem with the fact that we caught Obama, Biden, & Company illegally spying on my campaign? Do they care if Comey, McCabe, Page & her lover, Peter S, the whole group, ran rampant, wild & unchecked – lying & leaking all the way? NO! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 12, 2020
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We award Pat Toomey no points for speaking out against Donald Trump in a manner that’s too little too late; Toomey voted to acquit Donald Trump even though he knew Trump was guilty and dangerous. But at least Toomey is getting under Trump’s skin – and Mitt Romney perhaps finally isn’t quite standing alone on the GOP side.
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palmerreport--2020-07-12--Here come the desperate GOP strategies as Donald Trump circles the drain

As election season is now in full swing , we ’ re going to see the Republicans fall to some desperate strategies to hold onto their power .
Most of them are unlikely to work , so as a last resort they ’ ll try to sell undecided voters on the notion that Democrats and Republicans are just as bad as each other .
This isn ’ t true and even Republicans don ’ t believe it ( or else they would vote Democrat from time to time ) , but it can put us on the defensive and think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrats in down-ballot races , we ’ re simply voting against Donald Trump , rather than voting for the betterment of the country .
Joe Biden ’ s new housing plan is a major reason to vote for the ticket .
If it weren ’ t , Donald Trump wouldn ’ t be trying to claim credit for it before it ’ s even implemented , as he ’ s done with most good things the previous administration accomplished .
Biden ’ s proposal , if passed , would expand something called section @ @ @ @ @ @ @ currently the largest rental assistance program in America , and would be made available to every applicant who qualifies , by having cities break down their zoning barriers .
Implementing this could curb child poverty by one-third its current level , while also increasing opportunities for middle-class residents who are struggling to pay rent .
The proposal , described in detail on his campaign website , is influenced by legislation written by Rep. Jim Clyburn and Sen. Cory Booker .
It ’ s one of the many ambitious ideas that we can hope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to work on right away , provided they have the allies in Congress to make it happen – something that will require voters to come out on November 3 and help bring about another blue wave by electing Joe Biden and Democrats down the ballot .

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As election season is now in full swing, we’re going to see the Republicans fall to some desperate strategies to hold onto their power. Most of them are unlikely to work, so as a last resort they’ll try to sell undecided voters on the notion that Democrats and Republicans are just as bad as each other. This isn’t true and even Republicans don’t believe it (or else they would vote Democrat from time to time), but it can put us on the defensive and think that by voting for Joe Biden and Democrats in down-ballot races, we’re simply voting against Donald Trump, rather than voting for the betterment of the country.
Joe Biden’s new housing plan is a major reason to vote for the ticket. If it weren’t, Donald Trump wouldn’t be trying to claim credit for it before it’s even implemented, as he’s done with most good things the previous administration accomplished. Biden’s proposal, if passed, would expand something called section 8 housing vouchers. It’s currently the largest rental assistance program in America, and would be made available to every applicant who qualifies, by having cities break down their zoning barriers. Implementing this could curb child poverty by one-third its current level, while also increasing opportunities for middle-class residents who are struggling to pay rent.
The proposal, described in detail on his campaign website, is influenced by legislation written by Rep. Jim Clyburn and Sen. Cory Booker. It’s one of the many ambitious ideas that we can hope to see a new Biden Administration get to work on right away, provided they have the allies in Congress to make it happen – something that will require voters to come out on November 3 and help bring about another blue wave by electing Joe Biden and Democrats down the ballot.
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palmerreport--2020-07-12--Donald Trump Jr has apparently made an embarrassing typo on the cover of his new book

Donald Trump Jr is releasing a new book , which we presume is merely a hundred pages of his mindless @ @ @ @ @ random grunting noises .
We have no idea who would want to bother owning and @ @ @ @ @ the world ’ s least interesting man , but whatever , it ’ s being @ @ @ @ @ s just one problem .
Political journalist Garrett M. Graff happened to spot a rather @ @ @ @ @ of Donald Trump Junior ’ s new book : For that apostrophe to be in @ @ @ @ @ Trump Jr would have to be referring to just one Democrat , which wouldn ’ @ @ @ @ @ has several prominent Democrats pictured on the cover .
Looks like Junior and his editors @ @ @ @ @ big way .
Are we being petty ?
Sure .
But the Trump family is @ @ @ @ @ so whatever .
We recommend skipping Donald Trump Jr ’ s pitiful excuse for a @ @ @ @ @ cousin Mary Trump ’ s new tell-all book instead .

