The white men of the GOP view Kavanaugh (and themselves) as victims. I’ll give some examples, then I’ll explain what this has to do with fascism. “What you want to do is destroy this guy’s life. . .”https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1045470944469426176 … 1/ “[Dr. Ford’s testimony] is a disgraceful smear campaign. . .” Don Jr. “It’s nice to see …
If Trump fires Rosenstein to shut down the probe, it will be a disaster—for Trump. Spoiler: I suspect his advisors have figured that out, and they’re pursuing a smarter strategy. 2/ If Trump tries to shut down the probe & Dems win control of the House after the midterms, Congress simply appoints an independent prosecutor. …
[View here as a Twitter thread] Some of you are worried there’s a case going to SCOTUS that may “get rid of double jeopardy” and “allow Trump to pardon state crimes.” It seems the case you’re all worrying about is Gamble v. US. 2/ And the article that seems to have you all worried is …
[View here as a Twitter thread] @stucam7771 asks why the GOP insists on Kavanaugh, despite credible allegations of sexual assault. 🙋♀️🙋♀️I have an explanation for why Trump is digging in. He WANTS this to be a cultural war. 2/ Think back. Past GOP nominees moved right during the primaries to appeal to the “base,” and …
[View here as a Twitter thread] Joe Walsh wants to know what happened to the GOP. He doesn’t understand how the “Law and Order” GOP morphed into the attack-the-FBI & obstruct justice GOP. twitter.com/WalshFreedom/s… I can explain. The problem is how he’s defining Law and Order. 1/ Remember Watergate? Iran-Contra? Nixon’s obstruction of justice? Scooter Libby’s perjury? …
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In the choice between Putin-style oligarchy and liberal democracy the Trump GOP has chosen Putin. Now, why would they do that? I’ll give you 6 reasons. Then I’ll offer a suggestion from a CSIS report about what we can do about it. [View here as a Twitter thread] 1/ Reason #1: Russian money. Lots of …
[View here as a Twitter thread] (Thread) Trump and the Russia Mafia What’s “collusion” got to do with it? Spoiler: The word is entirely inadequate and misdirects the inquiry. Fact: Trump was bought and paid for by the Russian mafia (Facts from Timothy Snyder, unless otherwise noted) 1/ Let’s begin with Semion Mogilevich. Mogilevich got …
[View here as a Twitter thread] What I learned about Manafort from these docs: justice.gov/file/1094156/d… justice.gov/file/1094146/d… Spoiler: He has no scruples & he’s a brilliant strategist. And of course, and his guilty plea poses a real danger for Trump. 1/ We already knew that Manafort worked directly for Viktor Yanukovych, the Putin-backed puppet-President of Ukraine. (Yanukovych was ousted …
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[View here as a Twitter thread] Trump and Manafort are not the top of the international criminal enterprise. In a 1-27-2011 lecture—given while Mueller was FBI director—he talked about a new kind of organized crime threatening the US. https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/speeches/the-evolving-organized-crime-threat 1/ Today’s mobsters have gone international. Their organizations are fluid, with global reach. They are the …
[View here as a Twitter thread] A new doc has been filed in the Manafort case: A criminal information The opening is explosive, and contains a few subtle changes from the previous indictment. The Guilty Plea is here 1/ Opening: Manafort conspired with Gates and Konstantin Kilimnik to act (and acted) as an agent of …
