palmerreport--2020-12-02--Donald Trump’s final payday

Donald Trump’s final payday

Donald Trump has reportedly swindled $ 150 million from his supporters by pretending to contest the election .
The kicker is that with his debt level , and the minimum loan payments required just to sustain it , he ’ s probably blown through the $ 150 million in the time it took him to steal it .
When a lifelong grifter realizes he ’ s about to face charges , he usually tries one last grift , to cover his upcoming legal expenses .
He figures if he ’ s facing a bunch of felony charges anyway , what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ felony count in order to pay for his lawyers ?
That ’ s where Trump is right now .
We ’ ve seen Manafort and others go for one last big corrupt payday just as they ’ re getting indicted .
It ’ s a loophole that needs to be closed .
At least Trump is ripping off his own supporters instead of trying to get the money out of us .
– The conservative argument always comes down to some variation of “ sure , our side has been wrong about every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but this time we ’ re right for once , we swear !
” – President-elect Joe Biden spoke today .
No insults were hurled .
There were no international incidents .
No one was improperly fired .
Didn ’ t pardon any of his friends .
Not one mention of “ massive dumps.
” I ’ m really liking this Biden guy .

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Donald Trump has reportedly swindled $150 million from his supporters by pretending to contest the election. The kicker is that with his debt level, and the minimum loan payments required just to sustain it, he’s probably blown through the $150 million in the time it took him to steal it.
When a lifelong grifter realizes he’s about to face charges, he usually tries one last grift, to cover his upcoming legal expenses. He figures if he’s facing a bunch of felony charges anyway, what’s the risk of one more felony count in order to pay for his lawyers? That’s where Trump is right now. We’ve seen Manafort and others go for one last big corrupt payday just as they’re getting indicted. It’s a loophole that needs to be closed. At least Trump is ripping off his own supporters instead of trying to get the money out of us.
– The conservative argument always comes down to some variation of “sure, our side has been wrong about every single thing at every point in history, but this time we’re right for once, we swear!”
– President-elect Joe Biden spoke today. No insults were hurled. There were no international incidents. No one was improperly fired. Didn’t pardon any of his friends. Not one mention of “massive dumps.” I’m really liking this Biden guy.
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palmerreport--2020-12-03--Here’s the thing about President Joe Biden’s Attorney General pick

Numerous names are now leaking as being in consideration for Joe Biden ’ s Attorney General .
Here ’ s the thing .
Most of the leaks we ’ ve seen thus far for other key Biden positions have turned out to be wildly wrong .
For reference , best as I can recall , all of the leaks about people being “ in consideration ” for Biden ’ s Secretary of State , UN Ambassador , Homeland Security Director , and National Security Adviser were wrong .
Why do these leaks keep being wrong ?
Because they ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in contention wants to be in contention , so they or their allies leak their name as being in contention , in the hope that Biden notices and considers them .
So when I see it reported that someone is “ in consideration ” for a position , I usually take it as a sign that they ’ re not in consideration .
This doesn ’ t apply to the final “ night before ” leaks where a news outlet is outright confirming that someone is about to be announced ; those are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Biden ’ s camp .
But with few or no exceptions , it ’ s clear that the Biden camp is not leaking names about who ’ s “ in consideration ” as trial balloons .
So as the list of leaks about who ’ s “ in consideration ” for Attorney General continues to grow , keep in mind that it ’ s probably someone whose name isn ’ t leaking .
If you ’ re seriously in consideration , you ’ re not going to risk alienating President Biden by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
So the most likely pick is someone whose name is maybe or maybe not being kicked around by the media , but who hasn ’ t been tied to any “ in consideration ” leaks .

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Numerous names are now leaking as being in consideration for Joe Biden’s Attorney General. Here’s the thing. Most of the leaks we’ve seen thus far for other key Biden positions have turned out to be wildly wrong.
For reference, best as I can recall, all of the leaks about people being “in consideration” for Biden’s Secretary of State, UN Ambassador, Homeland Security Director, and National Security Adviser were wrong. Why do these leaks keep being wrong? Because they’re misinformation. Someone who isn’t in contention wants to be in contention, so they or their allies leak their name as being in contention, in the hope that Biden notices and considers them. So when I see it reported that someone is “in consideration” for a position, I usually take it as a sign that they’re not in consideration.
This doesn’t apply to the final “night before” leaks where a news outlet is outright confirming that someone is about to be announced; those are always accurate because they’re coming from Biden’s camp. But with few or no exceptions, it’s clear that the Biden camp is not leaking names about who’s “in consideration” as trial balloons.
So as the list of leaks about who’s “in consideration” for Attorney General continues to grow, keep in mind that it’s probably someone whose name isn’t leaking. If you’re seriously in consideration, you’re not going to risk alienating President Biden by leaking that you’re in consideration. So the most likely pick is someone whose name is maybe or maybe not being kicked around by the media, but who hasn’t been tied to any “in consideration” leaks.
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palmerreport--2020-12-03--Ivanka Trump was forced to testify yesterday to the Washington DC Attorney General

Now that Donald Trump has lost the election , the walls keep closing in on him and his family .
Last night the news leaked that Trump is considering trying to preemptively pardon his family , to fend off whatever federal criminal charges they might be facing .
But pardons won ’ t stop individual states from bringing state-level charges .
Even as this storyline plays out , a new parallel legal storyline has developed .
CNN is reporting today that Ivanka Trump was forced to testify yesterday to the Attorney General of Washington DC , in relation to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ funds .
To be clear , this does not necessarily mean that Ivanka is a target of the investigation ; she could merely be a material witness .
Also , while criminal charges could end up arising out of this case , it ’ s still a civil case for now .
What ’ s notable is that Ivanka Trump apparently didn ’ t even try to get out of testifying , even as Eric Trump ultimately testified about the Trump Organization to the New York Attorney General last month .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is now going to be all about courtrooms , depositions , legal action , and State Attorneys General going forward .
Their time in the protective bubble of the presidency is ending .

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Now that Donald Trump has lost the election, the walls keep closing in on him and his family. Last night the news leaked that Trump is considering trying to preemptively pardon his family, to fend off whatever federal criminal charges they might be facing. But pardons won’t stop individual states from bringing state-level charges.
Even as this storyline plays out, a new parallel legal storyline has developed. CNN is reporting today that Ivanka Trump was forced to testify yesterday to the Attorney General of Washington DC, in relation to the ongoing investigation into misuse of Trump inauguration funds.
To be clear, this does not necessarily mean that Ivanka is a target of the investigation; she could merely be a material witness. Also, while criminal charges could end up arising out of this case, it’s still a civil case for now.
What’s notable is that Ivanka Trump apparently didn’t even try to get out of testifying, even as Eric Trump ultimately testified about the Trump Organization to the New York Attorney General last month. It’s a reminder that the Trump family is now going to be all about courtrooms, depositions, legal action, and State Attorneys General going forward. Their time in the protective bubble of the presidency is ending.
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palmerreport--2020-12-03--Republicans in Georgia are in total disarray heading into Senate runoff races

– At a rally in Georgia today , Donald Trump ’ s lawyer / former lawyer Sidney Powell told the crowd not to bother voting in the Senate runoff races , in protest of the fact that the state was supposedly “ rigged ” against Trump .
This comes even as Trump tweeted today that he ’ s about to hold a rally in Georgia , something that he keeps threatening to do without ever putting a timetable on it .
These folks are in disarray , and they ’ re giving us a real opening in Georgia .
Donate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In what will be one of his last meaningful acts as vice president , Mike Pence was forced to swear in Democratic Senator Mark Kelly today .
That ’ s right , as of today , Martha McSally is officially no longer a Senator .
Not that she was ever really a Senator to begin with , after having lost both times she ran .
– Go back and find the guy whose new years 2020 prediction was “ the world ’ s fate will end up hinging on a vaccine that Dolly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tom Hanks ’ blood ” and just put that person in charge of everything .

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– At a rally in Georgia today, Donald Trump’s lawyer / former lawyer Sidney Powell told the crowd not to bother voting in the Senate runoff races, in protest of the fact that the state was supposedly “rigged” against Trump. This comes even as Trump tweeted today that he’s about to hold a rally in Georgia, something that he keeps threatening to do without ever putting a timetable on it. These folks are in disarray, and they’re giving us a real opening in Georgia. Donate to Ossoff and Warnock here.
– In what will be one of his last meaningful acts as vice president, Mike Pence was forced to swear in Democratic Senator Mark Kelly today. That’s right, as of today, Martha McSally is officially no longer a Senator. Not that she was ever really a Senator to begin with, after having lost both times she ran.
– Go back and find the guy whose new years 2020 prediction was “the world’s fate will end up hinging on a vaccine that Dolly Parton paid to have made out of Tom Hanks’ blood” and just put that person in charge of everything.
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palmerreport--2020-12-02--The real reason President Biden is sticking with FBI Director Christopher Wray

President Biden is keeping FBI Director Christopher Wray in place , according to Reuters .
That ’ s a good thing .
FBI Director is a ten year term , and the President isn ’ t supposed to fire him without having a specific disqualifying reason .
It ’ s different from cabinet members , who are nearly always replaced when a new President comes in .
Best anyone can tell from the outside , Wray has been doing his job well in the face of Trump .
Wray continued to push the truths that Russia and white supremacists are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , two messages that Trump never wanted out there .
It also appears that Wray allowed the FBI to build criminal cases against Trump allies .
If this later turns out not to have been the case , and that Wray was secretly sabotaging things for Trump , then President Biden can always fire him at that point , as that would give Biden proper justification for firing him .
But keep in mind that Biden is now getting detailed information from the inside .
He knows if Wray is clean or dirty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Biden knows Wray is clean .

