palmerreport--2020-01-12--Donald Trump just packed it in

Donald Trump just packed it in

We ’ ve all spent the past week watching Donald Trump ’ s cognitive abilities and mental health declining at an accelerating rate .
The guy can no longer even get through a brief scripted speech without mangling every third word , confessing to weird ( scandalous ) things like Saudi bribes , and confessing to weird ( nonsensical ) things like how his entire paycheck is going to drugs .
The trouble for Donald Trump and his handlers right now is that they can ’ t win no matter how they play this right now .
Each time Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more incompetently , and raises more questions about what ’ s wrong with him .
But if his handlers work too hard to hide him from the public , it raises questions about what ’ s being hidden .
So it ’ s notable that at 10:35 this morning , the Trump White House announced a full lid on press coverage .
This meant that Trump was effectively being shut down for the rest of the day .
No official business .
No meetings .
No public appearances .
Nothing worth covering .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But Trump ’ s handlers decided at the beginning of the day to have him pack it in .
Of course Donald Trump has still spent all day tweeting nonsense .
But everyone expects his tweets to be deranged , incoherent , and mentally incompetent .
Twitter is the one place where expectations are so low for him , he really can ’ t lower the bar any further .
So perhaps his handlers have simply decided that hiding him from the public and letting him tweet gibberish all day is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rapidly worsening condition .

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We’ve all spent the past week watching Donald Trump’s cognitive abilities and mental health declining at an accelerating rate. The guy can no longer even get through a brief scripted speech without mangling every third word, confessing to weird (scandalous) things like Saudi bribes, and confessing to weird (nonsensical) things like how his entire paycheck is going to drugs.
The trouble for Donald Trump and his handlers right now is that they can’t win no matter how they play this right now. Each time Trump makes a public appearance, he behaves more incompetently, and raises more questions about what’s wrong with him. But if his handlers work too hard to hide him from the public, it raises questions about what’s being hidden.
So it’s notable that at 10:35 this morning, the Trump White House announced a full lid on press coverage. This meant that Trump was effectively being shut down for the rest of the day. No official business. No meetings. No public appearances. Nothing worth covering. Yes, it’s a Sunday. But Trump’s handlers decided at the beginning of the day to have him pack it in.
Of course Donald Trump has still spent all day tweeting nonsense. But everyone expects his tweets to be deranged, incoherent, and mentally incompetent. Twitter is the one place where expectations are so low for him, he really can’t lower the bar any further. So perhaps his handlers have simply decided that hiding him from the public and letting him tweet gibberish all day is the best strategy for trying to hide his rapidly worsening condition.
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palmerreport--2020-01-12--Donald Trump is cornered

Donald Trump is cornered

“ Well I think you have to for the sake of the office , ” is a thought I never thought I ’ d hear uttered from Donald Trump .
Interest in preserving the office , at least until now , appears to have been somewhere even below “ decency ” and “ empathy ” on Trump ’ s list of things to have while president .
His whole campaign was practically about touting all the ways in which he would turn the presidency upside-down .
Now , however , Trump feels cornered , and like a feral racoon having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dad in the garage , Trump is ready to do anything to survive — even if it means doing his job .
What I ’ m referring to is this : Trump went on Fox News on Friday and hinted that he would invoke executive privilege to stop former National Security Advisor John Bolton from testifying to the Senate .
Reverting to type , Trump ( 1 ) lied about being “ okay ” with Bolton testifying , and ( 2 ) immediately gave a stupid answer as to why he absolutely can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ for the sake of the office.
” Sure .
To be fair , invoking executive privilege like this would not be something new .
And I don ’ t mean that it wouldn ’ t be new for Trump — Presidents Obama and Bush ( Dubya ) are on the record as having invoked executive privilege like this ; indeed tactfully doing so is part of the job .
The idea , or rather the argument that the administrations tend to use , is simple : privileged information the president touches and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advisors and close associates , and thus because the president can keep quiet about this sort of information , so must those who are sufficiently close to him and it .
Invoking it is hypocritical and it shows his desperation to prevent Bolton from testifying .
It ’ s unclear whether Bolton actually has useful information beyond what his subordinates have already testified to , but of course Trump trying to stop him sure makes it seem like he does .
As tensions further ratchet between Republican senators and Trump , especially in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s seeming more and more likely that at least some of them might join Senate Democrats in a vote to get Bolton on the stand .
It ’ s getting close enough to election day that some Republican senators need to seriously think about what will get them reelected and not what will save Trump .

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“Well I think you have to for the sake of the office,” is a thought I never thought I’d hear uttered from Donald Trump. Interest in preserving the office, at least until now, appears to have been somewhere even below “decency” and “empathy” on Trump’s list of things to have while president. His whole campaign was practically about touting all the ways in which he would turn the presidency upside-down.
Now, however, Trump feels cornered, and like a feral racoon having a standoff with an angry broom-wielding soccer dad in the garage, Trump is ready to do anything to survive — even if it means doing his job.
What I’m referring to is this: Trump went on Fox News on Friday and hinted that he would invoke executive privilege to stop former National Security Advisor John Bolton from testifying to the Senate. Reverting to type, Trump (1) lied about being “okay” with Bolton testifying, and (2) immediately gave a stupid answer as to why he absolutely can’t let Bolton testify, namely “for the sake of the office.” Sure.
To be fair, invoking executive privilege like this would not be something new. And I don’t mean that it wouldn’t be new for Trump — Presidents Obama and Bush (Dubya) are on the record as having invoked executive privilege like this; indeed tactfully doing so is part of the job. The idea, or rather the argument that the administrations tend to use, is simple: privileged information the president touches and deals with often spills over into his advisors and close associates, and thus because the president can keep quiet about this sort of information, so must those who are sufficiently close to him and it.
Invoking it is hypocritical and it shows his desperation to prevent Bolton from testifying. It’s unclear whether Bolton actually has useful information beyond what his subordinates have already testified to, but of course Trump trying to stop him sure makes it seem like he does. As tensions further ratchet between Republican senators and Trump, especially in light of the Iran crisis, it’s seeming more and more likely that at least some of them might join Senate Democrats in a vote to get Bolton on the stand. It’s getting close enough to election day that some Republican senators need to seriously think about what will get them reelected and not what will save Trump.
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palmerreport--2020-01-12--The tyranny of certainty

The tyranny of certainty

Frank Schaeffer may be the world ’ s leading expert on the corruption behind the movement known as the Religious Right .
He was raised as a significant member of its founding culture in the 60s and 70s but saw the light and renounced it .
Scion of the movement ’ s founder Francis Schaeffer , the New York Times described him as “ a traitorous prince to an evangelical royal family.
” Today Schaeffer , 67 , fulminates against the Religious Right ’ s hypocrisy and its corrupt agenda , an agenda that was first enunciated by his father @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] in the grip of fanatical right wing white nationalist evangelicals , ” Schaeffer says , “ who have taken over the Republican Party and have people like William Barr as the attorney general … pushing for a theocracy , the same theocracy my father Francis Schaeffer pushed for in his last book ‘ A Christian Manifesto.
’ ” The great danger of his father ’ s book , Schaeffer warns , is that it calls for “ the violent overthrow of the United States government if all democratic means fail to overturn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rarely mention abortion these days , and have become cynical and overt enough to grab power for its own sake out in the open , Roe v Wade remains a compelling rallying cry that gets hauled out and cynically dusted off whenever it ’ s needed .
It ’ s a brilliant strategy that few Republicans at the top actually believe in any longer .
After all , powerful , cheating Republicans use abortion as their principal go to strategy when their girlfriends and mistresses become pregnant .
But it makes for great @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gender control , and naysayers run the very real risk of appearing unsympathetic or even callous .
Fascinatingly , the Religious Right has managed to sneak abortion past the Bible fundamentalists , who usually require strong Biblical authority for their most important tenets .
The Bible says nothing on abortion ( or next to nothing , depending on whose interpretation you believe ) and yet abortion has become the single most important issue to keep the lower echelons in line , and Roe v Wade their number one judicial enemy .
The root @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of their adherents to believe anything , no matter how evil it may be , comes from what we might call the tyranny of certainty .
After all , if God says a thing is so and you believe it , you become certain of it , and then there is no longer any room for discussion and you ’ re free to be as tyrannical as you need to .
This may explain how millions of people can follow a clown like the Trump-thing .
Religion ultimately always leads to this kind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has no place in civil authority and government , ” as Schaeffer puts it .
“ Be warned , ” Schaeffer says , “ we talk about religious freedom and , oh , we are so delicate and we ’ re so afraid to criticize religions , we ’ re going to be called islamophobe , or antichristian or antimuslim … [ but ] there is a move across the planet now to simplistic stupid answers founded within religions that – and I ’ m sorry to say it and this where I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They are not true .
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Frank Schaeffer may be the world’s leading expert on the corruption behind the movement known as the Religious Right. He was raised as a significant member of its founding culture in the 60s and 70s but saw the light and renounced it. Scion of the movement’s founder Francis Schaeffer, the New York Times described him as “a traitorous prince to an evangelical royal family.” Today Schaeffer, 67, fulminates against the Religious Right’s hypocrisy and its corrupt agenda, an agenda that was first enunciated by his father.
“The United States [is] in the grip of fanatical right wing white nationalist evangelicals,” Schaeffer says, “who have taken over the Republican Party and have people like William Barr as the attorney general … pushing for a theocracy, the same theocracy my father Francis Schaeffer pushed for in his last book ‘A Christian Manifesto.’” The great danger of his father’s book, Schaeffer warns, is that it calls for “the violent overthrow of the United States government if all democratic means fail to overturn Roe v Wade.”
While most Republicans rarely mention abortion these days, and have become cynical and overt enough to grab power for its own sake out in the open, Roe v Wade remains a compelling rallying cry that gets hauled out and cynically dusted off whenever it’s needed. It’s a brilliant strategy that few Republicans at the top actually believe in any longer. After all, powerful, cheating Republicans use abortion as their principal go to strategy when their girlfriends and mistresses become pregnant. But it makes for great tawdry virtue-signaling and a useful form of gender control, and naysayers run the very real risk of appearing unsympathetic or even callous.
Fascinatingly, the Religious Right has managed to sneak abortion past the Bible fundamentalists, who usually require strong Biblical authority for their most important tenets. The Bible says nothing on abortion (or next to nothing, depending on whose interpretation you believe) and yet abortion has become the single most important issue to keep the lower echelons in line, and Roe v Wade their number one judicial enemy.
The root of this fanaticism and the bizarre capacity of their adherents to believe anything, no matter how evil it may be, comes from what we might call the tyranny of certainty. After all, if God says a thing is so and you believe it, you become certain of it, and then there is no longer any room for discussion and you’re free to be as tyrannical as you need to. This may explain how millions of people can follow a clown like the Trump-thing. Religion ultimately always leads to this kind of tyranny, and therefore “Religion has no place in civil authority and government,” as Schaeffer puts it.
“Be warned,” Schaeffer says, “we talk about religious freedom and, oh, we are so delicate and we’re so afraid to criticize religions, we’re going to be called islamophobe, or antichristian or antimuslim … [but] there is a move across the planet now to simplistic stupid answers founded within religions that – and I’m sorry to say it and this where I will offend people – are mythology. They are not true.”
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palmerreport--2020-01-12--Rudy Giuliani has completely berserk meltdown on live national television

