palmerreport--2020-07-10--Rudy Giuliani goes completely bonkers

Rudy Giuliani goes completely bonkers

Maybe the pressure is getting to Rudy Giuliani now that the Trump-Barr plan to derail SDNY prosecutions has failed .
@ @ @ @ @ stir crazy during the lockdown .
Or maybe Rudy has simply gone round the bend @ @ @ @ @ he awaits his potential arrest , he ’ s going completely bonkers .
At one @ @ @ @ @ Giuliani proclaimed – without any context – that “ [ Black Lives Matter ] is @ @ @ @ @ At another point Rudy called on Donald Trump to create a new crime task force @ @ @ @ @ felon Bernard Kerik .
That ’ s right , Rudy thinks a crime task force @ @ @ @ @ guy who ’ s waiting to be arrested and a guy who ’ s already @ @ @ @ @ Giuliani also went on a bender about “ Dr .
Anthony ‘ Doomsday ’ Fauci @ @ @ @ @ attack Colin Kaepernick , spelling his name incorrectly in the process .
At this point @ @ @ @ @ sure Rudy can spell his own name anymore .

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Maybe the pressure is getting to Rudy Giuliani now that the Trump-Barr plan to derail SDNY prosecutions has failed. Maybe Rudy is just going stir crazy during the lockdown. Or maybe Rudy has simply gone round the bend. Either way, while he awaits his potential arrest, he’s going completely bonkers.
At one point on Wednesday, Rudy Giuliani proclaimed – without any context – that “[Black Lives Matter] is a Hate America organization.” At another point Rudy called on Donald Trump to create a new crime task force run by Rudy and convicted felon Bernard Kerik. That’s right, Rudy thinks a crime task force should be run by a guy who’s waiting to be arrested and a guy who’s already gone to prison.
Rudy Giuliani also went on a bender about “Dr. Anthony ‘Doomsday’ Fauci” before going on to attack Colin Kaepernick, spelling his name incorrectly in the process. At this point we’re not even sure Rudy can spell his own name anymore.
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palmerreport--2020-07-10--Turns out Donald Trump is even more of a Russian traitor than we thought

Two weeks ago , the New York Times reported that Russian military intelligence paid secret bounties to Taliban militants to target American troops in Afghanistan .
Since then , Donald Trump has not only brushed off accusations that he was duly briefed on this disturbing development , but he has shown zero interest in addressing this urgent national security issue , even belatedly .
Now the whole thing has gotten worse .
Just Security has shined the light on a dark back story detailing a perversely weak and enemy-comforting excuse for a President of the United States .
This story @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia to feel confident enough to encourage the murder of U.S. soldiers for cash .
In other words , not only did Trump fail to respond to intelligence briefings about the bounties , but his upside-down leadership is exactly what enabled it to happen in the first place .
From the middle of 2017 through 2018 , the United States learned that Russia was arming the Taliban , an act that threatened American troops stationed in Afghanistan .
Based on interviews with several former Trump administration officials , Just Security identified “ three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tepid response to Putin ’ s aggression .
First , Trump stubbornly refused to confront Putin about arming the Taliban , and second , Trump repeatedly muzzled U.S. military officials who tried to sound the alarm .
As if these first two dimensions are not scary enough , the third dimension is the cherry on the treason cake .
According to former intelligence officials speaking on the record , Trump pressed the CIA to share counterintelligence information with Russia merely as a gift—for no plausible reason and without even the promise of getting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be an affectionate pen pal of Kim Jong Un , he has always had a special place in his heart for Vladimir Putin , whose unchecked power he envies .
One day , hopefully , we will learn the extent of Trump ’ s shady business interests in Russia and the existence of any kompromat contributing to his fawning behavior toward Putin .
In the meantime , we know Russia meddled in the 2016 presidential election “ in sweeping and systematic fashion , ” according to the Special Counsel report , and we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ countless times , even when it runs counter to American interests .
Whatever “ America First ” was supposed to mean , it can not be this .

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Two weeks ago, the New York Times reported that Russian military intelligence paid secret bounties to Taliban militants to target American troops in Afghanistan. Since then, Donald Trump has not only brushed off accusations that he was duly briefed on this disturbing development, but he has shown zero interest in addressing this urgent national security issue, even belatedly. Now the whole thing has gotten worse.
Just Security has shined the light on a dark back story detailing a perversely weak and enemy-comforting excuse for a President of the United States. This story explains how Trump paved the way for Russia to feel confident enough to encourage the murder of U.S. soldiers for cash. In other words, not only did Trump fail to respond to intelligence briefings about the bounties, but his upside-down leadership is exactly what enabled it to happen in the first place.
From the middle of 2017 through 2018, the United States learned that Russia was arming the Taliban, an act that threatened American troops stationed in Afghanistan. Based on interviews with several former Trump administration officials, Just Security identified “three dimensions” of Trump’s dangerously tepid response to Putin’s aggression.
First, Trump stubbornly refused to confront Putin about arming the Taliban, and second, Trump repeatedly muzzled U.S. military officials who tried to sound the alarm. As if these first two dimensions are not scary enough, the third dimension is the cherry on the treason cake. According to former intelligence officials speaking on the record, Trump pressed the CIA to share counterintelligence information with Russia merely as a gift—for no plausible reason and without even the promise of getting something in return.
While Trump may be an affectionate pen pal of Kim Jong Un, he has always had a special place in his heart for Vladimir Putin, whose unchecked power he envies. One day, hopefully, we will learn the extent of Trump’s shady business interests in Russia and the existence of any kompromat contributing to his fawning behavior toward Putin.
In the meantime, we know Russia meddled in the 2016 presidential election “in sweeping and systematic fashion,” according to the Special Counsel report, and we have witnessed Trump excusing and praising Putin countless times, even when it runs counter to American interests. Whatever “America First” was supposed to mean, it cannot be this.
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palmerreport--2020-07-09--Judge Sullivan just took a big swing at Bill Barr

When an appeals court improperly ruled that Attorney General Bill Barr had the ability to force Judge Emmet Sullivan to throw out the criminal case against Michael Flynn , Palmer Report pointed out that Sullivan still had legal options in front of him .
Sure enough , he ’ s now exercising them in a big way .
Judge Sullivan is now asking for the entire court of appeals to step in and revive the case against Michael Flynn .
If this move works , it ’ ll represent a major blow to Bill Barr , who has bet a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on trying to get Flynn off the legal hook .
This comes even as Bill Barr appears to be nearing the end of his rope , with reports surfacing that Barr is now trying to pressure Donald Trump into not letting Roger Stone off the legal hook .
Barr must have thought he could easily get Flynn off the hook , and now that it ’ s turned into an ugly battle , he seems to be afraid of going further down the rabbit hole .
Of course if Bill Barr can ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Michael Flynn off the hook , then Donald Trump is likely to be enraged .
With Barr now failing Trump , and feuding with Trump , we have to wonder if the increasingly erratic Trump will even keep Barr around .
At this rate nothing would surprise us .

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When an appeals court improperly ruled that Attorney General Bill Barr had the ability to force Judge Emmet Sullivan to throw out the criminal case against Michael Flynn, Palmer Report pointed out that Sullivan still had legal options in front of him. Sure enough, he’s now exercising them in a big way.
Judge Sullivan is now asking for the entire court of appeals to step in and revive the case against Michael Flynn. If this move works, it’ll represent a major blow to Bill Barr, who has bet a significant portion of his remaining political capital on trying to get Flynn off the legal hook.
This comes even as Bill Barr appears to be nearing the end of his rope, with reports surfacing that Barr is now trying to pressure Donald Trump into not letting Roger Stone off the legal hook. Barr must have thought he could easily get Flynn off the hook, and now that it’s turned into an ugly battle, he seems to be afraid of going further down the rabbit hole.
Of course if Bill Barr can’t get Russia’s favorite son Michael Flynn off the hook, then Donald Trump is likely to be enraged. With Barr now failing Trump, and feuding with Trump, we have to wonder if the increasingly erratic Trump will even keep Barr around. At this rate nothing would surprise us.
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palmerreport--2020-07-09--How Michael Cohen got himself sent back to prison

We ’ ve been rooting for Michael Cohen to get his act together .
He testified against Donald Trump when he was supposed to .
He did time in prison .
He ’ s been trying to turn things around .
And even if you ’ re not rooting for him , he has an anti-Trump tell all book coming out in several weeks , which could help the Resistance .
Unfortunately , Cohen apparently just got himself sent back to prison .
Days ago , the New York Post published photos of Michael Cohen dining out at a restaurant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be a violation of his house arrest order .
After all , he was only let out of prison early due to coronavirus fears .
Now the Wall Street Journal says that Cohen was told that he had to agree to a strict set of rules in order to remain under house arrest , which would have prevented the release of his book .
Cohen refused to agree to those rules , meaning he ’ s been taken back into custody .
So it sounds like Michael Cohen decided to go back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ahead and publish his book , which he ’ s already written .
Since it appears that the Feds were specifically trying to keep his book from coming out , Cohen can try to argue in court that he was being unfairly targeted , and that he should be released again .
We doubt we ’ ve heard the last of this .
But Cohen ’ s book should surface in September whether he ’ s still behind bars or not .

