politicususa--2020-07-09--Adam Schiff Says Even Trump Knows That We Will Prevail

Rep. Adam Schiff ( D-CA ) said that after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Congress , even Trump on document requests that he knows Democrats will prevail .
Chairman Schiff said in a statement provided to PoliticusUSA : No one is above the law , not even the President of the United States .
Nor are they immune from congressional oversight or criminal investigation , no matter how much they endeavor to delay or evade them .
For over a year , President Trump and his Administration have sought to obstruct the Committee ’ s duly authorized subpoena @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disappointed that the Supreme Court abandoned its prior precedent and promulgated a new standard for Congressional subpoenas implicating the President , we are grateful that the Court reaffirmed Congress ’ broad power to investigate in aid of its legislative authority .
The dubious legal arguments advanced by Donald Trump and Bill Barr would have undermined the separation of powers and were properly rejected by the Court .
Congress has the constitutional power , and the duty , to serve as an effective check on the President and the Executive Branch .
The Court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Trump is not absolutely immune from such Congressional scrutiny .
The Committee ’ s investigation is also vital to ensuring our national security .
The specific documents the Committee has requested from Deutsche Bank are critical to its investigation of whether foreign actors , particularly Russia , have leverage over President Trump , his family , and his businesses , and whether legislation is needed to guard against such dangerous conflicts of interest and foreign influence .
The Supreme Court ’ s remand of this case to permit the lower courts to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ delay the Committee ’ s investigation — and , given the risk of foreign influence over this President , such delay is dangerous — but we remain confident that we will ultimately prevail .
And in light of the President ’ s tweets this morning , he appears to believe the same .
Chairman Schiff is correct .
Trump is melting down on Twitter because he knows that he is going to lose .
The Supreme Court rejected unanimously Trump ’ s claim that he is above the law and does not have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ committees may have to narrow down their document requests when the case goes back to the lower court , but the Supreme Court that Trump can ’ t ignore congressional subpoenas .
House Democrats are going to win , and even Trump knows it to be true .
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Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said that after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Congress, even Trump on document requests that he knows Democrats will prevail.
Chairman Schiff said in a statement provided to PoliticusUSA:
No one is above the law, not even the President of the United States. Nor are they immune from congressional oversight or criminal investigation, no matter how much they endeavor to delay or evade them.
For over a year, President Trump and his Administration have sought to obstruct the Committee’s duly authorized subpoena to Deutsche Bank. While we are disappointed that the Supreme Court abandoned its prior precedent and promulgated a new standard for Congressional subpoenas implicating the President, we are grateful that the Court reaffirmed Congress’ broad power to investigate in aid of its legislative authority. The dubious legal arguments advanced by Donald Trump and Bill Barr would have undermined the separation of powers and were properly rejected by the Court.
Congress has the constitutional power, and the duty, to serve as an effective check on the President and the Executive Branch. The Court’s decision today makes clear that President Trump is not absolutely immune from such Congressional scrutiny. The Committee’s investigation is also vital to ensuring our national security. The specific documents the Committee has requested from Deutsche Bank are critical to its investigation of whether foreign actors, particularly Russia, have leverage over President Trump, his family, and his businesses, and whether legislation is needed to guard against such dangerous conflicts of interest and foreign influence.
The Supreme Court’s remand of this case to permit the lower courts to apply the new standard will serve to delay the Committee’s investigation — and, given the risk of foreign influence over this President, such delay is dangerous — but we remain confident that we will ultimately prevail. And in light of the President’s tweets this morning, he appears to believe the same.
Chairman Schiff is correct. Trump is melting down on Twitter because he knows that he is going to lose. The Supreme Court rejected unanimously Trump’s claim that he is above the law and does not have to answer to subpoenas. The House committees may have to narrow down their document requests when the case goes back to the lower court, but the Supreme Court that Trump can’t ignore congressional subpoenas.
House Democrats are going to win, and even Trump knows it to be true.
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politicususa--2020-07-09--Trump Melts Down Live After SCOTUS Rules He Must Turn Over His Tax Returns

Trump is having a live meltdown on Twitter after the Supreme Court ruled that he must turn over his tax @ @ @ @ @ .
There was no spying on Trump by Obama .
This claim was investigated by @ @ @ @ @ found no evidence to support Trump and Republican claims that his campaign was spied on @ @ @ @ @ trying to change the subject and project his crimes onto Obama and Biden because he @ @ @ @ @ will have to turn over his tax returns and other documents to the district attorney @ @ @ @ @ falsifying business documents .
Donald Trump is slowing grasping the reality that he may not @ @ @ @ @ but that after his defeat , he will be facing criminal charges in New York @ @ @ @ @ account is documenting the real-time mental unraveling of a president .
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Trump is having a live meltdown on Twitter after the Supreme Court ruled that he must turn over his tax returns to the Manhattan DA.
Trump tweeted:
We have a totally corrupt previous Administration, including a President and Vice President who spied on my campaign, AND GOT CAUGHT…and nothing happens to them. This crime was taking place even before my election, everyone knows it, and yet all are frozen stiff with fear…. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 9, 2020
…Won all against the Federal Government and the Democrats send everything to politically corrupt New York, which is falling apart with everyone leaving, to give it a second, third and fourth try. Now the Supreme Court gives a delay ruling that they would never have given… — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 9, 2020
….for another President. This is about PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT. We catch the other side SPYING on my campaign, the biggest political crime and scandal in U.S. history, and NOTHING HAPPENS. But despite this, I have done more than any President in history in first 3 1/2 years! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 9, 2020
There was no spying on Trump by Obama. This claim was investigated by Inspector General Michael Horowitz who found no evidence to support Trump and Republican claims that his campaign was spied on by Obama.
Trump is trying to change the subject and project his crimes onto Obama and Biden because he is terrified now that he will have to turn over his tax returns and other documents to the district attorney who is investigating him for falsifying business documents.
Donald Trump is slowing grasping the reality that he may not only lose the presidential election but that after his defeat, he will be facing criminal charges in New York.
Trump’s Twitter account is documenting the real-time mental unraveling of a president.
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politicususa--2020-07-09--Andrew Cuomo Calls Trump Tax Decision a “Victory for Democracy” as President Has Twitter Meltdown

Andrew Cuomo praised the Supreme Court ’ s decision to allow New York prosecutors access to Donald Trump ’ s tax returns on Thursday but the President himself was not happy .
The Governor of New York welcomed the news that Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance has the right to present the President returns to a grand jury .
He is seeking eight years ’ worth of Trump ’ s personal and business records .
“ It is a fundamental principle in our country : No one is above the law , not even the president , ” Cuomo tweeted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ took to Twitter to respond to the ruling .
In a series of tweets , he lambasted the Supreme Court ’ s decision and even took aim at his own party .
“ The Supreme Court sends case back to Lower Court , arguments to continue .
This is all a political prosecution .
I won the Mueller Witch Hunt , and others , and now I have to keep fighting in a politically corrupt New York , ” Trump wrote .
“ Not fair to this Presidency or Administration !
” In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was less measured in his criticism .
“ No Republican Senate Judiciary response , NO ‘ JUSTICE ’ , NO FBI , NO NOTHING .
Major horror show REPORTS on Comey & McCabe , guilty as hell , nothing happens , ” he said .
Despite differing views on the court ’ s decision , it ’ s unlikely Trump ’ s taxes will see the light of day before the presidential election on 3 November .

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Andrew Cuomo praised the Supreme Court’s decision to allow New York prosecutors access to Donald Trump’s tax returns on Thursday but the President himself was not happy.
The Governor of New York welcomed the news that Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance has the right to present the President returns to a grand jury. He is seeking eight years’ worth of Trump’s personal and business records.
“It is a fundamental principle in our country: No one is above the law, not even the president,” Cuomo tweeted.
It is a fundamental principle in our country: No one is above the law, not even the president. This is a victory for democracy. https://t.co/PQphILBxf5 — Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) July 9, 2020
“This is a victory for democracy.”
By contrast, President Trump also took to Twitter to respond to the ruling. In a series of tweets, he lambasted the Supreme Court’s decision and even took aim at his own party.
“The Supreme Court sends case back to Lower Court, arguments to continue. This is all a political prosecution. I won the Mueller Witch Hunt, and others, and now I have to keep fighting in a politically corrupt New York,” Trump wrote.
“Not fair to this Presidency or Administration!”
In a later Twitter thread, the President was less measured in his criticism.
“No Republican Senate Judiciary response, NO ‘JUSTICE’, NO FBI, NO NOTHING. Major horror show REPORTS on Comey & McCabe, guilty as hell, nothing happens,” he said.
Catch Obama & Biden cold, nothing. A 3 year, $45,000,000 Mueller HOAX, failed – investigated everything…”
Despite differing views on the court’s decision, it’s unlikely Trump’s taxes will see the light of day before the presidential election on 3 November.
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politicususa--2020-07-09--Trump Own Supreme Court Justices Set Him Up To Be Criminally Indicted