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President Biden is keeping FBI Director Christopher Wray in place, according to Reuters. That’s a good thing. FBI Director is a ten year term, and the President isn’t supposed to fire him without having a specific disqualifying reason. It’s different from cabinet members, who are nearly always replaced when a new President comes in.
Best anyone can tell from the outside, Wray has been doing his job well in the face of Trump. Wray continued to push the truths that Russia and white supremacists are the biggest threats to U.S. national security, two messages that Trump never wanted out there. It also appears that Wray allowed the FBI to build criminal cases against Trump allies.
If this later turns out not to have been the case, and that Wray was secretly sabotaging things for Trump, then President Biden can always fire him at that point, as that would give Biden proper justification for firing him. But keep in mind that Biden is now getting detailed information from the inside. He knows if Wray is clean or dirty. This appears to be a signal that Biden knows Wray is clean.
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palmerreport--2020-12-02--Katie Porter takes down Steve Mnuchin and reminds us she’s a Democratic Party rising star

– Congresswoman Katie Porter is missing a shoe because it ’ s in Steve Mnuchin ’ s ass .
Mnuchin is no dummy , but Porter has completely owned him during today ’ s hearing .
She ’ s chipping away at Mnuchin ’ s leverage when it comes to the stimulus .
It ’ s the latest reminder that – no offense to anyone else – Katie Porter is probably the true rising star in the Democratic House .
– Trump starts handing out pardons to his underlings , and suddenly Brad Parscale is on television talking about how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are nothing if not predictable .
– We keep seeing people like Tom Cotton and Nikki Haley touted as the next Republican rising stars .
Here ’ s a hint : by the time you see any name touted as a Republican rising star , it means they ’ re already basically washed up .
The shelf life is just that short .
The current Republican line of BS is so ludicrous , the party has to keep trotting out fresh new faces to promote that BS .
Even some Republican voters start @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bullshitters after just a couple years , so the party has to keep pushing them aside .
By the 2024 presidential election we ’ ll probably be looking at a bunch of new faces who aren ’ t even on the stage yet .
They ’ ll be just as awful as Cotton and Haley were , if not worse .

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– Congresswoman Katie Porter is missing a shoe because it’s in Steve Mnuchin’s ass. Mnuchin is no dummy, but Porter has completely owned him during today’s hearing. She’s chipping away at Mnuchin’s leverage when it comes to the stimulus. It’s the latest reminder that – no offense to anyone else – Katie Porter is probably the true rising star in the Democratic House.
– Trump starts handing out pardons to his underlings, and suddenly Brad Parscale is on television talking about how much he loves Trump. These folks are nothing if not predictable.
– We keep seeing people like Tom Cotton and Nikki Haley touted as the next Republican rising stars. Here’s a hint: by the time you see any name touted as a Republican rising star, it means they’re already basically washed up. The shelf life is just that short. The current Republican line of BS is so ludicrous, the party has to keep trotting out fresh new faces to promote that BS. Even some Republican voters start to get tired of their own designated bullshitters after just a couple years, so the party has to keep pushing them aside. By the 2024 presidential election we’ll probably be looking at a bunch of new faces who aren’t even on the stage yet. They’ll be just as awful as Cotton and Haley were, if not worse.
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Donald Trump’s culpability

Just in case you ’ re wondering how Dominion Voting Systems equipment operated in the 2020 presidential election , here ’ s how : voters entered a private booth and used Dominion touch screens to select their voting choices .
Once finished , the machines printed out a copy of their ballots with their choices clearly indicated .
The voters were free in each case to visually inspect and authenticate that their printed copy matched their choices on the machine .
Then , the voter turned in their printed copy to an election official for safekeeping .
Internally the Dominion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of votes for each candidate .
These internal votes can be verified by matching the machine tally with the printed tally .
Since each printed tally can be ( and almost certainly was ) verified by the voters themselves , there really is no way to use Dominion Systems to commit voting fraud .
And yet Dominion Systems has now entered the language , with some people , as a bete noire , a computerized bogeyman of Deep State voter fraud .
Dominion has now joined Burisma as yet another Deep State operator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of alt right conspiracy theory , tinfoil hat-wearing , propeller-headed wackos .
Campaign workers who certify these results are now receiving death threats .
In other words , according to the tiny minds of people threatening to murder them , campaign workers are supposed to deny the evidence of their own eyes and instead proclaim that Donald Trump won the election anyway .
Now that would be voter fraud .
Here ’ s what Gabriel Sterling , the politically conservative Voting System Implementation Manager for the state of Georgia tweeted : “ So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emails , police protection around my home , the threats .
But all is well…following the the law , following the process…doing our jobs.
” In a later impassioned plea to Donald Trump to publicly disavow this violence , Mr. Sterling emphasized that other innocent people doing their jobs were receiving death threats .
He angrily pointed out that Trump attorney Joe diGenova said that former Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Chris Krebs should be shot .
Mr Sterling also alluded to a “ twenty something tech ” who was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he should be “ hung for treason.
” Donald Trump ’ s response was to double down , and retweet Mr. Sterling ’ s eloquent plea with : “ Rigged Election .
Show signatures and envelopes .
Expose the massive voter fraud in Georgia .
What is Secretary of State and @ BrianKempGA afraid of .
They know what we ’ ll find !
” Trump ’ s tone deaf response means the death threats will continue , of course .
Trump has now placed himself in the role of co-conspirator in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a crime involving a threat to commit violence communicated with the intent to terrorize and intimidate other people .
Terroristic threats are crimes in most states .
Considering the enormous power of influence Trump still wields in the minds of certain cretins , the virtual guarantee that threats and possible actual physical violence that could result from these threats could mean , legally speaking , that Trump is culpable for these crimes .
Trump ’ s moral culpability is without question , of course .
I haven ’ t received any death threats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emails and forum comments that dance on the furry edge of death threats .
Deliberate care is taken that the message is communicated without actually enunciating the deadly intent behind the language , intent that could be construed as a violation of the law , I suppose .
But it ’ s probably only just a matter of time .
My point is , Mr. Sterling is correct , menacing behavior is rampant .
I ’ ve seen it myself , even from my relatively obscure corner .
There is , in fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ language from Republicans .
Isaac Asimov once wrote that “ violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
” Given the rapidity with which Republicans resort to it , it is clearly also becoming their first refuge .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Just in case you’re wondering how Dominion Voting Systems equipment operated in the 2020 presidential election, here’s how: voters entered a private booth and used Dominion touch screens to select their voting choices. Once finished, the machines printed out a copy of their ballots with their choices clearly indicated. The voters were free in each case to visually inspect and authenticate that their printed copy matched their choices on the machine. Then, the voter turned in their printed copy to an election official for safekeeping.
Internally the Dominion Systems machines maintain a central running tally of votes for each candidate. These internal votes can be verified by matching the machine tally with the printed tally. Since each printed tally can be (and almost certainly was) verified by the voters themselves, there really is no way to use Dominion Systems to commit voting fraud.
And yet Dominion Systems has now entered the language, with some people, as a bete noire, a computerized bogeyman of Deep State voter fraud. Dominion has now joined Burisma as yet another Deep State operator — at least in the tiny minds of alt right conspiracy theory, tinfoil hat-wearing, propeller-headed wackos. Campaign workers who certify these results are now receiving death threats.
In other words, according to the tiny minds of people threatening to murder them, campaign workers are supposed to deny the evidence of their own eyes and instead proclaim that Donald Trump won the election anyway. Now that would be voter fraud.
Here’s what Gabriel Sterling, the politically conservative Voting System Implementation Manager for the state of Georgia tweeted: “So this is fun…multiple attempted hacks of my emails, police protection around my home, the threats. But all is well…following the the law, following the process…doing our jobs.”
In a later impassioned plea to Donald Trump to publicly disavow this violence, Mr. Sterling emphasized that other innocent people doing their jobs were receiving death threats. He angrily pointed out that Trump attorney Joe diGenova said that former Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Chris Krebs should be shot. Mr Sterling also alluded to a “twenty something tech” who was confronted with a noose and a call that he should be “hung for treason.”
Donald Trump’s response was to double down, and retweet Mr. Sterling’s eloquent plea with: “Rigged Election. Show signatures and envelopes. Expose the massive voter fraud in Georgia. What is Secretary of State and @BrianKempGA afraid of. They know what we’ll find!”
Trump’s tone deaf response means the death threats will continue, of course. Trump has now placed himself in the role of co-conspirator in the crime of making terroristic threats, a crime involving a threat to commit violence communicated with the intent to terrorize and intimidate other people.
Terroristic threats are crimes in most states. Considering the enormous power of influence Trump still wields in the minds of certain cretins, the virtual guarantee that threats and possible actual physical violence that could result from these threats could mean, legally speaking, that Trump is culpable for these crimes. Trump’s moral culpability is without question, of course.
I haven’t received any death threats — yet. I have received numerous emails and forum comments that dance on the furry edge of death threats. Deliberate care is taken that the message is communicated without actually enunciating the deadly intent behind the language, intent that could be construed as a violation of the law, I suppose. But it’s probably only just a matter of time.
My point is, Mr. Sterling is correct, menacing behavior is rampant. I’ve seen it myself, even from my relatively obscure corner. There is, in fact, a kind of pandemic of intimidating language from Republicans. Isaac Asimov once wrote that “violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.” Given the rapidity with which Republicans resort to it, it is clearly also becoming their first refuge. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-12-02--Kayleigh McEnany crashes and burns over “Trump vaccine” debacle