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We’ve been rooting for Michael Cohen to get his act together. He testified against Donald Trump when he was supposed to. He did time in prison. He’s been trying to turn things around. And even if you’re not rooting for him, he has an anti-Trump tell all book coming out in several weeks, which could help the Resistance. Unfortunately, Cohen apparently just got himself sent back to prison.
Days ago, the New York Post published photos of Michael Cohen dining out at a restaurant in New York City. This appeared to be a violation of his house arrest order. After all, he was only let out of prison early due to coronavirus fears. Now the Wall Street Journal says that Cohen was told that he had to agree to a strict set of rules in order to remain under house arrest, which would have prevented the release of his book. Cohen refused to agree to those rules, meaning he’s been taken back into custody.
So it sounds like Michael Cohen decided to go back to prison just so he could go ahead and publish his book, which he’s already written. Since it appears that the Feds were specifically trying to keep his book from coming out, Cohen can try to argue in court that he was being unfairly targeted, and that he should be released again. We doubt we’ve heard the last of this. But Cohen’s book should surface in September whether he’s still behind bars or not.
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palmerreport--2020-07-09--The point of no return

The point of no return

Even as his numbers plummet to the point of no return , “ president ” Donald Trump still thinks everything is about him .
His fear tactics have not worked one bit , but that does not stop him from continuing to use them .
Trump continues to warn that if he is not reelected , the stock market will “ disintegrate.
” In direct contrast to Trump ’ s assertions , CNN reported that not only is Trump trailing Biden miserably in the polls , but the stock market continues to climb out of its hole .
Trump brazenly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 401ks and stocks , which are getting closer to an all time high ( NASDAQ is already there ) , to disintegrate and disappear , vote for the Radical Left Do Nothing Democrats and Corrupt Joe Biden.
” Trump really has a lot of nerve .
His descriptions of others describe him better .
Perhaps we can start “ Do Nothing Donald ” trending on Twitter , as that best describes the bulk of Trump ’ s “ presidency.
” The funny thing is that Wall Street sees nothing of which Trump speaks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ P 500 just concluded its longest winning streak since December while the Nasdaq has gone up as much as 52 % since March .
Yet , Joe Biden is leading in the polls .
JPMorgan Chase has predicted that a blue wave will boost stocks .
What is JPMorgan seeing that Trump does not ?
CNN shows that investors believe that Joe Biden will temper policies relating to taxes on the rich and corporations because he will be inheriting an incredibly weak economy , even worse than the economy inherited by President Obama @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Cowen ’ s Washington Research Group , wrote to his clients that Biden “ has a 61 % chance of winning the election.
” Krueger bases that number on a prediction platform called PredictIt , which shows Biden up 61 % from 44 % just two months ago .
The platform also shows Biden far ahead in the electoral college .
PredictIt is a project of Victoria University of Wellington , and it makes predictions based on market forecasts .
If Krueger and PredictIt are correct , “ president ” Trump is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ markets , not that anyone should be surprised .
Trump has little impact on anything these days that is not negative .
This is all predictions , of course , but so are the polls .
Predictions , like polls , are based on trends and how markets have behaved in the past .
Biden is proposing raising the corporate tax rate from 21 % to 28 % , which can certainly have an impact on the market , and he also promises to reverse Trump ’ s policies regarding fossil fuels as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ While jobs will be lost if fossil fuels companies go under , Biden has promised new , better paying jobs in the new green society .
We are basically looking at a potential trade-off , which might initially impact the market , but as jobs are created and we all adapt to a green society , they will go back up .
That is the nature of the market .
It is a series of ups and downs , and one person—especially Donald Trump—will have no impact on that whatsoever .

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Even as his numbers plummet to the point of no return, “president” Donald Trump still thinks everything is about him. His fear tactics have not worked one bit, but that does not stop him from continuing to use them. Trump continues to warn that if he is not reelected, the stock market will “disintegrate.” In direct contrast to Trump’s assertions, CNN reported that not only is Trump trailing Biden miserably in the polls, but the stock market continues to climb out of its hole.
Trump brazenly tweeted: “If you want your 401ks and stocks, which are getting closer to an all time high (NASDAQ is already there), to disintegrate and disappear, vote for the Radical Left Do Nothing Democrats and Corrupt Joe Biden.” Trump really has a lot of nerve. His descriptions of others describe him better. Perhaps we can start “Do Nothing Donald” trending on Twitter, as that best describes the bulk of Trump’s “presidency.” The funny thing is that Wall Street sees nothing of which Trump speaks.
CNN reported that the S&P 500 just concluded its longest winning streak since December while the Nasdaq has gone up as much as 52% since March. Yet, Joe Biden is leading in the polls. JPMorgan Chase has predicted that a blue wave will boost stocks. What is JPMorgan seeing that Trump does not? CNN shows that investors believe that Joe Biden will temper policies relating to taxes on the rich and corporations because he will be inheriting an incredibly weak economy, even worse than the economy inherited by President Obama.
Chris Krueger, a policy analyst at Cowen’s Washington Research Group, wrote to his clients that Biden “has a 61% chance of winning the election.” Krueger bases that number on a prediction platform called PredictIt, which shows Biden up 61% from 44% just two months ago. The platform also shows Biden far ahead in the electoral college. PredictIt is a project of Victoria University of Wellington, and it makes predictions based on market forecasts. If Krueger and PredictIt are correct, “president” Trump is once again wrong about his impact on markets, not that anyone should be surprised. Trump has little impact on anything these days that is not negative.
This is all predictions, of course, but so are the polls. Predictions, like polls, are based on trends and how markets have behaved in the past. Biden is proposing raising the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%, which can certainly have an impact on the market, and he also promises to reverse Trump’s policies regarding fossil fuels as we move toward a greener world. While jobs will be lost if fossil fuels companies go under, Biden has promised new, better paying jobs in the new green society. We are basically looking at a potential trade-off, which might initially impact the market, but as jobs are created and we all adapt to a green society, they will go back up. That is the nature of the market. It is a series of ups and downs, and one person—especially Donald Trump—will have no impact on that whatsoever.
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palmerreport--2020-07-09--Donald Trump launches berserk attack on Lindsey Graham after SCOTUS rules on his tax returns

Now that the Supreme Court has ruled 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 , Trump is lashing out in all directions on Twitter .
One particular oddity : Trump is singling out Lindsey Graham as somehow being partially at fault for all of this .
Trump falsely claimed that Barack Obama and Joe Biden “ GOT CAUGHT ” spying on his 2016 campaign , and he ’ s very upset that there has been “ No Republican Senate Judiciary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clear , the Senate Judiciary Committee is chaired by Lindsey Graham .
If there were to be a sham Senate investigation into the imaginary “ spy gate ” scandal , Graham would be the one initiating it .
Graham keeps flirting with the idea of abusing his position to launch sham investigations aimed at helping Trump ’ s reelection prospects , but thus far it hasn ’ t really gone anywhere .
Graham is facing a tough reelection battle of his own in South Carolina , so it ’ s not surprising that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a few different ways – including defending NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace after Trump attacked him in racist fashion .
In any case , Donald Trump has reached the “ publicly attack your own friends because they ’ re not sticking their necks out enough for you as you implode ” stage of his downfall .
It ’ ll only get worse for him from here .

