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Cohen to Call Trump a “Con Man”
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Liar, Liar: President Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen is expected to testify in Congress today that Trump is a “con man” and a “cheat” who knew his adviser Roger Stone was communicating with WikiLeaks, and who ordered Cohen to lie about a …
Cohen to Talk, Sympathy Note
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Trump World: President Trump will be in Hanoi today for his second summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, but back in Washington Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen is expected to spill the beans in front of a House committee. Cohen …
Oscar Upsets, The Peace Train
Monday, February 25, 2019
The Envelope: “Green Book” won best picture at the Oscars last night, annoying Spike Lee and Jordan Peele, who made BlacKkKlansman.“I’m snakebit. Every time someone’s driving somebody, I lose,” Lee complained later. That’s a reference to the year his Do the Right Thing lost to Driving …
Hardened Criminal, Burning Aid
Sunday, February 24, 2019
Hardened Criminal in a Tie:Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is a “hardened” criminal who “repeatedly and brazenly violated the law,” the Special Counsel’s office told a federal judge in a filing made public yesterday. Prosecutors made no specific suggestion …
Everybody’s in Trouble, The Klobuchar Koniption
Saturday, February 23, 2019
Crime Beat: Well then. It seems everybody’s in trouble with the law. Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort faces the likelihood that the Manhattan district attorney will charge him with loan fraud, attempting to ensure that Manafort will go to prison …
Victim is the Perp, Lapse in Judgement
Friday, February 22, 2019
Fallen Empire: Actor and singer Jussie Smollett faked a racist and gay-hating attack upon himself because he was “dissatisfied with his salary” on the “Empire” television show, Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said yesterday. The victim is now the accused out on …
Actor Accused of Staging, Political Climate
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Stranger than Fiction:Actor and singer Jussie Smollett has been charged with disorderly conduct for filing what the Chicago police now say was a false police report that he was the target of a racist and gay-hating attack last month. He faces …
Scales of Justice, Reconsidering Libel
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
The Insider: President Trump tried to get a friendly prosecutor put in charge of the investigation into the hush money payments made to two women during the 2016 political campaign, The NY Timesreports. Trump asked acting Attorney Gen. Matthew Whitaker to install Geoffrey …
Sanders Declares, Emergency Protests
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
The Gathering Crowd:Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the political independent who was squeezed out by the Democratic leadership cabal in 2016, announced that he’s running again for president. Sanders is a democratic socialist who calls for “Medicare for all,” a $15 …
Playing Through, Staged Attack
Monday, February 18, 2019
Tweet-a-Lago:President Trump spent the fourth day of his declared national emergency playing golf. From the White House press pool, “After uneventful ride, motorcade arrived at the Trump International Golf Club at 9:12 am.” At 2:24, “President Trump was at the …
