politicususa--2020-02-10--100 Brain Injured Troops Expose Trump’s Worst Lie Yet On Iran Strike

Over one hundred troops have been injured with traumatic brain injuries following Iran attacks on U.S. bases in retaliation for the killing of Iran ’ s top general .
Trump was so desperate to portray his strike against General Soleimani as successful that he lied to the public about the results , claimed no troops were injured or killed and then when it was discovered that dozens suffered traumatic brain injuries , he dismissed them as “ headaches.
” “ Over 100 US service members have been diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injuries in the wake of the January 8 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ military base in Iraq , according to a US official with knowledge of the latest information , ” Barbara Starr , CNN ’ s Pentagon Correspondent reported Monday morning .
– Trump took out a top Iranian general with a drone strike without authorization .
Because Trump did yet another bad thing , many lies were told to justify and cover it up .
Trump and his administration offered varying justifications for his unauthorized strike , none of which actually explained it or justified it .
To be clear , General Soleimani was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administration was unable to make a case of clear and present danger .
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said that he had not seen specific evidence of imminent threats .
Republicans couldn ’ t name any , and instead went into full “ he was a bad guy ” mode , with a litany of past behavior by Soleimani .
Trump et al violated protocol by not telling the Gang of 8 about the strike .
Mike Pence went full Weapons of Mass Destruction Bush and tried to falsely link the general to 9/11 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a briefing when unable to come up with a good enough story .
– Trump falsely claimed that Iran was standing down after his hit .
“ Iran appears to be standing down , which is a good thing for all parties concerned and a very good thing for the world , ” Trump told Americans on January 8th .
Vice President Pence echoed Trump ’ s lie , telling Wisconsin on January 14th that Iran was standing down , “ We suffered no casualties and Iran is standing down .
That ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” – Trump claimed no troops were injured or killed on January 8th .
Transcript of Trump ’ s remarks on Iran sent to PoliticusUSA on January 8th , from the White House Press Office : THE PRESIDENT : As long as I am President of the United States , Iran will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon .
Good morning .
I ’ m pleased to inform you : The American people should be extremely grateful and happy no Americans were harmed in last night ’ s attack by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , all of our soldiers are safe , and only minimal damage was sustained at our military bases .
– When at first it was reported that actually dozens of troops had suffered traumatic brain injuries from the explosions , Trump dismissed them as just “ headaches.
” While in Davos , Trump said , “ I heard they had headaches .
No , I don ’ t consider them very serious injuries , relative to other injuries that I ’ ve seen.
” Trump dodged the draft five times , so he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in war .
Trump ’ s former attorney Michael Cohen testified that Trump made up a fake injury to avoid service , because “ I wasn ’ t going to Vietnam.
” Actually , “ TBIs ” as they are called , can lead to suicide , as USA Today noted in an editorial .
– Monday February 10th , we discover it was actually over 100 of our troops who suffered brain injuries after the unauthorized attack .
No matter what Trump is telling America , you can bet it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t deal in facts .
Everything is stagecraft to him , and so he redesigns reality in order to tell the story he wants told about himself .
He has been doing this his entire life .
It ’ s just that now , Trump is taking out an Iraqi General without authorization and stealing a U.S. election .
Trump has been empowered by elected Republicans to do whatever he wants , illegal or not , without consequences .
As always with Trump , while he avoids consequences , others pay the price @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to handle reality .

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Over one hundred troops have been injured with traumatic brain injuries following Iran attacks on U.S. bases in retaliation for the killing of Iran’s top general.
Trump was so desperate to portray his strike against General Soleimani as successful that he lied to the public about the results, claimed no troops were injured or killed and then when it was discovered that dozens suffered traumatic brain injuries, he dismissed them as “headaches.”
“Over 100 US service members have been diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injuries in the wake of the January 8 Iranian missile attack on the al Asad military base in Iraq, according to a US official with knowledge of the latest information,” Barbara Starr, CNN’s Pentagon Correspondent reported Monday morning.
That’s an increase of at least 36 cases from the end of January when the Pentagon said 64 service members had been diagnosed with injuries.
A Timeline of the Lies:
– Trump took out a top Iranian general with a drone strike without authorization. Because Trump did yet another bad thing, many lies were told to justify and cover it up.
Trump and his administration offered varying justifications for his unauthorized strike, none of which actually explained it or justified it. To be clear, General Soleimani was a bad actor. But the Trump administration was unable to make a case of clear and present danger.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said that he had not seen specific evidence of imminent threats. Republicans couldn’t name any, and instead went into full “he was a bad guy” mode, with a litany of past behavior by Soleimani.
Trump et al violated protocol by not telling the Gang of 8 about the strike. Mike Pence went full Weapons of Mass Destruction Bush and tried to falsely link the general to 9/11. The Trump State Department suddenly canceled a briefing when unable to come up with a good enough story.
– Trump falsely claimed that Iran was standing down after his hit.
“Iran appears to be standing down, which is a good thing for all parties concerned and a very good thing for the world,” Trump told Americans on January 8th.
Vice President Pence echoed Trump’s lie, telling Wisconsin on January 14th that Iran was standing down, “We suffered no casualties and Iran is standing down. That’s what leadership looks like, Wisconsin.”
– Trump claimed no troops were injured or killed on January 8th.
Transcript of Trump’s remarks on Iran sent to PoliticusUSA on January 8th, from the White House Press Office:
THE PRESIDENT: As long as I am President of the
United States, Iran will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon. Good morning. I’m pleased to inform you: The American people should be extremely grateful and happy no Americans were harmed in last night’s attack by the Iranian regime. We suffered no casualties, all of our soldiers are safe, and only minimal damage was sustained at our military bases.
– When at first it was reported that actually dozens of troops had suffered traumatic brain injuries from the explosions, Trump dismissed them as just “headaches.”
While in Davos, Trump said, “I heard they had headaches. No, I don’t consider them very serious injuries, relative to other injuries that I’ve seen.”
Trump dodged the draft five times, so he certainly is no experience regarding injuries sustained in war. Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen testified that Trump made up a fake injury to avoid service, because “I wasn’t going to Vietnam.”
Actually, “TBIs” as they are called, can lead to suicide, as USA Today noted in an editorial.
– Monday February 10th, we discover it was actually over 100 of our troops who suffered brain injuries after the unauthorized attack.
No matter what Trump is telling America, you can bet it’s not the truth.
Trump doesn’t deal in facts. Everything is stagecraft to him, and so he redesigns reality in order to tell the story he wants told about himself. He has been doing this his entire life.
It’s just that now, Trump is taking out an Iraqi General without authorization and stealing a U.S. election.
Trump has been empowered by elected Republicans to do whatever he wants, illegal or not, without consequences. As always with Trump, while he avoids consequences, others pay the price for his incompetence and inability and unwillingness to handle reality.


politicususa--2020-02-10--Trump Just Accused Obama Of Leaking Intel To Russia

At a White House meeting with the nation ’ s governors , Trump accused Obama of leaking intel on a weapons system to Russia .
Trump said , “ We have the super-fast missiles , tremendous number of the super-fast , We call the super-fast because they are four , five , six , and even times faster than an ordinary missile .
We need that again because Russia has some .
I won ’ t tell you how they got it .
They got it supposedly from plans from the Obama administration when we weren ’ t doing it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That ’ s not good.
” Trump is accusing Obama of leaking intelligence to Russia because he has leaked intelligence to Russia .
As the White House Pool report as provided to PoliticusUSA put it , “ POTUS vaguely accused the Obama administration of somehow being complicit in Russia getting the intelligence capability necessary for its latest nuclear weapons delivery system.
” Trump had the Russians in the Oval Office and leaked classified intelligence to them .
Obama has been out of office for nearly four years and this is the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claim .
Trump is so insecure about Obama that he never misses a chance to smear the former president , who remains everything that he will never be , including an Oscar winner .
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At a White House meeting with the nation’s governors, Trump accused Obama of leaking intel on a weapons system to Russia.
Trump said, “We have the super-fast missiles, tremendous number of the super-fast, We call the super-fast because they are four, five, six, and even times faster than an ordinary missile. We need that again because Russia has some. I won’t tell you how they got it. They got it supposedly from plans from the Obama administration when we weren’t doing it, and that’s too bad. That’s not good.”
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Trump has apparently leaked more intelligence to Russia as he just accused Obama of leaking weapons plans to Russia. pic.twitter.com/TxiJiI8y8o — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) February 10, 2020
Trump is accusing Obama of leaking intelligence to Russia because he has leaked intelligence to Russia.
As the White House Pool report as provided to PoliticusUSA put it, “POTUS vaguely accused the Obama administration of somehow being complicit in Russia getting the intelligence capability necessary for its latest nuclear weapons delivery system.”
Trump had the Russians in the Oval Office and leaked classified intelligence to them. Obama has been out of office for nearly four years and this is the first that anyone has ever heard of this claim.
Trump is so insecure about Obama that he never misses a chance to smear the former president, who remains everything that he will never be, including an Oscar winner.
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politicususa--2020-02-10--Barr Runs Off Stage When Asked About His Giuliani Ukraine Collusion

