I wish every eligible voter in America were granted a week of paid leave on the condition that they’d use that time to read the Mueller report. I’m only half way through it, but I feel sure that if everyone read the report, 73% of us would rise as one and demand that Trump and …
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“Don’t Impeach the Motherfucker?”
In the “Impeach the Motherfucker” thread downstairs, there’s a debate as to whether or not we (Democrats) actually should impeach the motherfucker or not. It’s an issue on which reasonable people can disagree, IMO. No one with any sense expects the Republicans to put country over party and convict Trump in the Senate. Impeachment could …
Another Mueller Report Thread
The last one is getting long. Here’s a searchable version. I’ve downloaded it for my own convenience. I haven’t found any stunning surprises yet, including about some of the (apparently) bit players like Carter Page and George Papadopoulos. It’s worth noting that Barbara Ledeen, whom Trump asked to find Clinton’s emails and came up with …
Set Your Alarm – AG Barr To Hold Press Conference 9:30 Eastern Thursday Morning
Attorney General Bill Barr will hold a news conference Thursday morning at the Justice Department, at 9:30 a.m. He's expected to take questions about the release of the redacted Mueller report. Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein will be there as well. — Carrie Johnson (@johnson_carrie) April 17, 2019 Yeah this is pretty transparently a spin job, …
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And While We’re Talking About Russians…
John Sipher has an excellent explanatory post up, “Is Trump a Russian Agent?: Explaining Terms of Art and Examining the Facts.” As I’ve been coming to believe, Sipher feels that Trump is more a useful idiot than a fellow traveler. (Sorry for the obsolete terminology; I’ve read too much old spy stuff.) But he things …
Oleg Deripaska Comes To Kentucky
Do you remember Oleg Deripaska, Paul Manafort’s business partner to whom he owed $17 million? The Russian aluminum oligarch? Well, he’s building an aluminum plant in, of all places, Kentucky, the home of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Sanctions have been lifted, of course. Here’s the announcement from Deripaska’s company, RUSAL. Just a matter of …
What The Mueller Report Is And Isn’t
I am skipping over the memo by Attorney General William Barr to wait for the full Mueller report before I start parsing sentences and paragraphs. I would like to remind us all of Rod Rosenstein’s charge to Robert Mueller as special counsel. Here is the meat of it. The scope was open and potentially wide …