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Now that the Supreme Court has ruled 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, Trump is lashing out in all directions on Twitter. One particular oddity: Trump is singling out Lindsey Graham as somehow being partially at fault for all of this.
Trump falsely claimed that Barack Obama and Joe Biden “GOT CAUGHT” spying on his 2016 campaign, and he’s very upset that there has been “No Republican Senate Judiciary response” to this. To be clear, the Senate Judiciary Committee is chaired by Lindsey Graham. If there were to be a sham Senate investigation into the imaginary “spy gate” scandal, Graham would be the one initiating it.
Graham keeps flirting with the idea of abusing his position to launch sham investigations aimed at helping Trump’s reelection prospects, but thus far it hasn’t really gone anywhere. Graham is facing a tough reelection battle of his own in South Carolina, so it’s not surprising that Graham has recently distanced himself from Trump in a few different ways – including defending NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace after Trump attacked him in racist fashion.
In any case, Donald Trump has reached the “publicly attack your own friends because they’re not sticking their necks out enough for you as you implode” stage of his downfall. It’ll only get worse for him from here.
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palmerreport--2020-07-09--The real reason Brett Kavanaugh did what he just did to Donald Trump

Once Chief Justice John Roberts decided that Donald Trump ’ s tax returns must be given to a New York grand jury , it ensured at least a 5-4 ruling in that direction .
That meant the other four conservative Justices would be casting symbolic votes that were more about framing their own legacies .
To the surprise of no one , hyper-partisan scumbags Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito voted in Donald Trump ’ s favor , as they always do .
That left Trump ’ s own appointees , Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh .
Gorsuch has spent the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Roberts ’ playbook of playing both sides , so as to ensure that future cases are tailor made to their personal whims , so it wasn ’ t surprising that Gorsuch voted against Trump .
But then came Kavanaugh .
Back when the Supreme Court announced in December of 2019 that it was taking up this case , Donald Trump quickly began sucking up to Brett Kavanaugh on Twitter .
At the time , Palmer Report took this as a sign that Trump feared Kavanaugh would end up voting against him .
Why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ felony perjury charges .
By voting against Donald Trump on his tax returns , and potentially hastening Trump ’ s downfall , Brett Kavanaugh seems to be trying to make the case that the next iteration of the DOJ should just leave him alone instead of using the perjury charges to pressure him to resign from the Supreme Court .
We don ’ t think that ’ s going to work in Kavanaugh ’ s favor , but desperate men do desperate things .
Kavanaugh just bet that Trump is going to lose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trying to figure out how to survive in a post-Trump landscape .
When things get tough , it ’ s every criminal for himself .

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Once Chief Justice John Roberts decided that Donald Trump’s tax returns must be given to a New York grand jury, it ensured at least a 5-4 ruling in that direction. That meant the other four conservative Justices would be casting symbolic votes that were more about framing their own legacies.
To the surprise of no one, hyper-partisan scumbags Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito voted in Donald Trump’s favor, as they always do. That left Trump’s own appointees, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. Gorsuch has spent the past month taking a page out of Roberts’ playbook of playing both sides, so as to ensure that future cases are tailor made to their personal whims, so it wasn’t surprising that Gorsuch voted against Trump. But then came Kavanaugh.
Back when the Supreme Court announced in December of 2019 that it was taking up this case, Donald Trump quickly began sucking up to Brett Kavanaugh on Twitter. At the time, Palmer Report took this as a sign that Trump feared Kavanaugh would end up voting against him. Why? If Trump loses, Kavanaugh faces felony perjury charges.
By voting against Donald Trump on his tax returns, and potentially hastening Trump’s downfall, Brett Kavanaugh seems to be trying to make the case that the next iteration of the DOJ should just leave him alone instead of using the perjury charges to pressure him to resign from the Supreme Court. We don’t think that’s going to work in Kavanaugh’s favor, but desperate men do desperate things. Kavanaugh just bet that Trump is going to lose in November, and he’s trying to figure out how to survive in a post-Trump landscape. When things get tough, it’s every criminal for himself.
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palmerreport--2020-07-09--Happening now: “BLACK LIVES MATTER” is being painted on the street in front of Trump Tower in New Yo

Happening now: “BLACK LIVES MATTER” is being painted on the street in front of Trump Tower in New York

Donald Trump suffered a huge legal blow this morning when the Supreme Court rules that his tax returns must be @ @ @ @ @ grand jury that ’ s in the process of criminally indicting him .
Now Trump @ @ @ @ @ blow , as the words “ BLACK LIVES MATTER ” are being painted on the @ @ @ @ @ Tower in New York right now :

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Donald Trump suffered a huge legal blow this morning when the Supreme Court rules that his tax returns must be given to the New York grand jury that’s in the process of criminally indicting him. Now Trump is being hit with another blow, as the words “BLACK LIVES MATTER” are being painted on the street in front ot Trump Tower in New York right now:
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palmerreport--2020-07-09--Donald Trump has berserk meltdown after Supreme Court rules against him on his tax returns

Even though the Supreme Court split its decisions today , ruling that Donald Trump ’ s tax returns must be given to the New York grand jury but not to Congress , it ’ s a bodyblow to Trump .
In fact it cements Trump ’ s path to prison .
But you don ’ t have to take our word for it ; just take a look at Trump ’ s reaction to the news .
Donald Trump spent the morning yelling things like “ PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT !
” and “ PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT !
” with no context or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Then Trump began complaining about the Supreme Court ruling specifically , tweeting “ Courts in the past have given ‘ broad deference ’ .
BUT NOT ME !
” Then things got weird : We have a totally corrupt previous Administration , including a President and Vice President who spied on my campaign , AND GOT CAUGHT…and nothing happens to them .
This crime was taking place even before my election , everyone knows it , and yet all are frozen stiff with fear .
Won all against the Federal Government and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York , which is falling apart with everyone leaving , to give it a second , third and fourth try .
Now the Supreme Court gives a delay ruling that they would never have given for another President .
This is about PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT .
We catch the other side SPYING on my campaign , the biggest political crime and scandal in U.S. history , and NOTHING HAPPENS .
But despite this , I have done more than any President in history in first 3 1/2 years !
Of course Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ try again , because he accidentally said that Obama “ GOT CAIGHT.
” In any case , Trump sounds like he ’ s somewhere between denial and defeat .
He knows just how brutal of a development this is for him .

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Even though the Supreme Court split its decisions today, ruling that Donald Trump’s tax returns must be given to the New York grand jury but not to Congress, it’s a bodyblow to Trump. In fact it cements Trump’s path to prison. But you don’t have to take our word for it; just take a look at Trump’s reaction to the news.
Donald Trump spent the morning yelling things like “PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT!” and “PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT!” with no context or evidence to back any of it up. Then Trump began complaining about the Supreme Court ruling specifically, tweeting “Courts in the past have given ‘broad deference’. BUT NOT ME!” Then things got weird:
We have a totally corrupt previous Administration, including a President and Vice President who spied on my campaign, AND GOT CAUGHT…and nothing happens to them. This crime was taking place even before my election, everyone knows it, and yet all are frozen stiff with fear. Won all against the Federal Government and the Democrats send everything to politically corrupt New York, which is falling apart with everyone leaving, to give it a second, third and fourth try. Now the Supreme Court gives a delay ruling that they would never have given for another President. This is about PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT. We catch the other side SPYING on my campaign, the biggest political crime and scandal in U.S. history, and NOTHING HAPPENS. But despite this, I have done more than any President in history in first 3 1/2 years!
Of course Donald Trump had to delete all of this and try again, because he accidentally said that Obama “GOT CAIGHT.” In any case, Trump sounds like he’s somewhere between denial and defeat. He knows just how brutal of a development this is for him.
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palmerreport--2020-07-09--Supreme Court cements Donald Trump’s path to prison by giving his tax returns to New York grand jury

For some time now , Palmer Report has been pointing out that Donald Trump is going to prison once he ’ s no longer in office .
That was going to happen no matter how today ’ s Supreme Court ruling went ; the mere confirmed existence of the New York grand jury meant that Trump was going to get hit with various state charges .
But this ruling helps cement Trump ’ s path to prison .
The Supreme Court split its rulings today , giving Trump ’ s tax returns to the grand jury but not to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and unfortunate decision , but the former is an absolute bodyblow to Trump .
It means the New York grand jury gets to see the entirety of Trump ’ s financial records now , while he ’ s still in office , meaning it can bring a full boatload of indictments against him the minute he leaves office – or even while he ’ s still in office .
We don ’ t see a scenario where Trump is arrested by New York State while he ’ s still in office .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have on the election .
Even if New York waits until after the election , it still means Trump will be going directly from the White House to a jail cell if he loses the election .
All along we ’ ve argued that Donald Trump hasn ’ t “ gotten away ” with anything .
His corrupt failed presidency has left him with an approval rating that will make it extremely difficult to win , or even cheat at , reelection .
And his life of crime has ensured that he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s gone from office .
Trump has done untold damage – but he ’ s going to lose everything .