Attorney General William Barr ran off the stage after one question when asked about his process for investigating Giuliani ’ s Ukraine dirt .
Barr said , “ The DOJ has an obligation to have an open door to provide us information that they think is relevant , but as I said to Sen. Graham , you have to be very careful with any information coming from the Ukraine .
There are a lot of agendas .
There are a lot of cross-currents , and you can ’ t take anything you are seeing from Ukraine at face value , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ established an intake process in the field , so that any information coming in from Ukraine could be carefully scrutinized by the department and its intelligence community partners so that we can access its provenance and credibility.
” Barr then ran off the stage and took no follow-ups .
As Paula Reid of CBS News noted above , Barr ’ s comments do not match with what former DOJ officials have been saying .
Lindsey Graham was telling the truth .
There has been a direct process established for Rudy Giuliani to give @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigation .
Attorney General Barr , like most Trump officials , runs away from questions because he is trying to keep his role in Trump ’ s plot to cheat in the 2020 election out of the public eye , but the information is coming out .
Barr is lying to the American people , as now that impeachment is in the past , Trump has weaponized the DOJ to investigate Joe Biden .
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Attorney General William Barr ran off the stage after one question when asked about his process for investigating Giuliani’s Ukraine dirt.
Barr said, “The DOJ has an obligation to have an open door to provide us information that they think is relevant, but as I said to Sen. Graham, you have to be very careful with any information coming from the Ukraine. There are a lot of agendas. There are a lot of cross-currents, and you can’t take anything you are seeing from Ukraine at face value, and for that reason, we had established an intake process in the field, so that any information coming in from Ukraine could be carefully scrutinized by the department and its intelligence community partners so that we can access its provenance and credibility.”
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NEW: AG Barr asked about “process” he set up for @RudyGiuliani to share info from Ukraine with DOJ. Barr says he has an open door to “anybody.” But former DOJ officials say this is *not* the way it works. Barr abruptly left the stage after one question, so no follow-up. @CBSNews pic.twitter.com/seeFwCpfh2 — Paula Reid (@PaulaReidCBS) February 10, 2020
Barr then ran off the stage and took no follow-ups.
As Paula Reid of CBS News noted above, Barr’s comments do not match with what former DOJ officials have been saying.
Lindsey Graham was telling the truth. There has been a direct process established for Rudy Giuliani to give his Ukraine conspiracy dirt to Barr for investigation.
Attorney General Barr, like most Trump officials, runs away from questions because he is trying to keep his role in Trump’s plot to cheat in the 2020 election out of the public eye, but the information is coming out.
Barr is lying to the American people, as now that impeachment is in the past, Trump has weaponized the DOJ to investigate Joe Biden.
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politicususa--2020-02-11--Rachel Maddow Says Giuliani And Barr Appear To Be Joining Forces To Dig Up False Dirt On Dems

Rachel Maddow said on Monday night that it ’ s starting to look like Rudy Giuliani and William Barr are joining forces to dig up dirt on Donald Trump ’ s election year political opponents .
The MSNBC host said that Giuliani may be under criminal investigation for his Ukraine dealings , but that hasn ’ t stopped Barr from setting up a “ special process to receive information from him ” that could “ give credence to false claims ” about Trump ’ s political opponents .
“ Maybe President Trump is going to run for reelection in part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Barr give credence to false claims about his political opponents , ” Maddow said .
Oh , right , Rudy Giuliani is reportedly under federal criminal investigation for the various work he has been doing recently in Ukraine .
But apparently he ’ s now going to report the results of that work to the U.S. Department of Justice , which has set up a special process to receive that information from him .
You know , maybe this is — maybe this is normal .
Maybe the process that the Justice Department @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Rudy Giuliani is actually a hilarious trick in which they ’ re basically just convincing him to confess everything .
‘ Yes , Mr. Mayor , we ’ ve opened an intake process for you .
Tell us everything else you did .
Hmm , can you show us evidence of that ?
Can we look at your phone for a sec ?
Would you mind trying on these handcuffs for us just to see if they fit ?
’ Maybe opening up an intake at the Justice Department to receive information @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under federal criminal investigation for what he ’ s been doing in Ukraine , I mean maybe it ’ s one big genius prosecutorial gambit to get him to confess .
Or maybe President Trump is going to run for reelection in part by having the Justice Department under William Barr give credence to false claims about his political opponents .
Which one seems more likely ?
Rudy Giuliani finds a home in this administration of criminals From the outside looking in , Rudy Giuliani is a sleaze-ball criminal who has been doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overseas since the president took office .
He has attempted to spread false information about the Bidens , but all he ’ s done is expose himself and Trump as criminals .
Now , as Rachel Maddow pointed out on Monday night , the former NYC mayor is reportedly under federal criminal investigation for the same Ukraine scandal for which Trump was impeached .
Despite all that , William Barr appears eager to bring Giuliani into the fold and give credence to his Ukraine-Biden conspiracy theories , though the attorney general won ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a typical administration , someone like Rudy Giuliani would be laughed out of every room in the building .
In this administration of criminals , he has found a home .

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Rachel Maddow said on Monday night that it’s starting to look like Rudy Giuliani and William Barr are joining forces to dig up dirt on Donald Trump’s election year political opponents.
The MSNBC host said that Giuliani may be under criminal investigation for his Ukraine dealings, but that hasn’t stopped Barr from setting up a “special process to receive information from him” that could “give credence to false claims” about Trump’s political opponents.
“Maybe President Trump is going to run for reelection in part by having the Justice Department under William Barr give credence to false claims about his political opponents,” Maddow said.
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Rachel Maddow says Rudy Giuliani and William Barr are essentially teaming up to help Trump spread lies about his political opponents. #ctl #p2 #maddoq pic.twitter.com/wJyFc4MqGd — PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) February 11, 2020
Maddow said:
Oh, right, Rudy Giuliani is reportedly under federal criminal investigation for the various work he has been doing recently in Ukraine. But apparently he’s now going to report the results of that work to the U.S. Department of Justice, which has set up a special process to receive that information from him. You know, maybe this is — maybe this is normal. Maybe the process that the Justice Department has set up to receive this information from Rudy Giuliani is actually a hilarious trick in which they’re basically just convincing him to confess everything. ‘Yes, Mr. Mayor, we’ve opened an intake process for you. Tell us everything else you did. Hmm, can you show us evidence of that? Can we look at your phone for a sec? Would you mind trying on these handcuffs for us just to see if they fit?’ Maybe opening up an intake at the Justice Department to receive information from Rudy Giuliani, who is reportedly under federal criminal investigation for what he’s been doing in Ukraine, I mean maybe it’s one big genius prosecutorial gambit to get him to confess. Or maybe President Trump is going to run for reelection in part by having the Justice Department under William Barr give credence to false claims about his political opponents. Which one seems more likely?
Rudy Giuliani finds a home in this administration of criminals
From the outside looking in, Rudy Giuliani is a sleaze-ball criminal who has been doing Donald Trump’s election dirty work overseas since the president took office. He has attempted to spread false information about the Bidens, but all he’s done is expose himself and Trump as criminals.
Now, as Rachel Maddow pointed out on Monday night, the former NYC mayor is reportedly under federal criminal investigation for the same Ukraine scandal for which Trump was impeached.
Despite all that, William Barr appears eager to bring Giuliani into the fold and give credence to his Ukraine-Biden conspiracy theories, though the attorney general won’t answer questions about it.
In a typical administration, someone like Rudy Giuliani would be laughed out of every room in the building. In this administration of criminals, he has found a home.
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politicususa--2020-02-11--Chuck Schumer Calls For An Investigation Into Trump’s Illegal Witness Retaliation

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer ( D-NY ) took to the Senate floor on Monday and called for an investigation into Donald Trump ’ s illegal witness retaliation , citing the president ’ s shameful firing of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman , his brother and Gordon Sondland .
“ Not only is the retaliation against Lt. Col. Vindman , the anonymous whistleblower , and others like them shameful , it is also illegal , ” the Democratic lawmaker said .
“ It is illegal.
” He added , “ So today I sent a letter to all 74 inspectors general @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immediately investigate any and all instances of retaliation against anyone who has made or in the future makes protected disclosures of presidential misconduct to Congress or to an inspector general.
” In the aftermath of the president ’ s impeachment trial , the president has begun dismissing members of the administration who testified in Congress , including Lt. Col. Vindman , Ambassador Sondland .
The president also dismissed Lt. Col. Eugene Vindman – this was vindictive , nasty , typical of president Trump – for no other reason than he was the brother @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Senior Advisor to the President Kellyanne Conway said these were likely not the last of the firings .
This is a textbook case of witness retaliation .
Not only is the retaliation against Lt. Col. Vindman , the anonymous whistleblower , and others like them shameful , it is also illegal .
It is illegal .
All federal employees have the legal right to make protected disclosures to Congress and inspectors general anonymously and free from reprisals .
Even the founding fathers were concerned about whistleblowers and protecting them .
This country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many people are going along .
… The president ’ s conducting a deliberate campaign to intimidate anyone who might blow the whistle on his conduct or the conduct of those under his direction .
He feels this can not be tolerated .
So today I sent a letter to all 74 inspectors general in the executive branch requesting that they immediately investigate any and all instances of retaliation against anyone who has made or in the future makes protected disclosures of presidential misconduct to Congress or to an inspector general .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is no question that Donald Trump is seeking revenge on those who spoke the truth about his Ukraine extortion scheme .
Not even a Purple Heart recipient is safe from this president ’ s petty wrath .
But Trump ’ s retaliation is also an effort to discourage future whistleblowers – folks who could potentially sound the alarm about abuses of power yet to come .
All of this is a signal that – despite Susan Collins ’ high hopes – Donald Trump has no intention of changing his ways .
He just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the whistle on his crimes .

