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Donald Trump
Trump Can’t Stop Confessing
The Atlantic - Adam Serwer
Proving white-collar crimes is an exceedingly difficult task for prosecutors. Trump is doing his best to make it easier. Donald Trump can’t stop telling on himself. Just two years into his presidency,
The Inquisitr added this to News
Donald Trump
Trump Says He Isn’t Worried About Impeachment Because People Would ‘Revolt’
The Inquisitr - Kristine Lofgren
"It’s hard to impeach somebody who hasn’t done anything wrong and who’s created the greatest economy in the history of our country,” Trump said. On …
Liberal View
'God forbid!' MSNBC panel breaks into hysterical laughter at GOP congressman's pathetic and damning defense of Trump
alternet.org - By Cody Fenwick / AlterNet
As the evidence that President Donald Trump committed serious crimes piles up, the Republican Party's defenses of his actions are growing even more …
USA TODAY
Opinion
Donald Trump may cheat and pay off women, but that won't get him impeached
USA TODAY - Scott Jennings
Democrats are aflutter over the allegation that Michael Cohen and President Trump ran afoul of campaign finance laws, but this is basically flimflam. The sentencing memo filed last week by federal prosecutors
Liberal View
Republicans grow increasingly anxious that Trump will not be able to survive
rawstory.com - Matthew Rozsa, Salon
As President Donald Trump prepares for a new congressional session — the first of his presidency in which Republicans won’t be in control of both …
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Donald Trump
NY Times Columnist Has An Absolutely Bananas Prediction For Trump In 2020
HuffPost - Ed Mazza
Michelle Goldberg said there could be more on the line for Trump than just the presidency. President Donald Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign could be even crazier than his 2016 effort. New York Times Michelle
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North Carolina
Courts likely to strike down Republican lame-duck power grabs, experts say
Guardian US - Tom Perkins in Detroit, Michigan
Republicans in Wisconsin, Michigan and North Carolina suffered stinging losses in November, but the parties aren’t transferring power quietly, or at all in some cases. On the way out the door, “lame-duck”
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Opinion
Mark Levin: A time for truth
Fox News
1. A sitting president CANNOT be indicted. That’s official DOJ policy since 1973. Neither the Special Counsel nor the Southern District of New York (SDNY) nor Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein can
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Stormy Daniels
Judge orders Stormy Daniels to reimburse Trump's legal fees
bbc.co.uk
A US judge has ordered porn actress Stormy Daniels to reimburse President Donald Trump's legal fees after her defamation case was thrown out. Ms Daniels, who says she had sex with Mr Trump in 2006, sued
Conservative View
FITZGIBBONS: Trump’s Alleged Payment To Stormy Daniels Was Perfectly Legal
dailycaller.com - Mark J. Fitzgibbons | President of Corporate Affairs, American Target Advertising, Inc.
4:34 PM 12/11/2018 | Opinion With the Russian collusion probe by Robert Mueller appearing to be a nothing burger, the Trump Derangement Syndrome crowd …
MSNBC
Donald Trump
Leading GOP senator suggests Trump’s misdeeds were rookie mistakes
MSNBC - Steve Benen
Ordinarily, when a modern White House is facing serious scandals, a president’s team will take proactive steps to prepare its allies. Officials in …
Stormy Daniels
Stormy Daniels shuts down a homophobic heckler in perfect fashion.
upworthy.com - Leo Shvedsky
Stormy Daniels is continuing to use her 15 minutes of fame for good. The adult film actress and dancer has a lot more to talk about things besides her …
Donald Trump
The Single Fatal Flaw in the Legal Argument Against Indicting a Sitting President
slate.com - Jed Shugerman
Should a president be above the law because of the statute of limitations?