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Donald Trump Jr is releasing a new book, which we presume is merely a hundred pages of his mindless tweets strung together along with random grunting noises. We have no idea who would want to bother owning and reading a book written by the world’s least interesting man, but whatever, it’s being released anyway. There’s just one problem.
Political journalist Garrett M. Graff happened to spot a rather embarrassing typo on the cover of Donald Trump Junior’s new book:
Do you think we should tell @DonaldJTrumpJr that there’s a typo on his book cover? He means “the Democrats’ defense of the indefensible.” pic.twitter.com/SVSEiThDjn — Garrett M. Graff (@vermontgmg) July 11, 2020
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For that apostrophe to be in the correct place, Donald Trump Jr would have to be referring to just one Democrat, which wouldn’t make sense considering he has several prominent Democrats pictured on the cover. Looks like Junior and his editors blew it in a pretty big way.
Are we being petty? Sure. But the Trump family is the epitome of petty, so whatever. We recommend skipping Donald Trump Jr’s pitiful excuse for a book, and buying his cousin Mary Trump’s new tell-all book instead.
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palmerreport--2020-07-13--Donald Trump is “inconsolable” as he circles the drain

When Donald Trump commuted Roger Stone ’ s prison sentence on Friday night , it certainly wasn ’ t because he wanted to .
In fact he tried to hold off doing so , until Stone publicly blackmailed him at the last minute by reminding NBC News that he had criminal dirt on Trump .
Even Trump ’ s increasingly addled brain knows that the Stone commutation will knock another few points off his approval rating , making it even harder for him to win the election .
This comes on the heels of Trump ’ s devastating loss in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ensure that he ’ ll go to prison if he loses the election .
And of course an increasing number of Americans blame him for screwing up the pandemic and race relations , even as the economy teeters .
Everything is going wrong for Trump that can possibly go wrong .
So it ’ s not surprising to see the Washington Post reporting that Donald Trump is now “ inconsolable ” about how badly things are falling apart for him .
Nor is it surprising that Trump ’ s handlers have been feeding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s doing well in the election .
It is a bit more surprising to read that Trump ’ s handlers have been doing things like putting pro-Trump truckers in front of the White House in the hope of cheering him up , as if he were some despondent eight year old .
In any case , it ’ s yet another sign that Donald Trump is falling apart both psychologically and cognitively .
Instead of fighting to save his own skin , he ’ s moping around in self pitying fashion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gone in the head , his handlers are literally trying to cheer him up by showing him some big trucks .
With Trump totally off his game , it gives us an opening to focus even more on things like voter registration and voter turnout while he mopes like a dope .

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When Donald Trump commuted Roger Stone’s prison sentence on Friday night, it certainly wasn’t because he wanted to. In fact he tried to hold off doing so, until Stone publicly blackmailed him at the last minute by reminding NBC News that he had criminal dirt on Trump.
Even Trump’s increasingly addled brain knows that the Stone commutation will knock another few points off his approval rating, making it even harder for him to win the election. This comes on the heels of Trump’s devastating loss in the tax returns case, which helps ensure that he’ll go to prison if he loses the election. And of course an increasing number of Americans blame him for screwing up the pandemic and race relations, even as the economy teeters. Everything is going wrong for Trump that can possibly go wrong.
So it’s not surprising to see the Washington Post reporting that Donald Trump is now “inconsolable” about how badly things are falling apart for him. Nor is it surprising that Trump’s handlers have been feeding him laughably phony internal polls that claim he’s doing well in the election. It is a bit more surprising to read that Trump’s handlers have been doing things like putting pro-Trump truckers in front of the White House in the hope of cheering him up, as if he were some despondent eight year old.
In any case, it’s yet another sign that Donald Trump is falling apart both psychologically and cognitively. Instead of fighting to save his own skin, he’s moping around in self pitying fashion. And he’s so far gone in the head, his handlers are literally trying to cheer him up by showing him some big trucks. With Trump totally off his game, it gives us an opening to focus even more on things like voter registration and voter turnout while he mopes like a dope.
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palmerreport--2020-07-13--The line must be drawn here

