[View as a Twitter thread] Graham says that the checks Trump signed reimbursing Cohen for hush money shows that Trump didn’t think he was doing anything wrong because “People don’t write checks” if they think it’s a crime. I don’t believe Lindsey Graham expects anyone to actually believe his argument. He knows it’s absurd and …
[View here as a Twitter thread] Absorbing Michael Cohen’s hearing yesterday and reading MAGA commentary, I’m struck by the deep and destructive levels of cynicism in the GOP and America’s far right wing. GOP cynicism, it seems to me, explains much of what we are seeing. 1/ As Michael Cohen outlined numerous crimes and instances …
[View here as a Twitter thread] Trump & pals have positioned the goalposts: If Mueller doesn’t produce evidence of Trump crimes in each filing, it’s all a hoax. I suspect Team Trump invented the nonsense that Mueller is ready to submit a report next week. 1/ Look how clever that was. It set up the …
[View here as a Twitter thread] Incredibly enough, people still say Mueller has turned up “no evidence” of TrumpRussia crimes The comment is so absurd it shouldn’t even require an answer. This is for easy argument settling and re-tweeting. So here we go: a quick trip through the court findings, plea agreements, and indictments. 1/ …
[View here as a Twitter thread] People ask “is it too late to save our Democracy?” 1/ No, of course it’s not too late. The damage can be repaired. But it won’t be easy. Some of the panic is centered around Trump packing the courts, so let’s talk about that first. Through most of U.S. …
[View here as a Twitter thread] Much is shocking in the Motion for Pre-Trial Detentionor Christopher Paul Hasson (the guy planning to mass murder liberals) but one detail jumped out at me. 1/ On page 3, Christopher Paul Hasson is quoted as writing, “Looking to Russia with hopeful eyes . . .” Last summer, Tucker …
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[View as a Twitter thread] So Roger Stone had a bit of a tantrum yesterday. He’s angry because he was assigned to a judge he doesn’t want. What’s really happening is that Rule of Law is colliding with Cult of Leadership. 1/ The court rules require the prosecutor, when filing an indictment, to notify the …
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[View here as a Twitter thread] @daveh8300 wonders if the rumors are true that the Mueller report will “never see the light of day” This is a non-worry. Spoiler: All the information is in the court documents and transcripts. 1/ Prosecutors have a duty to foster “public understanding of the problems of controlling crimes. . . …
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[View here as a Twitter thread] DiDi wants to know if our democracy is strong enough to withstand Trump’s lawbreaking. It’s the lying (which is directly related to lawbreaking) which is the real problem. The answer is yes. I think Democracy will win. 1/ Yesterday Senator. Burr said the Senate Intelligence Committee found no “direct …
[View here as a Twitter thread] The transcript is here. The issue at the hearing was whether Manafort reneged on his plea deal by lying to the Office of the Special Counsel (OSC). 1/ I am going to assume that what OSC says is true. Of all info sources available to us now, it seems …