Just when you think that Rudy Giuliani can not find a way to even further demonstrate the insanity of himself and his client , Rudy finds a new way .
Giuliani , who went on a mission to Ukraine to manufacture fake dirt on the Bidens and promised explosive information , was dismissed by Lindsey Graham as needing to have his information vetted .
For Graham to be so dismissive tells us all we need to know .
Now Giuliani is spreading more manure , this time on “ Judge ” Jeanine ’ s show .
Giuliani claimed on Saturday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iraq , in Iran , and in China .
He spoke of a RICO crime chart with Biden at the center .
No evidence , no information , nothing , but the Cult 45 fools will eat this up .
Rudy also went on to say that the Supreme Court should declare impeachment unconstitutional .
One minor problem for the G-Man , who used to be respected for his legal analysis : impeachment is specifically set forth in the Constitution , and assigns the responsibility of each chamber of Congress and the process @ @ @ @ @ @ @ requires no actual criminal conduct , and is instead a political process .
In addition , Rudy stated to Jeanine , “ The Chief Justice has the power to dismiss the impeachment case.
” Yeah , that is not how this works .
The Chief Justice has no power to do any such thing and , in the 1990s , the Supreme Court expressly stated that when it comes to the process , the Court would not get involved , as impeachment is indeed a political matter .
We appear to be living @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gotham , with Rudy appearing as a delusional Joker .
Notice though that “ Judge Jeanine ” might be the only willing participant at the moment in Rudy ’ s delusional act – just not the kind of judge who can help him .

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Just when you think that Rudy Giuliani cannot find a way to even further demonstrate the insanity of himself and his client, Rudy finds a new way. Giuliani, who went on a mission to Ukraine to manufacture fake dirt on the Bidens and promised explosive information, was dismissed by Lindsey Graham as needing to have his information vetted. For Graham to be so dismissive tells us all we need to know.
Now Giuliani is spreading more manure, this time on “Judge” Jeanine’s show. Giuliani claimed on Saturday night that Joe Biden made money in Iraq, in Iran, and in China. He spoke of a RICO crime chart with Biden at the center. No evidence, no information, nothing, but the Cult 45 fools will eat this up.
Rudy also went on to say that the Supreme Court should declare impeachment unconstitutional. One minor problem for the G-Man, who used to be respected for his legal analysis: impeachment is specifically set forth in the Constitution, and assigns the responsibility of each chamber of Congress and the process that is to take place. Impeachment requires no actual criminal conduct, and is instead a political process.
In addition, Rudy stated to Jeanine, “The Chief Justice has the power to dismiss the impeachment case.” Yeah, that is not how this works. The Chief Justice has no power to do any such thing and, in the 1990s, the Supreme Court expressly stated that when it comes to the process, the Court would not get involved, as impeachment is indeed a political matter. We appear to be living in a world of Batman’s Gotham, with Rudy appearing as a delusional Joker. Notice though that “Judge Jeanine” might be the only willing participant at the moment in Rudy’s delusional act – just not the kind of judge who can help him.
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palmerreport--2020-01-12--It’s time for Trump to quit while he’s behind

Shortly after Donald Trump concluded his first summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un in Singapore in 2018 , the dotard proudly yet inaccurately tweeted : “ There is no longer a nuclear threat from North Korea.
” Ever since that bizarre declaration , Trump has been pointing to his starry-eyed bromance with Kim as the reason North Korea will decide to give up its nuclear ambitions .
Not only has Trump ’ s plan not worked out , but North Korea just made clear that it never will .
In February 2019 , before Donald Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hanoi , Fox News ’ Chris Wallace asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to explain what Trump meant when he said that he and Kim “ fell in love ” following the Singapore summit .
Pompeo condescendingly explained , “ Relationships matter , Chris .
They affect everything in our lives , whether it ’ s grand strategy in denuclearization or simpler things .
Relationships absolutely matter ; it ’ s important that the true leaders are able to effectively communicate.
” He then flatly denied that Trump ever tweeted that the nuclear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Relationships do matter , but not quite as much as Trump would like to think .
This week , Trump again tried to charm Kim into submission by sending him a birthday greeting .
Not only did Kim not fall for it , but North Korea responded with a strong statement today lambasting Trump for his naiveté .
Foreign Ministry Adviser Kim Kye Gwan said , “ We have been deceived by the U.S. , being caught in the dialogue with it for over one year and a half , and that was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then dismissed Trump ’ s pathetic approach to foreign policy in a single sentence : “ Although Chairman Kim Jong Un has good personal feelings about President Trump , they are , in the true sense of the word , ‘ personal.
’ ” If Trump truly cares about world peace and negotiating effectively with North Korea , he should cut out the childish boyfriend routine and start considering the advice that the many experts in our country have to offer .
Better yet , Trump should just quit while he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on more ridiculous love letters to Kim , Trump can put his pen to better use by signing his own resignation letter without further delay .

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Shortly after Donald Trump concluded his first summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un in Singapore in 2018, the dotard proudly yet inaccurately tweeted: “There is no longer a nuclear threat from North Korea.” Ever since that bizarre declaration, Trump has been pointing to his starry-eyed bromance with Kim as the reason North Korea will decide to give up its nuclear ambitions. Not only has Trump’s plan not worked out, but North Korea just made clear that it never will.
In February 2019, before Donald Trump’s second summit with Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, Fox News’ Chris Wallace asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to explain what Trump meant when he said that he and Kim “fell in love” following the Singapore summit. Pompeo condescendingly explained, “Relationships matter, Chris. They affect everything in our lives, whether it’s grand strategy in denuclearization or simpler things. Relationships absolutely matter; it’s important that the true leaders are able to effectively communicate.” He then flatly denied that Trump ever tweeted that the nuclear threat from North Korea had ended.
Relationships do matter, but not quite as much as Trump would like to think. This week, Trump again tried to charm Kim into submission by sending him a birthday greeting. Not only did Kim not fall for it, but North Korea responded with a strong statement today lambasting Trump for his naiveté. Foreign Ministry Adviser Kim Kye Gwan said, “We have been deceived by the U.S., being caught in the dialogue with it for over one year and a half, and that was the lost time for us.” He then dismissed Trump’s pathetic approach to foreign policy in a single sentence: “Although Chairman Kim Jong Un has good personal feelings about President Trump, they are, in the true sense of the word, ‘personal.’”
If Trump truly cares about world peace and negotiating effectively with North Korea, he should cut out the childish boyfriend routine and start considering the advice that the many experts in our country have to offer. Better yet, Trump should just quit while he’s behind. Rather than write his name on more ridiculous love letters to Kim, Trump can put his pen to better use by signing his own resignation letter without further delay.
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palmerreport--2020-01-12--Falling apart at the seams

Falling apart at the seams

Donald Trump wants you to know that he took a billion dollar bribe from Saudi Arabia .
He also wants you to know that he ’ s not happy with the latest fake poll numbers he ’ s made up .
And he wants you to know that his entire paycheck goes to drugs .
Donald Trump is falling apart at the seams , of his own accord , just as quickly as any of his adversaries can dismantle him .
If this were a movie , we ’ d be wondering why the screenwriters decided to have the main @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reached its end .
Trump is unraveling so severely , his own Republican allies in the House and Senate are now trying to hedge their bets by lashing out at his briefings and voting to take his war powers away .
After all , they ’ re afraid he ’ s going to implode so badly , he ’ s going to end up taking them down with him .
So now what ?
No one knows for sure .
With the rate at which Donald Trump now appears to be tattling on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into very real scandals for him .
And yet the mainstream media still isn ’ t fully willing to acknowledge that Trump ’ s cognitive abilities are disappearing before everyone ’ s eyes .
How much longer before Trump ’ s mental decline becomes the story ?

