Trump Lawyer Rudy Giuliani Deletes Claim That Manafort “Will Tell the Truth”
(Image: Gage Skidmore, Creative Commons) In what may amount to the biggest bombshell of Robert Mueller’s investigation thus far, former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort has signed a plea deal and promised to cooperate with investigations. The agreement requires Manafort…
Florida: GOP Candidate for Governor Says Black Rival Will “Monkey This Up”
(Image: Gage Skidmore, Creative Commons) Andrew Gillum made history this week when he beat his rivals in Florida’s Democratic primaries to become the state’s first black gubernatorial candidate for a major party. Following Gillum’s victory, his Republican rival Ron DeSantis—a…
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…
Pro-Business GOP Stands By As Trump Calls For Boycott of U.S. Company
(Brian Snelson, Creative Commons) While the bombshells from Omarosa Manigault Newman’s new book continue to circulate among the press and on social media, another big White House story is flying under the radar: Trump’s public call for a boycott on…
Bombshell: Former Aid Says Trump Uses Racial Slurs in the White House
(Image: Robert Scoble, Creative Commons) Shortly before the 2016 election, the emergence of the Access Hollywood tape showing Trump casually discussing sexual assault sent shockwaves across the nation. Despite this undeniable proof of Trump’s misogyny, the reality TV star went on…
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…
Trump Border Policy May Have Separated U.S. Family
In a horrific revelation, the Department of Justice admitted this week that the government may have separated a child from his parent—both of whom are U.S. citizens—for a year under Trump’s zero-tolerance border policy. The Trump Administration has come under…
GOP Operative: McConnell and Ryan “Will Carry This Shame Through History”
(Image: Gage Skidmore, Creative Commons) In a stunning rebuke of today’s Republican party, a now former Republican operative has condemned the “feckless cowards” leading the GOP and has publicly aligned himself with Democrats. Steve Schmidt—who famously helmed John McCain’s 2008…
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Calls Brutal Treatment of Migrant Families “Biblical”
In a press briefing on Thursday, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders defended Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ argument that the White House’s policy of forcibly removing children from migrant families is justified by the bible. “It is very biblical…
U.S. Allies Stonewall Trump’s Suspicious Call To Invite Russia Back Into G7
Ahead of the G7 summit in Canada, Trump has called for Russia to be reinstated. Russia was kicked out of the group—which meets annually to discuss economics and world affairs—in 2014 after Putin authorized and oversaw the annexation of Crimea,…
Cohen Received $400,000 From Ukrainian Gov. For Trump Meeting
(Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko; Photo: Oleg Dubyna, Creative Commons) Michael Cohen—Trump’s “fixer” and personal lawyer—is in a heap of trouble. A former business partner of his in the NYC taxi business just pleaded guilty to tax evasion and will not receive…
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…
Cohen Payout Came From Oligarch Tied To Russian Intelligence
(Photo: Jennifer Boyer, Creative Commons) Michael Cohen is in deep trouble. The FBI raided Donald Trump’s “fixer” in April, confiscating computers and phones for an investigation looking into his hush money deal with porn actress Stormy Daniels, among other shadowy…
Comey Alludes To Undisclosed Russia Investigation Secrets on Colbert
(Image Credit: Federal Bureau of Investigation) Former FBI Director James Comey appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday to discuss his new book “A Higher Loyalty,” which features a number of scathing attacks on Donald Trump. Among…
Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest: Fox’s Sean Hannity Drawn Into Trump Legal Saga
(Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore, Creative Commons) In a remarkable turn of events in a courtroom in Manhattan today, attorneys for embattled Trump fixer Michael Cohen revealed that one of the defendant’s only three clients is none other than Sean Hannity….
Forfeiting All Credibility, The RNC Launches LyninComey.Com
This Sunday, ABC will air an explosive interview with former FBI Director James Comey. During the interview, Comey labels Trump a “mob boss” and offers more uncensored hot takes on the legally embattled president. Trump is in a tight spot….
