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Hannity, Trump, and the Whole “Lock Her Up” Crew Are Absolutely Outraged at Pelosi’s Prosecution and Prison Comment
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently told Democratic leaders that she didn’t want to impeach President Donald Trump, something she has long been resistant to politically, but instead wanted to see him “in prison,” Politico reported earlier this week.* The comment was part of Pelosi’s greater argu…
Why Did Barr Share Only Four Incomplete Sentences From the Mueller Report?
On Sunday, Attorney General William Barr introduced his letter to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees by saying: “I am writing today to advise you of the principal conclusions reached by Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller and to inform you of the status of my initial review of…
Facebook Says a “Clear History” Tool Will Hurt Its Advertising Business. Good.
At the height of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, in May 2018, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg floated a very un-Facebook-like idea. He said the company was building a “clear history” feature that would let users “flush” their browsing data from Facebook, much like you can erase it fr…
Every Law Professor With a Twitter Account Says Congressman Matt Gaetz Just Committed Witness Tampering
Gaetz’s threat comes on the eve of Cohen’s public testimony about the president’s involvement in schemes to buy the silence of adult actress Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal in order to prevent the public from discovering that a man famous for being unfaithful…
Federal Prosecutors Subpoena Trump Inaugural Committee for Documentation on the $107 Million Bonanza
Federal prosecutors subpoenaed financial documents from President Trump’s inaugural committee Monday as part of the investigation into the financing of the $107 million raised and spent on the Trump administration curtain raising festivities in January 2017. Trump’s inaugural commi…
Woman Who Accused Kavanaugh of Sexual Assault Comes Forward to Tell Her Story
Christine Blasey Ford says Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in the early 1980s when they were both high school students.
Trump to Relax Rules for Coal-Fired Plants, Likely Leading to Surge in CO2 Emissions
The new proposed rules that are set to be unveiled this week are the latest in a broad effort to rollback regulation designed to combat climate change.
An ICE Attorney Forged a Document to Deport an Immigrant. ICE Didn’t Care Until the Immigrant Sued.
“At its core,” the 9th Circuit ruled, “this case is about a lie, and all the ways it was used, over several years, to defraud the courts.”
Decadelong Republican Gerrymanders Could Be Undone by Reckless GOP Emails
Newly released emails strip aside wonkish debates and make it extremely clear that politicians are doing all they can to choose their voters.
Does Donald Trump Have Any Right to Brag About the Economy? Narrowly Speaking, Yes.
Six takeaways from the GDP report.