palmerreport--2020-05-14--GOP Senator Kelly Loeffler probably isn’t getting much sleep tonight

Kelly Loeffler has only been a United States Senator since January of this year , when she was controversially appointed to fill an empty seat by Georgia ’ s corrupt Republican Governor .
She has to win a special election in November to keep her seat , and she ’ s way behind her Republican primary challenger , suggesting she could have an exceedingly short Senate career .
Now she faces a much bigger problem than losing .
On Wednesday night the Los Angeles Times reported that the FBI had carried out a search warrant for Senator Ricard Burr ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enough evidence in that data to obtain a warrant for Burr ’ s phone , which it ’ s since seized .
This means Burr is on track to be indicted and arrested for insider trading .
Here ’ s the thing : Kelly Loeffler was caught pretty much the something that Richard Burr did .
There are only a couple possibilities here .
One is that Trump ’ s DOJ is singling out Richard Burr because he hasn ’ t been as loyal to Trump as some other Republican Senators have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is targeting all of the Republican Senators who made these kinds of trades based on the pandemic briefing , and the probe into Loeffler simply hasn ’ t leaked yet .
If it ’ s the latter , then Kelly Loeffler can expect search warrants in her near term future , and potential indictments in her longer term future , just like Richard Burr .
There ’ s every reason to expect Loeffler isn ’ t getting much sleep tonight , considering what may be coming .

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Kelly Loeffler has only been a United States Senator since January of this year, when she was controversially appointed to fill an empty seat by Georgia’s corrupt Republican Governor. She has to win a special election in November to keep her seat, and she’s way behind her Republican primary challenger, suggesting she could have an exceedingly short Senate career. Now she faces a much bigger problem than losing.
On Wednesday night the Los Angeles Times reported that the FBI had carried out a search warrant for Senator Ricard Burr’s iCloud data, and subsequently found enough evidence in that data to obtain a warrant for Burr’s phone, which it’s since seized. This means Burr is on track to be indicted and arrested for insider trading.
Here’s the thing: Kelly Loeffler was caught pretty much the something that Richard Burr did. There are only a couple possibilities here. One is that Trump’s DOJ is singling out Richard Burr because he hasn’t been as loyal to Trump as some other Republican Senators have been. The other is that the DOJ is targeting all of the Republican Senators who made these kinds of trades based on the pandemic briefing, and the probe into Loeffler simply hasn’t leaked yet.
If it’s the latter, then Kelly Loeffler can expect search warrants in her near term future, and potential indictments in her longer term future, just like Richard Burr. There’s every reason to expect Loeffler isn’t getting much sleep tonight, considering what may be coming.
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palmerreport--2020-05-14--Former GOP Congressman rips Donald Trump’s “Obamagate” nonsense to shreds

Obamagate is just a distraction .
My former Republican colleagues don ’ t want you thinking about the 83,000 dead @ @ @ @ @ .
So from now on , every time they say “ Obamagate , ” just @ @ @ @ @ and Americans died .
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Donald Trump has failed on every level, and his reelection prospects are circling the drain. While anything can happen, Trump is now at that stage where he’s got not choice but to try to shake things up by any desperate means possible. To that end, he’s now pushing an imaginary “Obamagate” scandal that even he doesn’t understand.
Former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh is calling out his former GOP colleagues, and putting “Obamagate” in the trash bin where it belongs:
Obamagate is just a distraction. My former Republican colleagues don’t want you thinking about the 83,000 dead and the 33 million unemployed. So from now on, every time they say “Obamagate,” just say “Trump lied, and Americans died.” — Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) May 13, 2020
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Congressman Walsh, despite being a far-right conservative, says he’s voting for Joe Biden in November in order to stop Donald Trump.
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palmerreport--2020-05-14--He knows he’s losing

He knows he’s losing

Donald Trump is now officially throwing everything at the wall he can think of , including a conspiracy theory involving President Obama that ’ s so nonsensical , even he can ’ t explain what it ’ s supposed to be about .
There ’ s a reason for this , and it ’ s not too difficult to grasp .
Last week we saw reports that Trump had finally gotten a look at his own campaign ’ s internal poll numbers , and was shocked to find out he was losing .
It raised questions about just how thoroughly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bad news , and how far gone he is that he didn ’ t realize he was being snowed by them .
Anthony Scaramucci , who briefly held a senior position in the Trump White House but has since sharply condemned Donald Trump , had this to say : Yep , that sums it up rather succinctly .
Here ’ s the thing about desperation moves : by their nature , they don ’ t usually tend to work .
Donald Trump could yet come up with something that could help his beleaguered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nonsense isn ’ t it .

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Donald Trump is now officially throwing everything at the wall he can think of, including a conspiracy theory involving President Obama that’s so nonsensical, even he can’t explain what it’s supposed to be about. There’s a reason for this, and it’s not too difficult to grasp.
Last week we saw reports that Trump had finally gotten a look at his own campaign’s internal poll numbers, and was shocked to find out he was losing. It raised questions about just how thoroughly his handlers have been isolating him from bad news, and how far gone he is that he didn’t realize he was being snowed by them.
Anthony Scaramucci, who briefly held a senior position in the Trump White House but has since sharply condemned Donald Trump, had this to say:
He knows he’s losing. That’s why they released the unmasking list today. He’s desperate. — Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) May 14, 2020
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Yep, that sums it up rather succinctly. Here’s the thing about desperation moves: by their nature, they don’t usually tend to work. Donald Trump could yet come up with something that could help his beleaguered campaign, but this “unmasking” nonsense isn’t it.
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palmerreport--2020-05-14--Sean Hannity goes berserk as everything falls apart for Donald Trump

Donald Trump is so far gone , he doesn ’ t even seem to remember why he ’ s so @ @ @ @ @ Michael Flynn off the hook , or what his cover story is supposed to be @ @ @ @ @ tried to get the judge in the case to drop the whole thing , but @ @ @ @ @ in the cavalry to make sure justice is served .
Donald Trump ’ s lackey @ @ @ @ @ exactly taking the news well :

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Donald Trump is so far gone, he doesn’t even seem to remember why he’s so eager to get convicted felon Michael Flynn off the hook, or what his cover story is supposed to be. Trump and Bill Barr tried to get the judge in the case to drop the whole thing, but instead Judge Sullivan is calling in the cavalry to make sure justice is served.
Donald Trump’s lackey Sean Hannity isn’t exactly taking the news well:
Hannity goes after Judge Sullivan and says he reeks of ignorance pic.twitter.com/3j0uO2RRDb — Acyn (@Acyn) May 14, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-14--Here we go with Donald Trump and Dr. Fauci

There ’ s a reason Dr. Anthony Fauci has managed to survive working for six different U.S. Presidents .
He has a knack for getting the most important medical and scientific information out there while staying away from the politics involved .
Trouble is , Donald Trump is such a deranged buffoon , he can ’ t handle it even when Fauci simply states the obvious .
That ’ s why it was a bit dangerous when Dr. Fauci publicly testified to the Senate this week .
He merely stated that if the country is reopened too soon , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suffering .
Also , water is wet and the sky is blue .
But this kind of truth doesn ’ t work for Donald Trump , who is now whining and pouting about it .
According to NBC News , Donald Trump now says that Dr. Fauci ’ s answer on reopening was “ not an acceptable answer , ” whatever that ’ s supposed to mean .
It ’ s clear that Trump has a real problem with Fauci .
And it ’ s clear that Trump ’ s allies at places @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fauci out of the way , because his truth doesn ’ t fit with their fictional narratives .
But it ’ s also clear that Donald Trump is afraid of Dr. Fauci , or else Trump would have fired him a long time ago .
Trump appears to know that he ’ ll take a major hit if he fires the scientific expert who ’ s the most trusted and respected in the country , during the middle of a pandemic .
We ’ ll see how it plays out from here .