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For some time now, Palmer Report has been pointing out that Donald Trump is going to prison once he’s no longer in office. That was going to happen no matter how today’s Supreme Court ruling went; the mere confirmed existence of the New York grand jury meant that Trump was going to get hit with various state charges. But this ruling helps cement Trump’s path to prison.
The Supreme Court split its rulings today, giving Trump’s tax returns to the grand jury but not to the House. The latter was an incorrect and unfortunate decision, but the former is an absolute bodyblow to Trump. It means the New York grand jury gets to see the entirety of Trump’s financial records now, while he’s still in office, meaning it can bring a full boatload of indictments against him the minute he leaves office – or even while he’s still in office.
We don’t see a scenario where Trump is arrested by New York State while he’s still in office. But imagine the impact a criminal indictment would have on the election. Even if New York waits until after the election, it still means Trump will be going directly from the White House to a jail cell if he loses the election.
All along we’ve argued that Donald Trump hasn’t “gotten away” with anything. His corrupt failed presidency has left him with an approval rating that will make it extremely difficult to win, or even cheat at, reelection. And his life of crime has ensured that he’ll end up in prison after he’s gone from office. Trump has done untold damage – but he’s going to lose everything.
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palmerreport--2020-07-09--Donald Trump is setting himself up for disaster

Although Donald Trump is still in denial about the steady rise of COVID-19 cases in the United States and insisting that schools open next month , there ’ s some bad news for him that the rest of us suspected all along .
Not only are the cases not dying down , health officials suspect that Trump is directly responsible for the sudden increase in cases now happening in Oklahoma , where Tulsa County has reported a record high of 261 new cases on Monday – the single worst day they ’ ve had since the pandemic arrived in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ better , with 206 new cases announced , and 673 new cases were confirmed throughout the state on Wednesday , leading Tulsa ’ s city health department to acknowledge that inevitably , some of the people suffering now are either rally attendees , or have been in contact with people who went to Trump ’ s rally .
What makes this particularly bad is that Tulsa officials urged the Trump campaign not to hold the rally in the first place .
It was also well known before the rally even happened that a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for COVID-19 .
City officials across the country were wary of Donald Trump and his campaign showing up even before the pandemic , because he typically skipped out on paying for the venues and additional expenses like security .
Now his appearances are potentially killing off his own supporters , something that will make it considerably more difficult for him to make appearances in swing states like Arizona and Ohio that he needs to win re-election .
The problem is that even if he does get his way and finds venues to draw @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to have another embarrassing repeat of Tulsa with its low attendance , or his presence in these states could potentially sink his favorability numbers even further .
Deciding to do no public appearances at all would be entirely out of character for him , and provide us with more insane meltdowns like the ones he already has regularly on Twitter .
At this point , all of Trump ’ s options are lose-lose .

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Although Donald Trump is still in denial about the steady rise of COVID-19 cases in the United States and insisting that schools open next month, there’s some bad news for him that the rest of us suspected all along. Not only are the cases not dying down, health officials suspect that Trump is directly responsible for the sudden increase in cases now happening in Oklahoma, where Tulsa County has reported a record high of 261 new cases on Monday – the single worst day they’ve had since the pandemic arrived in the US.
Tuesday wasn’t much better, with 206 new cases announced, and 673 new cases were confirmed throughout the state on Wednesday, leading Tulsa’s city health department to acknowledge that inevitably, some of the people suffering now are either rally attendees, or have been in contact with people who went to Trump’s rally.
What makes this particularly bad is that Tulsa officials urged the Trump campaign not to hold the rally in the first place. It was also well known before the rally even happened that a number of campaign staffers had tested positive for COVID-19. City officials across the country were wary of Donald Trump and his campaign showing up even before the pandemic, because he typically skipped out on paying for the venues and additional expenses like security. Now his appearances are potentially killing off his own supporters, something that will make it considerably more difficult for him to make appearances in swing states like Arizona and Ohio that he needs to win re-election.
The problem is that even if he does get his way and finds venues to draw the crowds – he’s likely to have another embarrassing repeat of Tulsa with its low attendance, or his presence in these states could potentially sink his favorability numbers even further. Deciding to do no public appearances at all would be entirely out of character for him, and provide us with more insane meltdowns like the ones he already has regularly on Twitter. At this point, all of Trump’s options are lose-lose.
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palmerreport--2020-07-09--Great news for Joe Biden

Great news for Joe Biden

Because of Donald Trump ’ s coronavirus catastrophe , Joe Biden can ’ t campaign like a normal candidate .
@ @ @ @ @ his spots , holding in-person events only when they ’ re safe and practical , @ @ @ @ @ virtually .
The thing is , it ’ s working – and not just in @ @ @ @ @ is ahead of Trump in the polls .
The latest polling reveals that Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ from Elizabeth Warren supporters and Bernie Sanders supporters – leading the New York Times to @ @ @ @ @ really was a “ Bernie or bust ” movement in the 2020 race , it @ @ @ @ @ .
We can debate the reasons for this .
Has the desire to oust Donald @ @ @ @ @ the Democratic Party ?
Has the worsening pandemic resulted in unity ?
Has Biden always @ @ @ @ @ the left than the loudest of “ progressives ” wanted us to believe ?
In @ @ @ @ @ real news for Joe Biden .

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Because of Donald Trump’s coronavirus catastrophe, Joe Biden can’t campaign like a normal candidate. Instead he’s picking his spots, holding in-person events only when they’re safe and practical, and mostly conducting his campaign virtually. The thing is, it’s working – and not just in terms of how far he is ahead of Trump in the polls.
The latest polling reveals that Joe Biden is receiving overwhelmingly strong support from Elizabeth Warren supporters and Bernie Sanders supporters – leading the New York Times to conclude that if there ever really was a “Bernie or bust” movement in the 2020 race, it doesn’t exist now.
We can debate the reasons for this. Has the desire to oust Donald Trump supplanted any infighting within the Democratic Party? Has the worsening pandemic resulted in unity? Has Biden always been more broadly popular with the left than the loudest of “progressives” wanted us to believe? In any case, this is real news for Joe Biden.
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palmerreport--2020-07-10--Donald Trump just gave away something big with his latest Walter Reed story

It ’ s not clear what Donald Trump was hoping to accomplish when he called in to the Sean Hannity show on Thursday night .
He spent most of the “ interview ” rambling incoherently , even as Hannity tried and failed to keep him on track .
Trump ’ s most revealing moment was when he began ranting about Walter Reed Medical Center .
Donald Trump claimed that he “ very recently ” visited Walter Reed and took a cognitive test while he was there .
There are only two possibilities here .
One is that he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ visit .
The other is that he ’ s referring to his now infamous Walter Reed trip late last year , which was anything but “ recent.
” Either way , Trump is insisting that he took a cognitive test while he was there , and that the doctors were “ surprised ” at how well he did on it .
Again , we don ’ t know if Walter Reed actually performed this test , or if Trump is just making up the entire story .
But here ’ s the thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were surprised he did well on the cognitive test .
Think about that .
He ’ s painting a scenario in which the doctors were expecting him to do poorly on a cognitive exam , which asks basic questions to essentially determine if you ’ re senile or not .
Donald Trump is saying that the doctors thought he was senile until they tested him and found out he wasn ’ t .
He just gave away that he knows other people perceive him as being some degree of senile when they interact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ probably a made up story , he still has the other characters perceiving him as senile .
Trump must be getting treated this way by his handlers , and he must have picked up on it , and now he ’ s defensive about it .

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It’s not clear what Donald Trump was hoping to accomplish when he called in to the Sean Hannity show on Thursday night. He spent most of the “interview” rambling incoherently, even as Hannity tried and failed to keep him on track. Trump’s most revealing moment was when he began ranting about Walter Reed Medical Center.
Donald Trump claimed that he “very recently” visited Walter Reed and took a cognitive test while he was there. There are only two possibilities here. One is that he’s talking about a real or imaginary recent visit. The other is that he’s referring to his now infamous Walter Reed trip late last year, which was anything but “recent.” Either way, Trump is insisting that he took a cognitive test while he was there, and that the doctors were “surprised” at how well he did on it.
Again, we don’t know if Walter Reed actually performed this test, or if Trump is just making up the entire story. But here’s the thing. Trump just said that the doctors were surprised he did well on the cognitive test. Think about that. He’s painting a scenario in which the doctors were expecting him to do poorly on a cognitive exam, which asks basic questions to essentially determine if you’re senile or not.
Donald Trump is saying that the doctors thought he was senile until they tested him and found out he wasn’t. He just gave away that he knows other people perceive him as being some degree of senile when they interact with him. Even in what is probably a made up story, he still has the other characters perceiving him as senile. Trump must be getting treated this way by his handlers, and he must have picked up on it, and now he’s defensive about it.
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palmerreport--2020-07-10--This is total nonsense

This is total nonsense

It ’ s hardly news that Donald Trump is plummeting in the polls – right now to roughly the same place Presidents Jimmy Carter and George H.W .
Bush were at the same point in their respective presidencies .
As neither of them were re-elected , Trump is right to be concerned .
Unlike those guys , however , who tried to unite their political parties and stake out a win in a difficult election year , Trump is mostly doing the opposite .
He ’ s told large numbers of his base that voting by mail somehow makes it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simultaneously include large numbers of people voting illegally and secret operatives collecting and disposing of millions of ballots .
This nonsense resonates with his base , of course , with lots of them passing around memes on social media decrying the evils of voting by mail and demanding in person ballots only .
For Trump ’ s fellow Republican politicians and strategists , it ’ s a disaster .
While Trump is attacking mail-in ballots , Republican candidates for Senate are trying to push vote-by-mail , even if it ’ s only because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to compete in the states that have already implemented these programs .
It ’ s gotten to where even the party ’ s top strategists are concerned that Trump ’ s baseless tweets may be discouraging his supporters from turning out to vote – as it resonates among older and more rural voters that the GOP needs to turn out , with many Republican voters openly turning down campaign invitations to vote by mail .
In Virginia , for example , 118,000 voters applied for absentee ballots for the Democratic primary on June @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so for the Republican primary .
It gets worse when you realize that most of the Democrats like Sen. Mark Warner ran unopposed , while the Republicans ran a contest to determine Warner ’ s opponent .
Democrats already have an incentive to show up in large numbers as it is , while Republicans have come to rely on voter suppression to win .
Donald Trump could be an obstacle to Republican candidates even when a majority of them support his policies .