To give you an idea of how disjointed Trump world has become in his final days , Kayleigh McEnany is @ @ @ @ @ the doomed Trump White House and the defeated Trump campaign , and she often gets @ @ @ @ @ ’ s supposed to be representing .
Today she did a briefing in what we @ @ @ @ @ role as White House Press Secretary , and she used it to heap praise on @ @ @ @ @ “ businessman ” before proclaiming that the new coronavirus vaccines from Pfizer and Modern are @ @ @ @ @ Uh , no , that ’ s not happening .
The pushback against this was @ @ @ @ @ “ Trump vaccine ” began trending on Twitter in sarcastic fashion .
All that this @ @ @ @ @ to do is to help bolster our efforts to make sure that the coronavirus is @ @ @ @ @ virus ” in the United States .

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To give you an idea of how disjointed Trump world has become in his final days, Kayleigh McEnany is now serving as spokesperson for the doomed Trump White House and the defeated Trump campaign, and she often gets confused about which one she’s supposed to be representing.
Today she did a briefing in what we think might have been her role as White House Press Secretary, and she used it to heap praise on Donald Trump for being a “businessman” before proclaiming that the new coronavirus vaccines from Pfizer and Modern are the “Trump vaccine.” Uh, no, that’s not happening.
The pushback against this was so swift and widespread, “Trump vaccine” began trending on Twitter in sarcastic fashion. All that this kind of talk is going to do is to help bolster our efforts to make sure that the coronavirus is remembered as the “Trump virus” in the United States.
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palmerreport--2020-12-02--This is how it’s done

This is how it’s done

We grew numb to the hate and threat-filled rhetoric coming from the White House during the past four years .
Now that the end of this behavior is in sight , it is even more egregious to hear this nonsense coming from the mouth of one who is supposed to be above this type of behavior .
As an officer of the court , Joe diGenova should conduct himself in a manner consistent with the bar of which he is a member , but as one of Donald Trump ’ s lawyers , he instead reflects the sewer in which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ draw , quarter , and shoot ” former head of cybersecurity Christopher Krebs .
During his visit to NBC ’ s “ Today ” show , Krebs was asked about the threat made against him by diGenova .
It is bad enough that Krebs was fired for telling the truth , but to threaten his life is over the top .
Krebs called diGenova ’ s statement “ more dangerous language , more dangerous behavior ” and said that his “ exceptional team of lawyers ” is looking into diGenova ’ s behavior @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now claims his language was “ satirical.
” This is exactly the type of behavior we have all had to endure the past four years .
Thankfully , it is coming to an end .
While Trump and his allies have continued to create controversy , President-elect Biden is working on creating a more positive outlook .
He has named his economic team , which is as diverse as promised , and he recently revealed that he has assembled an entirely female communications team .
CNN reported that President-elect Biden is already working @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
His most urgent matters include containing coronavirus , an economic recovery package , and delving into racial injustice .
Biden is focused on a broad economic package and executive orders , which do not require passage , but which will “ advance his priorities , ” according to CNN .
According to sources with whom CNN spoke , Biden ’ s most urgent concern is coronavirus , which obviously makes sense .
Until this virus is under control , bolstering the economy will be all but impossible .
It is unfortunate that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the manner it has , but we at least have the right man for the job now who wants to tackle the problem head on .
Biden plans to make use of executive orders , if necessary , to get things done .
CNN reported that his transition team has spent months prioritizing actions that Biden can begin to enact as soon as he steps in the White House .
Just last week , Biden told NBC News that he wants to pass a stimulus package as quickly as possible .
Biden ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ includes aid to state and local governments that have seen their resources depleted during the crisis .
Biden said he wants to “ focus on those folks , who are always , when crisis hits , the first ones hit—and recovery comes to last .
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We grew numb to the hate and threat-filled rhetoric coming from the White House during the past four years. Now that the end of this behavior is in sight, it is even more egregious to hear this nonsense coming from the mouth of one who is supposed to be above this type of behavior. As an officer of the court, Joe diGenova should conduct himself in a manner consistent with the bar of which he is a member, but as one of Donald Trump’s lawyers, he instead reflects the sewer in which he dwells with his call to “draw, quarter, and shoot” former head of cybersecurity Christopher Krebs.
During his visit to NBC’s “Today” show, Krebs was asked about the threat made against him by diGenova. It is bad enough that Krebs was fired for telling the truth, but to threaten his life is over the top. Krebs called diGenova’s statement “more dangerous language, more dangerous behavior” and said that his “exceptional team of lawyers” is looking into diGenova’s behavior. As bullies often do, diGenova now claims his language was “satirical.” This is exactly the type of behavior we have all had to endure the past four years. Thankfully, it is coming to an end.
While Trump and his allies have continued to create controversy, President-elect Biden is working on creating a more positive outlook. He has named his economic team, which is as diverse as promised, and he recently revealed that he has assembled an entirely female communications team. CNN reported that President-elect Biden is already working on his first 100 days in office. His most urgent matters include containing coronavirus, an economic recovery package, and delving into racial injustice. Biden is focused on a broad economic package and executive orders, which do not require passage, but which will “advance his priorities,” according to CNN. According to sources with whom CNN spoke, Biden’s most urgent concern is coronavirus, which obviously makes sense. Until this virus is under control, bolstering the economy will be all but impossible. It is unfortunate that Trump allowed this virus to spread in the manner it has, but we at least have the right man for the job now who wants to tackle the problem head on.
Biden plans to make use of executive orders, if necessary, to get things done. CNN reported that his transition team has spent months prioritizing actions that Biden can begin to enact as soon as he steps in the White House. Just last week, Biden told NBC News that he wants to pass a stimulus package as quickly as possible. Biden’s package will target vulnerable communities and includes aid to state and local governments that have seen their resources depleted during the crisis. Biden said he wants to “focus on those folks, who are always, when crisis hits, the first ones hit—and recovery comes to last.”
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palmerreport--2020-12-02--Donald Trump and Jared Kushner caught up in pandemic loan scandal

Last night it was reported that Donald Trump is considering preemptive pardons for several of his family members , including Jared Kushner .
It raises questions about what specific crimes he might be pardoning them for .
Then later last night some news broke that might offer some hints .
NBC News is now reporting that the Small Business Administration issued dozens of PPP and EIDL loans to Trump and Kushner properties , totaling millions of dollars .
Okay , so their businesses are theoretically entitled to pandemic bailouts just like everyone else .
Except NBC has documented that several @ @ @ @ @ @ @ employees during the pandemic , meaning the money apparently didn ’ t go to payroll , as required .
In other words , it ’ s yet another financial fraud scandal for the Trump family .
No wonder Donald Trump is considering trying to preemptively pardon the entire family .
But keep two things in mind .
First , preemptive pardons are flimsy and may not hold up in court .
Second , many of these Trump and Kushner properties are in New York – and Trump can ’ t even try to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also notable that the Small Business Administration spent months in court trying to block the release of this information about Trump and Kushner , before finally giving up last night .
It ’ s as if these agencies are now more concerned with remaining viable in the post-Trump era than they are about protecting Trump in the meantime .