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There’s a reason Dr. Anthony Fauci has managed to survive working for six different U.S. Presidents. He has a knack for getting the most important medical and scientific information out there while staying away from the politics involved. Trouble is, Donald Trump is such a deranged buffoon, he can’t handle it even when Fauci simply states the obvious.
That’s why it was a bit dangerous when Dr. Fauci publicly testified to the Senate this week. He merely stated that if the country is reopened too soon, it’ll lead to needless death and suffering. Also, water is wet and the sky is blue. But this kind of truth doesn’t work for Donald Trump, who is now whining and pouting about it.
According to NBC News, Donald Trump now says that Dr. Fauci’s answer on reopening was “not an acceptable answer,” whatever that’s supposed to mean. It’s clear that Trump has a real problem with Fauci. And it’s clear that Trump’s allies at places like Fox News are desperate to get Fauci out of the way, because his truth doesn’t fit with their fictional narratives.
But it’s also clear that Donald Trump is afraid of Dr. Fauci, or else Trump would have fired him a long time ago. Trump appears to know that he’ll take a major hit if he fires the scientific expert who’s the most trusted and respected in the country, during the middle of a pandemic. We’ll see how it plays out from here.
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palmerreport--2020-05-14--So that explains it

So that explains it

During Donald Trump ’ s latest disastrous press conference this week , I found myself musing about just how often he mentions the Abbott testing company by name .
I ’ m not qualified to know whether Abbott ’ s coronavirus test is any better or worse than any other coronavirus test .
But whenever Trump keeps hyping the same company or product over and over again , it always makes me wonder why .
After all , Trump rarely promotes anything unless it ’ s a scam .
This evening the Washington Post is reporting that Abbott ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ missing nearly half of coronavirus infections .
This doesn ’ t necessarily mean the testing kit is a scam ; it could simply be ineffective at trying to test for a virus that ’ s highly mysterious in nature .
If this report is correct , it explains a few things .
First , it helps explain why the Trump regime would be attracted to this particular test .
The regime is pushing the notion that it ’ s somehow safe to reopen the country in the middle of a pandemic , so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to use a testing kit that produces as few positive results as possible .
After all , this is for show , not for safety .
Second , it would explain how people like Mike Pence and Stephen Miller can test negative even after they came into direct contact with Katie Miller , who tested positive .
It would also explain how the head of the Coast Guard tested positive and negative in the same day .
Inaccurate testing results are doing the Trump White House no favors , because it merely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ building will end up getting infected .

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During Donald Trump’s latest disastrous press conference this week, I found myself musing about just how often he mentions the Abbott testing company by name. I’m not qualified to know whether Abbott’s coronavirus test is any better or worse than any other coronavirus test. But whenever Trump keeps hyping the same company or product over and over again, it always makes me wonder why. After all, Trump rarely promotes anything unless it’s a scam.
This evening the Washington Post is reporting that Abbott’s coronavirus test is almost stunningly inaccurate, missing nearly half of coronavirus infections. This doesn’t necessarily mean the testing kit is a scam; it could simply be ineffective at trying to test for a virus that’s highly mysterious in nature. If this report is correct, it explains a few things.
First, it helps explain why the Trump regime would be attracted to this particular test. The regime is pushing the notion that it’s somehow safe to reopen the country in the middle of a pandemic, so it would make sense that it would want to use a testing kit that produces as few positive results as possible. After all, this is for show, not for safety.
Second, it would explain how people like Mike Pence and Stephen Miller can test negative even after they came into direct contact with Katie Miller, who tested positive. It would also explain how the head of the Coast Guard tested positive and negative in the same day. Inaccurate testing results are doing the Trump White House no favors, because it merely increases the odds that everyone in the building will end up getting infected.
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palmerreport--2020-05-14--FBI carries out search warrant against Republican Senator Richard Burr

These days it can be difficult to figure out which parts of the DOJ and FBI are still functioning , even as Donald Trump and Bill Barr work to corrupt and dismantle both agencies .
But it ’ s fairly clear that the FBI is still fully intact when it comes to the insider trading scandal involving Republican Senator Richard Burr .
Richard Burr and a few other Republican Senators dumped their personal stock portfolios after receiving a classified briefing which revealed that the coronavirus crisis was going to be ugly enough to tank the economy .
Burr compounded his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of donors that the economic crash would be ugly , even while publicly insisting that things would be fine .
Now the FBI has carried out a search warrant against Richard Burr , seizing his cellphone in the process , according to the Los Angeles Times .
This is a big deal .
The Feds must already have some incriminating evidence against Burr in order to have been able to obtain the warrant for his phone to begin with , and now they have his phone records as well .
Although there ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , this is clearly building toward a potential indictment and arrest .
Here ’ s thing though : why only Richard Burr ?
There ’ s no reporting that the FBI is pursuing any action against other Republican Senators who took similar insider trading steps , such as Kelly Loeffler .
It ’ s possible that there is a case against Loeffler and it merely hasn ’ t spilled out into the public .
But it ’ s also theoretically possible that Trump and Barr are solely targeting Richard Burr , because he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the Trump regime in his role as Senate Intel Committee Chairman , and taking Burr down could allow one of Trump ’ s lackeys to take over the committee .
It ’ s worth watching to try to figure out where this is really heading .

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These days it can be difficult to figure out which parts of the DOJ and FBI are still functioning, even as Donald Trump and Bill Barr work to corrupt and dismantle both agencies. But it’s fairly clear that the FBI is still fully intact when it comes to the insider trading scandal involving Republican Senator Richard Burr.
Richard Burr and a few other Republican Senators dumped their personal stock portfolios after receiving a classified briefing which revealed that the coronavirus crisis was going to be ugly enough to tank the economy. Burr compounded his offense by privately admitting to a group of donors that the economic crash would be ugly, even while publicly insisting that things would be fine.
Now the FBI has carried out a search warrant against Richard Burr, seizing his cellphone in the process, according to the Los Angeles Times. This is a big deal. The Feds must already have some incriminating evidence against Burr in order to have been able to obtain the warrant for his phone to begin with, and now they have his phone records as well. Although there’s no way to guess the timetable, this is clearly building toward a potential indictment and arrest.
Here’s thing though: why only Richard Burr? There’s no reporting that the FBI is pursuing any action against other Republican Senators who took similar insider trading steps, such as Kelly Loeffler. It’s possible that there is a case against Loeffler and it merely hasn’t spilled out into the public.
But it’s also theoretically possible that Trump and Barr are solely targeting Richard Burr, because he’s always hesitated to play ball with the Trump regime in his role as Senate Intel Committee Chairman, and taking Burr down could allow one of Trump’s lackeys to take over the committee. It’s worth watching to try to figure out where this is really heading.
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palmerreport--2020-05-14--Rob Reiner just dropped the hammer on Donald Trump

Donald Trump is a career criminal and lifelong con artist who has generally managed to stay just barely ahead of @ @ @ @ @ .
Here ’ s the thing , though .
That kind of shell game catches @ @ @ @ @ Renowned actor , director and activist Rob Reiner just perfectly nailed why Trump isn ’ @ @ @ @ @ away with it : Trump has cheated and lied about every failure in his life @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s gotten away with it .
No more .
You can ’ t @ @ @ @ @ ’ t lie to people whose loved ones Die .

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Donald Trump is a career criminal and lifelong con artist who has generally managed to stay just barely ahead of his own messes and scandals. Here’s the thing, though. That kind of shell game catches up with you eventually. Renowned actor, director and activist Rob Reiner just perfectly nailed why Trump isn’t going to keep getting away with it:
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Trump has cheated and lied about every failure in his life. And up until now he’s gotten away with it. No more. You can’t cheat Death. You can’t lie to people whose loved ones Die. — Rob Reiner (@robreiner) May 14, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-14--So much for Bill Barr

So much for Bill Barr

Because Bill Barr is essentially the only member of the Trump White House who ’ s ever scored a win for Donald Trump , Barr has gained something of a reputation for being an evil wizard with a magic wand who can pull off any corrupt thing he wants .
The thing is , the evidence increasingly says the opposite .
Yes , Bill Barr started off with an unfortunate bang when he doctored the Mueller Report and got the media to temporarily fall for it .
But in hindsight , Barr ’ s stunt only worked because a visibly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to publicly push back .
Since that time Barr has failed in just about every important move he ’ s tried to make .
Barr leaked that he was indicting Trump nemesis Andrew McCabe , but later had to admit in court filings that no such case even existed .
Barr tried to get Roger Stone off the hook , but the judge gave him a multi-year prison sentence anyway .
Now Barr has tried to get Michael Flynn off the hook , and it ’ s prompted the judge in the case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Barr ’ s face .
Bill Barr is dangerous , because of his willingness to keep trying brazenly corrupt stunts .
But he also keeps proving that he ’ s not very good at this .
Of course all that matters to him is whether his failed antics are enough to snow an increasingly senile Donald Trump into believing that Barr is useful to him .
But so much for the notion that Barr is some kind of evil genius .