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It’s hardly news that Donald Trump is plummeting in the polls – right now to roughly the same place Presidents Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush were at the same point in their respective presidencies. As neither of them were re-elected, Trump is right to be concerned. Unlike those guys, however, who tried to unite their political parties and stake out a win in a difficult election year, Trump is mostly doing the opposite. He’s told large numbers of his base that voting by mail somehow makes it easier to cheat – for reasons that simultaneously include large numbers of people voting illegally and secret operatives collecting and disposing of millions of ballots.
This nonsense resonates with his base, of course, with lots of them passing around memes on social media decrying the evils of voting by mail and demanding in person ballots only. For Trump’s fellow Republican politicians and strategists, it’s a disaster. While Trump is attacking mail-in ballots, Republican candidates for Senate are trying to push vote-by-mail, even if it’s only because they otherwise can’t possibly hope to compete in the states that have already implemented these programs.
It’s gotten to where even the party’s top strategists are concerned that Trump’s baseless tweets may be discouraging his supporters from turning out to vote – as it resonates among older and more rural voters that the GOP needs to turn out, with many Republican voters openly turning down campaign invitations to vote by mail.
In Virginia, for example, 118,000 voters applied for absentee ballots for the Democratic primary on June 23, but only 59,000 voters did so for the Republican primary. It gets worse when you realize that most of the Democrats like Sen. Mark Warner ran unopposed, while the Republicans ran a contest to determine Warner’s opponent. Democrats already have an incentive to show up in large numbers as it is, while Republicans have come to rely on voter suppression to win. Donald Trump could be an obstacle to Republican candidates even when a majority of them support his policies.
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palmerreport--2020-07-10--Donald Trump has complete meltdown after New York paints “Black Lives Matter” outside Trump Tower

New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio made good on his promise today when he painted the words “ Black @ @ @ @ @ yellow block letters on the street outside Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue .
It was @ @ @ @ @ message to the openly racist Donald Trump .
Not surprisingly , Trump ended up getting @ @ @ @ @ Trump called in to the Sean Hannity tonight and went berserk on a number of @ @ @ @ @ incensed about the new paint job outside his building .
He listed off a number @ @ @ @ @ he had supposedly done for De Blasio , and then complained that De Blasio painted @ @ @ @ @ Matter sign right down in the middle of Fifth Avenue.
” That ’ s right @ @ @ @ @ as a personal insult out there that anyone thinks black lives matter .
Trump is @ @ @ @ @ racist , and just that much of a narcissist .
What an all-time loser .

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New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio made good on his promise today when he painted the words “Black Lives Matter” in big yellow block letters on the street outside Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue. It was clearly meant to send a message to the openly racist Donald Trump. Not surprisingly, Trump ended up getting the wrong message.
Donald Trump called in to the Sean Hannity tonight and went berserk on a number of topics. Trump was particularly incensed about the new paint job outside his building. He listed off a number of supposed political favors that he had supposedly done for De Blasio, and then complained that De Blasio painted “a big Black Lives Matter sign right down in the middle of Fifth Avenue.”
That’s right, Donald Trump takes it as a personal insult out there that anyone thinks black lives matter. Trump is just that much of a racist, and just that much of a narcissist. What an all-time loser.
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palmerreport--2020-07-10--Donald Trump called in to the Sean Hannity show tonight and went completely off the rails

After the Supreme Court ruled this morning 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 , he promptly melted down on Twitter , but then he went rather quiet .
That is , of course , until he called in to the Sean Hannity show on Fox News tonight and went completely bonkers .
Donald Trump used his Hannity appearance to trash New York City , to attack Dr. Fauci , and to try to paint Joe Biden as somehow being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has come across as progressively more mentally incompetent in each of his public appearances .
Trump also made up an obviously false story about taking a cognitive test and doing so well on it that doctors were surprised .
Spoiler alert : no one does “ surprisingly ” well on a cognitive test .
Trump also couldn ’ t give a coherent answer on whether he plans to pardon the likes of Roger Stone , suggesting that he isn ’ t sure what to do .
And to top it all off , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ somehow still under audit , going on several years now .
Donald Trump is completely off the rails .

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After the Supreme Court ruled this morning 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, he promptly melted down on Twitter, but then he went rather quiet. That is, of course, until he called in to the Sean Hannity show on Fox News tonight and went completely bonkers.
Donald Trump used his Hannity appearance to trash New York City, to attack Dr. Fauci, and to try to paint Joe Biden as somehow being senile. This comes even as Trump has come across as progressively more mentally incompetent in each of his public appearances. Trump also made up an obviously false story about taking a cognitive test and doing so well on it that doctors were surprised. Spoiler alert: no one does “surprisingly” well on a cognitive test.
Trump also couldn’t give a coherent answer on whether he plans to pardon the likes of Roger Stone, suggesting that he isn’t sure what to do. And to top it all off, Trump laughably claimed that he’s somehow still under audit, going on several years now. Donald Trump is completely off the rails.
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palmerreport--2020-07-11--Roger Stone is still totally screwed

Roger Stone is still totally screwed

Donald Trump commuted the prison sentence of Roger Stone this evening , after Stone strongly hinted to NBC News that he was going to give up criminal dirt on Trump .
This keeps Stone out of prison for now – but it ’ s just the very beginning of an ugly and protracted battle that will likely land Stone in prison in the end , and will certainly ruin the rest of his life .
For starters , it ’ s nearly a given that this commutation will be challenged in court .
When Roger Stone openly blackmailed Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ helped increase the odds of the courts striking down this commutation .
There was already a constitutional question as to whether a president could pardon or commute his alleged co-conspirator .
Now there will be a constitutional question about whether a president can pardon or commute someone who is openly blackmailing him into doing it .
Even if the commutation stands , if Trump loses the election , the DOJ will simply bring the rest of the criminal charges against Stone that were blocked by Bill Barr .
Some of those charges appeared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ charges that Stone has been convicted on , meaning Stone could end up with a longer prison sentence than the three-plus years he was facing .
Finally , even though Roger Stone ’ s primary residence is in Florida , he also maintains an apartment in New York City , which law enforcement raided on the day he was arrested .
When it came to Paul Manafort , New York secretly had a sealed criminal case lined up against him all along , and waited to unveil it until shortly after Manafort ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Is there a New York criminal case waiting in the wings against Roger Stone as well ?
The point is that Roger Stone isn ’ t off the hook .
Yes , it ’ ll take time and a lot of legal rigamarole to finally get him in prison where he belongs .
But Donald Trump ’ s commutation doesn ’ t apply to any prison sentence that Stone might receive as a result of any future criminal trials , and Trump can ’ t pardon state charges .
Stone will go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump will have severely damaged his reelection prospects for nothing .