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Last night it was reported that Donald Trump is considering preemptive pardons for several of his family members, including Jared Kushner. It raises questions about what specific crimes he might be pardoning them for. Then later last night some news broke that might offer some hints.
NBC News is now reporting that the Small Business Administration issued dozens of PPP and EIDL loans to Trump and Kushner properties, totaling millions of dollars. Okay, so their businesses are theoretically entitled to pandemic bailouts just like everyone else. Except NBC has documented that several of these properties retained few or no employees during the pandemic, meaning the money apparently didn’t go to payroll, as required.
In other words, it’s yet another financial fraud scandal for the Trump family. No wonder Donald Trump is considering trying to preemptively pardon the entire family. But keep two things in mind. First, preemptive pardons are flimsy and may not hold up in court. Second, many of these Trump and Kushner properties are in New York – and Trump can’t even try to pardon state charges.
It’s also notable that the Small Business Administration spent months in court trying to block the release of this information about Trump and Kushner, before finally giving up last night. It’s as if these agencies are now more concerned with remaining viable in the post-Trump era than they are about protecting Trump in the meantime.
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palmerreport--2020-12-02--Joe Biden’s got this

Joe Biden’s got this

– President elect Joe Biden has now pulled ahead of Donald Trump by 6.5 million votes and counting .
This is the second-largest defeat of an incumbent president in more than a century .
Don ’ t try to tell me this election wasn ’ t a blowout .
– Speaking of blowouts , Trump operative Sidney Powell filed an election lawsuit on Tuesday which claims that Detroit is in Wisconsin .
Earlier this week Powell filed a suit which claimed irregularities in Edison County , Michigan , which doesn ’ t exist .
And Trump wonders why he lost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as Trump would surely love to fire Bill Barr right about now , the reality is that Trump likely needs Barr ’ s help to figure out how to approach the pardon endgame .
So no , I don ’ t expect Trump to fire Barr yet , unless Trump has reached such a point of anger and despondence that he ’ s become truly self destructive .
Of course with the news tonight that Barr ’ s DOJ has busted the Trump regime for trying to sell a pardon for cash , @ @ @

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– President elect Joe Biden has now pulled ahead of Donald Trump by 6.5 million votes and counting. This is the second-largest defeat of an incumbent president in more than a century. Don’t try to tell me this election wasn’t a blowout.
– Speaking of blowouts, Trump operative Sidney Powell filed an election lawsuit on Tuesday which claims that Detroit is in Wisconsin. Earlier this week Powell filed a suit which claimed irregularities in Edison County, Michigan, which doesn’t exist. And Trump wonders why he lost by 6.5 million votes.
– Much as Trump would surely love to fire Bill Barr right about now, the reality is that Trump likely needs Barr’s help to figure out how to approach the pardon endgame. So no, I don’t expect Trump to fire Barr yet, unless Trump has reached such a point of anger and despondence that he’s become truly self destructive. Of course with the news tonight that Barr’s DOJ has busted the Trump regime for trying to sell a pardon for cash, who knows?
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palmerreport--2020-12-02--Donald Trump’s pardon parachute crashes and burns

If Trump starts pardoning himself and his family , it won ’ t mean he ’ s somehow magically winning .
It ’ ll mean he ’ s jumping out of the airplane wearing a parachute made of duct tape and baling wire , and he ’ s hoping it holds .
If Trump spells out the specific crimes that he and his family committed in the preemptive pardons , they ’ ll all be confessing to those crimes by accepting the pardon .
It ’ ll be a field day for New York State , where pardons don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ll also be a field day for those who have been injured by the Trump family crime spree and want to pursue civil litigation .
Also , preemptive pardons are legally flimsy and could get thrown out in court .
If Trump tries preemptively pardoning himself and his family without spelling out the crimes involved , it ’ ll make the pardons even more flimsy and thus more likely to get thrown out in court .
While it ’ s an open question as to whether Trump ’ s pardons of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ experts expect Trump ’ s self pardon to hold up in court no matter how he words it .
In any case , none of this is going to stop New York State from bringing whatever charges it ’ s planning to bring against Donald Trump and his family .
Whoever in the Trump family was going to end up in prison , will still end up in prison with or without a federal pardon .
So what ’ s the point of even trying it ?
It ’ s simply the last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and so he has to play it and hope that it softens the landing just a little bit .
Of course it ’ s a huge signal of surrender .
Nothing says “ I ’ m toast ” like a sitting President who loses reelection and then attempts to pardon himself and his family .
He can keep whining all he wants about how he didn ’ t really lose .
But once he tries to pardon himself , even many of his remaining Republican allies will have to start selfishly turning against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ careers on track .
So if Donald Trump wants to end things in this manner , that ’ s up to him .
We can ’ t stop him from trying it .
But it won ’ t magically save him or his family .
It ’ ll just serve to march the Trump clan closer to the door , and further humiliate them on their way down .

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If Trump starts pardoning himself and his family, it won’t mean he’s somehow magically winning. It’ll mean he’s jumping out of the airplane wearing a parachute made of duct tape and baling wire, and he’s hoping it holds.
If Trump spells out the specific crimes that he and his family committed in the preemptive pardons, they’ll all be confessing to those crimes by accepting the pardon. It’ll be a field day for New York State, where pardons don’t apply to state charges. It’ll also be a field day for those who have been injured by the Trump family crime spree and want to pursue civil litigation. Also, preemptive pardons are legally flimsy and could get thrown out in court.
If Trump tries preemptively pardoning himself and his family without spelling out the crimes involved, it’ll make the pardons even more flimsy and thus more likely to get thrown out in court. While it’s an open question as to whether Trump’s pardons of his kids would survive, almost no legal experts expect Trump’s self pardon to hold up in court no matter how he words it.
In any case, none of this is going to stop New York State from bringing whatever charges it’s planning to bring against Donald Trump and his family. Whoever in the Trump family was going to end up in prison, will still end up in prison with or without a federal pardon. So what’s the point of even trying it? It’s simply the last card that Trump has to play, and so he has to play it and hope that it softens the landing just a little bit.
Of course it’s a huge signal of surrender. Nothing says “I’m toast” like a sitting President who loses reelection and then attempts to pardon himself and his family. He can keep whining all he wants about how he didn’t really lose. But once he tries to pardon himself, even many of his remaining Republican allies will have to start selfishly turning against him in order to keep their own careers on track.
So if Donald Trump wants to end things in this manner, that’s up to him. We can’t stop him from trying it. But it won’t magically save him or his family. It’ll just serve to march the Trump clan closer to the door, and further humiliate them on their way down.
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palmerreport--2020-12-03--Trump’s campaign begins attacking Trump’s election lawyer Lin Wood as everything hits the fan

Lin Wood , a lawyer who has been representing Donald Trump in his election legal battle , told a crowd of Republicans on Wednesday that they shouldn ’ t even bother voting in Georgia ’ s Senate runoff races , because the voting machines are supposedly rigged anyway .
In response , Trump ’ s campaign Twitter account attacked Wood and accused him of secretly being a Democrat .
So now we have Trump ’ s election lawyer trying to sabotage Trump ’ s party ’ s chances of keeping the Senate , and we have Trump ’ s campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Not only are the rats turning on each other , it ’ s becoming clear that there ’ s no direction at all from the top .
These Trump factions wouldn ’ t be openly feuding with each other if Trump himself were bothering to give any of them marching orders .
He ’ s clearly checked out .
– Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro ripped into Donald Trump today , while managing to not even mention Trump ’ s name : “ Yes , I ’ ve seen that new video from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ d like that time back .
No , I didn ’ t hear any facts or evidence .
What I did hear was a sad Facebook rant from a man who lost an election.
” – Tweet of the day , from Stella Parton : “ As a Christian , I ask all Christians to stay home and pray .
Please stop with your complaints & whining that you can ’ t fellowship at your church .
Scripture says ; ‘ everything should be done decently and in order.
’ 1 Corinthians @ @ @ @ @ @ @ involved .
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Lin Wood, a lawyer who has been representing Donald Trump in his election legal battle, told a crowd of Republicans on Wednesday that they shouldn’t even bother voting in Georgia’s Senate runoff races, because the voting machines are supposedly rigged anyway. In response, Trump’s campaign Twitter account attacked Wood and accused him of secretly being a Democrat.
So now we have Trump’s election lawyer trying to sabotage Trump’s party’s chances of keeping the Senate, and we have Trump’s campaign attacking Trump’s election lawyer. Not only are the rats turning on each other, it’s becoming clear that there’s no direction at all from the top. These Trump factions wouldn’t be openly feuding with each other if Trump himself were bothering to give any of them marching orders. He’s clearly checked out.
– Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro ripped into Donald Trump today, while managing to not even mention Trump’s name: “Yes, I’ve seen that new video from the sitting president. Yes, I’d like that time back. No, I didn’t hear any facts or evidence. What I did hear was a sad Facebook rant from a man who lost an election.”
– Tweet of the day, from Stella Parton: “As a Christian, I ask all Christians to stay home and pray. Please stop with your complaints & whining that you can’t fellowship at your church. Scripture says; ‘everything should be done decently and in order.’ 1 Corinthians 14:40. The courts should not be involved.”
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palmerreport--2020-12-03--Donald Trump has a one way ticket to prison

January 21 , 2021 looms for traitors .
In spite of all the rumblings about blanket pardons , these things aren ’ t going to work the way Trump thinks they will .
Case in point : Michael Flynn .
He ’ s been pardoned and yet is still calling for a coup in order to keep Trump in office .
Why would that be ?
Because perhaps Flynn ’ s not gotten off as cleanly as he hoped ?
Seems like he ’ s a little afraid of what will happen without Trump in office to protect him .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ his son , Flynn Jr. Flynn may be aiming for a pardon for junior , and his talk of a coup is simply an act to gain points with Trump .
Trump is getting desperate .
He ’ s in the midst of so many investigations , it ’ s hard to list all of them .
Additionally , there ’ s another one launched over his obvious ploy to sell pardons .
And we don ’ t think he ’ ll survive the legal pushback against a self-pardon .
In short , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beginning to realize it .
It ’ s a dangerous time .
The good news is denial is a very strong drug and all of Trump & Co. are afflicted with it .
If Ivanka thinks she ’ ll move on to a political career and not into an orange jumpsuit , she ’ s as delusional as former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell .
So let them have their denial .
It keeps them occupied and allows the days to click by .
New York AG James will be coming to call very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may dole out to his co-conspirators , will be challenged in court while he does his first bit of time in Otisville for New York state tax fraud .
His children will be joining him in the state system .
And here ’ s a little reminder to them : there is no posh Federal prison camp for state charges .