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Because Bill Barr is essentially the only member of the Trump White House who’s ever scored a win for Donald Trump, Barr has gained something of a reputation for being an evil wizard with a magic wand who can pull off any corrupt thing he wants. The thing is, the evidence increasingly says the opposite.
Yes, Bill Barr started off with an unfortunate bang when he doctored the Mueller Report and got the media to temporarily fall for it. But in hindsight, Barr’s stunt only worked because a visibly fading Robert Mueller was unwilling or unable to publicly push back. Since that time Barr has failed in just about every important move he’s tried to make.
Barr leaked that he was indicting Trump nemesis Andrew McCabe, but later had to admit in court filings that no such case even existed. Barr tried to get Roger Stone off the hook, but the judge gave him a multi-year prison sentence anyway. Now Barr has tried to get Michael Flynn off the hook, and it’s prompted the judge in the case to blow the whole thing up in Barr’s face.
Bill Barr is dangerous, because of his willingness to keep trying brazenly corrupt stunts. But he also keeps proving that he’s not very good at this. Of course all that matters to him is whether his failed antics are enough to snow an increasingly senile Donald Trump into believing that Barr is useful to him. But so much for the notion that Barr is some kind of evil genius.
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palmerreport--2020-05-14--Donald Trump’s “Obamagate” stunt implodes

Donald Trump has had three and a half years to figure out a viable reelection strategy .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ ’ t have one , and won ’ t have one , so he ’ @ @ @ @ @ the wall .
Trump is also going increasingly senile , so he ’ s no @ @ @ @ @ own script is at this point .
Instead Trump just keeps yelling the word “ @ @ @ @ @ means something , even though when he ’ s asked about it , he gives @ @ @ @ @ no idea what he ’ s talking about .
Tonight Trump simply tweeted “ OBAMAGATE @ @ @ @ @ sign that he really does have no idea how to frame this .
The responses @ @ @ @ @ # ObamaGate Is nothing more than another chapter of the obsession of a white supremacist @ @ @ @ @ , sycophantic , racist , attorney general , in his sick vendetta against a Black @ @ @ @ @ to be smarter than him and to be elected POTUS .

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Donald Trump has had three and a half years to figure out a viable reelection strategy. It’s now clear that he doesn’t have one, and won’t have one, so he’s simply throwing things at the wall. Trump is also going increasingly senile, so he’s no longer even sure what his own script is at this point.
Instead Trump just keeps yelling the word “Obamagate” as if it means something, even though when he’s asked about it, he gives away that even he has no idea what he’s talking about. Tonight Trump simply tweeted “OBAMAGATE!” – in a sign that he really does have no idea how to frame this. The responses were anything but kind:
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#ObamaGate Is nothing more than another chapter of the obsession of a white supremacist president using his hand picked, sycophantic, racist, attorney general, in his sick vendetta against a Black man for having the audacity to be smarter than him and to be elected POTUS. — Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) May 14, 2020
Get real, Dotard, I know of all of your illegal activities, & you know that I know that. — John Melendez (@stutteringjohnm) May 14, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-15--Donald Trump just a completely senile moment in front of the TV cameras

Donald Trump has been in a long , strange cognitive downward spiral ever since he was mysteriously taken to the hospital a few months back .
Ever since then , each of his public appearances has come off as incrementally more senile than the last .
Today Trump held a de facto campaign rally at a factory in Allentown , and he had a completely senile moment in front of the TV cameras .
Trump has spent the past week suggesting that he doesn ’ t like the idea of testing people for coronavirus , because then it means there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was he really saying that he believed someone only had coronavirus if they tested positive for it ?
As it turns out , yes , he really does believe that .
Trump said in exact word today that “ if we didn ’ t do any testing we would have have very few cases.
” There ’ s video ( if the video below won ’ t play for you , go here instead ) : There ’ s not a mentally competent person alive who believes that if you don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ means they don ’ t have it .
Mere ignorance or idiocy wouldn ’ t be enough to explain that kind of viewpoint .
This is completely senile belief on Donald Trump ’ s part .
He keeps slipping further by the day .

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Donald Trump has been in a long, strange cognitive downward spiral ever since he was mysteriously taken to the hospital a few months back. Ever since then, each of his public appearances has come off as incrementally more senile than the last. Today Trump held a de facto campaign rally at a factory in Allentown, and he had a completely senile moment in front of the TV cameras.
Trump has spent the past week suggesting that he doesn’t like the idea of testing people for coronavirus, because then it means there’s another confirmed case. But was he really saying that he believed someone only had coronavirus if they tested positive for it? As it turns out, yes, he really does believe that.
Trump said in exact word today that “if we didn’t do any testing we would have have very few cases.” There’s video (if the video below won’t play for you, go here instead):
TRUMP: "When you test, you have a case. When you test, you find something is wrong with people. If we didn't do any testing we would have very few cases." pic.twitter.com/tEX1uXQbmp — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 14, 2020
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There’s not a mentally competent person alive who believes that if you don’t test someone for a virus, it means they don’t have it. Mere ignorance or idiocy wouldn’t be enough to explain that kind of viewpoint. This is completely senile belief on Donald Trump’s part. He keeps slipping further by the day.
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palmerreport--2020-05-15--Surreal new twist in Donald Trump’s unraveling Michael Flynn stunt

If Donald Trump and Bill Barr really thought they could convince Judge Emmett Sullivan to simply drop the criminal case against Michael Flynn , they severely misjudged their man .
Not only is Sullivan keeping the case intact , he ’ s seeking amicus briefs from everyone who has a legal opinion on the matter , and he ’ s appointed a retired judge to essentially take over the prosecution .
Now there ’ s a new twist .
Michael Flynn ’ s former attorneys – the ones who helped steer him toward a guilty plea and cooperative plea deal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ current loon instead – have now decided that they want to weigh in on Flynn ’ s guilt .
From the court filing , it ’ s not clear which side they intend to come down on .
They were Flynn ’ s defense lawyers , and they still have attorney-client privilege with him , so they can ’ t exactly reveal evidence of his guilt that isn ’ t already out there .
But when you consider that these lawyers helped Flynn take the formal position that he was guilty , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re going to now argue that he was innocent .
In any case we ’ ll see what happens here .
Because Trump and Barr have pulled a stunt that ’ s basically never happened before by trying to withdraw a criminal case after a guilty plea has been entered , Judge Sullivan gets to decide how he wants to make precedent about how this works .
None of this appears to be going on Trump ’ s favor .

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If Donald Trump and Bill Barr really thought they could convince Judge Emmett Sullivan to simply drop the criminal case against Michael Flynn, they severely misjudged their man. Not only is Sullivan keeping the case intact, he’s seeking amicus briefs from everyone who has a legal opinion on the matter, and he’s appointed a retired judge to essentially take over the prosecution. Now there’s a new twist.
Michael Flynn’s former attorneys – the ones who helped steer him toward a guilty plea and cooperative plea deal before he ousted them and hired his current loon instead – have now decided that they want to weigh in on Flynn’s guilt. From the court filing, it’s not clear which side they intend to come down on.
They were Flynn’s defense lawyers, and they still have attorney-client privilege with him, so they can’t exactly reveal evidence of his guilt that isn’t already out there. But when you consider that these lawyers helped Flynn take the formal position that he was guilty, it’s hard to imagine they’re going to now argue that he was innocent.
In any case we’ll see what happens here. Because Trump and Barr have pulled a stunt that’s basically never happened before by trying to withdraw a criminal case after a guilty plea has been entered, Judge Sullivan gets to decide how he wants to make precedent about how this works. None of this appears to be going on Trump’s favor.
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palmerreport--2020-05-14--Donald Trump is having a really stupid day so far

On Thursday , Dr. Rick Bright appeared before Congress and warned of the darkest winter ahead , while describing how Donald Trump and this administration failed to address the coronavirus crisis .
Trump and HHS Secretary Alexander Azar have dumped all over Bright , with Azar saying everything that Bright complained of had been addressed by the administration .
Azar completely ignored the substance of the matter , as always .
Also on Thursday , Trump went to Allentown , Pennsylvania to tour a distribution facility for PPE .
Before he appeared on stage to talk with the workers , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” was one of the songs that played , perhaps trolling Trump for once again not wearing a facial covering as he met with the Pennsylvania delegation and then toured the facility and spoke .
Like every time he does this , it is not macho at all , but blatant disregard for the health of those he interacts with and contaminating of the PPE that he touches or goes near .
In what can only be an admission of why Trump is keeping testing to a minimum and not acting wisely , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the number of tests being conducted : “ When you test , you have a case .
When you test , you find something is wrong with people .
If we didn ’ t do any testing we would have very few cases.
” That sums up Donald Trump ’ s approach to the coronavirus .
Ignore or attack the real doctors , while acting as Doctor “ Not So ” Bright in his daily lack of regard for the tens of thousands who have died and will die from his negligent , @ @ @

