August 24, 2018

NYDN Cover: "Pecker In A Vise"

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1032816065477271552

August 24, 2018

'Go back to Fox': CNN's Chris Cuomo says he won't let Kellyanne Conway tell lies on his show

Conway argued that President Trump is not a liar and echoed that CNN is out to get the president and consistently “feeds viewers” negative information about the president.

Cuomo asked if President Trump knew about the payments made to an adult film star, and Conway dodged answering.

Cuomo did not allow Conway to spread any more lies. Cuomo told her to “Go back to Fox,” if she wanted to spread lies about the president on air.

At the end of the interview, a clearly uncomfortable Conway tried to walk off the set before the network cut to commercial and Cuomo had to ask Conway to sit still.


More plus VIDEO:
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/08/go-back-to-fox-cnns-chris-cuomo-says-he-wont-let-kellyanne-conway-tell-lies-on-his-show/

August 24, 2018

Cohen: Trump discussed releasing Potesta's emails during weekend of "grab em by the pussy"

It’s likely that more Trump relationships will be stress-tested in the weeks to come as Trump’s legal peril escalates. Cohen’s lawyer, Lanny Davis, has given a series of cable-news interviews intimating that Cohen has valuable and damaging information on Trump to share with Mueller—including the claim that Trump had foreknowledge of Russia’s hacking of Clinton’s e-mails. One source close to Cohen told me Cohen wants to tell Mueller that Trump discussed the release of Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta’s e-mails during the weekend when the Access Hollywood "grab ’em by the pussy” tape dominated the news cycle.

https://twitter.com/renato_mariotti/status/1032755775662448640
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/08/donald-trump-national-enquirer-allies-defect-david-pecker-michael-cohen

August 23, 2018

WH BLOCKS BILL TO PROTECT ELECTIONS

White House Blocks Bill to Protect Elections

August 23, 2018 at 2:54 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 86 Comments

“A bill that would have significantly bolstered the nation’s defenses against electoral interference has been held up in the Senate at the behest of the White House, which opposed the proposed legislation,” Yahoo News reports.

“As it currently stands, the legislation would grant every state’s top election official security clearance to receive threat information. It would also formalize the practice of information-sharing between the federal government—in particular, the Department of Homeland Security—and states regarding threats to electoral infrastructure. A technical advisory board would establish best practices related to election cybersecurity.”

“Perhaps most significantly, the law would mandate that every state conduct a statistically significant audit following a federal election. It would also incentivize the purchase of voting machines that leave a paper record of votes cast, as opposed to some all-electronic models that do not. This would signify a marked shift away from all-electronic voting, which was encouraged with the passage of the Help Americans Vote Act in 2002.”


https://politicalwire.com/2018/08/23/white-house-blocks-bill-to-protect-elections/#disqus_thread

https://www.yahoo.com/news/white-house-blocks-bill-protect-elections-173459278.html

August 23, 2018

Duncan Hunter walked into the courthouse this morning to chants of "lock him up." (via ABC)

VIDEO:
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1032690255680495618

August 23, 2018

Manafort Jury Verdict Released-deadlocked 11-1 in favor of conviction on 10 of the charges.

https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1032688927143026688

August 23, 2018

How can anyone look at our military spending - & say we can't afford Universal Healthcare?

August 23, 2018

Funny this comes out after Trump euphemistically called Michael Cohen a rat...

@washingtonpost

🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀 welcome 🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀 to 🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀 🐀🐀 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓 🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀



https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1032648062236348416

August 23, 2018

A chyron for the ages

https://twitter.com/juliamacfarlane/status/1032639726430433280

August 23, 2018

"Early this morning the president drew a handgun on his former lawyer Michael Cohen & shot him dead"

From: The Guardian:

If Trump shot Michael Cohen in broad daylight, here's what Republicans would say
You can just imagine the tweets, denials and equivocating that would follow a murder committed by Trump on Fifth Avenue, can’t you?



The New York Times:
Breaking news: in an eerie echo of Donald Trump’s infamous campaign trail remark – “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters” – many witnesses report, and CCTV footage obtained by the Times confirms, that early this morning the president drew a handgun on his former lawyer Michael Cohen and shot him dead on a street in midtown Manhattan.