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January 21, 2021 looms for traitors. In spite of all the rumblings about blanket pardons, these things aren’t going to work the way Trump thinks they will. Case in point: Michael Flynn. He’s been pardoned and yet is still calling for a coup in order to keep Trump in office. Why would that be? Because perhaps Flynn’s not gotten off as cleanly as he hoped? Seems like he’s a little afraid of what will happen without Trump in office to protect him. There’s also the matter of his son, Flynn Jr. Flynn may be aiming for a pardon for junior, and his talk of a coup is simply an act to gain points with Trump.
Trump is getting desperate. He’s in the midst of so many investigations, it’s hard to list all of them. Additionally, there’s another one launched over his obvious ploy to sell pardons. And we don’t think he’ll survive the legal pushback against a self-pardon. In short, Trump is toast and he’s beginning to realize it.
It’s a dangerous time. The good news is denial is a very strong drug and all of Trump & Co. are afflicted with it. If Ivanka thinks she’ll move on to a political career and not into an orange jumpsuit, she’s as delusional as former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell.
So let them have their denial. It keeps them occupied and allows the days to click by. New York AG James will be coming to call very soon. And whatever federal pardons Trump may dole out to his co-conspirators, will be challenged in court while he does his first bit of time in Otisville for New York state tax fraud. His children will be joining him in the state system. And here’s a little reminder to them: there is no posh Federal prison camp for state charges.
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palmerreport--2020-12-03--Donald Trump’s hostage video

Donald Trump’s hostage video

– Donald Trump posted a forty-six minute long video today that was as ludicrous as a Saturday Night Live sketch and as deranged as the Unabomber .
At various points he looked like he was going to cry .
It vaguely resembled a hostage video .
He ’ s unraveling too severely to act in his own best interests , even from a villain standpoint .
There ’ s no way this doesn ’ t end badly for him .
– I keep trying to decide if Steve Mnuchin ’ s decision to show up totally unprepared to a Katie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stupid .
I ’ m leaning toward both .
Mnuchin has gotten away with a ton of corruption these past four years , but that ’ s only because Trump was using the presidency to protect him .
With that now fading , Mnuchin is just another overmatched cocky idiot .
– Tweet of the day , by Wayne J. Nelson : “ If you haven ’ t noticed by now , the problem with electing a pathological narcissist President of the United States , is that he will do what he thinks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( or even his political party ) .
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– Donald Trump posted a forty-six minute long video today that was as ludicrous as a Saturday Night Live sketch and as deranged as the Unabomber. At various points he looked like he was going to cry. It vaguely resembled a hostage video. He’s unraveling too severely to act in his own best interests, even from a villain standpoint. There’s no way this doesn’t end badly for him.
– I keep trying to decide if Steve Mnuchin’s decision to show up totally unprepared to a Katie Porter hearing was arrogant or just plain stupid. I’m leaning toward both. Mnuchin has gotten away with a ton of corruption these past four years, but that’s only because Trump was using the presidency to protect him. With that now fading, Mnuchin is just another overmatched cocky idiot.
– Tweet of the day, by Wayne J. Nelson: “If you haven’t noticed by now, the problem with electing a pathological narcissist President of the United States, is that he will do what he thinks best for himself, not his country ( or even his political party).”
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palmerreport--2020-12-03--Donald Trump’s big bluff just fell to pieces

Last night Donald Trump threatened to veto the entire U.S. military budget unless Congress adds a provision allowing him to punish Twitter for the mean things that people tweet about him .
At the time , Palmer Report pointed out that Trump would have to cave on this , because he simply doesn ’ t have the muscle to pull it off .
Sure enough , Politico is now reporting that Republicans in Congress are planning to simply ignore Trump ’ s threat .
There ’ s a reason we saw this coming .
It ’ s not about Republicans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ growing a spine , ” as those concepts don ’ t exist on the Republican side .
It ’ s only ever about what they each selfishly feel is best for their own career .
And the Republicans in Congress aren ’ t about to get stuck being seen as having defunded the military .
It ’ s the latest sign that , regardless of whatever remaining lip service they may be giving to his fantasy that he secretly won the election , Republicans are largely just moving on from Donald Trump .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ out , and at this point his pity party is just getting in their way .

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Last night Donald Trump threatened to veto the entire U.S. military budget unless Congress adds a provision allowing him to punish Twitter for the mean things that people tweet about him. At the time, Palmer Report pointed out that Trump would have to cave on this, because he simply doesn’t have the muscle to pull it off.
Sure enough, Politico is now reporting that Republicans in Congress are planning to simply ignore Trump’s threat. There’s a reason we saw this coming. It’s not about Republicans “finding a conscience” or “growing a spine,” as those concepts don’t exist on the Republican side. It’s only ever about what they each selfishly feel is best for their own career. And the Republicans in Congress aren’t about to get stuck being seen as having defunded the military.
It’s the latest sign that, regardless of whatever remaining lip service they may be giving to his fantasy that he secretly won the election, Republicans are largely just moving on from Donald Trump. They have their own grifts to carry out, and at this point his pity party is just getting in their way.
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palmerreport--2020-12-03--Donald Trump goes berserk after Bill Barr sells him out

When Bill Barr announced yesterday that Trump had lost the election fair and square , he then tried to throw an imaginary bone to Donald Trump by also announcing that John Durham would be allowed to investigate the Trump-Russia investigators beyond the end of Trump ’ s term .
This meant absolutely nothing , because Durham has already made clear that he ’ s finished his work and found no systemic wrongdoing on the part of the people who investigated Trump .
The only question was whether Trump would be fooled by the news , and mistakenly believe that Barr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out even Trump has apparently seen through it , and now understands that Barr is more worried about saving his own butt than about saving Trump ’ s butt .
Trump ’ s allies are telling The Washington Post tonight that Trump is even considering firing Barr , which would be a remarkably petty thing to do , considering Barr will lose his job in fifty days anyway .
Of course one consistency about Trump ’ s behavior is that when he leaks that he ’ s going to do something assertive , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with it .
We suspect that Trump still needs Barr ’ s help trying to pull off his pardons for himself and his kids , so Trump won ’ t fire Barr just yet .
That is , unless Trump has become so spitefully self destructive , he ’ s going to start firing the people he still needs .

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When Bill Barr announced yesterday that Trump had lost the election fair and square, he then tried to throw an imaginary bone to Donald Trump by also announcing that John Durham would be allowed to investigate the Trump-Russia investigators beyond the end of Trump’s term.
This meant absolutely nothing, because Durham has already made clear that he’s finished his work and found no systemic wrongdoing on the part of the people who investigated Trump. The only question was whether Trump would be fooled by the news, and mistakenly believe that Barr was somehow helping him.
It turns out even Trump has apparently seen through it, and now understands that Barr is more worried about saving his own butt than about saving Trump’s butt. Trump’s allies are telling The Washington Post tonight that Trump is even considering firing Barr, which would be a remarkably petty thing to do, considering Barr will lose his job in fifty days anyway.
Of course one consistency about Trump’s behavior is that when he leaks that he’s going to do something assertive, he usually doesn’t go through with it. We suspect that Trump still needs Barr’s help trying to pull off his pardons for himself and his kids, so Trump won’t fire Barr just yet. That is, unless Trump has become so spitefully self destructive, he’s going to start firing the people he still needs.
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palmerreport--2020-12-04--Donald Trump’s bribery-for-pardon scandal is exploding tonight

When the news broke earlier this week that the DOJ was criminally investigating someone for allegedly bribing Donald Trump in exchange for clemency , it was shocking yet not at all surprising .
The names were redacted , so it raised a lot of questions about who was involved .
Now some of those names are getting filled in , and it ’ s ugly .
It turns out the five letter last name that ends in an “ S ” is in fact “ Baras ” – as in Hugh L. Baras , someone you ’ ve almost certainly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s where it gets ugly for the Trump family .
According to the New York Times , the two people who allegedly tried to arrange the pardon bribery were Donald Trump ’ s fundraiser Elliott Broidy and Jared Kushner ’ s attorney Abbe Lowell .
Innocent until proven guilty .
But if it turns out these folks really did arrange a bribe in exchange for clemency , it ’ s going to raise all kinds of questions .
Would Broidy have arranged this without getting his boss Trump ’ s approval first ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ it past his client Kushner ?
In other words , this is going to get ugly .
If guilty , Broidy and Lowell could end up needing to seek Trump pardons themselves .
But those pardons could conceivably be seen as a continuation of the fraudulent pardon scheme , which could result in their pardons being thrown out in court .
So would they be better off simply cutting plea deals against bigger fish ?
If so , who are the bigger fish ?
At some point prosecutors are surely going to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did or didn ’ t know .
And if this bribery-for-pardon thing is now confirmed to have happened once during the Trump regime , just how many times did it happen ?