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On Thursday, Dr. Rick Bright appeared before Congress and warned of the darkest winter ahead, while describing how Donald Trump and this administration failed to address the coronavirus crisis. Trump and HHS Secretary Alexander Azar have dumped all over Bright, with Azar saying everything that Bright complained of had been addressed by the administration. Azar completely ignored the substance of the matter, as always.
Also on Thursday, Trump went to Allentown, Pennsylvania to tour a distribution facility for PPE. Before he appeared on stage to talk with the workers, the song, “Macho Man,” was one of the songs that played, perhaps trolling Trump for once again not wearing a facial covering as he met with the Pennsylvania delegation and then toured the facility and spoke. Like every time he does this, it is not macho at all, but blatant disregard for the health of those he interacts with and contaminating of the PPE that he touches or goes near.
In what can only be an admission of why Trump is keeping testing to a minimum and not acting wisely, he stated this today in regard to the number of tests being conducted: “When you test, you have a case. When you test, you find something is wrong with people. If we didn’t do any testing we would have very few cases.”
That sums up Donald Trump’s approach to the coronavirus. Ignore or attack the real doctors, while acting as Doctor “Not So” Bright in his daily lack of regard for the tens of thousands who have died and will die from his negligent, reckless conduct.
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palmerreport--2020-05-14--Donald Trump completely humiliates himself during Allentown visit

Donald Trump ’ s last visit to a medical supply factory went so poorly for him , complete with mask-gate @ @ @ @ @ Let Die ” soundtrack , he decided to try it again today .
This time @ @ @ @ @ Minor , a factory in Allentown , Pennsylvania .
Presumably , Trump ’ s goal @ @ @ @ @ and undecided voters in the key state of Pennsylvania to vote for him .
It @ @ @ @ @ this visit was supposed to have helped : Donald Trump is still not wearing a @ @ @ @ @ , he ’ s refusing to wear a mask even as the people around him @ @ @ @ @ , are wearing masks .
Could Trump look any more ignorant , reckless , clueless @ @ @ @ @ actually , yes .
Considering how blindingly orange Trump looks in this picture , you @ @ @ @ @ he thinks that if he cakes on enough orange makeup , it somehow counts as @ @ @ @ @ pathetic , worthless loser .

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Donald Trump’s last visit to a medical supply factory went so poorly for him, complete with mask-gate and a “Live and Let Die” soundtrack, he decided to try it again today. This time around Trump visited Owens & Minor, a factory in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Presumably, Trump’s goal is to convince swing voters and undecided voters in the key state of Pennsylvania to vote for him. It’s not clear how this visit was supposed to have helped:
Trump, seen inside Owens & Minor, a medical equipment distribution company pic.twitter.com/tWTyQndKp1 — Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) May 14, 2020
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Donald Trump is still not wearing a mask. Worse for him, he’s refusing to wear a mask even as the people around him, including a military leader, are wearing masks. Could Trump look any more ignorant, reckless, clueless, and stupid? Well actually, yes.
Considering how blindingly orange Trump looks in this picture, you almost have to wonder if he thinks that if he cakes on enough orange makeup, it somehow counts as a mask. What a pathetic, worthless loser.
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palmerreport--2020-05-14--President Obama just dropped an iconic tweet on Donald Trump’s head

Just how desperate is Donald Trump as his reelection prospects fade ?
He ’ s resorting to relying on convoluted phony scandal called “ Obamagate ” that no one even understands .
Just how senile as Trump gotten ?
He ’ s so unable to even try to explain his own phony scandal , he simply tweets the word “ Obamagate ” every few hours , as if that one word meant something .
Now that this has dissolved to a battle of one-word tweets , President Obama has seized on the only word that matters in all of this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that President Obama ’ s tweet , despite being barely an hour old , already has far more likes than Donald Trump ’ s eighteen hour old “ Obamagate ” tweet .
In other words , President Obama ’ s tweet is going to far surpass Trump ’ s tweet in popularity .
In fact President Obama ’ s tweet is on the kind of trajectory where it could end up being one of the most popular tweets of all time .
It ’ s an iconic , if succinct , tweet for @ @ @

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Just how desperate is Donald Trump as his reelection prospects fade? He’s resorting to relying on convoluted phony scandal called “Obamagate” that no one even understands. Just how senile as Trump gotten? He’s so unable to even try to explain his own phony scandal, he simply tweets the word “Obamagate” every few hours, as if that one word meant something.
Now that this has dissolved to a battle of one-word tweets, President Obama has seized on the only word that matters in all of this:
Vote. — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 14, 2020
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What’s remarkable here is that President Obama’s tweet, despite being barely an hour old, already has far more likes than Donald Trump’s eighteen hour old “Obamagate” tweet. In other words, President Obama’s tweet is going to far surpass Trump’s tweet in popularity.
In fact President Obama’s tweet is on the kind of trajectory where it could end up being one of the most popular tweets of all time. It’s an iconic, if succinct, tweet for the ages.
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palmerreport--2020-05-14--#YOMAMAGATE takes over Twitter as everyone dunks on Donald Trump for his Obamagate idiocy

What is “ Obamagate ” even supposed to be ?
No one knows .
Donald Trump ’ s allies keep @ @ @ @ @ some kind of vast and delusional conspiracy theory involving President Obama , Joe Biden , @ @ @ @ @ , the NSA , Hillary Clinton , and probably Carrot Top , who all supposedly @ @ @ @ @ for crimes that he ’ s already admitted he committed .
Trump is fading so @ @ @ @ @ , whenever he gets asked about the scandal , he merely yells “ Obamagate ” @ @ @ @ @ others will fill in the blanks for him .
Instead , this is rapidly turning @ @ @ @ @ At this point # Obamagategate and # YOMAMAGATE are trending as everyone mocks Trump for @ @ @

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What is “Obamagate” even supposed to be? No one knows. Donald Trump’s allies keep trying to spin it as some kind of vast and delusional conspiracy theory involving President Obama, Joe Biden, the FBI, the CIA, the NSA, Hillary Clinton, and probably Carrot Top, who all supposedly plotted to frame Michael Flynn for crimes that he’s already admitted he committed.
Trump is fading so badly in the cognitive department, whenever he gets asked about the scandal, he merely yells “Obamagate” – in the hope that others will fill in the blanks for him. Instead, this is rapidly turning into a complete punchline. At this point #Obamagategate and #YOMAMAGATE are trending as everyone mocks Trump for his idiocy:
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You hate @BarackObama for one reason & one reason only, he is an African American. #YOMAMAGATE Im so tired of your hate, I miss good, I miss the decency America used to have 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/Qjl9apIOwN — C White Ⓥ🦋🌺 (@CyntWhite) May 14, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-14--Told you there was something off about the FBI investigation of Senator Richard Burr

Weeks ago , when Donald Trump ’ s allies started curiously demanding that Republican Senator Richard Burr resign over his insider trading scandal , Palmer Report raised red flags over it .
Why just Burr ?
Why not the other GOP Senators caught up in the same scandal ?
Was Trump trying to oust Burr as Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee ?
After all , Burr – for all his corruption – has always used his role to take the Trump Russia scandal seriously .
Then last night happened .
We all learned that the FBI has carried out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s phone , meaning he ’ s likely on an eventual path to indictment and arrest .
Palmer Report pointed out last night that everyone should watch to see if others who committed similar transgressions , such as GOP Senator Kelly Loeffler , were also being targeted .
Then today happened .
Even as Loeffler ’ s camp confirmed that she hasn ’ t even so much as been contacted by the Feds , Richard Burr announced he ’ s immediately stepping aside as Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman .
This means one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ indeed take over as Chair or acting Chair .
Of course with the election less than six months away , there ’ s not much the Senate Intelligence Committee is going to be able to do in terms of impacting the election one way or the other .
As is so often the case , Donald Trump seems intent on getting revenge after it ’ s too late to help him .
And if there is a criminal case to be made against other GOP Senators like Loeffler , rest assured they ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the election .

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Weeks ago, when Donald Trump’s allies started curiously demanding that Republican Senator Richard Burr resign over his insider trading scandal, Palmer Report raised red flags over it. Why just Burr? Why not the other GOP Senators caught up in the same scandal? Was Trump trying to oust Burr as Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee? After all, Burr – for all his corruption – has always used his role to take the Trump Russia scandal seriously.
Then last night happened. We all learned that the FBI has carried out a search warrant and seized Richard Burr’s phone, meaning he’s likely on an eventual path to indictment and arrest. Palmer Report pointed out last night that everyone should watch to see if others who committed similar transgressions, such as GOP Senator Kelly Loeffler, were also being targeted. Then today happened.
Even as Loeffler’s camp confirmed that she hasn’t even so much as been contacted by the Feds, Richard Burr announced he’s immediately stepping aside as Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman. This means one of Donald Trump’s toadies will indeed take over as Chair or acting Chair.
Of course with the election less than six months away, there’s not much the Senate Intelligence Committee is going to be able to do in terms of impacting the election one way or the other. As is so often the case, Donald Trump seems intent on getting revenge after it’s too late to help him. And if there is a criminal case to be made against other GOP Senators like Loeffler, rest assured they’ll be taken down if Trump loses the election.
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palmerreport--2020-05-14--Donald Trump’s senility continues to worsen

