Laura Cooper Deposition Transcript Available
Recall that this was the day the GOP stormed the SCIF. This fact-witness nails down the issues holding up military aid and the elements of the narrative that is not simply … Read More
Category: Bribery
remember that the Arms for Dirt scandal is not about any individual “transcript”
Trump’s going to try to distract MSM with a new release of a second, April “transcript” which probably resembles the non-verbatim memorandum of a telcon from 25 July already released that … Read More
Ukraine floodgates open and Fox News tries to discredit everyone—but it won't work
Will playing whac-a-mole help save the Trump presidency? That's what Fox News and Donald Trump defenders have been reduced to in recent weeks as the White House and its media … Read More
Guilty Trump: conspiracy to commit Bribery and Extortion because he believes nonsense
George Kent reaffirmed Trump’s 2016 obsession and his 2020 objectives in his testimony. Trump still believes in debunked CTs, and the GOP witness list reflects that level of disinformation. https://twitter.com/AaronBlake/status/1192555367097675790? One … Read More
one Amigo, Rudy, and Mick walk into a trap…
A new article describes the trial ballooning of GOP narratives that would try to divert the impeachment and pin the crime on someone, anyone else. No one seems to fit … Read More
“Donald J. Trump, Come on down!” … why Trump should testify before Congress
The call was perfect, so perfect that unlike his written responses during the Mueller report, Florida Man should appear in open session and testify before Congress. Because isn’t he the … Read More
Arms for Dirt: William Taylor deposition transcript now available
docs.house.gov/… Taylor identified the “second channel” of the amigos reporting to Giuliani, as well as indicating that his notes are in the custody of the State Department. Analysis: 3 big … Read More
Still a shakedown, with hints of bribery and a soupcon of extortion
It’s still not about the “Perfecto” conversation of 25 July 2019 which so far is only a memo and not a transcript. It was in reality a months-long conspiracy, threatened Ambassador … Read More
Moron's Watergate: should Trump argue that his 'quid pro quo' is not impeachable
In today’s House testimony, Philip Reeker helped fill in the story about how the Ambassador to Ukraine was unfairly removed, firming up the abuse of power argument, even if bribery and … Read More
According to NBC, Hunter Biden and Rudy Giuliani Worked On Same Side in Romania.
Looks like we now have a better idea how Rudy Giuliani and Trump zeroed in on Hunter Biden’s work as a way to attack his dad Joe Biden. Both Hunter … Read More
could Pence become the fall guy in the Arms for Dirt scandal
Apparently, Trump’s lawyer(s) have been volunteering, in the context of immunity, the exposure of the VPOTUS to indictment. Not much space under that bus. Why does Donald Trump's legal team … Read More
Igor & Lev were arrested on the way to Hannity interview with Rudy and Ukrainian ex-prosecutor
The arrest of Igor Fruman and Lev Parnas, rather than felonious flight, was part of a plan to set up more propaganda where Arms for Dirt would continue via Sean Hannity. … Read More
“no turn unstoned” in Arms for Dirt scandal
The road to the bunker seems a lot clearer after William Taylor’s testimony, in which he clearly describes the regular and irregular agenda channels in the Arms for Dirt scandal. Three … Read More
There's no constitutional crisis: just impeach Trump for bribery
Ari Melber keeps it simple. Less nuance, it’s right in the damn Constitution. You don’t even have to utter a dead language. Perspective: "Bribery" is right there in the Constitution. … Read More
Trump's WH got pwnd by Russia early and Rudy may have jammed up Trump because of Firtash
The Russians have always been there. Whether they’re political officials, hackers, or organized crime figures, we’ve never really left the Mueller report and the Steele dossier. Reminder: Mueller Report noted that … Read More
Fox analyst on G7 site: 'This is about as direct and profound a violation … as one could create'
Occasionally, someone at Fox other than Sean Hannity gets to put forth an opinion. And even though Shep Smith’s recent departure has knocked the average IQ at Bizarro World down … Read More
Tipping point… Speaker Pelosi announces formal impeachment inquiry
Pelosi quotes Paine: “The times have found us.” x Tune in as I speak live from the U.S. Capitol. https://t.co/j6UMq4TC5u— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) September 24, 2019 The House will move … Read More
Giuliani could be prosecuted under the Logan Act, among other things
The pushback from Trumpists is beginning with much disinformation and noise. The coming weeks will unfortunately be far too interesting because the latest episode with Ukraine is one clearly created … Read More
Whistle-Blower worried about WH lawlessness, and IC IG agreed, now some of the GOP do
The problem with the impending circus is that there will be side-shows, and Giuliani could be one of them even as he takes fire for POTUS*. Apparently the whistle-blower observed … Read More
a Ukraine-gate impeachment still includes the Mueller Report's nascent counterintelligence findings
The GOP should be careful about wishing for a quick up and down vote on impeachment. The Ukraine chapter is essentially part III of the Mueller report, leaving the GOP … Read More
Fail: the barbarism of #beckywiththebadgrades lawyer exploiting Asian-American students' claims
x A federal judge just ruled that Harvard's admissions policy doesn't discriminate against Asian American students https://t.co/3EcdGOKybz — Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 1, 2019 Today’s ruling represents a cynical use of … Read More
LA-Gov: Trailing In The Polls, Desperate GOPer Files Resolution To Expel Nancy Pelosi From House
Pathetic: With just three days remaining before the Saturday election for the governorship of Louisiana, Republican candidate and House representative Ralph Abraham is pulling out the symbolic, Trump-friendly gestures in … Read More
Arms for Dirt: personal 2020 campaign benefit could also have been about wetting a beak
Trump still did it. x The corruption associated with @realDonaldTrump is unprecedented in our nation's history. https://t.co/FZfazCMENU— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) October 7, 2019 It’s perfectly clear now that Rudy was … Read More
will Individual-1 get off as clean as a whistle-blower
A new article at Politico tries to isolate the justification for a presidential request from a foreign government(s). It only proves that the smoking gun is yet still a smoldering arsenal, … Read More
Who knew? Ukraine-gate is actually a Rick Perry crime spree!