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Donald Trump wants you to know that he took a billion dollar bribe from Saudi Arabia. He also wants you to know that he’s not happy with the latest fake poll numbers he’s made up. And he wants you to know that his entire paycheck goes to drugs.
Donald Trump is falling apart at the seams, of his own accord, just as quickly as any of his adversaries can dismantle him. If this were a movie, we’d be wondering why the screenwriters decided to have the main villain self destruct before the film even reached its end. Trump is unraveling so severely, his own Republican allies in the House and Senate are now trying to hedge their bets by lashing out at his briefings and voting to take his war powers away. After all, they’re afraid he’s going to implode so badly, he’s going to end up taking them down with him.
So now what? No one knows for sure. With the rate at which Donald Trump now appears to be tattling on himself, his slip-ups could swiftly turn into very real scandals for him. And yet the mainstream media still isn’t fully willing to acknowledge that Trump’s cognitive abilities are disappearing before everyone’s eyes. How much longer before Trump’s mental decline becomes the story?
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palmerreport--2020-01-13--Oh come on, Donald Trump

Oh come on, Donald Trump

Donald Trump and his regime routinely tweet things that are untrue , fake , stupid , idiotic , ignorant , and incoherent .
This past week alone Trump has lied about a supposed imminent plot to blow up either one or four U.S. embassies , which was a major ( and impeachable ) lie .
But the Trump regime likes to remind us from time to time that when it comes to lying , there ’ s no lie too small .
For instance , check out what the White House tweeted on Sunday night : Here ’ s the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ snowing at the White House .
At the time this photo was tweeted , the weather report said it was 51 degrees with clear skies in Washington DC .
This photograph is either from years past , or it ’ s a photoshopped fake .
This is one of the Trump regime ’ s most bizarre lies yet .
So what gives ?
Maybe it ’ s just the usual random gross incompetence from the Trump White House .
Or maybe Trump and his goons are trying to gaslight us by pretending it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , on a day when the high winter temperatures in the northeast are an alarming reminder that climate change is severely out of control – even as the Trump regime continues to pretend climate change doesn ’ t exist .
In any case , with all of Donald Trump ’ s sniffing this week , this photo makes it look like someone simply got into his coke stash .

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Donald Trump and his regime routinely tweet things that are untrue, fake, stupid, idiotic, ignorant, and incoherent. This past week alone Trump has lied about a supposed imminent plot to blow up either one or four U.S. embassies, which was a major (and impeachable) lie. But the Trump regime likes to remind us from time to time that when it comes to lying, there’s no lie too small. For instance, check out what the White House tweeted on Sunday night:
Here’s the thing: it’s definitely not snowing at the White House. At the time this photo was tweeted, the weather report said it was 51 degrees with clear skies in Washington DC. This photograph is either from years past, or it’s a photoshopped fake. This is one of the Trump regime’s most bizarre lies yet. So what gives?
Maybe it’s just the usual random gross incompetence from the Trump White House. Or maybe Trump and his goons are trying to gaslight us by pretending it’s snowing at the White House, on a day when the high winter temperatures in the northeast are an alarming reminder that climate change is severely out of control – even as the Trump regime continues to pretend climate change doesn’t exist. In any case, with all of Donald Trump’s sniffing this week, this photo makes it look like someone simply got into his coke stash.
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palmerreport--2020-01-13--Nancy Pelosi strikes back

Nancy Pelosi strikes back

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is still holding all the cards when it comes to impeachment .
In case Donald Trump ’ s panicked meltdown about his Senate impeachment trial and Mitch McConnell ’ s ever-changing narrative about the trial aren ’ t enough evidence that Pelosi is the only one with any leverage here , Pelosi herself decided to remind everyone today of how things really stand .
Nancy Pelosi appeared on ABC This Week this morning , amid growing buzz that she ’ s preparing to send the articles of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if she ’ ll consider subpoenaing witnesses like John Bolton herself , if the Senate fails to call the witnesses .
Her response : “ we ’ ll see what they do.
” She was asked if she ’ s going to impeach Trump again on new charges .
Her answer : “ Let ’ s just see what the Senate does.
” In other words , Mitch McConnell now has to take his best guess about what kind of Senate impeachment trial might end up being the least damaging to Republican Senators @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what Nancy Pelosi might do in response .
Pelosi gets to wait until McConnell commits himself to a certain path with the trial , and then she gets to respond in any way she wants .
It ’ s easy to see why Nancy Pelosi is the one with the leverage on impeachment .
She still has to play her cards right – but at least she has cards to play .
Mitch McConnell is increasingly boxed in , and at this point Donald Trump is just a pawn in all of this @

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is still holding all the cards when it comes to impeachment. In case Donald Trump’s panicked meltdown about his Senate impeachment trial and Mitch McConnell’s ever-changing narrative about the trial aren’t enough evidence that Pelosi is the only one with any leverage here, Pelosi herself decided to remind everyone today of how things really stand.
Nancy Pelosi appeared on ABC This Week this morning, amid growing buzz that she’s preparing to send the articles of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate this upcoming week. She was asked if she’ll consider subpoenaing witnesses like John Bolton herself, if the Senate fails to call the witnesses. Her response: “we’ll see what they do.” She was asked if she’s going to impeach Trump again on new charges. Her answer: “Let’s just see what the Senate does.”
In other words, Mitch McConnell now has to take his best guess about what kind of Senate impeachment trial might end up being the least damaging to Republican Senators’ chances in 2020, without knowing what Nancy Pelosi might do in response. Pelosi gets to wait until McConnell commits himself to a certain path with the trial, and then she gets to respond in any way she wants.
It’s easy to see why Nancy Pelosi is the one with the leverage on impeachment. She still has to play her cards right – but at least she has cards to play. Mitch McConnell is increasingly boxed in, and at this point Donald Trump is just a pawn in all of this.
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palmerreport--2020-01-13--Buckle up for a truly crazy week

Buckle up for a truly crazy week

This week is going to be epic .
The cracks in the GOP are going to widen into crevasses and we predict several GOP Senators will fall into them .
Watch who ’ s making the wildest defenses of Trump and you may find these are the ones who are the most compromised .
Nancy Pelosi isn ’ t lying when she says all roads lead to Russia because she knows a lot more than we do , and we predict by the end of this impeachment , we ’ re going to know a lot more too .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mind on Twitter .
He isn ’ t worried at all about his legacy or his “ good name ” because none of that is important to a narcissist .
Narcissists believe they are never going to die because they can ’ t imagine a world without themselves in it and the only good name they care about is maintained in the bubble around them .
But what is important to them is fighting off narcissistic injury in the here and now .
Prison is what Trump is afraid of and he knows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Russia has been involved in the GOP now for years and we ’ re going to start seeing revelations of this by the day .
Don ’ t be surprised if there are more Republican “ retirements ” and don ’ t be surprised if there is a sudden waterfall of flippers .
The first ones to flip get the best deals , so it has a domino effect .
We suspect this weekend there was a lot of soul searching and a lot of fear .
Even if Mitch McConnell is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ witnesses , questions are starting to be asked , uncomfortable questions , and in dark corners that were never meant to see the light of day .
The questions won ’ t end with the impeachment and the GOP knows this .
Trump is merely a symptom of the rot within the party but because he ’ s so stupid and corrupt , he ’ s placed scrutiny on all of them now .
It is not survivable .
It would be funny if it weren ’ t so tragic for all of @ @

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This week is going to be epic. The cracks in the GOP are going to widen into crevasses and we predict several GOP Senators will fall into them. Watch who’s making the wildest defenses of Trump and you may find these are the ones who are the most compromised. Nancy Pelosi isn’t lying when she says all roads lead to Russia because she knows a lot more than we do, and we predict by the end of this impeachment, we’re going to know a lot more too.
In the meantime, Trump is losing his mind on Twitter. He isn’t worried at all about his legacy or his “good name” because none of that is important to a narcissist. Narcissists believe they are never going to die because they can’t imagine a world without themselves in it and the only good name they care about is maintained in the bubble around them. But what is important to them is fighting off narcissistic injury in the here and now. Prison is what Trump is afraid of and he knows it is looming.
Russia, Russia, Russia has been involved in the GOP now for years and we’re going to start seeing revelations of this by the day. Don’t be surprised if there are more Republican “retirements” and don’t be surprised if there is a sudden waterfall of flippers. The first ones to flip get the best deals, so it has a domino effect. We suspect this weekend there was a lot of soul searching and a lot of fear.
Even if Mitch McConnell is somewhat successful in blocking a lot of witnesses, questions are starting to be asked, uncomfortable questions, and in dark corners that were never meant to see the light of day. The questions won’t end with the impeachment and the GOP knows this. Trump is merely a symptom of the rot within the party but because he’s so stupid and corrupt, he’s placed scrutiny on all of them now. It is not survivable. It would be funny if it weren’t so tragic for all of us.
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palmerreport--2020-01-13--Donald Trump just tipped off how afraid he is of his Senate impeachment trial