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Donald Trump commuted the prison sentence of Roger Stone this evening, after Stone strongly hinted to NBC News that he was going to give up criminal dirt on Trump. This keeps Stone out of prison for now – but it’s just the very beginning of an ugly and protracted battle that will likely land Stone in prison in the end, and will certainly ruin the rest of his life.
For starters, it’s nearly a given that this commutation will be challenged in court. When Roger Stone openly blackmailed Donald Trump into doing it this evening, he helped increase the odds of the courts striking down this commutation. There was already a constitutional question as to whether a president could pardon or commute his alleged co-conspirator. Now there will be a constitutional question about whether a president can pardon or commute someone who is openly blackmailing him into doing it.
Even if the commutation stands, if Trump loses the election, the DOJ will simply bring the rest of the criminal charges against Stone that were blocked by Bill Barr. Some of those charges appeared to be more serious than the seven charges that Stone has been convicted on, meaning Stone could end up with a longer prison sentence than the three-plus years he was facing.
Finally, even though Roger Stone’s primary residence is in Florida, he also maintains an apartment in New York City, which law enforcement raided on the day he was arrested. When it came to Paul Manafort, New York secretly had a sealed criminal case lined up against him all along, and waited to unveil it until shortly after Manafort’s federal trial and sentencing was complete. Is there a New York criminal case waiting in the wings against Roger Stone as well?
The point is that Roger Stone isn’t off the hook. Yes, it’ll take time and a lot of legal rigamarole to finally get him in prison where he belongs. But Donald Trump’s commutation doesn’t apply to any prison sentence that Stone might receive as a result of any future criminal trials, and Trump can’t pardon state charges. Stone will go down in the end – and Donald Trump will have severely damaged his reelection prospects for nothing.
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palmerreport--2020-07-11--Donald Trump just decided he cares more about keeping Roger Stone quiet than about winning the elect

Donald Trump just decided he cares more about keeping Roger Stone quiet than about winning the election

Earlier this evening , Roger Stone strongly hinted to NBC News that he had criminal dirt on Donald Trump , and that he wanted his prison sentence commuted in exchange for keeping quiet about it .
Just now , Trump went ahead and commuted Stone ’ s sentence in response .
As Palmer Report explained earlier today , and as we ’ ve pointed out several times during the course of the Roger Stone prosecution and trial , this move hurts Donald Trump politically – and not just a little bit .
Voters in the middle have spent three and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Trump is a criminal , and hearing Trump supporters say that it ’ s all a conspiracy against Trump .
They ’ ve never been entirely sure which side to believe .
But Trump just made it very easy for the people in the middle to see that he is indeed a criminal .
After all , he just commuted the prison sentence of his own henchman , who was convicted by a jury on seven felony counts .
Just imagine the TV ads that the Biden campaign , and that anti-Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the Stone scandal .
Donald Trump probably just knocked another three points off his approval rating .
So why did Trump do this ?
He clearly cares more about keeping Roger Stone quiet than he does about winning the election .

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Earlier this evening, Roger Stone strongly hinted to NBC News that he had criminal dirt on Donald Trump, and that he wanted his prison sentence commuted in exchange for keeping quiet about it. Just now, Trump went ahead and commuted Stone’s sentence in response.
As Palmer Report explained earlier today, and as we’ve pointed out several times during the course of the Roger Stone prosecution and trial, this move hurts Donald Trump politically – and not just a little bit. Voters in the middle have spent three and a half years hearing the Resistance say that Trump is a criminal, and hearing Trump supporters say that it’s all a conspiracy against Trump. They’ve never been entirely sure which side to believe. But Trump just made it very easy for the people in the middle to see that he is indeed a criminal. After all, he just commuted the prison sentence of his own henchman, who was convicted by a jury on seven felony counts.
Just imagine the TV ads that the Biden campaign, and that anti-Trump groups, are cooking up right now about the Stone scandal. Donald Trump probably just knocked another three points off his approval rating. So why did Trump do this? He clearly cares more about keeping Roger Stone quiet than he does about winning the election.
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palmerreport--2020-07-11--Another rat jumps off Donald Trump’s sinking ship

Donald Trump ’ s approval rating and poll numbers continue to sink .
His scandals continue to get worse .
And his behavior suggests that he ’ s more interested in making a mess for the country than he is in trying to find some way to win in November .
Accordingly , the rats are jumping off Trump ’ s sinking ship to varying degrees – depending on how much trouble they ’ re in themselves .
For instance , Lindsey Graham is now regularly taking shots at Trump in the hope of avoiding losing his own reelection bid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And Brett Kavanaugh clearly placed his bets yesterday that Trump is going to lose .
Now another Trump loyalist is jumping ship .
Former Senator and current MSNBC analyst Claire McCaskill pointed out that Georgia Senator David Perdue is now sidestepping the Trump train in the hope of salvaging his own 2020 reelection bid : If Donald Trump ’ s numbers keep dropping and his behavior keeps getting more disturbing , we ’ re going to see more of this .
The Republicans will hang in there with Trump as long as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down to it , more of them care infinitely more about their own fates than they do about Trump ’ s fate .

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Donald Trump’s approval rating and poll numbers continue to sink. His scandals continue to get worse. And his behavior suggests that he’s more interested in making a mess for the country than he is in trying to find some way to win in November.
Accordingly, the rats are jumping off Trump’s sinking ship to varying degrees – depending on how much trouble they’re in themselves. For instance, Lindsey Graham is now regularly taking shots at Trump in the hope of avoiding losing his own reelection bid, which Trump is now taking personally. And Brett Kavanaugh clearly placed his bets yesterday that Trump is going to lose. Now another Trump loyalist is jumping ship.
Former Senator and current MSNBC analyst Claire McCaskill pointed out that Georgia Senator David Perdue is now sidestepping the Trump train in the hope of salvaging his own 2020 reelection bid:
Breaking: @sendavidperdue has undergone surgery to separate himself from Trump and is now airing ads in Georgia that don’t even MENTION Trump. No one has carried Trump’s water with more enthusiasm than Perdue. And now he ghosts him. Like rats from a sinking ship…. — Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) July 9, 2020
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If Donald Trump’s numbers keep dropping and his behavior keeps getting more disturbing, we’re going to see more of this. The Republicans will hang in there with Trump as long as they can – but when it comes down to it, more of them care infinitely more about their own fates than they do about Trump’s fate.
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palmerreport--2020-07-10--The Trial of Donald J. Trump