House speaker Paul Ryan:
“If these reports are true – I emphasize IF – then yes, I’m very concerned. I don’t think the president should be killing people in broad daylight in front of Tiffany’s. But I’m not a legal expert, I could be wrong.”

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders:
Associated Press: “Ms Sanders, did the president shoot his former lawyer in an effort to stop him from testifying against the president?”

Sarah Sanders: “No, he did not.”

AP: “Are you saying that the shooting was not motivated by Mr Cohen’s recent plea deal, or rather that the president did not shoot him?”

SHS: “You’ve got my answer, Jim. No, no, no.”

AP: “Ms Sanders, I’m still not clear what –”

SHS: “The answer is no. No as in no. N. O. It’s these kinds of questions that have turned the American people against the press.”

CNN:
Anderson Cooper: “We’re seeing incredible images here. The president being taken into custody. Kellyanne, what can you tell us?”

Kellyanne Conway: “I’m not going to comment on rumors, Anderson.”

AC: “Kellyanne, these are not rumors. The president has handcuffs around his wrists. You’re seeing the same footage we are.”

KC: “You’re free to see things your way. I have an alternative perception.”

AC: “But how can you possibly –”

KC: “Let’s agree to disagree, Anderson!”

Senator Mitch McConnell:
“People die every day in this country. I’m not going to let myself get sidetracked by these distractions.”

Tweet from @realDonaldTrump:
“Back from GREAT chat with members of NYPD--the finest! Brand new police station. Very NICE. They want a wall too. Was NEVER taken into custody. FAKE NEWS cooked up by Crooked Hillary and FAILING NYT and CONFLICTED Mueller! Keep our borders strong – JUST SAY NO to murdering and raping Mexicans.”

Rudy Giuliani, president’s attorney:
“Let’s get our facts straight. The president was never taken into custody except for maybe around six hours. He has not been charged with murder and won’t be charged with murder because murder isn’t always murder. The constitution is very clear on this: charging the president with a crime is a crime.”

White House press briefing points:
“First of all the president was not in Manhattan at the time of the shooting. Second, he was watching TV on the 26th floor of Trump Tower when the shots were fired. Third, while he didn’t have the opportunity to save the students at the Parkland school, this time the president was able to rush into a busy city street and thereby save dozens of lives from a distraught and possibly deranged lawyer.”

Words on Target umbrella held by Melania Trump, first lady:
“I really do care.”™

Homeland security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen:
“At this moment I can confirm that one of the alleged eyewitnesses to the shooting is a tourist from Mexico. Certainly we need to ask what a tourist from Mexico was doing in front of Tiffany’s at the time of this alleged incident. Now can I please eat my taco in peace?”

Alex Jones, Infowars:
“What I want to know is why hasn’t anyone mentioned that Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton were NOWHERE to be seen at the time of the shooting? Are you telling me that’s mere coincidence? C’mon! And why haven’t the NYPD and the DEEP STATE FBI looked into this? What else aren’t they looking into?”

Sean Hannity:
“What about the thousands of bills that Chuck Schumer has killed? What about Hillary’s murder of Vince Foster? And the Democrats dare talk about justice?”

Paul Ryan:
“I never said the president couldn’t kill in broad daylight. I just said I hope the president stays focused on all the great things we’re doing for the American people.”

Tweet from @realDonaldTrump:
“Michael Cohen said he would take a bullet for me. So NO MURDER! And NO COLLUSION!! WITCH HUNTS! Worse than SALEM!!! Never should have let CRIMINAL Comey (lousy writer to! book sales DOWN!) talk me out of executing KILLIN’ Hillary…”

Tweet from @realDonaldTrump:
“…and JIHAD Brennan and LEPRECHAUN Sessions. FAKE NEWS hates Trump because I built a Beautiful Wall. And brought PEACE to England! Now I’m PARDONING myself for NO CRIME! Also pardoning…”

Tweet from @realDonaldTrump:
“…extended family, all former campaign managers, present and future cabinet members. MAGA! #DraintheSwamp”

Lawrence Douglas is the James J Grosfeld professor of law, jurisprudence and social thought, at Amherst College. Alexander George is the Rachel and Michael Deutch professor of philosophy at Amherst College in Amherst


https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgxvxBjXfMxmMDTthVqhQppjpMbCV