Obama adviser Ben Rhodes woke up Thursday to a wave of social media condemnation after a wee-hours tweet joking about the “obits” for top Republican leaders. The tweet was in reference to a photo posted on President Trump’s Instagram account showing him, Vice President Pence, House Speaker Paul Ryan, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell […]
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Trump Transition Team Emails: Here’s Why Washington Insiders Are Freaking Out…
On Saturday, the news broke that Kory Langhofer, counsel to Donald Trump’s transition team known as Trump for America, Inc. (TFA), had sent a 7-page letter to House and Senate Committees stating that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office had improperly received “tens of thousands of emails” from the General Services Administration (GSA), a Federal agency, […]
Federal Appeals Court Judge Steps Down Amid Sexual Misconduct Probe (Lipstick?)…
Federal appeals court Judge Alex Kozinski announced his immediate retirement Monday amid a judicial investigation into allegations he was sexually inappropriate with former female staffers and other women. “I cannot be an effective judge and simultaneously fight this battle,” Kozinski said in a statement provided by his lawyer, Susan Estrich. “Nor would such a battle […]
Hillary Clinton Campaign, DNC Accused of ‘Corrupt’ Money Scheme in New FEC Complaint…
A new legal complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission alleges that the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee used state chapters as strawmen to circumvent campaign donation limits and laundered the money back to her campaign. The Committee to Defend the President, a political action committee, filed its complaint with the FEC […]
The Senate’s Russia Investigation Is Now Looking Into Jill Stein…
The top congressional committee investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election has set its sights on the Green Party and its nominee, Jill Stein. Dennis Trainor Jr., who worked for the Stein campaign from January to August of 2015, says Stein contacted him on Friday saying the Senate Intelligence Committee had requested that the […]
BuzzFeed Editor: ‘All I Want For Christmas Is Full Communism Now’…
A science editor at BuzzFeed UK raised a few eyebrows last week after some curious remarks about Communism. “All I want for Christmas is full Communism now,” editor Kelly Oakes tweeted — before locking down her account after it was picked by right-wing media and the always ferocious James Woods. The screenshots tell the story…
Prominent Lawyer Sought Donor Cash for Two Trump Accusers…
A well-known women’s rights lawyer sought to arrange compensation from donors and tabloid media outlets for women who made or considered making sexual misconduct allegations against Donald Trump during the final months of the 2016 presidential race, according to documents and interviews. California lawyer Lisa Bloom’s efforts included…
Democrat Representative Used $220K of Tax Payer Money for Sexual Harassment Settlement…
Documents show that the United States Treasury used $220,000 of tax payer money to settle a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment committed by Florida Democrat Alcee Hastings against one of his staffers, reports Roll Call. Winsome Packer, a former staff member of a congressional commission that promotes international human rights, said in documents that the congressman […]
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Unlike Nixon, Trump Will Not Go Quietly…
On Aug. 9, 1974, Richard Nixon bowed to the inevitability of impeachment and conviction by a Democratic Senate and resigned. The prospect of such an end for Donald Trump has this city drooling. Yet, comparing Russiagate and Watergate, history is not likely to repeat itself. First, the underlying crime in Watergate, a break-in to wiretap […]
Trump Called Ryan About Reports He Will Step Down…
President Trump called Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Tuesday to address reports he plans to leave Congress after 2018, which the Speaker assured him were inaccurate, according to the White House. “The president did speak to the Speaker not too long ago and made sure that the Speaker knew very clearly … that if that […]
Who in the World Would Commit Suicide by Stabbing Themselves in the Chest? Doctor Linked to Haiti and Clinton Emails Found Dead…
An acclaimed trauma surgeon was found dead with a knife in his torso Sunday in his Park Avenue apartment in a suspected suicide, New York City police said. Dr. Dean Lorich, 54, was the associate director of the orthopedic trauma service at the Hospital for Special Surgery who treated Bono in 2014 after the U2 […]
USA Today TRASHES Trump, Says He’s ‘Unfit to Clean’ Obama’s Toilet…
The editorial board of left-leaning USA Today viciously trashed President Trump late Tuesday night, saying the Commander-in-Chief is “unfit to clean” Barack Obama’s toilet or “shine George W. Bush’s shoes.” The overnight hit-piece slammed Trump and his inner circle –particularly White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders- for calling out liberal New York Senator Kirsten […]
Bill O’Reilly: Secret Tape Exists of Woman Offered $200K to File Sexual Harassment Charges Against Trump (AUDIO)…
Hours after several of Donald Trump’s accusers assembled for a Monday press conference to call on congress to launch an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct lodged against the President, Bill O’Reilly appeared on Glenn Beck’s radio show to discuss what he claims is the existence of a tape showing a woman being offered $200,000 […]
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Doug Jones Wins Alabama’s Senate Race; Roy Moore Has Yet to Concede…
Doug Jones on Tuesday night pulled off a major upset over Roy Moore and became the first Democrat to win an Alabama Senate seat in a quarter century. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Jones, a former federal prosecutor who successfully led the cases against two men behind the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, was […]
What Roy Moore Accuser Declared as Fact, Now Admits She Added False Details…
One of the women who accused Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore of making advances on her when she was a teen and he a local prosecutor admitted Friday to writing part of the yearbook inscription she offered as proof. Beverly Young Nelson told ABC News she added the date and place in the inscription in […]
Another One Bites the Dust: Rep. Trent Franks to Resign After Discussing Surrogacy with Female Staffers…
Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) announced Thursday that he would resign from office as of Jan. 31, 2018, after discussing surrogacy issues with female staffers. “I have recently learned that the Ethics Committee is reviewing an inquiry regarding my discussion of surrogacy with two previous female subordinates, making each feel uncomfortable,” he said in a statement. […]
Al Franken Accuser Stephanie Kemplin ‘Appalled’ by Resignation Speech…
An Army veteran who accused Sen. Al Franken of groping her breast during a 2003 photo op criticized the Minnesota Democrat’s resignation speech Thursday for calling out President Trump and Roy Moore while refusing to admit to his own behavior. “I have to say that I am so sad and appalled at his lack of […]
Invoking the Specter of Nazi Germany, Obama Warns Against Complacency…
Mixed in with many softer comments, that was the somewhat jaw-dropping bottom line of Barack Obama last night as, in a Q&A session before the Economic Club of Chicago, the Chicagoan who used to be president dropped a bit of red meat to a hometown crowd that likely is a lot closer to him than […]
Corey Feldman’s 1993 Audio Files Naming Alleged Sexual Predators Found by Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office…
Has Corey Feldman been vindicated? The former child actor claimed in October that he had given the names of sexual predators in Hollywood to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office in 1993 during their investigation into Michael Jackson’s molestation charges. The Sheriff’s Office denied those claims, saying they had no records of Feldman revealing such […]
Weinstein’s Complicity Machine: “I’m Harvey Weinstein–you know what I can do”…
Harvey Weinstein built his complicity machine out of the witting, the unwitting and those in between. He commanded enablers, silencers and spies, warning others who discovered his secrets to say nothing. He courted those who could provide the money or prestige to enhance his reputation as well as his power to intimidate. In the weeks […]
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