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U.S. Politics
Actually, Crime Is Good
Rolling Stone - Ryan Bort
On Friday, prosecutors for the Southern District of New York filed a sentencing memo for Michael Cohen. In recommending a “substantial” prison term …
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Donald Trump
Republicans in Congress Happily Declare the Law Does Not Apply to the President
Esquire - By Jack Holmes
As long as the president is a Republican. Paul Ryan's departure as the Republican leader in the House of Representatives has created a moment for reflection. Thankfully, this has prompted some thinking
Liberal View
CNN's Toobin shoots down Trump defender's claim there's nothing wrong with paying off mistresses to get elected
rawstory.com - Brad Reed
CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin on Tuesday shut down Trump defender Ken Cuccinelli’s argument that President Donald Trump did nothing wrong when he …
Chicago Tribuneadded this to Nation & World
Donald Trump
Trump said he thinks 'the people would revolt' if he were impeached
Chicago Tribune - Deanna Paul
President Donald Trump commented on impeachment Tuesday, claiming he's unconcerned by the possibility and positing that "the people would revolt if that happened." The remark came during a White House
Conservative View
Why Democrats Would Be Insane To Impeach Donald Trump
thefederalist.com - David Marcus
After his impeachment for lying about an affair, Bill Clinton's approval rating hit 73 percent. This should be a warning to Democrats.
The Washington Postadded this to Opinions
Opinion
All the ludicrous defenses Republicans offer on the Russia scandal
The Washington Post - By Paul Waldman
Defending Donald Trump has been a challenge and a headache for Republicans ever since he became their party’s nominee for president in 2016. After every appalling tweet, every racist statement and every
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Republicans
U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat No Immunity from Prosecution ... In Return for Trump Resignation
tmz.com
Donald Trump's biggest foes on Capitol Hill want him out of office, but at least one is not willing to give him immunity from criminal prosecution as …
Fox News
Republicans
Trump accused of violating federal campaign finance laws
Fox News
What makes his case different than Clinton's or Obama's? Heritage Foundation senior fellow Hans von Spakovsky weighs in.
Miami Heraldadded this to Opinion
Opinion
Avoid the impeachment rabbit hole
miamiherald.com
The impeachment rumbles were audible even before the latest filing by federal prosecutors, and the volume has gotten much higher since. When Michael …
CNBC
Donald Trump
Trump is desperately trying to project strength – but he's only showing how weak he has become
CNBC - John Harwood
President Trump is responding to his weakening political position by trying ever-harder to display strength. The display is not convincing. In today's …
USA TODAY
Opinion
Republicans are rigging democracy. We will fix it, with or without them: Lujan & Sarbanes
USA TODAY - Ben Ray Luján and John Sarbanes
Republicans are rigging the rules in their favor. Our first bill as a House majority will reform ethics and campaign money laws and make voting easier. In today’s polarized political climate, Americans
Business Insideradded this to Tech Insider
House Judiciary Committee
'I lead this company without political bias': Google's CEO will send a message to Trump during Congress grilling
Business Insider - Jake Kanter
• Google CEO Sundar Pichai will tackle Donald Trump's accusations of political bias head-on on Tuesday.• Pichai will be grilled by the Pichai House Judiciary Committee — the first time he has been questioned
Liberal View
GOP Wants You To Know They ALLLL Break Campaign Finance Laws
wonkette.com - Stephen Robinson
Incoming House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy appeared on Fox News last night and offered some friendly, across-the-aisle advice for the future …
U.S. Politics
Alan Simpson tells off CNN host: 'Why don’t you leave people alone and go find some new work?'
washingtonexaminer.com - Naomi Lim
Former Sen. Alan Simpson, R-Wyo., recommended Tuesday that a CNN host find a better use of her time. Simpson, who last week eulogized former President …
Republicans
Trump Can Blame Predecessors for Campaign Finance Troubles
newsmax.com - Ira Stoll
President Trump has been trying to blame the Democrats for the effort by federal prosecutors to depict payoffs to two women as campaign finance …
Donald Trump
America knew how to deal with a crook like Spiro Agnew. Why is Trump so hard? | Will Bunch
philly.com - Will Bunch | @will_bunch | bunchw@phillynews.com
Spiro Agnew is having a moment. For one thing, America’s 39th vice president -- Richard Nixon’s attack dog for nearly five years in the late 1960s …
Ernst & Young
Auditor walks away from MiMedx, pointing to big trouble
ajc.com - Johnny Edwards
More troubles may be ahead for Marietta-based MiMedx, even after the ouster of top leaders and layoff of hundreds of employees, new federal filings …