Trump will be doing a lot less bragging about Gorsuch and Kavanaugh after they opened the door for the President to be criminally indicted in New York .
The Supreme Court ruled in a 7-2 decision that Trump doesn ’ t have unlimited powers , and can ’ t ignore a criminal subpoena for his financial records in New York .
Trump is under criminal investigation in New York for lying and providing false information on business records and loan applications .
Documents reveal that Trump may have committed bank and tax fraud .
Manhattan DA , Cyrus Vance said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ruling , “ This is a tremendous victory for our nation ’ s system of justice and its founding principle that no one – not even a president – is above the law .
Our investigation , which was delayed for almost a year by this lawsuit , will resume , guided as always by the grand jury ’ s solemn obligation to follow the law and the facts , wherever they may lead.
” If Trump loses to Joe Biden in November , it is very likely that by January 2021 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York City .
Trump thought that Gorsuch and Kavanaugh were votes in his back pocket , but it turns out the two Justices that Trump nominated joined with the liberals on the court to form a bipartisan consensus that may make Trump the first president to go from the White House to the jailhouse .
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Trump will be doing a lot less bragging about Gorsuch and Kavanaugh after they opened the door for the President to be criminally indicted in New York.
The Supreme Court ruled in a 7-2 decision that Trump doesn’t have unlimited powers, and can’t ignore a criminal subpoena for his financial records in New York.
Trump is under criminal investigation in New York for lying and providing false information on business records and loan applications. Documents reveal that Trump may have committed bank and tax fraud.
Manhattan DA, Cyrus Vance said in a statement after the Supreme Court ruling, “This is a tremendous victory for our nation’s system of justice and its founding principle that no one – not even a president – is above the law. Our investigation, which was delayed for almost a year by this lawsuit, will resume, guided as always by the grand jury’s solemn obligation to follow the law and the facts, wherever they may lead.”
If Trump loses to Joe Biden in November, it is very likely that by January 2021, he will be criminally indicted in New York City.
Trump thought that Gorsuch and Kavanaugh were votes in his back pocket, but it turns out the two Justices that Trump nominated joined with the liberals on the court to form a bipartisan consensus that may make Trump the first president to go from the White House to the jailhouse.
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politicususa--2020-07-09--Supreme Court Devastates Trump And Rules He Is Not Above The Law

Trump has been claiming for years that he has immunity and is above the law , but the Supreme Court @ @ @ @ @ no special immunity .
Here is NBC News ’ s Pete Williams breaking it down @ @ @ @ @ that Trump can ’ t hide his tax returns and ignore subpoenas from the Manhatten @ @ @ @ @ decision laid out a roadmap for how Congress can request and obtain presidential records .
@ @ @ @ @ public probably won ’ t see Trump ’ s financial records and tax returns before @ @ @ @ @ highest court in the land has rejected Trump ’ s claim that he has special @ @ @ @ @ law on subpoenas .
These rulings are devastating to the Trump conceptualization that a president @ @ @ @ @ is above the law with unlimited powers .
The Supreme Court reminded Donald Trump that @ @ @ @ @ law .
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Trump has been claiming for years that he has immunity and is above the law, but the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that Trump has no special immunity.
Here is NBC News’s Pete Williams breaking it down:
The big news out of the Supreme Court's two Trump financial records related decisions is that Court has found that he doesn't have any special or absolute presidential immunity. pic.twitter.com/JKMj9JOSDb — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) July 9, 2020
The Supreme Court ruled that Trump can’t hide his tax returns and ignore subpoenas from the Manhatten DA:
SCOTUS upholds the Manhattan DA's subpoena. Justice Roberts: "In our judicial system, 'the public has a right to 'everyman’s evidence.' Since the earliest days of the Republic, 'every man' has included the President of the United States." Doc: https://t.co/wYuB9ZzSSx pic.twitter.com/GwCZADHrM7 — Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) July 9, 2020
The second 7-2 decision laid out a roadmap for how Congress can request and obtain presidential records. The rulings mean that the public probably won’t see Trump’s financial records and tax returns before the election, but the highest court in the land has rejected Trump’s claim that he has special immunity and is above the law on subpoenas.
These rulings are devastating to the Trump conceptualization that a president is like a king who is above the law with unlimited powers.
The Supreme Court reminded Donald Trump that he is not above the law.
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politicususa--2020-07-09--Adam Schiff Tells Lt. Colonel Vindman: “Right Does Not Matter to Donald Trump”

Adam Schiff has written to Lt .
Colonel Alexander Vindman to praise his service in the U.S. military and criticize Donald Trump for his role in Vindman ’ s early retirement .
Vindman was a key witness in the House impeachment inquiry .
He suffered sustained attacks from the President allies and announced this week he would retire from the army .
“ Right matters , ” Schiff wrote to Vindman , echoing the Lt.
Colonel ’ s own words .
“ Right does not matter to Donald Trump .
But it matters to you .
It matters to this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will always matter.
” “ And with those words , you have left an indelible mark on our nations ’ conscience and history.
” “ For if right does not matter in our country , if truth does not matter , then we are truly lost.
” Vindman ’ s attorney , David Pressman , argued that political retaliation had led to the conclusion “ that his future within the institution he has dutifully served will forever be limited.
” “ The President of the United States attempted to force LTC Vindman to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or pleasing a President , ” Pressman said .
“ These are choices that no one in the United States should confront , especially one who has dedicated his life to serving it .
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Adam Schiff has written to Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman to praise his service in the U.S. military and criticize Donald Trump for his role in Vindman’s early retirement.
Vindman was a key witness in the House impeachment inquiry. He suffered sustained attacks from the President allies and announced this week he would retire from the army.
“Right matters,” Schiff wrote to Vindman, echoing the Lt. Colonel’s own words.
“Right does not matter to Donald Trump. But it matters to you. It matters to this country and to its people. It will always matter.”
A letter to Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman: Right does not matter to Donald Trump. But it matters to you. It matters to this country and to its people. It will always matter. And with those words, you have left an indelible mark on our nation’s conscience and history. pic.twitter.com/sysJxdRQpU — Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) July 8, 2020
“And with those words, you have left an indelible mark on our nations’ conscience and history.”
“For if right does not matter in our country, if truth does not matter, then we are truly lost.”
Vindman’s attorney, David Pressman, argued that political retaliation had led to the conclusion “that his future within the institution he has dutifully served will forever be limited.”
“The President of the United States attempted to force LTC Vindman to choose: Between adhering to the law or pleasing a President,” Pressman said.
“These are choices that no one in the United States should confront, especially one who has dedicated his life to serving it.”
Lt. Colonel Vindman’s next steps remain unclear.
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politicususa--2020-07-09--Illinois Governor: White House Made States Fight “Sick Hunger Games” to Get PPE

The Governor of Illinois has described the White House ’ s handling of Coronavirus supplies as a “ sick Hunger Games.
” He blasted the lack of coordination .
J.B. Pritzker , a Democrat , told CBS Chicago that there was no leadership from the White House on vital supplies for the pandemic .
“ A choice between bad and worse was muddled further by the White House ’ s broken promises on testing supplies and PPE deliveries.
” “ We were in a bidding war for life-saving supplies against each other and against our international allies .
We ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should have cost 85 cents.
” “ In the midst of a global pandemic states were forced to play some sort of sick Hunger Games game show to save the lives of our people , ” he said .
“ Let me be clear , this is not a reality TV show .
There are real things that are happening in the United States.
” Pritzker explained that the “ airbridge ” system , where FEMA worked to get PPE from Asia , was also a failure .
“ So essentially [ they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in an environment in which we have a pandemic , people are dying , ” he said .

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The Governor of Illinois has described the White House’s handling of Coronavirus supplies as a “sick Hunger Games.” He blasted the lack of coordination.
J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, told CBS Chicago that there was no leadership from the White House on vital supplies for the pandemic.
“The federal government wasn’t leading. We were,” Pritzker said.
“A choice between bad and worse was muddled further by the White House’s broken promises on testing supplies and PPE deliveries.”
“We were in a bidding war for life-saving supplies against each other and against our international allies. We’re paying $5 for masks that should have cost 85 cents.”
“In the midst of a global pandemic states were forced to play some sort of sick Hunger Games game show to save the lives of our people,” he said.
“Let me be clear, this is not a reality TV show. There are real things that are happening in the United States.”
Pritzker explained that the “airbridge” system, where FEMA worked to get PPE from Asia, was also a failure.
“So essentially [they were] pitting me against another customer in an environment in which we have a pandemic, people are dying,” he said.
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politicususa--2020-07-09--CDC Refuses to Change School Reopening Policy Despite Pressure from Trump