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When the news broke earlier this week that the DOJ was criminally investigating someone for allegedly bribing Donald Trump in exchange for clemency, it was shocking yet not at all surprising. The names were redacted, so it raised a lot of questions about who was involved. Now some of those names are getting filled in, and it’s ugly.
It turns out the five letter last name that ends in an “S” is in fact “Baras” – as in Hugh L. Baras, someone you’ve almost certainly never heard of. But here’s where it gets ugly for the Trump family. According to the New York Times, the two people who allegedly tried to arrange the pardon bribery were Donald Trump’s fundraiser Elliott Broidy and Jared Kushner’s attorney Abbe Lowell.
Innocent until proven guilty. But if it turns out these folks really did arrange a bribe in exchange for clemency, it’s going to raise all kinds of questions. Would Broidy have arranged this without getting his boss Trump’s approval first? Would Lowell have done this without running it past his client Kushner?
In other words, this is going to get ugly. If guilty, Broidy and Lowell could end up needing to seek Trump pardons themselves. But those pardons could conceivably be seen as a continuation of the fraudulent pardon scheme, which could result in their pardons being thrown out in court. So would they be better off simply cutting plea deals against bigger fish? If so, who are the bigger fish? At some point prosecutors are surely going to be interrogating Trump and Kushner about what they did or didn’t know. And if this bribery-for-pardon thing is now confirmed to have happened once during the Trump regime, just how many times did it happen?
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palmerreport--2020-12-04--Donald Trump’s final cash grab is totally out of control

Donald Trump ’ s idiot supporters have now given $ 200 million to his election defense fund , nearly all of which has gone into his pocket .
This comes as President-elect Joe Biden has pulled ahead by 7 million votes .
That means Trump has pocketed $ 28 per vote that he lost by .
Don ’ t worry , Trump isn ’ t coming out ahead here .
With his massive debts , the minimum interest payments alone will quickly eat up much or all of the money that Trump has swindled .
And of course the minute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ begin squeezing him toward bankruptcy , even as he tries to figure out how to pay for defense lawyers in all the criminal charges he ’ ll end up facing .
Trump will soon be more broke than ever .
– The Wisconsin Supreme Court just declined to hear Donald Trump ’ s case .
That ’ s right , Joe Biden has won Wisconsin yet again !
– Tweet of the day , from Ashlie Weeks : “ I love all the “ post-political ” planning by the grown adult children of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plowing through criminal indictments and civil litigation every minute of their waking lives followed by significant time in the clink .
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Donald Trump’s idiot supporters have now given $200 million to his election defense fund, nearly all of which has gone into his pocket. This comes as President-elect Joe Biden has pulled ahead by 7 million votes. That means Trump has pocketed $28 per vote that he lost by.
Don’t worry, Trump isn’t coming out ahead here. With his massive debts, the minimum interest payments alone will quickly eat up much or all of the money that Trump has swindled. And of course the minute Trump leaves office, his creditors will begin squeezing him toward bankruptcy, even as he tries to figure out how to pay for defense lawyers in all the criminal charges he’ll end up facing. Trump will soon be more broke than ever.
– The Wisconsin Supreme Court just declined to hear Donald Trump’s case. That’s right, Joe Biden has won Wisconsin yet again!
– Tweet of the day, from Ashlie Weeks: “I love all the “post-political” planning by the grown adult children of trump like they won’t be plowing through criminal indictments and civil litigation every minute of their waking lives followed by significant time in the clink.”
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palmerreport--2020-12-04--Washington DC Attorney General fires back at Ivanka Trump

Yesterday the news broke that Ivanka Trump had been forced to testify in the Washington DC Attorney General ’ s civil investigation into alleged Trump inauguration fund fraud .
It turns out Ivanka isn ’ t happy about it , and it further turns out that the Attorney General isn ’ t impressed with her whining .
Ivanka posted a tweet today , revealing that she was forced to testify for five-plus hours .
She accused the entire investigation of being a “ politically motivated demonstration of vindictiveness.
” Washington DC Attorney General Karl Racine fired back at Ivanka : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the Presidential Inaugural Committee knowingly entered into a grossly overpriced contract with the Trump Hotel .
Any claim to the contrary is incorrect … DC law requires nonprofits to use funds for stated public purposes , and to avoid unreasonable , wasteful expenses .
Our investigation revealed the Committee willfully used nonprofit funds to enrich the Trump family .
It ’ s very simple : They broke the law .
That ’ s why we sued.
” Racine also posted an email from former Melania Trump friend Stephanie Winston Wolkoff , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to convicted felon Rick Gates , and CC ’ d to Ivanka Trump .
In the email , Wolkoff expressed concern that the inflated Trump hotel inaugural pricing would end up being “ audited ” and become a problem .
Here ’ s what stands out .
There is no indication that Ivanka is a target of the investigation ; thus far it ’ s merely established that she ’ s a witness to the alleged fraud .
Also , this is merely a civil investigation , and not ( yet ) a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in remarkably angry , bitter , defensive , and conspiratorial fashion .
Since her father lost the election , she ’ s starting to sound more like her father with every passing day .

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Yesterday the news broke that Ivanka Trump had been forced to testify in the Washington DC Attorney General’s civil investigation into alleged Trump inauguration fund fraud. It turns out Ivanka isn’t happy about it, and it further turns out that the Attorney General isn’t impressed with her whining.
Ivanka posted a tweet today, revealing that she was forced to testify for five-plus hours. She accused the entire investigation of being a “politically motivated demonstration of vindictiveness.”
Washington DC Attorney General Karl Racine fired back at Ivanka: “We filed suit after gathering evidence that the Presidential Inaugural Committee knowingly entered into a grossly overpriced contract with the Trump Hotel. Any claim to the contrary is incorrect … DC law requires nonprofits to use funds for stated public purposes, and to avoid unreasonable, wasteful expenses. Our investigation revealed the Committee willfully used nonprofit funds to enrich the Trump family. It’s very simple: They broke the law. That’s why we sued.”
Racine also posted an email from former Melania Trump friend Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, who is now working with investigators, addressed to convicted felon Rick Gates, and CC’d to Ivanka Trump. In the email, Wolkoff expressed concern that the inflated Trump hotel inaugural pricing would end up being “audited” and become a problem.
Here’s what stands out. There is no indication that Ivanka is a target of the investigation; thus far it’s merely established that she’s a witness to the alleged fraud. Also, this is merely a civil investigation, and not (yet) a criminal one. But Ivanka is reacting in remarkably angry, bitter, defensive, and conspiratorial fashion. Since her father lost the election, she’s starting to sound more like her father with every passing day.
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palmerreport--2020-12-03--Donald Trump’s White House Communications Director Alyssa Farah gives up and quits

The rats just keep leaving the sinking ship .
Some are doing so involuntarily , such as Donald Trump ’ s operative Heidi Stirrup , who got banned from the Department of Justice today for malfeasance .
Others , such as Trump ’ s White House Communications Director Alyssa Farah , are simply resigning and moving on .
Notably , Farah had only been on the job since April .
So she joined the ship while it was sinking , and is leaving now that it ’ s nearing the bottom of the sea .
It ’ s been such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ve actually lost track of just how many White House Communications Directors that Donald Trump ended up having .
Anthony Scaramucci famously had the job for eleven days .
Hope Hicks had the job at one point .
Sean Spicer held the title in an acting capacity at two different points .
Jason Miller was given the job but managed to lose it in scandal before even starting the job .
Mike Dubke , Stephanie Grisham , and Bill Shine all had the job as well .
There were long stretches where Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was simply left absent .
What a joke .
– President elect Joe Biden has now pulled ahead of Donald Trump by seven million votes and counting .
This election was never even remotely close .