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Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) took to the Senate floor on Monday and called for an investigation into Donald Trump’s illegal witness retaliation, citing the president’s shameful firing of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, his brother and Gordon Sondland.
“Not only is the retaliation against Lt. Col. Vindman, the anonymous whistleblower, and others like them shameful, it is also illegal,” the Democratic lawmaker said. “It is illegal.”
He added, “So today I sent a letter to all 74 inspectors general in the executive branch requesting that they immediately investigate any and all instances of retaliation against anyone who has made or in the future makes protected disclosures of presidential misconduct to Congress or to an inspector general.”
Video of Schumer’s remarks:
Textbook case of witness retaliation: Not only is retaliation against LTC Vindman, the anonymous whistleblower, others like them shameful—it’s illegal I’m calling on federal Inspectors General to investigate retaliation against whistleblowers who disclose presidential misconduct pic.twitter.com/ZtUpznx5iJ — Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) February 10, 2020
Schumer said:
In the aftermath of the president’s impeachment trial, the president has begun dismissing members of the administration who testified in Congress, including Lt. Col. Vindman, Ambassador Sondland. The president also dismissed Lt. Col. Eugene Vindman – this was vindictive, nasty, typical of president Trump – for no other reason than he was the brother of LTC Alexander Vindman. This morning, Senior Advisor to the President Kellyanne Conway said these were likely not the last of the firings. This is a textbook case of witness retaliation. Not only is the retaliation against Lt. Col. Vindman, the anonymous whistleblower, and others like them shameful, it is also illegal. It is illegal. All federal employees have the legal right to make protected disclosures to Congress and inspectors general anonymously and free from reprisals. Even the founding fathers were concerned about whistleblowers and protecting them. This country is getting turned inside out and too many people are going along. … The president’s conducting a deliberate campaign to intimidate anyone who might blow the whistle on his conduct or the conduct of those under his direction. He feels this cannot be tolerated. So today I sent a letter to all 74 inspectors general in the executive branch requesting that they immediately investigate any and all instances of retaliation against anyone who has made or in the future makes protected disclosures of presidential misconduct to Congress or to an inspector general.
Trump is trying to discourage future whistleblowers
There is no question that Donald Trump is seeking revenge on those who spoke the truth about his Ukraine extortion scheme. Not even a Purple Heart recipient is safe from this president’s petty wrath.
But Trump’s retaliation is also an effort to discourage future whistleblowers – folks who could potentially sound the alarm about abuses of power yet to come.
All of this is a signal that – despite Susan Collins’ high hopes – Donald Trump has no intention of changing his ways. He just plans to silence anybody who might blow the whistle on his crimes.
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politicususa--2020-02-11--Trump Claims Not A Single Member Of The House Or Senate Voted To Impeach Him

To say that Donald Trump ’ s primary eve campaign rally in New Hampshire on Monday night went off the rails is an understatement .
In fact , it ’ s unclear if it was ever on the rails to begin with .
At one point during Trump ’ s stream-of-consciousness ramble , he claimed that not a single member of the House or Senate voted to impeach him .
“ In the House , we won 196 to nothing , and then we got three Democrats , ” the president said , clearly not knowing that the House of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of which voted to impeach him .
Of course , as CNN fact checker Daniel Dale pointed out , Trump simply eliminated every vote against him and claimed he won the impeachment vote in the House .
On the Senate side , Trump said , “ Other than Romney , we got 52 to nothing .
That ’ s something.
” As Dale pointed out , the vote was 52 to 48 with Romney joining all the Democrats and independents to vote for Trump ’ s conviction .
Trump ’ s supporters are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ve come to expect a steady stream of fact-free rhetoric from Donald Trump , especially when he attends one of his hate rallies .
So it ’ s no surprise that he unloaded this whopper during Monday night ’ s rally .
What ’ s terrifying , though , is how eager his supporters are to swallow such blatant , verifiable lies .
Regardless of what he wishes , Trump was impeached and will forever have an asterisk next to his presidency .
No amount of lies and foaming-at-the-mouth MAGA applause will @ @ @

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To say that Donald Trump’s primary eve campaign rally in New Hampshire on Monday night went off the rails is an understatement. In fact, it’s unclear if it was ever on the rails to begin with.
At one point during Trump’s stream-of-consciousness ramble, he claimed that not a single member of the House or Senate voted to impeach him.
“In the House, we won 196 to nothing, and then we got three Democrats,” the president said, clearly not knowing that the House of Representatives has 435 members, a majority of which voted to impeach him.
Of course, as CNN fact checker Daniel Dale pointed out, Trump simply eliminated every vote against him and claimed he won the impeachment vote in the House.
Trump: “In the House, we won 196 to nothing, and then we got three Democrats.” Again, he — obviously — lost the House impeachment votes. He’s solely citing votes for his side and omitting all the votes against him. — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 11, 2020
On the Senate side, Trump said, “Other than Romney, we got 52 to nothing. That’s something.”
As Dale pointed out, the vote was 52 to 48 with Romney joining all the Democrats and independents to vote for Trump’s conviction.
Trump: “Other than Romney, we got 52 to nothing. 52 to nothing. That’s something.” He was acquitted 52-48 on the article where Romney voted against him — 52-48, not 52 to nothing. — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 11, 2020
Trump’s supporters are eager to swallow his blatant lies
We’ve come to expect a steady stream of fact-free rhetoric from Donald Trump, especially when he attends one of his hate rallies. So it’s no surprise that he unloaded this whopper during Monday night’s rally.
What’s terrifying, though, is how eager his supporters are to swallow such blatant, verifiable lies.
Regardless of what he wishes, Trump was impeached and will forever have an asterisk next to his presidency. No amount of lies and foaming-at-the-mouth MAGA applause will change that.
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politicususa--2020-02-11--Trump Claims That It Is His “Right” To Interfere In Roger Stone’s Sentencing

When asked about his interference in Roger Stone ’ s sentencing , Trump claimed he has the right to tell the DOJ what to do .
Trump said , “ No .
I didn ’ t speak to the Justice , but I have the absolute right to do it if I want .
I stay out of things to a degree that people wouldn ’ t believe , but I didn ’ t speak to them .
I thought the recommendation was ridiculous .
I thought the whole prosecution was ridiculous , and I look at others who haven @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you see that , I thought it was an insult to our country , and it shouldn ’ t happen , but we ’ ll see what goes on there , but that was a horrible aberration .
These are the same Mueller people… ” Trump does not have the absolute right to do anything , except resign .
He is not a king .
The Constitution does not give presidents absolute rights or unlimited powers .
Trump didn ’ t have to speak directly to Barr .
He communicated his displeasure with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believe a president who is approaching 20,000 lies in office .
Of course , Trump intervened to help Stone .
He overruled federal prosecutors and corrupted the DOJ in a way that is a disgrace to the nation .
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When asked about his interference in Roger Stone’s sentencing, Trump claimed he has the right to tell the DOJ what to do.
Trump said, “No. I didn’t speak to the Justice, but I have the absolute right to do it if I want. I stay out of things to a degree that people wouldn’t believe, but I didn’t speak to them. I thought the recommendation was ridiculous. I thought the whole prosecution was ridiculous, and I look at others who haven’t been prosecuted, but when you see that, I thought it was an insult to our country, and it shouldn’t happen, but we’ll see what goes on there, but that was a horrible aberration. These are the same Mueller people…”
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Asked about Roger Stone, Trump says he has an “absolute right” to tell the Justice Department what to do pic.twitter.com/AZRv9Aff7P — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 11, 2020
Trump does not have the absolute right to do anything, except resign. He is not a king. The Constitution does not give presidents absolute rights or unlimited powers. Trump didn’t have to speak directly to Barr. He communicated his displeasure with a tweet, but no one should believe a president who is approaching 20,000 lies in office.
Of course, Trump intervened to help Stone. He overruled federal prosecutors and corrupted the DOJ in a way that is a disgrace to the nation.
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politicususa--2020-02-11--All 4 Prosecutors Expose Trump/Barr Corruption By Quitting Roger Stone Case