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) will not bow to pressure from President Donald Trump , who has pushed for schools to reopen despite concerns that doing so could intensify the coronavirus pandemic .
CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield said additional reference documents will be provided instead .
“ Our guidelines are our guidelines , but we are going to provide additional reference documents to aid basically communities in trying to open K-through-12s , ” Redfield said .
“ It ’ s not a revision of the guidelines ; it ’ s just to provide additional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ use the guidance we put forward.
” Redfield added : “ Right now , we ’ re continuing to work with the local jurisdictions to how they want to take the portfolio of guidance that we ’ ve given to make them practical for their schools to reopen.
” Redfield ’ s comments come after the president said he disagrees with CDC guidelines on reopening schools , calling them “ tough and expensive.
” “ I disagree with @ CDCgov on their very tough & expensive guidelines for opening schools , ” he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adding : “ While they want them open , they are asking schools to do very impractical things .
I will be meeting with them !
!
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” Shortly before this , the president accused Democrats of orchestrating a political ploy in advocating for schools to remain shuttered .
He threatened to withhold funding from schools that don ’ t reopen , a proposal echoed by Education Secretary Betsy Devos .
“ Well , that ’ s definitely something to be looked at .
The reality is most of the education funding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , so in excess of 90 percent of it does , ” Devos said Tuesday night .
“ But what the president and all those at a roundtable today made very clear is the expectation that kids have got to continue their learning .
There is no reason to withhold full-time education.
” She added : “ We are looking at this very seriously .
This is a very serious issue across the country .
Kids have got to continue learning , schools have got to open up .
There has got to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all kids , and adults who are fearmongering and making excuses have simply got to stop doing it , and turn their attention on what is right for students and for their families .
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will not bow to pressure from President Donald Trump, who has pushed for schools to reopen despite concerns that doing so could intensify the coronavirus pandemic. CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield said additional reference documents will be provided instead.
“Our guidelines are our guidelines, but we are going to provide additional reference documents to aid basically communities in trying to open K-through-12s,” Redfield said. “It’s not a revision of the guidelines; it’s just to provide additional information to help schools be able to use the guidance we put forward.”
Redfield added: “Right now, we’re continuing to work with the local jurisdictions to how they want to take the portfolio of guidance that we’ve given to make them practical for their schools to reopen.”
Redfield’s comments come after the president said he disagrees with CDC guidelines on reopening schools, calling them “tough and expensive.”
“I disagree with @CDCgov on their very tough & expensive guidelines for opening schools,” he wrote in a tweet yesterday morning, adding: “While they want them open, they are asking schools to do very impractical things. I will be meeting with them!!!”
I disagree with @CDCgov on their very tough & expensive guidelines for opening schools. While they want them open, they are asking schools to do very impractical things. I will be meeting with them!!! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 8, 2020
Shortly before this, the president accused Democrats of orchestrating a political ploy in advocating for schools to remain shuttered. He threatened to withhold funding from schools that don’t reopen, a proposal echoed by Education Secretary Betsy Devos.
“Well, that’s definitely something to be looked at. The reality is most of the education funding comes from the state and local level, so in excess of 90 percent of it does,” Devos said Tuesday night. “But what the president and all those at a roundtable today made very clear is the expectation that kids have got to continue their learning. There is no reason to withhold full-time education.”


politicususa--2020-07-09--“Presidential Harassment”: Trump Claims Obama, Biden Spied on His Campaign

President Donald Trump claimed he ’ s the victim of “ presidential harassment ” and alleged that former president Barack @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden spied on his campaign .
He later quoted Fox Business personality Maria Bartiromo @ @ @ @ @ , that Obama and Biden spied on his campaign “ AND GOT CAUGHT…BUT NOTHING !
@ @ @ @ @ a tweet consisting of just two words : “ PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT !
” The Supreme @ @ @ @ @ on whether the president ’ s accountants and bankers must disclose information related to his @ @ @ @ @ tax returns .
The ruling would make a crucial statement on the extent of presidential @ @ @ @ @ and Reform Committee has sought information about hush-money payments made to adult film actress Stormy @ @ @ @ @ had an affair in 2006 while his wife , First Lady Melania , was pregnant @ @ @ @ @ Additionally , the committee wants to know if the president inflated and deflated descriptions of @ @ @ @ @ records to reduce his tax burden .

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President Donald Trump claimed he’s the victim of “presidential harassment” and alleged that former president Barack Obama and former vice president Joe Biden spied on his campaign.
PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 9, 2020
He later quoted Fox Business personality Maria Bartiromo, writing, without evidence, that Obama and Biden spied on his campaign “AND GOT CAUGHT…BUT NOTHING!”
“We know what took place. We have already seen criminality. What is happening? Biggest political scandal of our time.” @MariaBartiromo You are 100% correct, Maria, it is a disgrace that nothing happens. Obama and Biden spied on my campaign, AND GOT CAUGHT…BUT NOTHING! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 9, 2020
The president later wrote a tweet consisting of just two words: “PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT!”
PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 9, 2020
The Supreme Court will rule this morning on whether the president’s accountants and bankers must disclose information related to his finances, such as his tax returns. The ruling would make a crucial statement on the extent of presidential power.
The House Oversight and Reform Committee has sought information about hush-money payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, with whom Trump had an affair in 2006 while his wife, First Lady Melania, was pregnant with their son Barron. Additionally, the committee wants to know if the president inflated and deflated descriptions of his assets in official financial records to reduce his tax burden.


politicususa--2020-07-09--James Carville Predicts “Doofus” Trump Won’t Show Up to Debates with Biden

Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville thinks Donald Trump will duck out of debates with Joe Biden .
He sees a completely opposite situation to the one painted by Republicans .
While the President ’ s allies have tried to claim Biden is afraid to debate , Carville argued the reverse .
He spoke to MSNBC ’ s Brian Williams about a new article by Thomas Friedman discussing the debates .
“ Of course Biden wants to debate Trump , ” Carville said .
“ Trump is a doofus dolt .
Biden debated Elizabeth Warren , Bernie Sanders , who ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ve seen in my life , Cory Booker , Amy Klobuchar.
” “ I saw him the night before South Carolina .
He did very well , ” Carville went on .
“ He should debate him without condition anywhere that he wants to .
Joe Biden will trounce Donald Trump.
” “ What he needs is to be sure to get a picture side by side so you can see how fit and trim Vice President Biden is and what a slob that Trump is .
No , Tom Friedman is dead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ m sure that Biden people will be very well briefed to have the debates .
I don ’ t think Trump will show up .
I don ’ t think Trump will get anywhere around a debate with Joe Biden.
” “ Joe Biden has debated some of the most articulate , bright , message-disciplined people I ’ ve ever seen in my life , ” Carville said .
“ So , I ’ m sorry , Tom , I like you , you ’ re a nice guy , but that was @ @ @ @ @ @

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Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville thinks Donald Trump will duck out of debates with Joe Biden. He sees a completely opposite situation to the one painted by Republicans.
While the President’s allies have tried to claim Biden is afraid to debate, Carville argued the reverse. He spoke to MSNBC’s Brian Williams about a new article by Thomas Friedman discussing the debates.
Of course Biden wants to debate Trump,” Carville said.
“Trump is a doofus dolt. Biden debated Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, who’s the most on-message politician I’ve seen in my life, Cory Booker, Amy Klobuchar.”
“I saw him the night before South Carolina. He did very well,” Carville went on.
“He should debate him without condition anywhere that he wants to. Joe Biden will trounce Donald Trump.”
“What he needs is to be sure to get a picture side by side so you can see how fit and trim Vice President Biden is and what a slob that Trump is. No, Tom Friedman is dead wrong on this.”
“I’m sure that Biden people will be very well briefed to have the debates. I don’t think Trump will show up. I don’t think Trump will get anywhere around a debate with Joe Biden.”
“Joe Biden has debated some of the most articulate, bright, message-disciplined people I’ve ever seen in my life,” Carville said.
“So, I’m sorry, Tom, I like you, you’re a nice guy, but that was a waste of ink.”
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politicususa--2020-07-10--Trump: Coronavirus Testing Is “The Greatest Thing That Ever Happened” for Democrats

Donald Trump claimed on Thursday that Covid-19 testing is benefiting his political opponents .
The President has repeatedly made false claims about testing .
Trump spoke to Fox News ’ Sean Hannity in a wide ranging phone interview where he once again seemed to complain about testing and finding Coronavirus cases .
He told Hannity that testing for the virus was “ the greatest thing that ever happened for the opposite party.
” The President reiterated the false claim that testing is the reason for the large number of Coronavirus cases .
In fact , the rate of positive cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Anthony Fauci , who has been essential in the nation ’ s response to the pandemic , is a “ a nice man ” but that he made “ made a lot of mistakes.
” Fauci was briefly sidelined by the Trump administration after contradicting the President on TV .
Some of Trump ’ s supporters have spread vile conspiracy theories about Fauci .
The President once again downplayed the severity of the virus , which has now cost more than 130,000 American lives .
Trump said “ in most – most cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ literally , in most cases , they automatically cure.
” “ They automatically get better , ” he said .

