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Trump Exits Iran Deal, The Cohen Money

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

America First: As promised throughout his run for office, President Trump yesterday announced that he’s pulling the US out of the Iran nuclear deal and reinstating severe economic sanctions. In  so doing, he’s dismantling the signature foreign policy achievement of …

The Schneiderman Scandal, He’s Worried

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Him Too: New York’s straight-arrow attorney general Eric Schneiderman fell faster than a rock. At 6:47pm yesterday The New Yorker posted an investigation titled “Four Women Accuse New York’s Attorney General of Physical Abuse.” At 9:46, Schneiderman resigned. Schneiderman has been a respected …

Trump Could Ignore Subpoena, The Lava Flows

Monday, May 7, 2018

From Los Angeles — The White House Mess: Presidential lawyer Rudy Giuliani said on ABC News yesterday that President Trump wouldn’t have to respond to a potential subpoena by the Special Counsel’s office to testify about the Russia connection. “We don’t have to,” …

NBC’s Mistake, Charlie the Groper

Friday, May 4, 2018

From Los Angeles — Unforced Errors: NBC News made an egregious error yesterday, reporting that federal investigators had tapped the phone lines of President Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen. The network later issued a correction, saying that the feds only …

Rudy Blows Up Trump, “Setup & Trap”

Thursday, May 3, 2018

From Los Angeles — Stormy Watch: President Trump’s new lawyer Rudy Giuliani blurted out in an interview with Fox’s Sean Hannity that Trump repaid the $130,000 attorney Michael Cohen paid in hush money to the porn actress Stormy Daniels. Although Trump previously denied …

Angry President and Bugbites

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

The Threatdown: We were going to begin with bug bites or auto emissions. A shark attack would have been good. But once again President Trump knows how to dominate the top of the news. Question Mark and the Mysterions: The …

Questions for Trump, The Judge Sues

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

The Russia Thing: Special Counsel Robert Mueller has a list of 44 questions he’d like to ask President Trump to learn more about his ties to Russia and whether he has attempted to obstruct the Russian election-influencing investigation, The NY …

The Caravan Threat, The Morning After

Monday, April 30, 2018

At the Border: The refugee caravan from South America that President Trump has been ranting about has reached the Mexico-US border, setting up a test of the President’s anti-immigrant rhetoric. Will he deny sanctuary to people who claim to be …

Fun at the Nerd Prom, Enigma Whiskey

Sunday, April 29, 2018

The Nerd Prom: President Trump, who hates the press, skipped the annual White House Correspondent’s Dinner for the second time last night and held a political rally in Michigan. Back in Washington he was roasted by comedian Michelle Wolf, who …

See No Evil, Stormy Suit Delayed

Saturday, April 28, 2018

See No Evil: The Republican majority on the House Intelligence Committee issued a report concluding that there was no collusion between Russians and the Trump campaign, but it’s also possible they weren’t really looking for it. The report says, “While …