We already know that Donald Trump is petrified of a legitimate Senate impeachment trial , complete with witnesses testifying about his crimes .
It ’ s not difficult to understand why , as the likes of John Bolton could finish off what ’ s left of his failing presidency .
Now Trump is giving away that he ’ s afraid of something else : having a trial at all .
Check out this surreal new Trump tweet : Many believe that by the Senate giving credence to a trial based on the no evidence , no crime , read the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hoax , rather than an outright dismissal , it gives the partisan Democrat Witch Hunt credibility that it otherwise does not have .
I agree !
He ’ s not demanding that his Senate impeachment trial have no witnesses .
He ’ s demanding that the trial not take place at all .
He wants the Senate to summarily dismiss the charges , as opposed to a trial .
To be clear , this won ’ t happen .
It would look so bad , moderate voters would end up punishing Republican Senators @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t stupid enough to make such an obvious mistake .
But the real revelation here is that Donald Trump is afraid of a Senate trial taking place at all .
The only reason for Trump to fear a trial is if he thinks it could end up spiraling out of control , which is to say that once the trial becomes a reality , some GOP Senators could panic and start calling for witnesses , or something along those lines .
Keep an eye on this , because Trump really seems to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ once the Senate trial can of worms is opened .

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We already know that Donald Trump is petrified of a legitimate Senate impeachment trial, complete with witnesses testifying about his crimes. It’s not difficult to understand why, as the likes of John Bolton could finish off what’s left of his failing presidency. Now Trump is giving away that he’s afraid of something else: having a trial at all. Check out this surreal new Trump tweet:
Many believe that by the Senate giving credence to a trial based on the no evidence, no crime, read the transcripts, “no pressure” Impeachment Hoax, rather than an outright dismissal, it gives the partisan Democrat Witch Hunt credibility that it otherwise does not have. I agree!
He’s not demanding that his Senate impeachment trial have no witnesses. He’s demanding that the trial not take place at all. He wants the Senate to summarily dismiss the charges, as opposed to a trial. To be clear, this won’t happen. It would look so bad, moderate voters would end up punishing Republican Senators in 2020, and Mitch McConnell isn’t stupid enough to make such an obvious mistake.
But the real revelation here is that Donald Trump is afraid of a Senate trial taking place at all. The only reason for Trump to fear a trial is if he thinks it could end up spiraling out of control, which is to say that once the trial becomes a reality, some GOP Senators could panic and start calling for witnesses, or something along those lines. Keep an eye on this, because Trump really seems to be worried about what’ll happen once the Senate trial can of worms is opened.
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MADMAN

“ Deterrence , ” as Dr. Strangelove explains it , “ is the art of creating in the mind of the enemy the fear to attack.
” Dr. Strangelove ’ s real life avatar , Henry Kissinger , would agree , as would Kissinger ’ s hero Nicollo Machiavelli , who said that sometimes it is “ a very wise thing to simulate madness.
” However you frame it , and I choose to utilize Richard Nixon ’ s name for it , “ the Madman Theory , ” it is a dangerous political strategy .
The theory goes that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and so unpredictable and so paranoid that other major world powers are afraid to anger him .
It ’ s dangerous because a powder keg world is never safe for long , and sooner or later some other power may make a fatal mistake from nothing more than jittery nerves .
So don ’ t try this at home .
In the final analysis it may or may not have worked for Richard Nixon .
Certainly Ho Chi Minh didn ’ t think enough of it to end the Vietnam war between Nixon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Ho ’ s death eight months later .
Nor is it clear what effect it had on the next crop of Vietcong or Leonid Brezhnev or Mao Zedong .
But for those of us who were alive at the time , the Cold War had its scariest beginnings in the Nixon years , and I don ’ t recall deriving any comfort from the knowledge that Nixon was a known paranoid .
It is against the backdrop of the angst created by America ’ s greatest madman , the Trump-thing , that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Teheran ’ s Ayatollah Khomeini International airport .
What was almost certainly a mistake triggered by jittery nerves and incompetence led to the grave tragedy .
Demonstrators in Iran have risen up and demanded the resignation of senior leaders .
The regime in Tehran is walking a very careful line between its own unpopularity , its need for face-saving martial language about the death of Qasem Soleimani and its fear of what the madman Trump-thing will do next .
Some hapless minor officer in the IRGC ( or whoever it may have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the crew and passengers of Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 are the current casualties of the madness of the Trump-thing .
A terrible price so far , but similar prices have been paid at other times and will be paid again .
Say what you will about the Madman Theory , expect much to be lost and little or nothing to be gained when a monster like the Trump-thing is allowed to remain in charge .

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“Deterrence,” as Dr. Strangelove explains it, “is the art of creating in the mind of the enemy the fear to attack.” Dr. Strangelove’s real life avatar, Henry Kissinger, would agree, as would Kissinger’s hero Nicollo Machiavelli, who said that sometimes it is “a very wise thing to simulate madness.” However you frame it, and I choose to utilize Richard Nixon’s name for it, “the Madman Theory,” it is a dangerous political strategy. The theory goes that a leader cultivates a reputation so extreme and so unpredictable and so paranoid that other major world powers are afraid to anger him. It’s dangerous because a powder keg world is never safe for long, and sooner or later some other power may make a fatal mistake from nothing more than jittery nerves. So don’t try this at home.
In the final analysis it may or may not have worked for Richard Nixon. Certainly Ho Chi Minh didn’t think enough of it to end the Vietnam war between Nixon taking office in January, 1969, and Ho’s death eight months later. Nor is it clear what effect it had on the next crop of Vietcong or Leonid Brezhnev or Mao Zedong. But for those of us who were alive at the time, the Cold War had its scariest beginnings in the Nixon years, and I don’t recall deriving any comfort from the knowledge that Nixon was a known paranoid.
It is against the backdrop of the angst created by America’s greatest madman, the Trump-thing, that Iran accidentally shot down a jet departing Teheran’s Ayatollah Khomeini International airport. What was almost certainly a mistake triggered by jittery nerves and incompetence led to the grave tragedy. Demonstrators in Iran have risen up and demanded the resignation of senior leaders. The regime in Tehran is walking a very careful line between its own unpopularity, its need for face-saving martial language about the death of Qasem Soleimani and its fear of what the madman Trump-thing will do next.
Some hapless minor officer in the IRGC (or whoever it may have been who accidentally shot the plane down) and the crew and passengers of Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 are the current casualties of the madness of the Trump-thing. A terrible price so far, but similar prices have been paid at other times and will be paid again. Say what you will about the Madman Theory, expect much to be lost and little or nothing to be gained when a monster like the Trump-thing is allowed to remain in charge.
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WHAT A DISASTER

This week , we will likely see the transfer of the Articles of Impeachment from the House to the Senate and the beginning of the next phase of the impeachment process .
Meanwhile , Donald Trump is going to continue conducting U.S. foreign policy in a breathtakingly haphazard fashion and with no discernible long-term strategy .
There is , however , one unifying feature underlying virtually all of Trump ’ s policy decisions , both foreign and domestic : they are purely transactional and venal .
And the former real estate mogul is not exactly shy about admitting this in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to ask all foreign troops to leave the country in the wake of the assassination of Qassem Soleimani on Iraqi soil by the U.S. military , Donald Trump did not speak up to talk about the importance of a continued presence of American and allied troops in the fight against Daesh .
Rather , he complained about an investment that could be lost in case the U.S. should have to leave Iraq : “ We have a very extraordinarily expensive air base that ’ s there .
It cost billions of dollars to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leaving unless they pay us back for it.
” Then he proceeded to threaten the country with sanctions in case the Iraqi caretaker Prime Minister decides to follow the request made by the parliament .
During an interview on Fox News last Friday , the man who had campaigned on the promise of “ bringing the troops back home ” then talked about sending more U.S. soldiers to Saudi Arabia .
The reason ?
“ They ’ re paying us .
They ’ ve already deposited $ 1 billion in the bank.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the deployment of young Americans on foreign soil , did not go down well with the general public , regardless of political affiliation .
“ He sells troops , ” tweeted Justin Amash ( I-Mich. ) who until recently was a Republican .
And actor and political writer Brian Tyler Cohen commented , saying that “ The US military is now a mercenary army for the country that sent the majority of hijackers to do 9/11.
” Also , Donald Trump ’ s revelation that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia had already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bank ” raised a lot of questions about which bank exactly he was talking about and whether this was a reference to the U.S. Treasury ( where the money should go ) or Mr. Trump ’ s deep pockets ( where the money should most definitely not go ) .
In the same interview , Trump also bragged to Laura Ingraham about having badgered South Korea into paying for the presence of U.S. troops in a style that is clearly reminiscent of a New York wise guy doing some good , old-fashioned racketeering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 500 million … I said , ‘ You got ta help us along .
We have 32,000 soldiers in South Korea protecting you from North Korea .
You ’ ve got ta pay.
’ ” This clearly shows that he still has not understood the vital importance of an American presence in the region – a lesson his military and strategic advisers have been trying to instill into him from the beginning of his presidency , obviously without success .
In a speech he gave in 1910 , Franklin D. Roosevelt said the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you who is the real menace in American political life—not the king ; he does not exist and never will ; not the dictator , but the boss ; the man who does by manipulation , by intrigue , by alliance with crooked judges , by crooked business men , by the assessment of judges , in every way that is contrary to the principles of good citizenship , the man who by doing all that gets enormous political power and exercises it as he chooses , that man is a menace.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ FDR was envisioning in his speech .
He needs to be removed from the presidency , either through impeachment or at the ballot box .