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Donald Trump claimed on Thursday that Covid-19 testing is benefiting his political opponents. The President has repeatedly made false claims about testing.
Trump spoke to Fox News’ Sean Hannity in a wide ranging phone interview where he once again seemed to complain about testing and finding Coronavirus cases.
He told Hannity that testing for the virus was “the greatest thing that ever happened for the opposite party.”
The President reiterated the false claim that testing is the reason for the large number of Coronavirus cases. In fact, the rate of positive cases has steadily increased.
Trump said Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has been essential in the nation’s response to the pandemic, is a “a nice man” but that he made “made a lot of mistakes.”
Fauci was briefly sidelined by the Trump administration after contradicting the President on TV. Some of Trump’s supporters have spread vile conspiracy theories about Fauci.
The President once again downplayed the severity of the virus, which has now cost more than 130,000 American lives.
Trump said “in most – most cases – in almost – I mean, literally, in most cases, they automatically cure.”
“They automatically get better,” he said.
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politicususa--2020-07-11--Lindsey Graham Sells Out America By Supporting Russian Asset Roger Stone Not Going To Prison

Sen. Lindsey Graham ( R-SC ) took his betrayal of the United States to a new high by supporting Roger @ @ @ @ @ .
It is important to remember what Roger Stone lied to Congress about doing .
@ @ @ @ @ to spread hacked information and then helped Donald Trump cover it up .
The Stone @ @ @ @ @ his lies .
Stone lied because he helped Trump betray America .
Roger Stone helped @ @ @ @ @ Stone isn ’ t some elderly first-time offender as Sen. Graham described him .
He @ @ @ @ @ , is a threat to the United States .
The same Lindsey Graham who stood @ @ @ @ @ himself in patriotism and the flag is now standing arm in arm with Trump and @ @ @ @ @ any justice the voters of South Carolina will see Lindsey Graham ’ s enablement of @ @ @ @ @ in November .
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) took his betrayal of the United States to a new high by supporting Roger Stone not going to prison.
Graham tweeted:
In my view it would be justified if President @realDonaldTrump decided to commute Roger Stone's prison sentence. Mr. Stone is in his 70s and this was a non-violent, first-time offense.https://t.co/jbbGTucRpq — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) July 10, 2020
It is important to remember what Roger Stone lied to Congress about doing. Stone worked with the Russians to spread hacked information and then helped Donald Trump cover it up.
The Stone case is about more than his lies. Stone lied because he helped Trump betray America. Roger Stone helped Russia attack US democracy. Stone isn’t some elderly first-time offender as Sen. Graham described him. He, like his pal Trump, is a threat to the United States.
The same Lindsey Graham who stood beside John McCain and wrapped himself in patriotism and the flag is now standing arm in arm with Trump and Putin.
If there is any justice the voters of South Carolina will see Lindsey Graham’s enablement of traitors and send him packing in November.
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politicususa--2020-07-11--Adam Schiff Blasts Trump And Barr For Commuting Criminal Roger Stone’s Prison Sentence

In a statement provided to PoliticusUSA , Schiff said : President Trump has engaged in countless acts that are both self-serving and destructive to our democracy while in office , but commuting the sentence of Roger Stone , a crony who lied and obstructed our investigation to protect Trump himself , is among the most offensive to the rule of law and principles of justice .
Stone repeatedly lied to the House Intelligence Committee under oath and threatened a witness , all to cover up an effort by President Trump and his campaign to secretly communicate with Wikileaks and exploit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opponent .
Stone knew that telling the truth about his interactions with senior campaign officials and Trump himself would expose the president ’ s eagerness to obtain foreign help .
So he lied .
Stone has expressed no remorse for his lies to the Committee , which went to the core of our investigation of Russia ’ s interference in the 2016 election and the Trump campaign ’ s knowledge and efforts to exploit that interference .
In fact , recently released portions of the Special Counsel ’ s Report concerning Stone ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provided false testimony to the Special Counsel ’ s office about his conversations regarding Wikileaks .
With this commutation , Trump makes clear that there are two systems of justice in America : one for his criminal friends , and one for everyone else .
Donald Trump , Bill Barr , and all those who enable them pose the gravest of threats to the rule of law .
Trump ’ s criminal pals get let off of the hook , while the President and the Attorney General threaten peaceful protesters .
Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of law to ever occupy the White House .
Trump is no longer trying to hide his self-serving corruption , which is why he and his entire crime wave must be voted out of office in November .
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House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff blasted Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr for commuting Roger Stone’s prison sentence.
In a statement provided to PoliticusUSA, Schiff said:
President Trump has engaged in countless acts that are both self-serving and destructive to our democracy while in office, but commuting the sentence of Roger Stone, a crony who lied and obstructed our investigation to protect Trump himself, is among the most offensive to the rule of law and principles of justice.
Stone repeatedly lied to the House Intelligence Committee under oath and threatened a witness, all to cover up an effort by President Trump and his campaign to secretly communicate with Wikileaks and exploit its release of Russian-hacked emails targeting his opponent. Stone knew that telling the truth about his interactions with senior campaign officials and Trump himself would expose the president’s eagerness to obtain foreign help. So he lied.
Stone has expressed no remorse for his lies to the Committee, which went to the core of our investigation of Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and the Trump campaign’s knowledge and efforts to exploit that interference. In fact, recently released portions of the Special Counsel’s Report concerning Stone’s conduct strongly suggest that President Trump provided false testimony to the Special Counsel’s office about his conversations regarding Wikileaks.
With this commutation, Trump makes clear that there are two systems of justice in America: one for his criminal friends, and one for everyone else. Donald Trump, Bill Barr, and all those who enable them pose the gravest of threats to the rule of law.
Trump’s criminal pals get let off of the hook, while the President and the Attorney General threaten peaceful protesters. Donald Trump is the biggest threat to the rule of law to ever occupy the White House.
Trump is no longer trying to hide his self-serving corruption, which is why he and his entire crime wave must be voted out of office in November.
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politicususa--2020-07-10--Tucker Carlson’s Top Writer Resigns After Getting Busted Posting Racist And Sexist Remarks

The top writer for Fox News ’ s Tucker Carlson has resigned after he was caught secretly posting racist and sexist remarks online .
The top writer for Fox News host Tucker Carlson has for years been using a pseudonym to post bigoted remarks on an online forum that is a hotbed for racist , sexist , and other offensive content , CNN Business learned this week .
Just this week , the writer , Blake Neff , responded to a thread started by another user in 2018 with the subject line , “ Would u let a JET BLACK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ u for 50 % off ?
” Neff wrote , “ I wouldn ’ t get LASIK from an Asian for free , so no.
” ( The subject line was not censored on the forum . )
On June 5 , Neff wrote , “ Black doods staying inside playing Call of Duty is probably one of the biggest factors keeping crime down.
” On June 24 , Neff commented , “ Honestly given how tired black people always claim to be , maybe the real crisis is their lack of sleep.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the only people who care about changing the name of the NFL ’ s Washington Redskins are “ white libs and their university- ‘ educated ’ pets.
” The fact that Carlson would employ such a person , and that Fox News would employ Carlson demonstrates how the Republican Party has been boiled down to a husk of its most vile core .
Neff and Carlson are examples of what the Republican Party is under Trump .
The GOP is the party of bigots , racists , and misogynists .
The notion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a flaming racist who hates women was not a mistake .
There is a reason why former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke endorsed Carlson to be Trump ’ s vice president .
Racism isn ’ t a bug in the Republican Party .
It ’ s the design .
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The top writer for Fox News’s Tucker Carlson has resigned after he was caught secretly posting racist and sexist remarks online.
CNN reported:
The top writer for Fox News host Tucker Carlson has for years been using a pseudonym to post bigoted remarks on an online forum that is a hotbed for racist, sexist, and other offensive content, CNN Business learned this week.
Just this week, the writer, Blake Neff, responded to a thread started by another user in 2018 with the subject line, “Would u let a JET BLACK congo n****er do lasik eye surgery on u for 50% off?” Neff wrote, “I wouldn’t get LASIK from an Asian for free, so no.” (The subject line was not censored on the forum.)
On June 5, Neff wrote, “Black doods staying inside playing Call of Duty is probably one of the biggest factors keeping crime down.” On June 24, Neff commented, “Honestly given how tired black people always claim to be, maybe the real crisis is their lack of sleep.” On June 26, Neff wrote that the only people who care about changing the name of the NFL’s Washington Redskins are “white libs and their university-‘educated’ pets.”
The fact that Carlson would employ such a person, and that Fox News would employ Carlson demonstrates how the Republican Party has been boiled down to a husk of its most vile core. Neff and Carlson are examples of what the Republican Party is under Trump.
The GOP is the party of bigots, racists, and misogynists.
The notion that Tucker Carlson’s top writer was a flaming racist who hates women was not a mistake. There is a reason why former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke endorsed Carlson to be Trump’s vice president. Racism isn’t a bug in the Republican Party. It’s the design.
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politicususa--2020-07-10--Texas Dems Are Calling for Another Stay-at-Home Order as State Breaks Coronavirus Case Records