The Trial of Donald J. Trump

It is by the tiniest of threads — a 1973 Department of Justice memo stating that a sitting president can not be indicted — from which the legal status of Donald Trump precariously dangles .
The sitting president , for whom that very memo was recently resurrected and paraded around , is about to become the ex-president .
The memo says nothing about the non-indictability of ex-presidents .
The Biden administration ( and how I do love writing those words ! )
will presently be in a unique historic position .
It can answer unequivocally the one question on many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ordeal we refer to as the Trump presidency : does the rule of law truly apply to everyone ?
Meanwhile , the man who played only a supporting actor ’ s role in Trump ’ s violation of campaign finance laws is headed back to prison .
Michael Cohen is back in prison because he “ refused the conditions of his home confinement.
” Specifically , Cohen balked at signing a statement saying he couldn ’ t speak to the public and he couldn ’ t publish a tell-all book .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is in jail .
Cohen pleaded guilty to : five counts of tax evasion , one count of making false statements to a financial institution , one count of willfully causing an unlawful corporate contribution , and one count of making an excessive campaign contribution at the request of a candidate ( Donald Trump ) for the “ principal purpose of influencing [ the ] election.
” It is the last two counts of the indictment in which Trump was the lead actor .
As to the former two , Trump has spent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fighting in court to keep his tax records hidden .
And , as you know , he has just lost another round in the Supreme Court .
Clearly he therefore has something to hide , which almost certainly adds up to tax evasion — at the very least .
And as for the second of Cohen ’ s criminal counts , try to imagine a situation , under oath in a courtroom of law or otherwise , in which Donald Trump wouldn ’ t be guilty of making false statements .
That is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s many crimes .
So if Michael Cohen is in prison then Trump shortly should be , if the Biden administration is the kind that practices what it incessantly preaches , that is , that no one is above the law .
Or as Joe Biden put it in a tweet he made on the Fourth of July , “ Our nation was founded on a simple idea : We ’ re all created equal.
” It ’ s easy to be cynical these days and say it will never happen .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ you to think about : how on earth can it not happen ?
The single ostensible thread that has kept the Department of Justice or the FBI or the Southern District of the State of New York from indicting Donald Trump is a memo written by pro-Nixon lawyers in 1973 .
I remind the reader , this is not a Congressionally enacted law , it is not a Constitutional Amendment , it doesn ’ t even carry the occasionally questionable force of an Executive Order .
It ’ s a lousy little memo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of that lousy little memo will disappear .
In order for Donald Trump not to be indicted , Joe Biden will have to show cause , and it will have to be good .
I can not think of a single reason why he would possibly want to .
The shopworn notion that , in Gerald Ford fashion , Biden ( or his Justice Department ) will decide not to pursue a long list of criminal complaints against Donald Trump in order to bring the “ long national nightmare ” to a close @ @ @ @ @ @ @ endured the sturm und drang of nearly four years of Donald Trump .
We deserve to have the outrages that the child-rapist and murderer Donald Trump and his vicious brood of disgusting grifters have visited upon us redressed .
The blood of 135,822 Americans ( as I write this ) that have died because of Trump ’ s criminal ineptness cry out for justice from the very ground .
We have endured the tawdry , unlawful and dishonest presidency of Donald John Trump for too long .
We are about to witness the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ John Trump .
We have paid for it in tears and toil and sweat and blood .
We have , in short , earned our portion of due process , and paid for it with our own dead and dying .
And I can think of no cause more righteous than the defeat of Donald Trump in November .
It isn ’ t just our public right to go to the polls and vote this monster out of office , it is our sacred duty .
So let ’ s do it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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It is by the tiniest of threads — a 1973 Department of Justice memo stating that a sitting president cannot be indicted — from which the legal status of Donald Trump precariously dangles. The sitting president, for whom that very memo was recently resurrected and paraded around, is about to become the ex-president. The memo says nothing about the non-indictability of ex-presidents.
The Biden administration (and how I do love writing those words!) will presently be in a unique historic position. It can answer unequivocally the one question on many people’s minds throughout this malignant ordeal we refer to as the Trump presidency: does the rule of law truly apply to everyone?
Meanwhile, the man who played only a supporting actor’s role in Trump’s violation of campaign finance laws is headed back to prison. Michael Cohen is back in prison because he “refused the conditions of his home confinement.” Specifically, Cohen balked at signing a statement saying he couldn’t speak to the public and he couldn’t publish a tell-all book.
It’s instructive to recite the reasons Cohen is in jail. Cohen pleaded guilty to: five counts of tax evasion, one count of making false statements to a financial institution, one count of willfully causing an unlawful corporate contribution, and one count of making an excessive campaign contribution at the request of a candidate (Donald Trump) for the “principal purpose of influencing [the] election.”
It is the last two counts of the indictment in which Trump was the lead actor. As to the former two, Trump has spent the last three and a half years fighting in court to keep his tax records hidden. And, as you know, he has just lost another round in the Supreme Court. Clearly he therefore has something to hide, which almost certainly adds up to tax evasion — at the very least. And as for the second of Cohen’s criminal counts, try to imagine a situation, under oath in a courtroom of law or otherwise, in which Donald Trump wouldn’t be guilty of making false statements.
That is only the starting point for Donald Trump’s many crimes. So if Michael Cohen is in prison then Trump shortly should be, if the Biden administration is the kind that practices what it incessantly preaches, that is, that no one is above the law. Or as Joe Biden put it in a tweet he made on the Fourth of July, “Our nation was founded on a simple idea: We’re all created equal.”
It’s easy to be cynical these days and say it will never happen. But I have a new idea for you to think about: how on earth can it not happen? The single ostensible thread that has kept the Department of Justice or the FBI or the Southern District of the State of New York from indicting Donald Trump is a memo written by pro-Nixon lawyers in 1973. I remind the reader, this is not a Congressionally enacted law, it is not a Constitutional Amendment, it doesn’t even carry the occasionally questionable force of an Executive Order. It’s a lousy little memo. And very soon the entire premise of that lousy little memo will disappear.
In order for Donald Trump not to be indicted, Joe Biden will have to show cause, and it will have to be good. I cannot think of a single reason why he would possibly want to. The shopworn notion that, in Gerald Ford fashion, Biden (or his Justice Department) will decide not to pursue a long list of criminal complaints against Donald Trump in order to bring the “long national nightmare” to a close seems ludicrous to me.
We have endured the sturm und drang of nearly four years of Donald Trump. We deserve to have the outrages that the child-rapist and murderer Donald Trump and his vicious brood of disgusting grifters have visited upon us redressed. The blood of 135,822 Americans (as I write this) that have died because of Trump’s criminal ineptness cry out for justice from the very ground.
We have endured the tawdry, unlawful and dishonest presidency of Donald John Trump for too long. We are about to witness the majestic justice of the Trial of Donald John Trump. We have paid for it in tears and toil and sweat and blood. We have, in short, earned our portion of due process, and paid for it with our own dead and dying. And I can think of no cause more righteous than the defeat of Donald Trump in November. It isn’t just our public right to go to the polls and vote this monster out of office, it is our sacred duty. So let’s do it. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-07-10--Roger Stone just made Donald Trump’s life a lot more difficult

With Roger Stone set to report to prison in just a few days , we ’ ve seen reports this past week that Bill Barr has been trying to talk Donald Trump out of pardoning Stone or commuting his sentence .
Moreover , Barr seems to be the one leaking this to the media , as he tries to distance himself from whatever Trump is about to do .
Now , in what may prove to be a mistake on his part , Stone just spoke up and made things a lot more complicated for Trump .
Howard Fineman of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this sounds to you like Roger Stone is threatening to flip on Donald Trump , and that Trump would therefore be giving Stone a bribe by commuting his sentence , you ’ re not the only one .
Former SDNY prosecutor Mimi Rocah tweeted in response that Stone may be committing a crime by seeking a commutation in this manner , and that Trump may be committing a crime if he grants it .
Donald Trump has become so erratic , and seemingly so clueless about what ’ s good or bad for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ difficult to predict what he ’ ll do with regard to Roger Stone .
But we were already expecting there to be a court challenge if Trump bails Stone out – and now Stone ’ s words today could end up getting any such commutation thrown out in court .

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With Roger Stone set to report to prison in just a few days, we’ve seen reports this past week that Bill Barr has been trying to talk Donald Trump out of pardoning Stone or commuting his sentence. Moreover, Barr seems to be the one leaking this to the media, as he tries to distance himself from whatever Trump is about to do. Now, in what may prove to be a mistake on his part, Stone just spoke up and made things a lot more complicated for Trump.
Howard Fineman of NBC News just tweeted this:
Just had a long talk with #RogerStone. He says he doesn’t want a pardon (which implies guilt) but a commutation, and says he thinks #Trump will give it to him. “He knows I was under enormous pressure to turn on him. It would have eased my situation considerably. But I didn’t.” — howardfineman (@howardfineman) July 10, 2020
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If this sounds to you like Roger Stone is threatening to flip on Donald Trump, and that Trump would therefore be giving Stone a bribe by commuting his sentence, you’re not the only one. Former SDNY prosecutor Mimi Rocah tweeted in response that Stone may be committing a crime by seeking a commutation in this manner, and that Trump may be committing a crime if he grants it.
Donald Trump has become so erratic, and seemingly so clueless about what’s good or bad for his reelection prospects, it’s difficult to predict what he’ll do with regard to Roger Stone. But we were already expecting there to be a court challenge if Trump bails Stone out – and now Stone’s words today could end up getting any such commutation thrown out in court.
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palmerreport--2020-07-10--Judge Sullivan just scored a big victory over Michael Flynn and Bill Barr

Yesterday Judge Emmet Sullivan formally asked the entire U.S. Court of Appeals to overturn a ruling that Michael Flynn ’ @ @ @ @ @ thrown out .
At the time , Palmer Report explained that if Sullivan was successful @ @ @ @ @ do this , it would be a major blow to Bill Barr .
Now it @ @ @ @ @ of Appeals has granted Judge Sullivan ’ s request to hear the case .
This @ @ @ @ @ as the court could have simply denied Sullivan ’ s request to hear the case @ @ @ @ @ odds of prevailing ?
Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner tweeted that he “ strongly ” @ @ @ @ @ up siding with Judge Sullivan .
We ’ ll see what happens .
But it @ @ @ @ @ Barr isn ’ t going to be able to get Michael Flynn off the hook @ @ @ @ @ hoping .

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Yesterday Judge Emmet Sullivan formally asked the entire U.S. Court of Appeals to overturn a ruling that Michael Flynn’s criminal case must be thrown out. At the time, Palmer Report explained that if Sullivan was successful in convincing the court to do this, it would be a major blow to Bill Barr.
Now it turns out the U.S. Court of Appeals has granted Judge Sullivan’s request to hear the case. This is half the battle, as the court could have simply denied Sullivan’s request to hear the case. So what are his odds of prevailing?
Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner tweeted that he “strongly” suspects the court will end up siding with Judge Sullivan. We’ll see what happens. But it’s clear that Bill Barr isn’t going to be able to get Michael Flynn off the hook easily, like he was hoping.
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palmerreport--2020-07-10--Donald Trump’s Sharpie scandal just got even uglier for him

In recent months , Donald Trump has been trying to fire Inspectors General so that he can continue his quest to destroy the country with zero accountability .
Despite his obstructive efforts , Commerce Department IG Peggy Gustafson just issued a report lambasting the Trump administration for the Sharpiegate fiasco .
Although this report does not concern treason , genocide , or even cruelty , it reminds us that the United States remains under the grip of an infantile lunatic .
Gustafson released her report Thursday—after the Commerce Department held it up for several days—following an investigation into the mess @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to erroneously place Alabama in Hurricane Dorian ’ s crosshairs in September 2019 .
The report blasts Trump ’ s Commerce Department for leading a deeply “ flawed process ” that let politics interfere with science , “ discounting ” the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ’ s ( NOAA ) critical role .
Specifically , the report detailed the “ poor judgment ” the Commerce Department displayed by forcing NOAA to issue an unsigned statement to refute a 5-day-old tweet about Dorian ’ s path merely to mollify Trump ’ s fragile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s acting chief , told the IG that “ things went crazy in the middle of the night ” after the White House pressured NOAA to release the statement , and that employees “ definitely felt like our jobs were on the line.
” Compared to Donald Trump ’ s other scandals , Sharpiegate appears relatively mild because it is essentially the story of a crybaby who tried to cover up his ignorance in an absurd fashion .
However , interfering with the accuracy of severe weather forecasts is no slight matter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who needs to prepare for the storm ’ s danger , potentially putting lives at risk while damaging the authority of government scientists .
According to the report , the Commerce Department ’ s heavy-handed action to placate Trump “ hit at the core ” of NOAA , harming its credibility and employee morale .
On a more positive note , the report cited NOAA employees ’ readiness to move forward , quoting one forecaster as eager to “ get back to our jobs , protection of life and property .
That ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ IG report underscores what we already know , that the Trump administration is so toxic that it prevents the government from functioning in an efficient and trustworthy manner .
The antidote is to replace this disastrous administration with one that radiates competence and respects science .
As this new IG report reminds us , elections matter and November 3 can not arrive quickly enough .