All four of the prosecutors on Roger Stone ’ s case have quit or asked to be removed , in a move the highlights the corruption of Trump and Barr .
All four career prosecutors handling the case against Roger Stone , a confidant of President Trump , asked to withdraw from the legal proceedings Tuesday — and one quit his job entirely — after the Justice Department signaled it planned to reduce their sentencing recommendation for the president ’ s friend .
Jonathan Kravis , one of the prosecutors , wrote in a court filing he had resigned as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ altogether .
Three others — Aaron S.J .
Zelinsky , Adam Jed and Michael Marando — asked a judge ’ s permission to leave the case .
The prosecutors are trying to leave the case to highlight the corrupt interference of Attorney General William Barr and President Donald Trump .
In a level of unprecedented political interference , Trump and Barr overruled the prosecutors in the Stone case and changed the sentencing recommendation for Trump ’ s felon friend to a lighter sentence .
Roger Stone lied to Congress to protect Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man who was convicted of multiple felonies deserves a lighter sentence .
The prosecutors are calling attention to the corruption within the Trump administration .
Thanks to William Barr , the rot has reached the Department of Justice , and four individuals who care about law and order would rather walk than dirty themselves in Trump and Barr ’ s swamp .
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All four of the prosecutors on Roger Stone’s case have quit or asked to be removed, in a move the highlights the corruption of Trump and Barr.
The Washington Post reported:
All four career prosecutors handling the case against Roger Stone, a confidant of President Trump, asked to withdraw from the legal proceedings Tuesday — and one quit his job entirely — after the Justice Department signaled it planned to reduce their sentencing recommendation for the president’s friend.
Jonathan Kravis, one of the prosecutors, wrote in a court filing he had resigned as an assistant U.S. attorney, leaving government altogether. Three others — Aaron S.J. Zelinsky, Adam Jed and Michael Marando — asked a judge’s permission to leave the case.
The prosecutors are trying to leave the case to highlight the corrupt interference of Attorney General William Barr and President Donald Trump. In a level of unprecedented political interference, Trump and Barr overruled the prosecutors in the Stone case and changed the sentencing recommendation for Trump’s felon friend to a lighter sentence.
Roger Stone lied to Congress to protect Donald Trump. There is no reason why a man who was convicted of multiple felonies deserves a lighter sentence. The prosecutors are calling attention to the corruption within the Trump administration. Thanks to William Barr, the rot has reached the Department of Justice, and four individuals who care about law and order would rather walk than dirty themselves in Trump and Barr’s swamp.
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politicususa--2020-02-11--Two Roger Stone Prosecutors Resign After Trump And Barr Change Sentencing Recommendation

Two of the federal prosecutors who prosecuted Roger Stone after resigned after Donald Trump and William Barr intervened and changed Stone ’ s sentencing recommendation .
The Justice Department is changing its sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone , overruling career prosecutors who requested in a court filing Monday that the former Trump adviser serve 7–9 years in prison .
The downgraded sentencing recommendation is sure to prompt allegations of political interference .
In a possible sign of the coming fallout , former Mueller prosecutors Aaron Zelinsky and Jonathan Kravis filed notices withdrawing from the Stone case and resigning from their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assistant U.S. attorney in D.C. , respectively .
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff labeled the actions of Trump and Barr an abuse of power .
While it is heartening that there are US attorneys of integrity who would rather resign than participate in Trump and Barr ’ s corruption , the reality is that , if recent history is any indication , competent public servants will be replaced with Trump lackeys who have no qualms about violating rules , standards , and even laws to protect the president .
Trump and Barr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way to get rid of them is at the ballot box in November .
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Two of the federal prosecutors who prosecuted Roger Stone after resigned after Donald Trump and William Barr intervened and changed Stone’s sentencing recommendation.
Axios reported:
The Justice Department is changing its sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone, overruling career prosecutors who requested in a court filing Monday that the former Trump adviser serve 7–9 years in prison.
The downgraded sentencing recommendation is sure to prompt allegations of political interference. In a possible sign of the coming fallout, former Mueller prosecutors Aaron Zelinsky and Jonathan Kravis filed notices withdrawing from the Stone case and resigning from their positions as special assistant U.S. attorney and assistant U.S. attorney in D.C., respectively.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff labeled the actions of Trump and Barr an abuse of power.
While it is heartening that there are US attorneys of integrity who would rather resign than participate in Trump and Barr’s corruption, the reality is that, if recent history is any indication, competent public servants will be replaced with Trump lackeys who have no qualms about violating rules, standards, and even laws to protect the president.
Trump and Barr are abusing their power and the only way to get rid of them is at the ballot box in November.
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politicususa--2020-02-11--Adam Schiff Blasts Trump and Barr’s Abuse Of Power On Roger Stone’s Sentence

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff ( D-CA ) said that Trump and Barr interfering in Roger Stone ’ s sentencing is a clear abuse of power .
Chairman Schiff said in a statement provided to PoliticusUSA : Roger Stone lied to the House Intelligence Committee and threatened a witness in an effort to cover up candidate Trump ’ s efforts to communicate with Wikileaks in releasing the Russian-hacked emails .
He was found guilty on all charges .
If reports are correct , the Department of Justice and Attorney General Bill Barr are poised to overrule career prosecutors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ following a midnight tweet from the President attacking the proposed length of sentence .
I do not take a position on the proper prison term for Mr. Stone , but it would be a blatant abuse of power if President Trump has in fact intervened to reverse the recommendations of career prosecutors at the Department of Justice .
Doing so would send an unmistakable message that President Trump will protect those who lie to Congress to cover up his own misconduct , and that the Attorney General will join him in that effort @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blatant retaliation against those who helped expose his wrongdoing , the Trump Administration poses the gravest threat to the rule of law in America in a generation.
” After Trump complained on Twitter about the 7-9 year recommended prison sentence for his buddy Roger Stone , Attorney General Barr had the Department of Justice announce that they would be recommending a much lighter sentence for Stone .
Barr and Trump are going to overrule prosecutors to help out Trump ’ s felon friend .
Schiff was right .
The message being sent is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be rewarded .
Trump didn ’ t drain the swamp .
He turned it into a radioactive waste dump for his corruption .
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House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said that Trump and Barr interfering in Roger Stone’s sentencing is a clear abuse of power.
Chairman Schiff said in a statement provided to PoliticusUSA:
Roger Stone lied to the House Intelligence Committee and threatened a witness in an effort to cover up candidate Trump’s efforts to communicate with Wikileaks in releasing the Russian-hacked emails. He was found guilty on all charges.
If reports are correct, the Department of Justice and Attorney General Bill Barr are poised to overrule career prosecutors who made a sentencing recommendation yesterday, following a midnight tweet from the President attacking the proposed length of sentence.
I do not take a position on the proper prison term for Mr. Stone, but it would be a blatant abuse of power if President Trump has in fact intervened to reverse the recommendations of career prosecutors at the Department of Justice.
Doing so would send an unmistakable message that President Trump will protect those who lie to Congress to cover up his own misconduct, and that the Attorney General will join him in that effort.
Coupled with the President’s blatant retaliation against those who helped expose his wrongdoing, the Trump Administration poses the gravest threat to the rule of law in America in a generation.”
After Trump complained on Twitter about the 7-9 year recommended prison sentence for his buddy Roger Stone, Attorney General Barr had the Department of Justice announce that they would be recommending a much lighter sentence for Stone. Barr and Trump are going to overrule prosecutors to help out Trump’s felon friend.
Schiff was right. The message being sent is that those who lie to protect Trump will be rewarded.
Trump didn’t drain the swamp. He turned it into a radioactive waste dump for his corruption.
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politicususa--2020-02-11--Unredacted OMB Emails Show White House Ukraine Crime Spree

Unredacted emails revealed that the White House lied to Congress and tried to hide the Pentagon ’ s concerns about the hold placed on aid to Ukraine .
Just Security got the unredacted emails and reported : They confirm that OMB , including the general counsel ’ s office , was fully in the loop about the Pentagon ’ s concerns and took active steps to bury them .
They also expose the extent to which OMB misled , and even lied to , the Government Accountability Office ( GAO ) , a congressional investigative body , as the GAO @ @ @ @ @ @ @ funding hold .
To this day , and through these redacted documents , OMB is continuing its efforts to keep its knowledge of the Pentagon ’ s legal worries a secret , blacking out the portions of the emails where DoD officials voiced their concerns and where OMB staffers acknowledged them .
The OMB is a part of the White House .
From other testimony during the impeachment process , it is known that Trump was directing his Chief of Staff/OMB Director Mick Mulvaney on the Ukraine hold .
The emails reveal that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to lie to Congress and hide the concerns of the Pentagon about the illegal hold the president placed on aid to Ukraine .
The documents are more proof that Trump and the White House were directing the scheme and trying to keep the public in the dark about their criminal activities .
Trump was behind it all , and Senate Republicans are going to a face a reckoning in November for acquitting a criminal administration .
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Unredacted emails revealed that the White House lied to Congress and tried to hide the Pentagon’s concerns about the hold placed on aid to Ukraine.
Just Security got the unredacted emails and reported:
They confirm that OMB, including the general counsel’s office, was fully in the loop about the Pentagon’s concerns and took active steps to bury them. They also expose the extent to which OMB misled, and even lied to, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a congressional investigative body, as the GAO tried to understand the circumstances surrounding the funding hold.
To this day, and through these redacted documents, OMB is continuing its efforts to keep its knowledge of the Pentagon’s legal worries a secret, blacking out the portions of the emails where DoD officials voiced their concerns and where OMB staffers acknowledged them.
The OMB is a part of the White House. From other testimony during the impeachment process, it is known that Trump was directing his Chief of Staff/OMB Director Mick Mulvaney on the Ukraine hold.
The emails reveal that the White House was directing an operation to lie to Congress and hide the concerns of the Pentagon about the illegal hold the president placed on aid to Ukraine.
The documents are more proof that Trump and the White House were directing the scheme and trying to keep the public in the dark about their criminal activities.
Trump was behind it all, and Senate Republicans are going to a face a reckoning in November for acquitting a criminal administration.
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politicususa--2020-02-11--Barr Gets Involved After Trump Tantrum and Changes Roger Stone’s Recommended Sentence