Texas Democrats are calling for another stay-at-home order in response to the state ’ s rising coronavirus case numbers .
Texas continues to break records .
The Lone Star State has logged 8,472 new cases and 81 new deaths thus far today , according to the latest statistics .
Yesterday the state reported a record of 105 deaths due to the virus “ The health of our economy is tied to the health of our population , ” Representatives Vicente Gonzalez and Filemon Vela said in a joint statement .
“ As Texans , we want the economy to thrive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the lives and health of our fellow Texans are at stake .
Clearly , the surge in new COVID-19 cases , resulting in a greater number of deaths , are directly related to Texas ’ s premature reopening .
Our call for action now is all we can do to prevent further deaths .
The long-term sustainment of our economy depends on ensuring that Texans are healthy.
” They added : “ Governor Abbott needs to issue a mandatory stay-at-home order .
If the Governor believes that the numbers for our state are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we must make every effort to protect our fellow Texans now.
” Earlier today , Governor Greg Abbott ( R ) broached the possibility of another lockdown .
“ Things will get worse , and let me explain why , ” he told KLBK TV in Lubbock .
“ The deaths that we ’ re seeing announced today and yesterday — which are now over 100 — those are people who likely contracted COVID-19 in late May .
The worst is yet to come as we work our way through that massive increase @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public needs to understand this was a very tough decision for me to make , ” he continued .
“ I made clear that I made this tough decision for one reason : It was our last best effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 .
If we do not slow the spread of COVID-19 … the next step would have to be a lockdown .
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Texas Democrats are calling for another stay-at-home order in response to the state’s rising coronavirus case numbers. Texas continues to break records. The Lone Star State has logged 8,472 new cases and 81 new deaths thus far today, according to the latest statistics. Yesterday the state reported a record of 105 deaths due to the virus
“The health of our economy is tied to the health of our population,” Representatives Vicente Gonzalez and Filemon Vela said in a joint statement. “As Texans, we want the economy to thrive, but that is not possible if the lives and health of our fellow Texans are at stake. Clearly, the surge in new COVID-19 cases, resulting in a greater number of deaths, are directly related to Texas’s premature reopening. Our call for action now is all we can do to prevent further deaths. The long-term sustainment of our economy depends on ensuring that Texans are healthy.”
They added: “Governor Abbott needs to issue a mandatory stay-at-home order. If the Governor believes that the numbers for our state are going to be worse next week, we must make every effort to protect our fellow Texans now.”
Earlier today, Governor Greg Abbott (R) broached the possibility of another lockdown.
“Things will get worse, and let me explain why,” he told KLBK TV in Lubbock. “The deaths that we’re seeing announced today and yesterday — which are now over 100 — those are people who likely contracted COVID-19 in late May. The worst is yet to come as we work our way through that massive increase in people testing positive.”
“The public needs to understand this was a very tough decision for me to make,” he continued. “I made clear that I made this tough decision for one reason: It was our last best effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. If we do not slow the spread of COVID-19 … the next step would have to be a lockdown.”


politicususa--2020-07-10--Ann Coulter Supports Amy McGrath And Calls For Mitch McConnell’s Defeat

Things are getting really weird as conservative Ann Coulter tweeted praise for Democrat Amy McGrath , and called for Mitch @ @ @ @ @ Either Ann Coulter ’ s Twitter account has been hacked , or something really bizarre @ @ @ @ @ easy to see why any true conservative would be drawn to the moderate veteran McGrath @ @ @ @ @ real populist conservative would be repulsed by Mitch McConnell .
Outside of Donald Trump , @ @ @ @ @ of being owned by the big money elite than Mitch McConnell .
The Senate Majority @ @ @ @ @ broken and has stopped responding to the will of the majority .
One should never @ @ @ @ @ single tweet , but Coulter has been growing more disgruntled with the Trumpian Republican Party @ @ @ @ @ is still strange , and for one moment , many on the left may actually @ @ @ @ @ something .
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Things are getting really weird as conservative Ann Coulter tweeted praise for Democrat Amy McGrath, and called for Mitch McConnell’s defeat.
Coulter tweeted:
The lovely Amy McGrath is a Marine Corps veteran. The average donation to her campaign is $36. Mitch McConnell is a broken-down old man owed by cheap labor lobbyists.#DefeatMcConnell — Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) July 10, 2020
Either Ann Coulter’s Twitter account has been hacked, or something really bizarre is happening. It is easy to see why any true conservative would be drawn to the moderate veteran McGrath, and also why any real populist conservative would be repulsed by Mitch McConnell.
Outside of Donald Trump, no Republican is the embodiment of being owned by the big money elite than Mitch McConnell. The Senate Majority is why the Senate is broken and has stopped responding to the will of the majority.
One should never read too much into a single tweet, but Coulter has been growing more disgruntled with the Trumpian Republican Party for years, but this is still strange, and for one moment, many on the left may actually agree with Ann Coulter about something.
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politicususa--2020-07-10--Trump Says Doctors Were Surprised That He Passed Test For Dementia

Trump was trying to brag , but he said that doctors were surprised that he passed a cognitive test that is used to screen for dementia .
Trump said , “ I actually took one very recently when I was — when the radical left was saying is he all there , is he all there ?
I proved I was all there because I aced it .
I aced the test and he should take the same exact test .
A very standard test .
I took it at Walter Reed , a medical center in front of doctors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They said , that ’ s an unbelievable thing .
Rarely does anybody do what you did.
” It was reported in June of 2020 that the test that Trump has been bragging about passing was a screening test for dementia .
Forget Trump ’ s claim that he “ aced ” the test , because according to Donald Trump , he aces everything , even though he cheated and paid someone to take the SATs .
The White House still hasn ’ t offered an explanation for why Trump was rushed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fall .
Trump ’ s bragging about passing a screening test for dementia , when the obvious question that remains unanswered is why was Donald Trump screened for dementia in the first place ?
All the signs , and the lack of released medical records , suggest that the White House has been hiding something about Donald Trump ’ s fitness and health .
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Trump was trying to brag, but he said that doctors were surprised that he passed a cognitive test that is used to screen for dementia.
Trump said, “I actually took one very recently when I was — when the radical left was saying is he all there, is he all there? I proved I was all there because I aced it. I aced the test and he should take the same exact test. A very standard test. I took it at Walter Reed, a medical center in front of doctors, and they were very surprised. They said, that’s an unbelievable thing. Rarely does anybody do what you did.”
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Only Trump could brag about passing a cognitive test that is given as a screening tool for dementia. #TrumpIsNotWell pic.twitter.com/lOBbcl9zvE — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) July 10, 2020
It was reported in June of 2020 that the test that Trump has been bragging about passing was a screening test for dementia.
Forget Trump’s claim that he “aced” the test, because according to Donald Trump, he aces everything, even though he cheated and paid someone to take the SATs.
The White House still hasn’t offered an explanation for why Trump was rushed to Walter Reed for an unannounced visit last fall.
Trump’s bragging about passing a screening test for dementia, when the obvious question that remains unanswered is why was Donald Trump screened for dementia in the first place?
All the signs, and the lack of released medical records, suggest that the White House has been hiding something about Donald Trump’s fitness and health.
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politicususa--2020-07-10--Trump Is Losing So He Wants To Put Joe Biden In Prison

Trump suggested that Barack Obama and Joe Biden should be sent to prison for spying on his presidential campaign that never happened .
Transcript via The White House : Q Still thinking about pardoning Roger Stone ?
THE PRESIDENT : Well , I ’ ll be looking at it .
I think Roger Stone was very unfairly treated , as were many people .
And in the meantime , Comey and all these guys who are walking around , including Biden and Obama — because we caught them spying on my campaign .
Who would have believed that one ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Obama and Biden .
Numerous investigations have concluded that there was no spying , but that hasn ’ t stopped Trump from pushing his false conspiracy theory that he was spied on .
It is a sure sign that Trump knows that he is losing the election when he pulled out that old chestnut of sending his political opponents to prison .
Trump is trying to turn Joe Biden into Hillary Clinton because he has no other tricks up his sleeve .
Trump is a one-trick pony that only knows how to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his opponents .
Donald Trump is failing in his efforts to define Biden as mentally unfit , corrupt , and criminal .
After nearly four years of endless lying , there are few non-supporter of the President who is willing to take his word on anything .
When Trump starts grumbling about putting his opponent in prison , he ’ s losing .
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Trump suggested that Barack Obama and Joe Biden should be sent to prison for spying on his presidential campaign that never happened.
Transcript via The White House:
Q Still thinking about pardoning Roger Stone?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I’ll be looking at it. I think Roger Stone was very unfairly treated, as were many people. And in the meantime, Comey and all these guys who are walking around, including Biden and Obama — because we caught them spying on my campaign. Who would have believed that one?
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Trump pulls out one of his favorite tactics as he suggests putting Joe Biden in prison. pic.twitter.com/B1YTd1gwh4 — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) July 10, 2020
The Trump campaign was not spied on by Obama and Biden. Numerous investigations have concluded that there was no spying, but that hasn’t stopped Trump from pushing his false conspiracy theory that he was spied on.
It is a sure sign that Trump knows that he is losing the election when he pulled out that old chestnut of sending his political opponents to prison. Trump is trying to turn Joe Biden into Hillary Clinton because he has no other tricks up his sleeve.
Trump is a one-trick pony that only knows how to project his own crimes and misdeeds onto his opponents.
Donald Trump is failing in his efforts to define Biden as mentally unfit, corrupt, and criminal. After nearly four years of endless lying, there are few non-supporter of the President who is willing to take his word on anything.
When Trump starts grumbling about putting his opponent in prison, he’s losing.
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politicususa--2020-07-10--Trump Falls Apart When Asked To React To Biden’s Economic Plan

When he was asked an actual policy question about Joe Biden ’ s economic plan , Trump collapsed and claimed that Biden copied him .
Trump said , “ He plagiarized from me , but he can never pull it off .
He likes plagiarizing .
It ’ s a plan that is very radical left , but he said the right things , because he ’ s copying what I ’ ve done .
But the difference is he can ’ t do it , and he knows he ’ s not doing that .
It can ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ raising taxes way too much .
He ’ s raising everybody ’ s taxes .
He ’ s also putting tremendous amounts of regulations back on .
And those two things are two primary reasons that I created the greatest economy we ’ ve ever had .
And now we ’ re creating it again .
Okay ?
” The economy that Barack Obama , Joe Biden , and the American people built is in the dumpster because of Trump ’ s tax cuts for the wealthy , cutting regulations , and botching @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an actual economic plan .
You can read it .
Trump has no economic plan , and when he promised that he would emphasize buy America , he instantaneously broke his promise .
There is no Trump plan .
Trump has no agenda for his second term , and his claim that Biden copied from him is another trick of a pathological cheater who is trying to dupe the American people into giving him a second term .

