DOJ: We’re Not Equal Under the Law
No, people are not equal under the law. Just look at Trump. But will the DOJ allow Trump to somehow buy his way into their 60-day rule, too?
Trump Lies for Ratings. Again.
Who here would be surprised and shocked — shocked! — that Donald Trump lied to us? Hands? Anyone? Yeah, me neither. With all of the recently reported electronic surveillance, intercepts, unmasking and illegal leaking of information, I have no idea… — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 22, 2017 …whether there...
Trump and the Electoral College
President Donald Trump speaks at press conference in the Rose Garden at the White House on June 9, 2017. (Erie News Now) Oh, Lordy. Trump still feels inadequate about his election. Again. Why can’t he act like most conservative Americans? Donny. Just go out and buy yourself some big pistol,...
Liar
Yesterday, James Comey called President Donald Trump a liar. He did this in sharp,, specific detail. He cited his contemporaneous documentation and the people he spoke to at the time. Comey was specific, detailed, and damning. Today, Trump responded to Comey’s accusations, saying everything Comey had said was a lie. ...
Abuse of Position and Power
This Oct. 11, 1991 file photo shows University of Oklahoma Law Professor Anita Hill testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. HBO says that Scandal star Kerry Washington will play Hill in a film about the 1991 Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Clarence Thomas. (AP Photo)...
Off His Meds?
The Comey testimony had so many bombshells it’s hard to summarize it, but I wanted to touch on Sen. John McCain. He was listed as an ex officio member, which means he isn’t a voting member, but they let him ask questions. He was the last questioner. The most charitable...
Trump denies… oh, who really cares?
I love the word ‘fabulist’. When a reporter asked President Trump whether he urged Comey to ease up on the Flynn investigation, Trump denied that he ever asked then-FBI Director James Comey…. Oh, who really cares what new version of his personal fantasies he’s spewing out this afternoon? Even when...
Republicans Frown Sorrowfully
Making frowny faces at the TV cameras is not the same as ‘action’. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC). With the recent revelations about Trump, Republicans either reiterated their bland responses, or simply stopped answering questions. “We could do with a little less drama from the White House...
Trump Interviews
Interviews make it clear. It’s not that Donald can’t speak. He loves talking. It’s that he can’t think. Since President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, he decided to allow interviews with the Economist, Time Magazine and NBC news. I’ve seen the NBC interview and read transcripts of the...
In January, Trump Demanded Comey’s Loyalty Three Times
The New York Times just published this story: In a Private Dinner, Trump Demanded Loyalty. Comey Demurred. The story says that two of Comey’s (anonymous) associates contradict Trump’s version of his January dinner with the-FBI Director James Comey. According to the new article, Trump invited Comey to an informal dinner. ...
Trump Doctrine
Trump’s only measure of value is personal loyalty. To him. This Washington Post article about says it: Before Comey’s firing, Trump’s animus toward him boiled over into fury, officials say. Trump had long questioned Comey’s loyalty and judgment, and was infuriated by what he viewed as the director’s lack of...
Agency Capture
And I hate calling this a ‘massacre’ when only one guy was fired. I was going to write about regulatory capture today. That’s where an agency that’s tasked with regulating an industry is then taken over by that industry. Notice how the Patent and Trade Office grants patents to any...
FBI Argued a Trump/Russia Connection Last Summer
That’s weird. The Washington Post reported that the FBI received a FISA warrant last summer to surveil Carter Page, Trump’s Foreign Affairs advisor. Mr. Page has admitted his involvement with Russian sources who, it turns out, were attempting to turn Page into a Russian resource in the US. To get...