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In recent months, Donald Trump has been trying to fire Inspectors General so that he can continue his quest to destroy the country with zero accountability. Despite his obstructive efforts, Commerce Department IG Peggy Gustafson just issued a report lambasting the Trump administration for the Sharpiegate fiasco. Although this report does not concern treason, genocide, or even cruelty, it reminds us that the United States remains under the grip of an infantile lunatic.
Gustafson released her report Thursday—after the Commerce Department held it up for several days—following an investigation into the mess Trump created when he defaced a map to erroneously place Alabama in Hurricane Dorian’s crosshairs in September 2019. The report blasts Trump’s Commerce Department for leading a deeply “flawed process” that let politics interfere with science, “discounting” the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) critical role.
Specifically, the report detailed the “poor judgment” the Commerce Department displayed by forcing NOAA to issue an unsigned statement to refute a 5-day-old tweet about Dorian’s path merely to mollify Trump’s fragile ego. Dr. Neil Jacobs, NOAA’s acting chief, told the IG that “things went crazy in the middle of the night” after the White House pressured NOAA to release the statement, and that employees “definitely felt like our jobs were on the line.”
Compared to Donald Trump’s other scandals, Sharpiegate appears relatively mild because it is essentially the story of a crybaby who tried to cover up his ignorance in an absurd fashion. However, interfering with the accuracy of severe weather forecasts is no slight matter. An offense can create confusion over who needs to prepare for the storm’s danger, potentially putting lives at risk while damaging the authority of government scientists.
According to the report, the Commerce Department’s heavy-handed action to placate Trump “hit at the core” of NOAA, harming its credibility and employee morale. On a more positive note, the report cited NOAA employees’ readiness to move forward, quoting one forecaster as eager to “get back to our jobs, protection of life and property. That’s what we love doing.”
This IG report underscores what we already know, that the Trump administration is so toxic that it prevents the government from functioning in an efficient and trustworthy manner. The antidote is to replace this disastrous administration with one that radiates competence and respects science. As this new IG report reminds us, elections matter and November 3 cannot arrive quickly enough.
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palmerreport--2020-07-10--The real reason Donald Trump just called off his New Hampshire rally

Donald Trump ’ s Tulsa rally was such a disaster for him – both in terms of embarrassingly low turnout , and in terms of negative coverage for holding a rally during a deadly pandemic – we were left to wonder if he ’ d end up holding any more rallies .
Since that time Trump has canceled his planned Alabama rally , which he blamed on the reticence of local officials .
Now Trump has just announced that he ’ s canceling his New Hampshire rally as well : With Tropical Storm Fay heading towards the Great State of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forced to reschedule our Portsmouth , New Hampshire Rally at the Portsmouth International Airport at Pease .
Stay safe , we will be there soon !
# MAGA2020 Technically Trump says he ’ s rescheduling it .
But when you call off an event and you don ’ t bother to announce a new date for it , you didn ’ t really reschedule it , did you ?
There is in fact a tropical storm bearing down on the northeast .
But the weather forecast for Portsmouth doesn ’ t look at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t say for sure that he ’ s just using the weather as an excuse to call off what would have been yet another poorly attended rally , but we wouldn ’ t put it past him .

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Donald Trump’s Tulsa rally was such a disaster for him – both in terms of embarrassingly low turnout, and in terms of negative coverage for holding a rally during a deadly pandemic – we were left to wonder if he’d end up holding any more rallies.
Since that time Trump has canceled his planned Alabama rally, which he blamed on the reticence of local officials. Now Trump has just announced that he’s canceling his New Hampshire rally as well:
With Tropical Storm Fay heading towards the Great State of New Hampshire this weekend, we are forced to reschedule our Portsmouth, New Hampshire Rally at the Portsmouth International Airport at Pease. Stay safe, we will be there soon! #MAGA2020 — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 10, 2020
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Technically Trump says he’s rescheduling it. But when you call off an event and you don’t bother to announce a new date for it, you didn’t really reschedule it, did you? There is in fact a tropical storm bearing down on the northeast. But the weather forecast for Portsmouth doesn’t look at all that bad. We can’t say for sure that he’s just using the weather as an excuse to call off what would have been yet another poorly attended rally, but we wouldn’t put it past him.
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palmerreport--2020-07-10--Donald Trump’s kids are in big trouble

Donald Trump’s kids are in big trouble

Oh , the exquisite joy of knowing we ’ re going to see those tax returns .
They can ’ t come fast enough .
There are still some delays and hoops to jump through , but if we vote this sh*tstain out of office and regain our country , we will see Trump prosecuted .
What a relief .
While The Donald is literally and figuratively soiling his diaper , especially on Twitter , Ivanka and her goombah brothers are finding they need Depends too now .
They are all intrinsically interwoven with their father ’ s money ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that .
They have to know that the minute the SDNY goes down Trump ’ s tax rabbit hole , they ’ ll be finding crimes being committed by the rest of the kkklan .
What a day to be alive .
Now the real work begins .
We have got to vote out those Republicans who propped up this travesty .
Every last one of them .
We need a two-party system but as the Lincoln Project is proving , we need a Republican Party with ethics , morals and love of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ greed .
The entire party needs to be rebuilt , brick by brick , from the name up .
Yes , it was the part of Lincoln until it corrupted itself into infamy .
Vote them all out and show them the only way they ’ ll ever hold a seat in our government again is to prove to us their good character .
This is going to take a very long time , if ever .
The Republican Party has shown the dark side of our souls , where we take joy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the little guy .
It is un-American in the extreme .
We all love capitalism , but we need to love compassion more .
Now in a time of COVID-19 , let ’ s take this moment to volunteer .
Donate to those Democrats who are running against the current Trump-complicit Republicans in the House and Senate , and volunteer to phone bank for your local pols .
COVID-19 shows how badly we do need government .
Trump and his army of complicit Republicans have utterly failed us in our time of need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them out forever .

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Oh, the exquisite joy of knowing we’re going to see those tax returns. They can’t come fast enough. There are still some delays and hoops to jump through, but if we vote this sh*tstain out of office and regain our country, we will see Trump prosecuted. What a relief.
While The Donald is literally and figuratively soiling his diaper, especially on Twitter, Ivanka and her goombah brothers are finding they need Depends too now. They are all intrinsically interwoven with their father’s money; their worship of their father alone shows that. They have to know that the minute the SDNY goes down Trump’s tax rabbit hole, they’ll be finding crimes being committed by the rest of the kkklan.
What a day to be alive.
Now the real work begins. We have got to vote out those Republicans who propped up this travesty. Every last one of them. We need a two-party system but as the Lincoln Project is proving, we need a Republican Party with ethics, morals and love of government service, not the love of greed. The entire party needs to be rebuilt, brick by brick, from the name up. Yes, it was the part of Lincoln until it corrupted itself into infamy. Vote them all out and show them the only way they’ll ever hold a seat in our government again is to prove to us their good character.
This is going to take a very long time, if ever. The Republican Party has shown the dark side of our souls, where we take joy in others’ suffering and stomp on the little guy. It is un-American in the extreme. We all love capitalism, but we need to love compassion more. Now in a time of COVID-19, let’s take this moment to volunteer. Donate to those Democrats who are running against the current Trump-complicit Republicans in the House and Senate, and volunteer to phone bank for your local pols. COVID-19 shows how badly we do need government. Trump and his army of complicit Republicans have utterly failed us in our time of need. No more. Time to vote them out forever.
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