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When he was asked an actual policy question about Joe Biden’s economic plan, Trump collapsed and claimed that Biden copied him.
Trump said, “He plagiarized from me, but he can never pull it off. He likes plagiarizing. It’s a plan that is very radical left, but he said the right things, because he’s copying what I’ve done. But the difference is he can’t do it, and he knows he’s not doing that. It can’t be the same because he’s raising taxes way too much. He’s raising everybody’s taxes. He’s also putting tremendous amounts of regulations back on. And those two things are two primary reasons that I created the greatest economy we’ve ever had. And now we’re creating it again. Okay?”
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Trump was asked about Biden's economic plan and he answered by claiming that the former vice president is copying him. pic.twitter.com/YnjGdr5G6A — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) July 10, 2020
The economy that Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and the American people built is in the dumpster because of Trump’s tax cuts for the wealthy, cutting regulations, and botching of the pandemic. Joe Biden has an actual economic plan. You can read it.
Trump has no economic plan, and when he promised that he would emphasize buy America, he instantaneously broke his promise.
There is no Trump plan. Trump has no agenda for his second term, and his claim that Biden copied from him is another trick of a pathological cheater who is trying to dupe the American people into giving him a second term.


politicususa--2020-07-10--Republican Pleads Guilty To Attempted Election Fraud With Mail In Ballots

A mail carrier in West Virginia pled guilty to changing the party registration on eight absentee ballot requests from Democratic to Republican .
Thomas Cooper entered the plea in federal court in Elkins to attempted election fraud and injury to the mail , U.S. Attorney Bill Powell said in a statement .
Cooper was charged in May after eight mail-in requests for absentee voter ballots had their party affiliations altered .
According to the affidavit , when he was then asked about the other requests , Cooper said , “ I ’ m not saying no , ” but if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ postal route , “ I would take the blame.
” Cooper was then asked if he was “ just being silly ” and he replied he did it “ as a joke ” and that he didn ’ t know those voters .
Cooper offered up the now standard , I was kidding when I committed a felony that has become a favorite excuse of Trump supporters .
This is the sort of behavior that Trump supporters are bound to engage in because Trump and Fox News are telling them on an almost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fraud and that Democrats are cheating by encouraging mail-in voting .
It turns out that there are no documented incidents of Democrats committing election fraud with mail-in ballots , but this isn ’ t the first time that Republicans have tried cheat with absentee votes .
Trump ’ s rhetoric is encouraging his supporters to cheat and at least in one case in West Virginia , it worked .

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A mail carrier in West Virginia pled guilty to changing the party registration on eight absentee ballot requests from Democratic to Republican.
The AP reported:
Thomas Cooper entered the plea in federal court in Elkins to attempted election fraud and injury to the mail, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell said in a statement.
Cooper was charged in May after eight mail-in requests for absentee voter ballots had their party affiliations altered.
….
According to the affidavit, when he was then asked about the other requests, Cooper said, “I’m not saying no,” but if the requests were picked up along his postal route, “I would take the blame.” Cooper was then asked if he was “just being silly” and he replied he did it “as a joke” and that he didn’t know those voters.
Cooper offered up the now standard, I was kidding when I committed a felony that has become a favorite excuse of Trump supporters.
This is the sort of behavior that Trump supporters are bound to engage in because Trump and Fox News are telling them on an almost daily basis that mail-in ballots are election fraud and that Democrats are cheating by encouraging mail-in voting.
It turns out that there are no documented incidents of Democrats committing election fraud with mail-in ballots, but this isn’t the first time that Republicans have tried cheat with absentee votes.
Trump’s rhetoric is encouraging his supporters to cheat and at least in one case in West Virginia, it worked.


politicususa--2020-07-10--15 Trump Voters To Tell Republicans To Switch To Biden Before Trump New Hampshire Rally

A new ad will air on Fox News before Trump ’ s New Hampshire rally featuring 15 Trump voters changing their minds and supporting Biden .
Paul , who voted for Trump in 2016 , said , “ Donald Trump didn ’ t sound like any politician I ’ d ever heard before .
I thought that I ’ d be a Republican all my life , but Donald J. Trump has broken my faith in the Republican Party.
’ Other former Trump voters cited Trump ’ s constant lies , his lack of conservativism , mishandling of the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disagree with him .
Watch the new ad from Republican Voters Against Trump : “ It takes courage to change your mind and speak out , ” said Sarah Longwell , Strategic Director of Republican Voters Against Trump .
“ Research shows that in order to win over swing voters who went with Trump last time , the most effective messenger to give them permission to change their mind is someone who is like them , former Trump voters.
” The ad will air in Arizona and North Carolina during Fox News Sunday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s Saturday rally in New Hampshire .
One of the big differences between 2016 and 2020 is the effective way that Trump is being counterprogrammed against .
Not only has Trump ’ s reach gotten smaller , don ’ t be surprised if Fox News ends up being the only cable news network covering his rally , but Trump ’ s opponents are not giving him unopposed airtime for his rallies .
The latest polling revealed that Trump is getting less support from Republicans than Biden is from Democrats .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in three states , and the efforts of groups like Republican Voters Against Trump could result in hundreds of thousands of Trump voters switching to Joe Biden .
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A new ad will air on Fox News before Trump’s New Hampshire rally featuring 15 Trump voters changing their minds and supporting Biden.
Paul, who voted for Trump in 2016, said, “Donald Trump didn’t sound like any politician I’d ever heard before. I thought that I’d be a Republican all my life, but Donald J. Trump has broken my faith in the Republican Party.’
Other former Trump voters cited Trump’s constant lies, his lack of conservativism, mishandling of the coronavirus, and his treatment of those who disagree with him.
Watch the new ad from Republican Voters Against Trump:
“It takes courage to change your mind and speak out,” said Sarah Longwell, Strategic Director of Republican Voters Against Trump. “Research shows that in order to win over swing voters who went with Trump last time, the most effective messenger to give them permission to change their mind is someone who is like them, former Trump voters.”
The ad will air in Arizona and North Carolina during Fox News Sunday, and it will also air before Trump’s Saturday rally in New Hampshire.
One of the big differences between 2016 and 2020 is the effective way that Trump is being counterprogrammed against. Not only has Trump’s reach gotten smaller, don’t be surprised if Fox News ends up being the only cable news network covering his rally, but Trump’s opponents are not giving him unopposed airtime for his rallies.
The latest polling revealed that Trump is getting less support from Republicans than Biden is from Democrats. Trump only won the presidency by 80,000 votes in three states, and the efforts of groups like Republican Voters Against Trump could result in hundreds of thousands of Trump voters switching to Joe Biden.
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politicususa--2020-07-10--Trump’s Advisers Are Reportedly Tired of His “Woe Is Me” Attitude

White House advisers are sick of the President ’ s self-pitying attitude , according to a new report from The Washington Post .
Donald Trump ’ s son-in-law has urged him to cheer up .
The Post claims that those close to President Trump are tired of his “ woe is me ” attitude .
He ’ s reportedly unhappy with recent events and bad polling , and it shows .
Jared Kushner has tried to encourage Trump to be “ sunnier ” in his outlook , while Hope Hicks – always a favorite of the President ’ s – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he might think are fun .
However , Trump has adopted a negative attitude whenever he speaks to advisers , no doubt prompted by recent events and bad polling .
Kushner believes this could damage him with his supporters .
One unnamed adviser told the Post that Trump is “ “ inconsolable.
” The President reportedly complained that “ some stupid cop in Minneapolis kneels on someone ’ s neck and now everyone is protesting.
” Trump ’ s handling of race relations is receiving terrible reviews from the public in the aftermath @ @ @ @ @ @ @ An ABC News/Ipsos poll found that a large majority of Americans disapprove of how he ’ s handling it .
Aides are urging him to “ snap out of it ” but Trump is reportedly “ fixated ” on his own problems .