Donald Trump ’ s three and a half years of scandals , antics , ineptitude and stupidity have saddled him with an approval rating that ’ s too low to be competitive in his race for reelection .
So Trump is hitting the panic button , throwing everything at the wall he can come up with – and that includes a phony scandal that he can ’ t even come up with .
What is Obamagate ?
It ’ s the clearest evidence yet that Donald Trump is pretty far into senility .
“ Obamagate ” is a phony scandal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in nature , even people with functioning brains have a hard time understanding what it ’ s supposed to be about .
Trump is so far gone , all he can do is keep yelling the word , as if it means something .
Congressman Ted Lieu has had just about enough of Donald Trump ’ s nonsense .
After Trump tweeted the nonsense word yet again , Lieu let him have it : There is still no one on either side of the political divide who has any idea what “ Obamagate @ @ @ @ @ @

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Donald Trump’s three and a half years of scandals, antics, ineptitude and stupidity have saddled him with an approval rating that’s too low to be competitive in his race for reelection. So Trump is hitting the panic button, throwing everything at the wall he can come up with – and that includes a phony scandal that he can’t even come up with.
What is Obamagate? It’s the clearest evidence yet that Donald Trump is pretty far into senility. “Obamagate” is a phony scandal so convoluted, incoherent, and hallucinatory in nature, even people with functioning brains have a hard time understanding what it’s supposed to be about. Trump is so far gone, all he can do is keep yelling the word, as if it means something.
Congressman Ted Lieu has had just about enough of Donald Trump’s nonsense. After Trump tweeted the nonsense word yet again, Lieu let him have it:
Even now @realDonaldTrump still can’t explain what Obamagate is. At the same time, over 85,000 Americans have died from #Covid19 in less than 3 months. And @POTUS still doesn’t have a national testing, tracing & isolation plan. That’s a continuing dereliction of duty by Trump. https://t.co/oxd1Rl0RbH — Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) May 14, 2020
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There is still no one on either side of the political divide who has any idea what “Obamagate” is supposed to be.
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palmerreport--2020-05-14--The hypocrisy of Donald Trump’s base is off the charts

Opposition to abortion is the quintessential lynchpin in the evangelical sellout to alt-right conservativism .
It is the glue that makes it possible for evangelicals to tolerate and even embrace Donald Trump .
It is as ubiquitous as gravity in the universe of the evangelical community , so much so that many people would be shocked to learn that , like gravity , as forces go it is also the weakest .
Indeed , the “ Pro-life ” movement part of Christianity is so prevalent as to almost qualify it as an article of faith , and so weak that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about it .
That all may seem counterintuitive .
But having been involved in the evangelical community from my late teens to my late twenties , my personal experience bears it out .
Anecdotal experience aside it explains the most recent extent to which evangelicals are prepared to once again embrace Donald Trump in his headlong rush to reopen schools and endanger children .
If evangelicals are truly as pro-life as they say they are , not only would they be appalled and outraged by Trump ’ s policy of separating families and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that is still ongoing ) , but they would be equally appalled and outraged at Trump ’ s headlong rush to return children to school during a worldwide pandemic , merely so he can protect the S & P 500 and get his economic numbers back up in time for the election .
But evangelicals are blind to Trump ’ s perfidies , and they are voluntarily blind in the name of an anti-abortion article of faith that they care little about .
That they are measurably lukewarm about abortion is demonstrated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to protecting the lives of actual children , as opposed to theoretical ones .
This blindness is also a convenient way to hide the ugliest side of the Pro-life movement : the subjugation and disempowerment of women .
The only personal evidence I can bring to this topic is so subjective that , in the end , I can only rely on that familiar old saw that “ you had to be there.
” To be sure there exists within the camp of the evangelicals people who are genuinely concerned about abortion and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that they fret about it at all in the first place is usually down to the fact that they were screamed at by their preachers , Sunday after Sunday , and told to start fretting .
The screamers themselves rarely gave a crap .
The same goes for most of the rank and file .
If ever there was a case of lip service , this is it .
But when Trump laments that Dr. Anthony Fauci May be “ playing both sides ” in a supposed excess of caution when Fauci worried @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the health of children , evangelicals predictably jumped onboard the Trump train .
While it is true that coronavirus susceptibilities and deaths are sharply lower in children than they are in adults , they still happen and there are some other emerging and very worrying pathologies .
Kawasaki Disease and a form of chilblains known informally as “ COVID toe ” are becoming strikingly common in children , and , while the causal relationship to COVID-19 has not been established , the rocketing incidence is disturbing .
Certain neurotoxic and hepatotoxic results are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The truth of the matter is we just don ’ t know how bad it can be .
But while economic slowdowns can be temporary , many of the devastating consequences of COVID infection may turn out to be permanent .
Death certainly is , of course .
Most evangelicals simply don ’ t care about abortion .
They even practice it themselves when it ’ s convenient to do so , in order to cover up that other bugaboo of theirs : “ sexual sin outside of wedlock.
” It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so never be in doubt of its rank insincerity .
They won ’ t tell you that they ’ re secretly pro-choice because they ’ re afraid of what others will think .
It is upon this phony bedrock of this hypocrisy , “ the compliment that vice pays to virtue , ” that we have been given Donald Trump .
Even the supposed reason that many people voted for that child-raping murderer is , in its most fundamental place , a lie .
We must remove Trump and remove that lie in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of our children depend upon it .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Opposition to abortion is the quintessential lynchpin in the evangelical sellout to alt-right conservativism. It is the glue that makes it possible for evangelicals to tolerate and even embrace Donald Trump. It is as ubiquitous as gravity in the universe of the evangelical community, so much so that many people would be shocked to learn that, like gravity, as forces go it is also the weakest. Indeed, the “Pro-life” movement part of Christianity is so prevalent as to almost qualify it as an article of faith, and so weak that most evangelicals spend precious little time thinking about it.
That all may seem counterintuitive. But having been involved in the evangelical community from my late teens to my late twenties, my personal experience bears it out. Anecdotal experience aside it explains the most recent extent to which evangelicals are prepared to once again embrace Donald Trump in his headlong rush to reopen schools and endanger children. If evangelicals are truly as pro-life as they say they are, not only would they be appalled and outraged by Trump’s policy of separating families and putting children in cages (and yes, that is still ongoing), but they would be equally appalled and outraged at Trump’s headlong rush to return children to school during a worldwide pandemic, merely so he can protect the S&P 500 and get his economic numbers back up in time for the election.
But evangelicals are blind to Trump’s perfidies, and they are voluntarily blind in the name of an anti-abortion article of faith that they care little about. That they are measurably lukewarm about abortion is demonstrated in their utter heartlessness when it comes to protecting the lives of actual children, as opposed to theoretical ones. This blindness is also a convenient way to hide the ugliest side of the Pro-life movement: the subjugation and disempowerment of women.
The only personal evidence I can bring to this topic is so subjective that, in the end, I can only rely on that familiar old saw that “you had to be there.” To be sure there exists within the camp of the evangelicals people who are genuinely concerned about abortion and its moral implications. But the fact that they fret about it at all in the first place is usually down to the fact that they were screamed at by their preachers, Sunday after Sunday, and told to start fretting. The screamers themselves rarely gave a crap. The same goes for most of the rank and file. If ever there was a case of lip service, this is it.
But when Trump laments that Dr. Anthony Fauci May be “playing both sides” in a supposed excess of caution when Fauci worried that reopening schools might be dangerous to the health of children, evangelicals predictably jumped onboard the Trump train. While it is true that coronavirus susceptibilities and deaths are sharply lower in children than they are in adults, they still happen and there are some other emerging and very worrying pathologies. Kawasaki Disease and a form of chilblains known informally as “COVID toe” are becoming strikingly common in children, and, while the causal relationship to COVID-19 has not been established, the rocketing incidence is disturbing. Certain neurotoxic and hepatotoxic results are also beginning to present in children. The truth of the matter is we just don’t know how bad it can be. But while economic slowdowns can be temporary, many of the devastating consequences of COVID infection may turn out to be permanent. Death certainly is, of course.
Most evangelicals simply don’t care about abortion. They even practice it themselves when it’s convenient to do so, in order to cover up that other bugaboo of theirs: “sexual sin outside of wedlock.” It’s one sick thing leading to another, so never be in doubt of its rank insincerity. They won’t tell you that they’re secretly pro-choice because they’re afraid of what others will think.
It is upon this phony bedrock of this hypocrisy, “the compliment that vice pays to virtue,” that we have been given Donald Trump. Even the supposed reason that many people voted for that child-raping murderer is, in its most fundamental place, a lie. We must remove Trump and remove that lie in November. Our lives and the lives of our children depend upon it. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-05-14--Talk about missing the target

Talk about missing the target

Anyone who has paid even a modicum of attention to the Michael Flynn criminal case is well aware that Emmet Sullivan is the last judge who could ever be convinced to simply let the case go .
Unfortunately for Bill Barr , he ’ s either been paying way too little attention to the criminal cases he ’ s trying to rig , or he thinks way too much of his own abilities .
Judge Sullivan has previously openly accused Flynn of having sold out his country .
Sullivan was outraged when he learned that the DOJ only wanted to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the DOJ wants to let Flynn walk , even though Flynn has pleaded guilty and confessed to his crimes under oath in detail , Sullivan is hitting the roof .
I saw this coming .
Most of you reading this saw it coming .
How did Bill Barr not see this coming ?
None of us could have predicted the specific remedies that the judge is invoking , from amicus briefs to the appointment of a retired judge to take over the case against Flynn .
But we all know there was right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was going to let Barr do this .
Some other federal judge , such as TS Ellis , might have let this slide .
Emmet Sullivan ?
Of course not .
The question is how Bill Barr ended up missing so badly here .
Did he really not do his homework ?
Is he too big for his britches ?
Or did an increasingly delusional Donald Trump push Barr so hard on this , Barr had no choice but go through with it , knowing it would blow up like this ?
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and miss .