Stop me before I dance again. Rick is no stranger to jail time, among other stupid things. Perry was in contact with Ukrainians during period of the infamous call because … Read More
Arms for Dirt: Trump Used $250M in Taxpayer Money To Shake Down Ukrainian Leader For His Own Gain
https://twitter.com/gregpmiller/status/1179939465135087616? Fortunately we have an index for the cost of Trump’s crime because Trump did try to shake Ukraine down for $250+ million of US military aid (taxpayer dollars) in … Read More
Let None Call It Treason
I’m seeing a lot of comments lately saying Trump committed treason; this needs to stop. When I was searching for an image for this diary, I saw all kinds of … Read More
Let's ASSUME That The Whistleblower's Complaint Is About Ukraine Manufacturing Dirt on Joe Biden.
Yes, when you ASSUME, you make an ASS out of U and ME. Check. Speculation is settling on the intelligence agency Whistleblower complaint being about Trump extorting from the government … Read More
White collar crime expert: Trump's latest pardon offer may be criminal bribery
So did you hear the one about the president who dangled pardons in front of people in order to more quickly get his vanity wall project built? Hilarious, right? The … Read More
Mark Walker (NC CD-6) May Be Latest Republican Congressman Caught in Corruption Scandals
talkingpointsmemo.com/… Rep. Mark Walker (R-NC), a member of House GOP leadership, appears to be the unnamed “Public Official A” in a bombshell public corruption probe unsealed on Tuesday. A federal grand jury … Read More
2020 Candidates Skip AIPAC!
After MoveOn members asked candidates to skip the AIPAC conference, no 2020 Democratic presidential candidates are yet publicly committed to attend the AIPAC conference in DC this weekend! The story … Read More
MoveOn: 2020 Presidential Candidates Should Not Attend AIPAC Conference
NEW SURVEY: Over 74% of MoveOn Members Believe 2020 Presidential Candidates Should Not Attend AIPAC Conference AIPAC conference to be headlined by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Vice President Mike … Read More
Extortion. White House edition.
That’s a nice merger you got there. Be a pity if anything happened to it. Don Cornholeone The Birdcage Papers The story that Rachel Maddow and David Fahrenthold told last … Read More
Trump's DOJ – It's Not an Emolument Because We Say It's Not An Emolument.
x “Like the venerable Sen. Clay Davis, the President may simply walk away with their money and give nothing in return. Sheeeeit.” — Thomas Ursinus (@thomas_ursinus) December 17, 2018 x … Read More
Apparently, Trump thinks that EVERYBODY is Stormy Daniels now.
Q: What do Stormy Daniels and soy bean farmers have in common? A: They both got schlonged by Donald Trump The story is like a cross between a Mel … Read More
2022 A World Cup Bathed In Blood
No sporting event is worth 1 death let alone over 4000 to date Qatar has the highest ratio of migrant workers to domestic population in the world: more than 90% … Read More
War in Syria and Iraq: Check CENTCOM's event logs for May and the U.S. is roughly a No Show
Summary: According to U.S. Central Command logs, we are making fewer airstrikes during a whole month today than we did every day in 2003 during the effort to remove Saddam … Read More
Is ISIS Disintegrating ???
Word out of Iraq from yesterday is quite different the what I see in the morning war coverage out of MSM/corporate media. — Over in Iraq the coalition has set … Read More
Likudniks overpromise Knesset chairs. “Unity” possible. OC Rabbi pleads guilty to bribing their FBI
The Holy Land has its problems. One big one, if we're going to be honest about this, is is that the Jewish community in Israel is plagued with dishonesty. During … Read More
UPDATE ISRAEL: Zionist Union offers joint-government to Kulanu. Stability with Kalanu bullet points?
From last Wednesday: Contrary to corporate MSM: Israel's Kulanu “All Of Us” Party will decide the election Little did I know on Wednesday how close that title fit to post-election … Read More
Fighting Back Against SCOTUS – Cenk Uygur Has An Idea
This is going to be a short one because I can't say it any better than the man who hosts The Young Turks. He's got a thing going, and you … Read More