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White House advisers are sick of the President’s self-pitying attitude, according to a new report from The Washington Post. Donald Trump’s son-in-law has urged him to cheer up.
The Post claims that those close to President Trump are tired of his “woe is me” attitude. He’s reportedly unhappy with recent events and bad polling, and it shows.
Jared Kushner has tried to encourage Trump to be “sunnier” in his outlook, while Hope Hicks – always a favorite of the President’s – has put events in his diary that he might think are fun.
However, Trump has adopted a negative attitude whenever he speaks to advisers, no doubt prompted by recent events and bad polling. Kushner believes this could damage him with his supporters.
One unnamed adviser told the Post that Trump is ““inconsolable.”
The President reportedly complained that “some stupid cop in Minneapolis kneels on someone’s neck and now everyone is protesting.”
Trump’s handling of race relations is receiving terrible reviews from the public in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd. An ABC News/Ipsos poll found that a large majority of Americans disapprove of how he’s handling it.
Aides are urging him to “snap out of it” but Trump is reportedly “fixated” on his own problems.
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politicususa--2020-07-10--Fox’s Lou Dobbs Claims Kavanaugh And Gorsuch Are Part Of The Deep State Out To Get Trump

Fox Business ’ s Lou Dobbs said that Trump Supreme Court picks Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch are part of the deep state conspiracy to get Trump .
Dobbs said , “ Let ’ s talk about the bureaucracy .
The deep state extends , obviously , to the Supreme Court .
These decisions today on making available to the DA of Manhattan , Cy Vance , a left-winger in absolute coordination and orchestration with the radical Dems on Capitol Hill can proceed with a subpoena of the accounting firm for the president and get his tax records and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congress can not .
I mean who the hell do they think they ’ re kidding ?
They ’ re one and the same.
” The Supreme Court did not rule that Congress can ’ t get a president ’ s tax returns .
They did impose a benchmark test that Congress has to meet when requesting tax returns and documents .
The Manhattan DA is not working with Democrats in Congress , and Dobbs was accusing Vance of breaking the law and handing Trump ’ s information over to Congress .
Gorsuch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ votes in either case .
The margin was 7-2 on both decisions , so they aren ’ t swinging decisions as part of an anti-Trump conspiracy .
Dobbs retreated to a conspiracy theory because he can ’ t face the truth that Trump ’ s claims of absolute immunity were illegal , and that the conservative justices that Trump picked are putting the law and the Constitution ahead of Trump .

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Fox Business’s Lou Dobbs said that Trump Supreme Court picks Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch are part of the deep state conspiracy to get Trump.
Dobbs said, “Let’s talk about the bureaucracy. The deep state extends, obviously, to the Supreme Court. These decisions today on making available to the DA of Manhattan, Cy Vance, a left-winger in absolute coordination and orchestration with the radical Dems on Capitol Hill can proceed with a subpoena of the accounting firm for the president and get his tax records and the Supreme Court ruling at the same time Congress can not. I mean who the hell do they think they’re kidding? They’re one and the same.”
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Lou Dobbs: "The Deep State extends, obviously, to the Supreme Court" pic.twitter.com/B9AnUOXxXP — Jason Campbell (@JasonSCampbell) July 9, 2020
The Supreme Court did not rule that Congress can’t get a president’s tax returns. They did impose a benchmark test that Congress has to meet when requesting tax returns and documents. The Manhattan DA is not working with Democrats in Congress, and Dobbs was accusing Vance of breaking the law and handing Trump’s information over to Congress.
Gorsuch and Kavanaugh weren’t the deciding votes in either case. The margin was 7-2 on both decisions, so they aren’t swinging decisions as part of an anti-Trump conspiracy.
Dobbs retreated to a conspiracy theory because he can’t face the truth that Trump’s claims of absolute immunity were illegal, and that the conservative justices that Trump picked are putting the law and the Constitution ahead of Trump.


politicususa--2020-07-10--Gen. Mark Milley Says Confederates Committed “Treason”, Statues and Base Names May Be Reassessed

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs has said the military will look again at bases named after Confederates .
General Mark Milley is weighing into a debate that has animated the President .
Gen. Milley spoke to the House Armed Services committee about the bases still named for Confederates and he conceded that it was time to look at the issue and discuss possible changes to how the military approaches the subject .
There are currently 10 bases with names associated with the Confederacy .
He said they would have “ to take a hard look at the symbology ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The American Civil War … was an act of treason at the time against the Union , against the Stars and Stripes , against the U.S. Constitution — and those officers turned their backs on their oath , ” Milley said .
“ Now , some have a different view of that .
Some think it ’ s heritage .
Others think it ’ s hate.
” “ The way we should do it matters as much as that we should do it.
” “ So we need to have , I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to take a hard look at the bases , the statues , the names , all of this stuff , to see if we can have a rational , mature discussion , ” he said .
Milley ’ s position differs from President Donald Trump ’ s .
The commander-in-chief has loudly supported keeping the names of bases as they are and slammed those calling for statues to be removed .
“ [ M ] y Administration will not even consider the renaming of these Magnificent and Fabled Military Installations , ” Trump @ @ @

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The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs has said the military will look again at bases named after Confederates. General Mark Milley is weighing into a debate that has animated the President.
Gen. Milley spoke to the House Armed Services committee about the bases still named for Confederates and he conceded that it was time to look at the issue and discuss possible changes to how the military approaches the subject.
There are currently 10 bases with names associated with the Confederacy. He said they would have “to take a hard look at the symbology” around the Civil War itself.
“The American Civil War … was an act of treason at the time against the Union, against the Stars and Stripes, against the U.S. Constitution — and those officers turned their backs on their oath,” Milley said.
“Now, some have a different view of that. Some think it’s heritage. Others think it’s hate.”
“The way we should do it matters as much as that we should do it.”
“So we need to have, I’ve recommended, a commission of folks to take a hard look at the bases, the statues, the names, all of this stuff, to see if we can have a rational, mature discussion,” he said.
Milley’s position differs from President Donald Trump’s. The commander-in-chief has loudly supported keeping the names of bases as they are and slammed those calling for statues to be removed.
“[M]y Administration will not even consider the renaming of these Magnificent and Fabled Military Installations,” Trump has said.
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politicususa--2020-07-10--Tammy Duckworth Slams Tucker Carlson: He “Doesn’t Know What Patriotism Is”

Tammy Duckworth has dragged Fox News host Tucker Carlson following his repeated attacks on her and his claim that she doesn ’ t love the United States , despite losing both legs in Iraq .
The Democratic senator wrote an op-ed in The New York Times on Thursday entitled “ Tucker Carlson Doesn ’ t Know What Patriotism Is.
” Duckworth said Carlson was only taking aim at her to distract “ America ’ s attention to be on anything other than Donald Trump ’ s failure to lead our nation.
” “ Their goal isn ’ t to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s to keep Mr. Trump in power , whatever the cost , ” Duckworth wrote .
“ It ’ s better for Mr. Trump to have you focused on whether an Asian-American woman is sufficiently American than to have you mourning the 130,000 Americans killed by a virus he claimed would disappear in February.
” “ It ’ s better for his campaign to distract Americans with whether a combat veteran is sufficiently patriotic than for people to recall that this failed commander in chief has still apparently done nothing about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heads of American troops in Afghanistan.
” Carlson claimed Duckworth didn ’ t love the country because she suggested the nation needed to have a “ dialogue ” about statues of Confederates and other slaveholders .
“ Setting aside the fact that the right wing ’ s right to lie about me is one of the rights I fought to defend , let me be clear : I don ’ t want George Washington ’ s statue to be pulled down any more than I want the Purple Heart that he established to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Duckworth wrote .
“ I never said that I did.
” “ But while I would risk my own safety to protect a statue of his from harm , I ’ ll fight to my last breath to defend every American ’ s freedom to have his or her own opinion about Washington ’ s flawed history .
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Tammy Duckworth has dragged Fox News host Tucker Carlson following his repeated attacks on her and his claim that she doesn’t love the United States, despite losing both legs in Iraq.
The Democratic senator wrote an op-ed in The New York Times on Thursday entitled “Tucker Carlson Doesn’t Know What Patriotism Is.”
Duckworth said Carlson was only taking aim at her to distract “America’s attention to be on anything other than Donald Trump’s failure to lead our nation.”
“Their goal isn’t to make — or keep — America great. It’s to keep Mr. Trump in power, whatever the cost,” Duckworth wrote.
“It’s better for Mr. Trump to have you focused on whether an Asian-American woman is sufficiently American than to have you mourning the 130,000 Americans killed by a virus he claimed would disappear in February.”
“It’s better for his campaign to distract Americans with whether a combat veteran is sufficiently patriotic than for people to recall that this failed commander in chief has still apparently done nothing about reports of Russia putting bounties on the heads of American troops in Afghanistan.”
Carlson claimed Duckworth didn’t love the country because she suggested the nation needed to have a “dialogue” about statues of Confederates and other slaveholders.
“Setting aside the fact that the right wing’s right to lie about me is one of the rights I fought to defend, let me be clear: I don’t want George Washington’s statue to be pulled down any more than I want the Purple Heart that he established to be ripped off my chest,” Duckworth wrote.
“I never said that I did.”
“But while I would risk my own safety to protect a statue of his from harm, I’ll fight to my last breath to defend every American’s freedom to have his or her own opinion about Washington’s flawed history.”
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politicususa--2020-07-10--“Obviously Not,” Says Fauci To Trump’s Claim That 99 Percent of Coronavirus Cases Are “Harmless”

Dr. Anthony Fauci , the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , responded to President Donald Trump ’ s claim that 99 percent of coronavirus cases are “ harmless , ” telling The Financial Times , “ Obviously not.
” “ I ’ m trying to figure out where the president got that number , ” Fauci told the outlet .
“ What I think happened is that someone told him that the general mortality is about 1 percent .
And he interpreted , therefore , that 99 percent is not a problem , when that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Experts agree that Trump ’ s claim that most coronavirus cases are harmless is not backed by evidence .
Although 80 percent of coronavirus cases do not require hospitalization , 20 percent do , and there is concern about the number of cases that remain undetected .
The death toll in the United States is nearing 136,000 since the first death of the coronavirus in the country was reported in February .
In an interview with Fox News personality Sean Hannity , Trump said Fauci has “ made a lot of mistakes , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them said don ’ t wear a mask , don ’ t wear a mask .
Now they are saying wear a mask .
A lot of mistakes were made , a lot of mistakes.
” “ We have cases all over the place .
Most of the cases immediately get better , they are people , young people , they have sniffles and two days later they are fine and they are not sick to start , ” Trump added .

