Following Manafort and Cohen Convictions, Trump’s Criminality Is Beyond Dispute
(Image: Gage Skidmore, Creative Commons) Yesterday was historic. Donald Trump’s former lawyer and personal fixer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to eight crimes, including tax evasion and campaign finance violations. In court, Cohen stated that Trump personally directed him to make…
Trump Publicly Commits Obstruction Of Justice, Calls On Sessions To Terminate Investigation
(Photo: Gage Skidmore, Creative Commons) In a first, Trump has blatantly and publicly called for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to un-recuse himself to specifically terminate the Mueller investigation. This could amount to perhaps the most blatant instance of obstruction of…
Transcripts Show Don. Jr.’s Eagerness To Collude With Russians
(Image: Flickr user Prayitno, Creative Commons) In a major blow the GOP’s efforts to discredit the Russia investigation, the Senate Intelligence Committee—which is controlled by Republicans—found that Russia actively tried to support the Trump campaign. The committee released its findings to…
Authoritarian Face of the U.S.: Trump Booed In Davos
Donald Trump received an icy reception at the Davos World Economic Forum in Switzerland. In his typically self-aggrandizing fashion, Trump detailed the positive way that the press covered him before he became politician, only to segue into yet another attack…
Flipped Flynn? Disgraced NSA Head Cuts Off Legal Cooperation With Trump
While many media outlets continue to mischaracterize the nature of Robert Mueller’s investigation into potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian authorities, each week appears to reveal new details indicating who Mueller’s ultimate target might be: Donald Trump himself….
Mueller’s DOJ Request Indicates Trouble For Trump
Generally speaking, Trump is in trouble. His poll numbers have steadily declined over the past year, and members of his own party openly discuss his instability and childishness. One Trump supporter told The Daily Beast that “[Trump’s] embarrassed me by…
Sam Clovis Withdraws From USDA Nomination. Who Goes Down Next?
Sam Clovis – the woefully unqualified former Trump campaign official tapped to become the lead scientist at the USDA – has withdrawn from consideration amid reports that he recently appeared before Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s grand jury. With zero academic…
Mueller’s Indictments Roll In: Paul Manafort And Rick Gates Follow George Papadopoulos
Correction: This article previously stated that Manafort and Gates are the first Trump campaign officials to be indicted as part of Mueller’s probe. Reports emerging Monday morning indicate that Trump’s foriegn policy advisor George Papadopoulos actually pleaded guilty to making…
Lindsey Graham To Introduce Bill Curtailing Trump’s Ability To Fire Mueller
Stating that the dismissal of Robert Mueller “could be the beginning of the end of the Trump presidency,” GOP Senator Lindsey Graham announced a bill Thursday that would limit Trump’s ability to interfere with the Russia probe. The bill will…