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This week, we will likely see the transfer of the Articles of Impeachment from the House to the Senate and the beginning of the next phase of the impeachment process. Meanwhile, Donald Trump is going to continue conducting U.S. foreign policy in a breathtakingly haphazard fashion and with no discernible long-term strategy. There is, however, one unifying feature underlying virtually all of Trump’s policy decisions, both foreign and domestic: they are purely transactional and venal. And the former real estate mogul is not exactly shy about admitting this in public.
When the Iraqi parliament voted to ask all foreign troops to leave the country in the wake of the assassination of Qassem Soleimani on Iraqi soil by the U.S. military, Donald Trump did not speak up to talk about the importance of a continued presence of American and allied troops in the fight against Daesh. Rather, he complained about an investment that could be lost in case the U.S. should have to leave Iraq: “We have a very extraordinarily expensive air base that’s there. It cost billions of dollars to build. … We’re not leaving unless they pay us back for it.” Then he proceeded to threaten the country with sanctions in case the Iraqi caretaker Prime Minister decides to follow the request made by the parliament.
During an interview on Fox News last Friday, the man who had campaigned on the promise of “bringing the troops back home” then talked about sending more U.S. soldiers to Saudi Arabia. The reason? “They’re paying us. They’ve already deposited $1 billion in the bank.” This rationale, given by the Commander-in-Chief for the deployment of young Americans on foreign soil, did not go down well with the general public, regardless of political affiliation. “He sells troops,” tweeted Justin Amash (I-Mich.) who until recently was a Republican. And actor and political writer Brian Tyler Cohen commented, saying that “The US military is now a mercenary army for the country that sent the majority of hijackers to do 9/11.” Also, Donald Trump’s revelation that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia had already deposited $1 billion “in the bank” raised a lot of questions about which bank exactly he was talking about and whether this was a reference to the U.S. Treasury (where the money should go) or Mr. Trump’s deep pockets (where the money should most definitely not go).
In the same interview, Trump also bragged to Laura Ingraham about having badgered South Korea into paying for the presence of U.S. troops in a style that is clearly reminiscent of a New York wise guy doing some good, old-fashioned racketeering: “South Korea gave us $500 million … I said, ‘You gotta help us along. We have 32,000 soldiers in South Korea protecting you from North Korea. You’ve gotta pay.’” This clearly shows that he still has not understood the vital importance of an American presence in the region – a lesson his military and strategic advisers have been trying to instill into him from the beginning of his presidency, obviously without success.
In a speech he gave in 1910, Franklin D. Roosevelt said the following words: “I will tell you who is the real menace in American political life—not the king; he does not exist and never will; not the dictator, but the boss; the man who does by manipulation, by intrigue, by alliance with crooked judges, by crooked business men, by the assessment of judges, in every way that is contrary to the principles of good citizenship, the man who by doing all that gets enormous political power and exercises it as he chooses, that man is a menace.”
Donald J. Trump clearly is the menace FDR was envisioning in his speech. He needs to be removed from the presidency, either through impeachment or at the ballot box.
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palmerreport--2020-01-14--Donald Trump’s Kremlin intermediary George Nader is officially a goner

Donald Trump ’ s allies are dropping like flies .
Yesterday we learned that federal prosecutors are seeking a four-plus year prison sentence for Republican Congressman Chris Collins who recently resigned and pleaded guilty ; Collins had been the very first House Republican to endorse Trump .
Now another Trump ally – and a particularly grotesque one at that – is looking at a far harsher prison sentence .
George Nader played a key role as an intermediary between the Donald Trump campaign and the Kremlin during the 2016 election cycle .
For a period of time , Nader was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But when it was all said and done , Nader was arrested for child pornography and transporting a minor for sex .
Nader ended up pleading guilty to these particularly disgusting charges , and now he ’ s headed to prison for at least a decade .
That sentence seems far too lenient for Nader ’ s crimes , but at least he ’ ll finally be behind bars for an extended period of time , where he can ’ t harm any more children .
Of course this comes after Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for raping underage girls ; Epstein ended up dying in jail under highly suspicious circumstances .
Donald Trump seems to be surrounded by nothing but criminals , lowlifes , and scumbags .
Michael Flynn , Paul Manafort , Rick Gates , Michael Cohen , George Papadopoulos , Roger Stone and other Trump associates have all been convicted and/or pleaded guilty to various felonies .

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Donald Trump’s allies are dropping like flies. Yesterday we learned that federal prosecutors are seeking a four-plus year prison sentence for Republican Congressman Chris Collins who recently resigned and pleaded guilty; Collins had been the very first House Republican to endorse Trump. Now another Trump ally – and a particularly grotesque one at that – is looking at a far harsher prison sentence.
George Nader played a key role as an intermediary between the Donald Trump campaign and the Kremlin during the 2016 election cycle. For a period of time, Nader was cooperating with Special Counsel Robert Mueller. But when it was all said and done, Nader was arrested for child pornography and transporting a minor for sex. Nader ended up pleading guilty to these particularly disgusting charges, and now he’s headed to prison for at least a decade.
That sentence seems far too lenient for Nader’s crimes, but at least he’ll finally be behind bars for an extended period of time, where he can’t harm any more children. Of course this comes after Donald Trump’s pal Jeffrey Epstein was arrested for raping underage girls; Epstein ended up dying in jail under highly suspicious circumstances.
Donald Trump seems to be surrounded by nothing but criminals, lowlifes, and scumbags. Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort, Rick Gates, Michael Cohen, George Papadopoulos, Roger Stone and other Trump associates have all been convicted and/or pleaded guilty to various felonies.
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palmerreport--2020-01-14--Bill Barr suddenly has a Lev Parnas problem

For the past several weeks , the big question has been this : if Lev Parnas is so eager to cooperate with the House of Representatives in the Ukraine scandal , why has he apparently not cut a cooperating plea deal with the Feds at the SDNY ?
Awhile back Palmer Report asked aloud if this meant that Parnas trusted the Democratic-controlled House , but didn ’ t trust the Bill Barr-controlled Department of Justice .
Now we ’ re getting at least some of that answer .
Even as Lev Parnas ’ attorney Joseph Bondy is taking his cooperation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by turning over phone records and documents , Bondy is demanding that Bill Barr recuse himself from the criminal case against Parnas .
The only way that Barr will recuse himself in the Parnas case is if public pressure ends up mounting to the point that Barr starts to worry more about protecting his own backside , than about trying to protect Donald Trump ’ s interests in the case .
If the House takes Lev ’ s evidence against Trump and holds public hearings around it , that could be enough to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We ’ ll see where this goes .
But it ’ s the latest reminder that Bill Barr , despite his position as Attorney General and his sociopathic criminal ambition , can ’ t just magically do whatever he wants .
If that were the case , Barr would have found a way to make the Lev Parnas mess go away a long time ago .
Instead , Lev is working with the House to create a whole new problem for Barr .