Attorney General William Barr is changing Roger Stone ’ s sentencing recommendation so that he gets a lighter sentence than the 7-9 year initial recommendation .
“ The Department was shocked to see the sentencing recommendation in the filing in the Stone case last night , ” the official told Fox News .
“ The sentencing recommendation was not what had been briefed to the Department.
” The department is now expected to scale that back .
“ The Department finds seven to nine years extreme , excessive and grossly disproportionate to Mr. Stone ’ s offenses , ” the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the DOJ will clarify its position on sentencing later Tuesday .
The reversal came after Trump tweeted : One of the major consequences of Trump ’ s Senate Republican impeachment acquittal is that corruption is now happening out in the open in front of our eyes .
Trump tweets about his criminal buddy ’ s sentencing recommendation , and the next day his lapdog attorney general intervenes and changes the amount of prison time that Trump ’ s felon buddy is likely to receive .
Judge Amy Berman Jackson doesn ’ t have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Department of Justice has been corrupted and is now doing the bidding of Donald Trump .
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Attorney General William Barr is changing Roger Stone’s sentencing recommendation so that he gets a lighter sentence than the 7-9 year initial recommendation.
Fox News reported:
“The Department was shocked to see the sentencing recommendation in the filing in the Stone case last night,” the official told Fox News. “The sentencing recommendation was not what had been briefed to the Department.”
The department is now expected to scale that back.
“The Department finds seven to nine years extreme, excessive and grossly disproportionate to Mr. Stone’s offenses,” the source told Fox News, adding that the DOJ will clarify its position on sentencing later Tuesday.
The reversal came after Trump tweeted:
This is a horrible and very unfair situation. The real crimes were on the other side, as nothing happens to them. Cannot allow this miscarriage of justice! https://t.co/rHPfYX6Vbv — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 11, 2020
One of the major consequences of Trump’s Senate Republican impeachment acquittal is that corruption is now happening out in the open in front of our eyes. Trump tweets about his criminal buddy’s sentencing recommendation, and the next day his lapdog attorney general intervenes and changes the amount of prison time that Trump’s felon buddy is likely to receive.
Judge Amy Berman Jackson doesn’t have to follow the DOJ recommendation, but the Department of Justice has been corrupted and is now doing the bidding of Donald
Trump.
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politicususa--2020-02-11--New Poll Shows Deep Red Kansas Slipping Away From Trump And Republicans In 2020

Since last week ’ s Iowa caucus , the media has been pushing the narrative that Democrats are doomed and Donald Trump ’ s reelection chances are stronger than they ’ ve ever been .
They point to an outlier poll from Gallup and the president ’ s fake acquittal in the Senate as further proof that he is riding a wave of momentum into the general election .
But more polling released on Monday further confirms what has been true all along : Trump is in a weak position heading into the November election – perhaps weaker than any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doesn ’ t mean he won ’ t win , of course , but it does mean that he isn ’ t this unstoppable political force that some in the media have been portraying him as in recent days .
According to a new poll conducted by DFM Research , three out of four top Democratic presidential candidates are within 10 points of Trump in the deeply red state of Kansas – yes , Kansas .
The survey shows Trump leading Michael Bloomberg by just seven points ( 50 to 43 percent ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 51 to 43 percent ) and Bernie Sanders by 10 points ( 53 to 43 percent ) .
Elizabeth Warren trails further behind with the president leading her by 12 points ( 53 to 41 percent ) .
A casual observer might think these are pretty solid Trump leads , but it ’ s important to keep in mind that Trump won Kansas by 20 points over Hillary Clinton in 2016 .
Not to mention , the poll also shows the most likely Republican and Democratic Senate candidates deadlocked at 43 percent .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ would go a long way in helping the Democrats win back the Senate in 2020 .
In 2018 , Democratic candidate Laura Kelly pulled off a major upset over Republican challenger Kris Kobach in the state ’ s governor ’ s race , so it ’ s not impossible for a Democrat to win a statewide contest .
No one is saying Trump will lose Kansas Of course , no one is claiming that Kansas will suddenly fall into the Democratic column later this year , whether at the presidential level or in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ polling is accurate and the state has gone from Trump +20 to Trump within single digits of his eventual Democratic opponent , then it will spell trouble for the president in other states where the margins will likely be much closer .
The general election is still nine months away and there is plenty of campaigning left to do , but multiple polls released on Monday should at least poke a hole in the idea that Donald Trump has become unbeatable .

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Since last week’s Iowa caucus, the media has been pushing the narrative that Democrats are doomed and Donald Trump’s reelection chances are stronger than they’ve ever been.
They point to an outlier poll from Gallup and the president’s fake acquittal in the Senate as further proof that he is riding a wave of momentum into the general election.
But more polling released on Monday further confirms what has been true all along: Trump is in a weak position heading into the November election – perhaps weaker than any incumbent president in modern history.
That doesn’t mean he won’t win, of course, but it does mean that he isn’t this unstoppable political force that some in the media have been portraying him as in recent days.
According to a new poll conducted by DFM Research, three out of four top Democratic presidential candidates are within 10 points of Trump in the deeply red state of Kansas – yes, Kansas.
The survey shows Trump leading Michael Bloomberg by just seven points (50 to 43 percent), Joe Biden by eight points (51 to 43 percent) and Bernie Sanders by 10 points (53 to 43 percent). Elizabeth Warren trails further behind with the president leading her by 12 points (53 to 41 percent).
A casual observer might think these are pretty solid Trump leads, but it’s important to keep in mind that Trump won Kansas by 20 points over Hillary Clinton in 2016.
Not to mention, the poll also shows the most likely Republican and Democratic Senate candidates deadlocked at 43 percent. Picking off a Senate seat in Kansas would go a long way in helping the Democrats win back the Senate in 2020.
In 2018, Democratic candidate Laura Kelly pulled off a major upset over Republican challenger Kris Kobach in the state’s governor’s race, so it’s not impossible for a Democrat to win a statewide contest.
No one is saying Trump will lose Kansas
Of course, no one is claiming that Kansas will suddenly fall into the Democratic column later this year, whether at the presidential level or in the Senate contest.
But if the polling is accurate and the state has gone from Trump +20 to Trump within single digits of his eventual Democratic opponent, then it will spell trouble for the president in other states where the margins will likely be much closer.
The general election is still nine months away and there is plenty of campaigning left to do, but multiple polls released on Monday should at least poke a hole in the idea that Donald Trump has become unbeatable.
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politicususa--2020-02-12--Trump Is Now Hinting That He Will Pardon Paul Manafort

Trump is actively trying to erase the Russia scandal before the 2020 election , and now he is tweeting about @ @ @ @ @ a common thread at work in all of the recent Trump and Barr actions .
@ @ @ @ @ Flynn ’ s sentencing recommendation .
Barr intervened to reduce Roger Stone ’ s sentencing @ @ @ @ @ isn ’ t a coincidence that Trump is tweeting about the treatment of Paul Manafort @ @ @ @ @ he wants his impeachment expunged , even though there is no such thing , and @ @ @ @ @ the Russia scandal , likely before the Russians interfere in the 2020 election .
Republicans @ @ @ @ @ than acquit Trump .
They unleashed a wave of corruption that has not been seen @ @ @ @ @ a century .
Trump is talking about how unfair prison has been for Paul Manafort @ @ @ @ @ a pardon for his Russia connected former campaign boss .
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Trump is actively trying to erase the Russia scandal before the 2020 election, and now he is tweeting about Paul Manafort.
Trump tweeted:
Is this the Judge that put Paul Manafort in SOLITARY CONFINEMENT, something that not even mobster Al Capone had to endure? How did she treat Crooked Hillary Clinton? Just asking! https://t.co/Fe7XkepJNN — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 12, 2020
There is a common thread at work in all of the recent Trump and Barr actions. Barr intervened to reduce Mike Flynn’s sentencing recommendation. Barr intervened to reduce Roger Stone’s sentencing recommendations, and it is isn’t a coincidence that Trump is tweeting about the treatment of Paul Manafort.
Trump has claimed that he wants his impeachment expunged, even though there is no such thing, and he also wants to erase the Russia scandal, likely before the Russians interfere in the 2020 election.
Republicans in the Senate did more than acquit Trump. They unleashed a wave of corruption that has not been seen in this country in half a century. Trump is talking about how unfair prison has been for Paul Manafort because he is lining up a pardon for his Russia connected former campaign boss.
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politicususa--2020-02-12--Rachel Maddow Calls Trump’s DOJ Meddling A ‘Rule Of Law Emergency’

As Democratic primary voters turned out to cast their ballots in New Hampshire on Tuesday , Donald Trump and William Barr were busy creating what MSNBC ’ s Rachel Maddow called a “ rule of law emergency.
” The MSNBC host called Tuesday “ one of those days that you will tell your kids and your grandkids what you were doing ” after four veteran prosecutors resigned en masse following Trump ’ s meddling in his former campaign adviser Roger Stone ’ s case .
“ The Justice Department at the highest levels intervened to overturn the prosecutor ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year long prison term for the president ’ s longtime friend Roger Stone following public tweets by the president in which that recommended sentence was criticized in harsh tones by the president last night , ” Maddow reported .
One of those days that you will tell your kids and your grandkids what you were doing when this unspooled .
I mean , we ’ ve got this crucial primary unfolding in real time right before our very eyes while simultaneously a rule of law crisis –what some people are calling rule of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incumbent administration .
All four veteran prosecutors who has been handling the Roger Stone case today resigning one after the other in a story that has unspooled dramatically over the course of the day .
The resignations coming , of course , after the Justice Department at the highest levels intervened to overturn the prosecutor ’ s recommendation for a serious 7-9 year long prison term for the president ’ s longtime friend Roger Stone following public tweets by the president in which that recommended sentence was criticized in harsh tones by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Justice is effectively dead It seemed that with each passing hour on Tuesday , the story of Donald Trump taking complete control of the Justice Department via Bill Barr continued to get worse .
As PoliticusUSA ’ s Jason Easley wrote a short time ago , “ The DOJ is now a sham , as Trump has an attorney general who is willing to trash the law and become an accomplice in his criminal endeavors.
” At this point , even calling it the Department of Justice is laughable as it has just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s criminal enterprise .

