[View here as a Twitter thread] Spoiler: We learn that Trump & pals are accessories after the fact. Let’s back up and look at a key fact. The memo is here: assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4776… 1/ According to the plea agreement filed 10-5-2017, Papadopoulos told the campaign in April 2016 that the Russians had dirt in the form of …
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[View here as a Twitter thread] Yale professor Jason Stanley (and others) have defined the characteristics of a fascist leader. Yeah, Trump meets them all. Sources for Stanley’s ideas: (other link on Twitter thread) youtube.com/watch?v=CQMOvz… 1/ Stanley: Fascism is an ultranationalist, patriarchal, authoritarian movement based on an “us v. them” ideology, exploiting fears of the …
[View here as a Twitter thread] 1/ If you missed my thread on Trump’s “legal” defense, it’s here: twitter.com/Teri_Kanefield… In March, Bob Bauer, writing for Lawfare, observed that Trump doesn’t want legal advice from his lawyers. Trump’s view is that the job of his lawyers is to find a way around the law. . . …
(Thread) Why Manafort’s financial crimes matter. Spoilers: His financial crimes are part of the march of America’s radical right’s toward a Russian-type oligarchy in the US. His crimes matter because other would-be American oligarchs are doing the same. [View here as a Twitter thread]
[View here as a Twitter thread] (Roundup) Jeanine Pirro on Fox asks “Who’s a greater threat—Putin or Mueller. newsweek.com/jeanine-pirro-… Surprised? Don’t be. Remember that this fight is about a Cult of Leadership v. Rule of Law. 2/ That was conclusion of this thread in which I argued that Trump and his legal team are not preparing …
[View here as a Twitter thread] Did Roger Stone conspire to commit computer fraud? The Computer Fraud Act makes it illegal to transmit stolen materials with the intention of causing damage. law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18… 1/ The latest Mueller indictment alleged that Russian military officials hacked into the DNC (and others) and then transmitted the stolen material with the …
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[View here as a Twitter thread] McLean’s thesis in Democracy in Chains: libertarianism is based in racism and libertarians have a “stealth” plan for subverting American democracy. Her book has aroused fury in libertarians. Let’s look at the facts.. 1/ The “architect” of libertarianism is a Nobel-Prize winning economist James M. Buchanan. Libertarianism is …
[View here as a Twitter thread] Spoiler: Maybe he’s succeeding. Someone attended a Nunes fundraiser, recorded him & gave the recordings to Maddow. msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-… Nunes: “If Sessions won’t unrecuse himself and Mueller won’t clear the president . . .” 1/We’re the only ones. . . We have to keep the majority . . . or all …
[View here as a Twitter thread] (Thread) America’s authoritarian moment Yesterday, I wrote a thread suggesting that Trump and his legal team are not devising a traditional legal strategy—their plan for beating the Mueller probe is to attack the Rule of Law itself. The thread is here: 2/ I suggested that Trump has a …
[View here as a Twitter thread] Spoiler: He doesn’t have one. He intends to beat the Mueller probe by torpedoing Rule of Law. It’s fairly clear to most people paying attention that the Trump campaign conspired with Russia to fix the election, and that Mueller is closing in. 2/ It’s also clear that Trump …