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Anyone who has paid even a modicum of attention to the Michael Flynn criminal case is well aware that Emmet Sullivan is the last judge who could ever be convinced to simply let the case go. Unfortunately for Bill Barr, he’s either been paying way too little attention to the criminal cases he’s trying to rig, or he thinks way too much of his own abilities.
Judge Sullivan has previously openly accused Flynn of having sold out his country. Sullivan was outraged when he learned that the DOJ only wanted to give Flynn six months. Now that the DOJ wants to let Flynn walk, even though Flynn has pleaded guilty and confessed to his crimes under oath in detail, Sullivan is hitting the roof.
I saw this coming. Most of you reading this saw it coming. How did Bill Barr not see this coming? None of us could have predicted the specific remedies that the judge is invoking, from amicus briefs to the appointment of a retired judge to take over the case against Flynn. But we all know there was right around a zero percent chance that Sullivan was going to let Barr do this. Some other federal judge, such as TS Ellis, might have let this slide. Emmet Sullivan? Of course not.
The question is how Bill Barr ended up missing so badly here. Did he really not do his homework? Is he too big for his britches? Or did an increasingly delusional Donald Trump push Barr so hard on this, Barr had no choice but go through with it, knowing it would blow up like this? In any case, what a surreal swing and miss.
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palmerreport--2020-05-15--How far we’ve fallen

How far we’ve fallen

Like a lot of governments around the world , the current regime in China is not to be trusted – for a long list of reasons .
Donald Trump spends a lot of time ranting and raving about China , but he usually misses the point , which is that the government of China can ’ t be trusted because it ’ s corrupt and it treats its own people poorly .
The real problem here is that Donald Trump has turned the United States into such a disaster , the regime in China now looks good in comparison : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may be starting again in Wuhan , so they are testing all 11 MILLION residents .
In ten days !
That ’ s more tests than Americans have had in 4 months because @ realdonaldtrump has failed to implement a national testing strategy .
We can spend all day debating the concept of American exceptionalism .
But the reality is that if it does exist , it certainly hasn ’ t existed during the Donald Trump era .
China may only be testing its own people because it doesn ’ t want the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because it cares about its people – but at least it ’ s competent enough to test its people .
Trump can ’ t or won ’ t even do that much .

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Like a lot of governments around the world, the current regime in China is not to be trusted – for a long list of reasons. Donald Trump spends a lot of time ranting and raving about China, but he usually misses the point, which is that the government of China can’t be trusted because it’s corrupt and it treats its own people poorly.
The real problem here is that Donald Trump has turned the United States into such a disaster, the regime in China now looks good in comparison:
China fears a second wave of COVID-19 may be starting again in Wuhan, so they are testing all 11 MILLION residents. In ten days! That’s more tests than Americans have had in 4 months because @realdonaldtrump has failed to implement a national testing strategy. — Senator Jeff Merkley (@SenJeffMerkley) May 14, 2020
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We can spend all day debating the concept of American exceptionalism. But the reality is that if it does exist, it certainly hasn’t existed during the Donald Trump era. China may only be testing its own people because it doesn’t want the hassle of another outbreak, and not because it cares about its people – but at least it’s competent enough to test its people. Trump can’t or won’t even do that much.
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palmerreport--2020-05-15--Donald Trump just got stomped on

Donald Trump just got stomped on

It ’ s been several days since Donald Trump began yelling around about “ Obamagate ” and there ’ s @ @ @ @ @ – including him – who has any idea what it ’ s even supposed to @ @ @ @ @ such a joke , we ’ ve already seen variations like # YoMamaGate trending as @ @ @ @ @ for it .
Trump is also striking out thus far in his attempts at keeping @ @ @ @ @ Flynn out of prison .
Trump had Bill Barr force the DOJ to request that @ @ @ @ @ be dropped , but the judge in the case is having absolutely none of it @ @ @ @ @ whining and crying like a baby about how none of it is working for him @ @ @ @ @ all over Trump for it :

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It’s been several days since Donald Trump began yelling around about “Obamagate” and there’s still not a single person – including him – who has any idea what it’s even supposed to be. It’s such a joke, we’ve already seen variations like #YoMamaGate trending as everyone makes fun of Trump for it.
Trump is also striking out thus far in his attempts at keeping his favorite Russian asset Michael Flynn out of prison. Trump had Bill Barr force the DOJ to request that the criminal case against Flynn be dropped, but the judge in the case is having absolutely none of it.
This has left Trump whining and crying like a baby about how none of it is working for him. Congressman Eric Swalwell stomped all over Trump for it:
Time to say goodnight. See you in the morning. Do you have your blankey? https://t.co/fuRbpOxw4p — Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) May 15, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-15--Donald Trump’s campaign manager Brad Parscale has a whole new problem

Over the past two weeks , the mainstream media has put a significant amount of attention on Donald Trump ’ s campaign manager Brad Parscale , and let ’ s just say that none of it is the good kind of attention .
Now the increasingly beleaguered Parscale has a whole new problem .
We ’ ve already seen reports that Donald Trump was so angered at his internal polls , he threatened legal action against Parscale over how he was running the campaign .
We ’ ve seen report after report about Parscale allegedly paying himself obscene amounts of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on things like condos and sports cars .
There ’ s no indication that any of this is illegal , but it ’ s certainly making the Trump campaign look bad .
Now a new CBS News report accuses a company partly owned by Parscale of having taken an $ 800,000 loan from the Paycheck Protection Program , which was signed into law by Donald Trump .
Again , even if this is legal , it ’ s just a bad look .
Trump usually ends up scapegoating people who create the wrong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ matter how loyal they are to him .
We ’ ll see if Parscale lasts .

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Over the past two weeks, the mainstream media has put a significant amount of attention on Donald Trump’s campaign manager Brad Parscale, and let’s just say that none of it is the good kind of attention. Now the increasingly beleaguered Parscale has a whole new problem.
We’ve already seen reports that Donald Trump was so angered at his internal polls, he threatened legal action against Parscale over how he was running the campaign. We’ve seen report after report about Parscale allegedly paying himself obscene amounts of Trump campaign money, and blowing it on things like condos and sports cars. There’s no indication that any of this is illegal, but it’s certainly making the Trump campaign look bad.
Now a new CBS News report accuses a company partly owned by Parscale of having taken an $800,000 loan from the Paycheck Protection Program, which was signed into law by Donald Trump. Again, even if this is legal, it’s just a bad look. Trump usually ends up scapegoating people who create the wrong kind of distraction for him, no matter how loyal they are to him. We’ll see if Parscale lasts.
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palmerreport--2020-05-15--Donald Trump Jr is not well

Donald Trump Jr is not well

You ’ re Donald Trump Junior .
You know that you and your father are both going to be criminally @ @ @ @ @ he loses the election .
Your phony Ukraine scandal didn ’ t hurt frontrunner Joe @ @ @ @ @ “ Obamagate ” scandal is getting laughed at .
What do you do now ?
@ @ @ @ @ unwell as Donald Trump Jr , you double down on some wacky conspiracy theory involving @ @ @ @ @ but you get confused and you end up referring to Joe Biden as “ Joe @ @ @ @ @ didn ’ t stop there .
He went on to misspell a three letter word @ @ @ @ @ somehow gave a billion and a half dollars to the Biden family .
Okay , @ @ @ @ @ money ?
Oh right , it doesn ’ t exist .
For everything that ’ @ @ @ @ @ psychologically , he looks downright sane compared to his son Donald Trump Junior , who @ @ @ @ @ in a rubber room every day .