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As Democratic primary voters turned out to cast their ballots in New Hampshire on Tuesday, Donald Trump and William Barr were busy creating what MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow called a “rule of law emergency.”
The MSNBC host called Tuesday “one of those days that you will tell your kids and your grandkids what you were doing” after four veteran prosecutors resigned en masse following Trump’s meddling in his former campaign adviser Roger Stone’s case.
“The Justice Department at the highest levels intervened to overturn the prosecutor’s recommendation for a serious seven to nine year long prison term for the president’s longtime friend Roger Stone following public tweets by the president in which that recommended sentence was criticized in harsh tones by the president last night,” Maddow reported.
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One of those days that you will tell your kids and your grandkids what you were doing when this unspooled. I mean, we’ve got this crucial primary unfolding in real time right before our very eyes while simultaneously a rule of law crisis –what some people are calling rule of law emergency – is unfolding in the incumbent administration. All four veteran prosecutors who has been handling the Roger Stone case today resigning one after the other in a story that has unspooled dramatically over the course of the day. The resignations coming, of course, after the Justice Department at the highest levels intervened to overturn the prosecutor’s recommendation for a serious 7-9 year long prison term for the president’s longtime friend Roger Stone following public tweets by the president in which that recommended sentence was criticized in harsh tones by the president last night.
The Department of Justice is effectively dead
It seemed that with each passing hour on Tuesday, the story of Donald Trump taking complete control of the Justice Department via Bill Barr continued to get worse.
As PoliticusUSA’s Jason Easley wrote a short time ago, “The DOJ is now a sham, as Trump has an attorney general who is willing to trash the law and become an accomplice in his criminal endeavors.”
At this point, even calling it the Department of Justice is laughable as it has just become an extension of Donald Trump’s criminal enterprise.
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politicususa--2020-02-12--Barr Has Taken Over All Legal Matters That Trump Is Interested In

A new report confirms that William Barr is acting as Trump ’ s personal attorney as he has taken over all DOJ legal matters that Trump is interested in .
The U.S. attorney who had presided over an inconclusive criminal investigation into former acting FBI director Andrew McCabe was abruptly removed from that job last month in one of several recent moves by Attorney General William Barr to take control of legal matters of personal interest to President Donald Trump , according to multiple people familiar with the matter .
But that wasn ’ t the first time senior political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former Trump aide , officials told NBC News .
Senior officials at the Justice Department also intervened last month to help change the government ’ s sentencing recommendation for Trump ’ s former national security adviser , Michael Flynn , who pled guilty to lying to the FBI .
While once the prosecutors in the case had recommended up to six months in jail for Flynn , their latest filing now says they believe probation would be appropriate .
The DOJ has been taken over by Trump who claimed that he has the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Department of Justice .
In real-world terms , this means that Trump ’ s pals like Roger Stone are going to be getting off easy .
No one in the federal government is going to investigate Trump , his family , or his business activities , and most importantly for the 2020 election , there will be no FBI investigation into Trump when he tries to cheat to win the election .
The DOJ is now a sham , as Trump has an attorney general who is willing to trash the law and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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A new report confirms that William Barr is acting as Trump’s personal attorney as he has taken over all DOJ legal matters that Trump is interested in.
NBC News reported:
The U.S. attorney who had presided over an inconclusive criminal investigation into former acting FBI director Andrew McCabe was abruptly removed from that job last month in one of several recent moves by Attorney General William Barr to take control of legal matters of personal interest to President Donald Trump, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.
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But that wasn’t the first time senior political appointees reached into a case involving a former Trump aide, officials told NBC News. Senior officials at the Justice Department also intervened last month to help change the government’s sentencing recommendation for Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, who pled guilty to lying to the FBI. While once the prosecutors in the case had recommended up to six months in jail for Flynn, their latest filing now says they believe probation would be appropriate.
The DOJ has been taken over by Trump who claimed that he has the “absolute right” to run the Department of Justice. In real-world terms, this means that Trump’s pals like Roger Stone are going to be getting off easy.
No one in the federal government is going to investigate Trump, his family, or his business activities, and most importantly for the 2020 election, there will be no FBI investigation into Trump when he tries to cheat to win the election.
The DOJ is now a sham, as Trump has an attorney general who is willing to trash the law and become an accomplice in his criminal endeavors.
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politicususa--2020-02-12--Live Blog: The New Hampshire Democratic Primary Results

Mr. Easley is the founder/managing editor and Senior White House and Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA.Jason has a Bachelor ’ s @ @ @ @ @ His graduate work focused on public policy , with a specialization in social reform movements @ @ @ @ @ of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

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politicususa--2020-02-12--The Amy Klochubar Surge Is Real As Late Deciders Break Her Way In New Hampshire

The results of the New Hampshire primary are just starting to come in , but one thing is already clear : Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar is surging into the top three on a wave of support from late deciders .
As Dave Wasserman of the Cook Political Report said on Tuesday night , “ [ T ] he Amy Klobuchar surge real.
” On MSNBC , Steve Kornacki said the initial results show that Klobuchar got a boost from those who decided in the final days of the campaign .
“ Amy Klobuchar is real right now , ” he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New Hampshire has shown a close race between Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg , with Sanders clinging to a small lead .
But after Friday ’ s Democratic debate in which Klobuchar turned in her strongest performance yet , her numbers have been rising in New Hampshire in a way that polling might not have fully captured in the final couple of days .
As Wasserman also pointed out on Tuesday , it ’ s clear that Sanders , Buttigieg and Klobuchar are likely to finish in the top three .
Elizabeth Warren @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and fifth place .
A second or third place finish would give Klobuchar a boost A second place finish would immediately boost Klobuchar ’ s campaign and give her campaign a jolt of momentum as the primary moves forward .
Even a strong third place finish behind Buttigieg would give the Minnesota senator a boost .
After all , Klobuchar ’ s hasn ’ t even been part of the discussion throughout much of the primary season .
Though Sanders is the favorite in New Hampshire and Pete Buttigieg is vying for second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Tuesday night will give her much-needed momentum as the primary map expands .

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The results of the New Hampshire primary are just starting to come in, but one thing is already clear: Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar is surging into the top three on a wave of support from late deciders.
As Dave Wasserman of the Cook Political Report said on Tuesday night, “[T]he Amy Klobuchar surge real.”
Breaking: the Amy Klobuchar NH surge is real. — Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) February 12, 2020
Based on these early returns, nothing to suggest Bernie Sanders isn’t still the favorite to win NH…but the strength of the Klobusurge is a modest surprise. — Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) February 12, 2020
On MSNBC, Steve Kornacki said the initial results show that Klobuchar got a boost from those who decided in the final days of the campaign.
“Amy Klobuchar is real right now,” he said.
“Amy Klobuchar is real right now,” says Steve Kornacki as New Hampshire results come in. It appears that late deciders are giving her campaign a big boost. #NewHampshirePrimary pic.twitter.com/w0F6RJCg6s — PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) February 12, 2020
Since Iowa, polling in New Hampshire has shown a close race between Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg, with Sanders clinging to a small lead.
But after Friday’s Democratic debate in which Klobuchar turned in her strongest performance yet, her numbers have been rising in New Hampshire in a way that polling might not have fully captured in the final couple of days.
As Wasserman also pointed out on Tuesday, it’s clear that Sanders, Buttigieg and Klobuchar are likely to finish in the top three. Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden are jockeying for fourth and fifth place.
Pretty clear from initial returns the top three finishers in the NH primary will be Sanders, Buttigieg, Klobuchar (not necessarily in that order). — Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) February 12, 2020
A second or third place finish would give Klobuchar a boost
A second place finish would immediately boost Klobuchar’s campaign and give her campaign a jolt of momentum as the primary moves forward.
Even a strong third place finish behind Buttigieg would give the Minnesota senator a boost. After all, Klobuchar’s hasn’t even been part of the discussion throughout much of the primary season.
Though Sanders is the favorite in New Hampshire and Pete Buttigieg is vying for second place, Amy Klobuchar’s performance on Tuesday night will give her much-needed momentum as the primary map expands.
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politicususa--2020-02-12--Trump Has A Babbling White House Meltdown About Roger Stone

