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Miles Archer
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May 2, 2019
Ted Lieu riffs on a very special, very heartwarming announcement from Mike Pence and Mother.
Ted Lieu
@tedlieu
BREAKING: This must mean @realDonaldTrump is going to lift the Muslim ban right?
cc:
@VP
https://twitter.com/tedlieu/status/1124066206875516929
@tedlieu
BREAKING: This must mean @realDonaldTrump is going to lift the Muslim ban right?
cc:
@VP
https://twitter.com/tedlieu/status/1124066206875516929
The White House
@WhiteHouse
"President Trump has taken steps to ensure that the Federal Government will never, ever penalize anyone for their religious beliefs ever again." @VP
https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1123998663141990403
@WhiteHouse
"President Trump has taken steps to ensure that the Federal Government will never, ever penalize anyone for their religious beliefs ever again." @VP
https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1123998663141990403
May 2, 2019
Lawrence O'Donnell's "gag reel" of Little Lindsey on Trump in 2016, and during today's Barr mess.
The Last Word
@TheLastWord
.@Lawrence caught Lindsey Graham complaining about FBI officials saying the same negative things about Donald Trump in 2016 that Lindsey Graham was saying about Donald Trump in 2016. #lastword #msnbc
https://twitter.com/TheLastWord/status/1123785826574446594
@TheLastWord
.@Lawrence caught Lindsey Graham complaining about FBI officials saying the same negative things about Donald Trump in 2016 that Lindsey Graham was saying about Donald Trump in 2016. #lastword #msnbc
https://twitter.com/TheLastWord/status/1123785826574446594
May 2, 2019
Schiff: Barr has "made himself the handmaiden of the president"
Just now on Lawrence O'Donnell.
May 2, 2019
William's "TELL"...Lawrence O'Donnell explains how Barr ducks questions he doesn't want to answer
1). Asks to have the question repeated
2). When it is, he picks up on one word in the question and runs with it in a further attempt to dodge answering
May 1, 2019
Trump: Barr was "really, really solid and did a great job today."
NO LINK...Chris Matthews just mentioned this on MSNBC. It was a phone call between Trump and a Boston radio station.
May 1, 2019
Slavitt is "Former head of Medicare, Medicaid & ACA for Obama. Founded @usofcare & @townhallvntrs to make health care work for everyone." He's not a random Twitter user, but the way he characterized the brief is misleading...probably unintentionally.
I removed Slavitt's tweet for that reason...see the info below.
While we were glued to the Barr shit show, DOJ filed a brief requesting takedown of the ACA
THREAD TITLE EDITED to more accurately reflect what happened, based on info you'll see below in my reply. Trump didn't file it, and nothing is "gone." If the brief were acted upon, that's what's being sought, but nothing is "gone."Slavitt is "Former head of Medicare, Medicaid & ACA for Obama. Founded @usofcare & @townhallvntrs to make health care work for everyone." He's not a random Twitter user, but the way he characterized the brief is misleading...probably unintentionally.
I removed Slavitt's tweet for that reason...see the info below.
May 1, 2019
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/05/slander-lindsey-graham-lashes-out-at-mazie-hirono-after-she-takes-a-wrecking-ball-to-bill-barr/
From the beginning, you were addressing an audience of one, that person being Donald Trump, Hirono said. Thats why before the bombshell news of yesterday evening, eleven of my Senate colleagues and I called on the department of justice inspector general, and office of professional responsibility to investigate the way you have handled the Mueller report.
Being attorney general of the United States is a scared trust, she went on. You have betrayed that trust, America deserves better. You should resign.
With apologies to Adam Schiff, do you think all the things that President Trump did are okay? Are they what the president of the United States should be doing? she asked. Do you think its okay for a president to fire an FBI director, to stop him from investigating links between his campaign and Russia? It may not be a crime but do you think its okay?
***
Please, Mr. Attorney General, Hirono said, as a resentful Barr tried to interject. Give us some credit for knowing what the Hell is going on around here with you.
Transcript and video of Mazie Hirono's interaction with Barr, and Graham's response
Video and fuller transcript at the link. I would have posted the video in "Video & Multimedia," but it's not from YouTube, so I couldn't.https://www.rawstory.com/2019/05/slander-lindsey-graham-lashes-out-at-mazie-hirono-after-she-takes-a-wrecking-ball-to-bill-barr/
From the beginning, you were addressing an audience of one, that person being Donald Trump, Hirono said. Thats why before the bombshell news of yesterday evening, eleven of my Senate colleagues and I called on the department of justice inspector general, and office of professional responsibility to investigate the way you have handled the Mueller report.
Being attorney general of the United States is a scared trust, she went on. You have betrayed that trust, America deserves better. You should resign.
With apologies to Adam Schiff, do you think all the things that President Trump did are okay? Are they what the president of the United States should be doing? she asked. Do you think its okay for a president to fire an FBI director, to stop him from investigating links between his campaign and Russia? It may not be a crime but do you think its okay?
***
Please, Mr. Attorney General, Hirono said, as a resentful Barr tried to interject. Give us some credit for knowing what the Hell is going on around here with you.
May 1, 2019
Ted Cruz: "You answered the call to serve, knowing you'd be subjected to the Kavanaugh treatment"
TUNE IN NOW if you need to know why Cruz is the most hated person in the Senate.
May 1, 2019
Harris is grilling Barr like a pig at a luau, and his response is to throw Rosenstein under the bus
"I'm not the only decision maker here!!!"
May 1, 2019
Barr on Don Jr: "Apparently he was interested in seeing what this Russian woman had"
Booker brought up the Trump campaign "seeking to benefit" from Russian involvement.
ACTED confused. "Seeking to benefit?"
Booker told him about Don Jr.
NOW HE'S TALKING ABOUT HILLARY.
And when asked about Manafort sharing polling data, Barr responded "Shared with WHO???"
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Name: Miles ArcherGender: Male
Hometown: Hamilton Massachusetts
Home country: USA
Current location: Nevada
Member since: Wed Oct 16, 2013, 07:49 PM
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