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For the past several weeks, the big question has been this: if Lev Parnas is so eager to cooperate with the House of Representatives in the Ukraine scandal, why has he apparently not cut a cooperating plea deal with the Feds at the SDNY? Awhile back Palmer Report asked aloud if this meant that Parnas trusted the Democratic-controlled House, but didn’t trust the Bill Barr-controlled Department of Justice.
Now we’re getting at least some of that answer. Even as Lev Parnas’ attorney Joseph Bondy is taking his cooperation with the House to the next level by turning over phone records and documents, Bondy is demanding that Bill Barr recuse himself from the criminal case against Parnas.
The only way that Barr will recuse himself in the Parnas case is if public pressure ends up mounting to the point that Barr starts to worry more about protecting his own backside, than about trying to protect Donald Trump’s interests in the case. If the House takes Lev’s evidence against Trump and holds public hearings around it, that could be enough to convince the public to start pressuring Barr.
We’ll see where this goes. But it’s the latest reminder that Bill Barr, despite his position as Attorney General and his sociopathic criminal ambition, can’t just magically do whatever he wants. If that were the case, Barr would have found a way to make the Lev Parnas mess go away a long time ago. Instead, Lev is working with the House to create a whole new problem for Barr.
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palmerreport--2020-01-14--I could get used to this

I could get used to this

From the start I ’ ve been clear that I don ’ t think Michael Bloomberg should be the 2020 Democratic nominee .
When it comes to billionaires trying to buy their way into the race , he ’ s just another Tom Steyer .
And when it comes to moderates in the race , Bloomberg is a lesser Joe Biden .
You may have a different opinion ; that ’ s fine , that ’ s just how primary season works .
But over the past few days , something has shifted .
Mike Bloomberg announced that if he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he ’ ll divert his campaign ’ s resources and money to help the Democratic nominee win in the general election .
He made clear that this applies no matter who wins the nomination .
This changes things , because it means the big money that Bloomberg is currently spending on his own campaign can now be viewed as simply one stage of his plan to spend big money to take Trump down .
So will all this money actually have the anti-Trump impact that Mike Bloomberg thinks it will ?
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sure seems to be worried about it .
He ’ s spent all day today attacking Bloomberg on Twitter for “ spending a lot of money ” on advertising .
This is notable because unlike Trump , whose financial existence is defined by debts he can ’ t afford to pay , Bloomberg is an actual wealthy person with money to spare .
If Mike Bloomberg wants to spend his money antagonizing Donald Trump , and Trump wants to spend the primary season attacking Bloomberg instead of attacking one of the viable candidates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But Bloomberg had better mean it when he says that his current spending spree will continue on behalf of the actual Democratic nominee when the time comes .

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From the start I’ve been clear that I don’t think Michael Bloomberg should be the 2020 Democratic nominee. When it comes to billionaires trying to buy their way into the race, he’s just another Tom Steyer. And when it comes to moderates in the race, Bloomberg is a lesser Joe Biden. You may have a different opinion; that’s fine, that’s just how primary season works.
But over the past few days, something has shifted. Mike Bloomberg announced that if he doesn’t win the Democratic nomination, he’ll divert his campaign’s resources and money to help the Democratic nominee win in the general election. He made clear that this applies no matter who wins the nomination. This changes things, because it means the big money that Bloomberg is currently spending on his own campaign can now be viewed as simply one stage of his plan to spend big money to take Trump down.
So will all this money actually have the anti-Trump impact that Mike Bloomberg thinks it will? We’ll see. But Donald Trump sure seems to be worried about it. He’s spent all day today attacking Bloomberg on Twitter for “spending a lot of money” on advertising. This is notable because unlike Trump, whose financial existence is defined by debts he can’t afford to pay, Bloomberg is an actual wealthy person with money to spare.
If Mike Bloomberg wants to spend his money antagonizing Donald Trump, and Trump wants to spend the primary season attacking Bloomberg instead of attacking one of the viable candidates, I could get used to that. But Bloomberg had better mean it when he says that his current spending spree will continue on behalf of the actual Democratic nominee when the time comes.
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palmerreport--2020-01-14--Donald Trump’s key political ally now facing lengthy prison sentence

Back when Donald Trump was first launching his 2016 campaign for president , Chris Collins was the first Republican Congressman to endorse him .
Since that time , Collins has been indicted for insider trading , he ’ s resigned , and he ’ s pleaded guilty .
Now prosecutors have announced how much prison time they ’ re seeking in his case , and let ’ s just say that it isn ’ t pretty .
The Feds now say they want Chris Collins to spend more than four years in prison , specifically citing Collins ’ lies to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ using his office to try to avoid criminal prosecution .
In other words they ’ re making an example out of him because he went so far out of his way to criminally abuse his power as a Congressman , and they want to send a message to other high office holders who might be thinking about doing the same thing .
While the judge could vary from this , it ’ s unlikely that Collins will get much less time than prosecutors are asking for .
In other words , he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republican Congressman to endorse Donald Trump was Duncan Hunter , and he ’ s also since been indicted , forced to resign , and convinced to plead guilty .
Hunter is also headed to prison , with prosecutors seeking a minimum of a one year sentence .
This should serve as a wake-up call to any other Republicans in the House and Senate who may be committing crimes on Donald Trump ’ s behalf , and who think that their allegiance to Trump is going to protect them .
Collins and Hunter were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but they ’ re about to rot in prison , and Trump isn ’ t doing a thing to help them .

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Back when Donald Trump was first launching his 2016 campaign for president, Chris Collins was the first Republican Congressman to endorse him. Since that time, Collins has been indicted for insider trading, he’s resigned, and he’s pleaded guilty. Now prosecutors have announced how much prison time they’re seeking in his case, and let’s just say that it isn’t pretty.
The Feds now say they want Chris Collins to spend more than four years in prison, specifically citing Collins’ lies to federal agents, and his attempt at using his office to try to avoid criminal prosecution. In other words they’re making an example out of him because he went so far out of his way to criminally abuse his power as a Congressman, and they want to send a message to other high office holders who might be thinking about doing the same thing. While the judge could vary from this, it’s unlikely that Collins will get much less time than prosecutors are asking for. In other words, he’s screwed.
Of course the second Republican Congressman to endorse Donald Trump was Duncan Hunter, and he’s also since been indicted, forced to resign, and convinced to plead guilty. Hunter is also headed to prison, with prosecutors seeking a minimum of a one year sentence.
This should serve as a wake-up call to any other Republicans in the House and Senate who may be committing crimes on Donald Trump’s behalf, and who think that their allegiance to Trump is going to protect them. Collins and Hunter were two of Trump’s earliest loyalists, but they’re about to rot in prison, and Trump isn’t doing a thing to help them.
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palmerreport--2020-01-14--Lev Parnas just unloaded a dump truck of evidence on Donald Trump’s head

This morning Palmer Report told you that today was likely to be a big day for Lev Parnas and Donald Trump , because Lev had just gained approval to turn over the contents of his iPhone 11 to the House Intelligence Committee .
This phone ostensibly contains Lev ’ s communications from Trump ’ s Ukraine extortion scandal .
Now it turns out it ’ s even uglier for Trump than we thought .
Lev Parnas ’ attorney Joseph Bondy now says on Twitter that he and his team “ worked through the night providing a trove of Lev Parnas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ images ” from the iPhone in question .
CNN says that the evidence turned over to the House includes “ thousands of pages ” of evidence .
And in case that ’ s not enough , Bondy then announced that the court had just granted permission to turn over the contents of Lev ’ s Samsung phone to the House as well .
For the moment this leads to more questions than answers .
Does this evidence document Lev Parnas ’ communications with the Trump White House ?
With Rudy Giuliani ?
With @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thinks the communications are important enough that turning them over to the House can help him get a less severe prison sentence in the end , or he wouldn ’ t be doing this .
The big question is whether the House will use this evidence to open new hearings into Donald Trump ’ s Ukraine scandal , and whether those hearings could end up centering around additional articles of impeachment .
This is happening at a time when Nancy Pelosi is still hanging onto the existing articles of impeachment – suggesting she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come down the pike .

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This morning Palmer Report told you that today was likely to be a big day for Lev Parnas and Donald Trump, because Lev had just gained approval to turn over the contents of his iPhone 11 to the House Intelligence Committee. This phone ostensibly contains Lev’s communications from Trump’s Ukraine extortion scandal. Now it turns out it’s even uglier for Trump than we thought.
Lev Parnas’ attorney Joseph Bondy now says on Twitter that he and his team “worked through the night providing a trove of Lev Parnas’ WhatsApp messages, text messages & images” from the iPhone in question. CNN says that the evidence turned over to the House includes “thousands of pages” of evidence. And in case that’s not enough, Bondy then announced that the court had just granted permission to turn over the contents of Lev’s Samsung phone to the House as well.
For the moment this leads to more questions than answers. Does this evidence document Lev Parnas’ communications with the Trump White House? With Rudy Giuliani? With Kremlin oligarch Dmitry Firtash? Parnas clearly thinks the communications are important enough that turning them over to the House can help him get a less severe prison sentence in the end, or he wouldn’t be doing this.
The big question is whether the House will use this evidence to open new hearings into Donald Trump’s Ukraine scandal, and whether those hearings could end up centering around additional articles of impeachment. This is happening at a time when Nancy Pelosi is still hanging onto the existing articles of impeachment – suggesting she’s been expecting more evidence to come down the pike.
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palmerreport--2020-01-13--The real reason Donald Trump just conceded defeat in his impeachment trial