The line must be drawn here

I know December ’ s impeachment hearings feel like a lifetime ago .
But recall with me for a moment , if you will , Professor Pamela Karlan ’ s statement to the committee : Imagine living in a part of Louisiana or Texas that ’ s prone to devastating hurricanes and flooding .
What would you think if you lived there and your governor asked for a meeting with the president to discuss getting disaster aid that Congress has provided for ?
What would you think if that president said , “ I would like you to do us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with you , and send the disaster relief , once you brand my opponent a criminal.
” Wouldn ’ t you know in your gut that such a president has abused his office ?
That he ’ d betrayed the national interest , and that he was trying to corrupt the electoral process ?
I believe the evidentiary record shows wrongful acts on those scales here .
The message , one passionately duplicated by Adam Schiff in his brilliant summary , was that Donald Trump was and would remain that kind of transactional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ use the powers of the presidency for his personal gain and America ’ s collective loss .
These are not the actions of a president , they are the transactions of a hoodlum .
They are Don Corleone telling Bonasera the undertaker , “ One day , and that day may never come , I will call upon you to do me a favor … ” It was in exactly this spirit that Donald Trump complained to Sean Hannity about New York City ’ s mayor Bill de Blasio .
“ I dealt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Trump whined , “ I was very nice to mayor de Blasio , I got him ventilators when he needed them , I got him hospital help when he needed it , I got him everything he needed , I got him the gowns , I got him the masks , I got him everything , the shields , I got that man everything .
He couldn ’ t have been nicer .
And then he throws a big Black Lives Matter sign right down the middle of Fifth Avenue.
” Let @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump didn ’ t get those PPE supplies for mayor de Blasio , the American taxpayer did .
They were used to save American lives and to protect the health of American citizens .
They do not and did not exist solely so Donald Trump could call in a favor .
Those masks and ventilators were lifesaving measures that it was not Trump ’ s business to broker , let alone give away for a quid pro quo .
Had Trump denied those supplies to New Yorkers for any reason , let alone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ represented base criminal malfeasance .
But what exactly was Trump complaining about ?
How had de Blasio allegedly “ done him wrong ” ?
Trump is complaining because he doesn ’ t like the message Black Lives Matter .
It offends him that Black Lives Matter .
He doesn ’ t want black lives to matter as much as white lives .
And in the same rant to Hannity , Trump goes on to accuse his fellow New Yorkers of the same racism : “ All merchants along Fifth Avenue are furious , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whole city is furious.
” No they ’ re not .
New York City voted 79 % for Hillary Clinton in 2016 .
The city is overwhelmingly in favor of the Black Lives Matter sign and the message it carries .
They want it there .
It will remain there .
The message behind the Black Lives Matter message is a simple one .
It is a message of equivalency , not of superiority .
It is a message of inclusion , not exclusion .
People of color want black lives to matter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That is , when a policeman comes on the scene , people of color want to know that , just like white people , they won ’ t be murdered .
They want to know that whether or not they are the bystander , the crime victim or the criminal , law enforcement officers will respect their right to fair treatment , courtesy and due process .
They will not be summarily executed for being black .
The unspoken rule to “ shoot first and ask questions later ” will no longer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
Donald Trump calls that hate speech .
I call him calling Black Lives Matter hate speech hate speech in and of itself .
That is the real hate speech here .
I will even take it one step further .
I will say that Fasist Lives Don ’ t Matter .
If a fascist is a man or woman who insists that Black Lives Matter is hate speech , then their lives no longer matter to me .
We don ’ t need such people on this planet any more .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the problem to begin with .
The net effect of their absence from the planet would be positive .
I hasten to add , I am not calling for their murder by individuals nor by the police .
I would regard such a thing as a criminal offense and would expect any perpetrators of such crimes to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law .
But what I am saying is I no longer care about their rights .
I ’ m not even advocating that their rights be taken from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Their rights simply no longer matter to me .
If , as they insist , Black Lives don ’ t matter , then neither do theirs .
It ’ s just that simple .
They can ’ t go on being howling outrage-monkeys and insist on my respect .
They can ’ t , in short , have it both ways .
I am free and you are free to the extent that everyone else is free .
If any inalienable rights do not apply to some people then they don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Benjamin Franklin put it , we either hang together or we will hang separately .
There are no half measures when it comes to civil rights .
America ’ s history of unevenly applied civil rights is why there is chaos and civil unrest in America today .
Donald Trump is a virulent racist .
He must go .
We must unite and see him gone .
We need a man or woman who will be President of the United States .