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The rats just keep leaving the sinking ship. Some are doing so involuntarily, such as Donald Trump’s operative Heidi Stirrup, who got banned from the Department of Justice today for malfeasance. Others, such as Trump’s White House Communications Director Alyssa Farah, are simply resigning and moving on. Notably, Farah had only been on the job since April. So she joined the ship while it was sinking, and is leaving now that it’s nearing the bottom of the sea.
It’s been such a chaotic revolving door, we’ve actually lost track of just how many White House Communications Directors that Donald Trump ended up having. Anthony Scaramucci famously had the job for eleven days. Hope Hicks had the job at one point. Sean Spicer held the title in an acting capacity at two different points. Jason Miller was given the job but managed to lose it in scandal before even starting the job. Mike Dubke, Stephanie Grisham, and Bill Shine all had the job as well. There were long stretches where Trump’s White House Communications Director post was simply left absent. What a joke.
– President elect Joe Biden has now pulled ahead of Donald Trump by seven million votes and counting. This election was never even remotely close.
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palmerreport--2020-12-03--Department of Justice bans Trump operative Heidi Stirrup from the building

In the latest sign that Donald Trump ’ s influence over his own administration is continuing to wane , the @ @ @ @ @ banned Trump ally Heidi Stirrup from the building , after allegedly catching her trying to @ @ @ @ @ election .
This news , from USA Today , is notable because it means that @ @ @ @ @ is all that afraid of Trump ’ s wrath at this point .
Even Bill @ @ @ @ @ DOJ , was apparently either unwilling or unable to stop Stirrup from being banned .
@ @ @ @ @ at the DOJ just a couple months ago , and she ’ s already being @ @ @ @ @ whatever scheme Trump was trying to have her pull off .
Tweet of the day @ @ @ @ @ Behind spokesman Richard Ojeda : “ Every child in a cage and the family they @ @ @ @ @ be given full citizenship .
These children and their families are going to need long @ @ @ @ @ s the least we can do to guarantee they have it .
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In the latest sign that Donald Trump’s influence over his own administration is continuing to wane, the Department of Justice has now banned Trump ally Heidi Stirrup from the building, after allegedly catching her trying to extract information about the 2020 election.
This news, from USA Today, is notable because it means that no one at the DOJ is all that afraid of Trump’s wrath at this point. Even Bill Barr, who runs the DOJ, was apparently either unwilling or unable to stop Stirrup from being banned. Notably, Trump installed Stirrup at the DOJ just a couple months ago, and she’s already being ejected. So much for whatever scheme Trump was trying to have her pull off.
Tweet of the day, from No Democrat Left Behind spokesman Richard Ojeda: “Every child in a cage and the family they were separated from should automatically be given full citizenship. These children and their families are going to need long term care and it’s the least we can do to guarantee they have it.”
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palmerreport--2020-12-03--It’s time for this to stop

It’s time for this to stop

Donald Trump just can ’ t seem to win .
That is because he is wrong .
His continued assertions that the 2020 election was “ rigged ” in President-elect Joe Biden ’ s favor are ludicrous .
Not only has Christopher Krebs publicly confirmed the security of the election , but Trump ’ s own fixer William Barr has confirmed that the Justice Department ’ s investigation revealed that no widespread voter fraud occurred .
Speaking to the AP , Barr said that U.S. attorneys and the FBI worked tirelessly to follow up on Trump ’ s complaints but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have not seen fraud on a scale that could have effected a different outcome in the election.
” The more Trump carries on this nonsense , the more people are becoming tired of him , especially other Republicans .
A recent Gallup survey showed that Donald Trump ’ s post-election favorability rating is 42 % while President-elect Biden ’ s has risen to 55 % .
Gallup explained that part of those ratings reflect a doubling of Republican support for Biden and a drop in Republican support for Trump , as well as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 36 % .
Biden now enjoys 55 % of support from independents .
The contrast between these two men could not be clearer .
Trump has continued his divisive ways , though he is now dividing the Republican party .
He is totally unconcerned that his rhetoric can hurt Republicans Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue in trying to retain their seats , but he ( supposedly ) traveling to Georgia to help the senators ’ campaigns .
Many in Georgia want him to stay in Washington because he is dividing the party and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Biden has methodically plugged along , naming team members and acting as if Trump does not even exist .
In a sense , he does not .
Trump had the opportunity to make the transition happen quickly considering the needs created by coronavirus .
Instead , he decided to focus on what has always been his focus : Donald Trump .
Gabriel Sterling is Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger ’ s “ right hand man.
” Sterling has had it with Trump and his ilk .
A young technician working on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with calls for him to be “ hanged for treason , ” and a noose was hung in his yard .
Caravans of Trump supporters have been stalking Raffensperger ’ s home , and his wife has received sexually explicit threats according to NPR .
Sterling , who has tried his best to remain calm during this storm , is sick of the claims of fraud coming from Trump , who is being egged on by both Loeffler and Perdue .
Those two had better be worried about their own races .
People @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hate , including members of their own party .
If you think about it , though , that is all these two have .
While Ossoff and Warnock talk about needs of Georgians before , during , and after coronavirus , all these two have is scare tactics , so demonizing the election fits right into their plans .
Hopefully , they will see the failure of their non-campaigns on January 5th .
As Sterling said , “ It is time for this to stop.
” We can stop it with our vote @

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Donald Trump just can’t seem to win. That is because he is wrong. His continued assertions that the 2020 election was “rigged” in President-elect Joe Biden’s favor are ludicrous. Not only has Christopher Krebs publicly confirmed the security of the election, but Trump’s own fixer William Barr has confirmed that the Justice Department’s investigation revealed that no widespread voter fraud occurred. Speaking to the AP, Barr said that U.S. attorneys and the FBI worked tirelessly to follow up on Trump’s complaints but found that “to date, we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have effected a different outcome in the election.” The more Trump carries on this nonsense, the more people are becoming tired of him, especially other Republicans.
A recent Gallup survey showed that Donald Trump’s post-election favorability rating is 42% while President-elect Biden’s has risen to 55%. Gallup explained that part of those ratings reflect a doubling of Republican support for Biden and a drop in Republican support for Trump, as well as independent support, which has dropped to 36%. Biden now enjoys 55% of support from independents. The contrast between these two men could not be clearer. Trump has continued his divisive ways, though he is now dividing the Republican party. He is totally unconcerned that his rhetoric can hurt Republicans Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue in trying to retain their seats, but he (supposedly) traveling to Georgia to help the senators’ campaigns. Many in Georgia want him to stay in Washington because he is dividing the party and encouraging Republicans not to vote. Conversely, Biden has methodically plugged along, naming team members and acting as if Trump does not even exist. In a sense, he does not. Trump had the opportunity to make the transition happen quickly considering the needs created by coronavirus. Instead, he decided to focus on what has always been his focus: Donald Trump.
Gabriel Sterling is Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s “right hand man.” Sterling has had it with Trump and his ilk. A young technician working on the recount has been outed on Twitter, with calls for him to be “hanged for treason,” and a noose was hung in his yard. Caravans of Trump supporters have been stalking Raffensperger’s home, and his wife has received sexually explicit threats according to NPR. Sterling, who has tried his best to remain calm during this storm, is sick of the claims of fraud coming from Trump, who is being egged on by both Loeffler and Perdue. Those two had better be worried about their own races.
People are extremely tired of this division and hate, including members of their own party. If you think about it, though, that is all these two have. While Ossoff and Warnock talk about needs of Georgians before, during, and after coronavirus, all these two have is scare tactics, so demonizing the election fits right into their plans. Hopefully, they will see the failure of their non-campaigns on January 5th. As Sterling said, “It is time for this to stop.” We can stop it with our vote.
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palmerreport--2020-12-03--Donald Trump Jr cries out for help in the dark

Last month Donald Trump Jr leaked that he was taking over the RNC , and even though that was a laughably impossible scenario , for some reason the media ran with it as if it were a real possibility .
Now that particular fantasy has faded , and Don Jr is downgrading his fantasy to merely taking over the NRA .
It ’ s difficult to imagine how that could happen either , considering 1 ) the NRA is a bankrupt entity that ’ s in the process of being dismantled by state investigators , and 2 ) even the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an inept and troubled loser in charge .
Yet the media is once again running with this notion as if it were real .
The media keeps painting these leaks as evidence the Trump family ’ s “ lasting influence ” in the conservative world .
That ’ s because while most of the media is relieved that Trump lost the election and therefore can ’ t spend another four years burning down the country , the media is still hoping that Trump and his family stick around in some sideshow manner that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trumps , facing the specter of bankruptcy and prison , are just fantasizing out loud about finding a soft landing .
It ’ s the usual denial we see from people whose lives are being dismantled and aren ’ t ready to admit it to themselves .
But the media keeps propping up these fantasies , because , hey , ratings .
Meanwhile Don Jr is merely crying out for help in the dark .
If he thought there was still going to be a Trump Organization for him to have a job @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fantasizing about finding some new job .