Trump went on a babbling nonsensical meltdown about Roger Stone , Robert Mueller , and the Russia scandal at the White House .
Here is the official White House transcript of Trump : PRESIDENT TRUMP : They treated Roger Stone very badly .
They treated everybody very badly .
And if you look at the Mueller investigation , it was a scam because it was illegally set up .
It was set up based on false documentation and false documents .
If you look at what happened — how many people were hurt .
Their lives were destroyed .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did it and launched this scam .
Where ’ s Comey ?
Why — where is Comey ?
What ’ s happening to McCabe ?
What ’ s happening to Lisa and — to Pete Strzok and Lisa Page ?
What ’ s happening with them ?
It was a whole setup , it was a disgrace for our country , and everyone knows it too — everyone — including NBC , which gives a lot of fake news .
The fact is that Roger Stone was treated horribly and so were many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ destroyed .
And it turns out — if you look at the FISA warrants and what just happened with FISA , where they found out it was fixed , that it was a dirty , rotten deal .
So when you look at that , and you see what happened to Roger Stone — But think of it : A man leaks classified information — highly classified .
They give him two months — Roger Stone — for doing — nobody even knows what he did .
In fact , they said he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had no idea he was going to jail for that .
That person didn ’ t want to press charges .
They put him in for nine years .
It ’ s a disgrace .
And , frankly , they ought to apologize to a lot of the people whose lives they ’ ve ruined .
All right .
Next question .
Go ahead .
Q — are you considering a pardon for Roger Stone ?
Q Are you considering a pardon for Roger Stone ?
PRESIDENT TRUMP : I don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I tell you what : People were hurt viciously and badly by these corrupt people .
And I want to thank — if you look at what happened , I want to thank the Justice Department for seeing this horrible thing .
And I didn ’ t speak to them , by the way , just so you understand .
They saw the horribleness of a nine-year sentence for doing nothing .
You have murderers and drugs addicts ; they don ’ t get nine years .
Nine years for doing something that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump ’ s meltdown shows that he is increasingly incapable of any sort of coherency .
Trump spouted gibberish , nonsense , and lies for minutes on end in front of international press .
Trump is on overload .
He thought that he could just meddle and have Barr change Stone ’ s sentencing recommendation with zero consequences , but he was wrong .
Barr is going to have to testify before the House , and the stench of his corrupt dark hand in the DOJ will not go away .
Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moment , and he is rapidly approaching a disaster of his own making .
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Trump went on a babbling nonsensical meltdown about Roger Stone, Robert Mueller, and the Russia scandal at the White House.
Here is the official White House transcript of Trump:
PRESIDENT TRUMP: They treated Roger Stone very badly. They treated everybody very badly. And if you look at the Mueller investigation, it was a scam because it was illegally set up. It was set up based on false documentation and false documents.
If you look at what happened — how many people were hurt. Their lives were destroyed. And nothing happened with all the people that did it and launched this scam. Where’s Comey? Why — where is Comey? What’s happening to McCabe? What’s happening to Lisa and — to Pete Strzok and Lisa Page? What’s happening with them? It was a whole setup, it was a disgrace for our country, and everyone knows it too — everyone — including NBC, which gives a lot of fake news.
The fact is that Roger Stone was treated horribly and so were many other people. And their lives were destroyed.
And it turns out — if you look at the FISA warrants and what just happened with FISA, where they found out it was fixed, that it was a dirty, rotten deal. So when you look at that, and you see what happened to Roger Stone —
But think of it: A man leaks classified information — highly classified. They give him two months — Roger Stone — for doing — nobody even knows what he did. In fact, they said he intimidated somebody. That person said he had no idea he was going to jail for that. That person didn’t want to press charges. They put him in for nine years. It’s a disgrace.
And, frankly, they ought to apologize to a lot of the people whose lives they’ve ruined.
All right. Next question. Go ahead.
Q Mr. President, it’s the first time —
Q Mr. President —
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Yeah. Please, Steve.
Q — are you considering a pardon for Roger Stone?
Q — that (inaudible) official visit —
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Wait, wait, wait. What?
Q Oh, sorry.
Q Are you considering a pardon for Roger Stone?
PRESIDENT TRUMP: I don’t want to say that yet. But I tell you what: People were hurt viciously and badly by these corrupt people.
And I want to thank — if you look at what happened, I want to thank the Justice Department for seeing this horrible thing. And I didn’t speak to them, by the way, just so you understand. They saw the horribleness of a nine-year sentence for doing nothing. You have murderers and drugs addicts; they don’t get nine years. Nine years for doing something that nobody even can define what he did.
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Trump has a total meltdown and thanks Barr for wrecking the DOJ. pic.twitter.com/aFkNWqEH3o — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) February 12, 2020
Trump’s meltdown shows that he is increasingly incapable of any sort of coherency. Trump spouted gibberish, nonsense, and lies for minutes on end in front of international press.
Trump is on overload. He thought that he could just meddle and have Barr change Stone’s sentencing recommendation with zero consequences, but he was wrong. Barr is going to have to testify before the House, and the stench of his corrupt dark hand in the DOJ will not go away.
Donald Trump isn’t functional at the moment, and he is rapidly approaching a disaster of his own making.
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politicususa--2020-02-12--Barr Will Testify And House Democrats Are Ready To Pummel Him

Attorney General William Barr will testify before the House Judiciary Committee , and Democrats are more than ready for him .
In a letter to Barr provided to PoliticusUSA by Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler ( D-NY ) , the Democrats wrote : We are writing to confirm your agreement to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on March 31 , 2020 .
In the interest of transparency , we wish to be candid about one set of concerns we plan to address at the hearing .
Since President Trump took office , we have repeatedly warned you and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criminal justice system for political purposes is both dangerous to our democracy and unacceptable to the House Judiciary Committee .
Our Republican colleagues have warned the Department of the same .
We have been consistent—and bipartisan—in this message for years .
In your tenure as Attorney General , you have engaged in a pattern of conduct in legal matters relating to the President that raises significant concerns for this Committee .
In the past week alone , you have taken steps that raise grave questions about your leadership of the Department of Justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ following the removal of U.S. Attorney Jessie Liu , who oversaw the prosecutions of President Trump ’ s deputy campaign chairman Rick Gates , President Trump ’ s former national security advisor Michael Flynn , and President Trump ’ s longtime political adviser Roger Stone .
The creation of a new “ process ” by which President Trump ’ s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani can feed the Department of Justice information , through you , about the President ’ s political rivals .
The decision to overrule your career prosecutors and significantly reduce @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who has been convicted for lying under oath , at the apparent request of the President—a decision that led to all four prosecutors handling the case to withdraw from the proceedings in protest .
These are not the only issues that our Committee intends to discuss with you when you appear , but they are enough to require our immediate attention .
We look forward to your testimony .
The hearing will almost certainly be carried on cable news , and if Barr is his usual evasive self , it could be an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man who is using the attorney general ’ s office to handle Trump ’ s personal legal interests .
Democrats are ready as things could get ugly fast for Trump and Barr .

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Attorney General William Barr will testify before the House Judiciary Committee, and Democrats are more than ready for him.
In a letter to Barr provided to PoliticusUSA by Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), the Democrats wrote:
We are writing to confirm your agreement to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on March 31, 2020.
In the interest of transparency, we wish to be candid about one set of concerns we plan to address at the hearing. Since President Trump took office, we have repeatedly warned you and your predecessors that the misuse of our criminal justice system for political purposes is both dangerous to our democracy and unacceptable to the House Judiciary Committee. Our Republican colleagues have warned the Department of the same. We have been consistent—and bipartisan—in this message for years.
In your tenure as Attorney General, you have engaged in a pattern of conduct in legal matters relating to the President that raises significant concerns for this Committee. In the past week alone, you have taken steps that raise grave questions about your leadership of the Department of Justice. These include:
The ongoing developments following the removal of U.S. Attorney Jessie Liu, who oversaw the prosecutions of President Trump’s deputy campaign chairman Rick Gates, President Trump’s former national security advisor Michael Flynn, and President Trump’s longtime political adviser Roger Stone.
The creation of a new “process” by which President Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani can feed the Department of Justice information, through you, about the President’s political rivals.
The decision to overrule your career prosecutors and significantly reduce the recommended sentence for Roger Stone, who has been convicted for lying under oath, at the apparent request of the President—a decision that led to all four prosecutors handling the case to withdraw from the proceedings in protest.
These are not the only issues that our Committee intends to discuss with you when you appear, but they are enough to require our immediate attention.
We look forward to your testimony.
The hearing will almost certainly be carried on cable news, and if Barr is his usual evasive self, it could be an ugly day for the President and the man who is using the attorney general’s office to handle Trump’s personal legal interests.
Democrats are ready as things could get ugly fast for Trump and Barr.


politicususa--2020-02-12--Roger Stone Denied New Trial As Judge Shows She’s Still In Charge

Judge Amy Berman Jackson reminded Trump and Barr that she is still in charge by denying Roger Stone ’ s @ @ @ @ @ .
The Judge ’ s ruling is a firm reminder that despite all of the @ @ @ @ @ and his henchman Attorney General William Barr are causing with Stone ’ s sentencing recommendation @ @ @ @ @ the judge who decides how long of a prison sentence that Roger Stone will get @ @ @ @ @ surprising if Stone were sentenced to 7-9 years as the original prosecutors recommended before they @ @ @ @ @ to deal with the political fallout on his own if/when he pardons Roger Stone .
@ @ @ @ @ wouldn ’ t come until after the presidential election , but the ruling today shows @ @ @ @ @ best efforts , hasn ’ t corrupted every institution .
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Judge Amy Berman Jackson reminded Trump and Barr that she is still in charge by denying Roger Stone’s request for a new trial.
Judge Berman Jackson denied Stone’s request for a new trial:
JUST IN: Judge Amy Berman Jackson denied Roger Stone's request for a new trial based on the claim that she rejected his request to strike a juror, in an order from last week just unsealed. No mention of DOJ sentencing memo or four federal prosecutors who withdrew from the case. pic.twitter.com/3W2gY6GYIE — Megan Mineiro (@MMineiro_CNS) February 12, 2020
The Judge’s ruling is a firm reminder that despite all of the chaos and corrupt that Trump and his henchman Attorney General William Barr are causing with Stone’s sentencing recommendation, it will still be the judge who decides how long of a prison sentence that Roger Stone will get.
It would not be surprising if Stone were sentenced to 7-9 years as the original prosecutors recommended before they resigned. Trump will have to deal with the political fallout on his own if/when he pardons Roger Stone.
Stone’s pardon likely wouldn’t come until after the presidential election, but the ruling today shows that Trump, despite his best efforts, hasn’t corrupted every institution.
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politicususa--2020-02-12--Jim Jordon Cried And Begged Ohio State Wrestler To Lie About Sexual Abuse Scandal