We must come together as a single voice and make President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and we need to make “ President Trump ” a thing of the shameful past on the very same day .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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I know December’s impeachment hearings feel like a lifetime ago. But recall with me for a moment, if you will, Professor Pamela Karlan’s statement to the committee:
Imagine living in a part of Louisiana or Texas that’s prone to devastating hurricanes and flooding. What would you think if you lived there and your governor asked for a meeting with the president to discuss getting disaster aid that Congress has provided for? What would you think if that president said, “I would like you to do us a favor? I’ll meet with you, and send the disaster relief, once you brand my opponent a criminal.” Wouldn’t you know in your gut that such a president has abused his office? That he’d betrayed the national interest, and that he was trying to corrupt the electoral process? I believe the evidentiary record shows wrongful acts on those scales here.
The message, one passionately duplicated by Adam Schiff in his brilliant summary, was that Donald Trump was and would remain that kind of transactional president, that he would continue to use the powers of the presidency for his personal gain and America’s collective loss. These are not the actions of a president, they are the transactions of a hoodlum. They are Don Corleone telling Bonasera the undertaker, “One day, and that day may never come, I will call upon you to do me a favor …”
It was in exactly this spirit that Donald Trump complained to Sean Hannity about New York City’s mayor Bill de Blasio. “I dealt a lot with Mayor de Blasio,” Trump whined, “I was very nice to mayor de Blasio, I got him ventilators when he needed them, I got him hospital help when he needed it, I got him everything he needed, I got him the gowns, I got him the masks, I got him everything, the shields, I got that man everything. He couldn’t have been nicer. And then he throws a big Black Lives Matter sign right down the middle of Fifth Avenue.”
Let’s be clear here, Donald Trump didn’t get those PPE supplies for mayor de Blasio, the American taxpayer did. They were used to save American lives and to protect the health of American citizens. They do not and did not exist solely so Donald Trump could call in a favor. Those masks and ventilators were lifesaving measures that it was not Trump’s business to broker, let alone give away for a quid pro quo. Had Trump denied those supplies to New Yorkers for any reason, let alone for personal gain, it would have represented base criminal malfeasance.
But what exactly was Trump complaining about? How had de Blasio allegedly “done him wrong”? Trump is complaining because he doesn’t like the message Black Lives Matter. It offends him that Black Lives Matter. He doesn’t want black lives to matter as much as white lives. And in the same rant to Hannity, Trump goes on to accuse his fellow New Yorkers of the same racism: “All merchants along Fifth Avenue are furious, they’re furious, and the whole city is furious.”
No they’re not. New York City voted 79% for Hillary Clinton in 2016. The city is overwhelmingly in favor of the Black Lives Matter sign and the message it carries. They want it there. It will remain there.
The message behind the Black Lives Matter message is a simple one. It is a message of equivalency, not of superiority. It is a message of inclusion, not exclusion. People of color want black lives to matter the same way white lives always have. That is, when a policeman comes on the scene, people of color want to know that, just like white people, they won’t be murdered. They want to know that whether or not they are the bystander, the crime victim or the criminal, law enforcement officers will respect their right to fair treatment, courtesy and due process. They will not be summarily executed for being black. The unspoken rule to “shoot first and ask questions later” will no longer apply to them. That’s it.
Donald Trump calls that hate speech. I call him calling Black Lives Matter hate speech hate speech in and of itself. That is the real hate speech here. I will even take it one step further. I will say that Fasist Lives Don’t Matter. If a fascist is a man or woman who insists that Black Lives Matter is hate speech, then their lives no longer matter to me. We don’t need such people on this planet any more. People who think with their epidermis are the problem to begin with. The net effect of their absence from the planet would be positive.
I hasten to add, I am not calling for their murder by individuals nor by the police. I would regard such a thing as a criminal offense and would expect any perpetrators of such crimes to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. But what I am saying is I no longer care about their rights. I’m not even advocating that their rights be taken from them, I just no longer care. Their rights simply no longer matter to me. If, as they insist, Black Lives don’t matter, then neither do theirs. It’s just that simple. They can’t go on being howling outrage-monkeys and insist on my respect. They can’t, in short, have it both ways.
I am free and you are free to the extent that everyone else is free. If any inalienable rights do not apply to some people then they don’t apply to me either. As Benjamin Franklin put it, we either hang together or we will hang separately. There are no half measures when it comes to civil rights. America’s history of unevenly applied civil rights is why there is chaos and civil unrest in America today.
Donald Trump is a virulent racist. He must go. We must unite and see him gone. We need a man or woman who will be President of the United States. We must come together as a single voice and make President Biden a reality on November third, and we need to make “President Trump” a thing of the shameful past on the very same day. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-07-12--Bill Barr tries to weasel out of it as Donald Trump destroys himself to save Roger Stone