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Last month Donald Trump Jr leaked that he was taking over the RNC, and even though that was a laughably impossible scenario, for some reason the media ran with it as if it were a real possibility.
Now that particular fantasy has faded, and Don Jr is downgrading his fantasy to merely taking over the NRA. It’s difficult to imagine how that could happen either, considering 1) the NRA is a bankrupt entity that’s in the process of being dismantled by state investigators, and 2) even the NRA probably wouldn’t want such an inept and troubled loser in charge. Yet the media is once again running with this notion as if it were real.
The media keeps painting these leaks as evidence the Trump family’s “lasting influence” in the conservative world. That’s because while most of the media is relieved that Trump lost the election and therefore can’t spend another four years burning down the country, the media is still hoping that Trump and his family stick around in some sideshow manner that’s good for ratings.
The Trumps, facing the specter of bankruptcy and prison, are just fantasizing out loud about finding a soft landing. It’s the usual denial we see from people whose lives are being dismantled and aren’t ready to admit it to themselves. But the media keeps propping up these fantasies, because, hey, ratings. Meanwhile Don Jr is merely crying out for help in the dark. If he thought there was still going to be a Trump Organization for him to have a job at, he wouldn’t be fantasizing about finding some new job.
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palmerreport--2020-12-03--The end of Bill Barr

The end of Bill Barr

I keep getting asked how this ends between Donald Trump and Bill Barr .
At this point the more important question may be whether it makes a difference how it ends .
The two of them seem to be locked in a mutual catch-22 that neither one of them will emerge from in good shape , no matter how it goes down .
My guess is Trump wants to fire Barr for admitting that Trump lost the election , but Trump needs Barr ’ s help writing the family pardons first .
Barr knows this and is dragging out the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it out , and is trying to decide if he cares more about waiting to get Barr ’ s help , or getting to feel the rage of firing Barr now .
Each time Trump has fired a henchman for drawing the line , he ’ s picked a more willing replacement , who has nearly always turned out to be a far more incompetent henchman .
Trump has to ask if he wants to spend his final days in office with a total idiot Acting Attorney General who can ’ t tie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump : he ’ ll keep angrily leaking to the media how he wants to fire someone , but he tepidly takes months to finally pull the trigger , or he never does it at all .
At this point Trump , more tepid and indecisive than ever , doesn ’ t have months left .
He may still be trying to decide whether to fire Barr when his term is over .
I ’ m not sure it matters that much what Trump decides to do .
Either Trump finishes out with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unwilling henchman , or he replaces Barr with a loyalist idiot who is an unable henchman .
There ’ s no scenario where Trump fires Barr and then magically gains the power to pull off new things .
It ’ s never worked out for Trump that way , and it ’ s certainly to going to work out that way now that he ’ s lost the election and has less leverage than ever .
Either way , Bill Barr has to go to prison for the several counts of felony obstruction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He drew the line a little at the end ?
Fine , he can tell it to the jury during the sentencing phase of his criminal trial .
Lock him up .

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I keep getting asked how this ends between Donald Trump and Bill Barr. At this point the more important question may be whether it makes a difference how it ends. The two of them seem to be locked in a mutual catch-22 that neither one of them will emerge from in good shape, no matter how it goes down.
My guess is Trump wants to fire Barr for admitting that Trump lost the election, but Trump needs Barr’s help writing the family pardons first. Barr knows this and is dragging out the pardons. Trump knows Barr is dragging it out, and is trying to decide if he cares more about waiting to get Barr’s help, or getting to feel the rage of firing Barr now.
Each time Trump has fired a henchman for drawing the line, he’s picked a more willing replacement, who has nearly always turned out to be a far more incompetent henchman. Trump has to ask if he wants to spend his final days in office with a total idiot Acting Attorney General who can’t tie his shoelaces.
One consistent pattern from Trump: he’ll keep angrily leaking to the media how he wants to fire someone, but he tepidly takes months to finally pull the trigger, or he never does it at all. At this point Trump, more tepid and indecisive than ever, doesn’t have months left. He may still be trying to decide whether to fire Barr when his term is over.
I’m not sure it matters that much what Trump decides to do. Either Trump finishes out with Barr, who has become a largely unwilling henchman, or he replaces Barr with a loyalist idiot who is an unable henchman. There’s no scenario where Trump fires Barr and then magically gains the power to pull off new things. It’s never worked out for Trump that way, and it’s certainly to going to work out that way now that he’s lost the election and has less leverage than ever.
Either way, Bill Barr has to go to prison for the several counts of felony obstruction of justice he’s committed. He drew the line a little at the end? Fine, he can tell it to the jury during the sentencing phase of his criminal trial. Lock him up.
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palmerreport--2020-12-03--President Obama to the rescue

President Obama to the rescue

Even though Donald Trump lost the election and it wasn ’ t close , he still feels the need to take credit for a COVID vaccine he had nothing to do with .
This isn ’ t too surprising , as he can ’ t be seen as completely bungling the crisis even worse than he already has , and yet he can ’ t accept the possibility that his response was anything less than perfect .
However , his administration and his loudest cheerleaders have begun to follow suit , with Kayleigh McEnany embarrassing herself at the last White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nonsense .
The reality is that Donald Trump barely managed to get through a day wearing a mask in public , and his insistence on rushing a vaccine or potential therapy through before the election has made an overwhelming number of people distrustful of a potential vaccine when it comes out .
It would probably take some time for the vaccine to be produced and safely distributed , but Trump can only think of these things in how they ’ ll affect him politically rather than their impact on America ’ s well-being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his opponent in the race has been careful to set a good public example for how people should behave in a pandemic .
Now , Trump ’ s predecessor is also showing a better example of leadership .
On Wednesday , President Obama gave an interview on Joe Madison ’ s Sirius XM radio show where he said he would voluntarily take a vaccine on live television to convince Americans that the new medical breakthrough is safe and effective .
Obama then went on to say that health workers , seniors , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seek the vaccine out when it ’ s available .
At the closing of the Trump era , it ’ s another painful reminder that Trump not only failed to outdo his predecessor in just about everything , but Obama is still relevant and showing more leadership even when he ’ s no longer the president .

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Even though Donald Trump lost the election and it wasn’t close, he still feels the need to take credit for a COVID vaccine he had nothing to do with. This isn’t too surprising, as he can’t be seen as completely bungling the crisis even worse than he already has, and yet he can’t accept the possibility that his response was anything less than perfect. However, his administration and his loudest cheerleaders have begun to follow suit, with Kayleigh McEnany embarrassing herself at the last White House press conference by further pushing this nonsense.
The reality is that Donald Trump barely managed to get through a day wearing a mask in public, and his insistence on rushing a vaccine or potential therapy through before the election has made an overwhelming number of people distrustful of a potential vaccine when it comes out. It would probably take some time for the vaccine to be produced and safely distributed, but Trump can only think of these things in how they’ll affect him politically rather than their impact on America’s well-being for the long term.
Fortunately, his opponent in the race has been careful to set a good public example for how people should behave in a pandemic. Now, Trump’s predecessor is also showing a better example of leadership. On Wednesday, President Obama gave an interview on Joe Madison’s Sirius XM radio show where he said he would voluntarily take a vaccine on live television to convince Americans that the new medical breakthrough is safe and effective.
Obama then went on to say that health workers, seniors, and people with an underlying medical condition should seek the vaccine out when it’s available. At the closing of the Trump era, it’s another painful reminder that Trump not only failed to outdo his predecessor in just about everything, but Obama is still relevant and showing more leadership even when he’s no longer the president.
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palmerreport--2020-12-03--Benjamin Netanyahu finds himself in a real mess after Donald Trump’s loss

When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ( allegedly ) assassinated a top Iranian nuclear scientist several days ago , some observers feared that Netanyahu was trying to find a way to save Donald Trump .
But Palmer Report explained that Netanyahu knows full well that Trump is finished , and Netanyahu is merely trying to find a way to save himself .
After all , Netanyahu – who ’ s facing criminal indictment for corruption – has a very tenuous hold on his office .
Israel has had multiple elections in a row with no conclusive winner , and has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time .
Somehow Netanyahu is still in power .
But now the WSJ is reporting that Netanyahu ’ s own coalition partners are bailing on him , meaning there could soon be yet another election , and a new opportunity for Netanyahu to be tossed out of office .
In other words , Netanyahu is on thinner ice than ever .
And if he does lose the prime ministership this time , he ’ ll have to face indictment and could end up in prison .
So if Netanyahu is indeed the one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ things between Israel and Iran , then it has to be seen as a last ditch panic move to try to create an excuse for his own continued existence .
Meanwhile Iran , which is clearly trying to get back into its lucrative Obama-era trade deal , doesn ’ t seem interested in playing Netanyahu ’ s game .

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When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (allegedly) assassinated a top Iranian nuclear scientist several days ago, some observers feared that Netanyahu was trying to find a way to save Donald Trump. But Palmer Report explained that Netanyahu knows full well that Trump is finished, and Netanyahu is merely trying to find a way to save himself.
After all, Netanyahu – who’s facing criminal indictment for corruption – has a very tenuous hold on his office. Israel has had multiple elections in a row with no conclusive winner, and has failed to form a proper coalition each time. Somehow Netanyahu is still in power. But now the WSJ is reporting that Netanyahu’s own coalition partners are bailing on him, meaning there could soon be yet another election, and a new opportunity for Netanyahu to be tossed out of office.
In other words, Netanyahu is on thinner ice than ever. And if he does lose the prime ministership this time, he’ll have to face indictment and could end up in prison. So if Netanyahu is indeed the one who’s been trying to aggravate things between Israel and Iran, then it has to be seen as a last ditch panic move to try to create an excuse for his own continued existence. Meanwhile Iran, which is clearly trying to get back into its lucrative Obama-era trade deal, doesn’t seem interested in playing Netanyahu’s game.
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