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You’re Donald Trump Junior. You know that you and your father are both going to be criminally indicted in New York if he loses the election. Your phony Ukraine scandal didn’t hurt frontrunner Joe Biden one bit. Your “Obamagate” scandal is getting laughed at. What do you do now?
If you’re as unwell as Donald Trump Jr, you double down on some wacky conspiracy theory involving Joe Biden and China – but you get confused and you end up referring to Joe Biden as “Joe China.” But Trump Junior didn’t stop there. He went on to misspell a three letter word, before insisting that China somehow gave a billion and a half dollars to the Biden family. Okay, so where’s the money? Oh right, it doesn’t exist.
For everything that’s wrong with Donald Trump psychologically, he looks downright sane compared to his son Donald Trump Junior, who sounds more like he belongs in a rubber room every day.
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palmerreport--2020-05-15--Rudy Giuliani is having a really bad night

It took him nearly two decades , but Rudy Giuliani has gone from “ America ’ s Mayor ” to the kind of incoherent crackpot conspiracy theorist you ’ d cross the street to get away from .
Now that Donald Trump and Bill Barr are corruptly trying to keep Michael Flynn out of prison , Rudy seems to think that the crap Trump and Barr are making up about the case is somehow real .
Rudy Giuliani posted this bizarre tweet tonight , which to be clear , represents a misunderstanding of the law : Judge Emmet Sullivan is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As a District Judge he must follow the rulings of the higher courts .
The DC Circuit has pronounced that the “ decisions to dismiss pending charges …lie squarely within the ken of prosecutorial discretion.
” What ’ s surreal is that this tweet was posted half an hour ago , and Rudy Giuliani still hasn ’ t finished it .
He simply ended with “ And… ” before apparently passing out or something .
Rudy Giuliani isn ’ t doing very well tonight .
Then again , he hasn ’ t been @ @ @ @ @ @

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It took him nearly two decades, but Rudy Giuliani has gone from “America’s Mayor” to the kind of incoherent crackpot conspiracy theorist you’d cross the street to get away from. Now that Donald Trump and Bill Barr are corruptly trying to keep Michael Flynn out of prison, Rudy seems to think that the crap Trump and Barr are making up about the case is somehow real.
Rudy Giuliani posted this bizarre tweet tonight, which to be clear, represents a misunderstanding of the law:
Judge Emmet Sullivan is no longer acting like a judge. As a District Judge he must follow the rulings of the higher courts. The DC Circuit has pronounced that the “decisions to dismiss pending charges …lie squarely within the ken of prosecutorial discretion.” And… — Rudy W. Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) May 15, 2020
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What’s surreal is that this tweet was posted half an hour ago, and Rudy Giuliani still hasn’t finished it. He simply ended with “And…” before apparently passing out or something. Rudy Giuliani isn’t doing very well tonight. Then again, he hasn’t been doing particularly well for years.
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palmerreport--2020-05-15--This doesn’t mean what Donald Trump thinks it means

“ Keyboard warriors ” are people who talk a big game on the internet but don ’ t do squat @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s intended as a pejorative term .
But don ’ t tell that @ @ @ @ @ just unwittingly insulted his own base by hurling that term at them : Thank you @ @ @ @ @ Keyboard Warriors .
You are better , and far more brilliant , than anyone on @ @ @ @ @ ) .
There is nobody like you !
Trump is right in one way , @ @ @ @ @ like his creepy , obsessive , bigoted , delusional online supporters .

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“Keyboard warriors” are people who talk a big game on the internet but don’t do squat in the real world. It’s intended as a pejorative term. But don’t tell that to Donald Trump, who just unwittingly insulted his own base by hurling that term at them:
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Thank you to all of my great Keyboard Warriors. You are better, and far more brilliant, than anyone on Madison Avenue (Ad Agencies). There is nobody like you! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 15, 2020
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Trump is right in one way, though. There is nobody like his creepy, obsessive, bigoted, delusional online supporters.
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palmerreport--2020-05-15--Donald Trump is going to hate what President Obama just did to him

President Obama has had numerous major accomplishments .
He save the country from the clutches of a depression .
He brought health care to tens of millions of Americans .
He served the country with dignity .
He broke new ground as the first black president .
When President Obama posted the most-liked tweet in history in August 2017 , which got 4.3 million tweets , that was not one of his biggest accomplishments .
Life is about so much more than a popularity contest .
But don ’ t tell that to Donald Trump , who is so insecure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are an accomplishment .
Now Obama has just stuck it to Trump again today .
Trump has spent days tweeting the word “ Obamagate ” over and over again , reducing himself to one-word tweets because he has no idea how to even describe the phony scandal he invented .
Today , President Obama decided to beat Trump at his own game by posting a one-word tweet of his own : “ Vote.
” That tweet from President Obama has just crossed the one million like threshold , a mere eight hours after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump ’ s most recent “ Obamagate ” tweet , which was posted about twenty-four hours ago but only has about one-third as many likes .
By Trump ’ s own metric , Obama just beat him soundly .

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President Obama has had numerous major accomplishments. He save the country from the clutches of a depression. He brought health care to tens of millions of Americans. He served the country with dignity. He broke new ground as the first black president.
When President Obama posted the most-liked tweet in history in August 2017, which got 4.3 million tweets, that was not one of his biggest accomplishments. Life is about so much more than a popularity contest. But don’t tell that to Donald Trump, who is so insecure and narcissistic, he thinks Twitter likes are an accomplishment. Now Obama has just stuck it to Trump again today.
Trump has spent days tweeting the word “Obamagate” over and over again, reducing himself to one-word tweets because he has no idea how to even describe the phony scandal he invented. Today, President Obama decided to beat Trump at his own game by posting a one-word tweet of his own: “Vote.”
That tweet from President Obama has just crossed the one million like threshold, a mere eight hours after he posted it. Compare this to Donald Trump’s most recent “Obamagate” tweet, which was posted about twenty-four hours ago but only has about one-third as many likes. By Trump’s own metric, Obama just beat him soundly.
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Oops!

Yesterday the Washington Post reported that the Abbott coronavirus test was widely inaccurate , with as many as half of @ @ @ @ @ testing negative for it .
We didn ’ t find that particularly surprising , as @ @ @ @ @ hyping the Abbott test for weeks – and whenever he promotes a product or business @ @ @ @ @ ’ s something very wrong with that product or business .
Now it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ FDA has just issued a warning about “ possible accuracy concerns ” with the Abbott @ @ @ @ @ .
Keep in mind that Donald Trump loosely controls the FDA , and yet it @ @ @ @ @ which suggests that the test really is just that dangerously inaccurate .
What ’ s @ @ @ @ @ White House has been relying on the Abbott test for its own employees .
This @ @ @ @ @ results means it ’ s entirely possible that , for instance , Mike Pence and @ @ @ @ @ but have been testing negative each day .
Oops .

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Yesterday the Washington Post reported that the Abbott coronavirus test was widely inaccurate, with as many as half of people who have the virus testing negative for it. We didn’t find that particularly surprising, as Donald Trump has been publicly hyping the Abbott test for weeks – and whenever he promotes a product or business, it usually means there’s something very wrong with that product or business. Now it’s gotten even worse.
The FDA has just issued a warning about “possible accuracy concerns” with the Abbott test, according to CNN. Keep in mind that Donald Trump loosely controls the FDA, and yet it still issued this warning, which suggests that the test really is just that dangerously inaccurate.
What’s remarkable is that the Trump White House has been relying on the Abbott test for its own employees. This shocking number of false negative results means it’s entirely possible that, for instance, Mike Pence and Stephen Miller actually have coronavirus but have been testing negative each day. Oops.
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palmerreport--2020-05-15--Mitch McConnell just stepped in it

Mitch McConnell just stepped in it

Mitch McConnell has survived this long as an openly corrupt politician because he ’ s always had a sense of precisely what he could and could not get away with .
But now that Donald Trump ’ s toxic unpopularity is threatening to cost McConnell the Senate , McConnell is overreaching – and it ’ s backfiring on him .
McConnell knew what he was doing when he attacked President Obama with barely veiled code words : he was looking to fire up Trump ’ s racist base .
Nothing new here .
But then McConnell signed on to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Obama administration didn ’ t leave it a pandemic playbook .
That lie isn ’ t going to work , because there are literally photos of the Obama pandemic playbook on social media .
So now Mitch McConnell has had to go on Fox News and admit he was wrong about the Obama pandemic playbook : It ’ s not clear what Mitch McConnell thinks his strategy is here .
He ’ s getting so desperate and sloppy , he ’ s attaching himself to the kinds of lies that even Fox @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him up on .