Last week Bill Barr leaked to the media that he was strongly opposed to Donald Trump pardoning Roger Stone or commuting his sentence .
It looked like perhaps Trump was going to follow this advice , but then at the last minute Stone publicly hinted that he would flip on Trump – and just minutes after that , Trump caved and commuted the sentence .
Now Bill Barr is once again leaking his disagreement to the media .
This time he ’ s leaking to NBC News that he considered Roger Stone ’ s conviction and prison sentence to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but Barr gets no points for it .
If he really meant it , or if he had any real intention of standing up to Trump , he ’ d either grab the nearest microphone and say it himself or he ’ d simply resign in protest .
So what is Bill Barr really up to ?
Donald Trump committed felony obstruction of justice and felony bribery when he gave Roger Stone a get out of jail free card in exchange for not giving up dirt on Trump to prosecutors .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ felonies that Trump will be charged with once he ’ s gone from office – and it feels like Barr is simply trying to avoid being charged as Trump ’ s co-conspirator in the Stone commutation .
If nothing else , Bill Barr ’ s cowardly leaks reveal that he thinks Donald Trump will indeed be criminally charged for these antics after this is over .
Barr wouldn ’ t be trying to distance himself from Trump ’ s crimes if he didn ’ t expect Trump to go down for them .

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Last week Bill Barr leaked to the media that he was strongly opposed to Donald Trump pardoning Roger Stone or commuting his sentence. It looked like perhaps Trump was going to follow this advice, but then at the last minute Stone publicly hinted that he would flip on Trump – and just minutes after that, Trump caved and commuted the sentence.
Now Bill Barr is once again leaking his disagreement to the media. This time he’s leaking to NBC News that he considered Roger Stone’s conviction and prison sentence to be fair. This is all cute, but Barr gets no points for it. If he really meant it, or if he had any real intention of standing up to Trump, he’d either grab the nearest microphone and say it himself or he’d simply resign in protest.
So what is Bill Barr really up to? Donald Trump committed felony obstruction of justice and felony bribery when he gave Roger Stone a get out of jail free card in exchange for not giving up dirt on Trump to prosecutors. It’ll be among the growing list of felonies that Trump will be charged with once he’s gone from office – and it feels like Barr is simply trying to avoid being charged as Trump’s co-conspirator in the Stone commutation.
If nothing else, Bill Barr’s cowardly leaks reveal that he thinks Donald Trump will indeed be criminally charged for these antics after this is over. Barr wouldn’t be trying to distance himself from Trump’s crimes if he didn’t expect Trump to go down for them.
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palmerreport--2020-07-12--Donald Trump and Russia aren’t done trying