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, responded to President Donald Trump’s claim that 99 percent of coronavirus cases are “harmless,” telling The Financial Times, “Obviously not.”
“I’m trying to figure out where the president got that number,” Fauci told the outlet. “What I think happened is that someone told him that the general mortality is about 1 percent. And he interpreted, therefore, that 99 percent is not a problem, when that’s obviously not the case.”
Experts agree that Trump’s claim that most coronavirus cases are harmless is not backed by evidence. Although 80 percent of coronavirus cases do not require hospitalization, 20 percent do, and there is concern about the number of cases that remain undetected.
The death toll in the United States is nearing 136,000 since the first death of the coronavirus in the country was reported in February.
In an interview with Fox News personality Sean Hannity, Trump said Fauci has “made a lot of mistakes,” adding: “A lot of them said don’t wear a mask, don’t wear a mask. Now they are saying wear a mask. A lot of mistakes were made, a lot of mistakes.”
“We have cases all over the place. Most of the cases immediately get better, they are people, young people, they have sniffles and two days later they are fine and they are not sick to start,” Trump added.


politicususa--2020-07-10--Trump Considers Pardoning Roger Stone

Trump Considers Pardoning Roger Stone

President Donald Trump said in several interviews that he is considering pardoning his former political adviser Roger Stone , who in January 2019 was convicted on seven counts of obstruction of justice , witness tampering , and lying to federal investigators and later sentenced to 40 months in federal prison .
“ I am always thinking .
You ’ ll be watching like everyone else in this case , ” Trump told Fox News personality Sean Hannity when asked if he was considering a pardon or commutation for Stone .
The remarks Trump made to Hannity can be heard in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with radio host Howie Carr , the president claimed Stone was framed .
He was treated horrible .
He was treated so badly.
” He reiterated that Stone the “ victim of a corrupt and illegal Witch Hunt.
” The president ’ s comments mirror those he made last month .
“ Roger was a victim of a corrupt and illegal Witch Hunt , one which will go down as the greatest political crime in history .
He can sleep well at night !
” Trump wrote online in response to a tweet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who said Stone “ will serve more time in prison than 99 % of these rioters destroying America , ” a reference to the protests in response to the death of George Floyd , a black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis .
Stone was convicted of lying during testimony to the House Intelligence Committee in September 2017 to conceal the role he played in the Trump campaign ’ s attempt to learn about Democratic computer files hacked by Russia and made public by WikiLeaks to damage Hillary Clinton in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asked an appeals court to delay his 40-month prison sentence because of the coronavirus pandemic .
He is due to report to prison on July 14 .

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President Donald Trump said in several interviews that he is considering pardoning his former political adviser Roger Stone, who in January 2019 was convicted on seven counts of obstruction of justice, witness tampering, and lying to federal investigators and later sentenced to 40 months in federal prison.
“I am always thinking. You’ll be watching like everyone else in this case,” Trump told Fox News personality Sean Hannity when asked if he was considering a pardon or commutation for Stone.
The remarks Trump made to Hannity can be heard in the video below.
In an interview with radio host Howie Carr, the president claimed Stone was framed. He was treated horrible. He was treated so badly.” He reiterated that Stone the “victim of a corrupt and illegal Witch Hunt.”
The president’s comments mirror those he made last month.
“Roger was a victim of a corrupt and illegal Witch Hunt, one which will go down as the greatest political crime in history. He can sleep well at night!” Trump wrote online in response to a tweet from Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, who said Stone “will serve more time in prison than 99% of these rioters destroying America,” a reference to the protests in response to the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis.
No. Roger was a victim of a corrupt and illegal Witch Hunt, one which will go down as the greatest political crime in history. He can sleep well at night! https://t.co/HHg24tcZrx — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 4, 2020
Stone was convicted of lying during testimony to the House Intelligence Committee in September 2017 to conceal the role he played in the Trump campaign’s attempt to learn about Democratic computer files hacked by Russia and made public by WikiLeaks to damage Hillary Clinton in 2016. Earlier this week, he asked an appeals court to delay his 40-month prison sentence because of the coronavirus pandemic. He is due to report to prison on July 14.


politicususa--2020-07-10--Poll: Two-Thirds of Americans Disapprove of Trump’s Coronavirus Response

President Donald Trump ’ s response to the coronavirus pandemic is unpopular with the majority of Americans , according to the latest ABC/Ipsos poll .
The poll found that 67 percent of respondents disapprove of the way the president has handled the pandemic .
33 percent said otherwise : That ’ s an eight percent drop from the last time the poll was conducted on June 17-18 .
Support among Republicans also dipped from 90 percent to 78 percent .
The poll was released the same week as the new NBC News/SurveyMonkey Weekly Tracking Poll , which shows Americans have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than they do in Trump on matters related to the novel coronavirus .
7 out of 10 Americans say they trust their governors over the president to decide when to reopen businesses .
25 percent say they trust the president over their own governors .
Among Republics , slightly more than half––53 percent––say they trust the president more than their state leadership .
Sixty-three percent of Americans said they feared that businesses were opening ‘ too quickly , ’ while just a third said businesses were reopening ‘ too slowly , ’ ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nearly flips when the question is asked of Republicans .
Just 37 percent of Republicans believed businesses were opening too quickly , while 61 percent said reopenings were too slow .
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President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic is unpopular with the majority of Americans, according to the latest ABC/Ipsos poll. The poll found that 67 percent of respondents disapprove of the way the president has handled the pandemic. 33 percent said otherwise: That’s an eight percent drop from the last time the poll was conducted on June 17-18. Support among Republicans also dipped from 90 percent to 78 percent.
The poll was released the same week as the new NBC News/SurveyMonkey Weekly Tracking Poll, which shows Americans have more confidence in their respective state governors than they do in Trump on matters related to the novel coronavirus.
7 out of 10 Americans say they trust their governors over the president to decide when to reopen businesses. 25 percent say they trust the president over their own governors. Among Republics, slightly more than half––53 percent––say they trust the president more than their state leadership.
Sixty-three percent of Americans said they feared that businesses were opening ‘too quickly,’ while just a third said businesses were reopening ‘too slowly,’” NBC reports. “But the split nearly flips when the question is asked of Republicans. Just 37 percent of Republicans believed businesses were opening too quickly, while 61 percent said reopenings were too slow.”


politicususa--2020-07-10--Joe Biden Says Trump Is Focused on the Stock Market: “Not You. Not Your Families”

Joe Biden has accused Donald Trump of surrendering to the Coronavirus and being more concerned with stock prices than Americans ’ lives .
The presumptive Democratic nominee pledged to help working families .
The former Vice President gave a speech on his economic plans in Pennsylvania on Thursday but took the opportunity to criticize the President for his handling of the pandemic .
Trump has “ waved the white flag “ , Biden said .
His surrender had caused a “ terrible human cost and deep economic toll.
” “ Time and again working families are paying the price for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he said .
“ During this crisis , Donald Trump has been almost singularly focused on the stock market , the Dow and the Nasdaq .
Not you .
Not your families.
” “ If I am fortunate enough to be elected president , I ’ ll be laser focused on middle class families , the working class families like where I came from in Scranton.
” Biden also took aim at major corporations .
The Trump administration passed historic tax cuts that disproportionately benefited large companies .
Biden wants to change that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corporate American pays their fair share of taxes , ” Biden said .
“ The days of Amazon paying nothing in federal income tax are over.
” “ Let ’ s make sure workers have power and a voice .
It ’ s way past time to put an end to the era of shareholder capitalism – the idea that the only responsibility a corporation has is to its shareholders.
” “ That ’ s simply not true and it ’ s an absolute farce .
They have a responsibility to their workers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t a new or radical notion .
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Joe Biden has accused Donald Trump of surrendering to the Coronavirus and being more concerned with stock prices than Americans’ lives. The presumptive Democratic nominee pledged to help working families.
The former Vice President gave a speech on his economic plans in Pennsylvania on Thursday but took the opportunity to criticize the President for his handling of the pandemic.
Trump has “waved the white flag“, Biden said. His surrender had caused a “terrible human cost and deep economic toll.”
“Time and again working families are paying the price for this administration’s incompetence,” he said.
“During this crisis, Donald Trump has been almost singularly focused on the stock market, the Dow and the Nasdaq. Not you. Not your families.”
“If I am fortunate enough to be elected president, I’ll be laser focused on middle class families, the working class families like where I came from in Scranton.”
Biden also took aim at major corporations. The Trump administration passed historic tax cuts that disproportionately benefited large companies. Biden wants to change that.
“It’s time that corporate American pays their fair share of taxes,” Biden said.
“The days of Amazon paying nothing in federal income tax are over.”
“Let’s make sure workers have power and a voice. It’s way past time to put an end to the era of shareholder capitalism – the idea that the only responsibility a corporation has is to its shareholders.”
“That’s simply not true and it’s an absolute farce. They have a responsibility to their workers, to their country. That isn’t a new or radical notion.”
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