When it comes to the question of whether certain Republican Senators are going to force there to be witnesses at Donald Trump ’ s impeachment trial , it was always going to come down to what those Republican Senators each selfishly think is best for their own personal chances of reelection .
That in turn was going to come down to impeachment poll numbers , and we ’ ve been waiting to see which way the wind might blow on that front .
In a surprise development tonight , Donald Trump and his White House are now telling CBS News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republican Senate will indeed force witnesses to be called .
This is remarkable on two fronts .
First , the Trump regime doesn ’ t tend to acknowledge reality in general .
Second , by publicly admitting this , Trump and his goons are further increasing the odds that it ’ ll happen .
Trump and his White House are essentially handing a green light for those GOP Senators to vote in favor of witnesses , as opposed to privately trying to change their minds .
So what ’ s going on ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ people are simply too stupid to understand that they ’ re working against their own interests by leaking this .
Another possibility is that Trump and his handlers have concluded that witnesses are just about 100 % going to happen no matter what they say or do , and they ’ re trying to get out ahead of it by being the ones to leak it , so they can start pushing the narrative that they can still “ win ” the trial even witnesses .
There ’ s also the possibility that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ putting this out there to try to fool Nancy Pelosi into handing over the articles of impeachment .
But Trump and his people aren ’ t exactly playing chess when it comes to impeachment .
We suspect they ’ re conceding defeat on this front because they know it ’ s just not going the way they want it to .
No wonder Trump has recently been publicly demanding a dismissal instead of a trial ; it ’ s becoming clear that a trial isn ’ t going to play out in some @ @ @ @ @

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When it comes to the question of whether certain Republican Senators are going to force there to be witnesses at Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, it was always going to come down to what those Republican Senators each selfishly think is best for their own personal chances of reelection. That in turn was going to come down to impeachment poll numbers, and we’ve been waiting to see which way the wind might blow on that front.
In a surprise development tonight, Donald Trump and his White House are now telling CBS News that based on their headcount, the Republican Senate will indeed force witnesses to be called. This is remarkable on two fronts. First, the Trump regime doesn’t tend to acknowledge reality in general. Second, by publicly admitting this, Trump and his goons are further increasing the odds that it’ll happen.
Trump and his White House are essentially handing a green light for those GOP Senators to vote in favor of witnesses, as opposed to privately trying to change their minds. So what’s going on? One possibility is that Trump and his people are simply too stupid to understand that they’re working against their own interests by leaking this. Another possibility is that Trump and his handlers have concluded that witnesses are just about 100% going to happen no matter what they say or do, and they’re trying to get out ahead of it by being the ones to leak it, so they can start pushing the narrative that they can still “win” the trial even witnesses.
There’s also the possibility that Donald Trump and his White House are putting this out there to try to fool Nancy Pelosi into handing over the articles of impeachment. But Trump and his people aren’t exactly playing chess when it comes to impeachment. We suspect they’re conceding defeat on this front because they know it’s just not going the way they want it to. No wonder Trump has recently been publicly demanding a dismissal instead of a trial; it’s becoming clear that a trial isn’t going to play out in some magical way for him.
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BUSTED

Last night Palmer Report brought you the story of how Donald Trump ’ s White House used its official Twitter account to falsely claim that it was snowing at the White House , at a time when the temperatures were in fact unseasonably warm .
The question was how the Trump regime managed to post a photo showing it snowing at the White House , when no such thing was happening .
Now we have our answer .
Tech site Gizmodo was kind enough to go digging , and it discovered that the photo in question was actually taken on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White House Flickr account at that time : It ’ s like these guys aren ’ t even trying anymore .
Why grab a photo you ’ ve already publicly posted elsewhere five days earlier , and try to pretend that it ’ s brand new ?
They were going to get busted for this , and they did .
If this was an attempt at trolling us , it ’ s the lamest and most ineffective attempt we ’ ve seen yet .
All it does is hand the media an easy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ idiotic the Trump regime truly is .
Now back to impeachment .

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Last night Palmer Report brought you the story of how Donald Trump’s White House used its official Twitter account to falsely claim that it was snowing at the White House, at a time when the temperatures were in fact unseasonably warm. The question was how the Trump regime managed to post a photo showing it snowing at the White House, when no such thing was happening.
Now we have our answer. Tech site Gizmodo was kind enough to go digging, and it discovered that the photo in question was actually taken on January 7th, and posted to the White House Flickr account at that time:
It’s like these guys aren’t even trying anymore. Why grab a photo you’ve already publicly posted elsewhere five days earlier, and try to pretend that it’s brand new? They were going to get busted for this, and they did. If this was an attempt at trolling us, it’s the lamest and most ineffective attempt we’ve seen yet. All it does is hand the media an easy opportunity to point out how inept and idiotic the Trump regime truly is. Now back to impeachment.
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palmerreport--2020-01-13--Donald Trump just royally blew it

Donald Trump just royally blew it

A credible threat would have been , indeed should have been , reason enough to take out Qasem Soliemani .
Trading the pernicious life of a red-handed murderer to spare the innocent lives he planned to destroy is human calculus at its most obvious .
It serves a dual purpose , the first being that it sends the message that the United States , as should be true of any nation that pretends to call itself civilized , will not tolerate the state-sponsored murder of innocent people , and will without hesitation answer the call of the moral imperative that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ means .
The second is , in the twenty-first century , existence itself ought to be a moment by moment terror for anyone who dares to contemplate such murders in the name of terrorism .
But it ’ s another matter when there is no credible threat and the inept administration of the Trump-thing can not even get its story straight .
Without a credible threat it is then that the state becomes the murderer .
That moral imperative to kill one bad man to spare the lives of others evaporates without a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that I believe it would have been four embassies , ” the rapist Trump-thing dithered to Fox News hypocrite Laura Ingraham , “ and I think that probably Baghdad had already started.
” To restate , it “ believes ” that “ probably ” four embassies were targeted by Qasem Soliemani .
No doubt a “ lot of people ” were saying as much .
“ But members of Congress who attended a 75 minute briefing … , ” Chris Wallace of Fox News said to National Security Adviser Robert O ’ Brien @ @ @ @ @ @ @ single mention … of imminent threats to US embassies .
So why is he saying it on television but top officials didn ’ t tell members of Congress ?
” O ’ Brien responded with the usual Trump-thing defense .
O ’ Brien wasn ’ t at the briefing of the members of Congress so he can not comment .
Well , I wasn ’ t in Washington , D.C. on Sunday either , but I can tell you with complete confidence that it was unseasonably warm despite the fact that the White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the insane , there celebrated the “ first snow of 2020.
” This , again , is the doublethink world created by the Trump-thing .
Anyone who has ever visited the grave of George Orwell at All Saints ’ Church in Sutton Courtenay knows that it comes equipped with its own apparent doublethink .
Orwell is buried under a marker that says “ Eric Arthur Blair.
” Of course , there ’ s a simple explanation .
George Orwell is Blair ’ s pen name .
There is , however , no rational @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of doublethink outside the pages of Orwell ’ s most celebrated classic , “ 1984.
” Trump-thing doublethink , like Orwell ’ s fictional doublethink , derives from fear .
No one wants to admit that it ’ s a lie , there is too much at stake .
Their careers could abruptly end , their lives could be imperiled by a tweet .
They therefore must agree with everything that the Trump-thing says , no matter how absurd .
And for any of them to get together beforehand and get their stories @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is all a lie after all .
No , better to bareface it in the light of public scrutiny than to run the risk of acknowledging that the whole thing has been invented from whole cloth .
Wikipedia defines doublethink as “ the act of simultaneously accepting two mutually contradictory beliefs as correct.
” Thus we are expected to believe the two mutually contradictory beliefs that there is strong evidence that Qasem Soliemani represented an imminent threat without a shred of evidence that Qasem Soliemani represented an imminent threat .
As in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says otherwise is subject to immediate punishment .
The rapist Trump-thing has thus enthralled its administration and one third of the population of the United States of America .

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A credible threat would have been, indeed should have been, reason enough to take out Qasem Soliemani. Trading the pernicious life of a red-handed murderer to spare the innocent lives he planned to destroy is human calculus at its most obvious. It serves a dual purpose, the first being that it sends the message that the United States, as should be true of any nation that pretends to call itself civilized, will not tolerate the state-sponsored murder of innocent people, and will without hesitation answer the call of the moral imperative that impels us to stop it by any means. The second is, in the twenty-first century, existence itself ought to be a moment by moment terror for anyone who dares to contemplate such murders in the name of terrorism.
But it’s another matter when there is no credible threat and the inept administration of the Trump-thing cannot even get its story straight. Without a credible threat it is then that the state becomes the murderer. That moral imperative to kill one bad man to spare the lives of others evaporates without a credible threat.
“I can reveal that I believe it would have been four embassies,” the rapist Trump-thing dithered to Fox News hypocrite Laura Ingraham, “and I think that probably Baghdad had already started.” To restate, it “believes” that “probably” four embassies were targeted by Qasem Soliemani. No doubt a “lot of people” were saying as much. “But members of Congress who attended a 75 minute briefing …,” Chris Wallace of Fox News said to National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien, “say there was not a single mention … of imminent threats to US embassies. So why is he saying it on television but top officials didn’t tell members of Congress?”
O’Brien responded with the usual Trump-thing defense. O’Brien wasn’t at the briefing of the members of Congress so he cannot comment. Well, I wasn’t in Washington, D.C. on Sunday either, but I can tell you with complete confidence that it was unseasonably warm despite the fact that the White House, for reasons understood only by the insane, there celebrated the “first snow of 2020.”
This, again, is the doublethink world created by the Trump-thing. Anyone who has ever visited the grave of George Orwell at All Saints’ Church in Sutton Courtenay knows that it comes equipped with its own apparent doublethink. Orwell is buried under a marker that says “Eric Arthur Blair.” Of course, there’s a simple explanation. George Orwell is Blair’s pen name. There is, however, no rational explanation for the Trump-thing’s kind of doublethink outside the pages of Orwell’s most celebrated classic, “1984.” Trump-thing doublethink, like Orwell’s fictional doublethink, derives from fear. No one wants to admit that it’s a lie, there is too much at stake. Their careers could abruptly end, their lives could be imperiled by a tweet. They therefore must agree with everything that the Trump-thing says, no matter how absurd. And for any of them to get together beforehand and get their stories straight would be a tacit admission that it is all a lie after all. No, better to bareface it in the light of public scrutiny than to run the risk of acknowledging that the whole thing has been invented from whole cloth.
Wikipedia defines doublethink as “the act of simultaneously accepting two mutually contradictory beliefs as correct.” Thus we are expected to believe the two mutually contradictory beliefs that there is strong evidence that Qasem Soliemani represented an imminent threat without a shred of evidence that Qasem Soliemani represented an imminent threat. As in Orwell’s book, anyone who says otherwise is subject to immediate punishment. The rapist Trump-thing has thus enthralled its administration and one third of the population of the United States of America.
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palmerreport--2020-01-13--Donald Trump is even more off his rocker than usual today