With a series of disturbing developments between Donald Trump and Russia , is the 2020 presidential election poised to be 2016 redux ?
I certainly hope not , but don ’ t expect Russia to back down .
First off , reports of Trump having not responded to a brief earlier this year detailing the truly vile Russian-Afghani bounty scheme on American soldiers have stoked anger from across the political spectrum .
As that linked article from Just Security further demonstrates , Trump ’ s most recent acts of fealty to Russia extended further—he actually pushed the CIA to give @ @ @ @ @ @ @ B ] ehind the scenes , Trump directed the CIA to share intelligence information on counterterrorism with the Kremlin despite no discernible reward , former intelligence officials who served in the Trump administration told Just Security.
” It doesn ’ t end there .
Trump publicly announced that the US had conducted a cyberattack against Russia in 2018 .
This might seem like a good thing — that Trump at the very least acquiesced to cabinet and/or career intelligence officials ’ recommendation to conduct a cyberattack against Russia—but you ’ d be wrong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump showed his cards in just the wrong way .
Firstly , he cued Russia in on a specific cyberattack and let them know that the US conducted it .
This could potentially allow them to study the hallmarks of the attack and know when we ’ re conducting another in the future .
Secondly , Trump didn ’ t brag about having conducted any other cyberattacks against Russia .
You would think that he would have bragged about having conducted more if he could .
For the record , I do think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just the one cyberattack against Russia , however the fact that Trump doesn ’ t mention more could then also mean he does not want to compromise his favorable relationship with Putin .
Back to what this might mean for the 2020 presidential election .
US intelligence agencies have been warning us for years now that 2020 would be as much or more of a target to foreign interference than 2016 ’ s election .
Trump has everything to gain from this , as he did last time .
In flamboyantly waving around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ signaling to them that the gates are open .
And don ’ t assume that this time we ’ ll be able to notice the interference .

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With a series of disturbing developments between Donald Trump and Russia, is the 2020 presidential election poised to be 2016 redux? I certainly hope not, but don’t expect Russia to back down.
First off, reports of Trump having not responded to a brief earlier this year detailing the truly vile Russian-Afghani bounty scheme on American soldiers have stoked anger from across the political spectrum. As that linked article from Just Security further demonstrates, Trump’s most recent acts of fealty to Russia extended further—he actually pushed the CIA to give intel to the Kremlin. “[B]ehind the scenes, Trump directed the CIA to share intelligence information on counterterrorism with the Kremlin despite no discernible reward, former intelligence officials who served in the Trump administration told Just Security.”
It doesn’t end there. Trump publicly announced that the US had conducted a cyberattack against Russia in 2018. This might seem like a good thing — that Trump at the very least acquiesced to cabinet and/or career intelligence officials’ recommendation to conduct a cyberattack against Russia—but you’d be wrong. In making this information public, Trump showed his cards in just the wrong way.
Firstly, he cued Russia in on a specific cyberattack and let them know that the US conducted it. This could potentially allow them to study the hallmarks of the attack and know when we’re conducting another in the future. Secondly, Trump didn’t brag about having conducted any other cyberattacks against Russia. You would think that he would have bragged about having conducted more if he could. For the record, I do think the US has conducted far more than just the one cyberattack against Russia, however the fact that Trump doesn’t mention more could then also mean he does not want to compromise his favorable relationship with Putin.
Back to what this might mean for the 2020 presidential election. US intelligence agencies have been warning us for years now that 2020 would be as much or more of a target to foreign interference than 2016’s election. Trump has everything to gain from this, as he did last time. In flamboyantly waving around his fealty to Russia, Trump is signaling to them that the gates are open. And don’t assume that this time we’ll be able to notice the interference.
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