Adam DiSabato told the Ohio House that Rep. Jim Jordan knew about the OSU wrestling sexual abuse and begged him to lie about it .
Adam DiSabato , a former captain of the OSU wrestling team during the late 80s and early 90s , told members of the House Civil Justice Committee that Jordan and other team officials knew about open-shower team facilities that facilitated sexual harassment and abuse of team wrestlers , an allegation Jordan has denied .
He also said Jordan called him repeatedly in July 2018 , after media outlets quoted his brother , Michael DiSabato , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to those surrounding the wrestling program , including Jordan .
“ Jim Jordan called me crying , groveling… begging me to go against my brother…That ’ s the kind of cover-up that ’ s going on there , ” he said .
The “ Gym ” Jordan Ohio State sex abuse scandal is not going away , and it is not a coincidence that Jordan ’ s name came up again in testimony before the state legislature .
Rep. Jordan has lied on a consistent basis about his knowledge of , and role @ @ @ @ @ @ @ political career is living on borrowed time , which is why he has cozied himself up to Donald Trump .
People who embrace Trump reveal their lack of character .
Jim Jordan knew that wrestlers were being abused , and he is trying to save his political career by urging them to lie .
A criminal president has found the perfect criminal surrogate in Jim Jordan .
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Adam DiSabato told the Ohio House that Rep. Jim Jordan knew about the OSU wrestling sexual abuse and begged him to lie about it.
Cleveland.com reported:
Adam DiSabato, a former captain of the OSU wrestling team during the late 80s and early 90s, told members of the House Civil Justice Committee that Jordan and other team officials knew about open-shower team facilities that facilitated sexual harassment and abuse of team wrestlers, an allegation Jordan has denied.
He also said Jordan called him repeatedly in July 2018, after media outlets quoted his brother, Michael DiSabato, saying Strauss’ abuse was common knowledge to those surrounding the wrestling program, including Jordan.
“Jim Jordan called me crying, groveling… begging me to go against my brother…That’s the kind of cover-up that’s going on there,” he said.
The “Gym” Jordan Ohio State sex abuse scandal is not going away, and it is not a coincidence that Jordan’s name came up again in testimony before the state legislature. Rep. Jordan has lied on a consistent basis about his knowledge of, and role in the cover-up.
Jordan’s political career is living on borrowed time, which is why he has cozied himself up to Donald Trump. People who embrace Trump reveal their lack of character. Jim Jordan knew that wrestlers were being abused, and he is trying to save his political career by urging them to lie.
A criminal president has found the perfect criminal surrogate in Jim Jordan.
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politicususa--2020-02-12--Schumer Requests IG Investigation Into Trump/Barr Abuse Of Power

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer has requested an IG investigation into Donald Trump and William Barr ’ s abuse of power at the DOJ .
Sen. Schumer ( D-NY ) said on the Senate floor : The president ran against the “ swamp ” in Washington—a place where the game is rigged by the powerful to benefit them personally .
I ask my fellow Americans : what is more swampy , what is more fetid , what is more stinking , than the most powerful person in our country literally changing the rules to benefit a crony guilty of breaking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I have formally requested that the inspector general of the Justice Department investigate this matter immediately .
And this morning , I call on Judiciary Committee Chairman Graham to convene an emergency hearing of the Judiciary Committee to do the same—to conduct oversight and hold hearings .
That ’ s the job of the Judiciary Committee , no matter who is president , whether the president is from your party or not .
Something egregious like this demands that the inspector general investigate and demands that the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee hold @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is claiming that rigging the rules is perfectly legitimate—he claims an “ absolute right ” to order the Justice Department to do anything he wants !
And the president has as his Attorney General an enabler—and that ’ s a kind word—who actually supports this view .
The best thing that Democrats can do in the Senate is to continue to shine an endless light on the corruption of Trump and his administration .
The investigation and potential impeachment of Barr must begin in the House .
The Senate and Sen. Schumer have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s corruption on a daily basis throughout this election year .
The voters will have to do what Republicans won ’ t , and hold Trump accountable for his crimes in November .
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Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer has requested an IG investigation into Donald Trump and William Barr’s abuse of power at the DOJ.
Sen. Schumer (D-NY) said on the Senate floor:
The president ran against the “swamp” in Washington—a place where the game is rigged by the powerful to benefit them personally. I ask my fellow Americans: what is more swampy, what is more fetid, what is more stinking, than the most powerful person in our country literally changing the rules to benefit a crony guilty of breaking the law?
As a result, I have formally requested that the inspector general of the Justice Department investigate this matter immediately. And this morning, I call on Judiciary Committee Chairman Graham to convene an emergency hearing of the Judiciary Committee to do the same—to conduct oversight and hold hearings. That’s the job of the Judiciary Committee, no matter who is president, whether the president is from your party or not. Something egregious like this demands that the inspector general investigate and demands that the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee hold a hearing, now.
The president is claiming that rigging the rules is perfectly legitimate—he claims an “absolute right” to order the Justice Department to do anything he wants! And the president has as his Attorney General an enabler—and that’s a kind word—who actually supports this view.
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Schumer says that Trump learned that Republicans won't hold him accountable. pic.twitter.com/rzQv3PMByP — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) February 12, 2020
The best thing that Democrats can do in the Senate is to continue to shine an endless light on the corruption of Trump and his administration. The investigation and potential impeachment of Barr must begin in the House. The Senate and Sen. Schumer have a powerful platform to hammer Trump’s corruption on a daily basis throughout this election year.
The voters will have to do what Republicans won’t, and hold Trump accountable for his crimes in November.
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politicususa--2020-02-12--Trump Says He’s Trampling On The Rule Of Law Because He’s Mad At Hillary Clinton

Donald Trump continued to trample all over the rule of law on Tuesday and Attorney General William Barr happily indulged him as the Department of Justice pulled back on its recommended prison sentence for the president ’ s longtime friend and former campaign adviser Roger Stone .
As a result , all four prosecutors working the Stone case resigned en masse on Tuesday .
Amid the backlash , Trump took to Twitter to essentially say that being a lawless president is okay because he ’ s still super mad that Hillary Clinton was never locked up for crimes she only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Is [ Amy Berman Jackson ] the Judge that put Paul Manafort in SOLITARY CONFINEMENT , something that not even mobster Al Capone had to endure ?
How did she treat Crooked Hillary Clinton ?
Just asking !
” he tweeted .
In a second post , channeling a drunk man sitting alone in a bar near closing time , he asked , “ Whatever happened to Hillary campaign manager Podesta ’ s BROTHER ?
” We ’ ve seen this before .
Donald Trump is backed into a corner on something – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ completely shredding whatever was left of the Justice Department – so he attacks Hillary Clinton .
Nevermind the fact that it ’ s his campaign officials , not hers , that are either behind bars or facing prison time .
At the end of the day , it ’ s pretty simple : The reason that Hillary Clinton and her campaign associates are not locked up in prison like his campaign associates are because they aren ’ t criminals .

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Donald Trump continued to trample all over the rule of law on Tuesday and Attorney General William Barr happily indulged him as the Department of Justice pulled back on its recommended prison sentence for the president’s longtime friend and former campaign adviser Roger Stone.
As a result, all four prosecutors working the Stone case resigned en masse on Tuesday.
Amid the backlash, Trump took to Twitter to essentially say that being a lawless president is okay because he’s still super mad that Hillary Clinton was never locked up for crimes she only committed inside his broken mind.
“Is [Amy Berman Jackson] the Judge that put Paul Manafort in SOLITARY CONFINEMENT, something that not even mobster Al Capone had to endure? How did she treat Crooked Hillary Clinton? Just asking!” he tweeted.
In a second post, channeling a drunk man sitting alone in a bar near closing time, he asked, “Whatever happened to Hillary campaign manager Podesta’s BROTHER?”
Is this the Judge that put Paul Manafort in SOLITARY CONFINEMENT, something that not even mobster Al Capone had to endure? How did she treat Crooked Hillary Clinton? Just asking! https://t.co/Fe7XkepJNN — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 12, 2020
Whatever happened to Hillary campaign manager Podesta’s BROTHER? Wasn’t he caught, forced to leave his firm, with BIG BAD things to happen? Why did nothing ever happen to him, only to the “other” side? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 12, 2020
It’s simple: Trump’s a criminal and Hillary Clinton isn’t
We’ve seen this before. Donald Trump is backed into a corner on something – in this case, it’s completely shredding whatever was left of the Justice Department – so he attacks Hillary Clinton.
Nevermind the fact that it’s his campaign officials, not hers, that are either behind bars or facing prison time.
At the end of the day, it’s pretty simple: The reason that Hillary Clinton and her campaign associates are not locked up in prison like his campaign associates are because they aren’t criminals.
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