We knew we were in a for a strange week when the Trump regime falsely and inexplicably announced on Twitter last night that it was snowing at the White House , at a time when temperatures in Washington DC were in the fifties and the skies were clear .
Sure enough , Donald Trump is even more off his rocker today than usual , suggesting that he knows just how ugly this week is about to get for him .
Donald Trump has spent the day retweeting a number of suspicious propaganda accounts that all contain the hashtag # NancyPelosiFakeNews @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disturbing images of violence .
Trump also attacked Elizabeth Warren in racist fashion as per usual , but for the first time , he misspelled “ Pocahontas ” as “ Pocahontus.
” Trump now also seems to think there ’ s someone in the race named “ Bernie Sander.
” This suggests that perhaps someone new is helping Trump write his tweets , though we don ’ t know who that would be , as Trump hasn ’ t hired any new senior advisers in quite some time .
Trump then began laying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no intel about an imminent attack on any U.S. embassies , tweeting it “ doesn ’ t really matter ” because Soleimani had a “ horrible past.
” If that ’ s the justification he ’ s going with , he might as well be prepared to get hit with yet another article of impeachment , because you can ’ t just assassinate a foreign leader and then lie to Congress and the American public about why you did it .
Speaking of impeachment , Donald Trump is most likely going even further @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because he fears that Nancy Pelosi is about to send the existing articles of impeachment to the Senate for trial , and that the trial won ’ t play out well for him no matter how the Republicans try to stack it in his favor .
With the storm that ’ s brewing around the Trump regime , it ’ s no wonder Trump thinks it ’ s snowing at the White House .

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We knew we were in a for a strange week when the Trump regime falsely and inexplicably announced on Twitter last night that it was snowing at the White House, at a time when temperatures in Washington DC were in the fifties and the skies were clear. Sure enough, Donald Trump is even more off his rocker today than usual, suggesting that he knows just how ugly this week is about to get for him.
Donald Trump has spent the day retweeting a number of suspicious propaganda accounts that all contain the hashtag #NancyPelosiFakeNews – and some of the retweets include disturbing images of violence. Trump also attacked Elizabeth Warren in racist fashion as per usual, but for the first time, he misspelled “Pocahontas” as “Pocahontus.” Trump now also seems to think there’s someone in the race named “Bernie Sander.” This suggests that perhaps someone new is helping Trump write his tweets, though we don’t know who that would be, as Trump hasn’t hired any new senior advisers in quite some time.
Trump then began laying the groundwork for admitting that there was no intel about an imminent attack on any U.S. embassies, tweeting it “doesn’t really matter” because Soleimani had a “horrible past.” If that’s the justification he’s going with, he might as well be prepared to get hit with yet another article of impeachment, because you can’t just assassinate a foreign leader and then lie to Congress and the American public about why you did it.
Speaking of impeachment, Donald Trump is most likely going even further off the deep end than usual today because he fears that Nancy Pelosi is about to send the existing articles of impeachment to the Senate for trial, and that the trial won’t play out well for him no matter how the Republicans try to stack it in his favor. With the storm that’s brewing around the Trump regime, it’s no wonder Trump thinks it’s snowing at the White House.
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palmerreport--2020-01-13--Making it up as he goes along

Making it up as he goes along

As Palmer Report , George Conway , and others said last week , “ president ” Donald Trump ’ s assassination of General Qasem Soleimani had no useful purpose other than to distract from his impeachment .
Mike Pompeo confirmed this during his sit-down with Laura Ingraham .
Pompeo sat , with a straight face , and said , “ There is no doubt that there were a series of imminent attacks being plotted by Qasem Solemani .
We don ’ t know precisely when and we don ’ t know precisely where , but it was real.
” First @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the definition of “ imminent.
” Webster ’ s dictionary defines the word as “ ready to take place ; happening soon ” or “ often used of something bad or dangerous seen as menacingly near.
” Now , let ’ s look at “ plotting attacks.
” There are likely so many terrorists currently plotting attacks that if we had full knowledge of all of them , our heads would explode .
In other words , nothing was being imminently plotted that caused Trump to launch a missile at Soleimani other than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republican party to let him off in a sham trial .
Nancy Pelosi is well aware of what the Trump administration is up to , and she appeared on ABC This Week to talk about it .
She shared that when asked why Congress was left in the dark , the administration said that “ we had to keep it close.
” Really ?
Close to and from what ?
Pelosi said that , basically , this means the administration doesn ’ t trust Congress , and that is wrong on many levels @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trust Congress , but consulting them is protocol .
Pompeo now claims that everyone has been brought up to date via a briefing last week , which Republican Senator Mike Lee called “ the worst briefing I ’ ve seen — at least on a military issue — in my nine years.
” Lee went further said that “ They had to leave after 75 minutes while they ’ re in the process of telling us that we need to be good little boys and girls and run along and not debate this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congress must be included in any events impacting national security .
As Lee points out , Congress needs to “ evaluate the scope of our authority to act or choose not to act.
” Yep , that ’ s pretty much how things work in Washington , but don ’ t tell Trump .
He has never grasped how Washington works and on top of that , he has always done what he wanted to do , rules , regulations , and protocol be damned .
In the case of possibly inciting war @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and the results could have been devastating .
Things with Iran seem to have calmed down for now , especially since the country had to admit that it accidentally shot down a Ukrainian plane , killing all 176 innocent people on board .
Had Trump not launched his missile at Soleimani , the downing of that plane would have never occurred , so in a sense , he is responsible for that as well .
Even though we know the Senate trial will be a complete sham , Pelosi is moving forward @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Perhaps this will save a few lives in the process .

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As Palmer Report, George Conway, and others said last week, “president” Donald Trump’s assassination of General Qasem Soleimani had no useful purpose other than to distract from his impeachment. Mike Pompeo confirmed this during his sit-down with Laura Ingraham. Pompeo sat, with a straight face, and said, “There is no doubt that there were a series of imminent attacks being plotted by Qasem Solemani. We don’t know precisely when and we don’t know precisely where, but it was real.”
First, let’s all give Pompeo the definition of “imminent.” Webster’s dictionary defines the word as “ready to take place; happening soon” or “often used of something bad or dangerous seen as menacingly near.” Now, let’s look at “plotting attacks.” There are likely so many terrorists currently plotting attacks that if we had full knowledge of all of them, our heads would explode. In other words, nothing was being imminently plotted that caused Trump to launch a missile at Soleimani other than his imminent impeachment and plotting by the Republican party to let him off in a sham trial.
Nancy Pelosi is well aware of what the Trump administration is up to, and she appeared on ABC This Week to talk about it. She shared that when asked why Congress was left in the dark, the administration said that “we had to keep it close.” Really? Close to and from what? Pelosi said that, basically, this means the administration doesn’t trust Congress, and that is wrong on many levels. They don’t have to trust Congress, but consulting them is protocol.
Pompeo now claims that everyone has been brought up to date via a briefing last week, which Republican Senator Mike Lee called “the worst briefing I’ve seen — at least on a military issue — in my nine years.” Lee went further said that “They had to leave after 75 minutes while they’re in the process of telling us that we need to be good little boys and girls and run along and not debate this in public.” Lee is correct. Congress must be included in any events impacting national security. As Lee points out, Congress needs to “evaluate the scope of our authority to act or choose not to act.” Yep, that’s pretty much how things work in Washington, but don’t tell Trump. He has never grasped how Washington works and on top of that, he has always done what he wanted to do, rules, regulations, and protocol be damned. In the case of possibly inciting war, however, he is dead wrong, and the results could have been devastating.
Things with Iran seem to have calmed down for now, especially since the country had to admit that it accidentally shot down a Ukrainian plane, killing all 176 innocent people on board. Had Trump not launched his missile at Soleimani, the downing of that plane would have never occurred, so in a sense, he is responsible for that as well. Even though we know the Senate trial will be a complete sham, Pelosi is moving forward with handing over the articles of impeachment. Perhaps this will save a few lives in the process.
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