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FBI Query Finished, Seven Cops Shot

Thursday, October 4, 2018

Advise & Dissent: The White House was briefed last night on the results of the FBI investigation into sexual misconduct accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, The Washington Post reports. The investigation appears to have been pretty limited. The paper says …

Schemes and Fraud, Presidential Alert

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Schemes and Fraud: In a blockbuster story released last night, The New York Times reports that during the 1990s then private-citizen Donald Trump engaged in numerous tax schemes and in some cases outright fraud to pump up the value of the fortune …

FBI on Friday Deadline

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Supreme Mess: The White House has granted the FBI a limited expansion of its investigation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, but Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell says he plans to bring the nomination to a floor vote this week, …

Opposition Investigation, The Big Gamble

Monday, October 1, 2018

Supreme Mess: Republican leaders are calling for an investigation into how Christine Blasey Ford’s confidentiality agreement with Sen. Diane Feinstein was breached and her accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh went public. Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton said Feinstein’s office …

FBI on the Kavanaugh Trail

Sunday, September 30, 2018

Shoe Leather: With a one-week deadline, the FBI is already fanning out to talk to people who might have information that will help or hurt Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as they investigate accusations of sexual misconduct.   The Washington Post …

Delay and FBI Investigation

Saturday, September 29, 2018

On Further Consideration: With Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake threatening to withhold his vote, the Senate Judiciary Committee and President Trump agreed to a one-week snap FBI investigation of sexual misconduct claims against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Flake had said …

The Accused as Victim

Friday, September 28, 2018

He Said, She Said: Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh took on the mantle of victimhood yesterday in a daylong hearing as he belligerently denied ever committing sexual assault, sometimes crying, sometimes challenging the political motives of Democratic senators, and even …

Third Accuser, Methane Bubbles

Thursday, September 27, 2018

Three’s Company: A third accuser says Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was present at parties in the 1980s where girls, including herself, were drugged, made drunk, and gang raped. Julie Swetnick, 55, says she saw Brett Kavanaugh on a line …

Cosby to Jail, Trump Doubts the Women

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Hey, Hey, Hey: Disgraced comedian Bill Cosby is in jail this morning, beginning a three to 10 year sentence on his conviction for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman. He was also labelled a sexually violent predator who will have to …

Virgin at Yale, Spare the Rod

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Talk of the Campus: Embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has gone on the offensive, giving an interview to Fox News in which he denied accusations of sexual misconduct. “I know my lifelong record and I’m not going to let false accusations …