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Mitch McConnell has survived this long as an openly corrupt politician because he’s always had a sense of precisely what he could and could not get away with. But now that Donald Trump’s toxic unpopularity is threatening to cost McConnell the Senate, McConnell is overreaching – and it’s backfiring on him.
McConnell knew what he was doing when he attacked President Obama with barely veiled code words: he was looking to fire up Trump’s racist base. Nothing new here. But then McConnell signed on to the Trump regime’s false claim that the Obama administration didn’t leave it a pandemic playbook. That lie isn’t going to work, because there are literally photos of the Obama pandemic playbook on social media.
So now Mitch McConnell has had to go on Fox News and admit he was wrong about the Obama pandemic playbook:
Bret: You said that the previous administration didn’t leave a plan McConnell: I was wrong, they did leave behind a plan so I clearly made a mistake in that regard pic.twitter.com/tKAY6D5EDe — Acyn (@Acyn) May 14, 2020
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It’s not clear what Mitch McConnell thinks his strategy is here. He’s getting so desperate and sloppy, he’s attaching himself to the kinds of lies that even Fox News isn’t willing to back him up on.
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palmerreport--2020-05-15--Donald Trump just had a completely senile moment in front of the TV cameras

Donald Trump has been in a long , strange cognitive downward spiral ever since he was mysteriously taken to the hospital a few months back .
Ever since then , each of his public appearances has come off as incrementally more senile than the last .
Today Trump held a de facto campaign rally at a factory in Allentown , and he had a completely senile moment in front of the TV cameras .
Trump has spent the past week suggesting that he doesn ’ t like the idea of testing people for coronavirus , because then it means there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was he really saying that he believed someone only had coronavirus if they tested positive for it ?
As it turns out , yes , he really does believe that .
Trump said in exact word today that “ if we didn ’ t do any testing we would have have very few cases.
” There ’ s video ( if the video below won ’ t play for you , go here instead ) : There ’ s not a mentally competent person alive who believes that if you don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ means they don ’ t have it .
Mere ignorance or idiocy wouldn ’ t be enough to explain that kind of viewpoint .
This is completely senile belief on Donald Trump ’ s part .
He keeps slipping further by the day .

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Donald Trump has been in a long, strange cognitive downward spiral ever since he was mysteriously taken to the hospital a few months back. Ever since then, each of his public appearances has come off as incrementally more senile than the last. Today Trump held a de facto campaign rally at a factory in Allentown, and he had a completely senile moment in front of the TV cameras.
Trump has spent the past week suggesting that he doesn’t like the idea of testing people for coronavirus, because then it means there’s another confirmed case. But was he really saying that he believed someone only had coronavirus if they tested positive for it? As it turns out, yes, he really does believe that.
Trump said in exact word today that “if we didn’t do any testing we would have have very few cases.” There’s video (if the video below won’t play for you, go here instead):
TRUMP: "When you test, you have a case. When you test, you find something is wrong with people. If we didn't do any testing we would have very few cases." pic.twitter.com/tEX1uXQbmp — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 14, 2020
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There’s not a mentally competent person alive who believes that if you don’t test someone for a virus, it means they don’t have it. Mere ignorance or idiocy wouldn’t be enough to explain that kind of viewpoint. This is completely senile belief on Donald Trump’s part. He keeps slipping further by the day.
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palmerreport--2020-05-16--George Takei, Carl Reiner, Rita Moreno and Harry Belafonte team up to send a message to Mitch McConn

George Takei, Carl Reiner, Rita Moreno and Harry Belafonte team up to send a message to Mitch McConnell

Nancy Pelosi and the House Democrats are trying to ensure the entire nation can vote by mail in November , due to the pandemic .
Even some Republican governors are making it easier to vote by mail .
But Mitch McConnell and the Senate Republicans are opposed to voting by mail , because they ’ re afraid that making it easier to vote will cause them to lose .
Now a group of beloved senior citizens are teaming up to send McConnell a message .
George Takei , Carl Reiner , Rita Moreno and Harry Belafonte all appear in this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and at the end they urge everyone to call McConnell ’ s office about it ( if the video below doesn ’ t play on your device , go here instead ) : Mitch McConnell won ’ t want to cave on mail-in voting .
But overwhelming public pressure has already forced McConnell to cave on a financial relief package that he didn ’ t want to support .
So if we keep pressuring him , he could cave again .
At this point , with Donald Trump ’ s toxic unpopularity tying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ options .

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Nancy Pelosi and the House Democrats are trying to ensure the entire nation can vote by mail in November, due to the pandemic. Even some Republican governors are making it easier to vote by mail. But Mitch McConnell and the Senate Republicans are opposed to voting by mail, because they’re afraid that making it easier to vote will cause them to lose.
Now a group of beloved senior citizens are teaming up to send McConnell a message. George Takei, Carl Reiner, Rita Moreno and Harry Belafonte all appear in this video in support of mail-in voting, and at the end they urge everyone to call McConnell’s office about it (if the video below doesn’t play on your device, go here instead):
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It's been a pleasure working with @robreiner on this video, and an honor to feature in it living legends @carlreiner, Rita Moreno, @GeorgeTakei, & Harry Belafonte. Their quite reasonable message to Congress: "Although we're dying to vote, we'd much rather just vote, and not die!" pic.twitter.com/zexpiQoxm4 — Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) May 15, 2020
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Mitch McConnell won’t want to cave on mail-in voting. But overwhelming public pressure has already forced McConnell to cave on a financial relief package that he didn’t want to support. So if we keep pressuring him, he could cave again. At this point, with Donald Trump’s toxic unpopularity tying his hands, McConnell is short on options.
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palmerreport--2020-05-16--Axl Rose rips into Donald Trump, aligns himself with Joe Biden

Earlier this month , Guns N ’ Roses singer Axl Rose set off a firestorm when he attacked Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ Mnuchin , only for Mnuchin to fire back in hilariously inept fashion .
Rose clearly @ @ @ @ @ now he ’ s targeting Trump himself .
Axl Rose has retweeted these words from @ @ @ @ @ Trump just doesn ’ t understand : We have an economic crisis because we have @ @ @ @ @ and we have a public health crisis because he failed to act.
” This makes @ @ @ @ @ ’ t just taking a stand against Trump , he ’ s aligning himself with @ @ @

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Earlier this month, Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose set off a firestorm when he attacked Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, only for Mnuchin to fire back in hilariously inept fashion. Rose clearly won that feud, and now he’s targeting Trump himself.
Axl Rose has retweeted these words from Joe Biden: “Donald Trump just doesn’t understand: We have an economic crisis because we have a public health crisis — and we have a public health crisis because he failed to act.” This makes clear that Axl Rose isn’t just taking a stand against Trump, he’s aligning himself with Joe Biden.
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palmerreport--2020-05-15--Richard Burr just took his parting shot at Donald Trump

On Wednesday , the Feds seized the cellphone of Republican Senator Richard Burr in relation to an insider trading probe – but the Feds didn ’ t appear to be taking similar action against the other Republican Senators involved in the insider trading plot .
On Thursday Burr agreed to step aside as Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee , suggesting that the Trump regime had singled him out for prosecution specifically to try to force him out of the role .
Richard Burr is a corrupt criminal and he is guilty in this insider trading probe .
But he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Trump-Russia investigation seriously , which is likely why the Trump regime is targeting him .
Burr formally stepped down as Senate Intel Committee Chair today , but he took a parting shot in the process .
Burr submitted the fifth and final volume of the Senate Intelligence Committee ’ s Trump-Russia investigation report for declassification today , according to NBC News .
The Trump regime will fight hard to keep it from being declassified , but it ’ s a battle that Trump and his people could end up losing , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the first four volumes of the Senate Intel Committee ’ s findings didn ’ t do much of anything to sway the election when they were released , there isn ’ t necessarily any reason to believe that the fifth volume will change a lot of minds , even if it is released .
Then again , Donald Trump appears to have ousted Burr specifically to try to prevent this next report from being released , so we ’ ll see what happens .

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On Wednesday, the Feds seized the cellphone of Republican Senator Richard Burr in relation to an insider trading probe – but the Feds didn’t appear to be taking similar action against the other Republican Senators involved in the insider trading plot. On Thursday Burr agreed to step aside as Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, suggesting that the Trump regime had singled him out for prosecution specifically to try to force him out of the role.
Richard Burr is a corrupt criminal and he is guilty in this insider trading probe. But he’s also consistently taken his committee’s Trump-Russia investigation seriously, which is likely why the Trump regime is targeting him. Burr formally stepped down as Senate Intel Committee Chair today, but he took a parting shot in the process.
Burr submitted the fifth and final volume of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s Trump-Russia investigation report for declassification today, according to NBC News. The Trump regime will fight hard to keep it from being declassified, but it’s a battle that Trump and his people could end up losing, for various reasons.
When you consider that the first four volumes of the Senate Intel Committee’s findings didn’t do much of anything to sway the election when they were released, there isn’t necessarily any reason to believe that the fifth volume will change a lot of minds, even if it is released. Then again, Donald Trump appears to have ousted Burr specifically to try to prevent this next report from being released, so we’ll see what happens.
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