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We already know National Security Advisor Michael Flynn lied repeatedly about his Russian contacts several times on February 8th. When confronted directly by intelligence officials — with transcripts of his conversations — Flynn admitted he might have mentioned the Russian sanctions, but couldn’t remember. I’d have thought having CIA transcripts...

Trump’s tweet about the Ninth Circuit decision was wonderfully surreal: SEE YOU IN COURT, THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION IS AT STAKE! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 8, 2017 I’m assuming he thought spitting ‘See you in court’ would intimidate his enemies. Maybe it’s something he yells a lot when he gets...

This time it’s Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) pretending that the people yelling at him must be paid agents from his enemies. According to the Deseret News: SALT LAKE CITY — Rep. Jason Chaffetz said the raucous reception he received at Thursday evening’s town hall meeting was “bullying and an attempt...

It’s hard to know if Trump is just spreading chaff to distract people, or if he’s really this deranged. The Washington Post reports that, during a Senate meeting to discuss the Neil Gorsuch Supreme Court nomination, Trump went off-script, complained that he only lost New Hampshire because of the thousands of...

Last evening, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided homes and businesses.  While they didn’t release any information, ICE denied reports they were detaining 100 people. Their official spokesperson admitted the raids happened, but insisted they only targeted “individuals who pose a risk to our communities.” They admitted today that...

The New York Times reports that Michael Flynn was talking with the Russians starting well before the election.  The reports say that Flynn wasn’t directly promising that Trump would rescind Obama’s sanctions, but it was a clear implication. Worse, this call was only one of a series of calls and...

The official Republican Party Twitter account published this today: We stand with POTUS. Do you? #9thcircuit — GOP (@GOP) February 10, 2017 Presumably, this is in response to the 9th Circuit’s decision on the restraining order blocking the Muslim Ban. The polite version is that they’re supporting Trump in his...

Late yesterday, there were rumors that Michael Flynn, who would become Trump’s National Security Adviser, contacted the Russians prior to Trump’s election to discuss sanctions. If true, he would have committed a crime. You may not negotiate for the US unless (and until) you’re the President.  That would have been undercutting...

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the stay on Trump’s Muslim Travel Ban. They rejected the government’s arguments about why the President and his President Orders were above court review. Trump’s response was “We’ll see you in court,” as if that phrase would strike fear into his enemy’s...

More Republicans are echoing the theme that dissent is treason: “It’s absolutely a success” — Spicer says on Yemen raid, and adds that any opinion to the contrary does a “disservice” to deceased SEAL — Mark Murray (@mmurraypolitics) February 8, 2017 (more…)

I hate to start with the shiny distractions, but here’re some of today’s Trump tweets: Any negative polls are fake news, just like the CNN, ABC, NBC polls in the election. Sorry, people want border security and extreme vetting. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 5, 2017 (more…)

(New England Patriots beat Atlanta Falcons in overtime.) Trump, in a Saturday interview (broadcast on Sunday), insisted the US was morally equivalent to Russia under Putin. Trump: …It’s better to get along with Russia than not. O’Reilly: But he’s a killer, though. Putin’s a killer. (more…)