As the GOP Implodes, Paul Ryan Takes the Back Exit
(Photo: Gage Skidmore, Creative Commons) Over the past decade, the conservative movement has held Paul Ryan up as a wonky policy guru dedicated to balanced budgets and free markets. Since Trump ascended to power, Ryan has revealed himself to be…
Dutch Allies Less Likely To Share Intelligence Because Of Trump
While Donald Trump may be among the few willing to publicly deny Russia’s interference in the 2016 elections, there is now more incontrovertible proof than ever before that hackers working for Russian intelligence stole the DNC’s emails in an effort…
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…
Jeff Flake Sides With Dems. On Government Funding
Arizona Republican Senator Jeff Flake has opened up a new front in his internecine struggle with GOP leadership and Donald Trump: the debate over government funding. Republicans – prodded by Trump’s far-right native stance – have sent Congress hurtling toward…
Senator Durbin: Trump Remarks “Hate-Filled, Vile and Racist.”
In shocking remarks made during a meeting on a bipartisan immigration plan, Trump attacked “shit hole countries” in Africa and Latin America in what may amount to his most boldly racist comments yet. During the meeting, Trump also suggested that…
Michael Wolff: 100% Of White House Staff Think Trump Is “Incapable Of Functioning In His Job”
The White House is in turmoil following the release of experts from Michael Wolff’s book “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House” (Henry Holt & Co). From Bannon’s claim that Jared Kushner, Paul Manafort, and Don Jr. committed “treasonous”…
Trump’s Child-Like Mind: Bannon “Learning That Winning Isn’t As Easy As I Make It Look”
Today’s big news that Steve Bannon told writer Michael Wolff that Don Jr., Paul Manafort, and Jared Kushner committed “treasonous” acts has solicited an immediate retort from the White House. In a statement released under Donald Trump’s name, the failing…
Bannon Bombshell: Top Trump Campaign Aids “Treasonous”
(Photo: Michael Vadon, Creative Commons) A forthcoming book includes interviews with former Trump advisor and Breitbart CEO Steve Bannon that has sent shockwaves throughout Washington. Bannon told Michael Wolff – author of the book “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White…
Why Work When You Can Golf? Trump Promises To Work, Then Spends 7 Days At Golf Resort
Despite promises of getting “back to work in order to Make America Great Again,” Donald Trump proceeded to visit one of his golf clubs for 7 days, puttering about the green rather than engaging in the all-important work required of…
Bannon Purportedly Referred To Trump As A “Child”
When the DOJ exposed private messages between FBI agents referring to Trump as an “idiot,” conservative lawmakers threw a fit. Some called for the disbandment of the probe into the Trump campaign’s relationship with Russian authorities, pointing to these texts…
Russia Probe: Behind Closed Doors, Trump Blasts Rosenstein, His Own Appointee
Though Trump told reporters this week that the has no plans to go after Robert Mueller – the head of the ongoing investigation into potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia – the wildly unpopular president has purportedly criticized…
Heather Heyer’s Fascist Murderer Receives First-Degree Murder Charge
Photo License James Alex Fields Jr – the 20-year-old white supremacist who killed anti-fascist protester Heather Heyer in August – will face the far steeper charge of first-degree murder in his upcoming trial. He had previously only been charged with…
Doug Jones Wins In Alabama In A Blow To Trump and Bannon
In a historic vote, Alabama elected Democrat Doug Jones to the Senate last night, narrowly choosing the former prosecutor over his radical right-wing rival Roy Moore, an alleged sexual predator and child molester. With 100 percent of the precincts reporting,…
Women Sexually Assaulted By Trump Speak Up, Demand Action
Shortly before the 2016 election, a tape emerged on which Donald Trump is heard bragging about sexual assault to then-Hollywood Access host Billy Bush: You know, I’m automatically attracted to beautiful — I just start kissing them. It’s like a…